Fragile (フラジャイル)

What kind of doctor do you want to be?

A doctor who, despite having unmatched skill, knows nothing of their patients' feelings?

Or perhaps...

A doctor who, despite not being the best, knows everything about how their patients are?

Good morning!

Don't fuck with me.

Just how stupid can you get, huh?

Scary...

Read my report with your eyes this time.

Didn't I tell you?

The department believes it's a B-cell lyphoma.

You already did an FCM,

T/N: A form of chemotherapy.

so don't do a needle biopsy.

You have to work on the unsecured lymph nodes.

Understand?

It's only morning and you're this angry?

Good morning!

Morning!

I don't think he tries to make people hate him on purpose.

Morii-kun, can I have a coffee?

Of course.

He doesn't seem to really care much about people liking him, does he?

Could it be anything else?

I'm the Pathology Department's only friend.

That's true...

Starting today, you'll make diagnoses of your own.

Right! So...

How am I supposed to go about asking you to check it?

Huh?

I won't be checking shit.

When you say "I won't"...

You mean you won't look at my work, right?

It's a serious pain is why.

I'm sorry?

Hold on, um, Morii-san?

He's joking, isn't he?

It'll kill our reputation, you know?

If you have people thinking we've got less than a 100% success rate.

He looks pretty serious.

But, look--

I know I haven't gotten any official passing scores, but...

I know I can get 60% right so far!

30%, actually.

In that case...

I can't make any diagnoses without you checking first, Dr. Kishi!

And the anxiety begins!

I felt the same way.

You know, the first time I cut a person open and all.

Exactly, Dr. Hosoki!

I did get 100% right from the start, though!

You're supposed to examine 'em closely.

To make sure the patient doesn't die and shit.

That's not what I...

Hold on there! Hey--

Ow!

Oh, that hurt...!

Morii-kun, your coffee never fails to taste incredible.

I told you, it's because the one who makes the coffee is the coffee maker.

Say!

It shouldn't be possible for an untrained and unlicensed pathologist to get a share of the work, right?

Come on, you have to think positive!

And have faith in life.

A brilliant lesson, Morii-kun!

I just can't believe him!

Isn't he, himself, the only one he trusts completely?

It's so much trouble--please give me another mentor for this!

You know there's no point in struggling, right?

Dr. Nakanishi?

Is there anything proving whether it's a carcinoid or an adenoma?

First of all,

it's covered in your typical hemispherical layer of mucus.

Furthermore,

the blood vessels seem to have a yellow tone.

We ought to treat this carefully.

For the patient, yes?

Yes, sir.

I'm sorry I got so angry.

Don't worry.

Does it hurt?

A lot?

What happened?

She'll have an endoscopy on her large intestine.

Since you can't move, would you like me to call your doctor?

No thank you, I'll be fine.

I'll walk.

You should get back to work.

But...

I promise I'll be fine.

In that case, I'll take you to where you can be registered.

Thank you very much.

Your name is Yukiko Shirane?

Yes.

Call me when you leave.

I'll pick you up.

I told you I'll be all right.

Stay safe, okay?

I'll leave it to you, then.

Of course.

Right this way.

Sorry for the trouble.

No, don't worry!

Your husband sure is sweet, isn't he?

Shinji Kubo, 41 years old.

We suspect him to have ulcerative colitis.

T/N: It causes inflammation and ulcers in the colon.

His physical symptoms are very mild,

so we suspect it won't affect his daily lifestyle too much.

After checking how the ulcers formed and spread,

we discharged him and prescribed medication.

Here's my opinion.

Endoscopies are fine and all, but

at this stage we can't say anything for sure, can we?

Dr. Kishi...

You have a point, but...

"No matter how you look at it, there's no reason to keep the patient here!", right?

He's right.

How was it that ulcerative colitis was decided so prematurely at this stage?

Of course,

I can't deny everyone's beliefs.

However,

I believe we should consider a wider range of possible diseases.

Don't you think so?

Dr. Kishi?

It's your usual case of labelling.

Well...

It's not unusual for doctors to make mistakes.

Usually when something is decided, no-one else tries to question it.

When the symptoms are mild, the case is treated mildly, too.

Anyone else would do the same thing.

In emergencies like these.

I wonder why that's true?

They're always trying to pass the work to someone else.

It really is troublesome.

Who is that guy?

That's Dr. Nakanishi from Gastroenterology.

He seems like a good doctor.

At this morning's conference, his and Dr. Kishi's feelings were totally in sync.

Him and Dr. Kishi?

Dr. Kishi made his usual comments,

but this is the first time I've seen a conference end well!

That being said, there's this patient...

Her name is Yukiko Shirane.

She had an endoscopy today.

Shirane?

She has stomach pain, fever, and general discomfort.

And blood in her stool, too.

Both her CRP and ESR tests show positive results.

T/N: These tests show proof of inflammation.

What're your first suspicions for the problem, Dr. Kishi?

Beats me.

Ain't seen her with my own eyes, after all.

If you'll ask me...

Well, I suppose...

Bacterial gastroenteritis...

Amoebiasis... ulcerative colitis...

Crohn's disease... diverticulitis...

Maybe lymphoma, or colon cancer...

It's one of those.

Have you thought of any diseases?

Nah, man, I got nothin'.

You really are good at what you do.

Pathology isn't nearly as specific.

He doesn't mean a word he says, does he?

You don't have to be so humble.

I've heard a lot about you, Doctor.

I get a bad rap, don't I?

As far as my lack of morals go.

Shirane-san...

I believe there's something in her ileocecal valve.

T/N: A sphincter muscle valve that separates the small intestine and the large intestine.

I'm the one in charge of her case, so

do you maybe have any Kishi-style advice for me to go off on?

Even if we have to break the hospital rules...

You and I would make a perfect team.

That's reassuring.

Let's have a good relationship, yeah?

'cause as far as doctors who do their jobs go,

there aren't a lot.

Isn't this great!?

You've finally got another friend among the doctors, Dr. Kishi!

Not only is Dr. Nakanishi the ace of Gastroenterology, but he seems to be a great guy!

I think if you stayed friends with him, our reputation would do better, too.

Hey, how's your work going?

I figured out all of these.

This is all you did?

Yeah.

How long does it take you to finish one frame?

I've been doing this as carefully as I can!

If anything happened to the patients it'd be a big problem!

Do we do overtime again?

No better time than overitme.

Morii-kun? Coffee.

Please get it yourself.

Now, we'll have a look at your intestines and take some tissues.

All right.

If you'll please...

If it's too much, let me know.

Yes.

Let's perform a biopsy.