Caught Off Guard with a "Indirect Kiss", Blushing! Bold Jinshi and Adorable Exchange with Maomao in "The Apothecary Diaries"

These two are closer than ever! In episode 12 of the anime "The Apothecary Diaries," Jinshi (CV: Takeo Ōtsuka) initiates an "indirect kiss" with Maomao (CV: Aoi Yūki), who blushes unlike her usual self, leaving viewers grinning from ear to ear.

Following her dismissal from the rear palace, Maomao was working at the flower street when she unexpectedly crossed paths with Jinshi again. Jinshi had assumed Maomao disliked working at the rear palace, but seemed relieved after hearing her true feelings. "Just a little, it's okay, right?" Jinshi reached out to touch Maomao, saying, "Only with one hand. Just the fingertips."

As Maomao reluctantly conceded, "Only the fingertips," Jinshi gently touched her lips before kissing her finger. When he smiled at her with her lipstick transferred on him, Maomao blushed and turned her face away, exclaiming, "It transferred...!"