With Nijuku and Sanju in tow, the road winds on for Kuro and Sen. During a lull en route, Kuro takes a turn down memory lane, revisiting an unfortunate incident during her early days as a traveler that resulted in her imprisonment! One by one, the secrets surrounding Kuro and her journey with Sen are disclosed...and the fate that Kuro will suffer should her quest fail is finally revealed!

Regularly mistaken for a boy and/or vampire, the traveler Kuro roams the land, clothed in black from head to toe, a Kuro-sized coffin on her back. Accompanied by her snarky bat friend, Sen, the mysterious duo meets all sorts of individuals en route - some good, some evil, some just plain crazy! But Kuro never stays in one place for long, begging the question: What exactly is she searching for? And what exactly does she intend to do with that coffin?!

Regularly mistaken for a boy and/or vampire, the traveler Kuro roams the land, clothed in black from head to toe, a Kuro-sized coffin on her back. Accompanied by her snarky bat friend, Sen, the mysterious duo meets all sorts of individuals en route - some good, some evil, some just plain crazy! But Kuro never stays in one place for long, begging the question: What exactly is she searching for? And what exactly does she intend to do with that coffin?!

The curtain closed on Kuro's travels in the final volume with a shocking and moving conclusion. Now reunite with Kuro, Sen, Nijuku, and Sanju in this previously unpublished collection of vignettes about their quest, the telling of which spans a decade, from the masterful pen of Satoko Kiyuduki. Join the mysterious traveler one last time for an unforgettable journey...

At long last, Kuro square off with the catalyst for her journey, the witch Hifumi, in the hopes of breaking the curse that slowly eats away at her. As Kuro's quest comes to an end, the time to set down the coffin approaches. But will the coffin fulfill its purpose, or will Kuro set out on her travels once more with a lighter step? At long last, Kuro square off with the catalyst for her journey, the witch Hifumi, in the hopes of breaking the curse that slowly eats away at her. As Kuro's quest comes to an end, the time to set down the coffin approaches. But will the coffin fulfill its purpose, or will Kuro set out on her travels once more with a lighter step?

Kuro's journey continues as she searches for the witch who cursed her. Before "that time" comes, will Kuro truly be able to have her body returned to its original state? Meanwhile, the witch too stalks onward, seeking her own quarry...Is a sudden encounter in the cards?!

Still in search of a way to break the curse cast on her by a witch, Kuro continues on the winding road of her travels. At every turn, she and her colorful band of companions encounter the peculiar and the mysterious-a girl who lives inside the mirrors at a mansion in the woods; a wind-up woman in a dark forest; a tree that grants wishes for a price; a patchwork witch basking in the sunlight filtering through the trees. What curious fellows and wondrous things will Kuro's journey lead her to next? And can any of them provide Kuro with the one thing she really wants before her time runs out?