After surviving a vampire assault, Koyomi Araragi becomes concerned about his friend Tsubasa Hanekawa, who seems to be behaving oddly. When Araragi notices Hanekawa with a bandage on her face, he becomes determined to unravel the mystery. Despite Hanekawa's attempts to dismiss the injury as minor, their encounter with a tailless white cat sets off a chain of unsettling events. Consulting the enigmatic Meme Oshino, Araragi learns that the cat they buried was an apparition connected to Hanekawa's troubles. As he delves deeper, Araragi finds Hanekawa in a dire situation, possessed by the malevolent