On New Year's Day, during a visit on a famous shrine in Kyoto (see Cultural References section), Deishuu Kaiki receives a call from a girl who introduces herself as Hitagi Senjougahara, although Kaiki "hides" under the name Suzuki (鈴木), prompting Hitagi to call herself "Senshougahara" (千沼ヶ原). After the awkward introduction, Hitagi proceeds to ask Deishuu to meet with her about a person she wants to deceive. Deishuu tells Hitagi that he is in a cafe in Naha, Okinawa, and Hitagi immediately prepares to leave in their meeting place, telling Deishuu that she will kill him if he turns off his phone.