E2 - The Ruby's Truth

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[00:04] Seigi
    It's been half a month since
    I started working at Étranger.
[00:07] Seigi
    I'm responsible for odd jobs...
[00:12] Seigi
    and preparing royal milk tea
    the way Richard taught me.
[00:20] Woman
    Bonjour.
[00:21] Richard
    Comment allez-vous?
[00:23] Richard
    Je suis Richard.
[00:25] Richard
    Hao jiu bu jian.
[00:27] Richard
    Mama obava dae aekima mage gauravaya.
[00:31] Richard
    Ana'atatalae liruyatik maratan ukhraa.
[00:35] Seigi
    A French woman, a Chinese man,
    and an Arabian... king?
[00:39] Seigi
    Just how many languages does he speak?
[00:42] Seigi
    Richard, I've never seen
    clothes like that up close before.
[00:46] Seigi
    Isn't he hot in that?
[00:48] Richard
    Seigi, do you remember our agreement?
[00:51] Seigi
    Our agreement?
[00:53] Richard
    I know I went over it
    with you when I hired you.
[00:57] Richard
    You will exhibit no prejudice
    based on race, religion,
[01:01] Richard
    sexual orientation, nationality,
    nor any other criterion,
[01:04] Richard
    and you will not speak in
    a discriminatory manner.
[01:06] Seigi
    That was it!
[01:07] Richard
    No pointing at people.
[01:09] Seigi
    Sorry.
[01:10] Richard
    Be mindful that you aren't
    rude to our customers.
[01:15] Seigi
    Yes, sir.
[01:17] Richard
    Also...
[01:19] Richard
    Don't be stingy with the tea leaves.
[01:23] Seigi
    Sorry.
SIGN    Episode 2
    The Ruby's Truth
[03:09] Seigi
    Welcome.
[03:12] Mami
    Hello. You're open, right?
[03:16] Mami
    Do I need an appointment?
[03:19] Mami
    The manager is a foreigner?
[03:22] Richard
    Welcome. What can I do for you?
[03:26] Mami
    Your Japanese is quite good.
[03:34] Mami
    Thank you.
[03:37] Richard
    I'm the owner,
    Richard Ranashinha de Vulpian.
[03:41] Mami
    I'm... Akashi Mami.
[03:43] Richard
    Now, what can I do for you?
[03:46] Mami
    I'd like you to appraise this.
[04:01] Richard
    If I may...
[04:04] Mami
    A lot of rubies are warmed up, right?
[04:09] Richard
    You're talking about the process
     known as heat treatment, yes?
[04:12] Mami
    I'd like you to determine if this
    ruby has been heated or not.
[04:19] Richard
    In that case, you'd like me to valuate
    only the ruby and not the diamonds?
[04:25] Mami
    Yes, just that.
[04:27] Richard
    Understood.
SIGN    Request Form
    
    Name: Akashi Mami
    Phone Number: 080-660-5674
    Address: Tokyo Metropolis
    Koto City
    Hashishita 8-20-703
    
[04:30] Richard
    Well, then, I'll contact you
     once I have the results.
[04:34] Mami
    Thank you.
[04:42] Richard
    She seemed to be in a hurry.
[04:50] Seigi
    This is the ruby, huh?
[04:53] Seigi
    It's so red.
[04:55] Seigi
    It's the color of the speck
    of blood you see in chicken.
[05:00] Richard
    Is that a joke? Or do you actually
    know what you're talking about?
[05:04] Seigi
    What do you mean?
[05:06] Richard
    "Pigeon blood."
[05:08] Seigi
    Pigeon... blood?
[05:10] Richard
    Yes.
[05:11] Richard
    It's a term used to describe rubies
    found only in certain mines in Myanmar.
[05:16] Richard
    They're of the highest quality
     and the brightest red.
[05:21] Richard
    But if you said that without knowing...
[05:24] Richard
    Good for you.
[05:25] Seigi
    Good... What?
[05:28] Seigi
    Was that a compliment?
[05:30] Seigi
    Thank you.
[05:33] Seigi
    Oh, she forgot something!
[05:35] Seigi
    I'd better take it to her.
[05:38] Richard
    Seigi...
[05:38] Seigi
    I'll be back!
[05:58] Seigi
    There she is.
[05:59] Seigi
    Ma'am!
[06:12] Seigi
    Ma'am!
[06:14] Seigi
    Here. You forgot this.
[06:17] Mami
    Thank you.
[06:20] Seigi
    Um... Are you all right?
[06:36] Richard
    Did you find Akashi-san?
[06:40] Seigi
    She was making the face my grandma used to...
[06:43] Seigi
    She was acting a little strange.
[06:46] Richard
    Her request was also a little unusual.
[06:49] Seigi
    Huh?
[06:50] Ricahrd
    It's rare for someone to ask if a
    gemstone has been heated or not.
[06:55] Seigi
    What's this about heating?
[06:57] Ricahrd
    Heat treatment.
[07:00] Richard
    In the case of rubies and sapphires,
[07:02] Richard
    heating them brightens their color.
[07:05] Seigi
    Really? So there's a chemical reaction.
[07:08] Richard
    Yes. Now it's time for a little quiz.
[07:12] Richard
    Between a drably colored unheated ruby
    and a clear red heated ruby,
[07:19] Richard
    which is more valuable?
[07:22] Seigi
    This one's prettier, but... the unheated one?
[07:26] Ricahrd
    Too bad.
[07:27] Seigi
    What?
[07:29] Richard
    Its beauty is what matters.
[07:31] Richard
    Most rubies on the market are heated.
[07:34] Seigi
    Really?
[07:36] Richard
    That said, when it comes
    to pigeon blood rubies,
[07:39] Richard
    the natural, unheated gemstones
    are more expensive.
[07:42] Richard
    However, suppose a ruby was
    discovered after a death in your family.
[07:47] Richard
    Would you be worried about whether
    or not it had been heat-treated?
[07:50] Seigi
    No. It's still a valuable gemstone.
[07:54] Richard
    That's right.
[07:57] Richard
    It's rare for people to care,
[07:59] Richard
    and even rarer for them to come ask about it.
[08:04] Seigi
    Then why did Akashi-san?
[08:07] Richard
    In general, people are concerned
    about the value of gemstones
[08:11] Richard
    when numbers are more
    important than the memories.
[08:16] Seigi
    Numbers, huh?
[08:21] Seigi
    What's wrong with it?
[08:25] Shoko
    Seigi-kun, good morning.
[08:27] Seigi
    Good morning, Tanimoto-san.
[08:31] Shoko
    That's a mineral encyclopedia, isn't it?
[08:34] Shoko
    Are you into gemstones, Seigi-kun?
[08:37] Seigi
    I work part-time at a jeweler's.
    Right now, I'm researching heating.
[08:43] Seigi
    Not that you'd care anything about that...
[08:46] Shoko
    Heating what kind of gemstone?
[08:47] Seigi
    Huh?
[08:48] Shoko
    Beryl? Quartz? Or corundum?
[08:52] Seigi
    Um, uh... Rubies.
[08:54] Shoko
    Corundum, then.
[08:57] Shoko
    Rubies and sapphires are called
    corundum in mineralogy.
[09:02] Shoko
    Oh, sorry!
[09:04] Shoko
    I was the president of the
    mineralogy club in high school.
[09:11] Shoko
    It's certainly strange for someone to care
[09:13] Shoko
    if a gemstone's been heated or not.
[09:15] Seigi
    Really?
[09:16] Shoko
    It can make a gemstone worth
    ten times as much, though.
[09:19] Seigi
    Wow...
[09:21] Seigi
    Wait, that much?
[09:23] Shoko
    If they intend to sell it, it makes sense.
[09:26] Seigi
    The owner said the same thing.
[09:29] Shoko
    If there's anything I can do
    to help, let me know.
[09:32] Seigi
    I really appreciate it.
[09:34] Seigi
    I'd love to learn more about gemstones,
    but I don't know where to start.
[09:39] Shoko
    Gemstones are great.
[09:41] Shoko
    After all, every single gem is one-of-a-kind.
[09:45] Shoko
    There's such romanticism to them,
    regardless of grade.
[09:50] Seigi
    How cool...
[09:52] Shoko
    Huh?
[09:53] Seigi
    Oh, nothing. You must really like them.
[09:56] Shoko
    Oh, there I go again.
[09:59] Shoko
    Once I start talking about
    gemstones, I just can't stop.
[10:02] Shoko
    Sorry.
[10:03] Seigi
    For what? I'd love to hear more.
[10:07] Shoko
    Really?
[10:08] Seigi
    Of course.
[10:10] Shoko
    Thanks.
[10:12] Shoko
    Then let's chat again sometime. Later!
[10:17] Shimo
    You forgot to get her number again.
[10:27] Homura
    Please, wait!
[10:29] Homura
    I know she came here.
[10:35] Homura
    Please break it off with Mami-san!
[10:44] Homura
    My name is Homura.
SIGN    Homura
     Trading, Ltd.
    
    
    
     Subsection
     Chief
     Homura
     Takashi
[10:47] Homura
    I'm sorry for imposing.
[10:49] Richard
    Don't worry about it.
[10:51] Richard
    Now, what can I do for you?
[10:58] Homura
    I'm her fiancé.
[11:01] Homura
    After everything that's happened,
    I hired someone to investigate her.
[11:07] Seigi
    Hired someone? You mean a detective?
[11:10] Homura
    I had my reasons.
[11:12] Homura
    This won't take long. Please, hear me out.
[11:17] Richard
    Very well.
[11:19] Homura
    Thank you.
[11:23] Homura
    I met her exactly one year ago.
[11:27] Homura
    She joined the company in the spring.
[11:28] Homura
    I was drawn to how hard-working she was.
[11:32] Homura
    My parents were delighted,
    and we soon began discussing marriage.
[11:37] Homura
    But...
[11:39] Homura
    It's not working out.
    We haven't gotten anywhere since then.
[11:43] Homura
    She keeps losing weight,
    and she's stopped smiling.
[11:49] Seigi
    Maybe it's the marriage blues.
[11:54] Homura
    My parents are losing their minds.
[11:56] Homura
    When I ask her why,
    she won't tell me anything.
[12:00] Homura
    I don't know what to do.
[12:03] Seigi
    But you didn't have to hire a detective.
[12:06] Homura
    There was nothing else I could do!
[12:12] Homura
    I'm sorry.
[12:21] Homura
    Over the past month,
    the only thing of interest she's done
[12:25] Homura
    was visit this store.
[12:28] Homura
    I thought she was having an affair with you.
[12:32] Homura
    Am I mistaken?
[12:33] Seigi
    You are. She just came
    to have a ruby valuated.
[12:37] Homura
    A ruby? You mean the brooch I gave her?
[12:42] Seigi
    I don't know about that,
    but I'm sure Akashi-san has her reasons.
[12:48] Homura
    Akashi?
[12:49] Homura
    Who is Akashi-san?
[12:56] Seigi
    This woman.
[12:58] Homura
    Her name is Sasu Mami.
[13:01] Seigi
    Sasu?
[13:02] Homura
    Yes, written with the kanji
    meaning "sandy shoal."
[13:05] Seigi
    Her name isn't Akashi Mami-san?
[13:08] Homura
    No. Why would she use a fake name?
SIGN    Display
SIGN    Menu
[13:24] Mami
    Homura-san...
[13:27] Homura
    Let's talk, Mami-san.
[13:37] Homura
    I don't understand how you feel anymore.
[13:42] Homura
    Have you fallen in love with someone else?
[13:44] Homura
    Is there an old flame you can't forget?
[13:49] Homura
    Compared to him,
    I don't think I stand a chance...
[13:54] Homura
    But who is it?
    Who does your heart belong to?
[14:03] Homura
    Mami-san, I don't care
    if you're having an affair.
[14:10] Homura
    No matter who you love,
    I can't give you up.
[14:13] Homura
    My feelings will never change.
[14:15] Homura
    But it hurts to be left in the dark.
[14:22] Homura
    Please tell me. What's troubling you so?
[14:27] Homura
    What's making you so anxious?
[14:29] Homura
    What should I do?
[14:33] Mami
    Homura-san, I can't marry you.
[14:46] Homura
    Why not, Mami-san?
[14:52] Seigi
    That face...
[14:57] Mami
    I can't stand growing a vegetable
    garden in a desert anymore.
[15:04] Homura
    A vegetable garden in a desert?
[15:06] Mami
    Homura-san, this isn't your fault.
     It's entirely mine.
[15:11] Mami
    I'm sorry.
[15:13] Homura
    Mami-san!
[15:15] Mami
    Let go!
[15:32] Richard
    Seigi.
[15:33] Seigi
    I'm sorry. You don't need
    to pay me for today.
[15:39] Homura
    I had no idea she hated me so much...
[15:42] Richard
    This is just a guess,
    but the problem may lie elsewhere.
SIGN    No Bicycles Tsukiji Police Department
[16:00] Seigi
    Where did she go?
[16:09] Mom
    Where should we go next?
[16:10] Dad
    Well...
[16:12] Girl
    Look. This bag is so cute.
[16:14] Girl
    So then, yesterday...
[16:23] Seigi
    Mami-san!
[16:27] Mami
    You... Why?
[16:31] Seigi
    My name is Nakata Seigi,
    as in "hero of justice."
[16:37] Seigi
    So I couldn't just look the other way.
[16:40] Mami
    Hero of justice?
[16:42] Seigi
    My grandma named me.
[16:46] Seigi
    And... another woman who's sort
     of like a grandmother to me
[16:51] Seigi
    told me to be the kind of person
     who helps those in need.
[16:56] Mami
    What does that mean?
[17:00] Mami
    My parents raised me
    not to be a bother to others
[17:05] Mami
    or draw unnecessary attention to myself.
[17:09] Mami
    Have a normal wedding, have kids,
    raise them normally, and grow old.
[17:15] Mami
    They told me that was
    the path to an easy life.
[17:20] Mami
    I always wanted to follow
    that path, but I can't...
[17:24] Mami
    even though Homura-san
    is such a good man.
[17:27] Seigi
    Huh?
[17:29] Mami
    The person I can't forget...
     is a woman. Akashi Tatsuki.
[17:35] Mami
    We lived together for seven years,
    up until last year.
[17:40] Seigi
    So that's what this is about.
[17:42] Mami
    It's not normal at all, is it?
[17:45] Seigi
    So Akashi was her name.
[17:49] Seigi
    In that case, why did you decide
    to marry Homura-san?
[17:53] Mami
    Living with Tatsuki was hard,
[17:55] Mami
    like growing a vegetable garden
    in the middle of the desert.
[18:00] Mami
    I wondered why I had to endure
    so much hardship that others didn't.
[18:06] Seigi
    So that's what you meant by a desert...
[18:10] Mami
    When I finally decided I wanted
    a normal life, I met Homura-san.
[18:15] Mami
    But I couldn't sleep, and eventually,
    I couldn't even keep food down.
[18:22] Mami
    Our bodies are honest, aren't they?
[18:24] Seigi
    There's nothing wrong with not
    forcing yourself to get married.
[18:28] Mami
    There is.
[18:30] Mami
    I admire women who live
    happy, ordinary lives.
[18:34] Mami
    I hate not being one
    so much that I could die.
[18:38] Mami
    I'm disgusted with myself.
[18:43] Seigi
    Every gemstone is one-of-a-kind.
[18:48] Seigi
    I doubt there's anyone who always feels
     like they're completely normal.
[18:54] Seigi
    There are some things about
    ourselves we just can't change.
[19:01] Mami
    Have you ever thought about becoming
     a counselor, Mr. Hero of Justice?
[19:07] Seigi
    Mami-san?
[19:08] Seigi
    Mami-san!
[19:15] Homura
    I...
[19:17] Homura
    My feelings were making Mami-san suffer.
[19:31] Richard
    Here are the results of your valuation.
[19:37] Richard
    It's 3.05 carats, triple A grade,
    originating from Mogok, Myanmar.
[19:43] Richard
    It's an exceptional unheated gemstone.
    I'd value it around ten million yen.
[19:47] Seigi
    Ten mill—
[19:51] Mami
    I see.
[19:53] Seigi
    So... why was it that you really wanted
    to know if it had been heated or not?
[19:57] Mami
    If it was heated, I would marry him.
[20:00] Mami
    If not, I would rethink our engagement.
[20:03] Seigi
    Huh?
[20:05] Seigi
    What? Not the other way around?
[20:08] Mami
    I wish he hadn't cared about me.
[20:12] Mami
    This was supposed to be a rebirth for me.
[20:14] Mami
    But with the wedding approaching,
    I got scared for the first time.
[20:17] Mami
    I was a mess.
[20:20] Mami
    I think I wanted someone to tell me that.
[20:24] Richard
    Gemstones are mirrors
    that reflect their owners.
[20:27] Richard
    They'd never lead you to
    an answer you didn't desire.
[20:31] Richard
    Perhaps you already had your answer
    when you came here, Sasu-sama.
[20:37] Mami
    And I'm the only one who didn't know?
[20:40] Richard
    Everyone has their own world.
[20:44] Richard
    It's a matter of whether we deny them
[20:46] Richard
    or choose to nurture them as our own.
[20:56] Mami
    I'll return the brooch to Homura-san.
[21:04] Mami
    This is good. Thank you.
[21:12] Seigi
    It must be hard for someone
    like Mami-san to live in Japan.
[21:18] Richard
    Making generalizations by saying
    "people like her" is offensive.
[21:24] Seigi
    Right, our agreement...
[21:26] Seigi
    "You will exhibit no prejudice,
    nor speak in a discriminatory manner."
[21:31] Richard
    Seigi, how are gemstones measured?
[21:34] Seigi
    In carats.
[21:35] Richard
    Correct.
[21:37] Richard
    Of course, it's possible to convert
    each carat into 0.2 grams,
[21:42] Richard
    but I think a world with many
    different metrics and measures
[21:49] Richard
    is easier to live in,
    more beautiful, and much richer.
[21:56] Richard
    I'm going to see our next customer.
[21:58] Richard
    Could you make some tea?
[22:07] Seigi
    All right!