E10 - A Thorn in the Heart

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[00:01] Kitakata
    Because of him, a customer died.
[00:06] Kitakata
    Sasakura Ryu, at least,
    is convinced it's his fault.
SIGN    Glass of God
[01:47] Kitakata
    Bars in America have an old saying.
[01:53] Kitakata
    When a man is considering suicide,
[01:55] Kitakata
    he'll choose one of two types of people
    to be his final companion.
[01:59] Kitakata
    One is the priest.
[02:01] Miwa
    And the other is...
[02:03] Kitakata
    The bartender.
[02:05] Kitakata
    "I feel like dying."
[02:07] Kitakata
    I get tons of customers here
    who tell me that.
[02:12] Kitakata
    Normally, I just laugh it off
    and ignore them.
[02:15] Kitakata
    But the guest who said that
    to Ryu that time was serious.
[02:21] Miwa
    What kind of drink did
    Sasakura-san serve him?
[02:25] Kitakata
    Who knows.
[02:26] Kitakata
    Maybe something like the original cocktail
     he won the competition with.
[02:32] Kitakata
    But then, the next day,
[02:35] Kitakata
    that customer walked off
     the top of a building into the clouds.
[02:39] Miwa
    But that can't possibly
    be Sasakura-san's fault!
[02:45] Kitakata
    I know you're right. But still...
[02:48] Kitakata
    "What if I had just served
    a different drink?"
[02:52] Kitakata
    That's what anyone would think.
[02:56] Yukari
    Senpai, what do you think about this?
SIGN    Hotel Cardinal Counter Bar
[03:02] Miwa
    What the heck is that? When did that happen?
SIGN    Relax and Enjoy a Drink in an
    Exquisite Atmosphere
SIGN    Bartender
    Sasakura Ryu
[03:05] Yukari
    It was the chairman's idea.
[03:07] Yukari
    "Let's leave Sasakura Ryu no choice."
[03:10] Bucho
    Which means the chairman
    is serious about this.
[03:13] Bucho
    Higuchi! Do it again.
[03:15] Yukari
    Huh? Isn't this good enough?
SIGN    Relax and Enjoy a Drink in an
    Exquisite Atmosphere
SIGN    Bartender
    Sasakura Ryu
[03:18] Bucho
    It isn't!
[03:18] Yukari
    Okay.
[03:24] Ryu
    It's a rare pleasure for
    the owner to visit me so early.
[03:29] Maki
    Yeah, I guess so.
[03:33] Maki
    Have you made up your mind
    to go to the Cardinal?
[03:36] Ryu
    You must have spoken to Chairman Kurushima.
[03:38] Maki
    Yeah. He's been asking me
    for quite a while now.
SIGN    Oden
[03:43] (Flashback) Taizo
    Maki-kun, what does business mean to you?
[03:48] (Flashback) Maki
    Ambition, I suppose.
[03:50] (Flashback) Taizo
    Greed alone can get you
    to 500 million or a billion yen.
[03:54] (Flashback) Taizo
    Getting to five or ten billion
    will depend on your own ambitions.
[03:57] (Flashback) Taizo
    But then what comes after that?
[04:00] (Flashback) Taizo
    Maki-kun, the most important part of business
    is to raise up the next generation.
[04:06] (Flashback) Taizo
    To rein in any loose obstacles blocking
    a youngster's path and show them the way.
[04:12] (Flashback) Maki
    Raise the next generation...
[04:15] Maki
    It sounds like Chairman Kurushima recruits
    the main Hotel Cardinal staff all by himself.
[04:23] Maki
    He already researched your work
    in Paris a long time ago.
[04:27] Maki
    That man isn't trying to force you to
    work at the hotel because he's selfish.
[04:32] Maki
    He's doing it for your own sake.
[04:36] Ryu
    But then, what will happen to Edenhall?
[04:40] Ryu
    This bar accepted me when
    I was at the end of my rope.
[04:43] Ryu
    I haven't repaid that debt yet.
[04:45] Maki
    I'll shut Edenhall down.
[04:56] Miwa
    I've been wondering this the whole time.
    Why did he keep dodging the question?
[05:02] Miwa
    He must not want to remember the past.
[05:09] Ryu
    Here you are.
[05:11] Ryu
    This is called an A-1.
[05:13] Ryu
    It was created to be served
    on luxury cruise liners
[05:18] Ryu
    and is always the first drink
    listed in any cocktail manual.
[05:22] Hayase
    So it's a top-level cocktail.
[05:25] Ryu
    My sincerest congratulations
    on your promotion.
[05:29] Hayase
    Thank you.
[05:31] Hayase
    I was chosen to be a branch
    manager in North America.
[05:36] Hayase
    This is delicious. It's clean
    and refreshing but still fruity.
[05:42] Hayase
    Once I get to America, I won't
     be able to drink your cocktails.
[05:45] Hayase
    I'm going to miss them.
[05:48] Hayase
    I've visited here many times now,
[05:51] Hayase
    but I feel like you've
    only seen me at my worst.
[06:01] Hayase
    Sasakura-kun, do you know what makes
    an office worker want to climb the ladder?
[06:06] Ryu
    The sense of responsibility and purpose,
[06:08] Ryu
    and the praise and pay that
    is commensurate with that work.
[06:11] Ryu
    But that's a little too obvious, isn't it?
[06:13] Hayase
    It's sacrifice.
[06:16] Hayase
    I'd like the same drink again.
[06:19] Hayase
    Two of them.
[06:24] Hayase
    Nobody can climb the career ladder
    without making some sacrifices.
[06:29] Hayase
    Obviously, you have to put more time
    into your work than anyone else
[06:33] Hayase
    and sometimes drink bitter drinks
    with people you don't want to.
[06:37] Hayase
    Sometimes, you begin to hate yourself
    because of that self-deception.
[06:42] Hayase
    But even then, some ruin their health
    and some get caught up in internal rivalries,
[06:49] Hayase
    only to fade away
    before reaching their goals.
[06:52] Ryu
    Here you are.
[06:54] Ryu
    Hayase-san, what did you have to sacrifice?
[06:58] Hayase
    My family.
[07:00] Hayase
    My late wife was born with a weak heart.
[07:04] Hayase
    When I was on a business trip overseas,
    she suddenly became ill at home.
[07:09] Hayase
    What do you think I was doing
    at that moment?
[07:12] Hayase
    I was at a department store
    selecting options for a birthday party
[07:16] Hayase
    for the wife of my client.
[07:21] Hayase
    Why do people want to move up the ladder?
[07:23] Hayase
    Because if you don't keep winning, all of
    those sacrifices would have been in vain.
[07:29] Hayase
    It's not just my late wife.
[07:30] Hayase
    I had senpai that were far more talented
    and very hard-working colleagues.
[07:35] Hayase
    I owe it to them as well to keep winning.
[07:42] Hayase
    Kimiko, this is a cocktail from the top.
[07:47] Hayase
    I owe it all to you, darling.
[07:52] Hayase
    I'm sorry. I didn't mean to tell
    such a sappy story.
[07:55] Ryu
    It's all right.
[07:56] Hayase
    But this sure feels strange.
     I've never told anyone that story before.
[08:01] Ryu
    As a bartender, I'm extremely honored.
[08:05] Hayase
    Perhaps people are destined to be trapped
    with all of the regrets they've piled up.
[08:12] Hayase
    Like there's a small thorn
    stabbed into your heart.
[08:16] Ryu
    I suppose so.
[08:18] Hayase
    Well then, I guess I should get going.
    Thank you very much.
[08:25] Ryu
    Welcome.
[08:27] Ryu
    It's been quite a while.
[08:28] Rumi
    Yes.
[08:36] Hayase
    Kimishima-san?
[08:38] Hayase
    I thought you went to work
    at a rural hospital.
[08:42] Rumi
    I came back.
[08:44] Rumi
    There was an issue with my family.
[08:46] Hayase
    That other time, when I asked you out...
[08:50] Hayase
    I'm very sorry about that.
[08:55] Hayase
    I got a last-minute work assignment.
[09:02] Hayase
    If you don't mind, would you
    allow me to make it up to you?
[09:09] Rumi
    That would make me very happy.
[09:13] Rumi
    But if you stand me up this time,
    I'm gonna knock you out, okay?
[09:18] Hayase
    Ah. All right.
SIGN    Ginza Shopping Center
SIGN    Ginza M's Building
SIGN    Glass of God
SIGN    Ginza Shopping Center
SIGN    Ginza M's Building
[09:48] (Flashback) Rumi
    What? America?
[09:50] (Flashback) Hayase
    Yes. I'll probably be there
    for about five years.
SIGN    Potato
    Salad
SIGN    Chicken
    Wings
SIGN    Boiled
     Tofu
SIGN    Wasabi
    Squid
SIGN    Braised
     Snapper
SIGN    Miso
    Crab
[09:54] (Flashback) Rumi
    Why didn't you tell me?
[09:57] (Flashback) Hayase
    I wasn't trying to hide it!
[10:02] (Flashback) Rumi
    And after we finally get to
    drink together again...
[10:09] (Flashback) Rumi
    Hayase-san, why did you come out to meet me?
[10:20] Hayase
    Sasakura-kun, do you have a lover?
[10:25] Ryu
    Huh?
[10:26] Ryu
    A lover?
[10:29] Hayase
    Oh, I'm sorry. I shouldn't ask
    about something so private.
[10:33] Ryu
    Well, unfortunately, right now
    I'm only in love with my work.
[10:39] Hayase
    I'm the same way.
[10:43] Hayase
    Looks like it's almost closing time.
    I'm sorry to have stayed so late.
[10:55] Ryu
    Oh. Hayase-san. What happened?
[10:58] Hayase
    If you don't mind, would you
    join me at one more bar?
SIGN    Kabukicho Ichi Bangai
[11:07] Ryu
    This is my senpai's bar.
[11:09] Ryu
    It isn't exactly an authentic bar, though.
[11:14] Kitakata
    C'mon in.
[11:18] Hayase
    I leave for America tomorrow.
[11:20] Ryu
    Huh?
[11:22] Ryu
    Then is it all right
    to be drinking this late?
[11:25] Hayase
    That might be why I want to drink.
[11:28] Hayase
    Something has been bothering me recently.
[11:32] Kitakata
    I'm guessing you aren't
    being chased by loan sharks.
[11:36] Kitakata
    The look on your face says woman trouble.
[11:40] Ryu
    This bar can be very frank with its guests.
[11:44] Ryu
    It's a kind of field hospital.
[11:46] Hayase
    "Woman trouble," huh?
[11:49] Hayase
    You aren't wrong.
[11:52] Kitakata
    I'm so jealous.
[11:55] Kitakata
    My customers are always chasing
    or running away from something.
[11:59] Kitakata
    They don't have the leeway to hesitate.
[12:03] Kitakata
    In that case, why not decide it with these?
[12:07] Kitakata
    In the old days, rolling the dice
    was a required skill for bartenders.
[12:12] Kitakata
    Like this, keeping your wrist loose
    and shaking the cup,
[12:17] Kitakata
    it was great practice for using a shaker.
[12:19] Ryu
    And then you imagine the movements
    of the dice in the cup.
[12:24] Ryu
    That also helps you imagine how
    the ice moves inside the shaker.
[12:34] Kitakata
    This is called dice stacking.
[12:36] Kitakata
    The odds of all five stacking are,
    well, about 1 in 30.
[12:42] Hayase
    Those odds make it sound
    more like luck than skill.
[12:46] Kitakata
    Definitely. But you know, sir, you might
    dig your own grave betting on a long shot,
[12:53] Kitakata
    but life is more interesting
    when you bet big.
[12:57] Kitakata
    Do you have any idea why?
[12:59] Kitakata
    Instead of hedging your bets
    and regretting it later,
[13:02] Kitakata
    it's easier to accept
    losing big on a big bet.
[13:06] Hayase
    I understand.
[13:08] Hayase
    Please roll them one more time.
[13:11] Kitakata
    Happy to.
[13:14] Hayase
    If the five dice don't stack up,
    I won't see her again.
[13:20] Hayase
    But if they do stack up,
[13:23] Hayase
    if a miracle like that happens,
    I will go to meet her.
[13:27] Hayase
    Even if it makes me lose this promotion.
[13:38] Kitakata
    People, you know, sometimes
    pretend to be unsure.
[13:42] Kitakata
    Just like you, sir.
[13:44] Hayase
    "Pretend to be unsure"?
[13:46] Kitakata
    The important thing is having
    just a little confidence.
[13:49] Kitakata
    But cowards can't be honest with themselves.
[13:52] Kitakata
    They try to leave their
    decisions in God's hands.
[13:56] Hayase
    You might be right.
[13:58] Kitakata
    Okay. Let's see which one God chose.
[14:03] Hayase
    Please wait a minute.
[14:04] Hayase
    Before that, there's one cocktail
    I have always wanted to try.
[14:10] Hayase
    I couldn't drink it at Sasakura-kun's bar.
[14:12] Ryu
    Huh?
[14:13] Kitakata
    We're on the front lines here. What'll it be?
[14:17] Hayase
    A Boilermaker.
[14:24] Kitakata
    Beer and bourbon.
    You can handle the rest yourself?
[14:28] Hayase
    Yes.
[14:36] Hayase
    The important thing is having
    just a little confidence.
[14:47] Hayase
    Oh.
[14:49] Ryu
    The whiskey has a higher alcohol
    percentage and tries to rise to the top,
[14:53] Ryu
    so all the foam from the beer
    gets forced out.
[14:57] Kitakata
    Well, that's how a smart-ass
    bartender might explain it.
[15:02] Kitakata
    But when you drink that thing,
    it bubbles up inside you like a boiler.
[15:06] Kitakata
    It gives you a little confidence.
[15:08] Kitakata
    That's why it's called a Boilermaker.
[15:19] Hayase
    It is like a boiler.
[15:23] Hayase
    Something else I always wanted to try...
[15:26] Hayase
    is this.
[15:29] Hayase
    Thank you. It feels like I yanked
    the thorn out of my heart.
[15:32] Kitakata
    Good. When you get stuck by a thorn,
    you shouldn't wait to pull it out.
[15:36] Kitakata
    That's what bars are for.
[15:39] Hayase
    If I'd known that before, my life
    might have been a little easier.
[15:44] Hayase
    Sasakura-kun, thank you.
[15:46] Ryu
    What about these? Aren't you going to look?
[15:49] Hayase
    No. I know how I feel now.
[15:53] Hayase
    Actually, I might have known all along.
[15:59] Ryu
    A thorn in the heart, huh?
[16:02] Kitakata
    Wanna make a bet? You look like
    you're struggling with something.
[16:06] Ryu
    Oh, I don't think I could
    beat you, Kitakata-san.
[16:09] Ryu
    When the time comes, I'll decide for myself.
[16:16] Kitakata
    Maybe you don't need to ask God after all.
[16:34] Kyoko
    Here you are. A Headwind.
[16:37] Miwa
    Thank you. I wanted to try this.
[16:44] Miwa
    Delicious!
[16:45] Miwa
    It has a little bite but then tastes sweet.
    I could get hooked on these.
[16:50] Kyoko
    Thank you very much!
[16:52] Kyoko
    It sounds like things are
    all set for the counter bar.
[16:55] Miwa
    It actually isn't decided yet.
[16:58] Kyoko
    Huh? But the flyer said...
[17:00] Miwa
    Sasakura-san still hasn't agreed yet.
[17:03] Kyoko
    Huh? You jumped the gun?
[17:05] Nishizawa
    Kawakami-san.
[17:07] Kyoko
    Ah... Pardon me.
[17:10] Miwa
    I'm not sure what's best for Sasakura-san.
[17:15] Kyoko
    Another headwind, I guess.
[17:17] Miwa
    Hmm?
[17:19] Kyoko
    Like you're running against the wind.
[17:22] Kyoko
    Do you wait for the wind to die down
    or run head-first into it?
[17:25] Kyoko
    Or something! Do I sound like Sasakura-san?
[17:39] Miwa
    Are you afraid to work at the hotel bar
    because of what happened?
[17:44] Miwa
    But that wasn't your fault.
[17:48] Miwa
    I've got to say that to his face!
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[18:00] Ryu
    Welcome.
[18:09] Miwa
    Good evening.
[18:11] Ryu
    It has been a while.
[18:13] Ryu
    I haven't seen you recently, so I had
    been wondering how you were doing.
[18:20] Ryu
    What would you like?
[18:22] Miwa
    Say you have a guest.
[18:25] Ryu
    What?
[18:26] Miwa
    Someone who is really upset.
[18:30] Miwa
    So much that they want to die.
[18:33] Miwa
    To a guest like that, for a bartender,
    what drink would you want to serve?
[18:43] Ryu
    You must have talked to Kitakata-san.
[18:47] Miwa
    Yes.
[18:49] Ryu
    Well, what would you do?
[18:52] Miwa
    If it was me, I'd slap some sense into them.
    And say, "Quit acting like a child!"
[18:59] Ryu
    Ooh, scary.
[19:01] Miwa
    I mean, you'd never get over that. Ever.
[19:06] Miwa
    When someone close to you dies,
    and you're the only one left behind,
[19:11] Miwa
    you keep blaming yourself.
[19:17] Miwa
    I did too. I lost my parents in an accident.
[19:20] Miwa
    I thought, "Why am I still alive?
    What's the point of living?"
[19:27] Miwa
    Sasakura-san, don't you feel the same way?
[19:30] Miwa
    You can't find an answer,
     so you can't decide what to do next.
[19:34] Miwa
    Like about working at our bar.
[19:37] Ryu
    Right now, if a guest was so troubled
    they were considering suicide,
[19:44] Ryu
    this is the only answer I could provide.
[19:49] Ryu
    It's called a Tom and Jerry.
[19:51] Miwa
    Um, like that cat and mouse?
[19:53] Ryu
    Yes. Well, not actually.
[19:56] Ryu
    Apparently, it's because it was created by
    a 19th century bartender named Jerry Thomas.
[20:05] Miwa
    It has a delicate sweetness,
    like mousse, and it's warm!
[20:10] Ryu
    All a bartender can do is serve the perfect
    drink to the guest sitting before him.
[20:18] Ryu
    Make sure it's not too strong, not too sweet,
    not too sour, not too hot, not too cold.
[20:28] Miwa
    That's why you made this.
[20:30] Ryu
    There's one other thing.
[20:32] Ryu
    Leave questions of life and death to a priest.
[20:36] Miwa
    Is that something your mentor taught you?
[20:38] Ryu
    It most certainly is.
[20:41] Miwa
    Sasakura-san, have you stopped
    worrying about what happened?
[20:48] Ryu
    Mm-hmm.
[20:49] Miwa
    I'm so glad. I guess I made
    a big deal out of nothing.
[21:00] Ryu
    Here, please use this.
[21:02] Miwa
    Thank you.
[21:04] Miwa
    All right. See you later.
[21:08] Ryu
    Please take care.
[21:11] Ryu
    Kase-san, I remember what
    you wrote in your letter to me.
[21:16] Ryu
    "No matter how much a bartender is suffering,
    he can't show those emotions to his guests.
[21:22] Ryu
    A bar is where guests come
    to seek refuge from the rain.
[21:26] Ryu
    The bartender should be
    handing them an umbrella.
[21:28] Ryu
    He shouldn't be the one
    telling sob stories."
[21:33] Ryu
    I had thought I had cleared
    my conscience ages ago.
[21:37] Ryu
    However, a guest tonight
    made me realize that I hadn't.
[21:44] Ryu
    I am still a very inexperienced bartender.
[21:48] Ryu
    But despite that,
[21:49] Ryu
    I have a guest who can relate to that
    inexperience, and worries about me for it.
[21:56] Ryu
    All I'm able to do right now
    is express this one heartfelt emotion.
[22:06] Ryu
    Miss, thank you very much for today.
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