E4 - The Fighting Garnet

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[00:01] Shimo
    Mt. Fuji on New Year's?
[00:03] Seigi
    Or the horizon at sunset.
[00:06] Seigi
    That kind of beauty, you know?
[00:09] Shimo
    And you're always alone at the
    store with this boss of yours?
[00:13] Seigi
    When we don't have clients, yeah.
[00:16] Shimo
    This blond-haired, blue-eyed, multilingual,
    sweets-loving, incomparably beautiful boss?
[00:22] Seigi
    Well, yeah.
[00:24] Shimo
    Trade places with me!
[00:25] Seigi
    Huh?
[00:26] Shimo
    I'm so jealous of your job!
[00:30] Shoko
    Seigi-kun, do you know about the
    rocky outcrops on the Miura Peninsula?
[00:33] Shoko
    If you're interested, why don't
    we go together sometime?
[00:37] Seigi
    What are you looking at?
[00:39] Shimo
    When did you exchange
    numbers with Tanimoto-san?
SIGN    ...go together...
[00:45] Shimo
    Why does all the good stuff
    keep happening to you?
[00:47] Shimo
    You've already got Tanimoto-san.
[00:50] Shimo
    Let me have your boss!
[00:53] Seigi
    Are you under the impression
    my boss is a woman, Shimomura?
[00:57] Shimo
    Huh?
[00:58] Seigi
    He's a man. His name is Richard.
[01:02] Seigi
    Richard Ranashinha de Vulpian.
[01:05] Shimo
    Who asked for his full name?
[01:08] Seigi
    Didn't I tell you my boss was a man?
[01:11] Shimo
    No! And who wouldn't assume it's a woman
    when you said they like sweets?
[01:15] Seigi
    Yeah, okay. Sorry.
[01:18] Shimo
    There must have been other
    comparisons you could've made.
[01:20] Shimo
    Like the Tokyo Tower as seen
    from the Yamanote Line.
[01:25] Seigi
    Well, I guess...
[01:28] Seigi
    He's like a living jewel.
SIGN    Episode 4
    The Fighting Garnet
[03:12] Seigi
    Does that red bean jelly
    go with royal milk tea?
[03:19] Richard
    You underestimate royal milk tea.
[03:25] Seigi
    You're a royal milk tea fanatic...
[03:28] Richard
    Today's client, Yamamoto-sama,
    will be arriving soon.
[03:32] Richard
    Please prepare for her arrival.
[03:33] Seigi
    Got it. She's coming to look
    at engagement rings, right?
[03:37] Richard
    Yes. She's requested a garnet.
[03:40] Seigi
    That's unusual.
[03:42] Seigi
    I thought engagements rings used diamonds.
[03:46] Richard
    Why do you think that?
[03:49] Seigi
    Why? Well, I've never really thought about it...
[03:53] Seigi
    Why do engagement rings use diamonds?
[03:59] Richard
    Think about it.
[04:04] Yamamoto
    I'm Yamamoto. I called yesterday
    to make an appointment.
[04:08] Seigi
    We've been expecting you. Please come in.
[04:20] Seigi
    Make yourself comfortable.
[04:22] Yamamoto
    Thank you.
[04:29] Richard
    Thank you for waiting.
[04:31] Richard
    I'm the owner,
    Richard Ranashinha de Vulpian.
[04:40] Yamamoto
    I'm sorry for staring...
[04:42] Yamamoto
    I've never seen someone with such
    a beautiful face. I was surprised.
[04:49] Seigi
    I was surprised when I first met him, too.
[04:51] Yamamoto
    Really?
[04:52] Seigi
    They say you grow tired of a
    pretty face after three days.
[04:57] Seigi
    But it's been two months
    since I started working here,
[05:00] Seigi
    and I think he gets prettier every day.
[05:02] Seigi
    He still makes my heart flutter.
[05:06] Richard
    Seigi, please fetch our guest some tea.
[05:08] Seigi
    Huh? Oh, certainly.
[05:10] Seigi
    I'll bring some right away.
[05:12] Richard
    You said you were looking for
    a garnet for an engagement ring,
[05:17] Richard
    so I prepared several.
[05:19] Yamamoto
    Wow...
[05:21] Yamamoto
    These are all garnets?
[05:24] Richard
    "Garnet" is the generic term for a group
    of minerals with the same structure.
[05:29] Richard
    Different compositions produce
    a variety of colors and luster,
[05:33] Richard
    and each has a different name.
[05:34] Richard
    Because the most common red garnet
[05:38] Richard
    bears a resemblance to the fruit, in Japan...
[05:42] Yamamoto
    They're called pomegranate gemstones.
[05:44] Yamamoto
    I did my homework.
[05:46] Richard
    That's correct.
[05:48] Yamamoto
    There really are all kinds of colors.
[05:52] Yamamoto
    Is this one a tsavorite?
[05:55] Richard
    No, this is a demantoid garnet.
[06:00] Richard
    This is a tsavorite.
[06:03] Yamamoto
    I can't tell them apart at all...
[06:05] Yamamoto
    My quick search online didn't get me very far.
[06:11] Richard
    You're welcome to pick
    them up and look at them.
[06:13] Yamato
    May I?
[06:15] Richard
    But of course.
[06:16] Yamamoto
    In that case, I think I will.
[06:23] Yamamoto
    Even garnets are wonderful
    when you see them in person.
[06:27] Seigi
    "Even"?
[06:33] Yamamoto
    This is delicious.
[06:34] Yamamoto
    This isn't store-bought, is it?
[06:37] Seigi
    No. I make it in the kitchen here.
[06:40] Yamamoto
    My mother loves this stuff.
    She drinks it all the time.
[06:43] Yamamoto
    But I'm not sure hers is this good.
[06:46] Richard
    We've also prepared some
     macarons to go with the tea.
[06:50] Richard
    Please choose whichever ones you'd like.
[06:53] Yamamoto
    Then I'll take this one.
[06:55] Seigi
    Very well.
[06:58] Yamamoto
    I wish picking a stone for a ring
    was as easy as picking a macaron...
[07:02] Richard
    Don't worry.
[07:04] Richard
    If you'd like, I can find some to fit
    your budget for our next meeting.
[07:10] Yamamoto
    My budget? You're right...
[07:14] Yamamoto
    I'll ask my boyfriend.
[07:16] Seigi
    Is your boyfriend a coworker of yours?
[07:19] Seigi
    It's amazing you both work
    for a foreign company.
[07:22] Seigi
    Are you fluent in English?
[07:26] Richard
    Seigi.
[07:27] Yamamoto
    No... I wouldn't say that.
[07:31] Yamamoto
    Speaking of, I'm surprised.
[07:33] Yamamoto
    Your Japanese is great, Richard-san.
[07:36] Yamamoto
    Were you born and raised here?
[07:39] Richard
    In England, actually.
[07:41] Yamamoto
    Oh? Is de Vulpian an English name?
[07:45] Richard
    French. It's my mother's name.
[07:49] Yamamoto
    That's kind of cool.
[07:52] Seigi
    France and England...
[07:54] Seigi
    So that's how this beauty was born.
[07:59] Seigi
    Don't you think he's pretty
    even when he's angry?
[08:11] Richard
    I've been wondering...
[08:13] Richard
    Have you ever been burned as
    a result of your careless speech?
[08:17] Seigi
    Have I ever been burned
     by my careless speech?
[08:21] Seigi
    No.
[08:25] Richard
    Thank you.
[08:27] Richard
    I believe I've gotten a good
    grasp on your outlook.
[08:39] Seigi
    Why is he mad?
[08:44] Seigi
    When you said outcrops,
    you meant geological formations?
[08:47] Shoko
    Yeah. They look like shortcake, don't they?
[08:49] Seigi
    Yeah.
[08:51] Seigi
    You can't get diamonds here.
[08:53] Shoko
    Natural diamonds have previously
    been discovered even here in Japan.
[08:58] Seigi
    What?
[08:59] Seigi
    So you can get them in Japan?
[09:01] Shoko
    Only tiny amounts, though.
[09:03] Shoko
    Anyway, what's this about diamonds?
[09:06] Seigi
    Well, I've been thinking about why
    engagement rings are always diamonds.
[09:11] Shoko
    That's because of the power of marketing.
[09:14] Seigi
    Marketing?
[09:15] Shoko
    Yeah.
[09:16] Shoko
    Unlike other gemstones,
    a single company has a monopoly
[09:20] Shoko
    on their mining, distribution,
    processing, and sale.
[09:26] Shoko
    That company fabricated
     the value of diamonds.
[09:30] Seigi
    Fabricated their value?
[09:31] Shoko
    Yup.
[09:32] Shoko
    "Only diamonds are suitable for important
    life events like celebrating a wedding."
[09:39] Shoko
    "Diamonds are forever."
[09:43] Seigi
    What? Really?
[09:46] Seigi
    Richard?
[09:48] Seigi
    Sorry. It's my boss.
SIGN    Richard
[09:52] Richard
    Seigi, I'd like to take
    this opportunity to tell you
[09:55] Richard
    everything I've thought about
    you since the day we met.
[10:00] Richard
    You are a ball of charm.
[10:04] Richard
    Every time I watch you work,
    my heart is filled with joy.
[10:11] Seigi
    What is this?
[10:13] Shoko
    What's wrong, Seigi-kun?
[10:15] Seigi
    O-Oh, nothing.
[10:17] Seigi
    When should we go see the outcroppings?
[10:20] Shoko
    Well, let me see...
[10:22] Shoko
    I'm free most weekends.
[10:24] Shoko
    What about you?
[10:34] Seigi
    Richard, do you have a minute?
[10:37] Richard
    What is it?
[10:39] Seigi
    It's about the message
    you sent me the other day.
[10:42] Richard
    What about it?
[10:44] Seigi
    It's, uh... nothing.
[10:48] Richard
    I see.
[11:00] Richard
    These are rhodolite garnets.
[11:03] Richard
    I thought you might like them.
[11:04] Yamamoto
    I guess even garnets can
    be as beautiful as rubies!
[11:09] Yamamoto
    Even garnets are wonderful.
[11:12] Seigi
    Even garnets...?
[11:14] Richard
    Garnets are said to be one of
    the world's oldest gemstones.
[11:20] Richard
    These stones formed in the earth
    over 100 million years ago.
[11:25] Yamamoto
    That long ago?
[11:26] Richard
    Yes.
[11:27] Seigi
    They're more affordable than rubies.
[11:30] Seigi
    I think a garnet is the perfect
    match for you, Yamamoto-sama.
[11:34] Seigi
    It's like the gemstone version of you.
[11:45] Yamamoto
    I know I'm not a ruby.
[11:47] Seigi
    Huh?
[11:49] Yamamoto
    Listen... Can I ask you something?
[11:53] Richard
    Anything.
[11:54] Yamamoto
    Have you ever benefited from your looks?
[11:57] Yamamoto
    They say beautiful women
    have an advantage, right?
[11:59] Yamamoto
    So the same must be true
    for handsome men, right?
[12:02] Richard
    I'm flattered if you're
    complimenting my appearance,
[12:06] Richard
    but it's caused more harm than good.
[12:11] Yamamoto
    As someone who isn't beautiful, I can
    definitely say pretty people are better off.
[12:18] Yamamoto
    Aren't gemstones of undesirable
     colors and shapes
[12:21] Yamamoto
    used for industrial purposes
    or turned into paint?
[12:25] Yamamoto
    People like me are no different
     from those stones.
[12:30] Richard
    You're right.
[12:32] Richard
    Gemstones are evaluated according
    to a number of criteria,
SIGN    Carats
    
    
    
    Cut
    
    
    
    Color
    
    
    
    Clarity
    
    
    
    Origin
    
    
    
    Rarity
[12:35] Richard
    judged, and assigned a price.
[12:38] Richard
    But rather than being bound by
    inflexible criteria or preconceptions,
[12:43] Richard
    you seek a garnet for your engagement ring.
[12:47] Richard
    I sense strong conviction in you.
[12:49] Richard
    Therefore, I also believe that a garnet
    is the perfect gemstone for you.
[12:55] Yamamoto
    And what do you know about me?
[12:59] Richard
    What do I know about you, Yamamoto-sama?
[13:01] Yamamoto
    Yes.
[13:02] Yamamoto
    If a garnet is so perfect for me,
    then what kind of person am I?
[13:06] Seigi
    But that's ridiculous...
[13:08] Yamamoto
    You can stay out of this.
[13:11] Richard
    Yamamoto-sama...
[13:13] Richard
    During the day, you work with flowers.
[13:15] Richard
    You're good with your hands,
    and you enjoy handicrafts.
[13:18] Richard
    You live with your parents.
[13:19] Richard
    And recently, something happened
    that you haven't gotten over.
[13:24] Richard
    How did I do?
[13:29] Yamamoto
    How did you know?
[13:32] Yamamoto
    I don't believe it...
[13:44] Yamamoto
    My scent?
[13:45] Richard
    Yes.
[13:46] Richard
    You always have the smell
    of fresh flowers about you,
[13:50] Richard
    unlike what you'd get with perfume.
[13:53] Richard
    I mean no offense, but the second
    clue was the state of your hands.
[13:58] Richard
    People who work with water get
    chapped hands this time of year.
[14:03] Richard
    Like at a flower shop, for example.
[14:07] Richard
    I reasoned that you must enjoy
    handicrafts based on your accessories.
[14:12] Yamamoto
    How did you know I live with my parents?
[14:14] Richard
    During our first meeting...
[14:17] (Flashback) Yamamoto
    My mother loves this stuff.
    She drinks it all the time.
[14:20] Richard
    Also, statistically speaking,
[14:22] Richard
    it's not unusual for a woman
    your age to live at home.
[14:28] Richard
    Forgive me if any of that was presumptuous.
[14:34] Yamamoto
    Amazing...
[14:36] Seigi
    Um... Can I ask you something?
[14:39] Yamamoto
    About why I lied?
[14:42] Seigi
    Yeah.
[14:43] Yamamoto
    Because I'm not beautiful.
[14:45] Seigi
    Uh...
[14:49] Yamamoto
    I was dumped by my boyfriend of seven years.
[14:54] Yamamoto
    He found a younger girlfriend.
[14:56] Yamamoto
    Of course he'd prefer a younger bride.
[15:01] Seigi
    So you wanted to buy a ring?
[15:04] Yamamoto
    I doubt anyone will give me a ring with
    a gemstone on it as long as I live,
[15:10] Yamamoto
    so I thought I'd buy one for myself.
[15:13] Yamamoto
    I guess you could call it retail therapy.
[15:16] Seigi
    Why a garnet?
[15:19] Yamamoto
    My birthday is in January.
    My birthstone is garnet.
[15:25] Seigi
    Ah, so that's it.
[15:28] Yamamoto
    I first learned about my
    birthstone in middle school.
[15:32] Yamamoto
    I wasn't that happy about it.
[15:35] Yamamoto
    I wondered why it couldn't
    be a ruby or diamond.
[15:40] Yamamoto
    My name is Mito, written with the
    characters for "beautiful person."
[15:45] Seigi
    Huh?
[15:46] Yamamoto
    It's like a punishment, isn't it?
[15:49] Yamamoto
    I wish I could've actually
    been born beautiful instead.
[15:52] Seigi
    Hey, I'm sure you'll find a nice guy eventually.
[15:56] Richard
    Seigi.
[15:59] Yamamoto
    I know my commercial value.
[16:01] Seigi
    Your commercial value?
[16:03] Yamamoto
    I'm not a diamond or a ruby.
[16:06] Yamamoto
    And garnets signify hard work
     and perseverance.
[16:10] Yamamoto
    That's perfect for me.
[16:13] Richard
    Yamamoto-sama.
[16:15] Richard
    Gemstones stay with you longer than lovers.
[16:20] Richard
    When you feel more strongly that you're
    purchasing rather than choosing one,
[16:25] Richard
    it may be a good idea to take your time.
[16:29] Yamamoto
    I know what I'm doing is ridiculous.
[16:32] Yamamoto
    But I've made up my mind to buy one.
[16:40] Seigi
    Why did you say that?
[16:43] Seigi
    Yamamoto-san wanted to buy a ring.
[16:45] Richard
    Gemstones don't always make people happy.
[16:49] Seigi
    But aren't gemstones mirrors
    that reflect their owners?
[16:53] Richard
    When someone is confused about
    what exactly it is that they want,
[16:58] Richard
    I don't recommend making a purchase.
[17:12] Seigi
    Richard...
[17:14] Seigi
    Yamamoto-san?
[17:15] Yamamoto
    I'm sorry. I know it's late.
[17:18] Seigi
    What's wrong?
[17:20] Yamamoto
    I've decided not to buy a garnet after all.
[17:24] Seigi
    What?
[17:25] Yamamoto
    I just can't...
[17:33] Yamamoto
    I'd finished work and was on my way home...
[17:40] Yamamoto
    when I saw my ex picking out an
    engagement ring with his new girlfriend.
[17:46] Yamamoto
    The moment I saw it,
    I wondered what I was doing.
[17:51] Yamamoto
    Even if I buy a garnet,
     it'll only make me feel miserable.
[17:58] Richard
    Are you familiar with the
    legends surrounding garnets,
[18:02] Richard
    apart from their meaning as gemstones?
[18:05] Yamamoto
    No.
[18:08] Richard
    Garnets have been ripe with legend
    since the days of yore.
[18:12] Richard
    They appear in a number of stories.
[18:15] Richard
    In Ancient Rome, soldiers kept
     red garnets as talismans.
[18:21] Yamamoto
    Like protective charms?
[18:23] Richard
    Yes.
[18:24] Richard
    People used them to pray for victory
    and a safe return home.
[18:28] Richard
    I believe the same is still true
    two thousand years later.
[18:32] Richard
    After all, life is a battle.
[18:34] Yamamoto
    A battle?
[18:37] Richard
    For example, when searching
    for a companion in life...
[18:41] Richard
    If an opponent appears, it means a fight.
[18:45] Richard
    In such battles, I believe rather
    than youth or beauty,
[18:49] Richard
    hard work and perseverance
    are your best weapons.
[18:55] Richard
    Of course, you're also free
    to choose not to fight.
[18:59] Richard
    But I see you as a warrior
    who stands her ground.
[19:05] Yamamoto
    A w-warrior?
[19:08] Richard
    Yamamoto-sama, you wanted a garnet.
[19:12] Richard
    Not any other gemstone, but your birthstone.
[19:17] Richard
    You say you're not a diamond or a ruby,
[19:20] Richard
    but you don't shy away from that.
[19:24] Richard
    That proves you've given
    great thought to who you are.
[19:29] Richard
    That you want to win,
    and that you want to survive.
[19:32] Richard
    That you have the will to fight.
[19:53] Yamamoto
    Thank you.
[19:56] Yamamoto
    I'm sorry. That was embarrassing.
[19:59] Richard
    Isn't it your choice whether
    to believe it was embarrassing
[20:03] Richard
    or to insist it was charming?
[20:11] Richard
    It's gotten quite late.
    I'll treat you to dinner.
[20:15] Seigi
    Huh?
[20:17] Richard
    I'd also like to speak with you.
[20:21] Seigi
    Okay...
[20:31] Richard
    Seigi, about the message I sent you...
[20:35] Richard
    Do you now understand the effect
    that careless words can have?
[20:40] Seigi
    Huh?
[20:41] Richard
    Words like "beautiful" and
    "pretty" are compliments,
[20:46] Richard
    but they're also used to judge.
[20:49] Richard
    Even the most innocent and beautiful words
[20:51] Richard
    can be interpreted quite differently
     than how you intended,
[20:55] Richard
    and your appraisal can hurt someone.
[20:59] Seigi
    I upset her by talking about
    how pretty you are...
[21:05] Richard
    If you keep speaking
    and acting the way you do,
[21:08] Richard
    there will eventually be a hefty price to pay.
[21:13] Seigi
    I'm really sorry.
[21:16] Richard
    I'm just glad you understand.
[21:19] Manager
    Thank you for waiting.
[21:22] Manager
    Here's your strawberry parfait.
[21:26] Richard
    Now, let us continue our meal.
[21:33] Seigi
    Meal?
[21:43] Delivery
    Delivery!
[21:45] Seigi
    A pomegranate tree, huh?
    Sounds just like Yamamoto-san.
[21:49] Seigi
    So she's really not buying a stone after all?
[21:51] Richard
    No.
[21:53] Richard
    She's going to stay true to herself
    and try to become a fighter.