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This is the procedure Daimon performed.

April 2005. The digestive system surgery team at

Cubanacan Medical University Hospital in Cuba

succeeded in the en bloc resection of the pancreatic head

by grafting superior mesenteric artery.

It was anticipated to give hope of a cure

to inoperable patients.

However, the patient died 1 month after the surgery...

The cause of death was not released.

Seeking to know the cause of death, the family filed a lawsuit against the hospital.

However, to this day, the hospital

has not released the identity of the primary surgeon, Doctor X.

Do you know someone called

Doctor X?

The one who's been pulling off a number of miraculous surgeries,

Doctor X.

Doctor X?

I hear this person has quite a large debt, and

performed some shady surgeries for money.

You know this person very well, don't you?

Do you know this so-called Doctor X, Busujima Sensei?

No. I only heard rumors.

But you know, the more I hear about this doctor,

the more I feel there's a resemblance to someone.

If such a skilled doctor actually exists,

I'd sure like add this person to my staff.

Ah...that's right. I have a nice melon.

Thanks, but no thanks.

48-year old male needs emergency surgery for peritonitis

- due to acute pancreatitis. - I had to cancel

the reservation I finally made at that blowfish restaurant.

- I'm sorry. - Oh, the freelancer's off on time again, huh?

- Must be nice. - Shall I do the emergency surgery in your place?

No thanks. Professor Torii was complaining that

your surgery costs too much.

What kind of exorbitant price are you charging per surgery?

I'm expensive. Since I never fail.

- You're really infuriating! - Kaji Sensei, Kaji Sensei...

They've already administered anesthetics, so please hurry!

Kaji Sensei...!

Are you Daimon Sensei from Surgery Department?

You're the one who gets lots of money for doing surgery, aren't you?

So?

My leg hurts. Operate on me.

Kids go to Pediatrics.

- The doctor there is worthless. - Worthless?

I tell him it hurts, but he says there's nothing wrong with me.

If it hurts, there's something wrong.

- Can you fix it? - Like I said, kids go to Pediatrics.

- Besides, I don't like kids. - Daimon Sensei, please!

- Hey... - I'm not kidding, it really hurts!

It hurts...

My leg hurts...

Daimon Sensei, what did you do?!

- I didn't do anything. - What happened?

Did this scary doctor do something to you?

My leg hurts...

It hurts...

What happened?

- Saki-chan, you again? - Again?

She was crying that her leg hurt, so I brought her here...

If you'll excuse me then.

No! Daimon Sensei, please don't go!

It hurts...

Don't worry about this child.

- Come on, let's go back to your room. - No, my leg hurts.

Okay, okay. Shall we watch TV?

You'll get better when you watch TV. Escort her back.

Daimon Sensei, operate on me. I'll pay you lots of money!

So you're Daimon Sensei.

I've heard rumors about

the new brilliant lady doctor at Surgery Department 2.

What's wrong with that child?

Gokita Saki-chan gets like that sometimes.

She said her leg hurts today.

Yesterday, she had a stomachache.

Is she faking an illness?

It could be something psychological.

Is there something else?

- Why don't you examine her? - Did you do any tests? X-rays?

All that was done, of course.

Nothing abnormal showed up on X-ray.

She was saying that you're a worthless doctor.

I'm her primary physician.

I know Saki-chan better than anyone else.

There's no need for you to be concerned.

But of course. I'm sorry for interfering. Excuse us.

- Thank you. - Tomorrow's discharge day.

- Please let me take a picture with you! - Yes, of course.

- Thank you! - Ready, say cheese.

What the hell is that about?

There's "demachi"* for doctors too. (fans waiting for stars to come out)

Kishida Sensei's the star of Pediatric Surgery Department.

Thanks to him, there's been a huge increase in patients.

He's so nice to the children and their mothers, and explains patiently.

He's a devoted medical practitioner and researcher.

He's found favor with the Professor and at 35, he's already an associate professor.

- I see he's popular with the nurses too. - As you can see, he's good-looking.

It's not as if it's a contest for hosts...

Those mothers who choose doctors by their looks

are empty-headed.

There was a time I was temporarily empty-headed too.

What do you mean?

Kishida-san's divorced, and Jonouchi Sensei's ex-husband.

- What?! - Good night.

- Thank you. - Thank you as always.

This is the story of a lone wolf woman doctor.

University hospitals' medical offices were losing power, and

even medicine, which deals with life and death,

plunged into an era where the law of jungle prevailed.

Oh, Kishida-kun. This is where you were.

I'm sorry, Professor Soma. I was getting ready for tomorrow's surgery...

To fill the critical shortage in the medical field,

freelance, in other words lone wolf, doctors emerged.

The conference in Kanazawa is right around the corner. Are you going to be ready?

Professor Soma, I'm sorry. I'll get on it right away.

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.

Hey, Michiko.

Look!

Okay, I'll play one game with you.

Surgeon Daimon Michiko.

Also known as Doctor X.

The person who's laying down the law in Pediatric Surgery at the Third Hospital is

- Professor Soma, originally from the main hospital. - Soma?

Yeah. He's going around saying satellite hospitals are outposts of the main hospital,

and using the medical office as his research tool.

He made Kishida Sensei an associate professor because he was the most loyal.

Members of the medical staff in the outpost has to find favor with the professors,

or else there's no future for them.

Everyone's desperate to get on the professors' good side.

I remember I was like that back then too...

Didn't you get transferred out of the medical office

because you weren't good at brown-nosing?

You can't pay me enough to go back there now.

Yeah, I bet.

Michiko, you don't even like kids. Why do you want to know about Pediatric Surgery?

A kid said she'd pay me

- lots of money to operate on her. - Wow! Lots of money.

But they won't let Surgery do Pediatrics' surgery.

You'd better be careful of that Professor Soma.

He's like power in a doctor's gown.

But all professors are like that.

It's ron.

It's chun dora dora.

It's always like this!

Thank you.

Hello, Kishida speaking.

Ah, yes. Please transfer the call.

Hello. Is this Mai? What's up?

Papa, come to our parents' day next Saturday!

Next Saturday?

I'd love to go, but I have to help a very important professor...

Sorry.

Papa...

Mama will be there, won't she?

Mama's busy with surgery, so I don't know.

Oh, yeah? Alright.

- I'll try to work something out. - Alright!

It's getting late. Go to bed now.

Papa's busy so don't call him too often.

- He said he'll come to parents' day! - Really? That's great.

- What's the matter? - Is Daimon Sensei here?

Well... It doesn't look like she's here yet.

I'll wait for her.

Saki-chan, does it hurt again?

My stomach. Ow, ow....

- I'll go get a doctor from Pediatrics. - Hara Sensei...

They've run tests, but couldn't find anything wrong with her.

Children like to make up illnesses, huh?

Saki-chan.

Here, you can have it.

You'll be cured if you lick this.

Don't think I'm stupid just because I'm a kid. How can that cure me.

- Shall I take over? - Please.

So tell me, what did you want with Daimon Sensei?

It hurts, so I want her do surgery on me.

Surgery hurts even more so you shouldn't...

Can I have it?

This is my favorite.

Look, surgery is painful so you shouldn't get it.

Especially Daimon Sensei. You'd better stay away from her.

That doctor's true identity is a devil in doctor's gown!

- Devil? - Yes! Her real name is

- Demon Michiko... - It's Daimon Michiko.

I told you not to stand behind me!

Daimon Sensei, my stomach hurts.

Lie down.

There's more than one part to a stomach.

Speak more gently to kids!

Is this where it hurts the most?

Yes.

Yesterday it was your leg, and today it's your stomach?

Do surgery on me and fix it.

I can't, without running some tests first.

Then run some tests!

Saki-chan! Let's go back to your room.

Everyone's worried and looking for you.

- You're the anesthesia doctor, right? - Yes. Let's go.

The reason it didn't hurt that time even when my stomach was cut

- was because I had anesthesia, right? - That's right.

Sensei, give me anesthesia! It really hurts. Please.

That anesthesia is very strong, so we can only use it for surgeries. Let's go.

I wonder if Saki-chan's really in pain.

Hey. Stop butting into Pediatrics trying to drum up business.

No matter how you look at it,

you're not the type to be liked by children.

So she had surgery at this hospital...

Gokita Saki-san took a fall 3 months ago, and

was brought in by an ambulance with a hard blow to the stomach area.

She was suffering from external wounds as well as ruptured internal organs, and

an emergency surgery was performed immediately.

- Who performed the surgery? - Professor Soma.

The surgery was successful, prognosis was good, and she was discharged, but

2 months later, she came back, complaining of pain in her right knee.

This is the X-ray from that time.

There's nothing abnormal.

3 days later, she complained of pain in the right groin area this time and was retested.

This is the image from that time.

There's nothing abnormal.

And 5 days later, she was retested again for pain in the midsection of the abdomen.

This is the image from that time.

As you can see, there was nothing abnormal in all three pictures.

- Anything else? Any more pictures? - There aren't any more.

They think the pain may be caused by stress due to

lack of maternal affection...

- Is that Professor Soma's diagnosis? - Yes, it is.

But I'm impressed, Daimon Sensei. That you're even expanding into Pediatrics.

That child's parents are both CPAs.

You must've picked up on the fact that they're wealthy.

Oh, it's you.

What?

It's about Gokita Saki-chan.

Shouldn't you test her one more time?

There's no need for that.

That's what Professor Soma has said too.

That's what the Professor has said...

What are you trying to say?

There are times children lie to get adults' attention.

As they keep on lying, they become unable to tell what's fabricated

and what's real, and they start hurting for real.

There's a number of cases like that.

She's just lonely.

Her parents are busy all the time.

The mother's love that should be devoted to her child is being devoted to her work.

It's pain borne from loneliness of not being able to be indulged by her parents.

Why do you make assumptions like that?

That's how you always are. You were like that back then too.

Don't act like you can see through children's feelings.

Hey, calm down.

Oh, that's right. I got a call from Mai yesterday.

Sounds like work's your priority as usual, but...

like I said, if you're planning to continue working as an anesthesiologist,

my parents can take care of her.

They're really concerned about Mai.

I'll raise Mai well on my own!

Then think about her a little bit more.

She needs her mother's love the most at this age.

Anyway, you'll never take Mai away from me.

...By the way,

isn't it because the Professor messed up the surgery

that Saki-chan is in so much pain?

Daimon-san, you were here?

Kishida Sensei, you attended the surgery 3 months ago as the assistant, right?

- Yes. - And Jonouchi Sensei was the anesthesiologist.

- That's right. - So how did it go?

Did Professor Soma mess up during surgery?

That's an insult. Professor Soma never makes mistakes.

That's right. You, as the associate professor, can't say anything against him, can you?

How was it?

Well, it's true

it was a difficult surgery, but there was no mistake.

It was a flawless surgery.

I see.

I'll disappear, so please carry on.

Who does she think she is?

She's a little different.

Where were we?

Anyway, you'll never take Mai away from me.

...is where you stopped.

How's your stomach?

It hurt until a while ago, but not anymore.

I see.

- This is where it hurt yesterday, right? - Right.

- How about the day before yesterday? - Here.

2 days ago, here. Yesterday, here. Until a while ago, here...

It moves around...

That's right.

How did you get that scar?

Is it from 3 months ago?

I heard you were brought here by ambulance after you fell and blacked out.

Yeah. By the time I woke up, the surgery was over and

I was in bed, so I don't remember much.

- Where did you fall? - When I went to

super sento (deluxe public bathhouse) with Grandma, I ran and slipped.

Super sento, huh?

Why are you asking when you won't operate on me?

Because it's strange that your pain moves around.

If it starts hurting again, send me a picture with this.

Okay.

- Who the heck are you? - What about you?

This is Professor Soma, Chief of Pediatrics Surgery Department.

Why are you snooping around! This is my Pediatric Surgery Department!

My Pediatric Surgery Department... So what?

Daimon Sensei!

- Come with me. - Why?

A part-timer who isn't even a member of the medical staff

looking up Pediatric Surgery's data without permission

is an unpardonable act of arrogance!

You're absolutely right.

I apologize.

Daimon-kun, why did you do that?

Gokita Saki-chan. It's been 3 months since she had surgery.

It's not normal to have that kind of pain.

Didn't I already explain that to you?

There's nothing abnormal in test results. It's caused by lack of maternal affection.

That's what these doctors keep repeating like a fool.

Like a fool?

She says it hurts. There has to be a reason.

A part-timer who knows nothing about pediatric care.

How dare you, like you know it all.

Torii Sensei, you must not be educating her properly.

With all due respect, she isn't a part-timer, but

- a freelancer. - Same difference.

Besides, I'm not the one who hired her...

And so? What's your diagnosis, Daimon-kun?

Pediatric Surgery Department Chief Soma, didn't you

mess up the surgery?

What...!

You idiot! What an absurd thing to say!

For the sake of Professor Soma's honor, allow me to explain.

When Gokita Saki-san was brought in,

the liver was split in two and she was in an extremely critical condition.

The liver was crushed badly, and stopping the bleeding by sutures was difficult.

Ordinarily, hepatectomy would be performed.

However, Professor Soma used freezer bag and temporarily closed the stomach

for a damage control surgery.

The next day, he re-did the surgery and sutured the liver.

He successfully performed an extremely difficult surgery.

I believe his work will be lauded at this next convention as well.

I'm calling it Soma Damage Control Technique and making a presentation at the conference.

Presentation? What?

Is that right. Very impressive, Professor Soma.

I'm happy for you.

Do you understand now?

Please refrain from making careless statements about medical errors.

Do you understand? Daimon Sensei.

This isn't good. I can't believe Demon wreaked havoc at Pediatric Surgery too.

Our Professor Torii and Pediatric Surgery's Professor Soma are

fated rivals, battling it out for the number of research papers.

- Is that right? - Yeah. They're the geeky type, and

two of a kind who loves papers and research, so

that's why they're even more motivated to win the promotion race.

- Who's winning? - So far, they're dead even.

That's why Torii-san's frantic.

I see...

The very person who wreaked havoc is back!

My left thigh hurts.

What are you looking at?

Nothing...

I'm leaving first.

Did she find a boyfriend?

She's been waiting for e-mail all this time.

There's no way Michiko would find a man. Right? Ben Casey.

Saki-chan?

Saki-chan, are you okay?

Does it still hurt?

Who are you emailing?

Daimon Sensei...

She told me to email her when it starts hurting...

It's her leg today...

It's moving again.

Michiko~!

What~?

Doesn't the bath feel great?

This is heaven~!

Big baths are wonderful, aren't they?

It improves your blood circulation and rejuvenates you.

Blood circulation...?

I'm getting out first.

Are you getting out already?

Hey, wait for me! I'm getting out now too. Wait!

I got out in a hurry, so

look, I slipped and fell and cut my hand!

When we get home, you have to disinfect it and wrap a bandage!

The pain moves around...

It's moving along the blood vessel..

I want you to test Saki-chan again.

That's impossible. Professor Soma's already sensitive as it is after

being accused of making a medical error in front of the Director.

What's more important, humoring the professor or your patient's life!

You exaggerate.

I told you Saki-chan's pain is psychological...

She's not lying about it!

Calm down.

You've lost your composure as a doctor to make sound judgment.

- That's you. - See? There you go

bringing personal feelings into it.

Why won't you examine her when she's hurting?

Just one more time... Please!

Kishida-kun, is the car ready?

Yes.

Wait!

We're on our way to Kanazawa for the Pediatric Surgery Conference.

Michiko, please! It hurts.

How did you get this!

- I got it at the sento (bathhouse). - Sento?

I slipped and fell, and got pricked by a fragment.

What did you get pricked by?

I told you, a piece of tile.

How did you get that scar? Where did you fall?

When I went to super sento with Grandma,

I ran and slipped.

Sento... A piece of tile...

Hey, will you hurry up? It hurts.

A fragment got entrapped in the blood vessel, and that moved...

impeding blood flow and causing inflammation.

No wonder it hurt...

Which means next is...

The area under my chest hurts.

If we don't take it out right away, her life's in danger...!

I'll be right there.

It hurts, it hurts. The sea water stings my body.

I was deceived by the gods. It hurts so much, I feel like I'm dying.

Mama.

- Papa will come, won't he? - To parents' day?

Hm~. I'm not sure about Papa. He had to go far away for a conference.

But he promised Mai. Papa doesn't lie.

Hello?

This is Daimon. Please come to the hospital immediately.

Saki-chan's telling me she has a pain in her chest

The fact that the pain's moving in such a short time means

a foreign material is entrapped in the blood vessel.

It may move into the heart if we don't operate now.

We're performing an emergency surgery. Please come right away.

I can't right now...

Please!

Please call for Morimoto immediately.

He's not on duty today, so he isn't here.

- Then Hara Sensei, you'll do. - What do you mean I'll do?

- Tell me what's going on! - First, X-ray examination under general anesthesia.

Which OR's available?

You didn't get the hospital's approval?

This time of the day, they're all available.

Daimon Sensei...

Don't worry. I never fail.

Kanazawa

We're celebrating the successful convention today. You drink too.

Yes, thank you.

You're finally in the driver's seat for the next Director's seat.

Congratulations.

Kishida-kun. No one else can take over your duties.

I'm counting on you from now on too.

Yes!

Excuse me.

Hello.

What? Emergency surgery?

Our patient Gokita Saki-chan?

What was that?

Hello? Daimon Sensei said there wasn't a moment to spare, and

went into the operating room just now.

Stop her! I will not allow such a thing!

Daimon Sensei. After administering general anesthesia to such a small child,

what are you going to do if you misdiagnosed?

We got her family's consent at least.

Nothing's coming into the picture.

We already tested a number of times. You saw it too, Daimon Sensei.

Nothing abnormal was detected.

Doing such a thing in Professor Soma's absence,

you won't get away with it!

Stop your grumbling.

Found it.

Foreign material found.

What could it be? It looks like fine needle...

Don't tell me it got entrapped during the Professor's surgery.

What? A medical error?!

No. It's probably a piece of tile.

Tile?

See this scar here?

When she fell at the sento, a broken piece entered through this wound.

- Vitals. - Blood pressure 90 over 55.

Heart rate 110 and rising. Possibly a burden on the venous system.

We'll open the abdomen and remove the foreign matter in the blood vessel.

Please take away the C-arm.

Excuse me.

Scalpel.

This must be it.

Blood flow is obstructed in the hepatic vein.

Put clamps above and below the foreign material and cut off blood flow.

Satinsky.

Please declamp within 15 minutes.

The other one.

Scalpel.

Hello.

Oh, Professor Soma. This is Torii.

I'm not sure what the emergency surgery's for. I just got here too...

How can you be so nonchalant about it!

A freelance surgeon

performing unauthorized emergency surgery on our patient

is an unprecedented scandal!

Forceps.

- Rinse with saline. - Got it.

To think something like this was moving in the blood vessel.

The pain must've been excruciating...

12 more minutes. Please hurry.

It's already sutured.

How long did it take?

3 minutes 15 seconds from the time the clamps went on.

3 minutes?!

Resuming blood flow.

It's a good thing we found it.

We're closing up.

Tell me exactly what happened!

Surgery Department 2 picked up what Pediatric Surgery overlooked.

Don't worry. Surgery Department 2 is outstanding.

Saki-chan...you were a warrior.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5.

Mr. White Hare, there's more of us, isn't there?

You're a fool, Mr. Shark. You guys were deceived.

D-deceived?!

You white hare you!

Come here, I'm gonna eat you!

Wait, wait, wait!

Mai-chan, why don't we take a short break?

No! I have to show Papa on parents' day.

One more time.

You white hare you!

I'm gonna eat you!

Sorry to keep you waiting, Mai. I'm home!

Mama!

Thank you for taking care of her. Here, thank Oji-chan.

Thank you, Shark.

You're very welcome, White Hare.

Thank you.

Shark.

Good job.

Let's go home.

Professor Busujima will now make the Director's rounds.

Director, my presentation was the hot topic at the conference in Kanazawa...

What's he planning to do... He didn't even make eye contact.

Don't tell me Busujima's planning to cast me aside...

Daimon Sensei!

Michiko, you should've found it sooner and done a quick surgery.

It didn't show on X-ray,

- so I couldn't help it! - You took too much time!

But Saki-chan, after she found the tile fragment,

it only took 3 minutes for her to remove it.

3 minutes?

I'm seeing you in a new light.

You don't hurt anymore?

No. Michiko and Hiromi Sensei, you're the ones who believed me.

Okay, let's put on your bunny ears.

Mai, this is cute. It really looks good on you.

Papa's here!

- Mai! - Papa!

I bet you're happy Mama made it too.

I'm surprised you got a day off. What about the Professor's research?

Huh? I skipped it.

Papa, pay attention and watch "The White Hare of Inaba," okay?

I sure will. Oh, you have to go get ready.

Okay, Mai. Let's get back in there.

Are you sure you're okay?

This is more important.

Saki-chan wasn't lying.

My sense of guilt for not

making time to see Mai for a long time could be why I made the wrong diagnosis.

That's what I thought.

Here I am, a pediatric surgeon, but

I didn't understand children's feelings.

You're too soft. You're gonna miss your chance to be a professor.

Okay, everyone. We're moving to the other room.

Good luck.

Come in.

I'm here again.

The emergency surgery the other day... Melon for you.

Here's the bill for that.

So much again...

By the way, what's this babysitting fee?

And about that Doctor X you were talking about the other day...

If there's an X, does it mean Doctor Y and Doctor Z

exist somewhere?

Are you saying you don't know?

Let's change the subject then.

10 years ago,

the one who shut down Daimon Michiko's father's clinic...

wasn't me.

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.