last flag for a manta ray cape. The manta ray is a holy animal in the game's culture, and completing the trading quest for the cape unlocks the game's best ending. Junji Kinoshita, a Japanese author and playwright, published a collection of adapted Japanese folk tales under the title Straw Millionaire. In the Hyouka anime and series of light novels, protagonist Hōtarō trades several items with customers at his school club's cultural festival booth, referencing the story by name. In Suikoden, to obtain a Star of Destiny called Sarah, the hero has to obtain a bar of soap and has to go through a series of trades for it. In an episode of The Office called Garage Sale, Dwight attempts to walk away with the most expensive item by trading smaller items with his office mates, beginning with a thumbtack and continuously trading up from table to table. One item on Jim and Pam's table that piques his interest is a packet of "miracle legumes", for which he eventually trades a $150 telescope. In the manga and anime series The Disastrous Life of Saiki K., Saiki performs a series of psychic exchanges in order to retrieve enough money to pay for a meal at a restaurant, in a story inspired by this legend. In YuruYuri season 3, episode 8, Rise Matsumoto stars in a short, silent film in a Straw Millionaire-style series of fortuitous exchanges. In Kiniro Mosaic, Alice Cartelet performs a similar series of exchanges after reading the tale. In the third episode of the anime This Art Club Has a Problem!, the tale is referenced. In Fire Emblem: Three Houses, the player has the ability to complete an optional quest for Catherine or Shamir that involves a series of trades to obtain a two-toned whetstone. The player can give this to Catherine or Shamir for a Silver Sword or a Silver Bow respectively. In BanG Dream!'''s mobile rhythm game BanG Dream! Girls Band Party!, in the event story Smile Patrol! Reporting for Duty!!, Hello, Happy World! accidentally goes through a series of trades while out one day and helps the people they traded with smile. All the while, Misaki comments that this unlikely series of trades sounds like this tale. In Dead or Alive Xtreme Venus Vacation, during Koharu's Dolce birthday event, the story entailed the Owner leaving a spoon for Koharu to find as a set up