Book excerpt: 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...