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“If you fail to move forward, that’s the very definition of stagnation. Water that doesn’t flow begins to rot.”
― Natsu Hyuuga, The Apothecary Diaries (Light Novel): Volume 9

“The quack doctor was a pudgy, middle-aged man, but in zoological terms he was sort of in the same category as mice or squirrels. He occupied roughly the same place in the hierarchy as Basen’s duck.”
― Natsu Hyuuga, The Apothecary Diaries (Light Novel): Volume 10

“Gyokuyou’s job was to smile. To never let that smile slip or fade. That was her one weapon. Her father Gyokuen had found it and taught her to wield it.”
― Natsu Hyuuga, The Apothecary Diaries (Light Novel): Volume 10

“Oh! It’s the Poison Lady!” said one of the villagers who had spotted Maomao. “Think you could whip up some more poison for us?”
― Natsu Hyuuga, The Apothecary Diaries (Light Novel): Volume 10