The New Winds

Back in the students barracks Ginkarasu has set up his mochi booth, with his dwindling supply. Humming a tune he waits to see if anyone will arrive!

Running steps.
Running steps.
Aiichirō was really bad at finding Ginkarasu even if he stayed his free time always on the same place. Somehow the Kaiu found him again, though. He was visibly quite cheerful.
"Ginkarasu-san!"

"Mochi." Zashi seems to sniff the air. "There's mochi out." Zashi practically skids around a corner, already drooling

"Zashi-san, wait up!" Sakura called after the Fox samurai who had suddenly darted off. He had such a good sense of smell! She struggled to keep up with him though once he was running.

"W-where?"

Ginkarasu looks up. Looks down at his mochi supply. Looks back up. "Hi! Aiichiro-san! Everybody!"

He adjusts his straw hat a bit, "Are you here to buy some mochi? There's not much left!"

"It seems like a lot of people are here today. You got lucky." He says. "Oh, I didn't intend to... Anyway." He decided not to try to help Ginkarasu because it never resulted in actually helping.

A bit of a nod. "How did my mochi do in comparison to the mochi in Otosan Uchi? You said the other day..."

"It's better." He nodded. "For mere curiosity, which ones do you have there and which one I ate before?"

He points some out, "Well, the Sakura mochi you had the other day, it was the last I had. I still have Daifuku mochi. Two Matcha, two Red Bean, and two White Bean."

"Oh, didn't knew there was matcha. And I don't get matcha for quite a while. Apparently people here don't chew the leaves." Which was a Kaiu habit.

"how much how much how much?" Zashi seems to have a manic gleam in their eye as they approach the mochi. "How much for some?"

"Hi! I'm Yasuki Ginkarasu!" He offers a bow. "How much do you think is fair?"

Sakura just managed to stop herself running into Zashi when he came to a stop, taking a few moments to catch her breath before bowing deeply.

"Hello...ooh mochi..." she also got closer.

Ginkarasu bows again. "Hello!"

"Hello! I am Doji Sakura and this is Zashi-san!"

She noticed Aiichiro, giving him a big smile and a bow.

"Mochi?"

"Hi! I'm Yasuki Ginkarasu! My family sells mochi. I'm training to be a yojimbo and selling this mochi to raise funds for the Wall!"

He replied with another bow, then sitting on the towel not to kneel on the ground, letting Ginkarasu do his thing.

"Ooh. Why do you need a wall? This place seems to have lots of walls!"

There was a pause, before she went "oh....that wall! My dad served on that wall!"

She looked at Aiichiro "can I have mochi? Like I got for you at Otosan Uchi?"

"Wait, really? That's the last thing I would expect of a Doji."
He rubbed his fingers a little, thinking. "Oh, Ginkarasu-san gets pretty angry when people take mochi without paying. But since it is a favour..."
He gave Ginkarasu a bu. "Three. Red bean, matcha and you choose."

"What are the choices?" Sakura turned to the Yasuki boy, a big smile on her cute face