Kimihiro tries to enjoy a break from his service to Yoko but gets mixed up in the strangest parade of the Japanese magical world, which turns dangerous when he is revealed to be a powerless human. Plus, he forms an attachment with a woman who has lost her own son, but the friendship could be the death of him.

Translated from the Japanese. "First published in serialization and subsequently published in book form by Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo, in 2004"--T.p. verso. "xxxHolic crosses over with Tsubasa. Although it isn't necessary to read Tsubasa to understand the events in xxxHolic, you'll get to see the same events from different perspectives if you read both series!"--P. [3]. Book reads from right to left in the traditional Japanese format.