"Kaji Sensei!" "Thank you." "Please rest assured." "Your kidney cancer was removed cleanly." "Recovery after laparoscopic surgery is quick, so you'll be able to walk out of here in 3 days." "We were told by other hospitals that laparoscopic surgery would be difficult." "Dad, we're lucky, aren't we?" "Kaji Sensei, thanks to you I'm alive." " Thank you." " Thank you." "I just did my job as a surgeon." "Cut." "Cut!" "Something strange just came into the picture!" "Stay out of here!" "I'm sorry." "Can we do it one more time?" "From "thanks to you I'm alive."" "What a nuisance it must be for the patient." "Forget it." "I'm running out of time too." "Just once more." "We need you to do it one more time!" "Please!" "If you insist..." "Then from that part." "It would be better if you, like..." "put a little more feeling into it." " Feeling..." " Yes." "We were told by other hospitals that laparoscopic surgery would be difficult." "Kaji Sensei, thanks to you I'm alive." "Thank you." "I just did my job as a surgeon." "He's so cool!" "Kaji-san looks even better than usual today." "He even left his gown unbuttoned..." "Director, this will bring in more outpatients." "Hospital stays are shorter with laparoscopic surgery, which improves the turnover rate, which means it's good for business." " Gyoi." " Gyoi." "We got the financing for 300 million yen." "Thanks to you I'm alive." "Thank you." "Thank you." "Recovery after laparoscopic surgery is quick, so you'll be able to walk out of here in 3 days." " Thank you." " Thank you." "Wizard of laparoscopic surgery..." ""The Super Doctor" "Wizard of Laparoscopic Surgery" "Kaji Hideki"" "Even though there are wonderful doctors like Kaji Sensei, shortage of surgeons is the hot topic these days." "What does the super doctor, Kaji Sensei, think about this issue?" "Surgeons have a tough job, with a high probability of malpractice suits." "It's definitely not an ideal working environment." "Perhaps because of that, these days there are freelance doctors throwing their weight around." "How can you trust your life to an irresponsible lot like them?" "To Kaji Sensei, what is the dignity of a doctor?" "It's whether you can find meaning in your life in saving the patients' lives." "It's not about money." "To me, surgery is priceless life work." "Alright!" "Professor, good morning." "Good morning." "Kaji-kun, it's fine to get exposure through the media, but you won't have a future as medical scientist if you don't write research papers." "That's all right." "I have no ambition whatsoever to be a professor." "If it's not about power, it must be money after all, huh?" "That's right..." "I mean, I'm not like you!" "Not at all." "I'm not quite as money hungry as you." "I told you, I'm not like you!" "Kaji Sensei's sure sensitive these days." "Yeah." "Ever since Daimon-kun came." "Freelancer should act like freelancers and quickly disappear somewhere!" "I'm off to do pancreatic cancer surgery." "I'm sure he'll continue to save more lives in the future too." "True Story!" "Super Doctor!" "Which wonderful doctor will we get to meet next time?" "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." "To fill the critical shortage in the medical field, freelance," "Sensei, thank you for everything." "Take care." "in other words lone wolf, doctors emerged." "Surgeon Daimon Michiko." "Also known as Doctor X." "Today's patient was quite overweight." "Maybe I'll skip lunch." "When you operate digging through layers and layers of fat, doesn't it make you lose appetite?" "Stamina Tontoro (fatty pork) lunch special." "Daimon Sensei, you're not affected by that kind of things, are you?" "Huh?" "Not at all." "Here you go, Tontoro Lunch Special." " Yotsuya, what's up, out of the blue?" " Just a sec." "The Singapore market's trading right now." "You haven't changed at all." "Long time no see." "I saw you on TV this morning and decided to come." "You're always busy." "What happened?" "I'm trouble." "They found it when I took the company physical." "Stage 1 cancer." " Really." "Where?" " Duodenum (first part of small intestine)." "I need to get back to work as soon as possible." " I want to have a laparoscopic surgery immediately." " Immediately?" "Every day I'm off could mean loss in hundreds of millions." "Wait just a minute." "I'm busy too." "I'm booked solid for the next month..." "Come on, please." "I'll pay as much gratuity as you want." "I don't know..." "There's a lot of patients waiting for me, but" "I can't turn my back to my classmate, can I?" "Torii-kun's Surgery Dept. 2." "I hear there's been a dramatic increase in the number of outpatients and referrals." "Yes, thank you." "Do we owe it to that super doctor who's on TV all the time?" "Well, Kaji's well known for his skill in laparoscopic surgery." "And he enjoys being in the limelight..." "Kaji Sensei has star quality, but while Professor Torii is conservative, he's also an outstanding surgeon." "Thank you." "Ah, now that you mention it, I heard you successfully performed an extremely difficult surgery the other day on the CEO of Nikaido Publishing House." "Why don't you do a presentation at the academic conference?" "Actually, that wasn't a very difficult surgery..." "How can this be...!" "It's spread more than expected..." "The artery's entangled in the tumor." "Have Daimon-kun come to Operation Room No. 1 immediately." "Move." "You're in my way." "I never fail." "As you can see, Torii-kun is very modest." "Actually, I was fortunate enough to be there to observe it, but indeed, it was a brilliant surgery." "The only thing that remains is your specialty, the research paper." "I'm looking forward to the next academic conference." "Do you know why divorce rate is so high for surgeons?" "It's easy to have affairs using duty and emergency surgeries as excuse, and there's quite a few affairs with nurses and female doctors" "Come to think of it, Kaji Hideki's divorced too." "I saw him on TV, but he's on a roll these days." "Is he really a super doctor like they say?" "Without doubt, he's a splendid laparoscopic surgeon." "He's constantly away doing demonstration surgery or whatever, so I've never seen it." "I swear, it's only the money hungry doctors who go around saying pretentious things like it's not about money and life work." "The other day, he was at a club in Ginza showing off his money and talking big to the hostesses." "Saying stuff like "In operation rooms of a university hospital, there are wads of money laying around."" " So he's that kind of a guy." " That's right." "Patients requiring difficult surgeries congregate at university hospitals, so gratuities are substantial." "Michiko, if wads of money are laying around, why don't you pick them up too?" "You haven't even paid the interest this month." "I know." "Ron!" "Daisangen Yakuman." "How are you feeling?" "I felt like an invalid as soon as I came in here and changed into pajamas." "You sound bearish." "Kaji, I'm sorry about that time." "Now, your divine hands are my only hope." "I'm counting on you." "Anyway, I'll do my best." "Don't worry." "Here." "Knock it off." "But shouldn't I give it to you before the surgery?" "They say it's not effective after the surgery." "There may be doctors like that, but" "I'm different." "All right." "After the successful surgery, then." " You were classmates at Nada High School?" " Yeah." "He's a foreign fund manager who deals with billions of yen a day." " Kaji Sensei, may I ask you a question?" " Sure." "He said he was sorry about that time." "What happened?" "Oh..." "At a class reunion a few years ago, he belittled me." "He said, no matter how hard you study, no matter how much you hone your surgical skill," "Kaji Hideki, your annual income is my 5 seconds." " What a jerk." "That's unforgivable." " But" "I think he finally realized the value of doctors when he got sick himself." "Anyway, whether he lives or dies is in my hands." " Doctors shouldn't be about money, right?" " That's right." "It's priceless life work." "But there are wads of gratuity money laying around in the operation rooms, right?" "Indeed, there are..." "What're you trying to say!" "Don't stand behind me anymore!" "Everything about you gets on my nerve!" " Kaji Sensei, please calm down." " What the hell!" "Don't mind what a freelancer says..." "Quit it!" "We will now begin this week's pre-surgery conference." "45 years old." "Yotsuya Atsushi-san." "Duodenal cancer was found during a physical exam, and he's hoping to have the surgery as soon as possible." "Since the patient came seeking my help, I will perform the surgery." "Kaji-kun, I believe your schedule is packed for some time." "For now, I've asked Hara-kun to take one surgery for me." "Oh, I see." "Stage 1 cancer of the descending part of the duodenum, 2 cm in size." "We will be performing an open abdominal surgery." "What?" "Open?" "Aren't you doing laparoscopy?" "I will continue." "That patient said loss in hundreds of millions will be incurred for every day he's off," "He was hoping to have laparoscopic surgery to cut his hospital stay short." "That's none of your business." "But I heard him say so at the cafeteria." "Is that right?" "Kaji Sensei, as I always say, compliance-wise, we must respect the patient's wishes..." "I understand that, but..." "An open abdominal surgery requires longer hospitalization, and there's the possibility the QOL may decline." " Demon-kun." " It's Daimon." "I'm well aware of that without being told by you." "Director, may I take a few minutes to educate this know-it-all freelancer?" " Go right ahead." " Thank you." "It's difficult to ascertain the location of tumors in the duodenum." "It's even difficult for me, the wizard of laparoscopic surgery to remove it." "With cancer in the early stage which has infiltrated the submucosa risk of metastasis to the lymph nodes is minimal." "Therefore, in order to avoid the excessively invasive pancreaticoduodenectomy, it's best to open the abdomen for a partial resection of the duodenum, is what I'm saying!" "If it's hard to ascertain the position, why don't you do an endoscopy too?" "If you use them simultaneously, you can do a laparoscopic surgery." "There's no way you can use both at the same time!" "Why not?" "I can do it." "I call it laparascopic/endoscopic hybrid surgery." "Is that really possible?" "If it's successful, we can present it at the next academic conference." "Really?" "That means this hospital's fame will rise even more." "Please let me do it." "Director, what do you think?" "Daimon Sensei may be able to do it." "What is wrong with you all!" "I've never seen or heard of such a reckless surgery." "The patient is a dear friend of mine." "There's no way I can entrust the patient to a freelancer of all people." "Safety comes first in surgery." "Open surgery is the best choice." "Well..." "I'd have to agree with Kaji Sensei." " Gyoi." " Gyoi." " Gyoi." " Gyoi!" "Gyoi." "We decided to go with an open abdominal surgery after all." "You're kidding, right?" "How long before I can leave then?" " 2 weeks." " No way." "That won't work for me." "I came here because you said you can do a laparoscopic surgery." "Patients should follow doctor's order." "Between 7:00 am Saturday and 8:00 am Monday." "Get everything done in that 49-hour period and get me back to work." "In 49 hours?" "You know that's impossible." "In the first place, why 49 hours?" "That 49-hour period is the only time all three major markets of London, New York, and Tokyo stop trading." "That's crazy." "You can't do it?" "That's impossible." "Then I'm going to find another hospital." "What is this about leaving the hospital?" "Wait a minute!" "Getting everything done in 49 hours is impossible no matter where you go." "I'll find a doctor who can do laparoscopic surgery." "I told you laparoscopic surgery is too dangerous." "That's what super doctors are for." " You're not a super doctor at all." " Isn't that the truth, Yotsuya-san." "Who the hell are you!" "Laparoscopic surgery is the best choice." "You can easily get out of here within 49 hours after laparoscopic surgery." "Is that true?" " It's true." " You're...?" "I'm Daimon, a surgeon." "Sensei, can you do it?" "Yes, of course." "If it was me, I can do it." "Yotsuya, she isn't one of our doctors." "She's a contracted freelance doctor." "Her experience is shady too." "Don't believe what she says!" "If she can do it, you should be able to do it too, Kaji." "Please!" "I'll never do laparoscopy on you." "Then I'll ask her to do it." "Daimon Sensei, please do it." "Leave it to me." "I never fail." "Professor!" " About the surgery tomorrow..." " Ah, I heard" "Daimon-kun is taking over that surgery." "Daimon's using the patient as a guinea pig." " Please make her stop." " Kaji-kun..." "I understand how you feel, however, it's the patient's wish..." "If he wants laparoscopic surgery that badly, you know..." "That's that, so I'd like you to be Daimon-kun's assistant." " Assistant...?" " If Kaji Sensei can attend," "I'm sure your friend will feel at ease too." "I trust you'll do it." "Kaji Sensei, do you want to go for a drink?" "I got a call from a former patient asking me to come to his bar." "I have a prior engagement." "He's taking it pretty hard." "I can't believe they're making him Daimon Sensei's assistant." "You're kidding!" "His pride must be tattered." "It just goes to show that overconfident people like him don't take to adversity very well." "If Daimon-kun successfully performs her laparascopic/endoscopic hybrid surgery and I can make a double presentation along with my K-RAS research...." "That would be a major centerpiece of the conference, wouldn't it?" "I was invited the other day to a dinner meeting with the professors from the main campus." "Maybe my time's finally come." "Sure enough, you're not the kind of person to live in obscurity in a satellite hospital." "Go for the department head position at the main hospital." " Kaji Sensei, do you come here often?" " No," " it's my first time." " It's lovely." "It must be nice." "Kaji Sensei's divorced and single, so he doesn't have to worry about being seen." "Okumura-kun..." "Mistresses have pride too." "When will you divorce your wife?" "Hm?" "Ah..." "That's, um...." "Oh, the next international conference is in Paris." "Do you want to go with me?" "Paris?" "If course I do!" "Kaji Sensei, the program you did the other day was very well received." "Really?" "I'm glad." "Announcers like you must get invited to a lot of group blind dates." "Like with IT people and fund managers." "But the only thing those guys have on their mind is money." "I think it's wonderful that you're performing surgeries no one else can do." "Then I'll ask her to do it." "Daimon Sensei, please do it." "Leave it to me." "Kaji Sensei?" "Is something wrong?" "No..." "Laparoscopy and endoscopy simultaneously?" "Don't tell me you're doing that by yourself." "That's the plan." " What?" " You fool." "You've got to be kidding." "How many arms do you think you'll need?" " There's no way you can do it." " That's impossible." "Absolutely impossible!" "Yeah, even for you, Michiko-chan, that's impossible." "I can do it." "I have arms (ude could mean arms or skill)." "Oh..." "Ron!" "I won~!" "Come on, give me the points!" "I'm on a roll today!" "Daimon Sensei, Kaji Sensei is refusing to be the assistant." "First Assistant, come to the OR immediately." " I refuse." " Why?" "Your super doctor's pride won't let you?" "Something like that." "I see..." "You're trying to sneak away." "We already started administering anesthesia." "You're the only assistant I have for this surgery!" "Come to the OR immediately!" "Is that how you ask someone for a favor!" "Kaji-kun, stop acting like a child." "Go assist Daimon-kun." "We will now being Yotsuya Atsushi-san's endoscopic and laparascopic partial resection of the duodenum." "...Seriously?" "BP in the 100's, heart rate in the 60's, normal sinus rhythm." "Professor Torii told me to record the video of this very important operation." "Scalpel." "Metzen." "It's time, finally." "If this succeeds, not only will the patient maintain his quality of life, but medically, it will be considered a valuable surgery as well..." " Hey...be quiet for a minute!" " Sorry..." "Kaneko-san!" "Indwelling trocar catheter inserted." "Scalpel." "Pean." "Elevate the head, rotate left." "Elevate the head, rotate left." "Done." "We will detach the duodenum from the surrounding area under the laparascope." "This is the critical part." "You do the rest yourself." "You're the primary surgeon, aren't you?" "Fine." "I'll do it alone." "Dissecting forceps." " This is where it starts." " Yes." "This is the laparascopic endoscopic hybrid that even Kaji Sensei couldn't do." "How in the world is she going to do it?" "Namely, "Daimon Technique."" "Oh, I named it on my own just now." "Pretty cool~!" "Daimon Sensei, what's the matter?" "Hmm." "I can't do it." " Huh?" "!" " What?" " Can't do it?" " Huh?" "I thought I could do it, but... this is impossible." "It's too late to be saying that!" "Hey!" "Oh dear..." "It's impossible like you said." " What did she say?" "!" " She's kidding, isn't she?" "I'm sorry." "You idiot!" "How can a surgeon give up in the middle of a surgery!" "Idiot!" "If you can't do it, say so before you begin!" "Daimon-san!" "Kaji Sensei, please." "You have to help me." "Please!" "Move." "I'll work the laparascope." "You mark the spot with the endoscope." "You too." "Put that camera down and get in here." " Vitals." " BP 100, heart rate 60, holding steady." "Using the endoscope, 5 mm away from the lesion, puncture with a pointed scalpel and coagulate." "So that the part to be resected can be seen from the laparascope, marks will be made." "Dissection forceps." " Tweezer." " Please hand me the tweezer." "Geez, what's gonna happen!" "What happened to the hybrid surgery?" "The Daimon Technique?" "I'll follow the marks and resect." "You tell me the position." "Down 5 mm." "Okay." "Continue right 5 mm." "Okay." "Another 5 mm to the right." "Okay." "Up 3 mm." "Okay." "Up 2 mm." "Okay." "This is nothing more than a collaborative surgery." "I can't present it at the academic conference!" "Oh, Professor?" "Professor!" "Pro..." "P-Professor!" "Extraction bag." " Can you see it?" " Yes." "It's in." "Suture done." "Yes?" "Nothing." "Oh...how long did it take?" "Surgery ended at 11:31." "Anesthesia around 12:00." "He should be fully awake by evening." "Okay." "At this rate, Yotsuya's request will be met with time to spare." "Thanks for your hard work, everyone." "Kaji Sensei." "It was an honor to observe Kaji Sensei's laparascopic surgery this close up." "It was a great learning experience." "Thank you very much." "Hey, did you plan from the beginning..." "It was a great learning experience for me too." "If Kaji Sensei wasn't there," "I don't know what I would've done." "No kidding." "I didn't know what was happening for a while there." "I'm really sorry that an inexperienced doctor like me got smart with you without knowing the greatness of your divine hands." "Well, it's okay as long as you understand." "Daimon Sensei, Professor Torii would like to see you." "What is the meaning of this after blowing all that smoke!" "Seriously..." "I've never seen or heard of a surgeon quitting in the middle of a surgery." "You're merely a freelancer after all." "How irresponsible can you be." "Anyway, it's a good thing it didn't escalate into a big problem." "Even though an open surgery was the best choice, of course." "It all worked out thanks to you, Kaji Sensei." "Don't you have anything to say?" "Are you even feeling any remorse?" "I apologize deeply." "Thanks, Kaji-kun." "If it wasn't for your experience, who knows what might have happened." "Seriously..." "I'm terribly disappointed with Daimon." "After appealing for a reckless surgery and getting the patient on her side, she had the audacity to fail..." "You're wrong." "She didn't fail." "If you'll excuse me." "Sorry for making you work on your day off again." "Is your daughter okay?" " My ex is taking care of her." " I see." "My daughter's doing" ""The White Hare of Inaba" for the upcoming parents' day." "Do you remember the story?" "Let's see...as I recall, there was a hare and a shark." "The white hare wanted to cross the water to the other shore and says to the shark, "Mr. Shark, let's compare who has a bigger family, you or me."" "Ah, I remember now." "And so the sharks line up in a row and the hare jumps across on their backs." "But when the white hare was almost there, he was so happy, he couldn't resist saying," ""You guys were fooled."" "The angry shark ripped all the hair off the white hare, and before he knew it, he was all naked." "You'd better watch out too." "Good night." "Good night..." " I want you to come with me." " Why?" " Just come." " Hey!" "Daimon Sensei and Kaji Sensei...?" "What is this..." " Just something..." " I told you before that" "I'm not doing anything that doesn't require a medical license." "Like going for a drive, or going on a worthless walk at a" " worthless romantic location." " I know." "It's something I can't talk about at the hospital." "Today's surgery went exactly as you planned, didn't it?" "You knew from the start that it was impossible to perform laparoscopy and endoscopy simultaneously, didn't you?" "What are you talking about?" "All I did was cut according to the endoscopy marks." "You made it look like I was in charge, but the truth is, you took advantage of me." "You're reading too much into it." "Don't play dumb with me!" "You may fool others, but you can't fool me." "Why did you do it?" " Tell me!" " Then you tell me." "If I had asked you from the start to help me with my surgery, would you have agreed to do it?" "Fat chance!" "You set it up so that I'd have to help you on site, didn't you?" "Then why did you make me look good in front of everyone?" "You're not getting anything in return, so why?" "Why are doctors like this?" " Especially doctors at university hospitals." " What?" "Pride and honor doesn't even amount to 10 yen." " I can't believe it." " Doctors who place themselves in scenes of life or death without getting any payback" " are the unbelievable ones." " Do you really think so?" "No way." "You'll never find a doctor like that." "There's one right here." "To me, surgery is priceless life work." "Who am I kidding~." " Are you mocking me?" " No." "Your laparascopic surgery was truly brilliant." "Getting to watch your surgery was the payback for me." "Actually...your endoscopy was quite good too." "Well thank you." "Then how about a drink to celebrate the successful surgery?" " With champagne or something." " No thank you." "Don't worry." "If something happens to the patient," "Morimoto will let me know." "Plus, I'll leave the car." "When I say I'm not doing it, I mean it!" "Damn her~." "The nerve of a freelancer!" "Professor Busujima will now make the Director's round of the surgery ward." "So what happened to that surgery you were going to present at the academic conference?" " The surgery was a success but..." " Is there a problem?" "That was just Daimon talking randomly." " Oh?" " Indeed... if Kaji-kun didn't take her place, who knows what would've happened." "Is that so." "Kaji Sensei, thank you." "You're indeed the ace of Surgery Department 2." "That was a great comeback." "Akira-san...what are you doing here?" "Just making a courtesy call." "The duodenal cancer surgery Daimon performed..." "Melon for you." "Naturally, we will charge you Overtime and special allowance." "Here's the bill." "Special allowance..." "I cannot approve such a thing..." "Wasn't that a surgery she was supposed to do by herself?" " Gyoi." " Gyoi." "She did get help from her assistant, but the primary surgeon was Daimon." "I'm glad to hear the patient was pleased as well." "I'm happy for you that you get to go home soon." "Please remember not to overexert yourself." "You're the best!" "Thanks to you, I'm able to get back to work in 49 hours." "Thank you." "The cancer was completely removed." "You're indeed a super doctor." "Yotsuya..." "I'm indebted to you for the rest of my life." "I just did what a surgeon should do." "From now on, don't just think about making money and think about your health too." "I'm sorry, but" "I have to leave for Kyoto for a demonstration surgery now." "Morimoto's taking over, so I'll leave the rest to you." "So long then." "What is it?" "You know, that...thing." "That thing you tried to give me before the surgery." "Oh, if you mean gratuity, I already gave it." "Already gave it?" "!" "The manager dropped by a little while ago for a courtesy call with a melon." " Whose manager?" " The primary surgeon's manager." "Whaat?" "!" "Wait..." "Wait a minute!" "Why, if it isn't Kaji Sensei the Super Doctor!" "I understand you're always helping Daimon out." " Give me back the money." " Excuse me?" "The gratuity from Yotsuya!" "I'm the one who did the surgery." "Speaking of money, Kaji Sensei..." "I was extremely moved when I saw you on TV the other day!" ""It's not about money." "To me, surgery is priceless life work." That comment was so very touching, I was fraught with emotion!" "Now then..." "what were we talking about?" "Never mind!" " Ah~ that felt good!" " Ah~ that was heaven!" "Michiko, you really wanted to do that surgery, huh?" " I guess." " So how was it?" "Kaji-san's laparascopic surgery." "The image of the super doctor's divine hands..." "I burned it firmly in my mind, so" "I think I can do a good job next time." "What are you going to do with all that surgical skill?" "You'd have less debt if you direct that passion towards money." "Really, huh?" "Kaji-san ended up being the primary surgeon, and they wouldn't pay you the special allowance for off-day surgery either." "What about the gratuity?" "That went to Kaji-san too." "What the heck..." "Lost out again, huh?" " Akira-san, lend me some money." "No." "Why not?" "Then give it to me!" "Okay?" "Hey..." "What are you doing?" " Hey, stop it!" " Just a little...!" "Averse to crowds, averse to authority, averse to constraints, a medical specialist's license and her self-honed skill are her only weapons." "Your payback was money after all." "Huh?" "I don't know what you mean." " Cut out the bullshit, Demon." " It's Daimon." " Demon!" "Demon!" " It's Daimon..." "Don't you think something fishy's going on with those two?" "Really, huh?" "Okay, let's begin." "Surgeon Daimon Michiko." "Also known as Doctor X." "Welcome to my shabby home." "Please make yourself at home." "Director Busujima, did Daimon mess up again?" "There's something I wanted to ask you." "What can it be?" "Do you know someone called Doctor X?" "The Doctor X who's been pulling off a number of miraculous surgeries." "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?"