Suirei's reappearance sparked excitement online, with comments like "I didn't notice at all," "Oh no, oh no," "It's the person from before!" and "This is a bad feeling" circulating widely.

"The Apothecary Diaries" anime is based on a light novel by Hyuganatsu. It has also been adapted into a manga, with the series surpassing 40 million copies in circulation. It follows the story of a pharmacy girl with an abnormal obsession with poisons and medicines, Maomao, and a mysterious and beautiful eunuch, Jinshi (voiced by Takeo Otsuka), as they tackle mysterious incidents in the imperial court in this mystery-solving entertainment.

Episode 40 "Nesting Malice"
【Synopsis】
To assist in the potentially breech birth of Empress Gyokuyo, Maomao's mentor and foster father, Luomen, arrives at the harem's medical bureau. Luomen quickly summarizes the current issues of the harem and, to also serve as practice for the maidservants attending the school, creates a template to be copied. When it is delivered to the school, Maomao learns from an old eunuch that Luomen had done something similar before he was expelled from the harem. A sense of unease suddenly arises in Maomao's mind. To uncover the truth behind this unease, Maomao sets out to visit a certain individual...

(C)Hyuganatsu, Imagica Infos/"The Apothecary Diaries"Project

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