Hosoda's body is found. Yamaneko thinks Hosada was killed as the result of the connection between a certain talent agency and a gang, which was being investigated. And, Yamaneko and others learn that Mao's classmate belongs to that agency.
Yamaneko is asked by a man to search for his missing girlfriend, Anri. However, it turns out that there's no Anri, or her family, listed at all in any registry.
Yamaneko obtains Hosoda's USB. He learns that prior to his death, Hosoda was researching a mountain that a real estate company had purchased.
Rikako's ex-boyfriend is murdered. Since a person wearing a Yamaneko mask is caught on a security camera, the police begin investigating Yamaneko.