Mao manga volume 9 features story and art by Rumiko Takahashi.

Natsuno is compelled by a mysterious force to collect one grotesque item after another. Will she find what she seeks at a performance by a mysterious yokai theater troupe? Then, Yurako recalls how the Goko clan exploited her powers for profit. Plus, Nanoka goes undercover to investigate a teenager accused of cursing her classmate...