Ep. 11: Sakon attends a Bunraku performance at the Akizuki residence before a murder mystery unfolds.
Aired on December 10, 1999
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Sakon is invited by the Akizuki family to perform Bunraku. Following the show, head Souichirou Akizuki receives a call and departs abruptly. Sakon learns of slasher killings in a nearby village, with Akizuki's eldest son, Kyouichi, as the primary suspect. Kyouichi has vanished alongside an allegedly cursed Byakko sword. Hours later, another call reports that Souichirou has been murdered by his own son, escalating the tension surrounding the missing heir and the weapon.
Episodes
- Ep. 7 · Sakon uncovers the truth behind Yagisawa's suicide and Sato's past actions
- Ep. 8 · Sakon leaves Ukon with craftsman Hayami before a fatal workshop fire occurs
- Ep. 9 · Sakon Investigates the Suspicious Fire That Destroyed Hayami's Workshop and Claims Ririsu's Life
- Ep. 10 · Sakon uncovers the left-handed killer Aoki through voice mimicry and a past fire connection.
- Ep. 11 · Sakon attends a Bunraku performance at the Akizuki residence before a murder mystery unfolds.
- Ep. 12 · Sakon investigates suspicious blood on hydrangeas at Byakko Temple linked to Muramasa's Byakko sword legend
- Ep. 13 · Seance reveals Kyouichi's death as Oki Katsumi attacks with the Byakko sword
- Ep. 14 · Sakon investigates the Ran'ou Museum after Director Yuuki Mari is murdered with an Egyptian knife.
- Ep. 15 · Sakon seeks to delay Kisaragi's arrest by investigating museum staff tensions and the director's unpopularity.