Yukito Ayatsuji/Synopsis

Prologue: The Waterfall Spirit Lord's Waterfall
Ayatsuji confronts Kyōgoku at a waterfall and tells him that death will arrive to him and recalls the crimes Kyōgoku committed, but the government being unable to catch him due to the fact that he doesn't dirty his hands and uses other people to commit his crime. Ayatsuji then shows him the evidence, a coin, that Kyōgoku led the astrocity at the murder at the museum a while ago. He then explains how the murder take place. He then proceeds to tell Kyōgoku how he will die, a fatal drip from the falls will be the cause of his death. However, Kyōgoku claims that Ayatsuji will never defeat him and proceeds to fall down on the cliff himself. The military police who surrounds the area rushes to the scene.

Chapter 1:The Old Ravine Cathedral / Noon / Sunny
Ayatsuji is seen wrapping up a murder case inside a cathedral. He then explains how the student, the victim, was killed and later on points out the killer. After the killer was revealed, Tsujimura arrives at the cathedral and reminds Ayatsuji not to assemble the suspects and name the criminals without their permission. Meanwhile, the killer tries to run away. Just as the killer runs away, Ayatsuji points out to Tsujimura about him. The killer was successfully restrained by Tsujimura. Tsujimura proceeds to tell that she will be reporting him to the higher ups. In Ayatsuji's defense, he solve the murder faster than the military police. The killer tries to run away and tells that he will not get himself arrested. Ayatsuji then orders Tsujimura to let go of the killer, otherwise she will get caught to. Upon the release, the killer runs away and was killed by thefalling glass shards of the cathedral. Upon the incident, Ayatsuji claims it was a natural event and if someone's crime have been revealed, they are bound to die in an accident.

Chapter 2: In Front of the Special Division Secret Base / Morning / Sunny
Ayatsuji greets Tsujimura good morning upon arriving at his office Irritated that Ayatsuji is not paying attention to what she is saying, Tsujimura threatens him. As a response, Ayatsuji then offers a deal to treat each other with respect and asks Tsujmira to get him a cup of coffee. Tsujimura unconsciously does what Ayatsuji ask for and took long enough for her to notice. Just then, Tsujimura asks Ayatsuji to explain about yesterday's incident, ignoring the division and solved another crime. Ayatsuhi changes the subject by teasin Tsujimura and reveals what Tsujimura did before coming there. Bewildered, Tsujimura asks Ayatsuji how did he know any of it. Before finishing the question, Ayatsuji reveals that even though he have killed many in the past, he is free because the government finds his observation and his powers useful.

Ayatsuji then proceeds to write the report about yesterday's incident and hands it over to Tsujimura. Upon checking the report, Tsujimura notices the final section which contains the last words of the culprit. Tsujimura then wonders if there is another person who know the crime beforehand. Ayatsuji replies that the cuplrit may had an instigator who taught him everything. Tsujimura then restates the culprit's tracks before the murder. Upon quite thinking, Ayatsuji catches on the term "wells". He then stands up and goes to the basement and thinks for a bit. He then tells Tsujimura about a gossip magazine he found in an alley three days ago, that has an article about a certain well - which describes it as evil. He then tells Tsujimura to get a work request from the division to find the well, if she wants to uncover the truth.

Chapter 3: Marshland / Afternoon / Cloudy
Ayatsuji and Tsujimura arrive the well's location, after being briefed about the gathered information Tsujimura got by the reporter, Toriguchi. Upon seeing bamboo grass, purple stones at the well's exterior, Ayatsuji tells that it is a curse and orders to check the leaves for salt by licking them. Tsujimura then embarassingly proposes to just lab test it. After the checking the well once more, both of them leave the place.

During the drive, Tsujimura reassures that there is nothing to worry about and they'll find other leads. However, Ayatsuji tells her that it's their first and last lead and opens up the tale of the  and other tales wherein wells are seen as passageway between the spirit realm and the real world. Tsujimura asks if Ayatsuji thinks the well is haunted. Ayatsuji responds that the real culprit ste it up to make it look that way and orders Tsujimura to search the vicinity of the well the next day, and there's bound to be something, and looks forward to Tsujimura's performance.