# E5 - Opal of Encounters
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**[00:02] Seigi**
Shiseido Parlour?
**[00:04] Shoko**
Yeah.
**[00:05] Shoko**
My friend said they saw you there
with an incredibly handsome foreigner.
**[00:11] Seigi**
Oh, that's Richard. My boss.
**[00:15] Shoko**
Oh, the jeweler?
**[00:16] Seigi**
Yeah.
**[00:18] Seigi**
It's like having a nice
older brother. It's great.
**[00:22] Shoko**
Sounds nice.
**[00:23] Shoko**
I had someone like that when I was little.
**[00:26] Shoko**
Our parents were friends.
He played with me a lot.
**[00:30] Seigi**
You don't say! My older brother figure
was my senpai in karate class.
**[00:36] Seigi**
When I lost my final match in middle school,
he said he'd avenge me.
**[00:42] Seigi**
He was so cool.
**[00:44] Seigi**
He was so strong, we all called
him the King of Destruction.
**[00:47] Seigi**
I really looked up to him.
**[00:49] Shoko**
You did karate, Seigi-kun?
**[00:51] Seigi**
Huh?
**[00:52] Seigi**
Oh, yeah. Through middle school.
**[00:55] Shoko**
Wow, that's amazing. Can you still do it?
**[00:59] Seigi**
Yeah.
**[01:02] Seigi**
This was my senpai's special move.
**[01:10] Shoko**
Are you okay, Seigi-kun?
***SIGN*** Episode 5
Opal of Encounters
**[02:53] Richard**
I see.
**[02:55] Richard**
So you pulled your back while recklessly
attempting a spinning high kick.
**[03:01] Seigi**
Aw, man... I embarrassed myself
in front of Tanimoto-san.
**[03:05] Richard**
Tanimoto-san?
**[03:06] Seigi**
Oh, um... She's a friend from college.
**[03:10] Richard**
I see. She's your girlfriend.
**[03:13] Seigi**
What?! No, not yet!
**[03:16] Seigi**
Ow...
**[03:18] Seigi**
Anyway, wasn't my senpai the coolest?
**[03:22] Seigi**
He even said he avenged me!
**[03:27] Seigi**
I wonder what he's doing now.
**[03:30] Seigi**
I mean, I haven't seen him since
we quit learning karate.
**[03:36] Richard**
In this life, we sometimes
have chance encounters
**[03:40] Richard**
with people we strongly wish to see.
**[03:43] Seigi**
Chance encounters, huh?
**[03:48] Richard**
Our client should be arriving
for their appointment soon.
**[03:51] Richard**
Please prepare for their arrival.
**[03:53] Seigi**
Got it.
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**[04:11] Hase**
Excuse me.
**[04:13] Seigi**
Huh?
**[04:15] Seigi**
Hase-senpai?
**[04:17] Hase**
Is that you, Seigi?
**[04:19] Seigi**
Yeah!
**[04:20] Hase**
Wow, what a blast from the past!
**[04:22] Hase**
How many years has it been?
**[04:24] Seigi**
That hurts, Senpai!
**[04:26] Both**
Cheers!
**[04:31] Hase**
That's good stuff!
**[04:32] Seigi**
But, man, you really surprised me.
**[04:34] Seigi**
I thought you'd gone off to college.
**[04:39] Hase**
For family reasons,
I dropped out last year and got a job.
**[04:44] Hase**
I'm in operations now.
**[04:46] Seigi**
I see. Sounds rough.
**[04:50] Hase**
Let's not talk about depressing stuff.
Come on, eat.
**[04:54] Hase**
It's on me.
**[04:57] Seigi**
Thanks, Senpai!
**[05:03] Hase**
It's not that funny.
**[05:06] Seigi**
But the former King of Destruction
is a rabbit now.
**[05:11] Hase**
We had a small fire at the office.
**[05:14] Hase**
After I helped an employee in a wheelchair,
she started calling me "Rabbit."
**[05:19] Seigi**
What? But why?
**[05:20] Hase**
I have no idea.
**[05:23] Hase**
Anyway, how about you?
What's new with you?
**[05:29] Seigi**
My grandma passed away.
**[05:31] Hase**
Your grandma?
**[05:35] Hase**
So the real owner of your
grandma's ring was still alive?
**[05:39] Seigi**
Yeah. I was surprised, too.
**[05:42] Hase**
What did you do?
**[05:44] Seigi**
I went to Kobe to return it.
**[05:47] Seigi**
But she said she wanted me to have it.
**[05:52] Hase**
You didn't get to return it?
**[05:54] Seigi**
No.
**[05:55] Hase**
I bet it's worth a pretty penny if you sell it.
**[05:58] Seigi**
Grandma would be furious with me.
**[06:02] Hase**
The jeweler who found the owner
is pretty impressive, too.
**[06:07] Seigi**
Yeah.
**[06:08] Hase**
A jeweler, huh?
**[06:10] Seigi**
What about jewelers?
**[06:13] Hase**
Oh, it's just that I've been looking for one.
**[06:17] Seigi**
Senpai, could it be...
Are you getting married?!
**[06:21] Hase**
Keep your voice down!
**[06:23] Seigi**
Congratulations!
**[06:25] Hase**
It's not like that.
**[06:27] Hase**
Can we get dinner again next week?
**[06:30] Seigi**
Of course.
**[06:32] Hase**
In that case, see you then.
**[06:34] Seigi**
Yeah. See you next week.
**[06:39] Seigi**
Chance encounters, huh?
**[06:50] Richard**
Did something good happen?
**[06:52] Seigi**
Yeah.
**[06:55] Seigi**
But just so you know, it has nothing
to do with Tanimoto-san.
**[06:58] Seigi**
Last week, on my way home from work,
I happened to run into my senpai.
**[07:03] Richard**
From karate class?
**[07:04] Seigi**
Yeah. He hasn't changed at all.
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**[07:12] Richard**
What's this?
**[07:13] Seigi**
Oh, he's getting married soon.
**[07:17] Seigi**
I want to help him in any way I can.
**[07:21] Richard**
Seigi.
**[07:24] Richard**
I'm very familiar with how much
of a busybody you can be,
**[07:28] Richard**
but perhaps you should restrain yourself.
**[07:31] Seigi**
I know, I know.
**[07:32] Seigi**
But he's always done things for me.
**[07:36] Seigi**
I want to do something to pay him back.
**[07:41] Richard**
I'll answer it.
**[07:49] Richard**
Welcome to Étranger.
**[07:52] Hase**
Er, thank you. This is a jeweler's, right?
**[07:56] Richard**
Indeed.
**[07:58] Seigi**
It's him!
**[07:59] Hase**
I came to discuss a sale.
Could you take a look?
**[08:03] Seigi**
A sale?
**[08:04] Richard**
We don't specialize in purchases.
**[08:07] Hase**
If you could just take a look...
**[08:15] Richard**
This appears to be a fire opal.
**[08:19] Hase**
Yes. My grandmother gave it to me,
**[08:23] Hase**
but she's passed away.
**[08:27] Hase**
I was actually lucky enough to be able
to find the stone's original owner.
**[08:31] Hase**
I even went to return it,
but they wouldn't accept it.
**[08:36] Hase**
They said they wanted me to hold on to it.
**[08:40] Hase**
Strange, right?
**[08:44] Seigi**
Why is he telling my story?
**[08:47] Richard**
That certainly is a strange turn of events.
**[08:50] Richard**
I apologize for the intrusive question,
but where does said owner live?
**[08:56] Hase**
Uh... Kobe. Yeah, in Kobe.
**[09:00] Richard**
If you don't mind,
**[09:02] Richard**
could you please tell me the name
of the person who referred you here?
**[09:08] Hase**
If you can't buy it, that's fine.
**[09:10] Hase**
I'll go someplace else.
**[09:23] Seigi**
Sorry I took so long.
**[09:26] Richard**
Please try to be quicker next time.
**[09:29] Seigi**
Understood.
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**[09:43] Hase**
Hey, sorry to keep you waiting.
**[09:47] Hase**
You seem down. Is the meat
too heavy on your stomach?
**[09:52] Seigi**
Senpai, is there something troubling you?
**[09:57] Hase**
Still playing the hero of justice, huh?
**[10:03] Hase**
You haven't changed since middle school.
**[10:05] Seigi**
So there's nothing troubling you?
**[10:08] Hase**
Well...
**[10:10] Hase**
Do you know what a "kainoshi" is?
**[10:12] Seigi**
"Kainoshi"? What's that?
**[10:15] Hase**
If you don't, then never mind.
**[10:19] Seigi**
Senpai...
**[10:21] Seigi**
Why don't we split the check today?
**[10:23] Hase**
What? Don't get ahead of yourself, student.
**[10:27] Hase**
Come on. Eat up.
**[10:38] (Flashback) Hase**
I avenged you.
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**[10:49] Seigi**
She doesn't have an appointment.
**[10:52] Richard**
That's fine.
**[10:55] Seigi**
Welcome to Étranger.
**[10:58] Hata**
Pardon me for asking,
**[11:01] Hata**
but has anyone been here recently
trying to sell you an opal?
**[11:05] Seigi**
What?
**[11:06] Hata**
An opal about this size
that's a mix of orange and red.
**[11:12] Hata**
He was here, wasn't he?
**[11:14] Richard**
I'm sorry. We can't share personal
information about our customers.
**[11:19] Hata**
It belongs to my aunt!
**[11:21] Hata**
Hase-san stole it!
**[11:30] Hata**
My name is Hata.
**[11:33] Hata**
Hase-san takes care of my aunt,
Sugano Hisa, at a nursing facility.
**[11:41] Seigi**
He doesn't work in operations?
**[11:43] Hata**
No. He's on the nursing staff.
**[11:46] Seigi**
I see.
**[11:48] Richard**
Please continue.
**[11:50] Hata**
My aunt has mild dementia.
Sometimes she doesn't even recognize me.
**[11:57] Hata**
But she calls Hase-san "Rabbit"
and loves him dearly.
**[12:02] Hata**
There was a small fire at the home,
**[12:04] Hata**
and Hase-san carried my disabled
aunt out of the building.
**[12:09] Seigi**
Rabbit...
**[12:11] Hase**
* After I helped an employee in a wheelchair,*
* they started calling me "Rabbit."*
**[12:17] Hata**
It was after the fire that I noticed
my aunt's opal was missing.
**[12:23] Hata**
Hase-san insists that she gave it to him.
**[12:26] Hata**
But my uncle gave that opal to my aunt
for their golden wedding anniversary.
**[12:35] Hata**
If Hase-san comes again,
please tell him to contact me.
**[12:45] Seigi**
My senpai was looking for a wedding ring,
so I referred him to Étranger.
**[12:52] Seigi**
I'm sorry I didn't say anything.
**[12:54] Richard**
I wish you had told me then.
**[12:58] Seigi**
You're right. I'm sorry.
**[13:11] Richard**
Welcome to Étranger.
**[13:14] Hase**
Thanks. I'd like you to take another look.
**[13:20] Richard**
As I told you before, we don't
specialize in purchasing gemstones here.
**[13:25] Richard**
Moreover, there are some things we can't buy.
**[13:28] Hase**
Can't buy?
**[13:30] Richard**
For example, potentially stolen goods.
**[13:36] Hase**
You think I stole it?
**[13:38] Hase**
You look down on me because
I'm Japanese, don't you?
**[13:41] Hase**
This place looks like some tourist trap.
I bet it's unlicensed, isn't it?
**[13:47] Hase**
You know, I used to practice karate.
**[13:51] Hase**
They called me the King of Destruction.
**[13:57] Seigi**
Senpai.
**[14:02] Hase**
Seigi? What are you doing here?
**[14:06] Seigi**
I work here.
**[14:08] Hase**
What?
**[14:10] Richard**
Someone named Hata-san was here earlier.
**[14:15] Hase**
What was Hata-san doing here?
**[14:20] Hase**
She said I stole it, didn't she?
**[14:23] Hase**
You can't be serious!
**[14:25] Hase**
Hisa-san gave me this gemstone!
**[14:28] Hase**
I tried over and over to refuse,
but she insisted I take it!
**[14:32] Hase**
She said it was a kainoshi!
**[14:34] Hase**
And I wasn't lying when I said
she shared her concerns with me.
**[14:37] Hase**
Hisa-san said she might run out
of money to pay for her care.
**[14:42] Hase**
So... I thought I might be able to help
if I sold the gemstone for funds.
**[14:49] Seigi**
Then you were trying to help Hisa-san?
**[14:53] Hase**
Y-Yeah...
**[14:57] Richard**
You mentioned a "kainoshi."
**[15:00] Richard**
Does Hisa-sama have bad teeth?
**[15:03] Hase**
What? Yeah...
**[15:05] Hase**
She's missing a lot of them.
She has difficulty talking.
**[15:09] Richard**
I see.
**[15:13] Richard**
Hase-sama, are you familiar with the
Miyazawa Kenji story called "Kai-no-Hi"?
**[15:18] Hase**
"Kai-no-hi"?
**[15:20] Richard**
Yes.
**[15:21] Richard**
A rabbit who rescues a skylark
from drowning in a river
**[15:24] Richard**
is given a gemstone called a kai-no-hi,
or "fiery shell," as thanks.
**[15:29] Seigi**
A rabbit...
**[15:31] Richard**
"Fiery shells" are what the mineral-loving
Kenji called fire opals.
**[15:37] Richard**
The quality of a gemstone exhibiting
a variety of colors in the light
**[15:42] Richard**
is known as opalescence.
**[15:45] Richard**
This one that glitters with the
colors of flames and rainbows
**[15:49] Richard**
is a true "fiery shell."
**[15:52] Hase**
So it wasn't kainoshi, but kai-no-hi?
**[15:58] Richard**
Since Hisa-sama has dementia,
**[16:02] Richard**
I believe it would be best to confirm to
what degree she is aware of the situation.
**[16:09] Richard**
Also, there's more to the "Kai-no-Hi" story.
Are you familiar with it?
**[16:14] Hase**
No.
**[16:15] Richard**
When handled poorly,
the gemstone loses its sparkle.
**[16:19] Hase**
Handled poorly?
**[16:21] Richard**
Yes.
**[16:22] Richard**
The rabbit eats bread stolen
by a fox, knowing it's stolen,
**[16:26] Richard**
and repays the skylark's
generosity with harm.
**[16:32] Richard**
Then, one day, as though
it were divine punishment,
**[16:36] Richard**
the stone suddenly lost its sparkle.
**[16:43] Richard**
It's truly strange,
but I know of a very similar story...
**[16:50] Richard**
The story of your grandmother's gemstone.
**[16:56] Hase**
Were you here the last time I came?
**[17:04] Hase**
You're a jerk.
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**[17:34] Seigi**
Senpai...
**[17:36] Hase**
I returned the opal to Hata-san.
**[17:40] Hase**
I quit my job, too.
**[17:42] Seigi**
Senpai, I'll tell Hata-san the truth.
**[17:47] Seigi**
If I explain things—
**[17:48] Hase**
You really are a hero of justice, aren't you?
**[17:50] Seigi**
Huh?
**[17:52] Hase**
My dad collapsed,
and my sister's still in school.
**[17:56] Hase**
I only wanted to help my family out.
**[17:59] Seigi**
Weren't you doing it for Hisa-san?
**[18:02] Hase**
You always do the right thing.
**[18:04] Hase**
But not everyone can be like you.
**[18:11] Hase**
Say, Seigi, do you remember that match?
**[18:15] Hase**
My last match in middle school?
**[18:18] Hase**
If I could only go back to that time
when I was buying you dinner...
**[18:23] Hase**
I could be the cool senpai
you admired again.
**[18:30] Hase**
Thanks for everything.
**[18:33] Hase**
But I don't want to see your face again.
**[18:37] Hase**
It hurts too much.
**[19:18] Richard**
Pardon me for asking, but do you
have any plans after this?
**[19:23] Seigi**
Richard... But how?
**[19:26] Richard**
I had nothing to do, so I went for a drive.
**[19:28] Seigi**
Were you waiting for me?
**[19:32] Richard**
I'm feeling a bit hungry.
Care to make it dinner for two?
**[19:51] Seigi**
I'm no hero of justice.
**[19:54] Seigi**
I'm just afraid of disappointing people
by not being able to do anything.
**[20:00] Seigi**
I'm not right at all.
**[20:07] Richard**
Those who try to be right are solitary.
**[20:10] Richard**
Not everyone can walk the same path,
**[20:15] Richard**
and people dislike that
which shines too brightly.
**[20:19] Richard**
Nevertheless, you're not wrong.
**[20:24] Richard**
The root of your righteousness
**[20:26] Richard**
is a noble desire to be kind
to others even in the darkness.
**[20:31] Richard**
I find that desire admirable,
from the bottom of my heart.
**[20:37] Richard**
At times, I envy it.
**[20:58] Richard**
Pull yourself together.
**[21:28] Seigi**
Chance encounters, huh?
**[21:31] Richard**
What is it?
**[21:33] Seigi**
Nothing. I just wish I could send those
drunks from back then a box of cakes.
**[21:40] Richard**
I wouldn't mind eating them instead.