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In the faraway lands of the Moon Flower Kingdom, people have long relied on healing methods shrouded in superstition with dubious results. When the young Prince Keiun goes in search of more reliable remedies, his party is attacked by mysterious assailants, and he ends up witnessing a never-before-seen lifesaving procedure that shocks him to the core. Even more surprising, the one who performs this medical feat is a beautiful, yet slightly odd, teenage girl named Koyou! Just who is this girl, and why is the prince being targeted by assassins? Shadowy conspiracies, medical intrigue, and romance abound in this beautifully illustrated shojo manga!

A shojo manga tale of medicine, royal intrigue, and romance in a setting inspired by historical China—now with an anime!In the faraway lands of the Moon Flower Kingdom, people have long relied on healing methods shrouded in superstition with dubious results. When the young Prince Keiun goes in search of more reliable remedies, his party is attacked by mysterious assailants, and he ends up witnessing a never-before-seen lifesaving procedure that shocks him to the core. Even more surprising, the one who performs this medical feat is a beautiful, yet slightly odd, teenage girl named Koyou! Just who is this girl, and why is the prince being targeted by assassins? Shadowy conspiracies, medical intrigue, and romance abound in this beautifully illustrated shojo manga!

Whether it be for illness or injury, the preferred healing method in Moon Flower Kingdom has always been the country's special medicinal baths. However, after his party is attacked by a mysterious figure during a regional inspection, Prince Keiun witnesses a never-before-seen lifesaving medical technique. Even more shocking still, the one who performed this feat is a young girl named Koyo! And while luck may have been on their side this time, questions remain. Just who is this girl, and who is after the prince's life? Shadowy conspiracies, mysterious religions, and deep-rooted beliefs all collide in this beautifully drawn manga series!

Koyou rolls up her sleeves to perform yet another revolutionary medical procedure - an appendectomy. But even though she’s armed with incredible knowledge and the tools to do it, Koyou is having a hard time convincing people to let her to cut someone open. With the life of a high-profile bureaucrat on the line, Keiun once again stakes his reputation and more on Koyou’s skills. Will this first-time operation be a success for the young doctor? Or will it end in tragedy?

Trying to establish a medical practice in the capital has proven to be trickier than performing surgery! Yet as Koyou attempts to get things off the ground, an unexpected encounter with a drunken, lecherous geezer turns out to be a fortuitous next step. Then later, the young doctor finds she’s got another challenge on her hands and this time it involves acquiring a critical medical instrument. After all, how exactly does someone make a hypodermic needle?!

At last, Koyou’s practice is open and ready for patients, but business sure is slow! Bored to tears, she stumbles upon the perfect thing to lift her spirits - muscle erotica?! And while muscle-obsessed Koyou ransacks the capital for more, Keiun sets out east to the Plum Province to find out more about a strange illness...

Determined to get to the bottom of a mysterious pandemic, Keiun leads a top-secret mission into the neighboring Plum Province to investigate rumors of a “mountain curse” that has already claimed many lives. Discovering it was a contagious disease all along, Keiun also uncovers a scheme to conceal the spreading sickness as well as the Stem Sect’s hidden movements in the shadows. Left with no choice, Keiun uses the last ace left up his sleeve...

KOYOU TO THE RESCUE!At Keiun’s urging, Koyou arrives in Plum village, which is being ravaged by a mysterious illness. Unable to figure out the disease’s origin or a proper treatment though, the young genius doctor is truly stumped! Could the answer be something simple that’s been staring her in the face? Or has Koyou finally met her match? Meanwhile, the Divine Voice’s past identity comes to light in the thrilling conclusion to this arc!

Koyou has singlehandedly saved the village! It’s a big break for the young doctor, the prince, and the medical revolution on the horizon. At the same time, however, they have gotten a glimpse into a sinister plot linked to the Stem Sect and the ambitious Consort Ro. But upon her triumphant return to the capital, Koyou finds someone unexpected waiting for her…

The jig is up for Koyou! Back in the bustling capital after her triumph in Rihou, the young doctor faces her greatest adversary yet: her father, Noah. Upset that his daughter has broken her promise to not perform medical procedures on her own, Noah is determined to drag Koyou back home to Orchid no matter what. Not even her new clinic nor the patients she’s saved are enough to sway him! Will an emergency surgery to save a collapsed lung be what finally persuades Koyou’s father to let her stay? Or will she have to abandon both her new life in Karyou and her search for muscle paradise?

Koyou and Singdam's shared past finally comes to light! In Orchid province, a young Koyou attracts suspicion and mockery from adults and fellow children alike for her unique talents, while Singdam languishes in tortured isolation on the streets as a Nankin refugee. But when Koyou’s unlikely friendship with a local scholar sparks trouble for her, Singdam will put his life on the line to save her! Meanwhile, in the present, as hope of changing Noah's mind dwindles, Koyou shows her father her true skills as a doctor, and Keiun reveals...his true feelings?!

Now that Keiun has successfully convinced Noah to allow Koyou to stay in the capital, he can finally breathe a sigh of relief. That is, until he hears urgent news from the palace that the empress has fallen mysteriously ill! Fearing the worst, Keiun realises his only option is to send in his trusted secret weapon: Koyou! Disguised as a court lady, the young doctor will need to infiltrate the palace and protect the empress’s life at all costs. Let the secret mission begin!

With Keiun’s assistance, Koyou has successfully infiltrated the palace. Her mission? Treat the empress’s illness without Consort Ro or her faction finding out about it! But with the empress stubbornly hiding all her symptoms, a diagnosis by the young doctor seems almost impossible. That is, until an unexpected ally comes to her aid! Meanwhile, refugees from the fallen kingdom of Nankin are in the capital looking for their fellow countryman, Singdam. Have they come to bring him home after all these years? Or does their arrival signal something more nefarious?