【海外の反応】薬屋のひとりごと1期19話、「猫猫は毒への耐性は高いけど、物理防御はほんとに低い」

ねこねこ兄弟、もうおしまいだ

kot kot bros its joever

何があった？わからされたのか？よっしゃああ！

>>1

What happened? Did she get humbled? LESS GOOO

漫画版のほうがちょっと上手くやってたかな。
猫猫がかなり萌えだった

>>1

Manga kinda did it better.
Maomao was pretty moe blob:

自分の計画をちゃんと考え抜いてなかった奴の顔に見える。たとえ単に陰謀を阻止する手助けをして、恩を売りたかっただけだったとしてもな。

looks like the face of someone who didn't think his plan through. even if it turned out he just wanted to help thwart the plot and gain a favor.

羅漢なら壬氏が皇帝の弟で、この儀式に出てたことくらい知ってると思うんだが。
暗殺計画のことは知らなかったのか？
だとしたら、猫猫がケガしたことにショックを受けてるのか、陰謀を見抜けなかったせいで自分が罰を受けることにショックを受けてるのか、どっちだ？

>>4

I would think Lakan would know Jinshi is Emperor's brother and he was at this ceremony.
Did he not know about the assassination plot?
In which case is he shocked about Maomao getting injured or that he's going to get it for not catching the conspiracy?

たぶん猫猫が乗り込んで騒ぎを起こして儀式を止めるくらいを想定してたんだろ。「大統領、伏せて！」みたいに壬氏をかばって、その途中で（さらに）ボロボロになるとは思ってなかった。

>>5

He probably expected Maomao to go in, make a fuss and stop the ceremony, not go all "get down Mr. President" on Jinshi and get (even more) wrecked in the process.

何もしないのって、羅漢らしくなくない？

>>4

Isn't that a bit out of character for him, doing nothing?

ここまでコテンパンにやられることに慣れてないんだよ。

>>7

He's not used to getting BTFO this hard.

>衛兵になる
>仕事をする
>そのせいで殺される
古代なんちゃって中国で衛兵をやるのはつらいよ。

>be guard
>do your job
>get killed for it
Being a guard in ancient notChina is suffering.

あんな大事な儀式を邪魔したんだから、結局首をはねられるんじゃないの？

Wouldn't she still get beheaded for disturbing such an important ceremony?

壬氏が大物じゃなければたぶんそうなってた

>>10

Probably if Jinshi wasn't someone important

羅漢もいるしな。今の猫猫はほぼ何をやっても許される立場だよ。

>>10 >>11

There's Lakan too, she pretty much can do whatever she wants at this point.

アニメのこのシーンの見せ方だと、猫猫が本当に死んだみたいに見えた。
正直、これでシリーズ最終回でも神回になってたと思う。

>>16

The way the anime handled this scene made it look like Maomao was actually f*****g dead.
This could have made a kino series finale honestly.

猫猫の脚から血が出てるのに、壬氏がゆっくり歩いてるのは変な感じがした。

>>13

I find weird to see him walk slowly while her leg is bleeding.

これな
>頭を殴られて脚も切り裂かれてる
>医者を呼ぶでも駆けつけるでもなく、ゆっくり歩いて出ていこう
ちょっと変だよな

>>14

this
>oh she's had her brains bashed in and her leg is sliced open
>let me just SLOWLY walk out of here instead calling a doctor or running to them
bit strange

そしてふたりは末永く幸せに暮らしましたとさ

Any they lived happily ever after

よく分からん。どう見ても急いで手当てが必要な人を、なんでゆっくりお姫様抱っこしてるんだ？

>>16

I don't get it. Why slow princess carry someone clearly in need of urgent medical attention?

そもそも医者って儀式の場に入れたのか？

>>17

Could medical staff even enter the ceremony grounds?

めちゃくちゃいい回だった。
楼蘭妃かわいい

F**k that was a great episode.

Loulan a CUTE

楼蘭妃の初登場回は最高だった。モノクロ／グレースケールの画面に、強調のためにだけ鮮やかな色をちょっと差す演出に弱いんだよ。

>>19

Her intro ep is great. I'm a sucker for monochrome/greyscale shots with min vibrant color for emphasis.

四夫人の中で一番きれいなのは楼蘭妃だと思う

>>20

I think she looks the best of the four consorts

スカートを破かずに、どうやって脚を切ったんだ？

How did she manage to get slashed without ripping her skirt?

鈍い力でだよ。たとえば薄いニトリルやラテックスの手袋をしてても、尖った物にちょうどいい角度と力でぶつけると、手袋自体は破れずに中の手だけ「切れる」ってことは普通にある。あるいは、もっとありそうなのは、すごく鋭い先端が小さな穴を開けて中を切り裂いてから抜けて、服にはほとんど穴が残らなかったってパターン。

>>22

blunt force. For example, it's entirely possible to 'cut' yourself while wearing thin nitrile/latex/whateverthefuckyouwant gloves without actually piercing the glove itself, by hitting something sharp at just the right angle/force. Alternatively, a far more likely outcome is a very sharp point piercing a very small hole and cutting through before becoming dislodged and leaving almost no hole in the resulting piece of clothing.

飛び込んで壬氏を突き飛ばしたとき、猫猫はかなり横向きの体勢だった（脚がむき出しになりやすい）から、金属の梁か縄か滑車のどれかで切れたのかもな。

>>22

As she jumped and pushed Jinshi away she was in a more horizontal position (easily exposed leg), and the metal beam or one of the cables or blocks may have cut it.

あの衛兵、女を殴るのがよっぽど好きなんだろうな。もうほぼ取り押さえられてるのに、駆け寄ってもう一発殴ろうとしてた

That guy must really enjoy beating women, he wanted to rush over and slug her again even though she's pretty pacified already

>あの衛兵、女を殴るのがよっぽど好きなんだろうな。もうほぼ取り押さえられてるのに、駆け寄ってもう一発殴ろうとしてた
アメリカの警官の発想で草

>>25

>That guy must really enjoy beating women, he wanted to rush over and slug her again even though she's pretty pacified already
american cop mindset lmao

よく分からなかった。なんで柱の留め具が外れたんだ？金細工師はどう関わってたの？次回でちょっとは説明してくれるといいんだが

I don't get it. Why did the pillar's anker fail and how was the metal worker involved? I hope they explain some of this s**t next episode

金細工師の秘密は融点の低い金属だよ。鍵のかかった箱の仕掛けを思い出せ。誰かが同じ合金で交換用の部品を注文したみたいだな

>>27

The metal worker's secret was metal with low melting point, remember the gimmick of the locked chest. Looks like someone commissioned a replacement part from the same alloy

なんでちょうどいいタイミングで溶けるんだ？

>>28

Why would it melt just at the right time?

儀式のために真下の火鉢に火を入れたから、儀式の最中に溶けたんだよ。どれもけっこう当てずっぽうな罠だってことを思い出せ。狙いすました暗殺じゃなくて、場を乱して誰か偉い人が死ねばいい、って仕掛けなんだ。

>>29

It melted during the ceremony because they lit the brazier beneath it for the ceremony. Remember that these are all kinda scattershot traps. They're trying to be disruptive and kill somebody important, not be precise assassination attempts.

この反応がよく分からん。猫猫がここまでケガしたことにショックを受けてるだけだよな？

I don't understand this reaction, he's just shocked about her being this injured, right?

暗殺計画の中で羅漢がどういう立ち位置なのかが分からない。

>>31

I don't understand his place in the assasination plot.

羅漢が黒幕だとは思わない。
猫猫が重要な情報にたどり着くよう、わざわざ仕向けてたくらいだしな。たぶん計画のことを知ってはいたけど、自分で直接手を貸す気にはならなかったんだろ。

>>32

I don't think he was behind it.
He literally induced Maomao into learning crucial information about it, so I guess he just learned about it but didn't feel like helping out directly.

>計画通りじゃない
この男はこの世界の孔明みたいなもんだ。何を企むにも予備の策を一つどころか十は用意してて、どんな状況でも勝ちか「いったん退いて再起を図る」に持っていける。
たぶん17年以上前に妓女を逃して以来、次にどう動くべきか全く思いつかなくて、状況から抜け出す手が無いのはこれが初めてなんだろう。

>>31

>NOT AS PLANNED

This guy is the equivalent of this world's Kongming, he's always had backup strategies or ten for anything he plots, and always can spin any scenario into a victory or "retreat to fight another day".
This is probably the first time since losing out on his courtesan 17+ years ago that he has NO idea immediately on the next steps and no way to get out of the situation.

まあ……すぐ次にやることだけは分かってるけどな。
「収容所送りだ」の古代中国版ってなんだろ？

>>34

Well.... he knows the IMMEDIATE next step.

What's the ancient China equivalent of "Straight to the gulag"?

>普通に過ごしてる
>いきなりドヤ顔の猫に悪口を言われる
どうする？

>just minding your business
>suddenly a smug cat s**t talks you
What do?

放っとけ。猫猫に何ができるってんだ？

>>36

Just ignore her. What's she gonna do?

あの「チッ」だけで殴られても仕方ない。

>>36

She deserved it for the "tsk" alone.

女の子って本当にそうなの？
この魔法みたいなやつ、どこで手に入る？

Do girls really?
Where can I get some of this magical thing?

>牛黄
別に魔法でもなんでもないし、薬効も無いぞ。口に入れるなよ。

>>39

>Ox bezoars
Not actually magical, doesn't have any medicinal value. Do not consume.

太上老君の八卦炉でなら使えるぞ。そこまで行けたらの話だけどな。

>>40

You can use them in Lord Lao's furnace. Good luck getting there though.

立場の上下関係を正しく読めてるなら、これって下っ端の憲兵が、陸軍参謀総長の目の前で民間の政務補佐官を痛めつけたようなもんか？
軍法会議どころか、たぶんものすごく苦しんで死ぬことになるな。

So this is like a lowly MP abusing a civilian political aide in front of the Chief of Staff of the Army, if I'm reading their relative ranks correctly?

Only instead of being court-martialed he's probably just going to die, very painfully.

羅漢がそこまで高い位かは分からん。軍のトップだったら妓楼に通うだけでもっと大騒ぎになると思う。どっちかというと、ただのかなり上の参謀なんじゃないか。なんちゃって中華帝国なんだから、軍のトップはどこかの古い名家が代々受け継ぐ地位なんだろうし。

>>42

I don't know that Lakan is that highly ranked. I think his going to a brothel would cause a much bigger commotion if he were the head of the army. More likely he's just a very senior advisor, since this being a knockoff of imperial China, the head of the army is probably a heritable position held by some ancient noble family.

「軍師」って呼ばれてなかったっけ？ それともただのあだ名？ それなら国防大臣みたいなもんだけど、上には皇帝しかいないってことだから実際はもっと上だな。

>>43 >>47 >>48

Isn't he called The Strategist? Or was that just a nickname? That would make him a MoD, but actually higher as only the emperor would be above him.

で……あの衛兵の死に様はどれくらい苦しいものになるんだ？ たぶん答えは「めっちゃ」だな
壬氏のほうは、このシーンの演技がすごく繊細で見事だった。本当に泣き出しそうな声だった。

>>42

So...... how painful is the death of that guy going to be? The answer is probably "yes"

As for Jinshi, very subtle and amazing voice actin in this scene. Dude really sounded like he was about to cry.

>その画像
猫猫は恋が何か分かってないから、気づけなかったんだよ。

>>45

>That image
She doesn't know what love is, she couldn't tell here.

おい、羅漢は皇帝ですら怒らせたくない相手だぞ

>>43

Anon, Lakan is someone who even the emperor doesn't want to piss off

じゃあやっぱり軍のトップなのかもな？ それならかなり位の高い貴族ってことになる。この国の軍がよっぽど実力主義でもない限りは。

>>47

Okay then he might be the head of the army? That would make him a very high ranking noble, unless their military is unusually meritocratic.

すごく位の高い宦官だな。

>>48

Very high ranking eunuch.

殴られて当然だった？

Did she deserve it?

猫猫は首をはねられない程度に騒ぎを起こして、儀式を止めたかったんだよ。

>>50

She wanted to cause enough of a scene to stop the ceremony without going so far as to be beheaded.

これも人を殺しに行く男の顔だ。違うのは、こっちは誰を殺すか分かってるってこと。

This is another face of another man who's going to kill someone. The difference is this one knows who he's going to kill.

よく分からん。
つまり羅漢は暗殺計画を知ってたのに、娘に解決させたのは……なんで？
娘がケガするのを放っておいたのは……なんで？
もろい足場で娘か二人とも死ぬかもしれないって考えなかったのは……なんで？？？

>>52 >>4

I dont understand.
So Lacan knew about the assassination attempt but let his daughter solve it because..?
He let his daughter get hurt because...?
He didnt think about her or both getting killed by the weak structure because....???

で、全部羅漢が仕組んでたのか？ それともたまたまいい場所にいい時にいただけ？

so, was the whole thing orchestrated by lakan, or he was just at the right place in the right time?

すぐに分かるよ。

>>54

You'll see soon.

一番ダメージが大きいのは棍棒の一撃そのものじゃなくて、硬い地面に頭を打ちつけるほうだよ。あれで頭を強打してたら死んでた。
あとアザや腫れが出てくるまでには時間がかかる。どっちも切れた血管から血がにじんで起きるものだからな。このアニメはあんまりリアルじゃない（当たり前だけど）。

It's not the initial impact of the club that would do the most damage, it is the smacking of the head on the solid ground that would've killed her with traumatic impact.

Also it would take some time for bruising and swelling to appear, since both are results of blood refilling broken blood vessels. This anime isn't very realistic (no s**t).

背中と肩でほとんど衝撃を受け止めてたみたいだな。転がって止まるまで、手で頭を地面に打たないようにしてるのも見える。
それに、衛兵は全力で振り抜いてなかったって脳内設定でもいいしな。

>>56

Looks like her back and shoulders broke most of the fall. You can even see she uses her hands to prevent her head from hitting the ground until she rolls to a stop.
And I guess we can always go with the headcanon that the guard didn't put his full force into the swing.

>棍棒の一撃そのものじゃなくて
棍棒が中空ならそうかもしれんが、そうは見えない。20kg超えの中身の詰まった丸太だぞ、倒れたときより軽いダメージで済むわけがない。

>>56

>not the initial impact of the club
Maybe if the club is hollow, which doesn't seem to be the case. It's a 20+kg solid log, no way it did less damage than the fall.

現実的に考えて、この衛兵はどうなるんだ？
自分の仕事をしてただけだし、相手はただの侍女だぞ。
お咎めなし？
追放？
普通に打ち首？
生皮剥ぎ？
釜茹で？
三族皆殺し？

realistically what would happen to this guy.
He was doing his job and she is just a servant girl.

nothing?
exiled?
simple beheading?
flayed alive?
boiled alive?
3 generations of family executed?

壬氏と羅漢の両方を怒らせたら、そんなの全部関係ない。世界一の衛兵だろうが、怒らせちゃいけない相手を怒らせたら死ぬ。羅漢は「あの衛兵は壬氏を救った者を止めようとした、つまり暗殺の一味だった」と言うだけでいい。あいつは終わりだ。

None of that matters when you piss off Jinshi AND Lakan. You could be the best guard on the planet, you piss off the wrong person and you're dead. Lakan can just say the guard tried to stop the person who saved Jinshi, thus was part of the assassination. Dude's done.

主人公二人の恋愛って、そのうちもっとはっきりしてくる？ 古代中華の探偵ものとしても楽しんでるけど、そっちも見たいんだよな。

Does the romance between the MCs ever gets more explicit? I'm enjoying the ancient chinese detective stuff, but I want to see that too.

恋愛面の進展は、だいたいラノベ1巻につき1回くらいある。ゆっくりだけど、二人の関係はずっと進んでいってる

>>61

They get romantic developments more or less once every LN volume. It's slow but their relationship is constantly developing
She has nothing to do with Lakan though, and Lakan basically shares none of Taigong's animosity towards Femme Fatales

何を選んだって？ 猫猫がギリギリであいつを助けるなんて思ってなかったに決まってる。だからたぶん、殺しに失敗したことへの嫌悪と、娘への心配が混ざってるんだよ

he chose what? i bet he would not have guessed she would have saved the dude just in time so probably is still in disgust for his failed murded and worry for his daughter

なんでこんなに大勢が、羅漢が殺そうとしてる張本人だって言ってるんだ？ あいつは何ひとつやってないぞ。

>>63

Why the f**k are so many people saying that he's the one trying to kill? He didn't do a damn thing.

なあ、猫猫のおやじがお前を殺したいと思ったら、お前は*確実に*死ぬ。羅漢はこの作品でダントツに頭のいいキャラだ

>>63

Bro, if MaoMao’s dad wants you dead, you *will* die. He’s by far the most intelligent character in the series

そこまで頭がいいわけじゃないだろ。でなきゃ人生最大のしくじりなんてしてない。

>>65

Not intelligent enough or he wouldn't have made the biggest mistake of his life.

なんで猫猫はただ振り向かなかったんだ？

why didn't she just turn around?

小説だと実は脳しんとうを起こしてて、誰がしゃべってるか分からなかったんだよ。偉い人だってことしか分からなかった

>>67

she was actually concussed and didnt know who was speaking in the novel, just that it was somebody important

ここのスレでネタバレを散々浴びたあとに、アニメ勢の考察を見るのは楽しい。でもアニメも原作者も羅漢をああいう風に描いてるんだから、たぶん作者の狙いどおりなんだろうな

It's fun to see anime onlies' theories after getting so many spoilers from threads here but then, that's probably what author wanted with both anime and author painting lakan in this way

向こうで出てくる考察のいくつかは好きだよ、特に完全に的外れなやつ。このアニメはネタっぽいリアクションでもシリアスなリアクションでも全力でやってくれる。貼った画像のところをどう描くのか楽しみでしかたない。アニメ勢は自分たちの言動を恥じることになるぞ。

>>69

I enjoy some of the theories they come up, especially when they completely miss the point. The show really goes all out in some of the reactions whether it's the meme ones or serious ones. I can't wait to see how they do pic related, animeonlies will feel ashamed about their words and deeds.

ここの猫猫、普通の顔に見えるな。
顔がへこんでるはずじゃなかったっけ？

>>70

She looks normal here.
Wasn't her face supposed to be caved in?

お前ら、儀式の会場には行ったことあるよな？

You guys have been to the ceremony site, right?

>猫猫がいた場所に実際に寝転がれる
いいね

>>72

>You can actually lie down where Maomao was
Nice

壬氏の暗殺を企てたのは誰なんだろうな。

I wonder who planned Jinshi assasination.

話が進むたびに、そのセリフを何度も繰り返すことになるぞ。

>>74

You will repeat that phrase a lot as the arcs go by.

壬氏の暗殺未遂は、まだ始まったばかりだぞ

>>74

We're at the start of Jinshi's assassination attempts

正直、壬氏の正体を本当に知ってる人はごく少ないと思ってた。でもあれだけの人数がいて、刺客にも狙われてるんだから、上の人たちの間じゃそれほど秘密でもないんだろうな

>>76

honestly thought very few people knew who he actually is, but given the amount of people present and assassins targeting him I guess it's not exactly a secret within the higher circles

なんで猫猫はそこまでして誰かを生き返らせたいんだ？

why does Maomao wants to resurrect someone that hard?

たぶん自分自身だろ。一回死んで生き返るのも面白そうだしな。

>>78

Probably herself. It could be interesting to die and come back again.

よくも言ったな李白。猫猫は小さくなんかない。完璧なグレムリンサイズなんだよ。

How dare you Lihaku. Maomao is not short, she's the perfect gremlin size.

猫にしては実はかなりデカいほうだぞ

She is actually quite large for a cat

猫猫と仲良くしてたら壬氏に殺されかねないと見た瞬間に、李白がさっさと逃げてったのが好き笑

I love Lihaku bailing as soon as he saw Jinshi liable to kill him as friendly as he gets with Maomao lol.

壬氏の声優さん、あの怖い声のシーンを完璧にやってのけたな笑
この作品の声優陣は本当にうまい。キャラにめちゃくちゃ合ってる。

Jinshi voice actor nailed the scene with the creepy voice lol
THe voice actors/actress of this series are so good, they suit so much their characters.

李白は圧倒的な殺気を感じ取ってたな。

Lihaku could feel the overwhelming murderous intent.

猫猫って、育ち盛りに十分食べられなかった人に見えるんだよな。だからみんないつも心配してる。でも姉さんたちや親が面倒を見てたんだから、それはなさそう。たぶん本当に小柄な遺伝子なだけだな。

Well she seems like a person who did not get enough food when growing up. That why everyone is always worried for her. But that seems to be unlikly with her sister and parent taking care of her. She probaly really has just small gens.

猫猫が生まれた頃の緑青館は貧しかったし、羅門もまだ信用されてなかった。栄養不足で背が伸びなかったってのは十分ありうる。

Verdigris House was poor when she was born and people didn't trust Luomen yet. Stunted growth from malnutrition is reasonable.

特に、後宮にいる他の庶民出の侍女たちと背が同じくらいなことを考えるとな。

Especially when you consider she's the same height as the other commoner serving girls in the rear palace.

そもそも李白がとんでもなくデカいんだよ。周りに立ってる軍人たちのほとんどより頭ひとつ高い。あの筋肉に加えて、軍人自体がたぶん普通の男より平均して背が高いだろうから、当時の一般的な中国の男と比べたら巨人だよ。李白の隣だと誰でも小さく見える。

It's Lihaku who's super tall anyway. He's like one head taller than most military men that have been standing near to him. Considering how muscular he is and how probably most of the military men are also in average taller than regular men, the dude is a titan compared to the general Chinese man of that time. Everyone looks short near him.

視線で人が殺せるなら、羅漢はあの目つきだけで衛兵の首をもう飛ばしてたな 😯

If looks could kill, Lakan would have already beheaded that guard with that stare 😯

猫猫のあの殺人的なにらみは、間違いなく実の父親譲りだな。アニメーションまで同じにしてたし！

Maomao definitely got her death glare from her biological father. They even animated it the same!

猫猫の母親もすごい目つきしてなかったっけ？ 羅漢が壬氏に「ある妓女」の話をしてたときに、こんな感じのを見た気がする。
猫猫の殺人的なにらみは、進化の働きを示す最高の見本だな。

Didn’t her mother also have a nasty glare? I remember seeing something like this when Lakan was telling his story about ‘this courtesan’ to Jinshi.
Maomao’s death glare is a prime example of evolution at work.

猫猫と壬氏に子どもができたら、完璧な捕食者になるな。とんでもない美貌で獲物を誘い込んで、そこで例の目つきを繰り出す。

If Maomao and Jinshi have a child, it will be the perfect predator. Lure someone in by being extremely attractive, and the deploy The Look.

あのにらみは、DNA鑑定と同じくらいはっきりした父親である証拠だった。
たしかに羅漢は辞書に載ってるあらゆる悪口を足しても足りないような奴だけど、いざとなれば猫猫は（たぶん）自分の娘で、血を分けた存在で、表立って傷つけるつもりも、傷つくのを見たいわけでもない。壬氏が気を失って全身血まみれの猫猫を櫓から運び出すとき、いつものドヤ顔が完全に消えて、ショックと心配の色に変わってたのがすごく物語ってる。

That glare was as big an admission of fatherhood as a DNA test.
Sure, Lakan is every bad adjective in the dictionary added and then some, but, when it comes to it, Maomao is, presumably, his daughter, his flesh and blood, and he does not overtly intend to cause her harm or see her harmed. It is quite telling that his usual smug expression is entirely gone as Jinshi carries Maomao unconscious and bleeding all over from the tower, replaced with a measure of shock and worry.

>壬氏が気を失って全身血まみれの猫猫を櫓から運び出すとき、いつものドヤ顔が完全に消えて、ショックと心配の色に変わってたのがすごく物語ってる。
ほんとそれ。壬氏に娘を任せていいのか……それとも今すぐ娘を連れ出さなきゃいけないのか、考えてたのかもな。
あの衛兵もほぼ確実に終わりだな。特に今は、猫猫が暗殺を阻止したってみんな知ってるし。

It is quite telling that his usual smug expression is entirely gone as Jinshi carries Maomao unconscious and bleeding all over from the tower, replaced with a measure of shock and worry.
Indeed, perhaps wondering whether it's good that Jinshi is looking after his daughter...or if he needs to get her out stat.
That guard is almost certainly gone now too, especially now that everyone knows she foiled an assassination attempt.

>あの衛兵もほぼ確実に終わりだな
猫猫「私に敵はいません」
羅漢「だが私にはいる……」

That guard is almost certainly gone now too
Maomao: "I have no enemies."
Lakan: "But I do..."

この親にしてこの子あり 😛

Like father like daughter 😛

遺伝の力だな笑

Genetics at work lol.

実は羅漢って戦略が得意なわけでもないんだよ。敵軍をにらみ殺してるだけ。

It turns out that Lakan isn't even good at strategy. He just looks the opposing armies to death.

壬氏は珍しい薬の材料で猫猫の気を引いて機嫌を取ろうとしただけなのに、結果的に自分の命を救うことになった。
猫猫はまるで、囚われのお姫様（＝壬氏）を救ったヒーローだな。まあ実際は、壬氏だろうとなかろうと、ああいう状況なら誰でも助けようとしただろうけど。
あと挿入歌がすごく好き。今までの全話の中で、一番古代中国の歌っぽさを感じた。

Jinshi just tried to use some rare medical thing to bait Maomao's interest and keep her happy, and ended up saving his own life.
Maomao is like a hero who saved a damsel in distress which is Jinshi. Actually, she's determined to save anyone in that situation, Jinshi or not.
And I really like the insert song. It gives the most ancient Chinese song feeling across all the episodes for me.

猫猫は壬氏を救ってるって分かってなかったかもしれないけど、あそこまでやったってことには大きな意味がある……しかも壬氏のほうも、救われたあとあれだけ猫猫を気遣って尽くしてたんだから、ちゃんとお返ししてるんだよな。

She may not have known she was saving Jinshi, but the fact that she went so far means a lot...especially when Jinshi matches it in turn with how caring and devoted he was to her after she saved him.

だよな。それに、猫猫は殴った衛兵のことも許すと思う。みんな激怒してるのは分かるけど、あいつは死罪になるほどのことはしてないし、猫猫は庶民の暮らしの厳しさを分かってるから、ちょっとした罰で済ませるんじゃないかな。
他人のことはあまり気にしたくないって言ってた割に、ここぞという時にはちゃんと気にかけるんだよ。

Right. And I think she will forgive the guard who hit her too. I know everyone is furious, but he didn't deserve the death penalty and Maomao understood the hard life of the commoner, so maybe just some punishment.
For someone who said they doesn't want to care much about the others, she actually cares when it counts.

ここは古代なんちゃって中国で、もっと些細なことで首をはねられてた世界だぞ。猫猫自身も序盤でそう言ってた。それに、知りようがなかったとはいえ、あの衛兵が殴ったのはただの下っ端の侍女じゃない。高位の軍人の娘を殴ったんだ。猫猫が許したとしても、羅漢が許すとは思えない。

This is ancient not-China where people would have been beheaded for less. Maomao says as much earlier in the series. And keep in mind, even though there's no way he could have known, the guard didn't strike a lowly servant girl. He struck the daughter of a high ranking general. Even if Maomao forgives him, I doubt Rakan would.

>羅漢が許すとは思えない。
羅漢自身は気にしてなかったとしても、衛兵を始末しなかったら自分の権威に傷がつくし、羅漢の一族を支持してる人たちにも恥をかかせることになる。

I doubt Rakan would.
Even if he didn't care, if he didn't have the guard killed it would erode his authority and cause embarrassment for anyone supporting his family.

ほんとそれ。古代中国の昼ドラに出てきそうなメロディを日本語で歌ってるのを聞くと、妙な気分になる笑

For real, its uncanny hearing a melody that belongs in an ancient Chinese soap opera being sung in Japanese lmao

ああ、壬氏が皇族についてどう話すかを見たら、少なくとも皇子なのはもう明らかだと思ってた。あの紋を身につけていいのは正統な皇族だけだからな

Yeah, after seeing how he talks about royalty, I thought it was already obvious that he's at least a Prince. Only trueborn royalty is allowed to wear that symbol

今回は疑いを晴らす決定的な確認が2つあった。先週の猫猫とそっくりな羅漢のにらみと、今回のあの表情。それから、壬氏こそが細工された儀式を執り行う皇族本人だったこと。
猫猫が棍棒で殴られるシーンは見ててめちゃくちゃキツかったけど、そのあと罠でさらにボロボロになるのを見るのはもう痛々しかった。

2 Huge confirmations in this episode that basically clears any doubt, Lakan's stare is so similar to Maomao's last week and his expression here along with Jinshi being the very royalty doing the ritual that was rigged.
That scene with Maomao getting smacked by that club was f*****g brutal to watch get but to see her get even more f****d up by that trap was just painful.

>猫猫が棍棒で殴られるシーンは見ててめちゃくちゃキツかった
ずっと陰謀を見せられてたってことにも驚いたけど、それ以上に不意を突かれたのが、いきなり棍棒で殴られたことだった。
後宮が残酷な場所になりうるのは、はっきり分かってた。それでも猫猫がこんなにひどくケガするとは思ってなかった。どんなトラブルも無傷で切り抜けてきたから、ほとんど無敵に見えてたのに、ここでは本当に惨めな目に遭った……
一番嫌ってる相手の力まで借りなきゃいけなかったしな。

That scene with Maomao getting smacked by that club was f*****g brutal to watch
Although I was surprised by the fact that we’d been watching a conspiracy all along, it was the sudden smack with this club that caught me even more off-guard.
It was very clear to me that the palace can be a cruel place. Yet, I didn’t expect Maomao to get badly hurt like this. She’d seemed almost invincible after she’d made it through all kinds of trouble unharmed, but she got really humiliated here…
She even had to rely on the help of the person she hates most.

猫猫は毒への耐性は高いけど、物理防御はほんとに低い。

Maomao has high poison resistance, but her physical resistance is really low.

正直、立ち上がったのには感心した。戦闘用の棍棒を顔に食らったんだぞ。
最低でも脳しんとう。まだ意識があったのには本当に驚いた。

Honestly impressed she got up. She took a war club to the face.
Concussion at the minimum. Definitely shocked she was still conscious.

アドレナリンと必死さだな。

Adrenaline and desperation.

牛黄への欲だな。

Desire for bezoar.

もし猫猫が振り向いてたら、羅漢、壬氏、猫猫の順に全員死んでたな。

If she had turned around, Lakan, Jinshi, and Maomao would all have died, in that order.

つまりこういうこと？
猫猫が羅漢を殺す、壬氏は罠でつぶされる、そして猫猫は羅漢を殺した罪か壬氏を救えなかった罪で処刑される？

Do you mean to say that:
Maomao would’ve murdered Lakan; Jinshi would’ve been crushed in this trap; And Maomao would’ve been executed for killing Lakan/failing to save Jinshi?

一方で、あの衛兵はあの立場なら誰でもそうするような行動をとってただけだ。
もう一方で、首をはねられればいいと思ってる。

On one hand, that guard was acting like any guard in his position would.
On the other hand, I hope he gets beheaded.

羅漢と壬氏の板挟みじゃ、あいつはもう完全に詰んでるな。

Between Lakan and Jinshi, that dude is pretty boned.

そうそう。たとえ猫猫が黙ってて、壬氏に誰がやったか言わなくても、羅漢が見てた。あいつは死ぬ、間違いない。しかもあっさり楽には死ねない。それも確実だ。

YEP, even if she shuts up about it and doesn't tell Jinshi who it was, Lakan saw it. That dude is dead, no question about it. And it won't be a quick and painless death, that's another thing we can be sure of.

いやいや、あいつが殴ったのは r/anime 2023年秋の嫁コンテスト1位だぞ。猫猫ファンにリンチされるのを眺めてればいいんじゃないかな。

Heck thats the r/anime Fall 2023 Seasonal waifu contest 1st place he just hit. They can just watch as Maomao fans lynch him probably.

>一方で、あの衛兵はあの立場なら誰でもそうするような行動をとってただけだ。
猫猫はガリガリの小柄な女の子だぞ。倍以上デカい屈強な衛兵なら、頭をぶん殴らなくても簡単に止められただろ。

On one hand, that guard was acting like any guard in his position would.
Maomao is a scrawny little girl; the big strong guard that was over twice her size could have easily stopped her without clubbing her in the f*****g head.

羅漢は五つ星の将軍（戦時の階級）にあたるんだと思う。つまり衛兵からすると、何段階も上の最高位の上司ってこと。しかもその上司が衛兵の名前を知りたがってる。衛兵にとっては最悪だな。安らかに眠れ、衛兵。
最後のシーンの顔から判断すると、羅漢はあいつなりのねじ曲がった形で猫猫を大事に思ってるんだな。

I think Lakan is the equivalent of a 5 star general (war time general rank) So basically the guard’s ultimate x many levels above boss. A boss who wants to know the guards name. Which is very bad for the guard. RIP guard.
Lakan cares some how in his twisted way if his face was anything to judge by in the last scene.