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As a former mass murderer, Kuroko Koumori knows a thing or two about how killers think. A string of deaths points straight to an ex-con-turned-business mogul who used to skin the faces off his victims. But could it be a red herring? As chaos unfolds at the local amusement park, it might just be Kuroko's partner, Hinako, who's closest to the truth!
A rich old man has transformed his mansion into a twisted and deadly fun house. His goal: to make a sport of slaughtering Japan's criminal population! Can Kuroko Koumori, psychotic murderer-turned-hired gun for the police, manage to escape? Or will she be taken out by the most perilous of foes--a personal maid with a penchant for dismemberment?
The Perfumer and her group reach the mountain of the Yamatsukami family, where the clue behind “Tozakura” sleeps. Hinako and Ayako split up from Kuroko and the others, following the women who had gone ahead, but they can’t hide from the Perfumer, who easily spots them with her abilities. To allow Hinako to escape, Ayako decides to face them on her own, but she’s soon cornered and poisoned by the Perfumer. All seems lost—until Kuroko and the others arrive, and the real fight begins...
A mysterious killer has left a trail of dead swordsmen in their wake, and the grisly corpses hint at a fiend possessed. A chance to confront the culprit presents itself, but Kuroko finds herself in unfamiliar territory-when, for the first time, an opponent completely outclasses her in combat! In order to win (or even survive) against this unparalleled swordsman, Kuroko's going to need an ace up her sleeve, and her answer is...movie magic?!
Mass murderers may not have much by way of careeer skills, but Kuroko Koumori seems to have landed her dream job as a hitwoman for the Tokyo police! A license to kill other killers? That's some serious job satisfaction, right there!
With two seemingly unrelated cases to deal with, the police have their work cut out for them. People are finding themselves bound and dangling from advertising balloons, and in another incident, a knife was thrown into the eye of a circus troupe member. Yet it seems as though all involved in both incidents have had their memories erased, and that can't be a mere coincidence...
Now under Kuroko's care, Rinko has just transferred to Hinako's school, and things are already off to a bad start! A sudden explosion rocks the school, and Kuroko is called in to catch the one responsible for the attack. But before she can get started, the culprit turns herself in voluntarily! Is this girl really the bomber, or is there something even more sinister behind the scenes...?
Every time it rains, a different umbrella-carrying girl wearing boots is found dead, strangled by an unknown assailant. It's up to Kuroko to track down the killer, but with little to go on, all the police can do is wait. It doesn't take long, though, before a young girl named Sora Kitagami suddenly finds herself in the company of a strange man she's never met, who says he's been looking for her for quite some time...
With Haruhime taken prisoner once again, Bell and friends rush to her aid only to suffer a crushing defeat at the hands of Ishtar Familia. As the purpose of Ishtar’s ritual becomes clear, Bell realizes just how powerless he truly is. Tears stream down his face as he rises, his heart burning with determination. Vowing to stop the twisted ritual, Bell heads for Ishtar’s base of operations, the Belit Babili, and puts his plan into motion...
Ten years ago, criminal mastermind "Comedy Writer" disappeared without a trace, confounding police and leaving a trail of bewildered victims in his wake. Now, a string of peculiar crimes leads the police to suspect he may have resurfaced, and the man in charge of the original case has returned to the force to solve this mystery once and for all! But Kuroko's got her own idea of who the culprit is, and she's willing to do whatever it takes to expose him!