Kimihiro Watanuki, the indentured servant of Yûko Ichihara, a woman rumored to be the time-space witch, is invited along with his love interest Himawari-chan, and his old rival, to listen to Yuko tell scary stories, and has to wonder if she has an ulterior motive.

Translation of: xxx horikku. "First published in Japan in 2003 by Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo"--T.p. verso. "A Del Rey Book"--T.p. verso. "xxxHolic Volume 2 crosses over with Tsubasa Volume 1. 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!"--T.p. verso. This book is printed "manga-style" in the authentic Japanese right-to-left format.