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This medicine can soothe the heart
and erase worldly suffering.
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Locust plague?
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Yes.
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That's the message
on the paper Loulan handed me.
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If a locust plague occurred right now…
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One thing's for certain.
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The people would resent the Emperor
reigning over the country of Li.
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The Shi clan has fallen.
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As a result,
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power struggles within the palace
will likely intensify.
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The named clans.
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Those granted exclusive characters
by the Emperor
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for use in their clan names.
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SHI CLAN (X)
YI CLAN (X)
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When the country was founded,
the names of three vassals
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contained characters
from the twelve zodiac signs.
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Thus, clans acknowledged by the Emperor
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were assigned these characters thereafter.
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Since other characters
were also adopted later on,
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they are often divided
into "old" clans and "new" clans.
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LA
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"La" is a representative
among the new clans.
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The high-ranking Concubine Gyokuyou
shall assume the rank of Empress.
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And her natal family
shall rise in the ranks…
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to become a named clan, just like La.
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GYOKU
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If war breaks out,
the West will be pivotal.
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Is that why the daughter of Gyokuen,
Concubine Gyokuyou, must rise to Empress?
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Marriage is yet another political tool.
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The Yi clan, which governed over the West,
died out decades ago.
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Now, the one taking the reins
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is Concubine Gyokuyou's father,
You Gyokuen.
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GYOKUEN
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Meanwhile, the natal family
of Empress Dowager Anshi,
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at the Empress's behest,
has not been granted a clan name.
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All we can do is hope
this doesn't spark conflict.
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I can't believe that Sir Jinshi
was the imperial younger brother.
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Sir Gyokuen! Congratulations!
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Why, thank you.
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Here you are, sir.
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Much appreciated.
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Truly, a joyous event.
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What a splendid debut.
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Father has yet to arrive.
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Yeah, this is pretty bad.
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Sir Onsou went to retrieve him, but…
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It's starting already. Forget it!
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Sir Rikuson, would you please
sit in Father's chair?
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Absolutely not.
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Let's let Sir Onsou handle it.
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Yes, let's.
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Sir Lakan!
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Oh, Sir La…
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Quiet please, Sir Onsou.
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Be quiet?
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Today's garden party also serves
as the Empress' debut…
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So that's your move! Let's see.
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For the first time in weeks,
Lady Fengxian is feeling much better.
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Okay, let's see how you take this.
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I'm gonna get chewed out.
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Father!
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Here you are, Sir Uryuu.
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Lady Lishu.
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If only Concubine Lihua's child
had been born slightly earlier.
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If only the first prince were still alive.
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Just look at that Gyokuen's smug face.
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An Empress of foreign blood,
of all people.
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So cold.
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Oh, yeah, Grams wanted to see me.
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I'll let Chou-u sleep in for now.
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While I'm out, I'll take a hot bath
at the Verdigris House.
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I left the rear palace a month ago.
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- The New Year's excitement has died down.
- Good morning.
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Morning.
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Morning, Big Sis Meimei.
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You're early today.
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Where's Grams?
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Talking to the brothel-keeper over there.
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Dumbass! What the hell are you doing?
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Grams is in charge of the Verdigris House,
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but Mr. Owner, the brothel-keeper,
handles the management.
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He runs other businesses, too.
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With his kind-hearted nature,
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I'm worried this place
would go bankrupt without Grams.
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Looks like Grams gave him a good whack.
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Maomao. What brings you here?
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Aren't you the one that called me here?
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Oh, did I?
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- You've finally gone senile?
- I heard that!
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Reminds me of the quack doctor.
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I reckon you're here for a bath.
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Want some breakfast while you're here?
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Bring that kid, too.
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Really?
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I'm nice sometimes too, you know.
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In that case, I'll be off.
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What? It's unusual
for him to leave before breakfast.
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Eat up! Have at it!
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This is horrid. Aren't these locusts?
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They're a gift from Mr. Owner.
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Everyone's in tears
over this year's bad harvest.
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Mr. Owner has a grain business, too.
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In this country,
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the government taxes farmers
by collecting their crops.
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They also purchase a fixed quantity.
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Mr. Owner runs a business
that distributes the surplus.
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He doesn't even haggle for these.
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He just boils them
in expensive sugar for preservation.
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Why go that far?
He should just throw 'em away.
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Doesn't it bother you, Chou-u?
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These aren't very good.
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I can't believe you can eat this.
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There's no meat, but it's still edible.
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No meat?
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Shut up and eat!
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Hey, should I eat 'em all for you?
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Gimme a mooncake, and it's a deal.
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Ouch. That hurts, Freckles!
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My, my.
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Before cooking locusts,
you gotta remove the guts.
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So yeah, of course they're hollow, but…
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Oh, Maomao.
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What?
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I remember now.
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Go buy some incense from the market.
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Okay. What's my payment?
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A morning bath and breakfast for two.
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Isn't that enough?
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Cheapskate.
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Did you say something?
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Come on, Freckles!
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- Buy me that!
- Denied.
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Just look at me now.
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The fact I once worked there
feels like a dream or something.
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Yuck!
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Dang, kid!
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What'd you say, brat?
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This nasty stuff has no meat.
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You little…
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Chou-u! Hey, what are you doing?
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Sorry, mister.
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Why? I'm telling the truth!
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Just shut up.
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That was so nasty.
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{\an8}I guess that means
the crops really suck this year.
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{\an8}What did you just say?
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{\an8}I said it was nasty.
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No, after that.
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The part about the crops sucking?
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Yeah, that. How do you know?
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I dunno, I just heard somewhere.
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When insects have no meat,
that means it's a bad harvest.
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Chou-u died once and came back to life,
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which left his body partially numb.
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He also lost a ton of memories.
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- Come on, remember.
- Stop!
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I might be able to remember.
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Really?
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Yeah, if you buy me something.
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Ouch! That hurts!
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"Might be able to remember"? Nice try.
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Still, I didn't expect him
to ask for paper and a brush.
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Chou-u, stay out of trouble
while I deliver this incense to Grams.
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Sure thing!
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Wow, that's incredible!
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What's going on?
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Hang on, wait your turn.
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Okay, all done.
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Here.
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Wow, little boy. You're so talented.
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Here's your tip.
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Pleasure doing business!
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Hey.
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{\an8}- Come on, Freckles!
- What are you doing?
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{\an8}Drawing pictures. What's the problem?
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You're even charging a fee.
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Hey! What are you doing
in front of my store?
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You're hurting my business!
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Stop right there.
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Tell the kid that
he's allowed to use my space
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if I get a 10% cut.
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Greedy old lady.
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If you plan to keep drawing there,
you'd better pay Grams' venue fee.
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Come on, what a cheapskate.
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Forget it. I'll draw somewhere else.
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Pay the fee if you have to.
Just stay near the Verdigris House.
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Stay where the menservants can see you.
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Don't go buy paper alone, either.
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You're not the boss of me!
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What?
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If you wanna be a carcass, go ahead.
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A carcass?
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You'll get pestered out there.
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That's a diseased courtesan.
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She won't last much longer,
but she still needs customers to survive.
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The pleasure district isn't just pretty.
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This neighborhood is plenty ugly, too.
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The Verdigris House
protects you from all that.
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Tons of people out there
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won't hesitate to kill a rich kid
for their money.
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Okay, fine.
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I never would've expected him
to have a talent like this.
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Just like…
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By the way, look.
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I just remembered something.
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Are these locusts?
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The top one is a normal locust, right?
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I'm pretty sure the bottom one
is a locust from a bad harvest.
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Locust plagues.
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A natural disaster
capable of destroying a country.
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A large swarm of locusts
will devour everything in sight.
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Obviously, they eat crops.
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00:14:26,031 --> 00:14:27,992
Even straw rope and straw sandals.
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00:14:28,868 --> 00:14:31,704
Fortunately,
under the current Emperor's reign…
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we haven't seen any locust plagues.
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After the Shi clan's revolt,
tons of people were executed.
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If a locust plague happened now,
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some would consider it divine punishment
for destroying the Shi clan.
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Then, everyone would blame the Emperor
ruling over the country.
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None of my business.
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00:14:57,855 --> 00:14:59,356
It's none of my business, but…
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Chou-u's drawings reminded me
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that I've seen similar drawings before.
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I'd never find one here though, right?
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Excuse me, sir.
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Where'd you get this book?
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Someone sold it to me a few days ago.
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Did they sell you anything else?
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No, just the one book,
but they mentioned coming back later.
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One of the illustrated references
left behind for concocting
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an elixir of immortality.
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PLANTS: PART II
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BIRDS: PART I
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This book is one of them, I'm sure of it.
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Pleasure doing business.
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00:15:49,073 --> 00:15:50,574
Why is it here?
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The Forbidden Army
should've sealed off the stronghold.
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Why's a book from the stronghold
circulating through the town?
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00:16:00,626 --> 00:16:03,379
Is someone illegally selling
confiscated items?
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If so…
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The Forbidden Army…
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Maybe I'll ask a certain someone.
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VERDIGRIS HOUSE
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Listen, miss.
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I'm very busy, you know.
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Yet here I am, hunting petty thieves.
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Thank you, Sir Lihaku.
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I kept watch from sunrise
and caught the guy trying to sell this.
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Be grateful.
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00:16:26,318 --> 00:16:28,736
You didn't ask a subordinate, did you?
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No, because it was a request from you.
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Sing my praises to Pairin, okay?
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{\an8}Yeah, sure.
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{\an8}But first, where's the criminal?
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Verdigris menservants
are watching him out front.
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00:16:42,251 --> 00:16:43,210
Oh, they are?
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Miss!
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Danger alert.
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Don't get too close.
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Snake girl!
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Oh, he's the guard from back then.
262
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What happened, miss?
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Sir Lihaku, I must apologize.
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I know this guy.
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What do you mean?
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Oh, yeah, Big Sis Pairin
should be getting off work soon.
267
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She is? Okay, I guess my job's done!
Bye now!
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You don't have to supervise either, Ukyou.
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I can't just leave you.
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If anything happened to you,
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Mr. Fox and Mr. Mask
would be furious with me.
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No problem, right?
I'll just stand here in silence.
273
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I won't eavesdrop.
274
00:17:36,180 --> 00:17:38,891
Ukyou's been here since before I was born.
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He can perform any job perfectly,
and even Grams trusts him implicitly.
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He'll probably snitch on me, though.
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Well, guess it's no big deal
even if Grams finds out.
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You know what this is, right?
279
00:17:52,863 --> 00:17:54,531
Where are the other books?
280
00:17:56,617 --> 00:18:00,287
That military officer
just now helped ambush the stronghold.
281
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{\an8}Should I tell him you were there too?
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I get the message.
283
00:18:07,002 --> 00:18:11,047
I sold two more in another town,
but I still have three of them.
284
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I left the rest behind.
285
00:18:13,092 --> 00:18:16,345
The ones left in the stronghold
may still be obtainable.
286
00:18:17,096 --> 00:18:19,180
As for the two he sold, that's an issue.
287
00:18:19,181 --> 00:18:22,726
The books I have so far
are the bird and fish ones.
288
00:18:23,727 --> 00:18:25,645
Did you sell the insect book?
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00:18:25,646 --> 00:18:27,356
I have one of them.
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"One of them"?
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"Part I" means there must be a "Part II."
292
00:18:32,569 --> 00:18:34,988
Can you bring that book right now?
293
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Can you promise not to turn me in?
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{\an8}That depends on your attitude.
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Hey now, Maomao.
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Don't threaten him.
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00:18:45,249 --> 00:18:46,959
Hey, man. You hungry?
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00:18:47,668 --> 00:18:50,629
I'm sure you have your reasons,
so wait here, okay?
299
00:18:56,844 --> 00:18:58,845
You're letting me eat this?
300
00:18:58,846 --> 00:19:00,597
Yeah, but it's our leftovers.
301
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So good!
302
00:19:06,353 --> 00:19:10,231
Looks like you went through a lot
before reaching the capital.
303
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But the book was in great condition.
304
00:19:12,442 --> 00:19:14,361
You had no choice but to sell it, huh?
305
00:19:15,154 --> 00:19:17,280
I don't think he's a bad person.
306
00:19:17,281 --> 00:19:18,448
Yeah, but still.
307
00:19:19,116 --> 00:19:21,451
Use the carrot and stick wisely, Maomao.
308
00:19:26,039 --> 00:19:27,123
What's wrong?
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00:19:27,124 --> 00:19:28,332
Yuck.
310
00:19:28,333 --> 00:19:29,626
Not fond of locusts?
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00:19:30,752 --> 00:19:33,505
This ain't a locust. It's a grasshopper.
312
00:19:37,009 --> 00:19:40,344
This one's a locust
and these are grasshoppers.
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Farmers know the difference.
314
00:19:42,472 --> 00:19:43,723
Locusts are edible,
315
00:19:43,724 --> 00:19:45,726
but grasshoppers
have no meat and taste nasty.
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00:19:46,727 --> 00:19:50,146
Gross! There was a grasshopper mixed in.
317
00:19:50,147 --> 00:19:52,565
Shisui said the same thing.
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00:19:52,566 --> 00:19:54,568
But this means…
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00:19:55,277 --> 00:19:56,194
What?
320
00:19:56,195 --> 00:19:58,821
There might be a famine this year.
321
00:19:58,822 --> 00:20:00,281
You think so too?
322
00:20:00,282 --> 00:20:02,450
I mean, there's no proof.
323
00:20:02,451 --> 00:20:06,120
Having more grasshoppers than locusts
spells trouble for the next year.
324
00:20:06,121 --> 00:20:08,040
These insects could wreak havoc.
325
00:20:09,166 --> 00:20:11,626
Chou-u said the same thing.
326
00:20:11,627 --> 00:20:15,838
For a measly guard,
you're pretty knowledgeable about insects.
327
00:20:15,839 --> 00:20:17,465
Yeah, I guess.
328
00:20:17,466 --> 00:20:20,927
Why'd you take books
from the stronghold, anyway?
329
00:20:20,928 --> 00:20:23,388
You could've found other valuable stuff.
330
00:20:24,223 --> 00:20:26,600
Actually, I didn't want to sell them.
331
00:20:27,226 --> 00:20:29,602
I intended to buy them back eventually.
332
00:20:29,603 --> 00:20:32,813
Nobody wants to buy
these picture books anyway, right?
333
00:20:32,814 --> 00:20:34,149
Someone here would.
334
00:20:37,444 --> 00:20:40,696
An old man lived there
before you came along.
335
00:20:40,697 --> 00:20:42,115
I used to bring him food.
336
00:20:43,408 --> 00:20:45,952
The apothecary who researched immortality?
337
00:20:45,953 --> 00:20:49,163
Yeah, but he did other things, too.
338
00:20:49,164 --> 00:20:51,707
This was one of his research topics.
339
00:20:51,708 --> 00:20:55,254
- How to prevent locust plagues.
- That's…
340
00:20:58,090 --> 00:21:01,092
Freckles! Can I eat your rice dumplings?
341
00:21:01,093 --> 00:21:02,427
Huh? Young Master!
342
00:21:04,972 --> 00:21:07,431
I forgot! This guy knows Chou-u!
343
00:21:07,432 --> 00:21:10,226
Everyone thinks
the Shi clan was completely wiped out.
344
00:21:10,227 --> 00:21:11,645
We can't get busted here!
345
00:21:12,187 --> 00:21:14,313
Yeah, eat my dumplings. Just go away.
346
00:21:14,314 --> 00:21:15,273
What's going on?
347
00:21:15,274 --> 00:21:18,025
Chou-u, want to ride on my shoulders?
348
00:21:18,026 --> 00:21:20,028
You mean it? All right!
349
00:21:23,573 --> 00:21:25,741
Even without solid proof,
350
00:21:25,742 --> 00:21:28,996
it might be wise to inform Sir Jinshi
just in case.
351
00:21:50,559 --> 00:21:53,353
The time has come
to fulfill the promise, it seems.
352
00:21:54,062 --> 00:21:55,521
Meaning?
353
00:21:55,522 --> 00:21:58,900
I think it's almost time
to have Yue choose a flower.
354
00:22:04,698 --> 00:22:06,533
Sir Jinshi, it's about time.
355
00:22:07,492 --> 00:22:08,493
Right.
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PREVIEW OF THE NEXT EPISODE
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{\an8}The next episode is "The Fire-Rat Cloak."
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{\an8}Subtitle translation by: Logan Lampkins