She was counting as she broke off a small piece of "Ningyoyaki" and stuffed it into her mouth, mumbling, "Mmm... and also strawberry Daifuku and matcha truffle... Ah, Sakurako! Do you want to try?"
Taira Sakurako nodded, picking up a small piece of pudding and nibbling on it.
Sakurako hadn't finished her pudding yet, but Minamoto Tamako had already swallowed the Ningyoyaki and continued to grab other sweets, eating faster and faster, gulping them down.
As she ate, Minamoto Tamako started sobbing.
Tears the size of beans rolled down, and her lips were covered with dessert crumbs as she cried and chewed.
Taira Sakurako couldn't bear to watch; she put down her pudding and called Aunt Yasurou on the landline.
Minamoto Tamako was still pretending to be strong, saying she was fine, just that she ate some wasabi. Taira Sakurako pretended not to notice she was lying and sat beside her on the sofa after finishing the call, asking her which dessert had wasabi.
