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Year 22 of Heisei era (2010). [ Ten yen ]

That means...

I am...

running out of time.

So he quit the Medical Institute?

Yes.

He said he was at fault for those incidents.

Where are you going, Ryoma?

I'm going to help the doctor.

We don't know what might happen next.

Can you go instead?

Why?

We must prepare to mobilize the navy soon.

But, now...

Not only are people dying...

but this country is dying as well.

3rd year of Bunkyu era (1863) - May

Here.

You'll feel a pinch, okay?

I got a thank-you letter from Dr. Minakata. [To: Ms. Nokaze, From: Minakata Jin]

Did he read my letter in person?

I couldn't decide whether to show him or not.

Well, should I show it to him?

No.

Just tear it up and discard it, please.

Uhm, Nokaze-sama, do you like Dr. Minakata?

Even for me, I have something I like.

I wrote that letter thinking of that person.

I do not have affection towards Dr. Minakata.

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Doctor.

I'm glad you are safe.

I know that she's a different person.

Oh? Is it alright for you to be walking with me?

I decided not to worry about trivial things.

There are people who can't walk as they desire.

Aahh...

The Western Medical Institute

How dare you take out penicillin without permission?

But the penicillin was created by Dr. Minakata.

The laboratory to produce penicillin belongs to the Medical Institute.

The incident this time,

I'll repay for all the loss.

We should keep this matter from Dr. Minakata.

But, we can't just stay put.

We should find the culprit who is responsible for the incident.

Resentment...

only causes more resentment. Don't you agree?

To protect the penicillin, we must think of a different approach...

Are you okay?

It's just the flu.

I'm sorry to bother you again, but I'm asking you please... Penicillin...

I wonder what he is going to do?

For a long time,

he hasn't done anything at all.

Is that thing from the future?

Yes. I found it at the hill.

Then, someone else arrived from the future just like you?

I don't know if someone arrived or only this arrived from the future.

Are you looking for a way to go back?

Even if you return now,

you are uncertain that the world is ready

for Mikisan's surgery to succeed.

How did you guess?

That would be the only reason why you are hesitating to go back.

But... I am not determined to live here forever.

You don't need to rush to make that decision yet.

Some day, you will receive Heaven's will.

Heaven's will?

They say, how a person lives a life

depends on Heaven's will.

If, someday...

the so-called Heaven's will would fall from the sky,

This is the penicillin.

if my Heaven's will

is to keep living in this world,

am I able to give up

the possibility that I grasp in my hands?

A doctor named Minakata Jin created this.

Am I really able to give up

the future I may have with you?

Doctor!

Older Sister Akane poured hot oil on herself.

Akane-chan, can you hear me?

Are you alright?

JIN - Episode 7 -

Penicillin is a remarkable medicine.

However, it's difficult to maintain and cannot be preserved long.

We need a constant effort to make it.

Therefore, the hands of people

who are not well disposed towards us

caused incidents, because they want to harm us.

Harm?

I am sure they are afraid.

Afraid of Dr. Minakata's advanced skills.

Aren't you afraid, Dr. Ogata?

I devoted all my life for medicine,

so I was devastated to see his skills.

However, if we can introduce his skills to everyone, we can save

tens... no, hundreds of thousands people.

Dr. Minakata and penicillin...

for us, are the Medical Institute's

treasures that we must protect.

Doctor, can you fix Akane's face as before?

Don't be absurd. I'm severely burnt.

Maybe not exactly how she used to look,

but I think her burn mark won't be noticeable with a little make-up.

Today, I am going to disinfect your wound.

Yes.

How are you going to treat her?

Transplant skin from different parts of her body to cover her skin loss.

Is that really possible?

But, for the procedure, I need massive amounts of penicillin.

Are you going to make a request to the Medical Institute?

I think I have to.

Transplanting skin?

Yes.

Her burn isn't only top layer of skin, but every layer of skin.

So, I don't expect her skin to regenerate.

Therefore, I'd like to transplant tissue from a different part of her body.

For a week after the transplant, she will need a lot of penicillin to prevent infection.

That's why you need penicillin?

Well... how much would be enough?

We will supply you as much as you need.

By the way,

do you mind if my friend and I observe the surgery?

I don't mind at all.

Thank you so much.

The surgery... how are you going to proceed?

Well, after the anesthetics,

we remove the dead tissues that are burnt.

The procedure's called debridement.

- Doctor. - Doctor.

I'm fine.

He seems to have a bad cold.

Probably he is tired from writing reports late at night.

It must be hard for you to supervise the penicillin making, Dr. Yamada.

I'm sorry to ask you to make more.

I don't care what anybody says. The penicillin belongs to you, Dr. Minakata.

Please use it as you please.

They don't seem to care what happened.

They finally did it!

The Choshu clan attacked an American ship.

This era is truly coming to an end.

Dr. Minakata,

this is my friend that I've known for a long time.

Thank you for letting me observe today.

Sure.

Anesthetics complete.

- Starting debridement. - Yes.

What is he doing just now?

He is scraping off dead tissue.

Dr. Yamada, I heard you've been sleeping at the laboratory for a long time.

I must deliver good quality of penicillin to Dr. Minakata.

Dr. Yamada, a fire broke out in the laboratory.

Our penicillin...

Dr. Yamada!

Dr. Yamada!

- Suturing the skin graft. - Yes.

Mr. Minakata is truly...

a miracle in this world.

Dr. Ogata, Dr. Minakata, are you there?

A fire broke out in the penicillin laboratory.

We've lost all the penicillin!

Dr. Ogata.

Penicillin...

It's humid today, isn't it, Doctor?

Yes.

I'll continue.

Who could've done a such thing?

But you managed to save the effective penicillin.

But only one batch...

doesn't help.

Doctor.

Doctor.

I...

I don't know how can I face Dr. Minakata.

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Dr. Minakata, without penicillin,

are you able to continue her treatment?

I sutured her wound clean as much as I could.

Can she be saved?

I'll monitor her transplant site closely and keep disinfecting it.

I have a favor. I want to make medicine.

The medicine is called penicillin.

We did it.

Dr. Otaga...

I...

failed as a director. I am ashamed of myself.

Behind this incident,

there is a power struggle in the Medical Institute.

Because of the conflict, Dr. Minakata

ended up quitting the Medical Institute after all.

I...

couldn't help him at all.

Dr. Minakata taught me countless different knowledge,

but I...

couldn't do anything...

Dr. Ogata!

Mr. Hamaguchi, please grant my request.

I beg you. I beg you.

Can we see Dr. Ogata? [The Western Medical Institute]

You can't see him right now.

Then, when are you able to produce more penicillin?

We are trying our best. We promise you that.

The earliest, it'll take two weeks.

Doctor, why don't we collect blue-green mold?

It's a perfect season for the mold to grow.

Are you Mr. Yamada Junan?

Doctor, I found more mold.

Thank you very much.

Let me think of a way to help him other than collecting mold.

Thank you very much.

Is that the letter from Mr. Sakamoto?

Yes.

He managed to borrow 5,000 ryo from a lord of Echizen, also a director of the Naval Academy.

5,000 ryo? (ryo: old currency)

He told the lord of the Echizen domain about penicillin.

A doctor named Minakata

has a secret weapon called penicillin. [ Matsudaira Shungaku - Head of Fukui Domain in Echizen Clan ]

It's quite surprising!

He can perform a bold treatment by cutting the belly open.

We can mobilize an undefeatable navy against other countries,

since we have penicillin.

His smooth tongue is his natural talent.

I see.

I can see now.

Thank you very much, Mr. Tachibana.

Wearing that would make your living comfortable.

But, I can't attract customers looking this way.

You don't need other customers anymore.

I wish I'd met you sooner.

Sawamura Tanosuke (Kabuki actor)

This is not my business,

but a prostitute doesn't always tell the truth.

Please... keep that in mind.

Lecturing me... you surely act high and mighty for a top ranked prostitute.

But I'm being left out

of the real world.

So am I.

It's not multiplying like it should.

Did we make the right judgement?

We can't make the same mistake twice.

My condition isn't good, is it?

That's not true.

It's okay.

I didn't have a pretty face to begin with.

She is getting an infection?

Yes.

It would be terrible if her infection worsens.

The penicillin isn't ready yet?

We still have to wait a week after the extraction.

That's right.

Doctor?

I have to go.

Doctor, where to?

The Oriental Medical Institute

How dare you show your face after ruining the Oriental Medical Institute's reputation?

Please!

My patient might suffer from infection.

Please spare me some medicine.

- I beg you. - Shut up!

Let's leave, Doctor.

I can't even cure a burn like hers.

God only gives you a challenge that you can overcome.

Kiichi-chan said that you taught him that before.

I did.

Please.

Thank you.

A package has arrived for you, Mr. Minakata.

For me?

It's not much, but I am sending you penicillin.

I can deliver every day from now on.

Please stay rest assured. [ Yamada Junan ]

How did he manage to make this?

It's been only seven days.

I'm not sure.

But...

I can treat her now.

We made it in time.

3rd year of Bunkyu era (1863) - June

Did I recover fully?

Your scar will be less noticeable in time.

Really?

Yes. You'll be fine.

Older Sister, when can you start working again?

Customers miss your calling-out

if you are not at the front of the store.

I can work tomorrow.

So, you tell them that!

This is great, isn't it?

Yes.

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Dr. Saburi!

It's about time you tell us.

How did you manage to produce penicillin?

So you've been working here? [ Kakigara-cho, Nihonbashi ]

It was arson. So Dr. Ogata instructed us to keep this place hidden.

But, how did you multiply mold in only a week?

Dr. Yamada risked his life to save a batch.

This place...

This place used to be storage for soy sauce.

Soy sauce?

These men are soy sauce brewers.

So, they are used to the procedure of

culturing and distilling.

So this is how you could produced penicillin in seven days?

Yes.

How did you make all this happen?

The person who observed your surgery.

Mr. Hamaguchi, the owner of soy sauce maker Yamasa.

Yamasa already existed in this era. (Currently, Yamasa is a major soy sauce and seasoning company)

Mr. Hamaguchi resolved to establish a vaccination clinic,

and also donated a lot of money to fund medical research.

Dr. Ogata...

why didn't he tell me about this?

I asked him to keep my identity secret.

At that time, I wasn't sure if I wanted to support penicillin making. [ Hamaguchi Gihei - 7th Owner of Yamasa ]

But, I didn't use penicillin back then.

I... didn't make up my mind

based on your god-sent skills or the efficacy of medicine.

I was moved by Dr. Otaga's passion,

wanting to protect your medical knowledge.

Dr. Otaga?

Indeed.

I've received many letters from him over several months.

He also visited me many times.

I was taken aback

by his passion.

Dr. Ogata put his life on the line

to establish that laboratory...

especially for you, Doctor.

Have you seen Dr. Otaga lately?

I have not.

Then, you should go and thank him as soon as you can.

Dr. Otaga is probably dying from tuberculosis.

What?

Doctor! Wait for us, Doctor!

Please teach us the method to cure cholera.

Please look after Yamada.

The true meaning of opening the path

is not making your escape route.

Please... tell us the name of the medicine.

Someone named Mr. Minakata is here to see you.

Prepare a change of clothes. Mr. Minakata is my teacher.

It'd be rude to see him like this.

I'm sorry for the wait.

Doctor.

Thank you for finding a way to make penicillin.

It wasn't me. Mr. Hamaguchi made that happened.

Dr. Ogata.

Yes?

Please let me examine you.

Oh my... I am honored

to be examined by you.

Doctor.

Where do you think the path of medicine is leading?

Eh?

I am not sure.

I think... the path of medicine leads to impartiality.

Samurai to farmers,

there is discrimination between classes in this world.

But, inside the human body, they are all the same.

Beneath the sky, all the people are equal.

That's the path we need to take.

I devoted myself to medicine every day believing so.

In the future... all the people are equal?

Doctor... you must've come from the future, didn't you?

I know it sounds ridiculous.

I am a failure as a Western physician to think of such a ridiculous thought.

However...

no matter how I think of it,

that's the only explanation I can come up with.

I'll treasure your secret in heaven.

So, please tell me.

If what I'm saying is right,

Doctor, please close your eyes.

I feel ashamed of myself.

A year ago, I was summoned to Edo,

leaving my hometown of Osaka.

I told everyone that this is for the sake of our country and our path,

but I was devastated by loneliness.

I made such a great deal moving from Osaka to Edo.

I feel ashamed of myself.

Comparing to your loneliness, Dr. Minakata,

mine is nothing.

At this point... there is nothing

I can do for you.

So... please

share your loneliness

with me, Koan.

I, Koan... take your loneliness to heaven.

Well... I felt helpless sometimes,

but I... have never felt lonely.

There is a person who trusted

and supported a stranger like myself.

I... have never

felt lonely.

Dr. Ogata,

would you please tell me one thing?

How am I supposed to repay you for everything you've done for me?

Please create

a better future.

Future?

Please create the future of equality among people,

so everyone can smile happily

for the sake of our country

and our path.

Yes.

Dr. Minakata, in the future,

the illness I have, tuberculosis...

can it be cured?

I see.

Soon after that, in 1863

July 25th

Dr. Ogata departed from this world.

Because he met me, I don't know

if his life-span was shortened or extended,

or maybe nothing was changed at all.

On his deathbed, he had a smile on his face as if he had accomplished something.

No matter how history may change,

I think his last expression would be the same.

I heard Choshu Domain's anti-foreigners

were retaliatory attacked by the US and France.

I am sure now they've learned exclusion of foreigners is nearly impossible.

The rumor said the foreigner's ships struck Choshu.

Our government helped repair the ships,

and then struck Choshu again. Is that true?

What do you think?

It doesn't matter what I think.

They are fighting to protect this country.

But if they start a war with us now,

they will occupy this country in no time.

How can you say that, my Lord?

I am a shogunate retainer.

Because of my position, I am capable of doing many things.

Also, I have to yield to certain things as well.

Translation by Ogata Koan - A Manual of Physical Being (Enchiridion Medicum by Christoph Wilhelm Hufeland)

Please create

a better future.

A better future...

A letter came for you.

A friend.

Dear Doctor. How are you doing?

It's from Ryoma-san.

This is none of your concern, but I want to tell you something.

The foreign ships that struck Choshu Domain...

Our government helped repair those ships secretly.

Did you hear the ships returned to the battle to strike Choshu again?

I pressed Lord Katsu if this is right.

Lord Katsu said being a shogunate retainer, there is a thing he has to yield to.

So I thought that this must be my calling.

Only Heaven knows my fate.

I don't have a statue nor an obligation to fulfill.

I don't have much authority,

but I can move freely to wherever I desire.

I... am going to cleanse Japan for good.

I am going to unite anti-foreigners and supporters to open the country.

I am going to unite Japan as one.

As one?

Unite…

as one.

A friend

Perhaps, this is...

my calling, I thought.

Miki, you know... I want to establish a hospital.

A hospital where anybody can walk in freely.

The patients can be treated with Western and Oriental medicine at the same place.

If I unite those two together,

I think I can create a new type of medical care.

Because of my decision, your future

may have ups and downs.

As a result,

I am hoping it would bring a great outcome.

Then the future may be the result of the past.

Then if I try my very best,

I don't think the outcome will be bad.

I... want to believe that.

I... from this day forward,

want to create the future that can cure your tumor. ♫ I’m missing you now ♫

♫ There’s so much I want to tell you ♫

♫ Oh, I miss you, I miss you ♫

♫ I sadly long for your presence ♫

This is my new beginning.

Jin-yu-do

Everyone, same as always,

I'm counting on your support.

Yes!

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~Preview~ The Doctor must be here. As long as Minakata Jin is here, I, Sakamoto Ryoma, won't die.

- There is a patient I want you to take a look at urgently. - Her condition isn't good.

If I have a new type of penicillin, I think I can save her.

- Someone sent an assassin for the Doctor? - I think those assassins are after me.

Ryoma-san, please be careful.

It's not a laughing matter.

I learned medical skills from you, Doctor.

I really hated you.

If you want my life,

stop hiding, and come out to face me!

- This is a new type of penicillin. - How about efficacy?

Assuming 30 times more effective than the previous one.

She really yearns for you. Don't you feel sorry for her?

I can live even after being slashed.

I'll definitely save you... with my own hands.