【海外の反応】薬屋のひとりごと2期17話（第41話）、「もしもし、蛇です」

猫猫は危険だから、取り押さえるには何人も要るってわけだ

Maomao is dangerous and you need a group to subdue her

猫猫は小柄だけど、けっこう気が強いからな。花街育ちだし、そりゃそうなる

>>1

Maomao might be small but she can be quite feisty. She grew up in the pleasure district so that makes sense.

猫猫は体力こそ無いけど、度胸があって頭も切れるし、花街での経験のおかげで落ち着きを失わない。甘く見ちゃいけない

>>1 >>2

Maomao may be physically weak but she's gutsy and clever and knows how to keep her composure from her life experience at the pleasure district. She should not be underestimated.

身分を偽ってたことなんてどうでもいい、許す

I don't care if she lied about her identity, she is forgiven

これで逃げ出すのかと思ったら、猫猫はただ楽しんでただけだった

Thought this was her escape but maomao was just having a laugh

それと、翠苓と子翠の関係をばらすためでもあったな

>>5

And to expose Suiren and Shisui's relationship.

もしもし、蛇です

moshimoshi, hebi desu

猫猫が蛇を拾うのにまったく怖がってなかったのがいい。毒を取るために前から蛇を扱ってて、慣れてるんだとしても驚かないわ。少なくとも、その蛇に毒が無いのは分かってて、噛まれても別に構わないって感じだった
蛇が苦手じゃない人でも、ああいう場面ではふつう用心するもんだけど、猫猫は一瞬のためらいもなく行きやがった

>>7

I like how Maomao had absolutely no fear about picking up the snake. I wouldn't be surprised if she has experience with snakes for their venom already, so she knows how to handle one, but at the minimum she clearly knows that the snake isn't venomous and doesn't particular care if she gets bitten.

Most people, even ones who are not actively afraid of snakes, would show caution in that situation but Maomao just f*****g goes for it without any hesitation.

>毒を取るために前から蛇を扱ってて、慣れてるんだとしても驚かないわ
1期の最初のほうで分かることの一つが、猫猫は蛇で実験するのが大好きで、毒を試すためにわざと腕を噛ませてたってことだぞ

>>8

>I wouldn't be surprised if she has experience with snakes for their venom already, so she knows how to handle one
One of the first things we learn about Maomao back in Season 1 was that she loved to experiment with snakes and would make them bite her arm to test their venom

猫猫のことだから、蛇に無理やり腕を噛ませて、効き目を記録してるに決まってる

>>7

I bet she forces snakes to bite her on the arm to document the effects.

猫猫、乱暴すぎる

maomao is so violent

これがお前らのヒロインか？

>>11

It's this your heroine?

あそこ、違う訳にされるんじゃないかと心配してた

>>11

Was worried they were gonna translate that differently

>クソガキ
正直かなり正確な訳だな

>>13

>kusogaki
pretty accurate honestly

>玉葉妃がたぶんもうすぐ出産するってときに、猫猫がいなくなる
羅門ひとりでちゃんと乗り切れるといいけどな

>maomao is missing right as gyokuyou is probably about to give birth
i sure hope luomen can handle this fine by himself

そのためにあの人がいるんだろ

>>15

That's what he's there for.

むしろ猫猫がいないほうがやりやすいんじゃね。胎盤をかっさらって、ろくでもない漢方薬を作ろうとするのを心配しなくて済む

>>15

He's probably better with her not around, don't have to worry about her trying to snatch the placenta to make some f****d up Chinese medicine out of.

中国語にはかなが無いのは知ってるけど、発音や読み方を示すものって何も無いの？せめて辞書用とかに

I know chinese has no real kana but do they have nothing to mark pronunciations/readings? Like for a dictionary at least?

なんだお前、字も読めない庶民か？誰がそんなもん欲しがるんだよ

>>18

what are you, an illiterate pleb? who would want that

猫猫とか？

>>19

Maomao, I guess?

人は言葉を話すのだから、書くときも言葉で書くべきだ。言葉を知らないなら書けない。吠えたり唸ったり、形の無い音を出したいならそうすればいいが、紙を無駄にするな

>>18

A human being speaks it words thus he should write in words aswell. If you don't know the words then you can't write. If you want to bark or growl or make other formless sounds do so but don't waste paper on that.

いやまあ、もしこの話が中国もどきじゃなくて昔の日本もどきが舞台だったら、漢字を知ってても紙はたぶんかなで書かれてたはずだよ。漢字そのものが大きな手がかりになる場合は別だけど……今思えば、今回はけっこうそうだったな

>>21

I mean, if the series was set in ancient not!japan, instead of not!china, the paper would have most likely been in Kana even if they knew the kanji, unless the kanji was a massive clue, which kinda was now that I think about it.

で、猫猫はなんでまたさらわれたんだっけ？

So why did they kidnap Maomao again?

あいつらが皇族を暗殺しようとしてる企みを、猫猫はほぼ見抜いちゃったからな。殺すか、厄介を起こせない場所にさらっていくかのどっちかってわけ

>>23

She basically figured out their plot to assassinate royal family members so it's either kill her or whisk her away to somewhere she won't cause trouble.

それなら……なんで殺さないの？
もう皇族を殺すって腹をくくってるんだから、どこぞの将軍の娘一人くらい何だっていうんだ

>>24

So... why not just kill her?
You're already committed to killing royalty, what's one child from some random general?

いやー、今回は話の進みが遅かった
何も起きないのを24分によくここまで引き延ばしたもんだ

Jesus this episode was slow going
They managed to stretch a whole lot of nothing happening in 24 minutes

正直、早められそうな部分は思いつかないけどな。話は着実に前に進んでた。ただ、すごく平坦で、何一つ片が付かなかっただけ

>>26

i honestly can't think of a part that could be sped up. there was paced forward movement. just very flat with nothing resolving in any way.

ああいう回にならざるを得なかったんだよ。今後の謎のために、まるごと新しい舞台を仕込んでるところだから。後宮のほうは見慣れてるから何も説明しなくていいけど、今回は猫猫が山ほど語らないといけなかったし、それが後で重要になるはず（少なくともそうじゃなきゃおかしい。この作品はここまでで信頼に値するって証明してるし）
いや、許せねえよ。あんなふうに猫猫をさらっておいて、ピクニックにでも行くみたいに平然としてて、まるで悪びれてない。ひどい女だ

>>26 >>4

It had to be like that because they're setting up a huge new scene for the future mystery. We're used to the palace setting, so nothing needs to be explained there, but this time, Maomao had to narrate a ton of s**t for us, and it's gonna be important later (or at least it has to, but this series proved itself by this point).
Nah, f**k her, kidnapping Maomao like that and then brushing it off like they're going out on a picnic, no fucks given whatsoever. She's a bitch.

>北に向かっていたと思う
なんで船倉からそんなこと分かるんだよ。日の光が入ってたとしても、少なくとも最初の向きは知ってなきゃいけないし、それでも怪しい。猫猫は昔、方位磁針でも食ったのか？

>i think we were going north
How can she know that from the cargo hold? Even if it was sunlight you need to at least know your initial bearing, and even then it's iffy. Did she eat a compass once?

>毎日同じ場所で目を覚ますのに、北と南の区別もつかないやつ
これも『りんごを思い浮かべられない』系の話か

>>29

> He wakes up every day at the same place but he can't tell the north from south.
I guess it is another case of "can't imagine apple"

うん、あんまり考えずに書き込んじゃったわ。難しいのは船首がどっちか知ることくらいで、小さな昔の船ならそれもそんなに難しくないはず

>>30

Yeah I just posted w/o really thinking about it. The only difficulty is knowing where the prow is and it shouldn't be too hard in a small ancient ship.

川はほとんどどこでも南に向かって流れてるから、遡るのに余計な力が要る北向きだけは、向きとして区別がつくんだよ

>>29

rivers almost universally flow southwards, going north would be the only direction you could distinguish because of the extra effort necessary.

そうそう、ナイル川がまさにいい例で、上エジプトから下エジプトに流れてるしな

>>32

Yeah Nile is a perfect example of that: flows from Upper Egypt to Lower Egypt.

よく分からん

I don't get it.

それはたぶん帝からの物だよ。確か、金を使えるのは帝だけで、銀を使えるのが壬氏だけだったはず。里樹妃が侍女にあんな大層な贈り物を気前よくあげるわけがない

>>34

That one is probably from the emperor, if I remember well only him can use gold like only Jinshi can use silver. There is no way Lishu would give away freely such a big gift to one of her maidens.

壬氏の個人的な簪は金だったけどな。本当の身分をほのめかしてた。猫猫にあげたほうは、偽の身分で許される銀だったけど

>>35

Jinshis personal kanzashi was golden tho, alluding to his true status. The one he gave to maomao was indeed silver like his fake status would allow.

あの侍女は里樹妃をいじめてて、言い返せないほど気が弱いのを分かったうえで、里樹妃の物を取り上げてたんだよ。あの簪は里樹妃しか着けちゃいけないものなんだ

>>34

She was bullying Lishu and taking things that belonged to her, knowing she was too meek to speak up about it. That hair stick is something that only Lishu is supposed to be able to wear

3期？かなりありそう
4期？そっちはまだ分からない。勢いを保てるかしだいだけど、人気が落ちない限りは十分あり得ると思う
本当の問題は、アニメが行き着く『筋の通った』区切りがどこかってことだ。最後まで全部やらないとして、確か小説はまだ続いてるはずだから、完結までってのは無理。どこで終われば、締めくくりっぽく感じられるんだろう？

Season 3? Very likely.

Season 4? Less certain, depends on whether they maintain steam but unless popularity dips it seems like a reasonable possibility.

The real question is, what is the 'logical' stopping point for the show to reach? Assuming it doesn't run completely to the finish, IIRC the LN's are still ongoing so thats not really an option. Whats the best endpoint that the show can hit and then leave off on that will feel like a conclusion?

美男子なんて大したことないけど、それはそれとして、こいつが本当に宦官なのかは知らん

pretty boys aint s**t but also idk if he's a eunuch for reals

本物の宦官たちと比べて声がずいぶん低いから、壬氏と同じなんだろうなと思ってる

>>39

His voice is so deep compared to the actual eunuchs so I'm pretty sure he's like Jinshi

壬氏と二人で薬を飲んでる会話で、こいつも本物の宦官じゃないってほのめかされてたな

>>40

In the conversation when him and Jinshi are both drinking the medicine it's implied he's not a real eunuch either.

戦場の華って呼ばれてるあの人が、ちゃんと活躍するところはいつ見られるんだ？

When are we going to see the one they call the flower of the battlefield in action proper?

壬氏のこと？皇子なのに、なんで戦場に行くんだよ
この作品にまともなアクションなんて無いぞ、うんざりする政治の話ばっかりだ

>>42

Jinshi? He's a prince why would he go to the battlefield?
This series doesn't have proper action, it's just annoying politics all over.

あーあ、エンディングは三人の可愛い友情を見せてくれてるんだと思ってたのに。この章は三人娘が後宮で冒険したり、わちゃわちゃしたりする話になるって期待してたのに、まさか裏切り者が出るとはな

Maaan, and here I was hoping the ED was showing us their cute friendship and this arc would be the 3 girls going on adventures and doing shenanigans in the palace but nooo, we had to have a traitor.

このコマで気づかなかったなら、マジでお前は手遅れだ。倍速視聴病が末期かもしれん

>>44

If this frame didn't tip you off you are unironically not going to make it. Your speedwatchingitis might be terminal.

じゃあこのコマは？

>>45

What about this frame?

>作者いわく、猫猫が貴族の家で育ってたら、陰謀をめぐらす悪役令嬢になって、笑顔で処刑されてたらしい
えっと、最高では？

>author says if Maomao had grown up a noble she would be a scheming villainess who would be executed with a smile on her face
Ummm, based?

>笑顔で処刑されてた
そんな度胸のあるやつがいるか？それだけじゃなく、猫猫が誰かに捕まるなんて思えないし、仮に誰かが企みに気づいたとしても、父親が誰か知ってて手を出したいやつなんていないだろ
作者の言いたいことは分かるけど、そういう死に方はしないと思う

>>47

> who would be executed with a smile on her face
who would have the balls to do that? not only that but I doubt she would ever get caught by anyone and then again even if someone were to realize shes scheming something, why would you want to do something against her knowing who her father is?

I get what the author is trying to convey but I dont think she would die that way

皇族への謀反の罪なら、羅漢の娘だろうと助からないよ

>>48

If she's guilty of treason towards the royal family, even being Lakan's daughter wouldn't save her.

それで外伝を丸ごと一本作ってほしい

>>47

I need a whole spin-off of this

悪役令嬢もののアニメを何か見ればいい、中身は同じだ。毎期少なくとも2本はやってる

>>50

Just watch any villainess anime, it's the same s**t. There are at least 2 of them every season.

翠苓のここまでの罪：
>役人を何人も殺した
>赤ん坊何人かの死に関わった
>皇弟の暗殺を企てた
子翠のここまでの罪：
>密偵だった
子翠はまだ直接誰も殺してないけど、翠苓の妹で、皇族に対する陰謀の一味ってだけで、厳しい罰を受けるには十分なはずだ。猫猫が気に入ってるからって、二人がまるっきりお咎めなしになるのは見たくないぞ

Suirei's crimes so far:
>killed several official officers
>contributed to the deaths of several infants
>attempted to assassinate the imperial brother
Shisui's crimes so far:
>Being a spy
While Shisui hasn't directly killed anyone yet, the fact that she's Surei's sister and part of the conspiracy against the imperial family should be enough to warrant severe punishment. I better not see them getting off scot-free just because Maomao likes them.

実際の中国では、罪は家族も一緒に背負わされるから、子翠も翠苓と同じ運命になりかねない。中国もどきの世界ではどうか知らんけど

>>52

In real China, family members share the burden from one´s crimes, so she could face the same fate than suirei. Don´t know about not-china

それは帝によるよ。慈悲深いって印象を見せるために、家族を許した帝もいた

>>53

It really depend on the Emperor. Some Emperor did spare the family to show off the image of benevolent.

帝のほかに禁軍を動かす権限があるのは壬氏だけだし、猫猫を助けるためなら絶対にそうする気だろうからな

>>43

Because besides the emperor, he's the only one with the authority to deploy the forbidden army, and he's definitely willing to do so to rescue Maomao.

唯一の男の跡継ぎを戦場の最前線に出すのはかなり馬鹿げてる。死んだり大怪我したりしたらどうすんだ？

>>55

It's rather stupid to let the only male heir going to the forefront of the battlefield. If he got killed or injured severely then what?

こんなの何一つ筋が通ってない。あいつら、理由もなく正体を明かして負けただけじゃん。これであの小さな里は焼き払われて、全員処刑されて終わりだろ。何の意味があったんだ？ただの馬鹿なのか？

None of this even makes any sense. They just revealed themselves for no reason and lost. Now their little village is going to be burnt to the ground and they'll all get executed and that'll be it. What was the point of this? Are they just stupid?

>理由もなく正体を明かして負けただけじゃん
馬鹿呼ばわりする前に、それがあの二人の計画の中でどういう役割を果たすのか考えてみたらどうだ？あいつらは馬鹿じゃないぞ

>>57

>They just revealed themselves for no reason and lost.
Why don't you try thinking about what part this could play in the duo's plan instead of simply calling them stupid? They're not.

この作品の罰ってほんとにバラバラだよな。阿多妃に仕えてた蜂蜜の侍女は処刑されたのに、梨花妃の従姉妹がクビで済んだのが今でも分からん

The punishments in this series are so inconsistent. I still don't get why the honey lady that served Ah-Duo got executed while Lihua's cousin only got fired.

蜂蜜の侍女は実際に死人を出した平民で、梨花妃の従姉妹は殺そうとしただけの貴族だからだよ

>>59

Honey lady was a commoner who actually caused a death while Lihua's cousin is a noble who only attempted to cause one

>蜂蜜の侍女は実際に死人を出した平民
里樹妃を毒殺しようとして失敗しただけだぞ

>>60

>Honey lady was a commoner who actually caused a death
She only attempted to poison Lishu but failed.

>猫猫は、蘇りの薬の作り方を手に入れるために、基本的に話を合わせてるだけ
そんなこと今回の回のどこにも言われてないだろ。むしろ逆で、猫猫ならさらった相手の一人くらい倒せるって言われてたんだから、子翠と翠苓も猫猫の前でのんびりしてちゃおかしい。前の行動とも矛盾してる。猫猫を信用してないからさらったのに、なんで今になって信用するんだ？アニメだけの視聴者としては、ひどい演出だと思う

>Maomao is basically playing along to get the recipe for the revival elixir
It was stated nowhere in that episode. On the contrary it was said that Maomao would take on of her kidnappers down so Shisui and Suirei shouldnt be chill around Maomao either. It's also inconsistent to their previous behaviour. They didnt trust Maomao so they kidnapped her so why trust her now? This is catastrophic directing from my point of view as an anime only

翠苓を見た猫猫の頭に真っ先に浮かんだのは『作り方ちょうだい』だぞ。それに子翠のことはもう少し怪しんでた。お前は何もかも説明してもらわないと気が済まないだけ
>猫猫を信用してる
してないよ。逃げようとして殺されるほど猫猫が馬鹿じゃないって分かってるだけ。もう相手の縄張りの中だし、逃げ道なんて無い

>>62

Maomaos first and foremost thoughts on seeing Suirei was RECIPE GIMME. She was already suspicious of Shisui somewhat. You just want everything spelled out for yourself.
>Trust maomao
They dont, they just know she is not stupid enough to run and get killed. She is already on their territory, she has no way of escape.

実は本当に引っかかってるのは、二人が芝居をやめたあとで、なんで猫猫が自分をさらった理由を聞かなかったのかってこと。あそこで知的好奇心が無いのはまったく場違いで、没入感がぶち壊しだ

Actually what really bothers me is why Maomao didn't ask them why did they kindap her after they dropped the act? This sort of lack of intellectual curiosity is absolutely out of place there and ruins all immersion

なんでさらわれたかはもう分かってるからだよ。猫猫はあいつらの企みを見抜いた、少なくとも生かして帰せないくらいには見抜いた。口封じが目的なら殺せば済んだだろって指摘するのは、殺してくれと頼むようなもんだから、わざわざ話題にしたくないんだよ

>>64

Because she already knows why they kidnapped her. She figured out their plot, or enough of it that she couldn't be allowed to leave. At this point, pointing out to them that if all they want is her silence they could have just killed her isn't a debate topic she wants to bring up for discussion because its nearly asking them to kill her.

そんなことアニメでは一言も言われてない。仮に言われてたとしても、普通に頭のいい人間なら聞きたいことはまだある。そもそもなんであんなに人を殺したのか、とかな。復讐なのか、恨みなのか？

>>65

None of that is stated in the anime. And even if it was there are still questions that a normal intelligent human being would have. Such as why kill all those people to begin with? Is it revenge or a grudge etc..?

監督がちゃんと演出しなくても、上のやつみたいな信者があとから理屈をつけて、これは芸術だって言い張ってくれるからな

>>64

Director doesn't need to direct a show when drones like >>278353012 can rationaliize it a posteriori and claim it's an artwork.

>何もかも説明してもらわないと『演出が悪い』で片付けるんじゃなくて、自分の頭で考える人間を信者呼ばわり
皮肉もいいとこだな。息が詰まる前にその頭を冷やせ

>>67

>calls people who think for themselves instead of just blaming "bad direction" whenever things are not spelled out to them directly drones
Oh the f*****g Irony. Get your head out of your ass before you suffocate.

聞いたら答えてくれると思うか？本気で言ってる？猫猫はそれが分かるくらいには賢いよ

>>64

You think they would answer to that? Are you being serious? Maomao is smart enough to know that.

じゃあ、あいつらは今も猫猫と敵同士で、それをみんな分かってて、猫猫がどれだけ機転が利くかもよく知ってるのに、縄を解いて好きに喋らせて、調べ回らせてるってこと？いや、そんなの全く筋が通らない。逃げ道が無いってのはただの言い訳だ

>>69 >>63

So you're saying they're still hostiles to Maomao and everyone knows it but they know perfectly well how resourceful is she and yet they cut their binds and let her speak freely and investigate? No, this makes 0 sense and it's a cope that she has no escape

猫猫がいなくなったのに、羅門があんなに落ち着いてて、失踪に関わる大事な手がかりをあっさり見つけちゃうのには感心するしかない
あの引きもな……今の章の壬氏は、ほんと休まる暇がない

Just in awe with how Luomen is so chill with Maomao missing as he so easily uncovers a crucial clue related to her disappearance.
That cliffhanger too... Jinshi really can't catch a break this arc.

壬氏「猫猫……どこにいるんだ……猫猫！！！」
羅漢「怪しいのはこいつと、こいつと、こいつ。よって、この家とこの家の血筋を焼き払わねば」
羅門「あの子には、何があっても生き延びられるだけの知恵と道具を授けてある。さて、薬草でもすり潰すか」

Jinshi: "MAOMAO... WHERE ARE YOU... MAOMAO!!!"
Lakan: "So the likely suspects are this guy, and that guy, and that guy, thus I must burn down this and this family line"
Luomen: "I have given that girl all the skills and tools she needs to survive anything. Anyway, let's grind some herbs"

羅漢、それはほんとそう。そういうとこ好き

Lakan is so real for that. Love that for him

羅漢のキャラの変遷って面白いよな。一時期このサブレはあいつを心底嫌って、さっさとくたばれって思ってたのに、今じゃほとんど愛されキャラになってる

Bro Lakan character arc is interesting, like at one point this sub despised his guts and just wanted him to fall over and die but now hes almost like a beloved character

帝を例にすると
帝も、少なくとも内輪ではかなり陽気でくつろいだ人っぽいよな。猫猫が語り手だったせいもあるけど、遠目には、ちょっとでも気に障る目つきをしたやつの首をはねるタイプに見えてた

To use the Emperor as an example
He also seems pretty jovial and relaxed at least in private company. Part of it was Maomao as the narrator, but he did from afar seem the type to lop off the head of anyone who looks at him wrong.

だから猫猫と親父さんは早合点しないんだよ。見たままの人なんていないし、誰にでも隠れた一面がある

And this is why Maomao and her dad do not make snap judgements. Nobody is as they seem and everyone has hidden depths.

まあ……帝の好みが、先帝への嫌悪から来てるってのもあるしな

Well... there's also the fact that his taste is informed by his disgust at his predecessor.

このサブレの態度の変化は、キャラの成長っていうより、しばらく知らされてない情報があったせいだと思う。最初は、羅漢がわざと猫猫の母親を破滅させて高く買い叩こうとしたって、アニメに思わされてたからみんな嫌ってた。それが違うって分かって評価が変わったんだよ

I mean the sub’s attitude is less a function of character development and more a function of not knowing certain information for a time. Everyone hated him at first when we were led to believe by the anime that he had purposefully tried to ruin Maomao’s mother to get a good price for her. We found out that wasn’t the case and opinions changed.

そうそう、キャラの成長ってふつうはキャラ自身が変わることだもんな。羅漢は変わってない。変わったのは見てる側の受け止め方だけだ

Yeah, character development usually implies there's a change in the character themselves. Lakan didn't change, just the audiences' perception of him.

羅門「新しいお友達ができるといいねえ」

Luomen: I hope she makes new friends

羅門「あの子のことは、お忍びの皇子様に任せよう。本気で探してくれているようだし。さぞ振り回されていることだろう」

Luomen: "I'm going to leave her in the hands of the secret prince. He seems genuinely dedicated to finding her. I imagine she must drive him nuts."

羅門の頭の中もそんな感じだと思ってたｗ

This is how I thought he was thinking as well lmao.

羅門「あの子は手に負えないからねえ。手綱を握るには、少なくともお忍びの皇子様くらいは要るだろう。くれぐれも死体には近づけないように」

Luomen : "She more than an handful. It would take at least a secret prince to really reign her in. Please remember to keep her aways from dead bodies."

壬氏「お義父様方、お見事です」
羅漢「そう呼ぶな」
羅門「ははは！面白い方ですね」

Jinshi: "Fathers, I respect your game."
Lakan: "Don't call me that."
Luomen: "Ha ha! You're quite the amusing gentleman."

羅漢、壬氏、羅門は、日本の三英傑とどこか性格が重なる（見た目は真逆と言えるけど）
鳴かぬなら、どうする？
信長「殺してしまえ」
秀吉「鳴かせてみせよう」
家康「鳴くまで待とう」

Lakan, Jinshi and Luomen have some personality parallels to (and are arguably the physical opposites of) the three unifiers of Japan.
What do you do if the bird will not sing?
Nobunaga says, "Kill it."
Hideyoshi says, "Make it want to sing."
Ieyasu says, "Wait."

羅門はとにかく肝の据わった人だよな。1期の最初で、猫猫がさらわれて何か月もいなくなったあと帰ってきたときも、すごく落ち着いて迎えてたし

Luomen is just a chill guy. Remember how chill he was welcoming back MaoMao after her being kidnapped and away for several months at the beginning of season 1.

羅門「あの子が1年以上いなくなっていたこともありましてね」
壬氏「うわ、1期のあの気まずいところ、ほとんど忘れてたわ」

Luomen: "There was a point where she went missing for over year."
Jinshi: "Dang, I had almost forgotten about that awkward point in season 1."

羅門にそのつもりは無かったと思うけど、猫猫の状況をちゃんと知らせてこなかったことで、壬氏をちょっと責めてるようにも感じた

I don’t believe that it was Luomen’s intention to do so, but it did feel a little like he was blaming Jinshi for not having done enough to inform him about Maomao’s situation.

考えてみると、わざと――少なくとも半分はわざとかもしれない。落ち着いて見えて、実は羅門も壬氏と同じくらい気が気じゃなくて、『そういえば、お宅の人の管理がずさんだったせいで、あの子がここに1年近く消えてたことがありましたよね？』って静かに八つ当たりしてる、とも読める。かっとなる人じゃないけど、あんな人でも追い詰められたら棘のあることを言うもんだ

Come to think of it, though, it could be deliberate — or half-so. You can read this as Luomen being just as anxious as Jinshi under his calm demeanor, and quietly lashing out with “Hey, remember that time your failures of staffing oversight led to her vanishing into this place for nearly a year?”. He’s not a temperamental man, but even someone like him can say hurtful things under trying circumstances.

壬氏、本当はかわいい猫を見つけて一緒に遊びたいだけなのに、権力争いのゲームをやらされてる

Jinshi being forced to play the game of thrones when all he wants to do is find his little cat and play with her

お気に入りのおもちゃを取り返すために、未来のお義父様（たち）と組まなきゃいけない

He must team-up with his future father(s)-in-law to get his favorite toy back.

たぶん狙ったわけじゃないんだろうけど、猫猫が誰の恨みを買ったかって話し合いの最中に、猫猫が手当たり次第に人の匂いを嗅いでる回想が入って、緊張する場面のはずなのに死ぬほど笑った
猫猫と小蘭と子翠でつるんでる場面は、今期で一番好きなところだった。正式に終わりってことになったら残念だ

Probably wasn't intended but the flashbacks to Maomao sniffing up random people during the discussion of who she could've possibly made enemies with had me dying in what was supposed to be a tense scene.
The Maomao-Xiaolan-Shisui hangouts were some of my favorite parts of this season. It'd be a shame if they're officially done.

紅娘「猫猫を狙うなんて、誰が？」
（後宮での猫猫のとんでもない奇行の数々が流れる）
紅娘「……やっぱりいいわ」

Hongniang: "Who would want to go after Maomao?"
(Proceeds to show all of her crazy antics in the rear palace)
Hongniang: "Never mind then..."

>（後宮での猫猫のとんでもない奇行の数々が流れる）
スポンジ・ボブが、例の回でパトリックにおむつの山を見せたときみたいだな

Proceeds to show all of her crazy antics in the rear palace
Like SpongeBob showing Patrick all of the baby diapers in that episode

それだけじゃなくて、あの回想の9割が匂いを嗅ぐ場面だったってのがな
2クールの期が2つもあって、いろんな揉め事があったのに、あの瞬間に壬氏の頭に浮かんだのが『それ』かよ
あいつ、ちょっとぼーっとしてたんじゃないかｗ

It's not just that, it's the fact that the sniffing scenes were like 90% of that montage.
2 double cour seasons of conflicts and THAT is what came to Jinshi's mind at that moment.
I feel like the dude was just spaced out a bit lol.

いや、俺も同じ反応したわ。猫猫が暴れたり場をひっかき回したりした思い出はいくらでもあるのに、よりによって匂いを嗅ぐのが一番印象に残ってるのかよ？　すごいなｗ

Nah I had the same reaction. Like dang, of all the memories of Maomao being a menace or upsetting the apple cart, sniffing is THE standout thing?? That’s crazy lol

ほかのこと、平手打ちとか、侍女を文字どおり引きずっていったとかは、その場の仕事のためだったから筋が通ってるんだよ
匂いを嗅ぐほうは、理由を一切説明されなかった、どこかの女官たちだったかもしれない。向こうからすれば、変なやつにいきなり何の説明もなく匂いを嗅がれて、それから猫猫（薬屋）が去っていっただけ

The other things such as slapping and literally dragging a lady in waiting were justified in the pursuit of her tasks at hand.
The sniffing could have been other random court ladies that never got an explanation as to WHY she was doing that. For all they know, they had a weirdo sniff them with no explanation then Maomao (the apothecary) just leaves.

高順の『にゃん』が思いのほか面白かった。同居人と同時に吹き出したわ
壬氏はずっと気の毒だった。かわいそうに

Gaoshun’s “nyan” was unexpectedly funny. Housemate and I burst out laughing at the same time.
I felt so bad for Jinshi throughout. Poor thing.

高順のにゃーは、『龍が如く』のサブストーリーをやってる桐生ちゃんと同じ空気がある

Gaoshun meowing has the same energy as Kiryu in a Yakuza side quest

高順は、健全なお父さん（おじいちゃん）感の達人だな

Gaoshun a master of wholesome (grand)dad energy.

娘がさらわれたと知って、昔、奥さんを探しに走ったときみたいに飛び出していく
なんて素敵な父親っぷりだ

Dude finds out his daughter got kidnapped and he runs out like that time he ran to find his wife.
Such beautiful dad energy.

本当に猫猫のことが大事なんだな
あの人もさんざんつらい思いをしてきたし、きっと『今度こそ正しい選択をしてみせる』って考えてるんだろう

He really cares about her.
Man had it rough enough already, he is probably thinking "this time I can make the right choices"

ここまで来たら、砲兵の連隊を引き連れて乗り込んでくると思ってる

At this point I expect him to rock up with a regiment of artillery.

あの里がよっぽどうまく隠れてるといいけどな。じゃないと、羅漢が片付けたあとは、その土地には百年作物が育たなくなるぞ

I hope that village is really well hidden because otherwise the ground itself won't grow crops for a century after Lakan is finished.

羅門は誰よりも落ち着いてる。のんびり構えながら、ちゃんと答えを見つけていく

Luomen is the chilliest there is, just vibin while figuring s**t out.

壬氏「娘さんがさらわれたかもしれません！」
羅門「またですか？まあ仕方ない。せめて、お若い方々に正しい方向をお教えしましょう」

Jinshi: "Sir, your daughter may have been kidnapped!"
Luomen: "Again? Oh well, I can at least help point you nice boys in the right direction."

『また』ってだけじゃなくて、あの言い方には『ああ、後宮があの子を人さらいから買い取ったときのことですか』って含みもあったよな

Not even just the “again” it was the way it was also implied to mean “oh like you mean when the rear palace bought her from kidnappers”

「今回はあなたではないのですね？それは残念。あの子は口ではああ言っていますが、あなたにさらわれるのはまんざらでもないようですよ」

"So it's not you this time? A pitty, despite what she says, she seems to enjoy being kidnapped by you."

壬氏「何か手を打たねば？」
羅門「打たねば、ですか？あなたは皇子様、私はしがない足の悪い年寄りです。私としては、この調べで自分の役目は十分すぎるほど果たしましたよ」

Jinshi: We have to do something?
Luomen: We? Boy you're a prince, I'm a poor cripple. As far as I'm concerned I've done more than my share in this investigation.

今回はいろんなことが明かされたのに、頭の中をぐるぐるしてるのは、高順の人類史上いちばん可愛い『にゃー』だけ😭
それはそれとして、子翠がいくらかは本心だったらいいな。猫猫との友情がほんとに好きだから

So many reveals this ep but the only thing running through my head is Gaoshun letting out the cutest ‘meow’ known to man 😭
Side note I do hope Shisui is somewhat genuine because I really love her friendship with Maomao

あれだけ心配してたのに、あの『にゃー』には壬氏も笑わずにいられなかったのがいい

I like how even as worried as he was, Jinshi couldn't help but smile at that 'meow'.

壬氏は見なかったことにするだろうな

Jinshi will pretend he didn't see that

子どもとやり取りしてたときの子翠は、猫猫といたときと同じくらい本心に見えたから、そうだと期待してる

When she was interacting with the kid, she seem as genuine as she was with Maomao so I can hope she really is.

正直、船の上で猫猫にああいう態度だったのは、本当のことを明かさなきゃいけないのが悲しかったからってのもあると思う。本当の自分の立場や、これから実行する計画とは関係なく、ただの人同士として猫猫と過ごす時間を楽しんでたから

Honestly I feel like part of the reason she was acting the way she did on the ship with Maomao is because she was sad she was going to have to reveal the truth to her because she was enjoying the time they were having together as just people instead of who Shisui really is and the plan she has to enact.

>それはそれとして、子翠がいくらかは本心だったらいいな。猫猫との友情がほんとに好きだから
子翠についての種明かしは、まだ全部は終わってないと思う。でも、子翠は根は優しくて、猫猫のことを本当に大事に思ってるんじゃないかな
むしろ問題は、そのうえでこの陰謀にどこまで本気で関わってるかだと思う

Side note I do hope Shisui is somewhat genuine because I really love her friendship with Maomao
I don't think we're quite done with the Shisui revelations but I think she genuinely has a good heart and cares about Maomao.
I think it's more a question of how committed she is to this conspiracy plot on-top of that.

子翠と翠苓の名前が似てるのはただの偶然だと思ってた。まさか血縁だったとは！猫猫をさらったのは、故郷の里で手を貸してもらうためだと予想してる

I thought Shisui and Suirei's names being similar was just a coincidence, never would have thought they were related! My guess is that they abducted Maomao for help in their home village.

妃の誰かが出産するときに、猫猫を後宮から遠ざけておくためだと思う。少なくともあのラストを見る限りは

think it's to get her out of the rear palace when one of the consorts gives birth, at least based on that ending.

あるいは、華瑞月を殺す計画が次の段階に進むまでとかな

Or until their plan to kill Ka Zuigetsu enters the next phase.

俺もそう思った。猫猫はいろいろ見抜きすぎてて、あいつらが進めてきた計画を本気でぶち壊せるだけの情報を持ってたからな

That was my guess too. Maomao had figured out too much and and enough info that she could really destroy whatever they've been trying to plan.

（びっくりピカチュウの画像）それ、すごく面白い視点じゃん。でもなんでそんなことを？壬氏のことを知ってて、男の子が生まれたら何か大きな発表があると見越して、それを止めたいとか？でもそれで何になるんだろう、猫猫はたぶん生きて返されるよな？それとも、軍師の娘をさらって戦を始めたいとか？

shocked pikachu meme you know what?? That’s such an interesting point tbh, but why would they? Maybe they know for jinshi and expect a big reveal or sum after the birth of a possible son and want to prevent it? But for what, they’ll surely bring her back alive? Or do they want to start a war by kidnapping the strategist daughter?