“An instantly resolved the foreshadowing,” “No way…” “Nekoneko has noticed it well,” Viewers are amazed at the true identity of the beautiful eunuch! “The Apothecary’s Monologue” A furious development [Summary of reactions with spoilers on episode 40]

Episode 40 of the TV anime “The Apothecary’s Monologue,” “The Malicious Intent to Eat Nested” aired on April 25th, 2025. The true identity of the beautiful eunuch that the court ladies were talking about was revealed, and shocking voices were raised on social media.

*Due to the nature of this theme, the following text contains descriptions that touch on “spoilers” for those who have not seen the film. Please be careful when reading.

“The Apothecary’s Monologue” is a Harem mystery-solving entertainment based on a novel that has sold over 38 million copies in total by Hinata Natsu, published by Hero Bunko and has also been adapted into comics for Big Gangan and Sunday GX. Set in the medieval East, the story depicts Nekoneko, a girl who plays the role of “Dogbi,” solving various difficult cases that occur at the Imperial Court one after another.

When the first season of the TV anime began airing in October 2023, it was always ranked high in viewing rankings on each streaming platform, and became a hot topic, winning the special award at the TVer Awards 2023.

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In episode 39, which aired last week, Min-ji asked Nekoneko to wear the garland that she gave him to the garden party, and on social media, comments such as, “Min-ji wants Nekoneko to wear the garland, it’s a shame,” “I’m glad that there was an excuse to make Nekoneko wear the garland lol,” and “It’s so cute that Nekoneko is suspicious that she sold the garland lol.”

In episode 40, in order to support Princess Tamaha, who is suspected of having breech, the foster father Ramon, who is also advocated by Nekoneko, comes to the harem medical office to support the birth of her. Ramon immediately summarizes the current problems with the harem and creates an example so that she can write down the issues with the court ladies who attend the hand-study school.

When he delivers this to the Tessue School, Nekoneko hears from the old eunuch at the Tessue School that Ramon had done the same thing even before he was expelled from the harem. In response to this, Nekoneko thinks that the warnings have led to the opposite of what “harmful” to “malicious people.”

To find out the truth, Nekoneko visits a certain person. The person is the deep green of the clinic. I thought the previous abortion incident that occurred at Crystal Palace was something she set up. Nekoneko tries to question her, but she stops saying, “I want to avoid losing a place to help the sick court ladies.”

At that time, I discovered many books were placed in the clinic. When I took a hand and looked inside, I found out that Kosui had brought this book…

The beautiful new eunuch who has been a hot topic among court ladies came to the scene saying, “Dark green, you should be careful about him.” His true identity was Suirei, who had disappeared.

Suirei takes Kosui hostage and orders Nekoneko to leave the harem with him…

Viewers were shocked by the true identity of the beautiful eunuch. On social media, comments such as, “I never thought it was Suirei!!!”, “Nekoneko, you really noticed…”, “The foreshadowing was starting to be resolved all at once, and it was a series of surprises.”

This episode 40, “The Malicious Nesting Intention,” is now available for free on ABEMA.

(C) Hinata Imagicainfos/The Apothecary’s Monologue Production Committee

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