Kusuriya no Hitorigoto

[RubyG8396]

I started this manga because I looked at the amount of chapters released and assumed that 28 chapters was enough for substantial story progression. But instead the entire story seems to be made of filler material. They even glossed over our MC's past so we can jump straight into the filler material. I am at chapter 14 right now, and nothing is happening. Just filler material. There probably is really and truly a great mastermind antagonist that our MC is discovering clues to defeat, so I can't skip the filler, but seriously this filler is killing me until then. Then there is the overall tone of the manga which I don't get. It seems comedic one moment then someone is getting murdered the next. I guess this manga is just not my cup of tea. The fact that stuff is happening and it does affect our MC not the plot that much makes it filler material in my mind. But it probably isn't filler material. This is probably just how this manga is. Whatever. Maybe in the next 14 chapters the tone would change so I know what information I should pay attention to. Maybe I will look back and say, "Look at that. I'm so glad our MC discovered all this information early on. Seemed useless at the time but it's all coming together. "

 

[me474]

i hate stories where they treat kidnapping like normal thing with comedic tone so it's a big nope for me
it just baffle me why the people never revolted

 

[anifd]

ok jinshi is a creep can someone who has read the novel spoil me if he ends up with her?

Spoiler

what I read from others is that he's the emperor's brother and he "hinted" (as close to "hinting" as a huge creep can get) that he wants maomao as a concubine even though she doesn't care to get what he's hinting 🤢 ok it's good to know he's only two years older but still no

 

[dim1]

@me474, people don't revolt or protest as easily in ancient times where the concept is no taught but actively kept from the public and with perception molded to place the governing body in the right, both religiously and socially, with the "mandate of heaven" bestowing divine right in the ruler, and society being exactly that, one that accepts kidnapping as a normal thing, where the powerful are right, laws rarely prevent no take action to prevent injustices but prioritize gains. I grew up in the US so the idea it's okay to protest, or revolt was included in education as a viable option of the people but an oppressive society would hardly want such a concept to be taught, actually in this instance most the people are uneducated laborers who take orders and would find it hard to organize. It's because of this "peoples" rebellions rarely happen and a throne change is through a factional fight within the governing body.

 

[me474]

@dim1

why would you believe in religion that make you miserable in the first place it's just plain dumb
for example people in europe believed in christianity first when it was teaching that everyone is equal
but once it tried to put the rich before the poor and made political influence people became unsatisfied with it people became no longer attached to it and made serval revolution some are successful and some aren't but at least they tried to make a change
chinese people in term of their loyalty are kinda of the most dumbest one due to being isolated they lacked any common sense or ability to compare their live style to other countries and they should have known if the whole country took an arm together to kill the king he can't do shit and if he killed them he is basically making his country fall apart and be vulnerable to any invasion

 

[Tamed]

This is a bit weird to ask but can't lady Goukuyou recommend Maomao? I mean she has proven herself useful months before the culprit is found so with her authority, she'd be rehired as an official aide. The story is setup that she has few consort so why not this useful girl?

 

[anifd]

@Tamed she doesn't want to be in the palace in the first place

 

[Tamed]

@anifd
Nope. Not at all. With how she became rather accustomed to the lady she served and the opportunities for her experiments in herbs and poison, I sincerely doubt she'd want out.

 

[Bored_Pray]

UwU

 

[imracist]

god i wish this would update faster. really great manga the art is beautiful

 

[BigCoffee]

>Mercury and arsenic

 

[masklinn]

Mercury and arsenic

Funny story: an organoarsenic (Arsphenamine / Salvarsan) was the first effective cure for syphillis and the first true chemotherapy agent.

Arsenics displaced mercury as treatment until antibiotics, they remain in use for some diseases: IV Melarsoprol used to be the only treatment for second-stage sleeping sickness (and remains the only one for one of the two variants / agents).

 

[Sashimi]

Spoiler

is that her mom? 😭

 

[sssr]

Syphillis only appeared in China in the early 17th century. Solid chocolate was invented in the 19th century. What era is this story supposed to be set in? The clothing style is Ming but there are too many anachronisms. Is this an alternative history when the Ming never fell?

 

[Teddy]

@sssr
Science buffs cannot enjoy star wars, History buffs cannot enjoy this.

Be knowledge a curse or a blessing.

Or just be like me and pretend that everything is fiction, the authors know what they are doing and all hail the mistakes they make as if they are innovations out of the norm, similar to how English teachers do.

 

[chickennuggets]

guess ill pick up the ln now that i binged all the chapters and i want more ;__;
good read tho

 

[xyzzy]

Licensed by Square Enix as “The Apothecary Diaries”. Just announced at Anime NYC.

 

[marconii2002]

Translation drop in 3... 2... 1...

 

[TakeiDaloui]

Yes, there's a licence. I can finally get a copy of the series. Wait, potential for translation drop... Ah....

 

[Tamed]

Welp... another expensive title on the list of expensive titles..