The internet buzzed with excitement, with comments like "She's alive!?" "Did the hairpin save Loulan?" "I'm so glad!" "The way they revealed the cast credit was brilliant," "It brought tears to my eyes," and "A salvaging conclusion."

Additionally, after the final episode of the second season, the announcement of the continuation of the series was made, and the web release of a short story titled "The Secret of Sazen," depicting what happens to Loulan afterward, by Hyuganatsu began. The supplementary story to the main series drew reactions online, such as "So that's how it was!" "Anyone who loves Loulan must read it," and "It was absolutely amazing."

The anime "The Apothecary Diaries" is based on a light novel by Natsu Hyuuga. It has also been adapted into a manga, with the series surpassing 40 million copies in cumulative sales. The story is a mystery-solving entertainment featuring Maomao, a pharmacist's daughter with an unusual obsession with poisons and medicines, and Jinshi, a mysterious and beautiful eunuch, as they tackle difficult cases that arise in the imperial court.

■Episode 48: "The Beginning"
[Synopsis]
Around dawn, after the suppression of the Shi's Clan, Jinshi visits Maomao, who is sleeping with the children that were taken out from the fortress. While worrying about each other's injuries, they begin to ponder what Loulan risked his life to protect and what was entrusted to them.

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

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