In exchange for a life, the link between this world and the next has been severed. Even so, Nene and Kou continue looking for a way to reach the boundaries, a search that leads them to the cursed Red House. Inside, they find a boy who looks just like Hanako-kun and may have the answers they've been looking for-but they soon find the Red House is much easier to enter than to leave.

Reads right to left in traditional Japanese format. "First published in Japan in 2022 by Square Enix Co., Ltd."--Colophon. "Originally published as an ebook in February 2022 by Yen Press."--Colophon.