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All series / The Apothecary Diaries / Arc 13

Arc 13 of 15 in The Apothecary Diaries

Arc 13: 華佗編2

I’ve watched through

Season 1 Part 1 stops before this arc.

Season 1 Part 2 stops before this arc.

Season 2 Part 1 stops before this arc.

Season 2 Part 2 stops before this arc.

What happens

Medical work becomes inseparable from court politics when a serious operation is proposed. Maomao tests what she knows, weighs the wishes of the patient and the people around him, and confronts the cost of making forbidden knowledge useful.

Where it sits

Arc 13 in The Apothecary Diaries
FormatVolumesUnitsLanguage
Web novel—Chapter 13, episodes 1–16Japanese
Light novelVol 15Chapter 1–epilogueJapanese
Light novelVol 15Chapter 1–epilogueEnglish

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