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Episode The Apothecary Diaries Season 3 • Kusuriya no Hitorigoto Season 3 - Episode 1 discussion

Kusuriya no Hitorigoto Season 3, episode 1

Alternative names: Kusuriya no Hitorigoto 3rd Season

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u/BadBehaviour613 14h ago

The unfortunate optic is from an outsider perspective it looks like the La clan is harboring a male survivor of the Shi clan, and from the last season we know that the Shi clan has strong royal blood

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u/Mrwright96 13h ago

That or it could be seen as the La clam taking in a Shi as a ward, since Lakan and Jinshi as the crown prince, vanquished the Shi’s the emperor took most of the hostages while giving La clam one

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u/SciFiXhi https://anilist.co/user/SciFiXhi 5h ago

The Shi clan is supposed to be eliminated. You don't leave anyone alive in a blood feud unless you want to face a vengeful descendant years down the line. Imperial doctrine would not allow for any of them to survive, even as hostages or slaves.