Sun, Dec 20, 2009
The doctor faces a dilemma and struggles with his prognosis. The friendship and professional input of two others help him make a decision. In the meantime, Saki is confronted with the reality of a marriage proposal and has to come to grips with being unable to be a nurse for Minakata. The rogue samurai disappears after taking a tumble and he is feared dead. Finally, the clan lord is unhappy with the fate of his pending marriage.
Sun, Apr 17, 2011
The time traveller has been stranded for two years now, Saki's mother is ill and Minakata requests to examine her. The patient is uninterested in her own wellness. Others are resolve to improve her nutrition and will bake for her. The magic elixir is junk food from the future. Saki herself is homeless and ostracized as she remains the subject of rumours and gossip. Her case is not helped by her own family. The land's political turmoil continues.
Sun, Dec 6, 2009
The doctor receives an invitation to the brothel where a surprise awaits him. yet despite being asked to arrive alone he has another man in tow. At the same time a fire breaks out, and remembering his earlier promise to the local thug, the doctor sets out where his ingenuity and skills are just in time and quite handy. With Saki's help the doctor tends to the patients amidst a raging fire all around, but he has left a disappointed prostitute behind all the same.
Sun, Dec 13, 2009
The prostitute is feeling a lump in her breasts and requests the doctor to examine her as she can be only be married off upon receiving a clean bill of health. In the meantime, Miki meets Nokaze and insists that they are both in love with the same man. The doctor has opted to leave Saki's house, which angers and disappoints Miki.
Sun, Nov 8, 2009
After the check-up with Oyoji, Courtesan Nokaze asks Jin to see another patient. He discovers a former courtesan in the last stages of syphilis. There is no cure, since penicillin has not yet been discovered. Jon tries to persuade the rest of the prostitutes at the brothel to accept to an examination for signs of syphilis. However, they call him a pervert and refuse. Feeling defeated for his inability to help Courtesan Nokaze, Jin suddenly recalls the first meeting with Miki. She presented him with the procedure to create penicillin. He immediately seeks the help of the staff at the Western Medicine Office and creates a penicillin factory. Even with the inconsistent results of the process, he creates an effective dose to administer to the former courtesan. Her physical appearance is healed, yet she was too far along in the illness to be saved. It continues to be a slow process to create and administer the cure to the rest of the prostitutes at Yoshiwara. Even with the discovery of penicillin, Jin still feels defeated that he could not save the one person Courtesan Nokaze asked him to. Saki surprisingly asks him if someone in the future discovered penicillin. He shares his photo with her and relays the story of how Miki educated him on creating penicillin. With Jin making so much medical history, there is uneasiness in the hierarchy of the Western Medicine Offices.
Sun, Nov 22, 2009
It is 1863. Jin recognizes that it is the beginning of the Bakumatsu period. Ryoma, (a prominent historical figure who fights for the creation of a modern government, to prevent colonization), has been sent to build a strong navy. Kiichi's mother, Tae, is severely burnt by hot oil. Jin is summoned and prepares to do a skin graft. He asks Ogata for lots of penicillin to prevent infection. Since the factory was destroyed, Yamada has been in charge of restarting the production. Ogata invites a friend, Hamaguchi, to observe the surgery. As the surgery is about to end, news comes that the factory has burned to the ground. The war between eastern and western medicine continues. Jin tries to produce penicillin on his own with little success. Like a miracle a jar of penicillin shows up for him. Tae recovers. Jin asks where the penicillin came from? A secret factory is revealed to Jin. Hamaguchi, who observed him operating, is a member of the Yamasa Family. They manufacture soy sauce. A small warehouse that used to be used to make soy sauce was converted into a penicillin factory with the funding of Hamaguchi. Ogata had sent him several letters and visits to persuade him to invest in the future of medicine. Hamaguchi also informs Jin that Ogata has a severe case of consumption. He rushes to help. Ogata allows him to examine him, only to confirm the diagnosis. Jin and Ogata have an intimate moment. Ogata asks Jin if he is from the future and if medicine brings peace to the world. Ogata dies. Ryoma sends a letter to Jin concerning his destiny. He desires to bring the faction that is pro-isolation and the one that is pro-trade and modernization as one. That inspires Jin to create a hospital that unites eastern and western medicine.