Sakura put his shoes back on, as he was getting ready to enter town. After he used his whip as a lasso to climb down that steep path, he decided to indulge himself, by walking barefoot along the edge of the sandy beach, and feel the cool waves gently rushing over his feet, and washing away the golden sand, along with all sorts of sea shells and algae parts. The netyre bay would have made a lovely tourist attraction had it been used by the locals. Sadly, it appeared to be deserted. Not one soul on the beach, on that sunny day, and at that hour.
"Oh, well, no time to waste. We have to get food, and water, and other useful trinkets" Sakura thought, and took a few moments to wash his feet, before putting his shoes back on. So there he was, amongst his own kind once again. But he was the only one who appeared to be thrilled by seeing his fellow brethren. Because everyone else seemed to ignore him, going about their daily business. Nobody had neither the time, nor the disposition to take a few moments to welcome a stranger.
Sakura however didn't take offense, as he was quite alright with being ignored by others. "Off we go to find the market" he said, and made his way through the crowded streets, asking for directions, whenever he found someone who looked willing to give them...
He was quite content with what he'd gotten for himself. Fresh fruit, and vegetables, some more tea, he even found a new pot to replace the old dented one he was thinking of selling for scrap. It wouldn't have gotten him much money, probably one, maybe three belli, but he'd take any offer he could get, because he really needed money on his quest.
He was just about to ask someone where he might be able to sell it, when he saw a poster of sorts on a wall.
"Now what do we have here?" he muttered, approaching it. It was a reward, and quite a handsome one. 2,000,000 belli. It may have been nothing more than pocket money, to other people, but to Sakura, who was used to receiving up to 5,000 belli for his troubles, it was a veritable gold mine.
"For more information, please go to the village hall." Sakura read the fine print out loud. "Well, then, that's settled. All I have to do is find the village hall. Nothing to it!"
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