Snow White with the Red Hair (赤髪の白雪姫)

I wonder...

how is Red getting along?

Can't wait to find out.

Oh, Shirayuki! Did you hurt yourself?

No, I'm fine.

You're making so much progress, Chief.

I think you should keep it up here.

Shirayuki and I should be able

to take care of the medical wing by ourselves.

Is that right?

Well then...

Take this.

Just a few things to keep in mind

when you're organizing the herb shelves.

Don't let me down, Yatsufusa.

Wow, you certainly went into a lot of detail with these.

I guess now it makes sense why you seemed so happy

when I suggested we could take it over.

"Regarding the painkiller alisia.

Check condition and move if necessary.

Split the fever-reducer shimagaeshi

into raw and dried sections."

Well, I'm not gonna learn unless I try this myself.

I'm off to organize those herbs!

I didn't realize she knew where herb storage was.

Pretty impressive.

That's the first thing she learned

when she started working here.

Nice. It's great to see her so motivated to excel.

She's proving to be an invaluable asset

around this place.

She's developed a good master-apprentice relationship

with Ryu, too. If you're not careful,

she'll wind up eclipsing you, Yatsufusa.

I'd like to see her try.

That can't be right.

The record says when the herbalist prescribed this,

it had a pungent scent, but it smells sweet, now.

Uh! Looks like bugs have been eating at the stem.

Hm?

It's blooming.

Uh!

Hm?

Hey, Half-Pint, whatcha doin'?

It's Obi.

Uh, oh. Probably want that, huh?

Mm-hm.

So uh, you gonna get it down?

I've never climbed a tree before.

What?! Are you serious?!

I can't even imagine that.

Come on. You might as well try.

Already done?

It's fine, don't be scared.

You're lucky I'm here to lend a hand.

Upsy-daisy.

Can you reach it now?

How old are you again, Half-Pint?

Um, I'm 12.

You weigh next to nothing! Right, got it, then?

Yes, thank you.

Good job!

Want me to carry you to the medical wing like this?

Uh. But they're cleaning up,

and I don't want to be in the way--

Why is Zen working so hard?

He snuck over to see Shirayuki earlier

and she was really busy.

I guess he decided to double his efforts.

He can't let her beat him. Right?

Shirayuki's the best motivator Zen has had in years, isn't she?

Yes, she is. But he's still working too hard.

Mm?

Oh, it's nothing. Just a minor paper cut.

Still...

You should go to the medical wing and let them see.

Don't be ridiculous.

Believe what you want, Zen, but just so you know,

people have died because of minor paper cuts like this.

Do you think I'm stupid?

The tiny fibers enter the bloodstream

and quickly multiply,

until the victims transform into monstrous paper people!

Fine, I'll go,

just spare me the horror drama.

I'm sure I'll be back shortly.

Mm?

I'll walk with you.

I'm helping the soldiers with their training this morning.

They asked me not to go easy on them this time.

They'll regret that.

Have fun torturing them.

Heh. You know I will.

Now you can visit her without feeling guilty about it.

I know,

but going for such a small cut will probably get me laughed at.

Shirayuki would never make fun of you.

Very true.

She always seems to take me seriously, no matter what.

That's why I can't do anything halfway anymore.

The last thing I want is to give her reason to laugh at me.

Lord Brother.

You think he realizes where we're headed?

I'm sure he does.

If that smirk is any clue, he's the one laughing at me.

It's fine.

He won't have reason to mock me for long.

I swear it.

Whoa, what's goin' on here?

We're drying out all the research instruments.

So that's why you were outside.

I get it now, Half-Pint.

Hey! I've never seen that flower.

What does it treat?

Oh, that isn't a medicinal plant.

Shirayuki put it there for decoration.

Mm.

That's nice.

It's quite a lovely addition.

Uh.

Come on, door!

Obi!

And Ryu!

Should I just put this anywhere I can find room for it?

Yeah. Thank you.

Your timing is perfect.

Ryu, here's the herb inspection form.

Are there more boxes? I can help you.

I'm fine!

And having a lot of fun learning about all the instruments

in there I haven't seen before.

Shirayuki, what's this note about the enel herb?

The smell seems to have changed

from the last time it was prescribed.

It was pungent, but smells sweet now.

Any sign of bugs?

Definitely.

Some mock enel must have gotten mixed in, then.

I was sure I'd been careful, though.

Should we get rid of it?

Mm.

I can take care of that.

I'm pretty sure there's some in storage

that was collected the other day.

I should probably check on that batch, too.

Yes.

All right. I'm gonna get back to work!

Oh.

Looks like cleaning the lab

is going to take longer than we originally thought.

What a strange girl.

She's the only person I know who could learn by cleaning.

She is learning a lot that way.

Do you think that because of what she told you

about the enel stuff?

Yes.

Mm...

Well, see ya.

Oh. Hold on a sec.

Oh!

Hm?

These are seeds of the orbia flower.

From my personal supply. They're for you.

Are you serious?

Yes, for helping me get the paper.

Excuse me, Chief.

Prince Zen.

How may I help you? Are you all right?

I'm fine. I've just got a measly paper cut.

Uh!

You've caught us in the middle of our semi-annual cleaning.

I see.

If you're looking for Shirayuki,

she's in the storage area.

I can take a look at it, though. Paper cuts are dangerous.

You wouldn't want to turn into a paper person, would you?

Did Mitsuhide tell you to say that?!

Wouldn't you like to know?

Here, let's clean that up,

and then if you want you can wait in the bunk room.

Thanks. I really appreciate it.

Next!

Chief Garak. We're finally finished cleaning.

Oh, that's good to hear. Nice job!

And thank you for working so hard.

You're all done for the day, guys.

Oh! Shirayuki, there's a visitor waiting for you

in the bunk room.

What? A visitor?

Um, Zen...?

Must be tired.

Together, we can weather the storms.

You give me that faith.

I swear I will protect you and what we have with my life.

He's hurt?

Shirayuki.

I've been wanting to talk with you

about what the future holds for us.

Uh.

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