Summary

In Chapter 52, the next evening in the lounge, Mitsuki was pleased when Mr. Matsubara waved her over to join him. She found out that his wife had studied voice and that he was a fan of classical music. When Kaoru joined them she changed the subject, saying that even a mother and daughter pair who were spending time at the hotel before the daughter’s wedding were potential suicide candidates. She said that she and Takeru had driven them to another hotel for lunch and had mentioned the prediction of suicide. The mother had turned the color of ash and did not talk much on the way home.

Kaoru learned that the elderly couple staying there had come into a good deal of debt because they had cosigned for a person who had defaulted on a loan. Even if they sold everything they...