For those interested in exploring the narrative further, databases such as TMDB offer a full series overview of the Hotaru Collection!
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Standard editions will contain the main story (Chapters 28-36). However, the release includes a secondary, parallel narrative printed on translucent vellum paper interwoven between the main panels. This "Ghost Script" reveals the internal monologue of Hotaru’s rival, the detective known only as "The Auditor." Reading both stories simultaneously changes the context of every conversation in Volume 4. For those interested in exploring the narrative further,
The standard cover features Hotaru mid-laugh, holding a mask. The cover, illustrated by series creator Ren Suzukaze, shows Hotaru without her mask, her eyes hollow and calculating. The background is a stark, foil-stamped silver rather than the standard matte red. This "unmasked" art is said to foreshadow a major identity crisis in the volume’s climax. The cover, illustrated by series creator Ren Suzukaze,