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PREVIOUSLY ON AFTER SCHOOL DOCTOR

Why did you…

I destroyed

the Star Festival decoration that everyone made.

Fujino caught me in the act.

I'm afraid of myself.

There were scars on her left ankle.

The destructive impulses that one can't control

can be aimed at oneself at times.

If that's the case, there must be an issue that's causing these behaviors.

Dr. Makino,

are you going to sit back and watch until she crosses that line?

I'll go to her house.

Once you don't need me anymore,

you'll just destroy and throw me away.

If I'm an annoyance to you, just be honest and tell me.

Let me hear it.

In your own words.

I want to be of help.

I want to help you.

KANTO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

How much longer do we have to wait?

I'm very sorry.

We've been waiting for a long time.

Please wait a little longer for your turn.

FEW MONTHS AGO

He’s got the flu.

I’ll prescribe medicine, so make sure he takes it for five days.

Yes.

Even after his fever goes down, don’t go to school for two days.

- This is for you. - Thanks.

He looks to be in really bad shape. He’s never been like this before--

That's a common symptom of the flu.

- Will he feel better with the medicine-- - If his fever doesn’t go down

or he has no appetite, then come back to get him checked.

- Then when that-- - Take care.

TWO WEEKS LATER

How is it?

You still have a fever.

Makoto, let’s go to the hospital.

It’s okay. I’ll just go to sleep.

I don’t want it to be anything serious.

Mr. Takahashi, I'm sorry.

Can I go into the office in the afternoon?

My son still has a fever.

Yes.

I'll make sure to make it on time for our meeting.

Sorry, Dr. Makino isn’t in the outpatient ward today.

My son's fever hasn’t gone down, and he has no appetite either.

- In that case-- - It’s strange, right?

His fever went down once, but it went up again.

The doctor was busy last time, so he must have overlooked something.

Sorry. We’ll examine him right away.

Isn't it a misdiagnosis?

Is something the matter?

The blood test shows

that he has some bacterial infection unrelated to the flu.

Unrelated? Then, what is it?

We can’t say for sure right now.

Let’s give him antibiotics and wait for two to three days.

That day, a doctor named Makino only did a test for the flu

and didn’t even consider any other possibilities.

Well, the test came out positive,

and considering his high fever and the recent outbreak,

he definitely had the flu at the time.

Not to mention that conducting lots of tests

can be taxing on someone like Makoto who's not feeling well.

I see.

We understand that you’re worried.

Please come see us again in three days.

I can only come in the evenings.

That’s fine.

I’m a single father,

so I’m the only one who can look after him.

Doctor, can we talk in private?

Makoto, why don't you go rest over there?

Let's go.

- Thank you. - Sure.

He became very quiet like that after my wife passed away.

The unknown scares me.

Even the most trivial things…

Makes you anxious, right?

I understand that feeling.

Makoto will be all right.

He has both you and me looking after him.

Thank you.

Oh.

- Are you okay? - You okay?

Are you hurt?

I'm okay.

We're fine. I'll give you a piggyback.

Come here.

All right.

- Thank you. - Please take care.

- You did well today. - Yeah.

Excuse me.

Makoto Kashii's dad came today.

He was very upset.

He said you misdiagnosed his son.

What?

I did some extra tests and gave detailed explanations,

so he went home satisfied.

There was no misdiagnosis.

I reached the conclusion through the test and physical exam--

That's not it.

You’re the problem.

You only see and decide things according to your own standards.

You ignore everything else and do things in a matter-of-fact way.

The patients who come here

will doubt any diagnosis given in that manner.

I can’t help it if they doubt my correct diagnosis.

Gaining the trust of both the children and their parents

is the most important factor in the pediatrics department.

Giving a correct diagnosis and treating it quickly goes without saying.

Mind over matter? Is that what’ll cure them?

To think that someone like you is a doctor.

How scary.

Don’t go to the outpatient ward for a while.

MAKOTO KASHII

Why are you looking at Makoto’s medical records?

I'm the one who examined him first.

Why do I have to give up on him now?

Fever that won’t go down…

MAKOTO KASHII

High CRP level…

It's okay. Don't worry.

It might be connected to why he fell.

When is he coming in next?

- In three days. - Three days?

- Call them over right now. - What are you saying?

There's no way we can do that.

Hey. Do you want to get fired?

Don't say I didn't try.

Hello?

Are you Makoto Kashii?

- Yes. - Are you alone?

How are you feeling?

Does it hurt anywhere?

Your head? Stomach? Feet?

I don't know.

Your dad gave you a piggyback ride. Was it because you couldn't walk?

I don't know.

Come to the hospital right now. I'll examine you once more.

I don't want to.

I don't want to go to the hospital.

I hate it. I won't go.

KASHII

Seems like the medicine isn't working.

I'll alert Mr. Fukuda next door, so let him know if you feel any worse.

I'll be back home by evening, so let's go to the hospital.

The hospital? I don't want to.

- Don't be a baby-- - I got a call.

From that scary doctor.

I'm scared to go.

Hey. Did Makoto Kashii come in?

His appointment got canceled.

What? For what reason?

They're going to a different hospital.

What the hell.

Hey. What are you doing?

Who are you?

I'm a doctor. Someone in here might be very sick.

What?

Go in.

Does your elbow hurt?

It doesn't hurt.

Do your feet hurt?

- Let's go to the hospital. - What?

- You brought him here? - Take his blood for testing.

Yes.

- It doesn't hurt, so let me go home. - Stay still.

What are you doing? You want to get arrested for kidnapping?

We're trying to make up for your misconduct.

- Don't get involved-- - Shut up!

That's not important.

Makino, what do you suspect he has?

Three days ago, he tripped in the hallway.

Now, he's saying that his elbow hurts. He most likely has reactive arthritis.

And heart murmur.

Regurgitation of the mitral valve.

I want to check the ASO.

The tests have revealed that he has a high ASO.

In other words,

we found an immune response to the streptococcus bacteria.

Streptococcus bacteria?

I noticed that Makoto was prescribed antibiotics

about a month and a half ago.

He seemed to have a cold, so we went to the neighborhood clinic.

He got better right away with medicine, but what about it?

It was most likely streptococcal infection

and he got better after taking the prescribed antibiotics.

STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTION

The fever he got after that was due to the flu.

FLU

Yes.

After he recovered from the flu, he developed rheumatic fever.

RHEUMATIC FEVER

Rheumatic fever?

It's a disease caused by the immune response after streptococcal infection.

IMMUNE RESPONSE

Pain in the joints, fever that won't go down,

and heart murmur.

It's reasonable to think

that they're all caused by rheumatic fever.

But you said the medicine made him better.

Streptococcal infection can cause rheumatic fever

to develop after some time.

There's regurgitation to the mitral valve in his heart.

He needs to be hospitalized.

What? His heart?

Makino.

Rheumatic fever is rare these days, and it's hard to diagnose.

The regurgitation wasn't too serious.

If it had been any later,

he would've been in a more critical condition.

It's thanks to your diagnosis.

I don't want to go to the hospital.

Why didn't he come sooner?

If by any chance, his condition worsens,

he may need surgery.

Dr. Makino.

I have a question.

Why did you call us?

I heard from Makoto this morning.

Makoto

was scared of you.

What did you say to him?

I called to ask him about his symptoms.

You noticed something was wrong?

You

only diagnosed him with the flu.

If his condition worsens,

he'll need surgery, right?

He already had this illness when you examined him, right?

That day

might have been the last chance to stop this illness from worsening.

You couldn't stop this

from happening?

We have his diagnosis,

but he has a heart disease now.

You're a doctor, right?

It's your job to save people.

You expect us to stop all progressive illnesses?

The hospital is responsible for the diagnostics results?

Then let me ask you this.

Why didn't you come to the hospital right away?

Why did you leave your kid at home?

We can't examine him unless you come!

- You don't want to accept reality-- - You have no idea!

You're right.

If doctors had God-like powers,

there would be no problems.

You may be right.

I'm an incapable father.

That's why I need

a place I can trust and rely on for help.

This time for sure.

Hey.

Am I

never going back home?

I'm going to stay at the hospital for a while,

but I'll get better and come back right away.

Stay well until then, Makoto.

Okay.

- That's a promise. - Okay. It's a promise.

Thank you.

KANTO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

What happened?

Makoto isn't here.

Let's go back.

This is your fault, Doctor.

What?

I wasn't supposed to get sick,

but now I'm in a place like this because of you.

What?

Wait.

- Let go! - Calm down.

- Stop it. Calm down. - I'm going home.

- Wait. - Makoto!

Dr. Takasaki.

- Hey! Bring a wheelchair. - Yes.

Makino, I need to have a word with you later.

What did you say to Makoto's dad?

I told him the truth.

But he doubted you.

Even though what you said was true.

Can't you imagine the fear of seeing someone you love

lying in a hospital bed?

Can't you understand people's feelings?

If you have no intention of trying to understand, stay away.

Yeah, it's about someone they love.

The person who has the illness,

faces it, and battles it, is none other than the patient.

No one can take their place.

But they give up on their own

and run away from accepting reality,

so how can we help them?

Don't you understand how dangerous it is for a doctor to impose

their personal opinions on others?

When you listen to the patients

and empathize with the guardians,

everything you gain from that leads to their treatment.

Empathize?

If you can't understand that concept,

don't ever go near those two or their room ever again.

Unless you change, there's no place for you to return.

There isn't a single place that would want or accept you

for who you are right now.

It's most likely

scars from self-harm.

But what I was afraid of the most

was myself.

I'm…

afraid of myself.

If you have no intention of trying to understand, stay away.

She told you everything.

Dr. Makino,

are you going to sit back and watch until she crosses that line?

You couldn't stop this from happening?

Why do you even bother with me?

You're going to care about me for a bit

and then push me away.

Once you don't need me anymore,

you'll just destroy and throw me away.

Just like you said,

I came because this is a problem.

I want to find out the source of this problem.

But…

I don't know anything.

I don't know who you are,

what happened to you,

or what's going through your mind.

Let me hear it.

In your own words.

I want to help you.

I want to help you.

MIZUMOTO

Mizumoto.

Hey.

What happened?

My mom…

left.

When I returned from outdoor education, she was gone.

I knew this would happen.

I was gone,

and there was no way she could bear to be alone with my dad.

But why didn't she tell me anything?

Because there was no need to tell me?

I hate it too.

Dad, Mom, this house, everything, all of it.

If she was going to leave, she should've told me.

She should've just said

that she didn't want me.

Because of me,

she couldn't end things quickly.

Because of me,

Dad is stuck here.

It's better

if I'm not here.

Let's get that treated.

I'm fine.

I don't want to go to school either.

You have to treat it properly.

So as not to leave scars.

Your house

isn't the only place you belong.

Just know that there are other people you can rely on.

Can I

stay here today?

Just don't get in my way.

Okay.

Hey, she's really here!

- Does your foot still hurt? - You injured your hand too?

- Oh yeah. - You're right.

I fell, that's all.

- Wasn't it a sprain? - How is it?

- Can you walk now? - You guys are so noisy.

It's better to be noisy to cheer her up.

That's right.

Music class is coming up, but do you want to come?

- Maybe I'll go. - All right.

- Okay, let's go. - Let's go!

Here, get on.

- All right. - What are you doing?

- Not you! Get off. - Ouch!

- Get off! - Let's go.

Doctor.

Thank you very much.

The fact that you came to my house

and listened to me

made me happy.

Dr. Makino.

Is something the matter?

No.

I got in contact with her dad.

Just as Mizumoto said,

her mom left.

Was it a divorce?

They haven't filed it yet.

But there's something else that bothered me.

I said that I wanted to meet and talk,

but he said it was unnecessary.

- Unnecessary? - Yes.

He said we should just message him with any information.

But I will make sure he comes.

I told him that we would be waiting until he comes.

Isn't there some kind of amazing or crazy news we can choose as a topic?

Let's just do whatever.

If we're going to do it, let's do it right.

I guess so.

You guys are still here?

We're doing our independent study.

That's good and all,

but you have to go home. Continue the rest tomorrow.

Okay.

I was told that it was just a sprain.

Was I called out here

because my daughter caused some sort of trouble?

She's usually calm,

but I heard that she would sometimes have tantrums

and break things around the house.

My wife told me about it.

It can't be helped that Hana is a little unstable right now.

I told you on the phone about our current situation.

When all this stuff settles down,

I'll make sure to have a talk with Hana.

All this stuff…

She's kind-hearted by nature.

It might take time

for her to accept our family situation, but I'll make sure she understands.

- Then she'll be back to her old self-- - Her left ankle

had scars from self-harm.

Self-harm?

They're not life threatening wounds.

It's not too late

to stop this from getting worse.

What are you drawing?

Moss. It's so hard.

You might be right, Fujino.

It's exciting.

What?

This moss

is sparkly and cute.

We can do research on moss, right? Because it's an independent study.

But everyone else won't be able to enjoy that.

Don't make assumptions like that.

You won't know until you talk to them.

About the Star Festival decorations…

One of these days, I'll make sure to apologize to everyone.

Okay.

I don't want to go home.

Me neither.

Kids will always return home.

No matter how uncomfortable they feel there.

They think that it's a place they have to return to.

When Hana said that she wanted to take a day off of school,

what was

the expression on her face?

You weren't looking.

In your case,

it's not that you're unable to see.

You're trying not to look at her.

She lives with you,

but her own father won't even look at her.

I wonder how she feels.

Even if the mother isn't around,

there are fathers who struggle desperately for their child.

You really

call yourself a father?

What would you guys know?

Do you have the right to meddle in other people's private lives?

You think you know it all just by what you recently found out?

Let's get the facts straight.

Hana is my daughter!

I'm glad to hear that.

A doctor alone

cannot save her.

Most likely,

a teacher alone can't either.

Are we responsible

for her wounds?

The underlying cause behind the act of self-harm

are struggles and conflicts beyond words.

Revealing the feelings that have been hidden

requires solid determination.

The fact that she told us her situation

is proof that she's trying to face and confront it.

Her wounds

reveal all the words she has been hiding.

You, as her father,

need to accept and understand her.

Please pay attention

to Hana Mizumoto.

CLASS 6-1

They're pictures from outdoor education the other day.

‪CLASS 6-1

CLASS 6-2

There she is.

Mizumoto

worked so hard as the group leader.

Next to her are Miyata and Kashiyama.

Who is she talking to?

Would you like to take a look at the classroom?

Oh no.

They'll find us for sure.

What are you guys doing?

Good timing.

Thanks for looking after Mizumoto.

What? It's nothing like that.

What a hassle.

Be careful.

Bye.

What are you struggling with right now?

Can you talk about it?

You might think it's pointless to talk about it,

but rather than holding it in and bearing the pain,

it's better to hurt him instead.

I knew…

that you were exhausted every day

and that you tried to avoid noticing how exhausted Mom was.

That you guys always fought

and that you stopped bothering to fight.

That Mom has someone else that she likes,

and that you've given up on everything.

I didn't want to face it, but I knew.

Both you and Mom

only think of yourselves…

and hate each other.

And I've inherited

all the horrible traits you hate about each other.

That's why you guys hate me.

- That's not true-- - But…

even if the two of you separate…

I'm still here.

I can't pretend…

like I'm not here.

Hana, when it concerned you

and your mom,

I didn't know what to talk about.

I couldn't find the right words to say.

Even though we're family.

Doctor,

please teach me how to treat her wounds.

They're wounds caused by my wife and me.

I'll treat it

so that it won't leave any scars.

I won't let you hurt yourself ever again.

Oh my.

- Sorry. - No problem.

You write notes on all of the papers?

This must be so much work!

I want them to know that I notice each one of them.

No, that's not it.

If I don't do this,

I feel like I'll miss out on noticing

the kids who won't speak out as much.

The kids that stand out tend to get more attention.

Maybe Dr. Makino is good at finding things

that can't be expressed in words.

He's a doctor, and we're teachers.

It's only natural that we have different perspectives.

Here you go.

Thank you.

AKANE

Can you talk to her?

Hello?

Hana?

I'm sorry.

I'm really sorry.

About what?

For saying mean things

and acting selfishly.

- And hurting you-- - I…

can cook now,

and I like my hairstyle too.

I made new friends at outdoor education.

Even without you here,

I'm going to live life like I always did.

But…

it doesn't change the fact

that I still consider you as my mom.

So…

please don't apologize anymore.

Thank you.

Hana.

When you came back home,

I should've been there to tell you…

Welcome home.

I'm home.

It doesn't hurt?

Let's apply some on your leg too.

Do you still like

strawberry ice cream?

Right now,

I like pistachio flavor.

Pistachio?

Did you think you knew me well?

Sorry.

I'm already in sixth grade, you know.

Even when you become an adult,

strawberry ice cream still tastes good.

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Subtitle translation by: Lili Morita