Mouri Ran silently counted as well, a little startled. She looked at Shitara Renki. "Now, aside from you, your grandfather, and your grandmother, only Mr. Haga is still alive.
"And among those who died, aside from Mrs. Haga, who passed away from illness, the other four all died on your grandfather's birthday."
Everyone fell silent at that. Professor Agasa quietly suggested, "How about we just stop your grandfather from celebrating his birthday?"
Haga Kyosuke had also entered the lounge. Hearing their words, he sighed. "After today, even if he wants to celebrate his birthday, he probably won't be able to anymore—my uncle has lung cancer. It's already in its late stages. The Doctor said that, at most, he has half a year left."
Although Shitara Renki had long prepared herself for her grandfather's passing, thinking about it still made her sad. "We originally wanted to use today to properly celebrate Grandpa's final birthday and hold an unprecedentedly grand banquet, but then this happened."
Conan: "..." An unprecedentedly grand banquet? One person had died each year for the previous three times, and this year two had nearly died. Shitara Gensaburo had already been burned into charcoal, while Grandma Shitara had only barely been rescued by Haga Kyosuke... In a sense, this birthday really had been grander than all the previous ones.
Seeing that everyone else was here, the housekeeper walked over as well. She pushed up her glasses, looked at the guests, and began seeing them out. "Sir and Madam have already returned to their respective bedrooms to rest. This year's birthday celebration probably can't continue—if you have nothing else to do, why not head home first?"
Conan frowned, reluctant to leave. Though he had no evidence, he felt that today's events were far from simple—first, curses did not exist in