With summer break underway, Tohru and the Sohma boys tour a haunted house, and in a separate thread a recovering Isuzu vows to confront Shigure and shatter the curse.
Summer vacation kicks off with an outing to a haunted house shared by Tohru, Momiji, Yuki, Kyo, and Hatsuharu. As the day winds down, Tohru voices her mounting excitement for the break, sensing that something significant is about to happen or take root. Elsewhere, Hiro calls on Isuzu, freshly released from the hospital, and she declares her determination to face Shigure and end the curse at any cost.
The group visits a haunted house during summer vacation. Tohru senses a major turn coming, while Hiro's visit to Isuzu reveals her resolve to break the Sohma curse no matter what it takes.

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In Chapter 48, Tohru, Momiji, Yuki, Kyo, and Hatsuharu visit a haunted house at the start of summer vacation, while separately Isuzu, freshly out of the hospital, vows to confront Shigure and break the Sohma curse.
After Hiro visits her following her hospital release, Isuzu declares in Chapter 48 that she is determined to confront Shigure and end the Sohma family's curse no matter the cost.
Chapter 48 is the forty-eighth chapter of Fruits Basket and closes out the eighth volume.
Kyo Sohma appears on the cover of Chapter 48.
Tohru, Momiji, Yuki, Kyo, and Hatsuharu visit the haunted house together during their summer vacation outing in Chapter 48.
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