"In the early twentieth century, Russo-Japanese War veteran Saichi Sugimoto searches the wilderness of Hokkaido for a hoard of hidden gold. With only a cryptic map and a native Ainu girl to help him, Saichi must also deal with every murderous cutthroat, bandit and rogue who knows about the treasure! After the chaos at the Sapporo Brewery, all of the rival factions have come away with the knowledge they need to finally solve the coded tattooed skins....

"Lieutenant Tsurumi's men begin their all-out assault on the Goryokaku Fortress under the cover of naval bombardment. Hijikata still has some tricks up his sleeve and an old cannon provides needed support. But now, getting Asirpa and the deed for the Ainu land out of the fortress and to safety is the goal. In this battle, scores will be settled and old enemies will come face-to-face. Although often at odds, Hijikata and Sugimoto will find themselves...

"In the early twentieth century, Russo-Japanese War veteran Saichi Sugimoto searches the wilderness of Hokkaido for a hoard of hidden gold. With only a cryptic map and a native Ainu girl to help him, Saichi must also deal with every murderous cutthroat, bandit and rogue who knows about the treasure!... After the chaos at Abashiri prison, Asirpa, Shiraishi and Kiroanke head for Karafuto, unaware that Kiroranke has betrayed them for his own goals. The...

Asirpa finally comes face-to-face with the past in Alexandrovskaya Prison, where she meets Sofya, the woman who once fought the Russian Empire alongside Wilk, Asirpa's father. Will this encounter trigger Asirpa's memories? Sugimoto's party also closes in, and he's got a score to settle with Ogata. The pursuit leads into the frozen tundra, where a longstanding grudge will finally be settled, and the stains of violence will disappear under the falling...

The search for the tattooed convicts leads Sugimoto, Asirpa, and Shiraishi to the infamous Botaro the Pirate, a man with nearly superhuman swimming abilities. Tracking him down will test Sugimoto's claim of immortality! Meanwhile, a serial killer stalks the back alleys of Sapporo, but is he another escapee from Abashiri prison, or someone else? The murders attract the attention of Lieutenant Tsurumi and Hijikata, and a deadly confrontation is building,...

"Sugimoto and Asirpa finally come face to face with Noppera-bo inside Abashiri prison, but as Asirpa looks into his eyes she realizes he is not her father! In the rush to escape, Anji Toni makes off with Asirpa, leaving Sugimoto and Shiraishi trapped inside, with Hijikata also set to betray them. Making matters worse, they're all caught between Warden Inudo and his guards, and Lieutenant Tsurumi's gunboat fleet on the river. With so much serious firepower...

If the hidden Ainu gold can ever be found, will it be worth the price paid for it in the lives lost and ruined? Who really murdered the Ainu for their treasure? With Kiroranke dead, Ogata may have some answers, but after the confrontation on the ice of the Mamiya Strait, he needs medical attention. the lure of the gold still calls to Hijikata and his men, and Tsurumi and the hrogue soldiers of the 7th Division are far from giving up -- if they can't...

After escaping the battle with Lieutenant Tsurumi's forces at Goryokaku, Sugimoto, Aspira, Hijikata, and their comrades board a train headed for Hakodate- but the train is loaded with Tsurumi's 7th Division troops!