E1 - Seigi of the Pink Sapphire Source: Crunchyroll Translator: Editor: Timer: QC: (Please feel free to edit the speaker names if incomplete or inaccurate. Names are handled on a best-effort basis depending on the info on the source file. Dialogue is left as is.) [00:03] (Flashback) Seigi     Wow... [00:05] (Flashback) Grandma     Seigi, snack time! [00:07] (Flashback) Seigi     Grandma, is this yours? [00:10] (Flashback) Seigi     It's so pretty. [00:14] (Flashback) Seigi     Why did you put it away? It's pretty. [00:18] (Flashback) Grandma     Seigi, you mustn't do bad things. [00:22] (Flashback) Grandma     You'll pay for them. [00:31] Announce     The train has temporarily stopped. [00:34] Announce     We will be departing shortly. [00:39] Seigi     Just a dream... [00:46] Drunk     What's your problem? [00:52] Drunk     You're the one who tripped. [00:55] Drunk     You're in our way. [00:57] Seigi     Officer! [01:00] Seigi     Over here! Hurry! [01:01] Seigi     Someone's being attacked! [01:03] Drunk     Shit! Run! [01:11] Seigi     Are you all... right... [01:19] Seigi     A-Are you okay? [01:24] Richard     Thank you for your help. [01:27] Seigi     That was how I met Richard. SIGN    Episode 1     Seigi of the Pink Sapphire [03:14] (Flashback) Richard     Allow me to formally thank you. [03:17] (Flashback) Seigi     Richard Rana... [03:20] (Flashback) Richard     Take a look at the back. [03:22] (Flashback) Richard     My name is Richard Ranashinha de Vulpian. SIGN    Jeweler     Richard Ranashinha de Vulpian [03:25] (Flashback) Seigi     Jewelry Étranger... [03:28] (Flashback) Seigi     Um, do you appraise jewels? Like on rings? [03:33] (Flashback) Richard     Yes. [03:34] (Flashback) Richard     Thank you for today. [03:36] (Flashback) Richard     Please call me anytime, Mr. Hero of Justice. [03:46] Seigi     Hero of justice, huh? [04:06] Richard     What did you want to discuss? [04:09] Seigi     Well... You see, I'd like you to appraise a ring. [04:16] Richard     It seems to be a pink sapphire. [04:18] Seigi     Huh? You can tell just by looking at it? [04:21] Richard     To a certain degree. [04:22] Seigi     That ring was my grandmother's. [04:26] Seigi     She claimed it was fake, [04:30] Seigi     but I've always wanted to     have it appraised by an expert. [04:38] Richard     But you've never looked into it before now? [04:41] Richard     Anyone could've assessed it for you. [04:44] Seigi     I know, but I've been busy with exams     since my grandmother died. [04:50] Richard     Normally, you wouldn't casually     entrust someone you've just met [04:53] Richard     with something so valuable. [04:58] Richard     If I were a bad person trying     to take your ring from you, [05:04] Richard     you'd never see your precious keepsake again. [05:11] Richard     What's so funny? [05:13] Seigi     Just that a genuinely bad person     wouldn't bother telling me that. [05:18] Seigi     I really would like to know about the stone. [05:21] Seigi     Please. [05:24] Richard     Very well. [05:26] Seigi     Thank you. [05:28] Richard     The appraising of jewels other than     diamonds is known as valuating, [05:32] Richard     so you've requested a valuation. SIGN    Request Form [05:35] Richard     Please sign here. [05:37] Richard     At the soonest,     the valuation will take a week. [05:39] Richard     At the latest,     it could take about a month. [05:41] Richard     The fee is five thousand yen. [05:45] Seigi     Got it. SIGN    Nakata Seigi [05:49] Seigi     Wow, you even take photos? [05:53] Richard     The history of jewels     is one of fraud and theft. [05:57] Seigi     Theft? [05:58] Richard     The consumer and the dealer... [06:01] Richard     It's an old safety-first tradition     meant to protect both parties. [06:07] Seigi     I see. [06:09] Richard     Well, then, I'll contact you     once I have the results. [06:19] Seigi     Work your magic. SIGN    Takadanobaba Station [06:27] Shimo     Heya, Nakata! [06:28] Seigi     Hey, Shimomura. [06:31] Shimo     What's up? [06:33] Shimo     That old man's here again? [06:41] Shoko     Are you all right? [06:43] Shoko     Here. Hold my hand. [06:49] Shoko     Um... [06:50] Old Man     Thank you kindly. [06:51] Seigi     Excuse me. [06:55] Seigi     Sir, I'll walk you across. [06:58] Seigi     Please hold firmly on to my hand. [07:06] Seigi     Hey! [07:12] Seigi     People may look like they need help, [07:14] Seigi     but while some are honest, others aren't. [07:17] Seigi     You should be... careful... [07:19] Shoko     You're right... but how do you tell them apart? [07:26] Shoko     Oh, I haven't thanked you yet. [07:29] Shoko     I'm Tanimoto Shoko,      a second-year education major. [07:33] Seigi     I'm Nakata Seigi,     a second-year economics major. [07:36] Shimo     His name means "justice"!     Like a hero of justice! [07:40] Seigi     Shimomura! [07:42] Shoko     You really are a hero of justice. [07:44] Seigi     Huh? [07:45] Shoko     Thank you, Seigi-kun. [07:48] Seigi     Don't mention it... SIGN    One Week Later [07:59] Richard     The jewel you asked me to take     a look at is most uncommon. [08:06] Richard     Are you aware that this ring may be stolen? [08:21] Seigi     You're incredible! [08:22] Seigi     You're the real deal! [08:24] Seigi     Incredible! Truly incredible! [08:30] Richard     Please quiet down. [08:34] Seigi     I'm sorry for being disingenuous. [08:37] Richard     Could you explain? [08:40] Seigi     Yes. As you said, this ring was stolen. [08:45] Seigi     My grandmother was a pickpocket. [08:49] Seigi     She was what people call     a single mother nowadays, [08:53] Seigi     and there was nowhere a woman could      do honest work while raising a child alone. [08:58] Seigi     She became a pickpocket in order to survive. [09:14] Seigi     But that ring alone... [09:34] Seigi     The next day, the woman who owned     the ring jumped in front of a train. [09:40] Seigi     My grandmother heard she survived, [09:43] Seigi     and while running home to get     the ring so she could return it... [09:48] Seigi     She was arrested. [09:53] Seigi     My grandmother kept this ring     until the day she died. [09:57] Seigi     I've always wondered why     she never got rid of it. [10:02] Seigi     I think she decided that holding on to it [10:05] Seigi     would be her cross to carry. [10:09] Seigi     But this way, my grandmother will     never be able to rest in peace. [10:13] Seigi     So I investigated the incident by     looking through old newspapers, [10:18] Seigi     but that turned up nothing. [10:20] Seigi     And if I took it to a big store,     my mother might be notified. [10:25] Richard     Does your mother not know about the ring? [10:29] Seigi     I'm the only one who does. [10:31] Seigi     Hiromi... [10:33] Seigi     My mother resents my grandmother     more than anyone. [10:38] Seigi     I... I want to end this for her. [10:42] Seigi     If you found out the ring was stolen, [10:44] Seigi     then that means there's some     record of a transaction, right? [10:48] Richard     Records involving quality items [10:50] Richard     stick around for a long time,     even if they're old. [10:53] Seigi     Please. I want you to find     the original owner of this ring. [10:57] Seigi     I'm determined to return it. [11:06] Richard     There's someone... [11:08] Richard     I'd like you to meet in Kobe. [11:12] Seigi     And so time that was frozen half a century     ago in Tokyo began moving with a groan. [11:25] Seigi     Hiromi, it's me. [11:27] Hiromi     Don't call your own mother by her name. [11:30] Seigi     Listen... [11:33] Hiromi     What? [11:34] Seigi     Are you well? SIGN    Nozomi 187 10:30 Hakata Unreserved Seating: Cars 1-3 [11:36] Hiromi     I'm just great. [11:37] Seigi     That's good. [11:39] Hiromi     What is it? I'm about to go out. [11:44] Seigi     It's about Grandma. [11:47] Hiromi     That's none of your business. [11:50] Hiromi     If you don't need anything, I'm hanging up. [11:52] Seigi     Okay. I'll call back later. [11:57] Richard     Shall we go? [11:58] Seigi     Yeah. SIGN    Shin-Kobe Station SIGN    Miyashita [12:35] Maid     Ma'am. [12:40] Tae     I've been waiting for you, Richard-san. [12:45] Richard     Ma'am, I'm delighted you made     time to meet me today. [12:51] Tae     You, too. Come in. [12:55] Seigi     All right. [12:57] Tae     Nice to meet you. I'm Miyashita Tae. [13:00] Seigi     I'm Nakata Seigi. [13:02] Tae     Richard-san told me     about you over the phone. [13:06] Tae     You know who I am, don't you? [13:11] Seigi     Yes. [13:15] Seigi     I'd like to return this ring. [13:29] Tae     Before that, would you listen to my story? [13:34] Tae     At the time, I'd just turned twenty. [13:38] Tae     For the sake of my family's debt, [13:40] Tae     I was to be wed off in a     marriage of convenience. [13:45] Tae     As far as I was concerned,     that ring was a collar and chain. [14:01] Tae     I felt as though someone had     opened the door to my cage. [14:06] Tae     I wasn't sad in the slightest. [14:09] Seigi     What? [14:10] Tae     My father beat me when I returned home, [14:14] Tae     but still, I wasn't sad. [14:16] Tae     Even I was struck by my     disobedience to my parents. [14:20] Tae     More so than my entire family's unhappiness     at the engagement falling through, [14:25] Tae     I couldn't bear my own unhappiness. [14:29] Tae     I didn't see the point in living anymore. [14:35] Tae     They said it was a miracle I survived, [14:38] Tae     but the engagement was called off, [14:41] Tae     and I was forced into a     cramped hospital room. [14:47] Tae     But you know, [14:48] Tae     the cute doctor with the western accent     who looked after me there took a liking to me. [14:55] Tae     You never know what     life holds in store for you. [15:05] Tae     Nakata-san. [15:08] Tae     You should hold on to this. [15:11] Seigi     But my grandmother... [15:14] Tae     I've never once resented her. [15:18] Tae     In that age, both your grandmother     and I were powerless. [15:24] Tae     Could you deliver a message      to her on my behalf? [15:28] Tae     "Thank you." [15:30] Tae     "Let go of the burden you've carried     so long and rest in peace." [15:38] Tae     Nakata-san, please continue      to help those in need, [15:44] Tae     just as you helped Richard-san. [15:55] Richard     I've known Miyashita-sama's     family for several years. [15:59] Richard     I'd previously asked about the jewel     from the old woman's unfortunate life. [16:06] Seigi     Then... you knew when you saw the ring? [16:10] Richard     At first I wasn't certain, [16:12] Richard     but according to the specialist     I asked to valuate it, [16:16] Richard     the cut matched Miyashita-sama's description. [16:19] Richard     From the outset, as a padparadscha     ring from that era in Japan... [16:23] Richard     I thought it must be it. [16:25] Seigi     Padparadscha? [16:28] Richard     Sapphires of a distinctive orange-tinted     pink are called padparadscha. [16:33] Richard     In Sinhalese, it means "lotus flower." [16:37] Seigi     If you knew all of that, then why... [16:39] Richard     Because, at the time, I didn't know     what your true motive was. [16:44] Seigi     My motive? [16:45] Richard     Yes. It was nothing like what I expected. [16:51] (Flashback) Seigi     I want you to find the     original owner of this ring. [16:54] Richard     Stolen goods are typically     involved in fraud or resale, [16:59] Richard     but I couldn't have predicted the     desires of a foolishly kind person. [17:09] Seigi     Yet in the end, I couldn't return it. [17:12] Seigi     She wouldn't accept it. [17:16] Seigi     Will... she never forgive her? [17:24] Richard     Perhaps what your     grandmother did wasn't right. [17:31] Richard     But I believe she did it to protect     her precious daughter. [17:36] Richard     Is that desire not admirable? [17:43] Richard     The pink sapphire represents      justice for the weak. [17:49] Seigi     Justice? [17:52] (Flashback) Seigi     Grandma, why do people laugh     at me for helping those in need? [17:56] Bully     A real hero of justice! [17:59] Bully     Goody two-shoes! [18:04] (Flashback) Grandma     I'm proud of you, Seigi. [18:12] Richard     I believe it's a jewel befitting     of your grandmother. [18:16] Richard     You should hold on to it. [18:24] Seigi     Grandma... [18:34] Seigi     Thank you for today. [18:41] Richard     Take this. [18:42] Seigi     What is it? [18:44] Richard     Kansai's most popular pork buns. [18:46] Seigi     What? [18:47] Seigi     I can't accept this. [18:49] Richard     I'm not insisting that you eat them alone. [18:52] Richard     Why not return to your parents' home? [18:54] Seigi     What? [18:55] Richard     You still have things to discuss. [18:57] Richard     Probably more than you realize. [19:01] Richard     Now then, I'll be going. [19:12] Seigi     Hey, Hiromi? I'm coming over today. [19:15] Hiromi     Sure, but I don't have anything here. [19:18] Seigi     That's okay. [19:20] Seigi     Listen... Was Grandma the one who named me? [19:25] Hiromi     Where did that come from? [19:27] Seigi     Just wondering. [19:29] Hiromi     It wasn't just your grandma. [19:32] Hiromi     I thought it was nice, too. [19:38] Seigi     I see. [19:57] Richard     Those are the results of my valuation. [20:06] Seigi     Thank you. [20:07] Richard     If you'd like, I'd be willing     to buy that padparadscha. [20:13] Seigi     No, thank you. I have no     intention of letting that ring go. [20:16] Richard     I see. I expected as much. [20:20] Richard     Now, I have another suggestion. [20:23] Richard     Why don't you work here? [20:25] Seigi     Me? Work here? [20:28] Richard     Yes. I'm planning to open a shop here. [20:32] Richard     It would only be weekends, [20:35] Richard     and you'd only be doing     odd jobs and cleaning. [20:37] Richard     What do you think? [20:40] Seigi     Why me? I'm an amateur. [20:43] Richard     I know this is personal, [20:45] Richard     but my grandmother was from the land      that produced the padparadscha, [20:48] Richard     Ratnapura in Sri Lanka. [20:51] Seigi     My grandmother's ring was made [20:52] Seigi     with a gemstone from your     grandmother's homeland? [20:56] Richard     Yes. It's rather intriguing. [21:00] Richard     A gemstone mined in Sri Lanka was     polished in Europe and ended up in Japan. [21:06] Richard     The Japanese might say this     must be some sort of fate. [21:12] Richard     So, what do you say? [21:13] Seigi     I'd love to! [21:24] Seigi     It's so good! Did you make this? [21:27] Richard     This is real royal milk tea. [21:30] Richard     The rest is counterfeit. [21:35] Seigi     Come to think of it, this might be     the first time I've seen you drink [21:39] Seigi     anything but water, Richard-san. [21:41] Richard     Guests aside, I'm not terribly accustomed [21:45] Richard     to being called "Richard-san"     by my associates. [21:49] Seigi     Then, de... de Vul... d-de Vul... [21:53] Richard     Just call me Richard. [21:54] Seigi     What? No honorific? [21:56] Richard     It's fine. [22:01] Seigi     Richard it is, then. [22:06] Richard     I look forward to working with you, Seigi.