Bearer of Gluttony

The "tree" was blooming with bright red flowers.

The two women stared at the flowers with interest.

"Wow, those flowers are so beautiful... Huh? But they weren't blooming yesterday, were they?"

"You're right. They look small because the tree is so huge, but they're actually quite large. Peonies... no, even bigger. About..."

—About the size of a person's head...

Just as she was about to say that, Shimizu inexplicably felt a chill.

She shivered and glanced around.

"What's wrong, Chief Shimizu?"

"Nothing. I just thought... yes, that's right. They're about the size of bowling balls."

"Oh, you're right. They might be about that size."...