Holmes of Kyoto (京都寺町三条のホームズ)

Oh? So ya finally hashed things out with your old BF, huh?

Yeah... though I sort of got dragged into it.

Hey, you fallin' for Holmes-san or somethin'?

Wh-What?

Holmes-san saved you when you were in a pinch, right?

And he's so darn handsome!

I bet he had you fallin' head over heels!

To be perfectly honest, I don't really know how I feel yet.

Aw, that figures, I guess...

That reminds me, Kaori.

Do you have plans for next weekend?

Huh? I guess not. How come?

Do you want to go with me to Holmes-san's house?

Where'd that come from?

They're apparently throwing a birthday party for the owner.

Every year, they invite all the people he knows.

Holmes-san was hoping you'd come too.

That sounds awful nice.

I'd be glad to stop by.

Okay, I'll let Holmes-san know!

Holmes of Kyoto

"The Connoisseur's Philosophy"

Episode 6

The Philosopher's Path

Holmes-san!

Sorry to keep you waiting!

Aoi-san! Perfect timing.

There's someone here I'd like you to meet.

Kiyo-nii, is this your new part-time worker?

Holmes-san, who is this?

A pleasure to meet you.

My name is Takiyama Rikyu.

M-Mashiro Aoi.

He used to work part-time at Kura, too.

He's been studying abroad in France, so we've been out of touch.

Studying abroad?

In France, so... music?

Anyway, Aoi-san...

This is a good time for it, so let me make something perfectly clear.

Protecting Kiyo-nii is my job.

Now that I'm here, you're no longer needed.

Excuse me?

We appreciate everything you've done, of course.

We hope you'll patronize Kura in the future. As a customer.

D-Does that mean...

Fired

I'm fired?!

Rikyu, don't be so darn mean to her.

Just kidding.

It was a joke, Aoi-san.

A j-joke?

Forgive me, Aoi-san.

Rikyu is like a little brother to me, so he can be rather wicked.

Ah, I see...

Let's start over.

It's good to meet you, Aoi-san.

Welcome home, Kiyotaka, Rikyu.

She's beautiful!

Yoshie-san. You've outdone yourself here, I see.

It's a pleasure to meet you. I am Takiyama Yoshie.

M-Mashiro Aoi.

Huh? Isn't "Takiyama"...?

Yes, Rikyu is Yoshie-san's son.

But, um...

Despite how she may look, she's really in her forties.

No way!

Mom's really something, isn't she?

Seiji-san told me that Kura hired a charming new part-timer.

Seiji-san?

Aoi-chan! Thanks for stoppin' by.

O-Owner!

You look just as wonderful in Western clothing, Seiji-san.

You bet I do!

Wait, are they...

Yoshie-san is my grandfather's girlfriend.

G-Girlfriend?!

Th-That's quite an age difference they have...

But does that mean...

There's no need to worry about us.

If Mom's happy, I'm happy.

And I got to meet Kiyo-nii because of them!

I-I see...

Well, the party will be starting soon.

Go get changed, you two.

Um, could I go home to get changed, too?

You look perfectly lovely as you are.

You don't have to do that every time...

You'll be fine. Just leave it to me.

It's just wonderful on you.

Th-Thank you.

It would be so nice to have a girl.

Though my son is perfectly charming.

You're amazing, Yoshie-san.

You don't at all look like you might have a child in high school.

Seiji-san loves beautiful things, you see.

That's why I work hard.

For my own sake, too.

Yagashira Seiji's Birthday Celebration Congratulations on your 77th year

Wow!

Oh?

The Masamune boys are here, too.

Masamune? The team famous for pantomime and impressions?

He must have met them while he was doing TV.

TV?!

Oh, you didn't know?

Seiji-san used to appear as an expert appraiser

on an antiques program called Heirloom Hunters.

No one ever told me...

I suppose he doesn't like to talk about it.

Two years ago, on the set of Heirloom Hunters,

Heirloom Hunters

there was some trouble.

Ever since, he's said that TV is more trouble than it's worth.

Trouble?

Have you heard of Don Kageyama?

Yes. The famous magician, right?

I see him on TV quite often.

Don Kageyama brought a family heirloom, a Joseon Dynasty blue-and-white vase.

But Seiji-san immediately identified it as a counterfeit.

It threw the whole taping into an uproar.

The producer begged him, for the sake of the show, to say that it was real...

But you know the kind of man Seiji-san is.

He ended up declaring it a fake in front of the entire audience.

Was everything okay?

Of course, Don Kageyama exploded. He said Seiji-san must be blind.

Infuriated, Seiji-san announced, "I'm never doing TV work again!"

I-I can't believe it...

The episode never aired, so most people never found out,

but it caused a lot of trouble behind the scenes.

Oh, speak of the devil.

That's the producer of Heirloom Hunters, Shimizu-san.

I should go say hello to him.

Of course.

Hey there, Aoi-chan.

Akihito-san, you're here too?

Don't you look lovely and mature today?

Thank you very much.

Aoi!

Kaori!

Thanks for coming to... day?

Y-You're Kajiwara Akihito-san, aren't you?

I-I'm such a huge fan!

Thank you very much.

Kaori, you know Akihito-san?

You kiddin' me?

He's a super-dreamy rising star.

He's the hottest actor in the biz right now!

You didn't know?

Kaori-san.

The pleasure's mine to meet a girl your age who can pull off Japanese clothing so well.

Th-Thank you so much!

I'm always watchin' you on Kyoto Days!

Are you? I'm honored.

I-It's nothin'...

Kaori, I never knew you were such a trend-chaser.

Aw, please!

Us Kyoto-ites are all trend-chasers!

Kaori-san, I'm going to take a picture with Masamune.

Would you like to join me?

Oh, I'd love to!

Aoi-san?

What a surprise.

Did Yoshie-san provide your outfit and makeup?

Y-Yes... Um...

Does it look strange?

Ya look just lovely. It's perfect.

Everyone, thank you so much for coming to Yagashira Seiji's birthday celebration.

Yagashira Seiji's Birthday Celebration Congratulations on your 77th year

W-We have some of the Yagashiras' finest antiques on display in the exhibition room.

W-We invite you to view them before dinner.

Would you like to see them?

Sure!

Wow. So many expensive-lookin' antiques...

This one's... It's so beautiful.

This is a Chinese celadon.

It's one of my grandfather's most prized pieces.

Celadon is...

Celadon is a type of pottery painted with a celadon green glaze.

It's known for changing in various ways during firing.

Chinese celadons are considered masterpieces of the art form.

Their beauty and refinement are simple, yet transcendent.

Some even consider them aesthetic perfection.

Only a few dozen have ever been identified,

so they're naturally incredibly valuable.

Right, Kiyo-nii?

I see you've been studying hard, Rikyu.

Anyone who works at Kura should do at least that much!

Then I'll leave the explanations to you and head back to the party room.

Aoi-san, when you leave the room, would you mind locking up?

Kiyo-nii, I can lock up!

I told ya already. That ain't your place now.