Johan begins his story of what happened and what he saw after he was taken from the apartment under the three frogs sign. He witnessed the death of forty-two people in the room at the mansion, leaving Franz Bonaparta as the sole survivor. The story takes a turn when the…

This volume begins with how Martin met Tenma before the mysterious incident which severely injured him, as told at the end of the previous book. Initially, Martin hates Tenma, but after answering a series of questions about Eva, he realises that Eva is in danger and rushes to rescue her.…

While Suk is in the hospital, two detectives inform him that his name has been cleared of Detective Zeman's and other officers' murder. They received a confession letter about the details of the murders. Gunter Milch committed a series of robberies in 1988. He was recaptured for various robberies after…

Tenma learns from a resident that ten years ago, a woman with twins lived in an old apartment house in downtown Prague above a sign with three frogs. The neighbours also tell him about the Czech secret police and a suspicious fire. Meanwhile, Suk reveals his investigation details to a…

Dr Reichwein finally gets the chance to tell Schuwald about Johan's background and the plan to isolate Schuwald by killing all the people around him. Schuwald seems unmoved but feels proud of how Johan will become what he wants to be. While Tenma is waiting for his target in the…

This volume begins with Richard, a former police officer receiving counselling sessions due to alcoholism. His alcohol issue had caused him to lose his job and be separated from his family. He is currently working as a private investigator and investigating Karl Neuman, who claimed himself as the son of…

Tenma is seeking advice from his former classmate Dr Rudi Gillen, a psychoanalyst specialising in criminal psychology. Tenma wants to know whether Johan has multiple personalities, as he claims he is. Rudi, who has always been jealous of Tenma's success since their university time, secretly concludes that Tenma is a…

The story begins with the introduction of a new character - Otto Heckel. Otto is a cat burglar and bumps into Tenma when Tenma is investigating the Springer murders. Otto suggests becoming Tenma's manager and making Tenma a famous doctor in the underworld. When they found the killer of the…

Dusseldorf, Germany 1986. Germany is still divided into two parts. Dr Kenzo Tenma is a successful neurosurgeon at Eisler Memorial Hospital. He had just performed a successful operation on a famous opera singer, but the credit was taken by the director during the press conference. Later he found out that…