"Someone Stop This Pervert... Huh? Wait a Minute? 'The Apothecary Diaries' - Maomao, Cornered, Suddenly Realizes the Truth Behind the Case"

The anime "The Apothecary Diaries" is a story where the protagonist, Maomao (voiced by Aoi Yuki), solves numerous complex cases with her extensive knowledge of poisons and keen insight. Her deductive power manifested even in the dire situation where the handsome Jinshi (voiced by Takeo Otsuka) tried to make her lick honey off his finger.

Maomao was ordered by Jinshi to conduct an investigation and reported the results to him. Jinshi praised her with a "passing mark" and, for some reason, approached her with a jar of honey, saying, "Good girls deserve a reward." Despite Maomao's genuine reluctance and foreboding, Jinshi, with a gentle smile, attempted to make her lick honey off his finger.

Jinshi's escalating antics, driven by his desire to tease Maomao, left her thinking, "This guy believes he can get away with anything because he's good-looking!" and "Oh right, he was that kind of pervert!" She sought help from the nearby military officer, Gaoshun (voiced by Katsuyuki Konishi), but he seemed to have given up on stopping Jinshi's excessive pranks, choosing to turn a blind eye. Feeling abandoned, Maomao resolved, "I'll slip him a laxative later!"

Cornered, Maomao struggled with whether to comply with the order or flee for her dignity, lamenting, "If only it were wolfsbane nectar, I could have resigned myself to it...!" In the midst of this critical situation, the keyword "honey" suddenly connected the pieces of information like a puzzle in Maomao's mind, leading her to realize something about the case related to her investigation.