EPISODE CONTEXT

Following Episode 2's 'Red Paper, Blue Paper' case, where Kanna and Chuuzenji tackled their first supernatural legend together, this episode introduces a fresh standalone enigma while deepening their investigative dynamic. Sitting at the quarter mark of this 12-episode season, it continues establishing the show's episodic structure of school-based urban legends filtered through Chuuzenji's demystifying lens. The groundwork laid here feeds directly into Episode 4's 'The Midsummer God's Prank,' maintaining the series' escalating exploration of where folklore ends and reality begins.