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[The Apothecary Diaries] I heard that it’s too packed with the ideals of female otaku, so out of curiosity, I watched the anime.

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The scene where the princess secretly uses poisoned cosmetics and the low-ranking official gets angry was so convincing that it was truly intense.

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It seems tough for Mr. Jin’s frog, right?

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I remembered a female writer’s NTR erotic doujin at the scene of being made to wait.

Is it a situation that provides a kind of catharsis for women?

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“Look until it’s toxic.”

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I can’t forgive you.

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The desire to feel good by asserting rational arguments against those perceived as lower than oneself is common to both men and women.

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Thinking about Gintama fujoshi makes me squirm…

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No matter how popular it is, there are things that suit you and things that don’t.

If it doesn’t suit you, I think it’s okay not to watch it.

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Aren’t you watching up to episode 4?

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Isn’t this me… doing it without a name?

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It’s impossible for ordinary girls to relate to things like beauty concealing freckle makeup or actually having an upper-class lineage!

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I can empathize with the late emperor’s preferences.

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It’s honestly creepy that the old man is saying, “Young people must empathize with this!”

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>>12

This is a popular anime among older people.

I wonder how they will conclude it…

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>>17

I can understand why there are many older fans, as it is packed with things that resonate with them.

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>>12

The uncle pointing that out is also creepy.

There’s no nice uncle on anonymous message boards…

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Isn’t it a bit harsh to see your real father only as a stud horse?

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I started with anime, but this character has such high specs that it’s tough to project myself onto her, right…? I found it strange to be treated as a vessel for self-insertion.

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>>14

Both men and women use the excuse that it’s because of high specs, but it has no persuasive power at all.

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>>20

It’s a talk about how it’s difficult to relate to oneself because the hurdles are high, isn’t it a matter of persuasive power or something?

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>>14

Rather, having lower specs would make it more difficult to project oneself.

I want you to think about it the other way: do you really think you can project yourself onto someone who is responding on an anonymous image board during their precious Saturday off, exposing their ID like that?

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>>47

You’ve confirmed the ID is out before responding to that, right?

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>>51

Well… that’s true, but…

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>>14

I think there are different types of characters: the kind you want to be like and the kind you feel are just like you.

I feel like the recent internet tends to talk about the latter as if they’re all the same.

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Geez, the woman is just being pursued by a handsome guy.

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There are times when I think the sound of my name is too cute and doesn’t suit me.

Cats are fine, but…

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Despite looking like a bundle of unpopular elements

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>>18

It may be so according to the ease of getting aroused, but as a female protagonist, it shouldn’t be considered an unpopular element.

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Is it okay to say that if I had grown up normally under my father, I would have been abundant?

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Well, it’s a gender-bent Sherlock Holmes and a creepy handsome noble bloodline Watson-kun, after all.

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I look forward to watching it every week, but if I had to point out one dissatisfaction, it would be…

It’s a story about being unmatched in knowledge, but there are parts that are just too simple in terms of knowledge.

It’s the thing we did in the science experiment where we lower the temperature with salt to make ice!

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>>24

If it’s all difficult knowledge, I’ll run out of material right away…

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>>24

I think that’s rather the reason for its popularity.

If you read mysteries, there are many classic themes that you’ve probably heard somewhere before.

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>>35

The color blindness joke was perfectly pitched at a level that the viewers could anticipate.

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>>24

Nowadays (the original was a long time ago), this is… a dust explosion…! They’re taking it very seriously…

But after reading the original work, what I thought more than that was that there are surprisingly many mysteries and deductions that seem to be borrowed from elsewhere.

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>>24

In terms of serious knowledge-based power, there are things like Jin, but when it gets to that level, it becomes a different story, so this much is just about right.

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I like it because it’s just plain interesting.

There are a lot of big boobs.

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When I read the original work, I really can’t remember the character names, or rather, I can’t read them…

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Even though he didn’t resemble Hachiman at all, he became a symbol of self-projection.

The same as that.

The man is Hachiman and the woman is a cat.

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I’m watching the anime up to a certain point, but this girl is exceptionally skilled, and aren’t the other doctors just way too incompetent?

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>>32

If the quack doctor isn’t a quack, then there’s no need for cat cats.

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>>32

It’s just that the imperial court is a special environment where excellent doctors cannot come.

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>>32

It’s completely out of the question that there are no medical officials in the palace capable of delivering babies.

For that matter, having only one eunuch as a medical officer is completely out of the question.

Usually, there are about 20 people.

But if that’s the case, I can’t create a story.

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>>32

A man cannot enter the harem without undergoing a surgery to remove his genitalia.

The current emperor has banned penis enlargement surgery.

There are only a few doctors who are either incompetent or are from the outside of the palace.

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I love the idea that someone, regardless of gender, finds me attractive when I’m passionate about something I enjoy.

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Self-projection is fundamentally self-projection and is distinct from empathy or sympathy, which is the key point.

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Even though I’m liked by an important person, I can’t help but think that I’m often being careless in that environment…

It’s not strange to be killed a few times, right?

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I often see grandpas and grandmas reading this in the manga train.

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Isn’t there a kid who’s been wanting to make this their self-projection all along?

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>>40

If we don’t touch on the content, this cold teasing will just keep going on, huh?

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>>50

Isn’t the content of the thread really not addressed at all?

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The setting has elements reminiscent of a period drama.

Elderly people can enjoy it too.

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A female student suddenly declares, “This is poison,” after eating her school lunch…

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This guy is actually a super thoroughbred, like a protagonist from a light novel.

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>>48

Compared to my parents, this light novel protagonist has low performance.

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>>42

You don’t even need empathy.

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If the bloodline is the same as Dragon Ball or One Piece, I can understand.

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It’s just a story about how I was able to project myself.

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My father-in-law is like a complete superior version of Cat Cat.

Is that person a saint or something?

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Hey!!! Is this poison!!!

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The only thing I can empathize with or project myself onto is my poor physique.

Both knowledge and action power are extraordinary compared to otaku.

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>>59

First of all, the mentality of trying to help others even when your own position is at risk…

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>>65

That exists as well.

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The conversation is gradually becoming less about poison and medicine, isn’t it?

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>>61

I’m aiming to become a medical officer, so it matters…

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>>61

The main focus is solving mysteries with Maomao’s reasoning skills and knowledge.

It’s not an era where things like lead poisoning or chocolate exist, but cyanide is coming out.

There is a dust explosion.

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My parents, who loved “Jang Geum,” are watching it enthusiastically.

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Isn’t it normal to project yourself onto a story when you read it, to some extent? It sounds like you’re saying it’s a bad thing, but…

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How far have you seen?

I don’t know how much I can talk about it because it would be a spoiler.

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It’s like a little joke that develops into a mystery, just like Conan.

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There’s only one physician among the eunuchs, and on top of that, is this person really a doctor? It makes me wonder if this inner palace is going to be okay.

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It’s not strange that a capable doctor wouldn’t need to go as far as cutting off their own genitals to secure their position.

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I recommended this work before it was animated because it’s cute, has big breasts, and has a lot of skin color, making it suitable for the anonymous crowd! But once the thread’s image entered the harem, those recommended aspects almost disappeared, so you can rest easy.

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I’m projecting myself onto the late emperor too.

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>>76

If the late emperor were alive, I think he would have taken action against Shaoran.

I understand.

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I think that just like the old man in the rural area, fiction works won’t be read unless they satisfy a certain degree of the readers’ desires.

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I think this work doesn’t have many fools other than the quack doctor and the mob.

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Well, let’s keep the play acting to a moderate level…

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Cat Cat ” ” is similar.

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>>45

I don’t understand girls’ feelings, but isn’t it similar for male otaku to project themselves onto the protagonists of certain works…?

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Is there a trend between the Tale of the Azure Cloud Kingdom and the Apothecary? They are quite far apart in terms of timing…

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I watch it every week because the mystery-solving part is quite interesting.

Also, increase Leafa’s appearances.

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I feel like I was the one who had the least chance to be involved.

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>>84

Do you like big breasts?

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>>105

Yeah

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I couldn’t stand the part where the outside doctor was castrated without permission for childbirth.

In a world of ninjas and yakuza, I can kind of understand that much, but why are they castrating an innocent doctor, washing their hands of responsibility, framing them with crimes, and kicking them out by amputating their legs…? Do they have no compassion for others…?

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>>85

It will take another 1500 years for basic human rights to emerge.

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>>85

It’s based on an era where people were treated so roughly that even ninjas would pale in comparison, you know?

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>>85

Even if it’s an urgent delivery and you get neutered suddenly, you’re not in a condition to undergo surgery, right?

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>>99

In reality, there were hardly any conditions for a doctor to be castrated.

For the sake of the story.

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Parents are amazing, aren’t they?

A highly skilled doctor who used to serve in the imperial court.

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You’re really curious about female otaku, aren’t you?

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Speaking of which, it’s said that they aren’t making eunuchs anymore.

Are the new slaves that came in from the anime already modified?

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>>91

You were explaining that in that episode, right?

Even those people who have had their penis taken away elsewhere.

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>>104

I missed that.

Is the construction already completed?

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>>91

It means that there is no problem with putting in what has already been established in the imperial palace, so yeah.

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The character design is great, but I think the voice is exactly what an otaku girl dreams of.

It’s somewhat brusque and lacking in charm, yet it’s definitely cute.

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I empathize with the Paizuri Emperor!

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Those who have a past of projecting themselves onto Kyon or Hikky as a guy can understand the feelings of the girl who projects herself onto the image in the thread very well.

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>>97

People who seriously project themselves onto characters like Kyon and Hikky might be a little creepy…

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I mean, a cheeky girl just barges into the adult world.

It has an image reminiscent of old shoujo manga, where a cheeky girl changes the world.

I’m just leaving it as it seems interesting.

It looks like a completely different work from what I’ve seen online.

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>>101

The person in the thread resembles Yoshikage Kira in terms of mentality.

I have a desire to live quietly with high abilities hidden within.

It seems like the desire to kill has been replaced by an obsession with poison and drugs.

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The ancient Chinese empires can be said to have a history woven by eunuchs…

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It was a work that was easier for men to watch than those who like books.

Book lovers read the entire original work, but it was tough.

It’s entirely a subjective opinion, so it won’t be of any reference, but for something aimed at women, it had less of an uncomfortable stickiness.

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>>109

It’s amazing that you finished reading it even though you’re not good at it.

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Only cat cats, Lord Jin is creepy…

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Every time Gao Shun appears, I can’t help but think of “gaaru” somewhere in my mind.

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There should be a man who can project himself onto Mr. Jin…

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My hair…

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To be honest, it’s creepy…

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>>117

I resemble my adoptive father.

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What kind of position is “jinshisama”?

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>>118

I don’t really understand it, but supposedly it’s a high-ranking eunuch.

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>>118

A person in charge with a mysterious power that no one understands, and whose position is unclear.

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During the loli era, even without the previous emperor, Her Majesty the Empress would still have made a move.

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I don’t want to become a queen or a consort in this world… it seems so tough and difficult to live.

Isn’t it going to melt before you eat it, like ice cream?

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Because… even when he was in high school, he furrowed his brow.

You were saying “good grief,” weren’t you…?

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It was official whether the cat was actually a bad villainous lady if it just stayed at home.

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>>129

I’m glad I was raised seriously by my adoptive father…

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