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You go, X-Homare!

Run! Go~! Go~!

Michiko, that's not ladylike!

Remember, horse racing is a sport for aristocrats.

Oh, no...

My Melon Seiko is dead last.

Way to go, X-Homare...

Freelance Surgeon

DAIMON MICHIKO

Keep it up! Go! Go~...!

My horse has been running well lately.

Legend Queen's starting to catch up.

You'll run for me too, won't you?

I want you to run like crazy for me.

Gyoi*.

Gyoi - "As you wish," "I agree," "Yes, Sir (Ma'am)"

Go! Go, go! You're almost there!

Michiko, you're blocking my view!

Melon Seiko! Go! Go!

Go faster! All the way!

That's interference.... Hey, you there, stop interfering.

Watch out!

They're gonna collide...!

Oh no, this doesn't look good!

It looks like Legend Queen ran into X-Homare,

and Legend Queen's jockey took a spill.

What will happen to the race...?!

X-Homare... Come on, don't give up now. Hang in there!

Legend Queen is dragging its left foot.

The jockey who fell is still down.

Is my Legend Queen all right?

Legend Queen has been disqualified for interference!

X-Homare, who caused the accident, comes in last.

Last...

Oh my God!

Ah~ I lost my entire fortune... Boo-hoo~...

That's too bad.

Manager of

Physician Referral Agency

KANBARA AKIRA

I knew you sucked at mahjong, but I see you're bad with horses too.

I guess you suck at everything except surgery.

Akira-san...

I'm hungry~. Buy me a hot dog...

Akira-san?

Akira-san, where are you going? Wait for me...

Akira-san!

Manbaken~ Manbaken~

*betting ticket with a payout of at least 100 times

Manbaken~ Manbaken~

Where the heck did he go? I'm starving.

Excuse us. Stretcher coming through.

Excuse us, coming through.

The door's opening.

I'm Hara from Asahikawa Fureai Hospital. Yamamoto-san,

- are you in pain? - From here to here...

How do you feel?

All I know is that it hurts...!

There seems to be some muscular defense.

At any rate, please get ready to transport him.

It's not a good idea to move him so quickly, is it?

Asahikawa Fureai Hospital

Surgeon

HARA MAMORU

Daimon Michiko!

What are you doing here?!

Have you forgotten?

I'm Hara Mamoru who used to work with you at Teito Medical University's 3rd Satellite Hospital.

- I'm Hara. Hara... - Get out of my hair!

How can you talk to me like that?!

I can't believe your cold attitude

after changing the course of our lives!

It's because you defied Director Busujima and pressed on with Professor Torii's surgery

that Kaji Sensei and Morimoto-kun got transferred out to the provinces ...

Even if you are Daimon Sensei, you should feel a little responsible..

- I will not. - You're indeed Daimon Sensei!

- Hara Sensei. We're ready. - Oh! Thanks.

Let's move him quickly. 1, 2...

Wait! Don't move him!

Oh my God... He's vomiting blood!

That's why I warned you...

His blood pressure's down to 50.

Move.

Possibility of injury to the spleen.

Vomiting of blood is due to injury to the gastric wall. Administer 1 liter Ringer's solution.

- Prepare the route. - Move him gently.

Do an ultrasound to see how much intra-abdominal bleeding there is.

Possibility of massive bleeding in the intra-abdominal wall. Perform ultrasound upon arrival at the hospital.

Okay, let's move him. 1, 2, 3!

Daimon Sensei, please come with us.

Hara Mamoru, you have a medical license, don't you?

Daimon-kun...!

- Sorry, but I'm starving to death. - Wait a minute!

Is lunch more important to you than a patient?!

Your priorities are still all wrong, both as a person and as a doctor!

If I were to borrow Kaji Sensei's words, you're not Daimon...

- Door's closing. - you're Demon!

I'm famished...

Thank you for waiting.

Don't be ridiculous!

Ma'am, when a thoroughbred fractures its leg,

we have no choice but to euthanize it.

The horse is worth 100 million!

Don't talk about euthanizing like its nothing!

100 million? Now, that's a pity.

But you can put your mind at ease.

There's a doctor who can perform flawless surgeries on fractures.

I'm telling you, I've never operated on a horse's fracture!

Don't worry. There's not much difference between human bones and horse bones.

- The size is different, the size...! - Sh! Keep your voice down.

Just do the surgery real quick, and we'll go treat ourselves to a delicious Mongolian barbecue.

Don't even bother. Surgery is impossible.

Don't worry. There's no such thing as impossible for Daimon Sensei.

Complete fracture of the third metacarpal bone...

compounded by the fractured shaft of the proximal sesamoid bone. No hope for recovery.

It's a given that a surgery will fail 100 percent .

What did you just say?

That it's going to fail 100 percent...

The horse will only suffer. Let it die peacefully.

I think I'll do it after all.

Didn't I make the situation clear? Why?

Because I never fail.

Let's begin.

We will now begin the bolt fixation surgery to repair

the complete fracture of the third metacarpal bone.

I'm anticipating using three pins.

Scalpel.

Mosquito.

Suction.

4.5 drill.

Bring in the C-arm.

Coming in.

Okay. Next, drill guard and switch to 3.2.

56 pin.

She's incredibly fast!

Don't get involved in interference anymore.

- Was the surgery successful? - Yes.

That doctor performed a flawless surgery.

I'm sorry I said it was going to fail 100 percent!

I've never seen such a brilliant surgery!

Please get me 10 packets of gomme syrup.

Gomme syrup?

Here! I have it ready for you.

That's my manager!

You could've poured it in the glass already...

No way.

What's wrong?

She's not a veterinarian.

Are you sure?

Earlier, you saved a patient who was vomiting blood, didn't you?

I can explain that.

While Doctor Daimon is a surgeon,

she also has a veterinarian's license.

Here are her licenses to practice veterinary medicine in Cuba and Japan.

May I?

- Are these licenses authentic? - Of course.

That doesn't matter.

Can she...

perform surgeries on humans as well?

Yes, of course.

This is unbelievable.

It's a miracle.

I can't believe it...

that Daimon Sensei can even perform surgery on a horse.

Ah~ That felt good.

Daimon Sensei, why don't you just stay here and

take care of race horses and livestock?

That sounds like fun!

- Daimon Sensei, your phone's ringing. - Oh, it is.

Hello?

How long are you going to be frolicking with the horsey?

Come back to Tokyo at once. You have work to do.

What shall I do~. I was scouted over here too.

Someone asked specifically for you to perform a surgery.

A major deal worth 10 million.

All right. I'm on my way!

Hey, I have to go.

It will soon be very cold in Asahikawa, but

I'll be... working hard for the patients.

Daimon Sensei, you work hard too.

Let's meet again in an operating room somewhere.

...she's gone. She is, after all,

DE~MON~!!

This is the story of a lone wolf woman doctor.

In the year 2013, the collapse of the Ivory Tower was showing no signs of slowing down...

Division of Surgical Care Regular Meeting of Professors

I ask the honorable professors once again.

We'd like you to work towards making further cost reduction and

raising the turnover rate of the patients.

I guess they're telling us to put profit first

before patients' lives or research papers.

Look at the seating order at these professors' meeting too.

Professors at divisions bringing in profit are at the head of the table,

while the rest of us are hardly allowed to even speak.

Gentlemen!

Please be aware of the crisis!

Now, now, Office Manager. I think that's about enough for now.

Teito Medical University Hospital

Executive Manager, Surgery Department

HIRUMA SHIGEKATSU

This is rather sudden, but

I'm thinking about having an election for a division chief.

- Executive Manager. - Yes.

We had an election for division chief just 6 months ago.

The medical office of the Surgery Department is finally getting organized.

Another election at this time will only serve to cause confusion to the medical staff...

So what's the problem?

If I say we're going to do it, we're doing it.

I beg your pardon.

Takano-kun,

you look like you've been working a bit too hard.

What do you think about going back to your hometown of Kanazawa?

Division Chief Surgery Division No. 2

TAKANO SHICHINORI

Sir, I'm getting plenty of vacation time...

No, I'm not talking about vacation...

It's a transfer.

Division Chief Takano. Effective this date,

I hereby order your transfer to Kanazawa 18th Satellite Hospital.

Executive Manager! Why?!

I've done everything I could for this hospital.

I even increased the number of patients and surgeries in Surgery Division 2!

Why the 18th Satellite Hospital...?!

As you just heard, there is an opening for the position of Division Chief at Surgery Division No. 2.

We will be conducting an election for a division chief.

Candidates and those who have recommendations

may submit the names to the Election Committee.

- Gyoi! - Gyoi!

Gyoi!

University hospitals' medical offices were losing power, and the hierarchy of doctors had collapsed.

Gyoi!

Gyoi!

Meeting adjourned!

Even medical care which engages in life

plunged into an era where the law of jungle prevailed.

Professor, Surgery Division No. 2

EBINA KEI

Due to the harsh working conditions, the number of doctors

aspiring to be the once highly touted surgeons dropped drastically.

There are more than a few doctors who leave the medical office.

Your time has finally come, Professor Ebina.

You never know. Election's a matter of chance.

I can't think of anyone else but you.

That's absolutely right.

Good morning.

Surgery Department's Executive Manager Hiruma will now begin

the rounds at Surgery Department No. 2.

To fill the critical shortage in the medical field,

an altogether new type of doctors emerged.

There are two types of working environment for doctors.

Hospital doctors and private practitioners.

In the past, the majority of hospital doctors were

under the control of university hospital medical office, which had the authority over personnel matters.

However, freelance doctors not affiliated with any university hospital's medical office -

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.

Surgeon Daimon Michiko.

Also known as Doctor X.

Good morning, everyone.

Good morning.

Surgery Department Joint Conference

- May I begin? - Yes.

Today,

Executive Manager Mabuchi of Internal Medicine Department is participating.

The surgery that's scheduled to be performed on the 3rd

is on a VIP patient referred to us by Professor Mabuchi.

Professor Mabuchi, please.

Teito Medical University Hospital

Executive Manager

Internal Medicine Department

MABUCHI KAZUYO

I'm Mabuchi with the Internal Medicine Department.

What's this all about?

This is like some country's military troop.

Instructor, Surgery Division No. 2

KONDO SHINOBU

They're in unison, aren't they?

In my Surgery Department, as you said,

they're disciplined as if they were in the military...

That's a waste of time. Please, take your seat.

Take your seat.

All right, then. I'll get straight to the main subject matter.

The patient is 58 years old, female.

I cannot disclose her name.

It is her strong desire that this surgery be conducted in strict secrecy.

A special patient with special circumstances, huh?

- Maybe a politician? - Could be a big name entertainer.

But no name can be problematic in more ways than one.

Office Manager

Karasuma Kaneo

Yes, you're right.

Mabuchi Sensei. Excuse me.

While this patient is hospitalized here...

Something like

Yamaguchi...Junko, for example.

Can we call her by an alias like that?

Certainly. Now then, here are the test results performed a week ago

on Yamaguchi Junko-san (alias).

Extra-skeletal chondrosarcoma, a tumor approximately 8 cm in size,

on the distal end of the left femur.

Surgery is required as soon as possible.

The surgeon will be...

Wait a minute. Just a minute, please.

This is a joint conference of the Surgery Department.

I, as the Executive Manager, will take over from here.

- This patient is... - Professor Ebina.

What is your diagnosis, Professor Ebina?

In this advanced stage, preserving the lower limb is impossible.

I believe amputation is the only choice we have.

I'm of the same opinion.

In which case I'll have to ask Professor Mizuno from Orthopedic Surgery

to perform the surgery?

Certainly.

Objection!

Who the hell's that woman?

Maybe a hostess who's here to collect the bar tab?

Why is she at the conference?

Don't tell me she's Executive Manager Hiruma's...

- Surely she can't be. - Excuse me, you there.

Miss, who are you?

Answer him!

What is the meaning of this...sneaking into our sacred conference?!?

My objection still stands.

- If it was me, I'd use the AO approach. - What?!

Obviously, with amputation, the patient will be physically handicapped.

So first, remove the tumor while preserving the blood vessels in the bone.

Next, spray the affected area with AO solution and apply radiation...

In other words, take additional steps to remove whatever tumor they may have been left behind.

If you consider the burden on the patient, amputation is inconceivable.

You should definitely use the AO approach.

Okay, fine. We've listened to your valuable opinion.

However, answer my question first.

Who the hell do you think you are?

I'm Daimon Michiko from Kanbara Physician Referral Agency.

- Physician Referral Agency? - Daimon...Michiko?

I apologize deeply. I'll chase her away at once.

There's no way a reputable university hospital like ours

would hire a punk like you!

- Get out! - Why? I only came because I was told to.

- Told? By who? - I don't know, but

I was told to come because there's a conference starting at 9:00.

That's nonsense!

- I'm terribly sorry. - We'll get her out of her at once.

- Come! - Stop it!

I told her to come.

What?! It was you?

You should've said something sooner then.

Are you that racehorse owner who was wearing that expensive-looking white fur coat in Hokkaido?

What in the world are you talking about!

Executive Manager Mabuchi.

Can you tell me what's going on here?

I called her here to have her operate on the special patient.

You don't seriously think we can entrust a special patient of

Teito Medical University Hospital to a freelance doctor

- we know nothing about, do you?! - Gyoi!

- Gyoi! - Gyoi!

- I see the Gyoi Brothers are here too. - What did you say?!

Quiet, please!

Daimon Sensei is a very capable doctor who was at our 3rd Satellite Hospital until a year ago.

It is this patient's strong desire to be completely cured

without any aftereffects.

Also, the person who specifically asked for Doctor Daimon

is the patient herself.

Professor Hiruma...

any other questions?

No...

If that's the patient's wish... I guess there's nothing we can do.

Fine.

Daimon...Michiko-san, was it?

I'll make a special exception this time

and allow you to perform surgery as a temporary medical staff member.

Professor Ebina.

Please take her in at Surgery Division No. 2.

...Yes, Sir.

However, you will follow the rules of this hospital.

First of all, don't walk around the hospital in underclothing.

This is my civvies, not underclothing.

Don't talk back. He's telling you to

wear something with a little more square footage if you're a doctor.

That has nothing to do with medical license, does it?

- So what? - More importantly,

I can't tell the effect of the tumor on the blood vessels and nerves

from these poor quality pictures.

I can't perform a flawless surgery, so

this and...this. Please re-do the test.

- Do you know who you're giving orders to? - The oldest of the Gyoi Brothers.

Don't get carried away!

- Ooh, scary. - What's scary?

Your face.

Is my face that scary?

Assistant Professor Surgery Dept. No. 2

TSURUTA TAKUMI

Associate Professor Surgery Depart No. 2

KAMEYAMA HISASHI

Why do we have to take in someone like her.

Especially since it's a critical time for you with the upcoming division chief election.

She's a freelancer who'll be gone soon enough. Let's just pretend she's not here.

I see. We'll completely ignore her.

- Watch where you're going! - Professor, are you all right?

Where's the medical office for Surgery Division No. 2?

Daimon Sensei, it's this way.

I'm Kondo with Surgery Division No. 2. - I'll show you the way.

Let's see...which one's my desk?

I'm using this one then~.

I'm sitting here.

Can someone give me the password?

Password...

Am I, perhaps, getting blackballed?

I don't really care, but I can't operate if I can't see the medical record.

Did you hear me~?

You can use this desk.

Here.

- You an outsider too? - No.

But I can't seem to get acclimated to that office.

You were in Hokkaido, right? With that Executive Manager of Internal Medicine wearing a fur coat.

We just happened to be attending an academic conference there.

It sure didn't look like you were on your way home from an academic conference.

From all appearance, you were host and sugar momma.

I'll pay for this.

That's pretty cheap hush money.

That's not it. I just want to perform surgeries.

Since seniority rules here,

I only get to perform simple routine surgeries.

Frankly, I'm getting impatient.

Won't you let me do the surgery on that special patient?

I refuse. If I gave away a 10-million yen surgery,

my manager will kill me.

Then let me be your assistant.

Please.

Daimon Michiko.

From Totei University Medical Department, Surgery Division Medical Office

went on to attend Cuba Cubanacan Medical University.

Medical care in remote rural areas, army doctor, ship doctor, veterinarian...

Special Skill: Surgery Hobby: Surgery

What kind of bullshit is this.

Excuse me.

It doesn't appear to have invaded the blood vessels or the nerves, however...

on the other hand, it's spreading quite a bit towards the femur.

And to think it's only been a week since the last test.

Let me meet the patient before the surgery.

That would be impossible.

She's getting transferred from another hospital early in the morning on the day of the surgery.

I'll hand over all the data to you. I'll get her to

sign the consent form too, so there's no need for you to see her, right?

There are conditions that can't be diagnosed without actually examining the patient.

I, as the Executive Manager, will take responsibility for the diagnosis.

I'd like to verify with my own eyes.

I've never operated on a patient I haven't seen.

If I say no, it's no.

You just need to follow my instructions and

perform the surgery according to my diagnosis.

Excuse me, but I'm not your horse.

Excuse me.

You wished to see us?

Is the professor of your standing planning to surrender

- your operating room to a freelancer like her? - But, however...

You do realize the division chief election is coming up soon, don't you?

What's going to happen if you guys don't do the surgery on the VIP patient!

At the conference,

I let Executive Manager Mabuchi think I yielded to her, but

she's one shrewd woman.

I just know she's going to embellish the facts with one thing or another

to make herself look good and report it to

the board of directors.

She'll say something like, "Our Surgery Department is incompetent, so

I found a capable surgeon and brought her in."

"And I had her operate on our special patient..."

That's how it's gonna turn out!

Gyoi. You're absolutely right.

Let's have Professor Mizuno perform the surgery

- no matter what it takes. - You can count on me.

I will take on the duty as 1st assistant with responsibility.

- Gyoi. I'll be the 2nd assistant. - Gyoi. I'll be the 3rd assistant.

Well, at any rate, don't let the likes of folks from Internal Medicine take control.

The operating room is sacred ground for us surgeons.

- Gyoi! - Gyoi!

- You're response is late. - I'm sorry, I'm not used to it..

Not used it? Don't you see it all the time?

Gyoi!

My time's up. If you'll excuse me now.

What's wrong, Daimon-san?

Do you always wear such high heels?

I never wear heels under 10 cm.

- Is that right? - Well, good night.

Please take off your nails for the surgery.

If you can tell that to the patient for me.

What's this? I heard you went to Hokkaido?

Before that, you went sailing around the world while working as a ship doctor.

Educational journey?

Why don't you polish yourself as a woman instead of honing your skill all the time?

Sorry to keep you waiting~.

What's this? It's a new mahjong table!

I replaced the old table with this new one while you were gone.

- Right here. - Push this?

The main hospital's the pits, isn't it?

Everyone looks down at me, and they're unsociable and disingenuous.

They're all slaves to the professor.

They're venting their built-up stress by bullying the outsider.

Well, it's pretty much the same wherever I go, but what surprised me was that

the owner of that thoroughbred was the boss of Internal Medicine.

Internal Medicine Dept. Executive Manager Mabuchi. Also known as the Empress of Teito University.

- What's the matter? - I have something to report to you.

Professor Ebina and others are making a move for the special patient's surgery.

Do whatever you can to stop them. This surgery has to be done by Daimon-san.

Has to be done by her?

- What does that mean? - You just make sure you don't get interested in her.

Mabuchi Kazuyo is an ambitious woman who rose to the top of

the Internal Medicine Department by taking advantage of anyone and anything she could.

Believe it or not! There are rumors that

she was Professor Hiruma's first mistress.

No way! Hiruma, that sly old fox with whiskers?

He has tons of mistresses both in and out the hospital!

Risa-chan.

How about it? Why don't we let the patients' natural healing power take over tonight

and go for some yaki-niku?

I'm sorry, but I have night shift tonight.

Aw, that's too bad.

Head Nurse, do you want to go too? Ton-toro (pork cheek).

Professor.

Secretary

TERUI TAMAO

Oh, that's right. Shall we go?

Okay. That's good. That's good.

He rose through the ranks quickly, and he's quick with the girls too.

But these days, that Professor Hiruma's

- being obstructed by Mabuchi Kazuyo. - Obstructed?

I heard she sweet talked the old men on the board of directors onto her side,

and she's now the No. 1 candidate to be the next Hospital Director.

Becoming aware of power makes a woman greedy,

I wonder who that patient is that you're operating on.

Being that her name and face are strictly confidential, she must be someone quite important.

Could she be from a noble family?

If that's the case, 10 million was too cheap. I should've asked for more.

Akira-san...do I still owe that much?

You still owe lots.

So, how much did this mahjong table cost?

I had some unexpected income.

Isn't that from my surgery fee? Huh?

Michiko, that makes it...Ron!

That sucks~!

Daimon Sensei, I look forward to working with you today.

- Is everyone in there already? - No one's here.

You're the only one?

I'm sorry. I was turned down by the whole medical office.

- One assistant isn't enough, is it? - That goes without saying.

I expect you to do the work of 5 people.

Professor Ebina!

Why look, we have all kinds of assistants here.

An urgent decision was made to have Professor Mizuno perform the surgery.

- Why? - The patient's condition took a turn for the worse.

It's a grave situation. Executive Manager Hiruma decided that

- it couldn't be entrusted to an outsider like you. - I haven't been told.

Professor Mizuno, please proceed.

Where's the patient?

She'll be here after she receives premedication.

Premedication

Administration of medication before anesthesia

What do you want?

- Get out! - You get out.

Who's performing the surgery?

- I am! - I am!

- Please hurry up and decide. - You don't look familiar.

Do I know you?

I was hired as a set with Daimon Sensei.

Freelance Anesthesiologist

JONOUCHI HIROMI

I'm Jonouchi from Kanbara Physician Referral Agency.

Oh...long time no see.

I swear, I'm surrounded by freelancers.

The surgery on the special patient is ready to begin.

Daimon-kun.

Daimon-kun?

You've been dismissed already.

Get out of the operating room.

Leave the surgery to Professor Mizuno.

What's with those eyes!

It's terrifying!

- I'm the surgeon here. Move! - She's my patient.

What gives you, a mere freelancer, the right?

We'll pay your wages, so get out of here.

I don't appreciate that kind of talk from you guys who can't even perform surgeries

- without a freelancer's help. - What did you say?!

Yamaguchi Junko-san is coming in.

- Professor Mabuchi! - Just as I thought.

- You've got to be kidding. - What a shocker.

That Professor Mabuchi, herself, was the patient. We're in a real fix here...

I'll go talk to the Director.

Good grief...

Why didn't you even tell me?

Huh? Kazuyo-chan...

CONSENT FORM

Patient Signature: Mabuchi Kazuyo

- Let's begin then. - Daimon!

- Daimon! - Scalpel.

Stop that at once!

Now that we know that the patient is the Executive Manager of our Internal Medicine Dept.,

Daimon Michiko, you are not to lay a finger on her.

I'm only performing the surgery as requested by the patient.

Are you saying you can't follow the Executive Manager's order?!

- Come with me! - Get out!

Professor Mizuno will now perform

the amputation of the femur of Executive Manager Mabuchi.

Professor Mizuno, please proceed.

- Scalpel. - Wait!

The patient doesn't want to be amputated.

Don't you care that she won't be able to walk?

It is this patient's strong desire to be completely cured

without any aftereffects.

However, even if we perform the AO treatment as proposed by Doctor Daimon,

the blood vessels and nerves can be preserved, but

the tumor is already starting to infiltrate the bone.

There's no guarantee of a complete cure. The risk of recurrence is high as well.

I'm dead set against it too.

Then, Professor Mizuno...

what are you going to do?

We're changing the surgical procedure.

Bring in liquid nitrogen at once. Hurry!

- Liquid nitrogen? - What's it for?

- What change in surgical procedure? - I have the patient's permission.

- Professor Hiruma! - What is it?

This was on Professor Mabuchi's desk...

I defer all decisions during surgery to Doctor Daimon Michiko, including changes to surgical procedures.

What're you gonna do!

All right.

Go get the liquid nitrogen.

What the hell are you planning to do?

First, we're going to make a vertical slit alongside the knee.

Scalpel.

Metzen.

Kocher.

Next, we'll move on to the treatment of the femur where the tumor was located.

What on earth are you going to do?

I'm going to completely expose the condyle of the femur.

- What? - Let's start with the medial collateral ligament.

Pean.

Next, isolate the cruciate ligament. Mosquito.

Exposure of the femur complete.

- Bring over the liquid nitrogen. - Wait a minute.

Give us a proper explanation first.

We're going to soak the exposed bone in the minus 196°C liquid nitrogen

and freeze the tumor cells.

This way, even if there's tumor infiltration into the bone, the problem can be cleared.

The treated bone will be returned to its original position and reconstructed. That's it.

What do you mean that's it...

I've never seen or heard of such a procedure.

I'll take your hand and teach you step by step, so just do as I say.

There's no way I can lend my hand to a crazy surgery like that!

Are you planning to use the Executive Manager of Internal Medicine Dept. as a guinea pig?!

Please make her stop!

- If you have time to complain, give me a hand. - I refuse!

Someone's going to be held responsible for this.

Listen. We aren't responsible for any of this!

- We're getting outta here. - Gyoi!

Hey, where are you going?

Hey, there's no way I can do this by myself!

Hey~!

This can't be true...

...is what the surgeon's saying, so

please send in some assistants who can follow orders.

You imbecile!

Do you seriously think there's anyone who'd lend a hand to a crazy surgery like this!

- Consider her inoperable. - Are you crazy?

If we end it here, Mabuchi Kazuyo-san will lose her life within 3 months.

It's better than killing her from an error during surgery!

I will not kill her.

Because I never fail.

Hey, give me a hand.

- Excuse me? - You take that side.

- Just the two of us? - Who else is there?

- There's no way! - We don't have a choice! Come on, do it!

Okay, okay!

Daimon Sensei, they would like to learn the latest surgical procedure too.

- I'm a resident, Ayukawa. - I'm a resident, Tanaka.

I'm a resident, Banharn Phahon Phonphayuhasena.

Never mind the introduction. Come over here.

Jonouchi Sensei, can you tilt the operating table 10° this way?

Got it.

Here we go. 1, 2, 3!

It'll be soaking for at least 20 minutes, so tell me the time.

After this, thaw out at room temperature.

We'll need some saline later too, so have it ready.

Then we'll curette all the cancerous tissue and

do an autologous bone transplant to fill the defective bone part.

Curette.

Get the artificial joint ready.

Blood loss 450 cc. Vitals normal.

Okay, finished.

Daimon Sensei.

It was a great learning experience. Thank you very much.

Thank you very much.

Thank you very much (in Thai)

You're welcome (in Thai).

Makes me nervous, as usual.

- Thank you for your hard work. - You too.

Michiko, I heard you had a difficult surgery today.

I'm sore all over.

You must've worked hard.

How was surgery at the main hospital?

All the doctors were wusses, but

as long as I can perform surgeries, I don't care where I'm at.

You say you love performing surgeries more than anything else. You're sure an oddball.

I'll treat you to a can of beer on the way home.

Are you serious! All right!

Just one, mind you.

I did a 10-million yen surgery, and all I get is a can of beer?

Cheapskate! One more!

That's a great plan Professor Mabuchi came up with, getting surgery in secret at her own workplace.

Under normal circumstances,

I heard that amputation of the leg was unavoidable.

With the latest surgical procedure, the leg was saved.

Her life was saved as well.

Teito Medical University's Surgery Department is outstanding.

By the way, Chairman.

The race for division chief will begin shortly.

Wads of money will be flying around again.

I wonder how many wads will come falling my way this time.

Excuse me.

Tama-chan.

Professor. Can we go get dinner soon?

You got hungry after swimming?

Let's see...What meat shall we eat today?

Kobe? Yonezawa? Miyazaki? Higa?

- That's a tough choice to make. - It's tough, isn't it?

How's her post-surgery condition?

There's minimal bleeding, and her vitals are stable.

I see...

Kondo-kun.

About what happened in the operating room today...

I know.

It won't get leaked outside.

Professor!

What happened...

during my surgery?

I'm here to collect the money.

The surgery fee was personally entrusted to me by the Executive Manager of the Internal Medicine Department.

10 million yen, receipt acknowledged.

Also, I ask that you don't leak any information about this confidential surgery

to anyone on the outside.

I'm well aware.

By the way, I heard the doctors here are all busy with the division chief election, and

you have a shortage of doctors.

I'm sure Daimon Michiko will be of great help to you.

There's no way...we can pay such an exorbitant fee! Seriously!

Now, I have to ask you to leave.

By the way, the hush money to keep quiet about the surgery,

in the same amount as the surgery, will be paid by the hospital.

Here's a melon for you.

Melon?

And here's the invoice.

I got it~. 10 million~

Don't treat me like a stranger, Kazuyo-chan.

If you had confided in me,

I, myself, the Executive Manager of Surgery Department, would've held the scalpel

and performed the surgery perfectly for you.

Why, Professor Hiruma,

you haven't held a scalpel in quite a while.

You've been too busy holding hands of secretaries and nurses.

But I'm glad the surgery went well.

Thanks to the doctor I went and found.

On the other hand, I heard your subordinates

turned tail and fled in the middle of the operation.

Uh... Just a minute...

W-w-who told you such nonsense...

I'm thinking about bringing it up to the inquiry board.

Kazuyo-chan, let's calm down now.

Look, Kazuyo-chan...

anything but the inquiry board...

Then will you grant me my wish?

Yes, of course. Tell me anything.

Preferably something within my capability, if you don't mind.

Well, well, Executive Manager Hiruma.

Thank you for engaging the services of Daimon Michiko of our agency once again.

Engaged her services?

Professor, this is some kind of a mistake, right?

This is our list of charges.

List of charges?

That's steep!

And these are the terms and conditions we'd like you to strictly observe.

- What the heck is this? - Like I said, the working terms and conditions.

Help with the professor's research paper. Make preparations for the research paper...

I will not do.

- Accompany professors to academic conferences... - I will not do.

- Chauffeur professors to and from golf course. - I will not do.

- Scheme to cover up a mistress. - I will not do.

- Attend drinking parties. - I will not do.

Director's rounds. Professors' rounds.…

...And so on.

I will not do anything that can be done

without a medical license.

Are we really going to hire her?

At any rate, Daimon-kun...

your outfit is quite atrocious again today.

Akira-san, add one more condition, please.

I will not accept any complaints that has nothing to do with medical license.

What I wear is none of your business.

That's all.

What do you mean that's all!

- What's "that's all" supposed to mean! - Kiss my ass!

Stop right there!

VISITOR PASS

Physical therapy already? You're moving right along.

When did you realize I was the patient?

You already knew before the surgery, didn't you?

Well, yes.

How did you know?

The height of your heels.

The right heel was 10 cm,

the left was 2 cm shorter.

Without the difference in elevation, you were having difficulty walking

because of the tumor, weren't you?

I fixed it so that you can wear 10-cm heels on both feet.

Take care.

Is that all? Don't you have anything else to say?

Don't forget who you owe it to

that a freelancer like you were hired by a first-rate university hospital.

I don't like to deal with ties of obligation like that.

Don't let it get to your head.

You're nothing more than one of my racehorses.

Now that you're here,

you're going to run like crazy for me.

That can be done without a medical license, right?

So what?

If you defy me, I'll have you euthanized.

I should've considered her inoperable at that time...

I heard that.

Women are scary, aren't they?

Daimon Michiko-kun.

Welcome to my Surgery Department.

I will not do that.

Averse to crowds, averse to authority, averse to constraints...

That little chit...

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

are her only weapons.

We will now begin the LAR.

Scalpel.

Surgeon Daimon Michiko.

Also known as Doctor X.