During the process of a robbing an emerald, Fei Cui encounters a young artist Hiroto who paints scenes from The Happy Prince. Later, she shows Fujita a jeweled bracelet owned by Sarah Bernhardt known as the Cleopatra. As Fujita leaves her Jade Shop, Sara angrily throws her cat at him in a fit of jealousy. Later, intrigued by the artist, Fei Cui follows Hiroto, and discovers that he is a small-time gigolo, chatting up and charming local girls. She asks Menou to arrange food and lodging for him and shows his paintings in her shop, but Fei Cui starts to lose her eyesight. That night, Hiroto arrives at her apartment with the last painting. He comforts her, and they spend the night together, but the next morning he is gone with the emerald. However Fei Cui's eyesight returns which Fujita attributes to the loss of the emerald. Later, Hiroto casually tosses the emerald into the sea as a swallow flies overhead.
エメラルドを盗む際、しくじり、怪我を負った翡翠が逃げ込んだ部屋の住人・ヒロト。彼は翡翠のナイフにも動じず、ただ、穏やかに、時が過ぎるのを待つのだった。
後日、ヒロトを探し、再び、その地区へとやって来た翡翠。すると、ヒロトは数々の女のヒモとして生きていただらしのない青年ということを知る。しかし、彼の描く『幸福の王子』をモチーフにした絵に興味を持った翡翠は、自宅へと連れて帰る。
翡翠が、今、最も愛して止まないのは、クレオパトラという、蛇の形の腕輪に宝石が散りばめられたもの。しかし、その頃から痛み始める翡翠の目。気のせいと思う翡翠だったが、愛しい宝石たちを見つめる事が出来なくなったら・・・と恐怖を感じる。
