English releases on file: Dec 8, 2020 – Nov 3, 2026.

The Apothecary Diaries

16 volumes

Maomao is a pharmacist from the pleasure district who finds herself working as a servant in the palace of the emperor. She hopes to quietly fulfill her contract at the palace without ever receiving a "visit" from the emperor. She comes to discover that the emperor's children suffer from short lifespans and begins to investigate the cause as the only two remaining royal children continue to get sicker.

Volumes: 16 in the canonical sequence
English packaging: 16 books, 32 releases
Publishers: Square Enix