薬屋のひとりごと 12 [Kusuriya no Hitorigoto 12]

薬屋のひとりごと [Kusuriya no Hitorigoto] #12

by Nekokurage, ねこクラゲ, Natsu Hyuuga (Original Creator)

暗がりの中──、蛙に触れて…。
先帝の呪いの謎を解き、翡翠宮での日常に戻った猫猫は、桜花に連れられて後宮での夜の催しに参加したり、壬氏の頼みで狩りに同行することになりますが、そこでまた新たな事件に巻き込まれて…。暗がりの中、蛙に触れて、壬氏の秘密を知ることになる第12巻!!

Genres: Manga, Historical Fiction, Mystery, Romance, Historical, Seinen, Graphic Novels

174 pages, Paperback

First published September 29, 2023

Reviews

[aleksandra · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5/5

CHAPTERS SIXTY-TWO AND SIXTY-THREE WERE SO DAMN HOT OMFGGGGGG THE TENSION THE THE CHEMISTRY THE WAY HE WAS DYING TO KISS HER THE EVERYTHING JUST-

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[Ricarda · Rating 4 out of 5]

A great volume for the Maomao + Jinshi shippers (= me).

[Keyara Aisling · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love this so much and I laughed to tears about the... "Splendid frog"... 😂😂😂 I don't think I can wait patiently and I'll just go ahead and read the light novel now as well 🥰🥰🥰

[Jenna · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is why I don’t like being up to date on unfinished manga, because now I have to wait months to find out what’s next. I’m probably going to start reading the novels, as they have more information and are farther along. I’m too impatient and invested now.

[Mark · Rating 5 out of 5]

It’s spooky season, as Maomao is dragged to a ghost story gathering that could prove rather haunting. Then it’s hunting season, but Jinshi might be the one in season if he’s not careful. And at least one cat will be out of the bag, courtesy of a frog in the pants.

One of the most perfect manga ever made continues without a foot put wrong this volume, opening with a very fun set piece and then segueing into a little bit of action for its back chapters. It makes it all look so easy, and so gorgeous.

The ghost story chapter might be the best spooky story exchange that I’ve ever read in my life, just because it manages to blend the series’ shrewd main character and canny use of science with just a touch of the unexplained.

I wasn’t sure where things were going when Maomao was acting weird, but instead of the shoe I thought would drop, the other one dropped instead and it turned the whole thing into a fantastic little tale. The climax and payoff to this one are note perfect.

Everything else here is in service to the hunting trip that Jinshi is invited on, which forces Maomao to reckon with his actual position in the royal household after all this time. Even she can’t miss that things are off with how he’s being treated.

Except, well, we learn (or are reminded) that Maomao is being willfully dense because she doesn’t want any more complications in her life than are strictly necessary and anything involving palace intrigue is firmly in that category. So her ignorance does make sense.

This is subsequently a problem when Jinshi is targeted and the two of them are forced to flee for their lives in the face of some new-fangled technology, of a very common sort, and they wind up a little closer than usual.

There’s a lot of fun banter in the midst of all this, including a dramatic (and funny) revelation that maybe Jinshi’s a lot more… put together… than the average eunuch. And the romantic intent would be hard to miss, unless, again, you were Maomao.

Combined with some very clever plotting and counter-plotting, I do think this is the smartest manga on the market right now, it all adds up to, well, all the brilliance of previous volumes. It’s astonishing how utterly consistent this series is.

5 stars - nope, not a single hair out of place, which is more than can be said for Maomao and Jinshi. The balance it strikes between every single story beat, emotion, explanation, and whatever else is smothered in such beautiful artwork. Delightful.

[Adi · Rating 4 out of 5]

J’adore les grenouilles 🐸

[Meliss · Rating 5 out of 5]

EXCUSE ME?? 😭🐸

[mar · Rating 5 out of 5]

THE FROG SCENE!!!!!!!

[Livresse de Lola · Rating 5 out of 5]

CE TOME ÉTAIT HILARANT.

J’étais foudroyée de rire sur les dernières pages vraiment mais Mao Mao et Jinshi je vous aime trop mes petits cœurs un slooooow burn vreuuuument 😶‍🌫️

[Violet ♡ · Rating 5 out of 5]

One touch, and the fire was lit! 🫣

[Deb · Rating 5 out of 5]

cette fois je note même si j’ai dit que je notais pas les mangas mais eh faut voir comment j’ai giggle la grenouille m’a fait trop rire

[juju_lecture · Rating 5 out of 5]

Je. Veux. la. Suite. Immédiatement.

[Artemissia G · Rating 5 out of 5]

Un tome plus conventionnel, mais le dernier tiers était addictif avec des presque révélations ! My ! Le coup de la grenouille, c'était juste excellent et très drôle !

[thea ♡ · Rating 4 out of 5]

i gasped so hard at the cave scene that i need a new pair of lungs

[eva’ 🧸 · Rating 5 out of 5]

y’a vraiment une vie avant et après ce tome punaise

[nandini · Rating 5 out of 5]

this ruined any sanity i had left i loved it

[Rimpelsteeltje · Rating 5 out of 5]

I NEED THE NEXT ONE ASAP! AAGHHH

[Breana 🍄 · Rating 5 out of 5]

sir jinshi the man that you are 🧎🏽‍♀️🧎🏽‍♀️🧎🏽‍♀️

[Jasmine · Rating 5 out of 5]

I’m sorry, I loved it. It’s sensational.

[Brooke ☯︎ · Rating 4 out of 5]

Chapters 46-49

[duygu · Rating 5 out of 5]

i'm just a girl✨ belli başlı sahneler için buradaydık. onları okumak ilaç gibi geldi ekime kadar da reread rewatch ne varsa artık mecbur

[María Amparo · Rating 4 out of 5]

Un volumen muy entretenido y "refrescante" en más de un sentido.
Empieza con una reunión para contar historias de fantasmas que tiene un motivo oculto y ¡sobrenatural! a pesar de las explicaciones de MaoMao de algunas de los cuentos de miedo. Lo que está claro, es que inventados o reales, los fantasmas son muy vengativos.

La segunda parte me ha resultado un pelín confusa en todo lo que se refiere a la cata en el pabellón de Jinshi en el palacio de Shishou en el norte del país. Los motivos del viaje son secretos para Maomao, y también para nosotros, pero no le acabo de pillar el chiste a este episodio. El resto ya es otra cosa. Muy emocionante, con bastante acción incluso donde menos se imaginaba nuestra Boticaria que por fin cae del Gindo. En su afán de supervivencia, provoca una reacción agresiva en Jingshi que resultaría mucho más incomoda si no fuera por el humor. Moderadamente.

[toointofiction · Rating 5 out of 5]

idk why GR has this volume in french but the manga is awesome 😆

[Bradley · Rating 5 out of 5]

Muahahahahahaha.

From outright adventure to a *very* revealing situation, you'd think all the secrets would come spilling out. But nooooooo Mao Mao can be rather discreet when she wants to be. Much to Jinshi's displeasure.

Such a delicious volume.

[Chelsea 🏳️‍🌈 · Rating 3 out of 5]

I really enjoy this series when it’s centered around Maomao solving mysteries and being around the other court ladies. I don’t enjoy the Jinshi story at all and don’t understand if I’m meant to root for it when he has no concept of boundaries? It’s not cute to me at all.

[Kitkat · Rating 5 out of 5]

It was really good! I want to find out what happens next. I can’t buy another volume though! I have so many books! But it’s such a good ending with a great cliff hanger that’s killing me! I need to know though!!

[Leen Gilis · Rating 5 out of 5]

I absolutely loved the tension and chemistry in the last pages. I just need the next volume as soon as possible. 😮‍💨

[Lexie · Rating 4 out of 5]

To była bardzo ciekawa część tej serii. (xD)
Piękna okładka i też mam wrażenie, że tym razem było o wiele więcej takich pięknych kadrów w środku.

Fabuła poszła w rejony, których się nie spodziewałam. Mieliśmy sporo seksowniejszych ujęć i wątek z żabą to był taki *face palm*. Mega się uśmiałam przy tym.
No jestem naprawdę ciekawa, co będzie w kolejnym tomie.

[Lili · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'll never look at frogs the same way again

[Emily · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sir.