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Richard Ranasinghe de Vulpian is a brilliant and enigmatic British jewelry appraiser. Seigi Nakata is a young college student. Their worlds are as different as can be, but when a chance encounter leads Seigi to hire Richard to appraise a family heirloom, it sparks a partnership that goes well beyond that one job. Together, the duo investigate jewelry-related cases and solve mysteries, finding the secret messages hidden in the hearts of precious stones - and the hearts of those who possess them.

When Seigi Nakata rescued a handsome young jewelry appraiser from a group of drunken assailants, he got more than he bargained for! The appraiser is Richard Ranasinghe de Vulpian, a brilliant and mysterious British jewelry expert. Seigi hires him to appraise a family heirloom...and that is just the beginning. Together, they unlock the secret messages hidden in the hearts of precious stones–and those who possess them.

When Seigi Nakata rescued a handsome young jewelry appraiser from a group of drunken assailants, he got more than he bargained for! The appraiser is Richard Ranasinghe de Vulpian, a brilliant and mysterious British jewelry expert. Seigi hires him to appraise a family heirloom…and that is just the beginning. Together, they unlock the secret messages hidden in the hearts of precious stones–and those who possess them.

When Seigi Nakata rescued a handsome young jewelry appraiser from a group of drunken assailants, he got more than he bargained for! The appraiser is Richard Ranasinghe de Vulpian, a brilliant and mysterious British jewelry expert. Seigi hires him to appraise a family heirloom...and that is just the beginning. Together, they unlock the secret messages hidden in the hearts of precious stones–and those who possess them.

Acting on information from Saul, Seigi makes his way to England in pursuit of his wayward boss. When the beautiful jeweler’s tortured past comes back to haunt him, what’s his knight in shining armour to do?!Series Overview: When Seigi Nakata rescued a handsome young jewellery appraiser from a group of drunken assailants, he got more than he bargained for! The appraiser is Richard Ranasinghe de Vulpian, a brilliant and mysterious British jewellery expert. Seigi hires him to appraise a family heirloom...and that is just the beginning. Together, they unlock the secret messages hidden in the hearts of precious stones–and those who possess them.

PART-TIME JOB, FULL-TIME CONCERNSBack from England, Seigi must deal with the start of his third year of college—and with all his classmates starting to job hunt in earnest! Meanwhile, a familiar customer returns to Jewelry Étranger with a pale pink cameo he once received from an unrequited love, challenging Seigi and Richard to solve the mystery attached to the gift.

Seigi Nakata, a Japanese economics student, is working at the shop of the beautiful jeweller, Richard Ranasinghe de Vulpian. Today’s customers are an elderly couple, the Tamuras. To celebrate their thirtieth anniversary, they came to Richard’s shop to find an imperial topaz. But something seems off about this cute couple…

When Seigi Nakata rescued a handsome young jewelry appraiser from a group of drunken assailants, he got more than he bargained for! The appraiser is Richard Ranasinghe de Vulpian, a brilliant and mysterious British jewelry expert. Seigi hires him to appraise a family heirloom... and that is just the beginning. Together, they unlock the secret messages hidden in the hearts of precious stones - and those who possess them.

When Seigi Nakata rescued a handsome young jewelry appraiser from a group of drunken assailants, he got more than he bargained for! The appraiser is Richard Ranasinghe de Vulpian, a brilliant and mysterious British jewelry expert. Seigi hires him to appraise a family heirloom… and that is just the beginning. Together, they unlock the secret messages hidden in the hearts of precious stones - and those who possess them.

When Seigi Nakata rescued a handsome young jewellry appraiser from a group of drunken assailants, he got more than he bargained for! The appraiser is Richard Ranasinghe de Vulpian, a brilliant and mysterious British jewelry expert. Seigi hires him to appraise a family heirloom... and that is just the beginning. Together, they unlock the secret messages hidden in the hearts of precious stones - and those who possess them.

NEW KID ON THE BLOCKMinoru's mom is sick. School sucks. They're broke. Worse yet, Minoru is caught shoplifting bandages at a drugstore! But when the clerk goes to search his pockets...the bandages turn up in the hands of an unrelated stranger. This young man, who introduces himself as Seigi Nakata and claims to be a long-lost relative, takes this wayward youth under his wing and introduces him to a breathtakingly beautiful blond foreigner. Thus begins Act 3 of Richard and Seigi's story, set in the Yamate neighborhood of Yokohama!

This beautifully illustrated mystery series is based on the highly acclaimed light novels that also inspired a popular anime!When Seigi Nakata rescued a handsome young jewelry appraiser from a group of drunken assailants, he got more than he bargained for! The appraiser is Richard Ranasinghe de Vulpian, a brilliant and mysterious British jewelry expert. Seigi hires him to appraise a family heirloom...and that is just the beginning. Together, they unlock the secret messages hidden in the hearts of precious stones-and those who possess them.