After the first deaths, a second black envelope arrives in Yonaki, carrying a new order. Thanks to Ryûji's sacrifice, the mission seems to have been accomplished, but three of the hornets captured for the King die shortly before midnight... And the next morning, the bodies of three villagers are found cut into pieces!As the hamlet gets panicked, Kazunari and his friends decide to talk about the King's game to adults, who do not take them seriously. As for the police, it is unable to identify the culprit. It is then that a third letter is discovered: it orders every resident to burn the sum of 100,000 yen, under penalty of death...