Fujisawa Inn, inside a certain tea house—
"Come, come, esteemed guests!" The Shodai, with a face full of a warm smile, carried a tray with four cups of hot tea and a plate of bean paste buns, briskly walking to a rectangular table where four samurai were seated, "Your tea and snacks are here!"
As the Shodai deftly placed the tea and snacks on the table, he naturally started chatting with the samurai.
"Distinguished guests, judging by your accents, you are from Osaka, aren't you?"
"Oh? You can tell we're Osaka people?"
"Of course!" The Shodai grinned, "This is Fujisawa Inn on the Tokaido, a place full of travelers from all over the country!"
"I've been working here for eight years! I'm used to people nurtured by different lands! Over time, I've gotten to know the dialects from all over the country!"
"Not only can I recognize them, but I can speak them too!"
"How's my Osaka dialect?" The Shodai's words were delivered in a perfectly fluent Osaka dialect.
