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.