"Don't worry, Sakura-san," Fujitaka reassured her, "We can write out a few pointers for you tonight." Sakura brightened at this and accepted, in return for one chore rotation with Touya.

The next morning Sakura got up early to revise her notes and to see her father and brother off. Once she had washed the breakfast dishes she got the cow out of the cowshed and tied her to a fencepost where passersby could see her. There was already a sign up advertising the sale. It read: FINE DAIRY COW FOR SALE. ¥360,000 OR BEST OFFER. Time and again persons made offers that did not exceed ¥100,000 and some even offered bags containing no money or valuables that Sakura could easily sense as being swindles. The one figure came forth with an offer that Sakura felt had more to it that met the eye. Who was it?