E6 - Perilous Turquoise

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[00:02] Richard
    I'd like to ask you something.
[00:08] Richard
    Is every male college student in Japan
[00:11] Richard
    a skilled enough cook to
    make homemade pudding?
[00:15] Seigi
    Hiromi taught me.
[00:17] Seigi
    I made this to thank you for the other day.
[00:21] Richard
    It's so smooth...
[00:36] Richard
    Excellent.
[00:37] Seigi
    All right!
[00:38] Richard
    I'm well aware that I may be
     overstepping in saying so,
[00:42] Richard
    but why not show off this skill of yours
     to your potential girlfriend?
[00:46] Seigi
    Mind your own business.
[00:49] Seigi
    I also made milk jelly,
    but I guess I should take it home.
[00:54] Richard
    Why didn't you say so sooner?
[00:56] Seigi
    I thought I was supposed
    to show off to Tanimoto-san.
[01:00] Richard
    I never said I didn't want to eat it.
[01:04] Seigi
    Got it. Would you like it now, then?
[01:08] Richard
    If you don't mind.
SIGN    Episode 6
    Perilous Turquoise
SIGN    Civil Service Lecture
[02:50] Seigi
    Preparing for the civil service exam, huh?
[02:53] Shimo
    Nakata, you free?
[02:55] Seigi
    Yeah. What's up, Shimomura?
[02:57] Shimo
    I really need to talk to you about something.
[03:01] Shimo
    This is Okita Ayumi-san.
    We're in the same club.
[03:04] Shimo
    When I told her you work at a jeweler's...
[03:06] Ayumi
    Please! I lost someone
    very important to me...
[03:12] Shimo
    We want you to help us look for him.
[03:14] Shimo
    Please. I'm begging you, Nakata.
[03:16] Seigi
    H-Huh?
[03:18] Shimo
    It's okay now, Ayumi-chan.
[03:23] Seigi
    So that's how it is...
[03:27] Richard
    Welcome to Étranger.
[03:29] Richard
    I'm the owner, Richard.
[03:34] Richard
    Have a seat.
[03:37] Ayumi
    Thank you.
[03:39] Richard
    I heard you had a question about a gemstone.
[03:43] Ayumi
    Yes, that's right.
[03:45] Ayumi
    I'd like you to have a look at this.
[03:52] Ayumi
    My boyfriend gave me this,
[03:56] Ayumi
    and then he suddenly went missing.
[04:03] Richard
    If I may...
[04:06] Ayumi
    I want to know if there's a store
    selling this same accessory.
[04:12] Richard
    Do you have the box?
[04:14] Ayumi
    No.
[04:15] Seigi
    Without a box from the store,
     there's nothing we can do.
[04:18] Ayumi
    I don't have the box,
    but he said it was real.
[04:21] Seigi
    Well, is there anything else
    that might serve as a clue?
[04:26] Ayumi
    That was all he gave me.
[04:28] Ayumi
    Oh, but I have his photo.
[04:31] Ayumi
    His name is Furuta Yoshio.
[04:34] Ayumi
    He works in IT.
[04:36] Ayumi
    He asked me to marry him.
[04:40] Ayumi
    I think there's probably some
    reason he can't contact me...
[04:48] Seigi
    But if he's really serious, I doubt
    he'd disappear without saying anything.
[04:53] Ayumi
    If he weren't, he wouldn't
    have given me a gemstone.
[04:57] Seigi
    That's true...
[04:58] Richard
    Okita-sama, has Furuta-sama ever asked
    you to look at an accessory he designed?
[05:05] Ayumi
    Yes. How did you know?
[05:08] Richard
    Did you purchase said accessory?
[05:11] Ayumi
    No. As a student, I couldn't afford it.
[05:17] Richard
    I see.
[05:19] Richard
    Turquoise expresses the sender's wish
    for the recipient's happiness.
[05:25] Ayumi
    The recipient? You mean me?
[05:29] Richard
    Yes.
[05:30] Richard
    If Furuta-sama truly wished for
    you to be happy before he left,
[05:36] Richard
    is that not a distinctly
    beautiful kind of love?
[05:54] Ayumi
    Nakata-kun, thank you so much.
[05:58] Ayumi
    Um...
[05:59] Ayumi
    I'd like to thank Richard-san.
[06:01] Ayumi
    What does he like?
[06:03] Seigi
    Huh?
[06:05] Seigi
    Oh, I just work here part-time. I don't know.
[06:09] Ayumi
    Oh...
[06:11] Ayumi
    Well, see you.
[06:17] Seigi
    Shimomura, you can rest easy.
[06:27] Seigi
    What is it?
[06:29] Richard
    I'm hesitant to discuss it with you.
[06:34] Seigi
    Discuss what?
[06:37] Richard
    Look at this.
[06:39] Seigi
    What? Is this the same accessory Okita-san had?
[06:42] Seigi
    Does this mean...
    you know her missing boyfriend?
[06:47] Richard
    Don't be stupid. Try polishing it.
[06:52] Seigi
    Will it turn into a dove or something?
[06:58] Seigi
    It came off! The color came off!
[07:01] Richard
    It was probably colored using a felt-tip pen.
[07:04] Richard
    This is a false turquoise.
[07:06] Seigi
    Is that common in Turkey?
[07:08] Richard
    Turkey?
[07:10] Richard
    Oh, don't get the wrong idea.
[07:12] Richard
    Turquoise isn't from Turkey.
[07:15] Richard
    Currently, most turquoise
    in circulation is from America.
[07:19] Seigi
    What? Then why is it called turquoise?
[07:22] Richard
    Because it first entered
     Europe through Turkey,
[07:24] Richard
    the French called it "turquois."
[07:29] Richard
    That became the English "Turkeis,"
[07:31] Richard
    signifying its origin from Turkey—
[07:34] Richard
    the namesake of both the stone and its color.
[07:38] Richard
    Howlite is a gemstone with a luster
    very similar to turquoise.
[07:42] Richard
    Colored howlite is commonly
    sold as "imitation turquoise."
[07:49] Richard
    Which isn't a problem if
    everyone knows that's what it is,
[07:53] Richard
    but this is different.
[07:55] Seigi
    Why do you have that?
[07:58] Richard
    I borrowed it from a colleague.
[08:02] Richard
    According to him, a group of scam
    artists pretending to be jewelers
[08:06] Richard
    is systematically preying on young people.
[08:10] Seigi
    Scam artists?
[08:12] Richard
    Yes. Are you familiar with date fraud?
[08:16] Seigi
    Oh, yeah. Like when a guy follows
    a pretty girl to a shady place
[08:19] Seigi
    and gets talked into buying a case of water
    at a thousand yen per bottle, right?
[08:24] Richard
    Yes.
[08:25] Richard
    It's the use of romantic feelings
     to sell expensive products.
[08:30] Richard
    Apparently, these people make money selling
[08:33] Richard
    other worthless fakes
    in addition to turquoise.
[08:36] Seigi
    Like the accessory Okita-san
    said she couldn't afford!
[08:40] Richard
    Good for you.
[08:42] Richard
    I never imagined I'd have the opportunity
    to see one of these fakes so soon.
[08:50] Seigi
    That's unforgivable.
[08:52] Seigi
    Where is this group of con artists now?
[08:55] Richard
    They move around shuttered streets.
[08:58] Richard
    Even if their neighbors complain
     and they get kicked out,
[09:01] Richard
    they simply reopen their business elsewhere.
[09:05] Seigi
    Really? Did you hear that
    from your colleague, too?
[09:08] Richard
    No, I looked into it.
[09:10] Seigi
    Looked into it? You did?
[09:14] Seigi
    Do you know who they are?
[09:18] Richard
    If I did, I wouldn't be telling you.
[09:20] Seigi
    Why are you mad?
[09:24] Richard
    I'm not mad.
[09:28] Seigi
    Well, whatever. This kind
    of scam happens all the time.
[09:37] Richard
    It certainly does. But while this may seem
    inconsequential, they've gone too far.
[09:45] Richard
    We have a client coming.
    Please prepare for their arrival.
[09:57] Shoko
    I couldn't forgive someone who
    uses gemstones to commit fraud.
[10:02] Seigi
    Yeah, but I have a feeling that's not
    the only thing Richard was mad about.
[10:08] Seigi
    That's why I specifically
    said it's a common scam.
[10:12] Shoko
    Specifically?
[10:13] Seigi
    Yeah. Then Richard smiled.
[10:21] Seigi
    I've never seen him like that before.
[10:24] Shoko
    Seigi-kun, you must really like Richard-san.
[10:28] Seigi
    Huh?
[10:29] Shoko
    You keep talking about him today.
[10:34] Seigi
    B-But I like...
[10:38] Shoko
    You like what?
[10:40] Seigi
    This chocolate tart is delicious, isn't it?
[10:49] Richard
    I found them.
[10:51] Seigi
    The scam artists?
[10:54] Richard
    Yes. This is them.
SIGN    Happy Étoile
SIGN    Brings good fortune! Clear the fog of past lives!
[10:57] Seigi
    Happy Étoile...
SIGN    It brought me
    happiness
SIGN    All my wishes keep coming true!!
SIGN    Is there something
     worrying you?
[11:03] Seigi
    What's all this about?
[11:04] Seigi
    "Brings good fortune"?
    "Clear the fog of past lives"?
[11:07] Richard
    It seems there are many reasons
    to disapprove of them.
[11:11] Seigi
    They're into fortune-telling scams, too?
[11:20] Seigi
    Okita-san's boyfriend...
[11:22] Richard
    His real name isn't Furuta Yoshio,
    but Sasaki Yoshitsuna.
[11:26] Seigi
    So they're not just selling fakes.
    He's using a fake name, too.
[11:32] Richard
    By the way, Seigi,
    I noticed something interesting.
[11:37] Richard
    Tomorrow is a Sunday, but we don't
    have a single appointment scheduled.
[11:42] Seigi
    You're not going to raid
    their business, are you?
[11:44] Richard
    Raid? I'm not familiar with the term.
[11:49] Seigi
    It's when you barge in
    somewhere and start a fight.
[11:52] Richard
    I see.
[11:54] Seigi
    Are you serious?
[11:55] Richard
    No, I've never raided anyone before.
[11:59] Richard
    Seigi, do you have any acting experience?
[12:02] Seigi
    Me? Of course not.
[12:05] Seigi
    Do you?
[12:07] Richard
    Well, I am from the land of Shakespeare.
[12:10] Seigi
    Shakespeare...
[12:12] Richard
    It wouldn't be wise to
    directly confront evildoers
[12:15] Richard
    who deceive law-abiding consumers.
[12:19] Richard
    But I do think they could use
    a taste of their own medicine.
[12:24] Seigi
    Gotcha.
[12:30] Sasaki
    I had to remake it a bunch
    of times. It was tough.
[12:33] Miki
    Wow, really?
[12:34] Sasaki
    But I think it turned out pretty well.
[12:36] Miki
    Great. I can't wait.
[12:46] Richard
    This is your last chance to turn back.
[12:48] Seigi
    Don't you need a translator?
[12:51] Richard
    Let's go.
[13:05] Reception
    Welco...
[13:07] [Richard
    [I'd like to see your gemstones.]
[13:11] Reception
    What?
[13:12] Seigi
    I'm sorry for the sudden intrusion.
[13:14] Seigi
    This is the miracle worker who
    can sense the aura of gemstones
[13:18] Seigi
    and evaluate their luck
    to bring people happiness,
[13:21] Seigi
    Edward Baxter-sensei.
[13:24] Reception
    Edward Baxter?
[13:27] Seigi
    When he passed by your shop,
[13:29] Seigi
    he said he detected
    some very powerful auras,
[13:33] Seigi
    so we couldn't help dropping in.
[13:35] Seigi
    Might we have a look at the goods?
[13:39] Reception
    Goods?
[13:41] Seigi
    Your gemstones.
    He'd like to see your gemstones.
[13:44] Reception
    Our gemstones?
[13:49] Richard
    Thank you.
[13:52] Reception
    One moment, please.
[14:08] Woman
    These are our gemstones.
[14:10] Seigi
    And what type of stone are they?
[14:12] Woman
    They're turquoises.
[14:15] Woman
    All of our gemstones possess
    auras of good fortune,
[14:18] Woman
    with a brilliance that brings
    about a rich future.
[14:22] Seigi
    Sensei, what do you think?
[14:27] Richard
    They're cursed.
[14:28] Woman
    What? Japanese?
[14:30] Richard
    All of these gemstones are cursed.
[14:33] Richard
    Just looking at them is dreadful.
[14:36] Woman
    Huh? What?
[14:37] Seigi
    I do beg your pardon.
[14:39] Seigi
    This is the miracle worker who
    can sense the aura of gemstones
[14:43] Seigi
    and evaluate their luck
    to bring people happiness,
[14:46] Seigi
    Edward Baxter-sensei.
[14:50] Richard
    Since your store is called Happy Étoile,
[14:53] Richard
    I thought we could discuss gemstones
    that bring happiness.
[14:57] Richard
    But I can hardly believe this.
[14:59] Richard
    These gemstones bear curses
    and not an ounce of good fortune.
[15:06] Seigi
    Sensei, are you all right?
[15:08] Richard
    Their auras are affecting me.
[15:10] Woman
    Um...
[15:12] Richard
    Show me your other gemstones.
[15:14] Woman
    Y-Yes, sir.
[15:21] Man
    If you're here to interfere with
    our business, you can leave.
[15:24] Man
    Otherwise, you're in for a bad time.
[15:27] Richard
    Are you saying there's
    something worse than this store?
[15:31] Man
    Why, you...
[15:33] Richard
    Take these turquoises.
[15:35] Richard
    Normally, these charming gemstones
[15:38] Richard
    are said to bring happiness
    to those who receive them.
[15:42] Richard
    However, I can't sense a shred
    of good will from these
[15:48] Richard
    and their mass-produced auras.
[15:50] Man
    Keep making false accusations and...
[15:54] Richard
    It's not the recipient
    who experiences misfortune.
[15:57] Richard
    It's the sender.
[15:59] Man
    What? The sender?
[16:01] Richard
    Yes.
[16:02] Richard
    What would happen if you sold gemstones
[16:05] Richard
    with the intention of deceiving
    someone or out of greed?
[16:08] Richard
    The gemstones would never forgive
    those who defile them.
[16:13] Man
    Don't be ridiculous.
[16:15] Richard
    He who hurts another...
[16:16] Seigi
    ...hurts himself, Sensei.
[16:18] Richard
    That's right.
[16:20] Richard
    Every one of these gemstones
    is surrounded by a black aura.
[16:24] Richard
    How truly miserable.
[16:26] Richard
    They don't even know how their wrongdoing
    spreads as they pass from person to person.
[16:30] Man
    If you keep talking...
[16:32] Richard
    Sasaki-sama over there is
    the perfect example.
[16:35] Sasaki
    Huh?
[16:37] Richard
    The aura I sense from him is unique.
[16:40] Richard
    Perhaps he gave countless women
    counterfeit gemstones,
[16:45] Richard
    but there is a powerful
    grudge hanging over him.
[16:48] Miki
    What?
[16:49] Sasaki
    H-He's wrong!
[16:51] Richard
    I don't sense any of that coming from you,
[16:55] Richard
    so you must have only met recently,
[16:58] Richard
    or perhaps you don't seek a close
    relationship with each other.
[17:02] Sasaki
    Hey, Miki-chan! Wait!
[17:10] Man
    Listen, you—
[17:11] Richard
    The aura I sense around you
     is not nearly as evil.
[17:15] Richard
    However, you should be careful.
[17:18] Richard
    We only get one life.
[17:20] Man
    If you keep up this nonsense,
    I'll call the cops!
[17:24] Richard
    Go ahead and call them.
[17:26] Richard
    A place shrouded in a miasma this thick
    might need the rescue squad.
[17:32] Richard
    Why would you stain them with such ugliness?
[17:38] Richard
    Misused gemstones bring misfortune.
[17:41] Richard
    I wholeheartedly recommend
    that you all find better employment
[17:46] Richard
    and get yourselves exorcised
    at the appropriate places.
[17:56] Richard
    Now, everyone, do take care.
[18:00] Richard
    Bending an ear to the
    murmur of these gemstones
[18:05] Richard
    is all I can do for you.
[18:21] Man
    Get the salt!
[18:27] Richard
    I apologize for involving you
     in something so dangerous.
[18:31] Seigi
    I knew what I was getting into.
[18:34] Seigi
    Anyway, are you okay?
[18:36] Seigi
    They know who you are now.
[18:39] Richard
    This business isn't as
    clean as you think it is.
[18:44] Seigi
    Is that why you used the name Edward Baxter?
[18:50] Seigi
    When I heard you were going,
    I was determined to go with you.
[18:57] Seigi
    Do you know why?
[18:58] Richard
    Because you're a hero of justice?
[19:00] Seigi
    Because I was worried!
[19:02] Seigi
    You were being reckless for once.
[19:06] Seigi
    Do you have some kind of history
    with turquoise fraud or something?
[19:11] Richard
    No.
[19:12] Richard
    I simply abhor those who use the
    power of gemstones for selfish desires.
[19:19] Richard
    It goes without saying that I feel similarly
    about con artists who prey on others.
[19:23] Seigi
    Is that really all?
[19:30] Richard
    Men who use their looks to
    sell counterfeit gemstones
[19:34] Richard
    make me want to vomit.
[19:36] Richard
    On top of that, his pick-up line
     is, "It's real"? Laughable.
SIGN    Happy Étoile is a scam!
    #pleaserepost #faketurquoise
SIGN    Richard
SIGN    You have a new message.
[19:55] Seigi
    Richard?
[19:58] Richard
    My colleague contacted me.
[20:01] Richard
    Happy Étoile disappeared overnight.
[20:04] Seigi
    You're way more of a hero
    of justice than I am.
[20:23] (Flashback) Saul
    Edward Baxter.
[20:29] (Flashback) Richard
    Who are you?
[20:30] (Flashback) Saul
    You're the Caucasian jeweler who's been
[20:34] (Flashback) Saul
    scamming tourists for the
    past month, aren't you?
[20:39] (Flashback) Richard
    That's the gemstone I sold yesterday.
    What's going on?
[20:43] (Flashback) Saul
    It seems the German couple you sold this to
[20:47] (Flashback) Saul
    bought it thinking it was a topaz,
[20:50] (Flashback) Saul
    but no. This is a blue zircon.
[20:53] (Flashback) Richard
    What's wrong with selling the more expensive
    blue zircon at the price of a topaz?
[20:59] (Flashback) Saul
    Lying in order to sell a customer
    something they don't want
[21:03] (Flashback) Saul
    isn't something a jeweler should do.
[21:07] (Flashback) Richard
    Gemstone scams are an everyday occurrence.
[21:15] (Flashback) Saul
    Is your real name Richard?
[21:18] (Flashback) Saul
    You sell fake gemstones and use a fake name.
[21:21] (Flashback) Saul
    Bad for you.
[21:22] (Flashback) Saul
    You diminish yourself.
[21:26] (Flashback) Saul
    That said, there's some value
    in your conversational skills.
[21:30] (Flashback) Saul
    That German couple was quite happy.
[21:34] (Flashback) Saul
    Even without those looks of yours,
    there's still something to you.
[21:39] (Flashback) Richard
    Don't talk about my face. It offends me.
[21:44] (Flashback) Saul
    I see. So that's your strongest asset.
[21:48] (Flashback) Saul
    I apologize for the slip of the tongue.
[21:52] (Flashback) Saul
    I am Saul Ranashinha.
[21:54] (Flashback) Saul
    I have a proposal for you.