Ep. 9: Black Rabbit halts Salamandra game while Pest threatens plague and Izayoi negotiates Shiroyasha’s exclusion.

Black Rabbit pauses the Salamandra game to confront Pest, host of the Grim Grimoire of Hamelin, confirming the rules are valid but revealing she is spreading pathogens to force recruitment. Izayoi negotiates Black Rabbit’s inclusion as a prize, setting a one-week deadline before the plague incapacitates the No Names. Meanwhile, Asuka allies with the lost souls of 130 children to obtain the gift Deen. Izayoi deduces that Shiroyasha cannot join because her control over the sun prevents the necessary black plague anomaly, referencing the 4th century Little Ice Age. To solve the riddle of breaking false lore, Izayoi and You target stained glass windows depicting incorrect legends. When the Grim Grimoire of Hamelin summons the town of Hamelin, doubling their power, Weser, Pest, Ratten, and the Stroms engage the No Names. Asuka intervenes with Deen to save Jin and the others from capture.

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