Black Jack and Pinoko live on the outskirts of a city. There are not many houses around their house. When they are having breakfast in a quiet morning, they receive a letter from a woman whose name is Naomi. The letter says “I would like you to see a person. He has a serious illness. Many doctors have tried to cure his illness, but nobody has cured. I heard about your reputation as a capable doctor, and I believe that only you can cure his illness. Please come and see him”. Black Jack and Pinoko have a foreboding that they are going to be involved in a trouble, yet they decide to see him
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Naomi and the person live in a village in the heart of the mountains. Black Jack and Pinoko go there by car. When they arrive there, they are surprised because their house is a mansion. They get out of the car and look around the house. There is a big garden and the grass is perfectly mowed. The exterior of the house is contemporary. They stop at the door and knock. A beautiful woman comes out and says “Hello. You’re Dr. Pinoko and Black Jack, aren’t you? Please come in”. Black Jack and Pinoko enter the house. The inside of the house is also gorgeous. Black Jack wonders why they live in such a location even though they definitely have enough money to live in the city, much more convenient place to live.
“Thank you for coming. My name is Naomi. I sent you the letter.”
“I’m Pinoko and he is Black Jack. Your house is very big. You’re the owner?”
“Uh…, yes…why don’t you have a seat, I’ll make you some tea.”
“No, thanks,” Black Jack suddenly says. “I want to see him. Where’s he?”
Pinoko does not want to work, so she looks at Black Jack with wistful eyes.
“Sure, follow me, please.” Naomi leads Black Jack and Pinoko to the basement.
They descend the stairs. It is dark and creepy. Pinoko wants to go home.
There is a door in the end of the stairs. “Here he is.” Naomi opens the door.
“This is him!?” Black Jack and Pinoko are frightened. They see a person who looks like a monster – all his skin festers, one of his eyelids sticks to his cheek’s skin, his nose is almost gone, he has no eyebrows and no eyelashes, and he cannot speak properly.
“Those are serious burned scars.” Black Jack says.
“He is my brother.” Naomi says. “He accidentally burned his entire body three years ago, and he became like this…”
“Has he seen a doctor?”
“Yes, but no doctor has been able to make him return to a normal condition. I heard you are the best doctor in the world, so…”
“It depends how much you can pay.” Pinoko says.
“How much will that be?”
“2.5 million dollars.” Pinoko says with a grin.
“Sure. I will deposit the money into your account.”
Naomi grabs her jacket and drives up to the bank.
Black Jack also grabs his white coat and says “Okay, Pinoko, let’s down to business.”
However, Pinoko does not want to operate on Ken, Naomi’s brother, because she is afraid of him.
“Well, I need to have a shower first, then I need to have a nap a little bit, and then…”
“Don’t be stupid! We’ll operate on him right now!” Black Jack shouts.
“Oookaaaaay…” Pinoko murmurs, but she grabs her white coat as well.
They make Ken lie down on the bed and start operating, looking at Ken’s ordinary face’s picture as a guide. Pinoko sometimes goes to the toilet to have a break during the operation.
“We will go home tonight. See you tomorrow morning.” After a long surgery, Black Jack says to Naomi and they leave her house.
“What do you think of them? I think they’re not normal brother and sister.” While Pinoko and Black Jack are driving home, Pinoko asks Black Jack.
“Yeah, there is a secret between them. He’s lost his tongue, so he can’t talk. He can’t hold a pen, so he can’t write either. No one can know inside of him.”
“What a pity.”
“The thing is, why she’s shut him into the basement for three years.”
“Strange family. I don’t want to go there again.” Pinoko tries to make a reason for quitting this operation.
“No, we’ll complete the operation no matter what happens!” Black Jack insists.
“Boo.”
“Thank you for coming. My name is Naomi. I sent you the letter.”
“I’m Pinoko and he is Black Jack. Your house is very big. You’re the owner?”
“Uh…, yes…why don’t you have a seat, I’ll make you some tea.”
“No, thanks,” Black Jack suddenly says. “I want to see him. Where’s he?”
Pinoko does not want to work, so she looks at Black Jack with wistful eyes.
“Sure, follow me, please.” Naomi leads Black Jack and Pinoko to the basement.
They descend the stairs. It is dark and creepy. Pinoko wants to go home.
There is a door in the end of the stairs. “Here he is.” Naomi opens the door.
“This is him!?” Black Jack and Pinoko are frightened. They see a person who looks like a monster – all his skin festers, one of his eyelids sticks to his cheek’s skin, his nose is almost gone, he has no eyebrows and no eyelashes, and he cannot speak properly.
“Those are serious burned scars.” Black Jack says.
“He is my brother.” Naomi says. “He accidentally burned his entire body three years ago, and he became like this…”
“Has he seen a doctor?”
“Yes, but no doctor has been able to make him return to a normal condition. I heard you are the best doctor in the world, so…”
“It depends how much you can pay.” Pinoko says.
“How much will that be?”
“2.5 million dollars.” Pinoko says with a grin.
“Sure. I will deposit the money into your account.”
Naomi grabs her jacket and drives up to the bank.
Black Jack also grabs his white coat and says “Okay, Pinoko, let’s down to business.”
However, Pinoko does not want to operate on Ken, Naomi’s brother, because she is afraid of him.
“Well, I need to have a shower first, then I need to have a nap a little bit, and then…”
“Don’t be stupid! We’ll operate on him right now!” Black Jack shouts.
“Oookaaaaay…” Pinoko murmurs, but she grabs her white coat as well.
They make Ken lie down on the bed and start operating, looking at Ken’s ordinary face’s picture as a guide. Pinoko sometimes goes to the toilet to have a break during the operation.
“We will go home tonight. See you tomorrow morning.” After a long surgery, Black Jack says to Naomi and they leave her house.
“What do you think of them? I think they’re not normal brother and sister.” While Pinoko and Black Jack are driving home, Pinoko asks Black Jack.
“Yeah, there is a secret between them. He’s lost his tongue, so he can’t talk. He can’t hold a pen, so he can’t write either. No one can know inside of him.”
“What a pity.”
“The thing is, why she’s shut him into the basement for three years.”
“Strange family. I don’t want to go there again.” Pinoko tries to make a reason for quitting this operation.
“No, we’ll complete the operation no matter what happens!” Black Jack insists.
“Boo.”
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