「行商人の浅知恵と町商人の看板」 (Gyoushounin no Asadjie to Machi Shounin no Kanban) "Traveling Merchant's Shallow Thinking and Town Merchant's Signboard" Investing into bubbles is always a bad idea
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「収穫祭と狭くなった御者台」 (Shuukaku-sai to Semaku Natta Gyosha-dai) "The Harvest Festival and The Crowded Driver's Box" Don't touch the fluffy tail. Too much.
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「旅の道連れと不吉な知らせ」 (Tabi no Michidzure to Fukitsu-na Shirase) "Fellow Traveller and Foreboding News" Let's just say next episode will be wild
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Rating: B+ Things were a bit strained between Lawrence and Holo at the end of last episode, and clearly that still weighs on Lawrence as this episode starts;…
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Rating: B+ As I surmised last review, the episode “Supper of Three and Afternoon of Two” covers the exact same content as “Wolf and the Amber Melancholy,” the…
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Rating: A- The end of last episode found Lawrence at his lowest point, knowing that he was in trouble both financially and with his companion. Left with nowhere…
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