🎬 Episode 14: “Lost and Found Kindness (なくしたもの、見つけた優しさ)”

Japanese title: なくしたもの、見つけた優しさ
Theme: Losing something, kindness from a stranger
Setting: After school near the shoe lockers

📚 Vocabulary

Japanese	Meaning
どこかで落としたみたい。	I think I dropped it somewhere.
見つかるといいな。	I hope it’s found.
届けてくれたんだ！	They handed it in!
親切な人がいるんだね。	There are kind people, huh.
無事に戻ってきてよかった。	I’m glad it came back safely.

Grammar Point	Usage	Example
〜みたい	it seems like	落としたみたい (seems like I dropped it)
〜といいな	I hope ~	見つかるといいな (I hope it’s found)
〜てくれる	someone does ~ for me	届けてくれた (they turned it in for me)

[After school – near the shoe lockers]

Hana (searching bag):
あれ？財布が…ない！？
Huh? My wallet… it’s gone!?

Yuki:
えっ、どこかで落としたみたい？
What? Did you drop it somewhere?

Hana (worried):
多分…さっきのコンビニかも。
Maybe… at the convenience store earlier.

Yuki:
駅に届いてるといいな〜。
I hope someone turned it in at the station.

[Next day – Hana rushes in holding something]

Hana (smiling):
見て！財布、戻ってきたの！
Look! My wallet came back!

Yuki:
ほんと！？よかった〜！どこにあったの？
Really!? That’s great! Where was it?

Hana:
駅の人が届けてくれたって。誰かが渡してくれたの。
The station staff said someone handed it in.

Yuki (touched):
親切な人がいるんだね。
There really are kind people.

Hana (softly):
無事に戻ってきて…嬉しい。
I’m so happy it came back safely.

Yuki:
これから落とさないようにね〜！
Don’t go dropping it again, okay~?

Hana (laughs):
はーい、気をつけまーす！
Yeees, I’ll be careful!

Just as they’re leaving, Hana notices a tiny note tucked inside the wallet:

Note:「次は落とさないでね :)」
Translation: “Don’t drop it next time :)”

Yuki (wide-eyed):
えっ！？これ誰が書いたの！？
Wait, who wrote that!?

Hana (smiling):
…もしかして、優しい怪盗？
Maybe… a kind phantom thief?

Yuki (laughs):
また推理の時間だね！
Time for detective work again!