Suruga thinks the Devil is about her, so she hunts it like an obsession, but the show is actually watching her convince herself that her worst fear is someone else's problem. Five episodes to dismantle a girl who built her entire identity around being special in the worst way possible. By the end, you're not solving the mystery, you're watching her finally stop running from what she already knows about herself.

With Koyomi Araragi and Hitagi Senjougahara graduated, few familiar faces are left at Naoetsu Private High School, and Suruga Kanbaru, bearer of the Monkey's Paw, is one of them. When rumors spread of a mysterious "Devil" who can magically fix any problem, she suspects the talk is about her and decides to investigate. The trail leads to Rouka Numachi, her basketball rival from junior high, who can no longer play because of a leg injury. Rouka hands out free advice and, as a collector of misfortune, soothes her clients with false hope. Kanbaru scolds her for lying and heads home relieved, until she wakes to find her left hand has returned to its human form. The show is a supernatural psychological mystery told over five episodes.