Even Though She Should Want to Avoid Trouble... "The Apothecary Diaries" - Maomao Reflexively Deduces When There's a Mystery, Unwavering in Her Ways

Can't resist one's own desires!? In episode 1 of the anime "The Apothecary Diaries," despite Maomao (CV: Aoi Yūki) trying to avoid trouble, she was depicted as unable to help but deduce when there was a mystery.

In episode 1 of the anime "The Apothecary Diaries," Maomao was kidnapped and sold to the rear palace. However, Maomao calmly reasoned that if she quietly worked as a servant in the rear palace, she would be able to return to the city in two years.

Meanwhile, Maomao heard a rumor that the Emperor's children had been dying consecutively due to a "curse," and that this time, doctors had come to the high-ranking consorts Gyokuyōhi (CV: Atsumi Tanezaki) and Lihuahi (CV: Yui Ishikawa). Then, Maomao, who should have been trying to avoid trouble, began to turn over thoughts in her mind based on the information she heard: "Headache, stomachache, and nausea... could it be poisoning?"

When Maomao, completely unable to suppress her curiosity, went to the palace where the consorts lived, Gyokuyō and Lihua were arguing. Seeing the two, Maomao arrived at an answer in her head: "The death of infants, headache, stomachache, and nausea, and above all, Lady Lihua's haggard appearance. This is definitely not a curse or anything of the sort," and began to worry about how to convey the truth.

This scene from the very first episode strongly conveyed Maomao's curious nature, unable to help but stick her nose into things when there's a mystery.