"Excuse me!" "Can I see that coat?" "Look!" "Look!" "40 percent off this cashmere!" "That's a saving of 20,000 yen!" "Akira-san..." "Please give me an advance on my paycheck." " Sure." " Wow!" "You're awfully nice today." "Michiko." "Shopping is the desire to improve oneself." "Take this opportunity to heighten that desire and do all the surgeries you can and earn that money!" "Shopping is the desire to improve oneself..." "Gyoi!" " Come on!" "Let's go try them on!" " This too!" "This too!" "I'm terribly sorry." "Another customer is occupying the room at the moment." "I like it, I like it!" "I really like it!" "Ninomiya Realty President" "NINOMIYA KINYA" "It suits you very well." "I'll take everything from here to here." "In all colors!" "Ninomiya-sama, thank you as always." "I sure wish cheap people like them wouldn't wear the same brand as me." "That's what I say." "Who wants to wear the same brand as that dorky old man." "Michiko, if you don't want this, I'm buying it." "Which one?" "This?" "Not this one!" "You won't look good in it." " Let go!" " Ouch, ouch, ouch!" "Barf..." "What are you to the Professor?" "Tama-chan..." "No, no, that's not it." "You've got it all wrong." "That's not it at all." "Did you happen to buy that on sale too?" "Executive Manager, Surgery Department" "HIRUMA SHIGEKATSU" " You mean sale...as in bargain sale?" " Yes." "You're funny." "You ought to know I don't go to those things." "I got this from a patient." "It was a gift." " What're you look at?" " Nothing." "I, of all people, lost my composure." "Pardon me." "Secretary" "TERUI TAMAO" "Let's go, shall we?" "Sir, we've been waiting for you." " Ninomiya-san, is this a readmission?" " It's for recuperation, that's all." "What do you mean by recuperation?" "Mr. Ninomiya!" "How is your health?" "What's going on here!" "This is a hospital!" "Ninomiya-sama, thank you for choosing our facility once again." "Is my usual room available?" "Certainly." "We have our best special room ready for you." "How have you been feeling since?" "I'm not worried about the disease at all!" "After all, I was operated on by" "Office Manager" "KARASUMA KANEO" " the top-ranking professor." " Thank you." "Executive Manager Hiruma will be stopping by later to see you." "Too many of the same." "To think I have the pair look with those dorky old guys..." "I shouldn't have bought it!" "This thing..." "What do I do with it..." "Here." "Huh?" "Daimon Sensei..." "I don't want it anymore!" "I failed in shopping." "Instructor, Surgery Division No. 2" "KONDO SHINOBU" "Failed...?" "Executive Manager, Internal Medicine" "MABUCHI KAZUYO" "This is the story of a lone wolf woman doctor." "Surgery Department's Executive Manager Hiruma will now begin his round visit of Surgery Division No. 2" "University hospitals' medical offices were losing power, and even medical care which engages in life plunged into an era where the law of jungle prevailed." "To fill the critical shortage in the medical field, freelance - that is, lone wolf - doctors emerged." "Hey, get in line at the very end." " Hey, Daimon!" " I will not do it." "Daimon-kun, let's hear your reason." "Surgery Division No. 2, Professor" "EBINA KEI" "Answer the Executive Manager's question." " Because it's a waste of time." " Waste of time?" "These processions at university hospitals are just white elephants whose sole purpose is for incompetent doctors to flaunt their power." "The patients find them very annoying." "Well, well, Daimon-kun." "You don't seem to understand at all." "Listen carefully now." "It's precisely because our patients appreciate the brand name and organizational capability of Teito Medical University that they can rest assured and receive their treatment." "This round visit is, our way of responding to the patient's trust and expectation, expressed in the form of a ceremony, so to speak." "Gyoi." "You got it now?" "Get in the back of the line." "I will not do it." "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." "It's not too much to say that it expresses the surgeon's sincerity." "Aren't there any patients I can operate on this very minute?" "I'm getting withdrawal symptoms..." " You're an alcoholic even though you're a doctor?" " That's not it!" "My hands start shaking when I don't hold a scalpel for 3 days." "Surgery Division No. 2 Resident" "AYUKAWA TSUKASA" " Recurrence?" " Yes." "That's can't be true." "It must be some kind of a mistake." "No, it's not a mistake." "It's a recurrence of the ascending colon cancer." "That can't be...!" "Please choose your words more carefully." "He's President Ninomiya of Ninomiya Realty, you know." "That's a lie!" "I was operated on by the Teito Medical University Hospital's" " top-ranked professor!" " Yes..." "Professor Hiruma performed the surgery in January, right?" "The surgery was a great success." "He told me the cancer was completely removed!" "I gave him a hefty gratuity too." "5 million, along with a scarf!" "That's 5 million in cash!" "Is that right." "Recurrence, you say?" "!" "You've got to be kidding!" " I refuse to believe it." "Get Hiruma in here!" " Please calm down!" "Let's talk about the treatment plan after you've calmed down a little." "It's distressing..." "This is a problem." "President Ninomiya of Ninomiya Realty donates a huge sum of money to our Surgery Department every year." "He is, indeed, our most precious money tree..." "I mean, precious patient." "That's the problem..." "He's also my wife's relative." "And at a time like this..." "What rotten timing." "Just when the financially draining division chief election is right around the corner..." "I'm bored to death." "Please let me operate." " Excuse me?" " You should at least knock." "Anastomotic recurrence..." "Anastomotic Recurrence" "A recurrent tumor at the site of a prior surgical connection." "Let me operate on this." "No, that's not it..." "It's not a recurrence." "What will people think!" "No matter how you look at it, this is a recurrence, isn't it?" "Ninomiya-sama, please wait!" "Professor!" "Let go of me!" "Executive Manager is in an important meeting." "It's a lie that it recurred, isn't it?" "!" "How can it recur when you performed the surgery..." " Please tell me it's not true!" " Of course, it's not true." "Really~?" "Who told you such a thing?" "The Executive Manager of Internal Medicine." "Oh...you mean Professor Mabuchi." "She's uh..." "well, she's a pretty woman, but she, how do I say, tends to get negative at times." "She fears lawsuits from patients more than anything else..." " Then the recurrence she was talking about..." " Of course there's no such thing!" "Please don't worry." "I was there as the First Assistant, but Professor Hiruma performed the surgery perfectly." "I was the Second Assistant, but removal of the cancerous area was precise." "Recurrence is improbable." "Ninomiya-san, you heard what our surgery experts just said." "There's no mistake." "Don't worry." "Yes, of course." "Ah~ What a relief." "However, Ninomiya-san... uh...it's totally unrelated to the previous one we removed, but we found a tiny new cancer." "Let's get that removed too as soon as possible." " A new cancer?" " Yes." "It's a very, very early Stage 1." "There's no need to worry." "Of course, like the previous time, I will perform the surgery." "I see." "I'll leave everything to you." " Please..." "I'm counting on you." " Put your mind at ease." "Leave it to me." "You'll be fine." "You'll be fine." "Professor Hiruma gets pumped up over election more than surgery or anything else." "Why?" "Why, of course it's because bundles of money that he loves go flying around." "Let's just say one professor, one vote at 1 million per." "Physician Referral Agency Manager" "KANBARA AKIRA" "That's 50 million for 50!" "This side's the donation, and this side's the gratuity for Professor Hiruma." "President Ninomiya of Ninomiya Realty is Hiruma's tanimachi (sponsor)." " What's tanimachi?" " A big sturdy money tree." "That's why he has to hush up the fact that the cancer recurred." "A big sturdy money tree, huh?" "How great is that." "I want a tanimachi too!" "That would be impossible for you, Daimon-san." " You scared me..." " Jounouchi-kun, were you there?" "Freelance Anesthesiologist" "JOUNOUCHI HIROMI" "The surgery at Yasuda Memorial Hospital." "The surgeon was so slow, it went 3 hours over schedule." "Got it." "I'll charge them premium overtime." "Thanks." "Why is it impossible for me to have a tanimachi?" "You're so uncontrollable, the sponsor would get nothing in return for his investment." "Exactly!" "But it's doubtful as to whether Hiruma actually performed the surgery." "He's only in the operating room at the beginning." "He leaves the rest to his subordinates and takes off to go golfing, or to the gym, or accompanying a hostess to her club." "That's right." "The higher up they are, the less time they spend in the operating room." "That's the third one!" "The way I see it, his subordinates will try to cover up for Hiruma-san by sacrificing themselves." " Why?" "I don't get it." " If they get him under obligation to them here, he'd return the favor by letting them win in division chief and professor elections." "I'm even more confused..." "That's why only the worthless ones can rise in ranks at university hospitals." "That's right." "Jounouchi-kun, how about a game before you go?" "Sorry, but I have to pick up my kid at the extended hours childcare." "It must be rough for single mothers." " It's rough for you too, Michiko." " Why?" "I'm home!" "Oh, you're home!" "You're early today!" "Well, well." "I'm glad to see you ladies from the White Rose Society." "Executive Manager, welcome home." "White Rose Society" "Teito Medical University" "Professors' Wives Club" "Good evening!" "Please relax and enjoy yourself." "Thank you." "Wait a minute please!" "Is it true my uncle's having surgery again?" "News sure travel fast to you." "My aunt called earlier." "And guess what?" "She had the nerve to ask if the previous surgery wasn't a failure." " Of course not..." " Isn't that terrible of her?" "Hiruma's wife" "HIRUMA HANAKO" ""Who do you think my husband is!"" ""He's the Executive Manager of the Surgery Department!" "Failure isn't even possible!"" "That's what I told her clearly!" "My husband, Ebina, is always saying that Professor Hiruma is" "Teito Medical University's treasure." "My husband, too, was saying how honored he is just to be able to attend your surgery as an assistant." "Well, thank you." "Thank you very much." "Hasn't Yukako come home yet?" "She said she's having dinner with a friend." "Oh, that's right!" "Mrs. Ebina thought perhaps Kondo Sensei might be a good match for Yukako." "Kondo?" "Kondo Shinobu Sensei, who came to Surgery Division No. 2 last year." "He's tall and slender, and looks very pleasant..." "Unlike me, looks is important to Yukako." "I asked them to recommend the best looking doctor in Surgery Department." " What kind of a person is Kondo Sensei?" " It's true... he certainly is good looking." "However, he isn't a graduate of Teito Medical University." "So, well, he's a graduate of a national university in the provinces, so well... you might say he's...not on the right track." "Oh..." "Is that right." "That was ignorance on my part..." "But if he's that good-looking, I'd like to meet him." "Not as a future son-in-law, but as a feast for my eyes!" "Uh...in the wine cellar, there's a good wine your uncle gave us." "Why don't you bring that out?" "For the ladies." "On a long autumn night..." "what's with the hula dance." "Damn fools." "Hiruma-san's saying that he's going to perform the surgery himself, but" "Kondo-kun, what do you think?" "I don't think he should." "There's also the possibility of metastasis." "Once you open him, and if, by any chance, the cancer's scattered to the peritoneum, there's nothing that can be done." "Maybe I should make the surgery open to everyone and invite the Director and all the board members." "Everyone will get to see Hiruma-san self-destruct." "The Hiruma brand will collapse in an instant." "Oh, please... don't look so freaked out." "That scarf doesn't suit you." "Why don't you give it to me?" "Sure." "That freelance surgeon I brought over..." "Daimon Michiko, was that her name?" "You shouldn't take an interest in a no-brand woman like her." "Preoperative Conference" "The first case is a 65-year old male, Ninomiya Kinya-san." "He was operated for ascending colon cancer here at our hospital in January." "A tumor was found two days ago during an examination." "A 3 cm lesion on the anastomotic site of the previous surgery." "As diagnosed by Internal Medicine, recurrence is highly possible..." "You." "Don't make careless statements." "Take back what you just said." "I beg your pardon!" "Of course, I have no doubt Professor Hiruma's previous surgery was performed perfectly." "However..." "You're saying there are those in Internal Medicine who suspect recurrence, right?" "Y-yes, Sir." "It appears that way." "What is it?" "Professor Hiruma, if there's even a remote possibility of a recurrence, that's my fault." "I apologize deeply." "During the surgery in January, Professor Hiruma was called out for an urgent business and left the operating room." "I continued the surgery, but I must not have been precise enough." "I'm sure that's not it." "No, Sir!" "The resection of the cancerous area was my responsibility." "I must have made a judgment error at that time." "It's my fault!" "It's just as Akira-san predicted." "Ebina-kun, Kameyama-kun." "I appreciate your thought." "Go back to your seat." "Anyway..." "I don't mean to sound rude, but we, the Surgery Department, shouldn't be getting swayed all the time by Internal Medicine's opinion." "I, as the Executive Manager of the Surgery Department, affirm that this is not a recurrence." "However, there is a possibility that a new cancer, totally unrelated to the previous one, has developed..." "Minor build-up of fluid in the abdominal cavity..." "Fluid in the abdominal cavity?" "I'll perform the surgery." "Keep the operating room available for me." "My assistants will be Ebina-kun and" " Kameyama-kun..." " But before you do that... don't you think you should get a PET-CT done too?" "That won't be necessary." "If the exam's done and it's proven to be a recurrence, will you be inconvenienced?" "Will I be inconvenienced?" "Seriously, you always say the funniest things, Daimon-kun." "Fine." "Since you feel so strongly about it, let's add the PET-CT exam." "It's certainly not my wish to incur groundless suspicions." " Please." " Okay." "I hasten to inform you." "As a result of the PET-CT performed on the subject patient, peritoneal metastasis was detected." "Kondo" "What?" "Peritoneal metastasis was detected?" "Peritoneal metastasis" "Cancer that has spread to the tissue that lines the abdomen" " Yes." " This is bad news..." "Just as I thought." "This is a grave condition..." "If the cancer's metastasized this much, isn't a surgical approach out of the question?" "Well, well..." "Professor Mabuchi." "Together with the doctors from Internal Medicine." "Is something wrong?" "We'll treat Ninomiya Kinya-san at Internal Medicine." "Where did this come from?" "It's inoperable if it's peritoneal metastasis, isn't it?" "Whoever said that?" "At any rate, please have him transferred to Internal Medicine at once." "We can treat him, even if you can't." "You've got to be kidding." "Ninomiya-san is my patient." "You folks stay out of this." "Why?" "We're just trying help you out of your jam." "The FOLFOX treatment" "FOLFOX Treatment" "Chemotherapy treatment for colorectal cancer has been found to be effective in prolonging life for cases like this." "With this treatment, the average life expectancy of 1 year has improved to almost 2 years." "All you folks do is quote data, but you can't cure the disease!" "This treatment is extremely effective for patients who are inoperable!" "Wait just a minute..." "I make the determination as to who's operable and who's not!" "Gyoi!" "Are you seriously planning to do the surgery?" " Of course." " I'm appalled." "Professor Hiruma, aren't you just trying to protect your own Hiruma brand rather than the patient's life?" "Don't be ridiculous." "I took a careful look at the pictures at Radiology, but the area of peritoneal metastasis is spread out, and removal of the primary tumor and peritoneal metastasis is difficult." "Gyoi!" "You guys too." "Is "Gyoi, gyoi" all you can say!" "Chill out!" "Do you want to kill your precious sponsor by operating on him?" "Your career isn't the only thing that's jeopardized." "You'll be sued by his family." "Such a reckless surgery..." "Well?" "Do any of you want to do it?" "I can do it, even if no one else can." " Who the hell are you?" " I'm Daimon Michiko who never fail." "How dare a freelancer talk big like that!" "Seriously..." "You're speaking out of line!" "Casey, what can it be about?" "I wonder if Michiko caused trouble again..." "Please have a seat." "Does he want us to sit here?" "I don't think you have to, if you don't want to." "Please have some tea..." "Please don't bother." "Executive Manager Hiruma only drinks black tea." "Is our Daimon fired already?" "No, not yet, so far." "I see." "Ah~what a relief." "Does she get fired that often?" "Yes." "Once Daimon Michiko steps into the operating room, she makes a headlong plunge." "She can only keep moving forward." "She will never turn back." "It doesn't matter who stops her." "She can only see the patient's organs." "Is that why she got fired from the 3rd Satellite Hospital?" "Yes." "What can I do for you today?" "Well...as the Executive Manager of the Surgery Department at Teito Medical University Hospital," "I'm conducting a home visit of our new doctor." "I couldn't do a single surgery again today..." " What's wrong?" " It 5 o'clock." "I'm going home." "Daimon!" "Professor Hiruma is calling for you." "I will not work any overtime unless it's for surgery." "Just come with me!" "Excuse me." "Sorry to keep you waiting." "Tomorrow morning, at 8:00, we're operating on Ninomiya-san." "Don't be late." "Are you going to let me operate?" "Of course not." "You're the 4th assistant." "Phooey, just an assistant." " What do you by "Phooey", huh?" " Is that all you needed to see me for?" "Phooey~." "Professor Hiruma." "Why Daimon Sensei for 4th assistant?" "I'd like to know too." "I'm counting on you guys too tomorrow." "No matter how high risk the surgery is, we must confront it." "That's the surgeon's mission." "I can't take it anymore~!" "Cheer up." "You have surgery tomorrow, right?" "I'm 4th assistant, you know?" "I won't even get to touch a scalpel anyway." "You never know what'll happen during surgery, right?" "I know, but still..." "Shall we have a conference that we haven't had in a while?" " For tomorrow's surgery?" " Yes!" " A dancing conference." " Conference~." "You're late, 4th assistant." "I still have 5 seconds." "I'm okay." " You're too lackadaisical." " I danced too much last night and overslept." "You freelancer, just dance away the rest of your life." "Professor Hiruma's late, isn't he?" "Hey!" "That's Professor Hiruma's spot." "Move!" "4th assistant's spot is over here." "Oops, force of habit..." "Pardon me." "Shall we begin?" "We will now begin Ninomiya Kinya-san's surgery to remove the ascending colon cancer." "Scalpel." "Indeed, what a splendid handling of the scalpel." "It's brilliant." "Monopolar." " There's quite a bit of adhesion..." " Yes, there is." "Professor Hiruma looks unusually nervous today." "Is it that difficult of a surgery?" "Success rate less than 5 percent." "It's unfortunate for the patient, but I can only call it reckless." "That can't be..." "We're getting close to the primary tumor of the ascending colon." "There's a small amount of fluid in the abdominal cavity." " As I thought..." " It's small amount." "Not a problem." "This is...!" "Peritoneal metastasis on the omentum..." "OMENTUM" "Folds of the peritoneum that connect the stomach with other abdominal organs" "It's spread to several areas on the mesentery too!" "It's even scattered from the diaphragm to the lower peritoneum..." "I can't believe it's this far advanced..." "Just as I thought." "What happened?" "Did something terrible happen?" "It's worse than we expected..." "You could say it's the worst case scenario." "It means the success rate is infinitely closer to zero now." "Zero?" "!" "Zero would be a problem..." "Professor Hiruma, please do whatever you can..." "Professor Hiruma..." "The removal of peritoneal metastasis that's reached this far is... no longer possible." "I hate to say this, but it's inoperable." " No way!" " We understand." "It's unfortunate..." "What?" "Are they closing up already?" "!" "Without removing the cancer?" "That's not a smart move, is it?" "!" "That's why" "I told him to have the patient transferred to us..." "If you're going to do nothing and close up, why did you open up in the first place?" " Get out of the way." " Hey, don't shove me..." " Are you all right, Sir?" " What do you think you're doing!" "Daimon-kun, we have no choice but to transfer this patient over to Internal Medicine." "There's no other choice." "4th Assistant Daimon Michiko." "You take the responsibility to close up." "You got that?" "What?" "Even the 1st and 2nd assistants are leaving." "The flunkies are gone too." "What shall we do?" "Monopolar." "What are you planning to do?" "Along with the primary tumor, we will perform a total resection of the peritoneum." "We're removing the entire peritoneum?" "!" "That would put too much of a burden on the patient." "That's right." "Don't do it." "There's no need for you to butt in this time." "Close it up and let us handle the rest." " I can do it." " Stop it!" "Complication is highly possible, and there's a risk that he may die during surgery." "Please stop~!" "Letting him die during surgery is not good!" "I won't let him die." "I never fail." " Make sure you keep him under anesthesia." " Got it." "Monopolar." "3rd Assistant." "I'm peeling off the mesentery, so hold on here." "Got it." "Intestinal forceps." "Okay, I'm going to stop the bleeding." "Monopolar." "Here." "Total blood loss is 550." "Removing the area of recurrence." "Metzen." "Intestinal forceps." "This knot..." " What about the knot?" " I thought so." "Sure, it is.." "We'll now proceed with CHPP." "CHPP" "Bathing the abdominal cavity in warm fluid containing anticancer drugs" "Continuous hyperthermic peritoneal perfusion?" "Warm up 4 liters of saline with chemotherapeutic drug to 43 degrees." "We'll let it circulate in the abdominal cavity for an hour." "What in the world is she doing now?" "That chemotherapeutic treatment enables the drug to reach the entire abdominal area before adhesion occurs after surgery." "Furthermore, it's done at a time when there's the least amount of persisting cancer cells, so it has a big curative effect." "I see..." "That means Mr. Ninomiya will survive, right?" "Who would've thought...that she'd succeed in the total resection of the peritoneum..." "Professor Mabuchi, you brought over here, after all." "She has amazing skills." "Seriously, that was unnecessary..." "Have this sent to the lab." " Thanks for your hard work, Daimon Sensei." " Same to you." "That was a brilliant surgery." "She removed the entire peritoneum?" "!" "How in the world did she do it?" "And she did it with such speed." "It was brilliant." "Mr. Ninomiya's condition has stabilized as well." "Is that so..." "That's...good to hear." "As for the results of the pathological tests on the peritoneal metastasis section that was removed, it was a moderately differentiated adenocarcinoma, the same as the first primary tumor." "So does that mean that... during the previous surgery," "I ended up spreading the cancer...?" "Which means" "Ninomiya-san... had a recurrence?" "You can be sure that every member of Surgery Division No. 2 will carry this matter to our grave." " Gyoi." " Gyoi." "You know," "I feel truly blessed to have wonderful subordinates like you guys." "I mean it." "Professor Hiruma...!" "The Hiruma brand...will live on forever!" "Banzai!" "Banzai!" "Banzai!" "Ebina-kun... this upcoming division chief election, you can be sure I won't let you down." "Thank you, Sir!" "Banzai!" "Banzai!" "Banzai!" "Professor Hiruma, there's someone here to see you." "Oh, did I have an appointment?" "Professor Hiruma, thank you very much for engaging the services of our Daimon as 4th assistant today." "Thank you for your hard work too, Doctors." " If you'll excuse us now." " Okay." "Thanks for your hard work." "Here's a melon for you." "And a bill." "Bill..." "Hey..." "I understand about the bill, but isn't there a mistake by a couple of digits?" "It isn't a mistake." "That's insane!" "Where on earth do you find a 4th assistant who gets 3 million in compensation?" "We do at our agency." "I believe it's a reasonable price." "You get to take the credit for this last surgery." "In addition, the fee to keep quiet about the previous surgery error is also included." "Wait..." "I can't let that go unheeded." "That...what was it?" "fee to...what?" "Keep quiet about the previous error..." " That surgery was performed by my subordinates." " No, it wasn't." "Daimon told me that you, Professor Hiruma, did it until the end." "But Daimon Michiko wasn't in the operating room for that surgery." "But, she found out." "From the knots of the suture left inside Ninomiya-san's stomach." "There are various different ways to tie knots for a suture, depending on the surgeon's preference." "Male knot (square knot), female knot (double knot)." "knot that alternates between those two..." "However, Ninomiya-san's suture had female knot, female knot, female knot." "Every single ligated section all had female knots." "That's how Daimon knew for sure." "I thought so." "Sure, it is.." "I understand you're skilled at cutting, but not so proficient when it comes to tying knots." "You... you'd better stop making insulting remarks." "Either that or, you must really like tying female knots." "Please accept the melon and the bill." "Now, the Hiruma brand will be preserved." "Banzai!" "Banzai!" "Banzai!" "If you'll excuse me." "Michiko!" "You must've worked hard." "We all get hungry after surgeries, don't we?" "Sure do." "I can't decide between anko and cream..." " Oji-san!" " Welcome." "Give me one each of anko and cream." "Akira-san, I love you~!" "Thank you." " Here you go~." " Thanks." "But that Hiruma's quite the sly old fox." "He knew that you never turn back once you step into the operating room, and took advantage of you." "If it came down to it, he was planning to get out and put the blame on you." " No way." " If it succeeds, he takes the credit." "If something goes wrong, he was going to put the blame you and cut you off." "I just know he's that kind of a guy." "But I feel good today." "Thanks to Akira-san's dancing conference," "I got to do a super good surgery!" "Thanks~." "Michiko...what a good surgeon you are..." "It was my mistake asking you to come here." "You're not running the way I tell you to." "I'm not a horse but a surgeon." "You may go wherever now." "If they won't let you operate, there's no sense hanging around here, is there?" " Does that mean I'm fired?" " Yes." "I brought you here, so I'll fire you too." "Plus, my leg's coming along just fine." "You have good skills... it's too bad." "The cancer had spread much more than we expected, making the surgery extremely difficult." "However, Professor Hiruma removed it completely, 100 percent." "Mr. Ninomiya, you're a very special friend to me." "I want you to live a very long life..." "You saved my life twice..." "I'm truly grateful to you." "Hey, Saeki." "Bring me that." "Is this it?" " Yeah." " Oh, please..." "Please don't go to the trouble for me." "Not at all." "It's my token of my gratitude." "Please accept it." "Gratitude, is it?" "I guess it would be rude to turn down your feeling of gratitude." "Then I shall presume upon your kindness." "I know you have great taste..." "What do I have here?" "Ah~ This is lovely..." "I got a red scarf." "This feels wonderful to the touch..." "Ah~ It's sure warm." "Excuse me." " What are you doing here, all of a sudden?" " You've got to remember to knock first..." "I was worried about his postoperative progress." "Postoperative progress?" "Have I met this lady doctor somewhere..." "Are you talking about me?" "During the surgery, I..." " Daimon!" " Shut up!" "I'm not important enough to introduce myself, but" "I'm Daimon, the 4th assistant." "Yes, that's what you are." "That's it, you're the 4th assistant." "She's our new doctor." "I'm terribly sorry." "I don't know what made us all yell suddenly like that..." "Daimon-kun." "Let's have a short meeting later." "I'll make it worth your while." "Daimon-kun, what's your objective?" "Earlier, I was terminated by Professor Mabuchi." "Oh, is that right." "Then I'll revoke that." "I'll hire you." "So, what do you hope to gain from working here?" "Social status?" "Fame?" "Money?" " All of the above?" " I don't need any of them." " Then what?" " Number of surgeries." " Number of surgeries?" " Let me perform as many surgeries as possible." "Okay." "Then operate to your heart's content." "I will not serve as her assistant." " I will not either." " I will not either." "What to do..." "No one wants to be your assistant." "You'll do, then." "No one wants to do it." "When Daimon-kun does surgeries, can you be her assistant?" "Certainly." "Then Daimon-kun, starting today, you'll be immersed in surgeries." " Good luck." " That's just what I want." "Oh, that's right!" "Should you, by any chance, make a mistake, we will not get involved at all." "Keep that in mind." "But I never fail." "Did you hear that?" "She says she never fails." "She says she never fails..." "Daimon Sensei, I look forward to working with you." "We will now begin the surgery to remove the descending colon." "Scalpel." "Averse to crowds, 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."