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You win~!

I won? I won...really?

Ise Shima?!

Always one step short.

Your luck, that is.

If you won first prize, you could've been in Ise Shima by now...

Second prize is good enough, I say.

I get to eat good food like this.

You have no greed either.

Well, I guess that's your good point.

Look. One down~!

Shall we get another one?

Ebi*-chan, come here! (*ise ebi - spiny lobster)

This is the story of a lone wolf woman doctor.

In the year 2016, the collapse of the Ivory Tower was showing no signs of slowing down, and

medical care, which engages in human life, was losing sight of its direction.

Chief Kikawada from Internal Medicine said to serve this to you.

We had Ginza's Tsukihama,

an established Japanese restaurant, fix a premier ise ebi (spiny lobster) for you.

Tsukihama...?

Ebi.

We understand ebi is one of your favorite food.

I'm sorry but I can't eat this, Kikawada-kun.

Why not?

Ebi doesn't move forward, right?

That's right. It walks backward.

Especially when invaded by a foreign enemy, it...!

Kikawada-kun, I don't need a lecture on the way ebi walks.

- I didn't mean for it to be a lecture... - What I want to say is,

for us, we can only keep moving forward.

It means that until this Totei University Hospital

regains its status once again as the No. 1 brand in Japan,

I'm abstaining from this ebi, one of my very favorite food.

That's a wonderful resolution.

Lunch is canceled.

- Let me take it away. - I'm terribly sorry!

Ebi is out of the question... Anything but ebi.

Shall we get down to business?

The research paper presented by Kyoto Meisei University Hospital

was picked up by "American Medical Journal," and

it's currently garnering world-wide attention.

Excuse me.

How can we let this university hospital, which is lower ranking than our Totei University Hospital,

Kyoto Meisei University Hospital succeeds in the development of a revolutionary new drug

beat us to it.

Can you understand my frustration?

Gyoi...gyoi.

Then what should you do?

Research paper! Write a research paper and move forward! Research paper!!

Gyoi!

Gyoi.

Surgery Department Chief Saionji and

Internal Medicine Department Chief Kikawada will now begin the doctors round with their staff.

Famous university hospitals exerted their effort to reinforce their brand power, and

in the meantime, highly skilled surgeons,

lured by big money, flowed abroad.

Onward, onward!

Gyoi!

The world of medicine plunged further into a global era where the law of jungle prevailed.

- We can only keep moving forward! - Gyoi!

Meanwhile, freelance doctors not affiliated with any organization-

that is, lone wolf doctors - emerged.

For example, this woman.

Averse to groups, averse to authority, averse to constraints,

a medical specialist's license and her self-honed skill

are her only weapons.

- Daimon, go to the back... - Will not do.

I'm still talking!

- Hey, line up in the back. - Will not do.

Hey, Daimon...

She's fast with her surgery but she's a fast walker too.

- Really, huh? - Hey!

She completely left us in the dust.

Onward, onward. Advance!

Surgeon Daimon MIchiko.

Also known as Doctor X.

That's it for the patients. 4 for Internal Medicine, 4 for Surgery.

As you heard, each treatment has a high degree of difficulty,

and every one of them is a valuable case patient.

I heard they were all transferred from our affiliated hospitals.

We, the Totei University Hospital,

must be Japan's national flagship brand hospital.

However, currently our ranking is far from that.

Namely, "Clinical Medicine, Research, Training."

In order to recapture the top spot in every field,

research papers are imperative.

I'd like the Internal Medicine and Surgery Departments to work hard together and submit numerous research papers.

Research papers?

Is he saying case reports are needed for research papers?

In other words, he's telling us to work without any breaks.

- Nonsense. - Hey.

Surgeries alone won't do?

Of course not. You're going to have to write research papers too.

- I will not assist with research papers. - I'm not talking about assisting!

- You, yourself, are going to write it. - I will not do it.

What?!

Surgery Department's even going to make part-timer write research papers, huh?

Really?

Daimon-kun, you just concentrate on surgeries.

- Can I really? - As much as you want.

Gyoi!

First time I heard Daimon saying "gyoi" so enthusiastically...

- It's unusual, isn't it? - Feels ominous.

Research paper, huh?

That's quite a straightforward tactic for Hiruma.

There must be something in it for him, don't you think?

- Like what? - New research papers

are linked to development of new drugs and medical equipment.

In other words, the more research papers you write, the more money the hospital gets.

Knowing Hiruma, he probably already has a sleazy partner.

Hiruma's sleazy, Michiko's happy.

What's that?

You'll get to do all the surgeries you want, right?

Yeah, I guess so.

Hey, that's wrong! Akira-san's the happy one.

Because Daimon-san and I are the ones who will be doing a lot of surgeries.

You got it, Hiromi. I'm happy too.

- But the biggest problem is melon. - Melon?

Because if you girls do a lot of surgeries,

I'll need a lot of melons too, right?

Maybe I should just sign a contract with a melon farm somewhere.

- Melon farm...? - How many melons do you need?

But if you do get a contract, it's eat-all-I-can fresh melon, right?

Oh, come on, do it, Akira-san.

Michiko's tiles are all-I-can-eat too.

That's ron.

Haneman with tanpin sanshoku doradora!

On no~. I got ate up.

What's this? Using sex appeal?

You have no intention of writing research papers either, do you?

No.

I've yet to understand

why you, who succeeded in America and had everything you wanted,

would come back to your old stomping ground...

Ichiro probably wouldn't come back to his old stomping ground...

But this I do wonder.

You came back to Japan with great fanfare, but

who actually has better skill as a surgeon,

you or Daimon.

I'm offended that you'd compare me to a part-timer like her.

Then you concentrate on surgeries too and clear my doubt.

That's all I have to say.

I have better things to do with my free time than drink with a man.

Well then, if you'll excuse me.

Sorry to keep you waiting.

First Assistant, reconstruct with double tract method.

Are we changing the surgical procedure now?

It prevents reflux esophagitis and is less of a strain on the patient.

Get the circular stapler ready.

Hurry!

Jujou-san, please.

Looks like a good subject for a new case report, huh?

Take notes.

- We're gonna do one more after this. - What...?!

Say, why don't we take a lunch break?

- I work fast. - Are we skipping lunch...

The least you can do is let us have lunch.

Never mind.

Separating the area around jejunum. Metzen.

- Ah... I feel like eating curry. - Ah, I feel like eating curry.

Never mind.

It's not the quantity of research papers that matter.

How long is he planning to continue this farce...

It may cause a few doctors and nurses to quit.

That would be the least of our problem...

Unreasonable demand from the top causes reaction without fail.

You just keep quiet and watch, you hear? Remember to hold your tongue.

I'd say it depends on the situation.

Why don't you try saying it once in a while too? "Gyoi."

But I'm a public relations officer.

You're a shrew.

"Combined use of anticancer drugs and immunotherapy for pancreatic cancer," huh?

It's an extremely profound and befitting title.

I'm counting on you.

Thank you. I will have it ready in the morning.

- Good luck to all of you too! - Gyoi...

- That's a good gyoi. - Gyoi!

- Sounds like Internal Medicine's working all night again. - Who cares.

- Oh...my grip. - Are you all right?

I'm gonna sleep tonight for sure! I'm gonna sleep so soundly.

- At this rate, the hospital's gonna kill us... - I'm tired...

- Kiss me! - Prince!

- Musk! - Andes!

- Yubari! - Furano!

Sounds like varieties of melon.

She did 8 surgeries today, right?

How much stamina does she have anyway...

Ah... I feel like eating melon.

Thanks for your hard work.

Here are the research papers.

- I knew you could do it if you tried. - Thank you.

"Development of the latest Antegrade PTAV surgical procedure in severe aortic valve stenosis."

"Combined use of anticancer drugs and immunotherapy for pancreatic cancer."

"1 example of colon cancer surgery in patient with advanced age using Hybrid NOTES"

"Research in clinical diagnosis of bilary tract cancer"

Well... From the title alone, I'd say

the title of the research papers of the Surgery Department's folks

have more, how do I say, more of an impact.

I'm honored.

With all due respect, Director Hiruma,

we at the Internal Medicine Dept. are emphasizing the content

and we believe our quality far surpasses that of Surgery Department.

Uh... Kikawada Sensei,

uh... how long have you been at the branch hospital out in the province?

- I was in Kanazawa for 5 years. - 5 years in Kanazawa!

Before that, I was in Niigata for 10 years.

You were in Niigata for 10 years?

I started out in Aomori for 8 years.

- They're all snowy places. - What about it?

Being they're all snowy, these titles of the Internal Medicine folks

I thought feel a bit chilly.

Chilly?

Mom, I'm cold... I'm freezing.

Just because I'm from the province and I worked out there a long time,

- you'd better not mess with me! - That's right, that's right!

I'm just a hick

who came to Tokyo fascinated by the bright lights anyway.

I'm as plain as they come.

I don't have an ounce of good taste.

I lack glamour.

- So what's wrong with that?! - What's wrong with that!

Saionji. Born and raised in Tokyo.

Isn't there any way?

A way to show that Tokyo bastard Saionji and shut him up!

There is.

- There is? - There is.

What is it?

Why don't you give a shot at the new surgical procedures of combining

the use of anticancer drugs and immunotherapy? - New procedure?

Laparoscopic pancreaticoduodenectomy.

We already know that

there's a perfect patient for this case at our branch hospital in Shizuoka.

If this succeeds, we should be able to write

a glamorous research paper on one of the few case reports in the world.

Are you telling me to cooperate with Surgery Dept.?

Not at all! We, at Internal Medicine, are going to manipulate the Surgery Dept.

Internal Medicine is going to take the leadership and let Surgery perform the operation.

Then the situation will be reversed at once.

Saionji will have no choice but to shut up, huh?

I'm from Morioka. That Tokyo bastard

ought to be given a good thrashing.

- I'm from Miyazaki! - Yamagata here!

- Gifu here! - Shimane!

- Let's do it, Chief Kikawada! - Let's do it...!

Wait a minute...

Do you think there's any surgeon

who would cooperate with a surgery proposed by Internal Medicine?

I think it's worth taking a chance.

But...

Wait. Hey, don't tell me...

- don't tell me it's Daimon, is it? - No...

- It's Kitano Sensei. - Kitano-kun?

- The world renowned Kitano? - The superstar?

No way, no way, no way! Kitano-kun won't do it.

- I'll do it. - There's no way...

Kitano-kun...

What's a superstar like you doing at a place like this?

I'm from...

Oshamanbe.

You mean Oshamanbe in Hokkaido?

This is a CT of the patient we had transferred from the branch hospital yesterday.

Progressive pancreatic cancer, Stage IVb.

After 2 months of combined use of anticancer drugs and immunotherapy,

the tumor has decreased in size, and resection by surgery is possible.

You're recommending this patient for laparoscopic pancreaticoduodenectomy?

Yes.

With a laparoscope, anastomosis of the digestive tract, including the pancreas, is the tricky part.

If you can clear that part, it will be the first actual case in the world.

Is this, Akai Sensei, your idea?

The only person in Japan's medical world who can do this

is probably you, Kitano Sensei.

Ah, I'm starving~.

- That's mine! - This?

But...you can't eat this anymore.

- Dang! - Dang?

Dang?!

Dad...Doctor Thief!

Thief...?

She stole my candy!

Shota, you're the one who dropped it. I'm sorry.

- Dang! - Hey, Shota.

Is something ailing you?

I have pancreatic cancer.

At the hospital in Shizuoka, I was told it was inoperable.

But it seems they found a new treatment.

New treatment?

I don't know the details...

He doesn't have a mother. That's why

I can't leave him alone.

I decided to try anything if it means I can get cured.

A really famous doctor's gonna do surgery on Dad, you know.

Really? Is that right?

Isn't that great?

Dr. Kitano Tohru

Take care.

Okay, guys.

We will now begin the laparoscopic pancreaticoduodenectomy.

Vitals, blood pressure 128/80. Heart rate 72, NSR.

Scalpel.

Incision.

Kocher.

Get the endoscope ready.

Dissecting the pancreas. Linear stapler.

Excuse me.

He truly has great skill, doesn't he?

He's brilliant.

So that's the hand that shook up America's medical world, eh?

Let's make a small incision in the upper abdomen.

First Assistant, rectractor please.

Scalpel.

Here comes the tricky part of pancreaticojejunostomy.

Performing pancreaticojejunostomy.

5-0 absorbable suture.

He's extremely smooth.

Gyoi!

Okay.

Moving on to reconstruction of digestive tract.

He's cleared it!

Done.

Vitals, blood pressure 125/82. Heart rate 70, NSR.

Thank you for your hard work.

Good job.

Bravo.

"1 example of successful radical resection of unresectable pancreatic cancer with

laparoscopic hepato-pancreato-biliary surgery after Gemcitabine combined use immunotherapy."

Anyway, this research paper

was written by Akai Tomio Sensei of our Totei University.

I firmly believe that this research paper will pave the way for

the future of medicine in our country.

Any questions?

Please tell us how this surgery came to be.

That's...well, under the guidance of Director Hiruma...

Ouch...

Kitano-kun.

Did you jump sides to Internal Medicine?

Whether it's Surgery or Internal Medicine, it doesn't matter to me.

What?

Naturally, I'm not interested in the career competition between you and Chief Kikawada either.

Excuse me.

- Oh, Doctor Thief! - I'm not a thief.

Here, you can have this.

- Don't drop it anymore. - Thanks!

Thank you for going to the trouble.

I'm happy for you that the surgery was a success.

I'm surprised. That it was the first time in the world.

And the post surgery numbers are stable too.

- Thank you for your concern. - Way to go, Dad!

Everyone's been so good to me,

I have nothing but gratitude.

Is something wrong?

Oh, no... I'm all right.

- Dad, can I eat this? - Sure.

Damn!

- Excuse me. Deputy Director Kubo. - What?

Look at this.

It's this month's medical journal.

Suspicion of research paper plagiarism?

Now then, Deputy Director, please.

"1 example of successful radical resection of unresectable pancreatic cancer with

laparoscopic hepato-pancreato-biliary surgery after Gemcitabine combined use immunotherapy."

It has been determined that this research paper was completely plagiarized from

the paper published last month by John Starkey

of Harvard Medical University.

- Completely plagiarized? - Are you kidding me?

Thief?

The surgical procedure was proposed by Internal Medicine's Akai Sensei to Chief Kikawada, and

Kitano Sensei from Surgery Department performed the surgery.

Is there any mistake with this sequence of events?

No.

Internal Medicine Chief Kikawada,

did you give permission for Akai Sensei to proceed with his proposal

knowing that it was Professor Starkey's research paper?

No, I didn't know.

If I knew, I never would've allowed it.

Kitano-kun.

Did you know?

If you did, that's a problem.

I didn't know.

Surgery Department Chief Saionji.

Don't you have a supervisory responsibility as well?

Wait a minute, please.

More importantly, the one who has the biggest responsibility

is the person who unabashedly presented this research paper to the media

as if it was the original work of our hospital.

Hiruma Shigekatsu, it's you.

How much disgrace must you bring to the illustrious brand of

Totei University before you're satisfied?

You ought to be ashamed!

True, all the responsibility lies with me, the director.

But the sword that you're brandishing

may very well stab you, the deputy director, too.

Don't forget that.

- Kikawada! - Yes, sir.

- Saionji! - Yes, sir.

Right now, right here, both of you, write your resignation.

If you can't write your resignation...

get down on your knees in front of my eyes.

You're gonna make them do that, huh?

Where's your gyoi?!

Gyoi.

Gyoi.

I'm terribly sorry!

I'm terribly sorry.

Both of you, please stop.

I'm at fault.

I ripped off the research paper.

It's all my fault.

I'm sorry! I'm sorry!

- I'm sorry! - Akai-kun.

- Akai-kun. - I'm sorry!

Akai-kun.

There's no need for you to apologize.

You

get out of this hospital immediately.

You're fired.

Don't you ever

hang around this Totei University Hospital again.

- Please, not that... - Don't come near me!

Yes, sir...!

- Go away! - Yes, sir...

You're kidding, right?

It's the tail of a lizard...

Well, it's 5 o'clock, so if you'll excuse me.

She's so free, as always.

Daimon Michiko! Stay here!

Men are so stupid.

To go that far for work.

Women would never do it.

Akai Sensei.

You don't want to be fired, do you?

...no.

I'll help you.

In exchange, can you do exactly as I say?

Can you?

Any...anything at all.

It's settled then.

Minami-san, make the preparation.

Are you really sure?

It has to hit rock bottom once and get a thorough housecleaning.

This hospital, that is.

In regards to the suspicion of plagiarism of our hospital's research paper reported by the press recently,

here is our response.

Conclusion is

guilty.

As expected, huh?

Akai Sensei, who's sitting here next to me, told me the truth and admitted to everything.

I would like to take this opportunity to express our apology.

I'm terribly sorry!

However, the question is why did this occur?

The cause was the merciless demand for research papers by our hospital.

Our doctors

were under extreme pressure every day to submit research papers.

The main culprit is

Director Hiruma!

There is no reason other than Director Hiruma's power harassment.

Where is Director Hiruma right now?

Is he somewhere in the hospital?

He will not run away or hide.

He's in his office.

Director Hiruma! Let us hear what you have to say!

Is it true about your power harassment? Director Hiruma!

Director Hiruma, we demand an explanation!

Shiramizu-kun, don't open the door. Don't open the door, okay?

Oh, but you know, after this,

we have reservation at that 3-star French restaurant in Azabu.

I can't. No way, no way. You've got to cancel it.

Even though we waited 3 months to finally get it?

- But... - I wanna go!

Looks like Director Hiruma finally got his back against the wall.

Rumor has it that Chiefs Saionji and Kikawada are also shaken.

Being that they were forced to get on their knees in front in everyone, huh?

I would've fallen apart a long time ago.

Maybe it's time

to quickly switch over to Deputy Director Kubo's side.

But the thing is, it's hard for me to deal with that oba-san.

I can even snuggle up to an oba-san in order to survive.

- Seriously?! - Wow!

This is a serious rip off! It's amazing he copied all this.

Why bother checking it now!

You sure like rubbing salt in people's wound.

No... I'm all right.

Say... Did you perform the surgery in accordance with that paper?

The surgery was perfect.

That's not gonna work.

Are you all right, Dad?

It's nothing.

Doctor Thief.

Sorry.

- Any stomach ache? - Oh...yes.

- We're operating on you. - What?

Why are you doing surgery?

The anastomotic part that was closed with a stapler is starting to have an anastomotic leakage

Use of laparoscope is prohibited too.

The patient has metal allergy.

Don't make the patient adjust to your research paper.

Doctor Thief...

Don't worry. I never fail.

Hang in there, Dad.

Bring me some water.

If he had written a paper that said there are patients that can't be treated exactly like the paper,

there wouldn't have been a problem.

Then why don't you write it?

Maybe this time, it'll be the world's first case report research paper.

Huh?

That might not be a bad idea.

Hey, First Assistant. Stop daydreaming and move your hands.

Oh... Yes, ma'am.

Cake Shop Kin-chan, suction!

Mamoru. Hara Mamoru.

Move your hands! What're you doing...

Water!

Cleansing complete. Resecting the anastomotic part. Metzen.

3-0 polypropylene.

Finished.

Vitals, blood pressure 132/81. Heart rate 70, NSR.

It's perfect now.

Good job.

- Good job. - Good job.

Maybe I should really write it.

Huh? What's that?

Daimon Michiko!

You stand in line too.

I don't participate in processions.

Processions?

It's nothing simple like that.

Move!

Move!

Wipe the top!

What was that?

What in the world is this about?

We came to take your head.

What?

Hiruma Shigekatsu.

For the sake of Totei University,

write your resignation immediately.

That is the consensus of everyone here.

Saionji Sensei...

Kikawada Sensei...

You guys too...

Unfortunately, you are unfit to manage a hospital.

We can't bring any more disgrace to the brand of Totei University.

Write you resignation right now.

Director Hiruma.

Please make your decision.

Just one night, can you possibly give me some time?

Excuse me.

Thank you for using the services of our Daimon and Jounouchi once again.

Melon for you.

Invoice for you.

Look...

can't you sense what's going on here?

Come back later!

I'm afraid not.

There's a possibility I may not be able to collect later.

Director Hiruma, thank you for your many years of service.

Please deposit the payment in the account on the invoice.

Well then... if you'll excuse me.

Famous verse in Noh play "Atsumori" known to be often sung by Oda Nobunaga

A man's life of 50 years

under the sky is nothing compared to...

...the age of this world.

The Honnoji Incident*. Knock on wood.

*Attack on Honnoji Temple where Oda Nobunaga was forced to commit suicide

Driver, I'll be right back, so

if you could stop the meter at 820 yen.

I've got it memorized now. 820 yen.

There's an outdoor bath, and what's more, a sauna too...

That was...

This Hiruma Shigekatsu, who dedicated his life for Totei University Hospital.

What's so wrong about that.

Excuse me.

It's been a while, Director Hiruma.

Ebina-kun...

Since I was in Tokyo for an academic conference,

I stopped by to say hello...

Oh...

I uh... heard some disturbing rumor...

Oh...

- You heard all kinds of things about me? - Yes.

I will be wishing you the best of luck from Kanazawa.

Well then...I'll take my leave now.

If you'll excuse me.

Don't leave me alone.

Ebina-kun...

Oh, but uh...

I already bought the ticket for the last train.

I'll miss it if I don't get going.

Let me see that for a minute.

You can't say no. I'm asking you.

Let me see it.

Then just for a minute.

- Don't do it. - Do what?

- Don't do it. - Do what?

- That...don't do it... - Do what?

Oh, that startled me.

- You swallowed it... - I swallowed it.

You're all that I have, Ebina-kun.

My lord...

My lord...

Satoru...

Here we go again, the period drama.

Are we going to get caught in it too?

In the turbulent times of Sengoku.

Heaven forbid.

Everyone's picking on me. They're all being really cruel to me.

- Takashi is here with you. - Satoru...

This is the story of a lone wolf woman doctor.

The Honnoji Incident

is where Oda Nobunaga got killed, right?

That's right. Akechi Mitsuhide started the rebellion.

Then is Hiruma fired?

I don't know about that.

Mitsuhide only had the country under his control for 3 days.

Doesn't look like she'll croak in 3 days, that oba-san.

Not that it matters to me.

It should matter to you.

If that Kubo oba-san takes control, first thing she'll do is fire you.

Really?

Won't Hideyoshi appear to get rid of Mitsuhide?

Michiko, it's pulling!

Hey! Bring it up, bring it up.

For example, this woman.

Averse to groups, averse to authority, averse to constraints,

a medical specialist's license and her self-honed skill

are her only weapons.

Wah! It's coming, it's coming! Ebi-chan's coming!

Surgeon Daimon Michiko.

Also known as Doctor X.

Gyoi...

- No way~! - Change and challenge.

We are announcing a new research paper.

- Lend me your hand to crush Hiruma. - Gyoi.

- Daimon, let's have a match. - Excuse me?

I'll be the surgeon.

- Have you found the answer? - And you guys consider yourselves doctors?