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| Nooooo... Maomao got hurt :'( |
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On another note: Um, did some business grad get isekai-ed into the wrong anime? The imperial palace complex is truly ahead of its time here :) |
| Avatar: Anzu Kadotani from Girls und Panzer. Sig by MissIntrovert.  |
| Everything up until now falls into place for this long thought-out, calculated assassination attempt. They've been dropping hints at Jinshi's true identity, some big and some small, all throughout the series, so it's not surprising why he's there. I hope that guard that nearly killed Maomao with a freaking war club, that could have just as easily killed any man in one strike--get some comeuppance. Preferably, with his head rolling. If it wasn't for him, Maomao wouldn't have suffered from face injury, possible permanent brain trauma/concussion, and a gashed/scarred leg (possibly broken). At minimum, I want him to become an eunuch (shaft and bollocks both) with a rusty knife, and be demoted. Took your sweet ass time, monocle-man. Deadbeat dad should have spoken up earlier if he was already in the audience. So it's obvious the herb-scented tall lady that's making the pharmacist a simp, is the culprit. Now we await the "why" next week. |
Estoy_GordoFeb 17, 4:30 PM
| Ouch, Maomao deserves better. That smack to the face must’ve hurt a lot. Lakan’s face at the end. |
| Last minutes were absolute amazing, Lakan expression, for the ones who already know his story, is absolute impactful, powerful episode. |
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| fuck that guard, all my homies hate that guard. i thought the hit was slightly more brutal in the manga tho ngl because of the emphasis on the impact but still tough here too, got her face fcuked but was still determined. respect maomao, get her what she wants jinshi lol. |
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| I hate that fcking guard for hitting Maomao's face. Hope he get's fired or punished and whoever devil panned this. Lihaku-kun is really a dog. |
| Oppai check! 111 cm: Hancock 110 cm: Zoro 100 cm: Robin |
jennythanh said: anyone know the song when Jinshi carry Maomao? Blaze of Clear Sky by Daichi Takenaka, Mashiro Uchida & Satoru Kosaki |
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Embient said: But I wonder why did Lakan looks so shocked that Maomao managed to save Jinshi. No, I guess he is like that because of what happened to Maomao. Also my guess, but it looks obvious |
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it was implied in the last episode that he already knows this. I think it was a mix of seeing that Maomao got seriously hurt plus Jinshi majestically princess carrying her, bleeding all over (this looks dangerous with how much she was bleeding) |
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Softhenic03 said: This is that phase of the series where we actually do see the importance of those mysteries or happenings which Maomao did investigate in all of those past 17 episodes. And mind you, that’s the best part. I mean they weren’t there just to fill the count of the episodes, as was concluded by Maomao in her conversation with Lakan. Jinshi being quite jealous with their “friendship” aside, finally that “Ox Bezoar” reward made it into the adaptation lol. I mean it was just Jinshi promising that one random thing he got his hands on, but for Maomao it’s quite a “prize” lol. So, goes without saying she would go all out for that reward right? Ritual utensil being stolen was just a small lead, I mean it’s not even been quite a few days since Maomao solved that craftsman and his will case, she got the main lead in an instance of what the main perpetrator might be planning. She did go to stop the ongoing ritual ceremony, but as it is her habit, she again did instigate someone to get her way with, but damn, THAT DIRECT HIT TO HER FACE WAS SOOOO BRUTAL. Fuck that guard, for real. He could die for all we care… … but Lakan being the man who came in clutch and gave Maomao the support was quite something. Hope that'd make people hate him a bit less lol. Anyways, the man performing the ritual being none other than Jinshi himself, who Maomao saved from quite a potential disaster was as poetic as it could have been. She did save Jinshi from falling beams and such, but she's quite done for herself.. very fitting of them to insert such music towards the end. Jinshi carrying Maomao all the way just shows the magnitude of what we just witnessed. Won't be wrong to call this the BEST episode yet. I quite enjoyed the episode too, but it kinda leaves it in the air whether or not Lakan is involved in the plan or if he just carefully placed all the pieces in the right place to solve this issue, Maomao could have been seriously hurt, I doubt that was the plan... |
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 猫猫心臓を捧げよ！ |
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| Maomao took a brutal beating, but got the job done when it mattered most... Wow. What an amazing episode, and perhaps the most impactful episode so far. It was really incredible seeing the past mysteries get linked together, as well as the reveals we got in this episode. Maomao storming into the ceremony venue was such a tense moment, after she took a smack to the face from the guard, and was almost knocked out. She saved Jinshi from the falling beams, and that OST at the end... goosebumps. Even Lakan was shocked. I haven't been the most positive on some of the previous episodes, but this episode might have just made up for it with how well directed and how good the pay-off was. With five episodes left, the drama should get even more intense. |
| I hope that goddddamnn guard beheaded, i know it's his duty but hurting our little maomao makes my blood boil |
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| Was not expecting for Maomao to save Jinshi's life. Gotta love how the first thing she's asks him is if she can have her prize. Even on deaths door she's got her priorities right. Men are half the population Cow gallbladder stone medicine one in ten thousand. |
| Maomao was finally able to connect the dots from previous accidents and manages to save Jinshi..but that scene was brutal though..that guard needs to be fired!! |
| What can I say other than a magnificent episode? Maomao was able to figure things out and realized that everything that happened recently was connected to one another. She was able to save Jinshi from dying, pretty much. The walk at the end was cool, but, like, why? She's clearly injured badly, and Jinshi should've rushed out and found a doctor, not walked slowly. |
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| The scene when Jinshi carried Maomao reminded me of Tokyo Ghoul season 2 ending LOL whyyy I'm not sure but I think Lakan was just bluffing that he knew Jinshi's real identity so maybe that's why he's so shocked to see him coming out of the temple. |
Reply to Embient
I heard that the Go game transitioning to stones in the OP is a subtle spoiler, and now I finally understand it. It's so damn good.
Yep, that court lady is totally Suirei.
Every incident becoming connected like this is so epic
Judging by what I learned by watching Kingdom, that was a coronation.
Best episode so far, holy shit. But I wonder why did Lakan looks so shocked that Maomao managed to save Jinshi. I have a hard time believing that he just underestimated her, because he's seen her solve all these other cases. (I personally believe that Lakan played a big part in this and actually wanted Maomao to fail.)
Yep, that court lady is totally Suirei.
Every incident becoming connected like this is so epic
Judging by what I learned by watching Kingdom, that was a coronation.
Best episode so far, holy shit. But I wonder why did Lakan looks so shocked that Maomao managed to save Jinshi. I have a hard time believing that he just underestimated her, because he's seen her solve all these other cases. (I personally believe that Lakan played a big part in this and actually wanted Maomao to fail.)
| @Embient I had a sense of Deja Vu reading your comment. Then I saw your pfp and realised you must have posted this comment twice on different websites. :) |
| Get excited, I suppose. |
| This episode was just outstanding! The build up and slow realisation. I knew it had to be Jinshi in the ceremony! And it paid off beautifully. Speaking of beautiful, Kevin Penkin is doing work with the sound track yet again. I really want to know if Lakan was shocked at how badly Maomao was hurt, that Jinshi was carrying her, or a mixture of both! Also when Maomao says a noble of highest birth isn't she hinting that Jinshi might be the current Emperor's son and not his brother? Suggesting that when Maomao suspected the baby swap between Ah-Duo and the the previous Emperor's mother it might actually be more true than she first thought? Eagerly awaiting the next episode. |
| Get excited, I suppose. |
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Softhenic03 said:
This is that phase of the series where we actually do see the importance of those mysteries or happenings which Maomao did investigate in all of those past 17 episodes. And mind you, that’s the best part. I mean they weren’t there just to fill the count of the episodes, as was concluded by Maomao in her conversation with Lakan.
Jinshi being quite jealous with their “friendship” aside, finally that “Ox Bezoar” reward made it into the adaptation lol. I mean it was just Jinshi promising that one random thing he got his hands on, but for Maomao it’s quite a “prize” lol. So, goes without saying she would go all out for that reward right? Ritual utensil being stolen was just a small lead, I mean it’s not even been quite a few days since Maomao solved that craftsman and his will case, she got the main lead in an instance of what the main perpetrator might be planning.
She did go to stop the ongoing ritual ceremony, but as it is her habit, she again did instigate someone to get her way with, but damn, THAT DIRECT HIT TO HER FACE WAS SOOOO BRUTAL. Fuck that guard, for real. He could die for all we care…
… but Lakan being the man who came in clutch and gave Maomao the support was quite something. Hope that'd make people hate him a bit less lol. Anyways, the man performing the ritual being none other than Jinshi himself, who Maomao saved from quite a potential disaster was as poetic as it could have been.
She did save Jinshi from falling beams and such, but she's quite done for herself.. very fitting of them to insert such music towards the end. Jinshi carrying Maomao all the way just shows the magnitude of what we just witnessed.
Won't be wrong to call this the BEST episode yet.
This is that phase of the series where we actually do see the importance of those mysteries or happenings which Maomao did investigate in all of those past 17 episodes. And mind you, that’s the best part. I mean they weren’t there just to fill the count of the episodes, as was concluded by Maomao in her conversation with Lakan.
Jinshi being quite jealous with their “friendship” aside, finally that “Ox Bezoar” reward made it into the adaptation lol. I mean it was just Jinshi promising that one random thing he got his hands on, but for Maomao it’s quite a “prize” lol. So, goes without saying she would go all out for that reward right? Ritual utensil being stolen was just a small lead, I mean it’s not even been quite a few days since Maomao solved that craftsman and his will case, she got the main lead in an instance of what the main perpetrator might be planning.
She did go to stop the ongoing ritual ceremony, but as it is her habit, she again did instigate someone to get her way with, but damn, THAT DIRECT HIT TO HER FACE WAS SOOOO BRUTAL. Fuck that guard, for real. He could die for all we care…
… but Lakan being the man who came in clutch and gave Maomao the support was quite something. Hope that'd make people hate him a bit less lol. Anyways, the man performing the ritual being none other than Jinshi himself, who Maomao saved from quite a potential disaster was as poetic as it could have been.
She did save Jinshi from falling beams and such, but she's quite done for herself.. very fitting of them to insert such music towards the end. Jinshi carrying Maomao all the way just shows the magnitude of what we just witnessed.
Won't be wrong to call this the BEST episode yet.
I quite enjoyed the episode too, but it kinda leaves it in the air whether or not Lakan is involved in the plan or if he just carefully placed all the pieces in the right place to solve this issue, Maomao could have been seriously hurt, I doubt that was the plan...
| @Dayan Lakan knows everything about the incident ahead of everyone, but decided to just watch what's going to happen from afar, until he sees Maomao running into the guard and getting beaten up, he steps up to help Maomao... |
| “You should enjoy the little detours to the fullest. Because that's where you'll find the things more important than what you want.” |
| While Jinshi was carrying Maomao, Lakan looked genuinely frightened/scared, the first time he's shown any emotion aside from shit-eating smugness. |
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why was Lakan shocked when he saw Jinshi carrying MaoMao in his arms, like did he not expect the "most noble person" to be Jinshi ? i think he already had some idea of who Jinshi was ..? can someone explain?
| @Lucy_07 Maybe because his daugther seemed to have suffered serious injuries. I guess that would be enough reason for him to seem shocked. |
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Ishitateso said:
@Lucy_07 Maybe because his daugther seemed to have suffered serious injuries. I guess that would be enough reason for him to seem shocked.
@Lucy_07 Maybe because his daugther seemed to have suffered serious injuries. I guess that would be enough reason for him to seem shocked.
But he must have seen the guard smack her so the injuries must have been pretty obvious. i mean he did come from behind
| @Lucy_07 Yes, but beside that she had had a lacerated wound on her leg and was bleeding profusely. He tried to save face and authority beforehand, and not to overreact that Mamao, seemingly a simple servant, had gotten hit on the head in front of him (after all nobody knows that she is his daugther), but I guess a seriously bleeding injury and the accident itself that caused it was a lot even for him. |
IshitatesoFeb 17, 10:01 PM
| 夏草や 兵どもが 夢の跡 |
| Started slow, but the ending was very good and dramatic. Hyped for the next week (: |
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