A tale of high adventure and survival!
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!
With Asirpa unaware that Sugimoto is still alive, she heads farther
north into Karafuto with Kiroranke, Ogata and Shiraishi. Back in
Hokkaido, Hijikata follows up on information he discovered inside
Abashiri prison, leading him to a former assassin. Meanwhile,
Sugimoto and his party, desperate to find Asirpa, come upon a traveling
circus whose ringmaster might be able to help. But to secure his aid
will Sugimoto have to **kill himself?
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