A little while after leaving the hospital, Kotoko encountered Kurou, the young man she had assisted two years before. Seizing the moment, she confessed her feelings – a confession from a girl who looked barely older than a student, a girl w…

Kotoko received an urgent plea for assistance from a colossal serpent – the guardian spirit of Tsukuna Swamp. The creature believed that a murderer named Tanio Aoi had discarded a body within its domain, yet something about the situation fe…

Kotoko was questioned about the disposal of a body in the Guardian’s swamp, and she began to weave a narrative. It unfolded into a poignant story concerning Tanio Aoi, steeped in love and regret, a tale that left even the Guardian visibly s…

Kotoko arrived in Makurazaka City to address the disturbances caused by Steel Lady Nanase, and there she encountered Saki, now a police officer. Saki resolved to investigate Nanase Karin further, discovering that the former idol had perishe…

Kotoko happened to witness a man locked in combat with Steel Lady Nanase. Drawn closer, she discerned that the figure locked in struggle was none other than Kuro. Saki soon joined the fray, and after a brief exchange, Kotoko recalled a stor…

Kotoko understands that Steel Lady Nanase is a phantom conjured from the very pages of her own wiki. To vanquish this being, a construct of collective fancy, she must craft a narrative more compelling than Nanase’s own. Ultimately, Kotoko s…

Detective Terada was slain by Steel Lady Nanase. The news ignited a firestorm online; the act of taking a life had the internet in an uproar. Kotoko and Kuro deliberated the event, piecing together the truth behind the incident. Determined …

Saki recalled her first encounter with Sakuragawa Rikka, Kuro’s cousin. She had learned of Rikka's passing and sought further details from Kotoko. Concurrently, activity on the wiki forums had increased, lending an even greater sense of pre…

The preparations are complete; the committee tasked with confronting Steel Lady Nanase has convened. The question lingers: does she truly exist, or is she merely a fabrication of urban lore? A contest between fact and fiction is now underwa…

Just when it seemed the audience had embraced Kotoko’s proposal, it was rejected. Undeterred, Kotoko had a further plan prepared. To overcome Steel Lady Nanase, she unveiled a second and then a third solution, though Sakuragawa Rikka and St…

Kotoko proposed three solutions, each met with rejection. Kuro relentlessly pursued a vision of triumph over Steel Lady Nanase, only for Rikka to dissolve it anew. Yet, Kotoko remained undeterred. Steel Lady Nanase is not a specter. What is…

Yokai, ayakashi, spectres, demons, mononoke, and ghosts—all exist within a framework of order, and one must never defy it. Kotoko’s fourth solution has been accepted by the community on the wiki, and Kuro now has the opportunity to deliver …

A restless spirit seeks Kotoko’s counsel regarding a perplexing supernatural occurrence at its apartment building. Each night, unsettling noises emanate from an unoccupied unit, and a doll with four arms was discovered within. Determined to…

More than a decade prior, Muroi Masayuki’s life had been spared by a Yuki-Onna dwelling in the high mountains. Having suffered betrayal at the hands of both friends and wife, he retreated into a solitary existence, unable to trust anyone. H…

The discovery of his ex-wife’s body immediately cast suspicion upon Masayuki. A message scrawled in blood on her hand implicated him severely. His only hope lay with Yuki-Onna, the sole witness to the crime and the only one who could offer …

Kotoko laid out the solution to the case before a stunned Yuki-Onna and Masayuki, and made a significant choice regarding their shared destiny.

Kotoko and Kuro pinpoint Rikka's current residence, a place she's kept hidden since they last met. They proceed to the apartment, a building marked by a disturbing past.

Tae, a vibrant woman in her eighties, shares her home with a remarkably vocal cat. A question lingers in the salty air of her coastal town: why do the fishermen find dead fish washed ashore with each rising tide?

Tae recounted stories of her earlier life, and as she spoke, Kotoko discerned a path toward overcoming the Electroshock Pinocchio.

The hotel magnate sought out Kotoko, his request veiled in a desperate plea for assistance with a murder. A murder, it transpired, that he himself might have committed.

The inheritors of the hotel empire began to consider their words for Kotoko, but unforeseen particulars surfaced amongst them.

Rion spoke with her father, and in the course of their conversation, a significant realization regarding her grandmother dawned on her. This newfound understanding led her to formulate a response to the president’s request, intended for the…

Kotoko provides her interpretation of Sumi’s demise, stirring to life a forgotten crime from years past.

The aroma of grilled eel hung rich in the air as the two friends settled into their table at the upscale unagi restaurant. Their conversation drifted, momentarily, to a girl who sat alone, dining with an assuredness that belied her apparent…