E3 - Insight of the Cat's Eye

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[00:11] Shoko
    Seigi-kun.
[00:14] Seigi
    Tanimoto-san!
[00:16] Shoko
    More research?
[00:18] Seigi
    Yeah. I was wondering why
    gemstones are so expensive.
[00:22] Shoko
    Huh?
[00:24] Seigi
    Unlike minerals and rocks,
    I'm sure gemstones are expensive
[00:29] Seigi
    because they're processed in all kinds
    of ways to increase their beauty.
[00:33] Shoko
    Seigi-kun, have you ever been
    to a mineral show?
[00:36] Seigi
    I went to hero shows as a kid...
[00:41] Shoko
    "Mineral" is just a catch-all
    for stones and the like.
[00:44] Seigi
    So... it's a rock show?
[00:46] Shoko
    Yeah, a rock exhibition and sale.
[00:49] Shoko
    How much do you think this is worth?
[00:52] Seigi
    Maybe four million?
[00:55] Shoko
    Try 24 million.
[00:57] Seigi
    T-Twenty-four million?!
[01:00] Shoko
    An object's worth is determined
    by supply and demand, right?
[01:04] Shoko
    If there are fewer objects than people
    who want them, their price goes up.
[01:09] Seigi
    So this one's extremely rare.
[01:12] Shoko
    Mineral shows are fun because
    you get to see things like this.
[01:16] Shoko
    There's one coming up in Shinjuku.
[01:19] Seigi
    Shinjuku...
[01:22] Seigi
    Invite her to go with you.
[01:25] Seigi
    "Let's go together."
[01:26] Seigi
    "Let's go."
[01:27] Shoko
    Want to go together, Seigi-kun?
[01:31] Seigi
    I do!
[01:32] Shoko
    Then I'll text you the details later.
    Can I get your number?
[01:39] Seigi
    Sure!
[01:50] Seigi
    I'm back!
[02:04] Seigi
    I didn't see you!
[02:06] Richard
    I don't mind if you dance or sing.
[02:10] Richard
    Don't worry.
SIGN    Episode 3
    Insight of the Cat's Eye
[03:49] Seigi
    Oh, right.
[03:51] Seigi
    I finally got it. It was the last one.
[03:54] Richard
    Good work.
[03:56] Richard
    But today's client, Satomura-sama,
    just called to cancel their appointment.
[04:03] Seigi
    What?
[04:05] Seigi
    We'll definitely have leftovers.
SIGN    Milk
[04:08] Seigi
    I guess I'll make milk jelly.
[04:11] Richard
    Milk... what?
[04:18] Seigi
    A child?
SIGN    Menu
SIGN    Display
[04:20] Seigi
    Maybe they've mistaken us for someplace else.
[04:22] Richard
    Let's let them in.
[04:26] Hajime
    Good—
[04:28] Hajime
    H-Hello.
[04:31] Richard
    Good day to you.
[04:32] Hajime
    Oh... G-Good day.
[04:36] Seigi
    Are you all by yourself?
[04:38] Seigi
    If you're lost, there's a police box nearby.
    Shall we go together?
[04:41] Seigi
    I'm sure your mom and dad
    are worried about you.
[04:45] Hajime
    This is a jeweler's, right?
[04:48] Hajime
    I came because I'd like
    to speak with a jeweler.
[04:51] Seigi
    Alone?
[04:54] Hajime
    Is that not allowed?
[04:57] Seigi
    This isn't the kind of place
    children come by themselves.
[05:00] Hajime
    I'm not a child. I'm a customer.
[05:03] Richard
    Please excuse us.
[05:05] Richard
    Welcome to Étranger.
[05:08] Richard
    I'm the owner. My name is Richard.
[05:12] Richard
    And this is Seigi.
    He helps out around the shop.
[05:16] Seigi
    How did you learn about this place?
[05:20] Hajime
    It's a secret.
[05:21] Richard
    Would you mind telling us your name?
[05:26] Hajime
    I don't have to give my name when
    I go shopping at a clothing store.
[05:32] Richard
    You're quite right.
[05:34] Richard
    Please, come in.
[05:44] Richard
    Seigi, prepare something to drink.
[05:47] Seigi
    All we have for kids is milk.
[05:51] Hajime
    I'd like warm milk.
[05:53] Hajime
    I don't take sugar, but I'd like it sweet.
[05:56] Seigi
    What?
[05:57] Seigi
    Sweet without sugar?
    Are you trying to be clever?
[06:01] Richard
    Seigi.
[06:02] Seigi
    Understood.
[06:05] Richard
    Now, why have you come to see a jeweler?
[06:10] Hajime
    I'd like one of these gemstones.
[06:19] Richard
    This is a chrysoberyl cat's eye.
[06:22] Hajime
    Yes, it's a cat's eye.
[06:26] Hajime
    I have money.
[06:27] Hajime
    I saved up my New Year's money,
    so it's in my name.
[06:31] Seigi
    You have a passbook?
[06:34] Seigi
    That might help us identify him.
    Let's take a look.
[06:37] Hajime
    I can't show it to a stranger.
[06:39] Richard
    Seigi, don't force him to do anything.
[06:43] Seigi
    But we can't just do nothing,
    and I'm sure his parents are worried.
[06:51] Richard
    I have an idea.
[06:53] Richard
    Please mind our customer.
[06:56] Seigi
    Me?
[06:58] Richard
    If you'll excuse me,
    I'll go get the gemstones.
[07:06] Seigi
    Now... Want to play, Mr. Won't-Give-His-Name?
[07:11] Seigi
    No, that's too long...
[07:12] Seigi
    Mr. Smart Aleck! No, too hard to say...
[07:15] Seigi
    Then... Oh, I've got it! Mr. John Doe—
[07:17] Hajime
    My name is Hajime.
[07:19] Seigi
    Huh?
[07:20] Hajime
    But I won't tell you my family name.
[07:22] Seigi
    Fine. Nice to meet you, Hajime-kun.
[07:28] Seigi
    All right. What shall we play, Hajime-kun?
[07:31] Seigi
    Tag? Hide-and-seek?
[07:33] Hajime
    I don't play such childish games.
[07:36] Seigi
    Childish? But you are a child.
[07:40] Hajime
    More importantly, where's my drink?
[07:43] Seigi
    Coming right up, sir!
[07:47] Seigi
    Hajime-sama, would you help me select
    some snacks to go with your beverage?
[07:52] Hajime
    Are you trying to bribe me now?
[07:55] Seigi
    You know some pretty grown-up words...
[07:57] Hajime
    There's no point in flattering me.
[07:59] Hajime
    I won't say anything I don't mean to.
[08:06] Seigi
    Leaf pies, melon jelly,
    red bean jelly, baumkuchen...
[08:11] Hajime
    I'd like some baumkuchen, please.
[08:13] Seigi
    Very well.
[08:16] Hajima
    Oh, actually...
[08:23] Hajime
    I'll have that.
[08:25] Seigi
    Since you don't take sugar,
    I put honey in your milk.
[08:31] Hajima
    I love honey milk.
[08:39] Hajima
    It's good.
[08:41] Seigi
    Thank you.
[08:43] Seigi
    Just between you and me,
    the owner loves sweet things.
[08:48] Seigi
    He turns into a monster
    whenever we run out.
[08:52] Seigi
    Roar!
[08:55] Hajime
    That's not funny at all.
[09:02] Hajime
    This is very good.
[09:05] Hajime
    I like it.
[09:07] Richard
    I'm glad to hear that.
[09:10] Richard
    Thank you for waiting.
[09:12] Richard
    I've brought you the cat's eyes.
[09:16] Richard
    These are apatite cat's eyes.
[09:19] Richard
    These are tourmaline cat's eyes.
[09:22] Hajime
    What? They're both cat's eyes?
[09:26] Richard
    Yes.
[09:28] Richard
    A mineral called rutile inside the gemstone
[09:33] Richard
    gleams like the eyes of a cat
    when it reflects light.
[09:36] Richard
    This light effect called chatoyancy
    is what makes a cat's eye.
[09:42] Hajime
    So it's similar to how cats can have white fur
    even if they're of different breeds?
[09:47] Richard
    Good for you.
[09:49] Richard
    When I was your age, I thought someone
    had drawn the effect with a white pen.
[09:57] Seigi
    Do you like any of these gems?
[10:03] Hajime
    I want one just like this one.
[10:06] Hajime
    There's no point if it's different.
[10:12] Hajime
    If Milk were here,
    this wouldn't be happening...
[10:15] Seigi
    Milk?
[10:17] Hajime
    Never mind.
[10:19] Richard
    Is that a cat's name?
[10:23] Seigi
    Come to think of it, on his bag...
[10:25] Richard
    He's also looking for a cat's eye.
[10:30] Richard
    English uses the same phrase
    to refer to an actual cat's eye.
[10:32] Seigi
    Cats have two eyes.
[10:35] Seigi
    Is that why you need a matching stone?
[10:40] Richard
    Is it a cat with eyes the color
    of chrysoberyl cat's eyes?
[10:49] Seigi
    Does the reason you came here have
    something to do with that cat, Hajime-kun?
[10:55] Seigi
    You don't have to tell us
    if you don't want to.
[10:57] Seigi
    But when I see a troubled customer,
     I want to help them.
[11:09] Hajime
    Milk was a stray cat.
[11:13] Hajime
    We adopted him when I began
    attending grade school.
[11:18] Hajime
    Milk has strange powers.
[11:26] Hajime
    He once kept us from going on a drive.
SIGN    Breaking News: Mountain Cliff Collapses,
    Earth Spilling Into Roadway
[11:32] Hajime
    While watching the news,
    we saw that there'd been a landslide
[11:35] Hajime
    on one of the roads we'd planned on driving.
[11:37] Hajime
    There was also the time
    Milk kept biting Dad's arm.
[11:43] Hajime
    When we went to the hospital,
    they discovered he was sick.
[11:47] Hajime
    Even Mom and Dad said Milk saved us.
[11:52] Seigi
    So it's a cat that can predict bad things.
[11:56] Hajime
    Yeah.
[11:57] Hajime
    Milk always stares at us
     when we leave the house.
[12:04] Hajime
    Mom says he's watching over us.
[12:09] Hajime
    But Milk is gone now,
    and my mom is in the hospital.
[12:15] Seigi
    What?
[12:16] Hajime
    She's going to have a baby.
[12:20] Hajime
    So we need his protection.
[12:23] Hajime
    Dad gave me this gemstone
    to take Milk's place, but...
[12:30] Richard
    Earlier, you said that Milk was gone.
[12:33] Richard
    How did that come to pass?
[12:41] Hajime
    My dad...
[12:48] (Flashback) Yasaka
    Milk? He must be around here somewhere.
[12:52] (Flashback) Yasaka
    I'm sure he'll come back soon enough.
[12:56] Hajime
    If there was some reason for it,
    he could tell me.
[12:59] Hajime
    He thinks I can't be of any help.
[13:04] Hajime
    He's a liar...
[13:06] Hajime
    I hate him!
[13:23] Hajime
    Excuse me.
[13:29] Richard
    I believe I understand now.
[13:32] Richard
    You're looking for a second gemstone
    to stand in for Milk, yes?
[13:37] Hajime
    That's right. I won't rely on my dad.
[13:41] Hajime
    I have to protect my family.
[13:48] Seigi
    Having a dad like that is hard.
[13:52] Seigi
    He doesn't know what he did was wrong.
[13:56] Seigi
    He doesn't know how he's hurting you.
[14:01] Seigi
    He's the worst.
[14:04] Seigi
    That kind of parent... is the worst.
[14:09] Richard
    Seigi?
[14:12] Hajime
    You have no right to say that!
[14:15] Hajime
    What do you know?
[14:18] Hajime
    My dad is really busy!
[14:20] Hajime
    He just went crazy from working too hard!
[14:24] Hajime
    Maybe he took Milk away because he was dying,
[14:28] Hajime
    and he didn't want Mom to worry about it!
[14:33] Hajime
    You jerk!
[14:43] Seigi
    Sorry.
[14:46] Richard
    Is this a gemstone of good or bad
    fortune for you, Hajime-sama?
[14:54] Richard
    Since ancient times, cat's eyes have
    been prized as protective gemstones.
[14:59] Richard
    They were thought to be
    gemstones of misfortune in Europe,
[15:03] Richard
    but in Japan and the rest of Asia,
    they're believed to bring good luck.
[15:10] Richard
    Just as you're searching for a
    gemstone to protect your family,
[15:14] Richard
    perhaps your family has imbued
    this one with their love for you.
[15:21] Seigi
    Gemstones are mirrors
    that reflect their owners.
[15:24] Seigi
    They understand how we feel.
[15:28] Richard
    No matter the place or time,
[15:29] Richard
    there isn't anyone who gives a protective
    charm to someone they don't care about.
[15:34] Richard
    Perhaps it would be best to
    speak with your father again.
[15:49] Yasaka
    Hajime!
[15:52] Hajime
    Dad?
[15:53] Seigi
    What? Your dad?
[15:55] Hajime
    How?
[15:57] Yasaka
    Richard-san called me.
[16:00] Yasaka
    Richard-san, I'm so sorry.
[16:03] Richard
    Yasaka-sama purchased
    that chrysoberyl cat's eye.
[16:09] Richard
    I assumed Hajime-sama must be his son.
[16:14] Yasaka
    Hajime.
[16:15] Yasaka
    I can't believe you took that
    out of the house and did all this.
[16:19] Hajime
    But Milk...
[16:20] Yasaka
    You're bothering Richard-san and his shop!
[16:25] Yasaka
    Come on. Let's go, Hajime.
[16:32] Seigi
    Excuse me.
[16:34] Seigi
    Please hear Hajime-kun out.
[16:37] Yasaka
    What?
[16:39] Hajime
    It's fine.
[16:41] Hajime
    Dad's always like this.
[16:44] Hajime
    He doesn't tell me anything,
    and he doesn't listen to me.
[16:51] Yasaka
    Hajime...
[17:02] Richard
    Are you familiar with a condition
    called toxoplasmosis?
[17:06] Hajime
    No.
[17:07] Richard
    Stray cats carry a parasite
    called toxoplasma.
[17:12] Richard
    It can make pregnant women sick
    if they come in contact with it.
[17:17] Hajima
    It's because Milk was a stray cat?
[17:20] Yasaka
    Yeah, so I'm having a secretary from
    my office take care of him to be safe.
[17:27] Hajime
    Why didn't you tell me?
[17:30] Yasaka
    I planned on bringing him back home
    as soon as the baby was born.
[17:34] Hajime
    So you lied to me?
[17:36] Yasaka
    I didn't tell you the truth because
    I thought it would worry you.
[17:41] Hajime
    Huh?
[17:42] Yasaka
    But it seems I only made you worry more.
[17:47] Yasaka
    I'm sorry, Hajime.
[17:55] Yasaka
    Did you ask Richard-san about this gemstone?
[17:58] Richard
    Chrysoberyl cat's eyes
    come in a variety of colors,
[18:02] Richard
    but there is a standard for
    particularly high-quality gemstones.
[18:07] Richard
    The center band must be
    a clear, beautiful white.
[18:11] Richard
    And the rest of the stone must
    be a golden honey color.
[18:16] Richard
    We call this particular kind of stone
    a "honey and milk" cat's eye.
[18:22] Hajime
    Honey and milk...
[18:24] Yasaka
    Honey milk is your favorite, isn't it?
[18:28] Yasaka
    I bought it because I thought it would
    protect you and make you happy.
[18:38] Hajime
    Dad...
[18:40] Hajime
    I have a request.
[18:42] Yasaka
    What is it, Hajime?
[18:44] Hajime
    Promise you won't lie anymore.
[18:50] Yasaka
    All right. I promise.
[18:54] Yasaka
    I won't lie anymore.
[19:00] Hajime
    Pinky promise, hope to die.
[19:02] Hajime
    Swallow ten million needles if you lie.
[19:07] Yasaka
    What? Ten million needles?
[19:09] Hajime
    It's fine as long as you don't lie.
    Should be easy, right?
[19:15] Hajime
    This is a real, super-duper promise, okay?
[19:18] Yasaka
    Yeah, super-duper.
[19:20] Hajime
    You super promise?
[19:21] Yasaka
    I super promise.
[19:27] Seigi
    Anyway, I'm surprised you knew all that.
[19:30] Seigi
    Did you just happen to remember?
[19:32] Richard
    What are you talking about?
[19:35] Seigi
    The gemstone you sold and the buyer.
[19:37] Richard
    Of course I remember.
[19:39] Seigi
    But not every single one, right?
[19:42] Seigi
    You don't mean...
[19:45] Richard
    That honey and milk cat's eye is
    from Sri Lanka, 36.42 carats.
[19:50] Richard
    It was the largest and most beautiful
    chrysoberyl cat's eye I've ever handled.
[19:58] Seigi
    I underestimated you.
[20:02] Seigi
    Didn't he say he bought that
    gemstone for Hajime-kun?
[20:06] Seigi
    What's it worth? Around a million yen?
[20:09] Richard
    More than ten million.
[20:11] Seigi
    T-Ten million?!
[20:14] Richard
    Perhaps he wanted to leave
    something for his son
[20:16] Richard
    just in case something happened.
[20:20] Seigi
    A gemstone?
[20:21] Richard
    You're familiar with asset
    management, aren't you?
[20:27] Seigi
    Of course.
[20:28] Richard
    Small, light, portable at a moment's notice,
[20:32] Richard
    and exchangeable for cash in any country.
[20:34] Richard
    Rare gemstones are valuable.
[20:40] Seigi
    The mineral show...
[20:42] Richard
    Are you interested in mineral shows?
[20:47] Seigi
    Well, a little.
[20:49] Richard
    In European culture, accessories are
    passed down from generation to generation.
[20:53] Seigi
    Was it like that for you, too?
[20:56] Richard
    I suppose.
[20:57] Seigi
    You can feel the parent's love in a gemstone
    passed down from parent to child.
[21:03] Seigi
    It's a lovely thing.
[21:07] Richard
    Love and compatibility are different.
SIGN    Milk
[21:13] Richard
    Seigi, when you get the chance,
    please buy a special cheesecake.
[21:20] Richard
    I was very much looking
    forward to enjoying it.
[21:25] Richard
    Thanks in advance.
[21:28] Richard
    By the way, you said you'd make
    something with the leftover milk.
[21:33] Seigi
    Oh, you mean the milk jelly?
[21:36] Richard
    What kind of food is milk jelly?
[21:43] Seigi
    You really are the king of sweets.
    You can't not try it.
[21:47] Richard
    Who's the king of sweets?
[21:50] Seigi
    There's not much left here,
    so I'll buy some more.
[21:55] Richard
    You'll never get a raise at this rate.
[21:59] Richard
    I prefer pudding.
[22:01] Seigi
    Huh?