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All series / The Apothecary Diaries / Arc 7

Arc 7 of 15 in The Apothecary Diaries

Arc 7: 壬氏編

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

Jinshi's public plans bring Maomao into a web of games, court rivalries and reports from distant provinces. A Go contest and the threat of locusts give the court urgent problems while Jinshi's position and Maomao's place beside him become harder to keep separate.

Where it sits

Arc 7 in The Apothecary Diaries
FormatVolumesUnitsLanguage
Web novel—Chapter 7, episodes 1–26Japanese
Light novelVol 8Prologue–epilogueJapanese
Light novelVol 8Prologue–epilogueEnglish

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