


Chapter 9: The Fox and the Tanuki Match Wits.Chapter 8: Festering Resentment (Part Two).Chapter 7: Festering Resentment (Part One).Chapter 11: Third Time's the Charm (Part Two).Chapter 10: Third Time's the Charm (Part One).Chapter 18: The Garden Party (Part Three).Chapter 17: The Garden Party (Part Two).Chapter 16: The Garden Party (Part One).Chapter 11: The Unsettling Matter of the Spirit (Part Two).Chapter 10: The Unsettling Matter of the Spirit (Part One).J-Novel Club announced in November 2020 that it had licensed the light novel series. Since then, the series continued to get more volumes with the story continuing, unlike the previous novel version which had just only one volume. This time, it was published as a light novel in their Hero Bunko imprint, which is mostly made of acquired Shōsetsuka ni Narō titles. In 2014, Shufunotomo began to publish the series again. The publisher Shufunotomo acquired the series and then published it on their Ray Books imprint as a novel with a single volume on September 26, 2012. Originally, the series was only published by Natsu Hyūga on the user-generated web novel site Shōsetsuka ni Narō in October 2011. Even though she intends to remain anonymous, her actions eventually catch the attention of an influential eunuch, and soon finds herself solving various mysteries in the imperial court.Ĭharacters Maomao ( 猫猫) Voiced by: Aoi Yūki (drama CD, anime) Jinshi ( 壬氏) Voiced by: Takahiro Sakurai (drama CD) Gaoshun ( 高順) Voiced by: Kenjiro Tsuda (drama CD) Gyokuyō ( 玉葉) Voiced by: Yoko Hikasa (drama CD) Guen ( 虞淵) Voiced by: Mitsuru Ogata (drama CD) Jiaojiao ( 嬌嬌) Voiced by: Mari Hino (drama CD) Media Novel


One day, after hearing the rumors that the emperor's children are critically ill, she begins to investigate the cause, using her experience as a pharmacist, and successfully solves the mystery of their illness. However, she still retains her curious and eccentric personality and plans to work there until her years of servitude are over, without drawing the attention of anyone. In a certain country in the East, Maomao, a young girl who works as a pharmacist in the red-light district, is kidnapped and sold to the imperial palace as a servant.
