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But even if it was true,

this is not the place to talk about it!

Director, as you can see, I'm perfectly healthy.

Please believe me!

Please don't cast me aside...

Daimon-kun, you've made a cancer patient

out of Torii-kun in front of everyone.

What for?

Do you want to bring him down!

It's because we don't have a moment to spare, of course.

Professor Torii,

let me operate on you.

I won't fail.

Ridiculous... Stop that nonsense.

Torii-kun, you...

It's groundless allegation. Director, everyone,

I'm sorry, but I must ask you to leave.

- I don't have much time until the conference. - Are you still talking about that?

I don't have a minute to spare on this absurd conversation.

Fine.

If you're a surgeon, you know better than anyone else that

it'll be too late unless you get operated on right now, don't you?

You don't understand at all.

Even if I had cancer as your absurd diagnosis suggests,

I won't have the surgery.

Why?

Because putting my research in medical paper and presenting it at the International

Conference is the most important thing to me.

More than your own life?

Yes, that's right.

You heard me. Get out now.

Hara-kun.

Get this analyzed right away.

Will do.

Professor Torii's CT's here, isn't it? Let me see it.

Director...

As Daimon-kun said, this is definitely hilar bile duct cancer.

Stage 3...

So please make him stop working on the International Conference

and direct him to get surgery immediately.

That's for Torii-kun to decide.

If his priority is his reputation as a medical scientist,

I can't stop him.

In other words, whether it's too late or not,

you don't give a damn?

Stop it!

I'm not that inhuman.

You may not believe it, but I'm a devout Christian.

What's that got to do with it?

The only thing you want is fame for the hospital.

Let's keep this a secret between you and me.

I'll tell her strictly to keep her mouth shut too.

From today, I want you all to stay here and help Professor with his research paper.

I know you're all busy and I'm sorry, but let's unite as Surgery Dept. 2 and

complete Professor Torii's medical paper.

Will do. If Hara Sensei insists.

- I'll help too! - Let's make the International Conference a success.

- You got that? You help too. - Why?

For now, finishing the research paper is top priority!

And in order to have Professor concentrate on getting treatment.

Daimon-kun, just this one time. It's for Professor's sake.

I'm not doing it.

- Listen, you! - Excuse me, time's up.

Michiko...

Long time no see.

It's been a long time, Hijikata Sensei.

So you're back from Cuba.

- Why are you here? - That's what I want to ask you.

Director Busujima called me over to Surgery Dept. 2 here.

What a drag...

This is the story of a lone wolf woman doctor.

Excuse me.

Professor Hijikata. We've been waiting for you.

Nice to meet you.

Well, well, Professor Hijikata. I'm glad to see you here.

The surgery took longer than expected... I'm sorry I kept you waiting.

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.

To fill the critical shortage in the medical field,

freelance, in other words 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.

Then as soon as you're done transitioning over at the main hospital,

I look forward to working with you.

- Gyoi. - Gyoi.

My pleasure.

Professor Hijikata...

Oh really? Hijikata Ikuya came?

He went to study in Chicago from Totei University Medical Office,

and became a professor of liver transplant at the age of 38.

His career is aglitter, and

on top of that, he has long legs and he's good looking.

It doesn't look good for Professor Torii.

But if Torii-san

ends up doing well at the conference in Paris,

- won't he turn things around? - Well, yeah.

If that happens, Torii-san will happily be the Surgery Chief at the main hospital.

If he fails, he'll be banished to the countryside!

Either way, the surgery chief position at the Third Hospital will open up.

Busujima wants to put Hijikata in that seat.

The rumor he's about to marry the daughter of a professor at the main hospital,

- is that true? - Reverse Cinderella.

A cumulation of ambition.

Torii-san doesn't stand a chance after all...

That's how it is.

No pep... No pep...

Michiko, you're awfully quiet tonight.

That aside, he's gonna die if he doesn't have surgery soon.

Who's gonna die?

Choosing research paper and fame over life...

Everyone's gone mad.

Ron! It's a winner!

Chu ren poto! Michiko...

♪♪～Tonight again, thank you.

- Ligation is done. - Metzen.

Autosuture.

Professor, you should take a break...

I don't have time for that.

Scalpel.

Monopolar.

Done...

Gentlemen, you've all worked hard.

- Professor, you're the one who worked hard. - You've worked hard.

How many surgeries do I have today?

Professor...

Please cancel your trip to Paris and get surgery immediately.

Don't ever treat me like an invalid.

Don't ever treat me like an invalid!

I'm sorry, I fell asleep...

Professor Torii, are you not feeling well?

No, Professor hasn't been getting much sleep and he's tired.

Is the research paper done?

All right. I can attend the International Conference.

- Professor Torii, congratulations! - Thank you.

- Congratulations. - Thank you.

Thank you. Thank you.

Professor, the day has finally come. This is from Director Busujima.

Have a safe trip!

Thank you, thank you.

I'm counting on you while I'm away.

- Yes. Have a safe trip. - I'm off then.

- Good luck. - Thank you.

Professor Torii.

- Have a safe trip. - Ah, thanks.

Thanks.

- Oh, crap! It's the Professor's missus! - His wife?

- Hide her! - Huh? Why?

Just hide her! Gee... Shiraki Sensei...

Okumura-kun, Daimon Sensei's calling for you over there.

Come with me for a minute.

- I'll miss my flight. - It won't take long.

It seems Daimon Sensei has some urgent business.

I'm here.

And I didn't ask for her.

- What's going on? - Looks like they're trying to cover you up.

Dear!

Thank goodness, I caught you in time.

You didn't have to come see me off.

A talisman. I went and got it at Minakami Shrine.

Realization of earnest wishes. Thanks.

If you fail this time, there won't be a next time.

Keep that in mind.

I'm off then.

Have a safe trip.

This is fine here.

- Take care. - Have a safe trip!

Have a safe trip.

Professor! Are you all right?

- Dear! - Are you all right?

- Move! - Daimon Sensei.

- Dear! - Stretcher!

Professor...?

Take his vitals.

Establish an IV route.

Never mind. I have to go to Paris.

You're a patient already.

Upper abdominal area CT. In 1 mm slice, three phases.

Create a 3D vascular image too.

Daimon-san. Thank you for your hard work. You may go now.

I must ask that anyone unaffiliated with the University refrain from further involvement.

Why?

Because we don't want outsiders to know the Professor's condition.

You blurt out what you're thinking, don't you?

Come on! Go. Get out!

Make sure you examine him thoroughly!

Hey.

He's dying, isn't he?

- We're running some tests now. - He's going to die, isn't he?

I don't care if he has cancer or whatever.

But...I need him to live much longer.

Our son is still in junior high. For him to attend medical school,

we need the money.

I see...

That's the situation, so

gentlemen, please act accordingly.

Yes, I understand.

I understand.

Gyoi.

We will now begin the emergency conference.

Excuse me.

Professor Torii, himself, will be attending today and

we'll report the test results and discuss surgical procedures.

Since I'm a doctor myself and I'd like to know about my condition in detail,

I'll be sitting in.

Without further ado, who would you like to be your surgeon?

Kaji-kun, please.

Please put up the image of the test results.

Cancer has not invaded the left intrahepatic bile duct or the portal vein.

Stage 2.

Condition is worsening, but removal is possible.

I see. That's a relief. I'll leave it to you.

- I'll do my very best. - Objection.

According to my diagnosis, it's no longer possible to remove it.

What are you talking about!

There's no disorder in the blood vessels or structure of the left intrahepatic bile duct.

There's no problem with the remaining liver function either.

Professor, we've determined removal is definitely possible, so

please put your mind at ease.

Is this really Professor Torii's angiography?

- Yes it is. - Of course it is.

Daimon-kun, please stop making remarks that may inflame

the patient's anxiety.

Aren't doctors obligated to tell the truth?!

Then let's hear your diagnosis, Daimon-kun.

It's already past the point of removal by general surgical procedures.

Since cirrhosis has developed, you'll need a transplant.

Otherwise, you have 6 months to live.

6 months to live...

Professor Torii. The only option we have is living donor liver transplant.

Let's begin the search for a donor at once.

Don't you have this thing called a human heart!

Given such grim prognosis,

anyone would feel hopeless and lose the will to fight the disease!

Does Professor Torii really have only 6 month to live?

So he was writing his paper until it got to that point...

Let me ask you then.

If you were in his place, do you want to be lied to and led astray?

That's...

There's no way we could tell him the truth.

We're not talking about a layman who can be deceived until the end.

Professor Torii is a scientist specializing in cancer.

Ah~... I spilled.

Come to think of it, for your first surgery,

you did an appendectomy on me, didn't you?

Huh? Did I?

Geez, have you forgotten?

You lacked surgical skills from back then...

All residents lack skill.

There's a limit as to how bad you can be.

It was a routine appendectomy, but I have a 5 cm scar.

On top of that... look at this.

It's jagged.

With a scar like this, you probably thought no one would marry me, so

you felt responsible and married me, didn't you?

What?

No... I was wondering

why you always wore high panties like that...

Well, sorry about that.

Hijikata Sensei, please shake my hand!

Where's...

Apparently, he was brought over to replace Professor Torii.

Professor Hijikata's our next Surgery Dept. 2 Chief?

No matter what the circumstances, don't you think it's too well scripted?

Yeah, being that Professor Torii's still alive...

I refuse to acknowledge the new Surgery Chief!

Professor Hijikata, this is the medical office.

I'm Hijikata, here to take Professor Torii's place while he's under medical care.

- Nice to meet you. - It's nice meeting you.

Daimon Michiko-san.

Please get together for me this week's surgery schedule and the patients' medical records.

I'm not doing it.

My working condition.

Helping out the professor...and so on,

I will not do anything that can be done without a medical license.

You haven't changed at all.

Professor, here are the surgery schedule and medical records.

Thanks.

So cool...

Hey, I thought you weren't going to acknowledge him.

Oh, come to think of it, you were on the medical staff at Totei University, right?

Then...do you know Professor Hijikata from back then?

Hey... Were you dating an elite like him?

That's hard to believe.

And then...you were ditched.

His wife's in the room and I can't get near him.

Okumura-san...

can you give half your liver to Professor?

He'll be in trouble if we don't find a donor soon.

You have to get your stomach cut, right? I can't. Besides, it sounds painful...

He won't even divorce his wife.

...I should've known.

How are you feeling?

I guess you wouldn't be feeling good...

I heard Hijikata came as the acting chief.

From the time he was my assistant,

he was good at winning the boss's favor.

In other words, it means Director Busujima has cast me aside.

More importantly, talk to your wife about the living donor liver transplant.

No...that wife of mine will never give me her liver.

Still, please ask her anyway.

I'm tired... Let me be by myself.

Professor Torii!

Are you all right...?!

Professor, don't do anything rash!

...and Takashi Torii from Japan.

Professor?

I did it... I did it!

Professor...! You did it!

Congratulations!

Good Lord. Professor Torii's research paper...

Boy, this is an unexpected achievement.

Professor Torii will be a star overnight.

Looks like I won't be wanted here even if I came.

No...

There's a big job awaiting Hijikata-kun.

A big job? What can that be?

Good day, good day.

Quiet please. Quiet...

Congratulations on the nomination.

Thank you.

- Please let us interview Professor Torii. - We'll keep it short!

Just a comment or two.

In order to complete his research paper, Professor Torii

overexerted himself, and he's currently under the weather. However,

just this once, we'll make an exception, and give permission for an interview.

Professor Torii, congratulations on your nomination for the Master Award.

Thank you, thank you.

How does it feel to be chosen as a candidate for

a world renown prestigious award?

I'm still just a candidate...

For the time being, however, I'm glad.

As a doctor, how do you feel about the fact that your own research

was recognized by the world?

Performing surgery is not my forte.

While practicing medicine, I have never been called a great doctor.

However, by the fact that this medical paper was recognized,

there's a new possibility that many patients may be saved.

Colon cancer surgery and combined scientific

therapy cross over as it relates to K-RAS genetic mutation...

This research, for which I risked everything...

Professor? Professor?

- Professor! Are you all right?! - Professor! Professor!

Professor, hang in there!

He's in a state of shock from acute circulatory collapse due to liver failure.

Epinephrine, one ampule.

Professor Torii, weren't you just suffering from fatigue?

Shut up! You're all in the way. Get out!

We're very sorry.

Good grief. At a time like this...

We'll be in trouble if you die now.

Sorry...

Get Daimon-kun here...

Get Daimon-kun here.

I'm right here. What is it?

I don't like Hijikata.

- He's the last guy I want operating on me. - What are you talking about?

What is it? Do you want to sit up?

Daimon-kun, you do the surgery...

You never fail, right?

Yes.

I'm counting on you...

Daimon-kun, what do you want, barging in like this?

Please have this processed.

Excuse me.

Director, this is from Professor Hijikata.

Daimon Sensei...

Then...I'm leaving this in your hand.

You're... Uh....?

- I'm Morimoto from Surgery Dept. 2. - Morimoto-kun...

Are you aspiring to be a researcher? Or clinical practice ?

C-clinical practice. I'm still an assistant, but

I'm hoping to be a surgeon who can perform flawless surgeries.

All right.

I'll let Professor Hijika know so that you can use a scalpel as soon as possible.

Thank you.

Wait.

Can the team of doctors at Teito Medical University

save the life of Master Award Nominee Professor Torii?

6 months to live...

That means he won't last until the award is announced.

Now that it's come to this, if we let Torii-kun die before he's awarded,

Teito Medical University's reputation will be lost.

Yeah, it's a matter of life or death for the main hospital as well.

Now, now. Put your mind at ease.

The scenario for the surgery is already in place.

However, the main character isn't Professor Torii,

but the other star.

I think I'll have you grill an abalone for me today.

Certainly.

Laparotomy by Mercedes-Benz incision.

Next, the important thing is

to carefully and quickly treat the hepatic vein.

If you let it bleed, you may end up with mass hemorrhage on your hand.

You need to be perfectly in tune with your assistant.

You're good as always...

Makes me want to do a joint surgery with Akira-san again.

That would be impossible. My medical license was revoked.

- What? - What?

Medical license...revoked?!

So? What did you do? Akira-san.

Michiko, if you want to learn from the master, don't ask useless things.

One more important thing. Remove the cancer in one lump.

And save as much of the remaining hepatic vein and blood vessels as you can.

We will now begin the open conference.

The patient is Chief of Surgery Dept. 2 at this hospital

recently chosen as a strong Master Award candidate

for his work on K-RAS genetic mutation,

Professor Torii Takashi, 48 years old.

This surgery is getting world-wide attention.

Those of you from the press, please handle it accordingly.

I'm Busujima, the director.

The donor of the liver for this surgery is

his wife, who quietly and devotedly supported Professor Torii

and his research.

I'm Torii Nanako.

And the primary surgeon is...

Professor Hijikata Ikuya.

Photographers, please come to the front.

I'm sure all of you already know this, but

Professor Hijikata is a global authority on liver transplant.

Back when I was a resident, Professor Torii

taught me surgery from the fundamentals.

I felt this surgery would give me the opportunity to repay that debt,

- and so I decided to take it on. - Wait a minute.

The primary surgeon is me.

- Daimon-kun... - She's gone mad again...

I have the Director's approval as well.

Director, is that true?

Daimon-kun, what are you talking about?

Excuse me, but... are you with the medical staff here?

No. That person there is a freelance surgeon.

But Professor Torii gave me his consent for the surgery.

I gave you the consent form, didn't I?

Like I said...what are you talking about?

Don't play dumb on me.

Professor Torii is extremely weak and his consciousness was fading.

Therefore, we asked Mrs. Torii to sign the consent form.

This is that consent form.

What's this... How can this be?

Professor Torii personally asked me to operate on him!

Isn't that right, Ma'am?

Director, where did you hide that consent form?

Answer me!

Now then, let's have Professor Hijikata

explain the surgical procedure.

Oh, before that, picture, right?

Pictures, pictures... Oh, let's have you shake hands!

Handshake, please. Mrs. Torii, handshake please!

Okay, here we go.

- Okay next. - This way please.

Hey. Did you skip the conference?

Yes.

What's the matter?

You look like a frog being watched by a snake.

- Let's go. Let's go... - Ma'am.

Professor Torii said

Hijikata was the last guy he wanted operating on him, didn't he?

- Please say something. - Ma'am, let us go!

Daimon Sensei...

I have a message from Director Busujima.

There's still some time left on your contract, but

he said you don't have to come in after today.

You mean I'm fired?

Yeah...

I'm sorry I couldn't protect you.

You really haven't changed, have you?

I'll help you find a new workplace.

Let's go eat when things settle down.

I will not eat.

Michiko!

It can't be helped.

You were always saying...

that you can't survive in the hospital if you go against the top.

- Did Daimon Sensei get fired? - Yeah.

Seeing how she went totally out of control at the open conference,

what do you expect?

That talk about Professor Torii asking Daimon Sensei to perform the surgery...

what do you think about it?

Demon made it up, of course.

That surgery freak.

She probably wanted to do the living donor liver transplant no matter what.

But...Professor Torii disliked Professor Hijikata, didn't he?

Entrusting your life to a junior you dislike...

if that was me, I'd rather die.

But the one who first found the Professor's bile duct cancer

was Daimon Sensei.

And at the first conference, she was the only one

who told Professor Torii the truth...

If you had to entrust your own life to someone,

wouldn't you set aside things like hospital attachments and career...

and entrust your life to a surgeon like her?

Morimoto-kun. Are you okay?

Are you sure you're not sick?

What's wrong? Are you running a fever?

No...it's not that...

What Daimon Sensei said is all true.

The consent form signed by Professor Torii. I definitely saw it with my own eyes.

In the Director's Office.

Is that true?

Yes.

I see. So the snake was Director Busujima.

If you want to survive here, pretend you never saw this consent form.

Isn't that what you were told? Figures.

But knowing that Director,

he probably got rid of the evidence already.

We're gonna look for it.

Kaji Sensei...

Of all the ivory towers, that was the worst, wasn't it?

I'll find you a better hospital next time, so

cheer up.

I'm sorry, at a time like this. Ron.

Chi toi dora dora.

That's cold~.

It's not here, as we expected...

I wonder if he burned it already.

Kaji Sensei...

No, I'm not doing it for Demon. I'm doing it for Professor Torii...

We know that.

But where is it...

- Are you all right? - Damn, that hurt. Put it back in place.

Found it.

It was right in front of our eyes.

Doctors, what are you doing at this late hour!

Professor Busujima will now begin the Director's rounds.

Professor Hijikawa is about to enter the operating room.

The surgery will begin on schedule at 9:00.

We invited the press to the observation room as well today.

Good morning.

Surgery on the donor by Professor Hijikata is finished.

He will be here shortly.

The graft is packed in saline and stored in ice.

Finally, huh?

Come, come. Take a good look!

The surgery built on the beautiful between teacher and student love is about to begin!

Let's begin.

We will now begin the living donor liver transplant of

Professor Torii Takashi by Professor Hijikata.

Blood pressure 104 over 60. Pulmonary artery catheter

placed in the right interior jugular vein.

Scalpel.

You there. Get out of my way.

He's my patient.

Da...Daimon-san!

It's that woman doctor again.

Director, what's going on?

Daimon-kun. Stop obstructing Professor Hijikata's surgery!

Get out of the operating room this instant!

No!

Because he's my patient.

You know that better than anyone else, don't you?

What the hell is going on?

- You're late, Morimoto. - I'm sorry!

Third Assistant. I hope you brought that.

Yes.

That?

Here it is.

It's the consent form signed by Professor Torii

when he was still conscious.

Don't tell me...

That's Professor Torii's handwriting.

- You're the primary surgeon? - Isn't that what I told you?

Director! What is the meaning of this!

Daimon Michiko...!

Director Busujima, it's always a pleasure working with you.

Melon for you. But isn't it too harsh to fire her

before the contract was up?

Here you go, everyone! A copy of the consent form! Here you go!

Here you go, Here you go!

But why...?

Why did Professor Torii

choose you, who isn't a professor or an associate professor, or a member of

the medical staff to be his primary surgeon?

Because I never fail.

Professor Hijikata. You're in the way. Will you please get out?

Unless you want to assist. Third Assistant only gets to suction though.

I'll take my leave.

Let's begin now.

We will now begin the living donor liver transplant

on Professor Torii by freelancer Daimon Michiko.

Scalpel.

Metzen.

Okay.

Get the retractor ready.

- I'm stopping the heart. - You can't do that.

- Someone stop Daimon-san! - I never fail.

Let's dissolve Surgery Department 2.

The demon doctor who weighs human lives.

Don't tell me the real Doctor X is...