Mao manga volume 16 features story and art by Rumiko Takahashi.

Mao desperately tries to connect with his newly resurrected best friend Daigo, but the Goko clan has other plans for Daigo’s zombie body. Then the gang are tasked with finding a missing nine-year-old girl. Their search leads them to a mysterious new curse clan led by a wizened fire-wielding princess with an unscrupulous past and an evil agenda.