Ikoku Meiro no Croisée

[Kraco]

You are forgetting that despite being an artist of a talent, Claude is still a businessman as well. If Yune really wanted to sell the kimono, like she insisted against his initial word of caution, then who was he to deny it? He only began to regret it when he learned it was a memento, which was well explainable by how he was attached to the light fixture created by his own dad. So, it was only at that point he knew Yune wanted to sell the kimono not as a simple financial compensation and to aid the store, but out of insecurity and fear of being rejected and left alone in a foreign country.

But yeah, he probably shouldn't have been so eager, especially when he was dealing with a kid.

[Buffalobiian]

So, it was only at that point he knew Yune wanted to sell the kimono not as a simple financial compensation and to aid the store, but out of insecurity and fear of being rejected and left alone in a foreign country

I didn't think it had anything to do with being insecure at all, but that Yune deems that she needs to compoensate for something she brike, and can only do so with something of equal value.

Since it's the monetary value of the sign that Claude "lost", she felt that it's only fair to give him an equally important keepsake of her own. At that point, it was Claude who decided to sell it since he had no wish to keep it.

[Kraco]

I didn't think it had anything to do with being insecure at all, but that Yune deems that she needs to compoensate for something she brike, and can only do so with something of equal value.

Since it's the monetary value of the sign that Claude "lost", she felt that it's only fair to give him an equally important keepsake of her own. At that point, it was Claude who decided to sell it since he had no wish to keep it.

She seemed to be awfully moved when Claude promised to get it back. If she considered it a mere financial compensation, nothing more, I think she would have insisted it was a fair trade and Claude doesn't need to strive to get it back. I admit I might have used too strong expressions, but I deem at that point she was far from sure if she's allowed to stay or not. The last words from Claude were that she should return to Japan. So, she obviously went for her most precious possession. Besides, she's still a kid.

In reality people were still being treated like dirt in the 19th century, so I'm happy this show necessarily isn't all that realistic and Yune gets pretty friendly and gentle treatment, making this a joy to watch.

[Buffalobiian]

She seemed to be awfully moved when Claude promised to get it back. If she considered it a mere financial compensation, nothing more, I think she would have insisted it was a fair trade and Claude doesn't need to strive to get it back. I admit I might have used too strong expressions, but I deem at that point she was far from sure if she's allowed to stay or not. The last words from Claude were that she should return to Japan. So, she obviously went for her most precious possession. Besides, she's still a kid.

In reality people were still being treated like dirt in the 19th century, so I'm happy this show necessarily isn't all that realistic and Yune gets pretty friendly and gentle treatment, making this a joy to watch.

Indeed, the fact that Yune was pleased when Claude said he'd get it back confused me, and seemed to go against my thoughts.

I just can't see why Yune would compensate for monetary reasons though.. It wasn't like he broke something that he couldn't fix, and the client certainly didn't charge anything for it. Unless the coal, time and manual labour involved was worth as much as 500 franc.

[Kraco]

I just can't see why Yune would compensate for monetary reasons though.. It wasn't like he broke something that he couldn't fix, and the client certainly didn't charge anything for it. Unless the coal, time and manual labour involved was worth as much as 500 franc.

That seems a bit strange, but when you consider it from her point of view it makes more sense: She only just got there, received a dubious welcome at best (from Claude), tried hard to prove her worth - only to end up breaking Claude's treasure. So, even if Claude did fix it in (mere) hours, I'm sure she was desperate to do something to contribute positively. And being a kid, it was a reckless thing she did and caused only more trouble and anguish for Claude in the long run. But it did prove quite exquisitely her dedication and goodwill, and that got through to Claude.

[David75]

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