Exploring Rakan's Choice: The Bet, the Courtesan, and the Complex Web of Relationships in the Pharmacy's Monologue

Exploring Rakan’s Choice: The Bet, the Courtesan, and the Complex Web of Relationships in the Pharmacy’s Monologue

Reader’s Question:
Can someone explain how the situation came about in the pharmacy’s monologue, where Rakan decides to buy a favored courtesan from the Green Blue Pavilion? Did he lose a bet to Neko Neko, and then she arranged things with the madam afterward?

Understanding Rakan’s Decision in the Pharmacy’s Monologue

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