Akagami No Shirayukihime: Episode 3

Did you finish watching the first two episodes? I did...well, I watched the whole first season. In episode 3 you will see A LOT more Shirayuki X Zen. If you ship them you are going to be VERY happy.

Now that Shirayuki is coming to the palace more often, people are becoming suspicious...or a particular man, Lord Haruka.  He tries to make it that Shirayuki cannot enter the castle! He believes that she is trying to take advantage of Zen.

This episode starts off with Shirayuki waking up. She had fallen asleep at her desk, studying to become the next Court Herbalist. When Shirayuki goes to the castle one day because Kiki and Mitsuhide asked for her help. He had been working all night without rest. Mitsuhide says that they called Shirayuki because Zen said," If I have time to sleep, then I have time to see Shirayuki."

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When she was about to leave he jumped up and made her stay. They ended up going to a different room, where Zen eventually falls asleep. She forgets her book she was reading when she leaves. Afterwards, when Zen wakes up, Lord Haruka engages in "wordplay" with Zen about his relationship with Shirayuki.


Later that day she is looking at herbs, and realizes that overhears *A NEW CHARACTER* tell the guards that she is banned from the castle, and that he had a paper signed by Prince Zen himself. She doesn't believe that Zen would do that, so she runs to the castle. The guards tell Obi (the new character) that they just let her in. She is cautious going through the castle because she believes it could be true. He does everything he can to keep her away from him. He shoots an arrow at her, but she doesn't give up.

She takes ," a round about way to get to the prince." Obi is about to throw his dagger when he ears Zen yell,"Shirayuki!" Obi disappears, and Zen asks why she has an arrow behind her. She tells him everything...Zen DOES NOT like it. She tells him that she is going to confront whomever is behind all of this. Zen tells her who he thinks is the mastermind.

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Later that day, Shirayuki confronts Lord Haruka. He asks her what she is doing in the castle, and how she got in. Her response:

"Through the Poet's Gate, with permission from a certain personage. I am going to see him now, so if you doubt me, would you like to come along?"

She walks towards Haruka, but he yells "Wait!" and pulls out his sword. He tells her that she should not be at the castle because of her social status. She tells him, if she should not be there he should stop her with his sword. Every time she steps closer he brings the sword away from her. He then remembers what Zen said previously," Never trying to advance with her own power,huh?" He puts his sword away as she passes him.

She knew that he was the mastermind behind this repulsive activity.
"Do you know anything about an order purported to be from Prince Zen?" she asks.
Obi interrupts before Lord Haruka could speak. Shirayuki has no idea who this mysterious person is, who just came from the window. He takes full responsibility, but Haruka won't allow him to. He said he did it thinking of Prince Zen.


Prince Zen walks in admitting to eavesdropping. He explains social status' do not matter to him, and tells Obi he will keep him close. When they are left alone, Shirayuki tells Zen that she is going to apply for the Court Herbalist auditions. He is happy to hear this.