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!
While Sugimoto races north by dogsled, Asirpa crosses the border with
Kiroranke into Russian territory. Kiroranke--who was once involved in
the assassination of the Russian Czar Alexander II--and the Russians,
tipped off by Tsurumi that Kiroranke was heading into their territory on
Karafuto, have set an ambush at the border. The dark pasts of Asirpa's
traveling companions are now coming to light, along with the secrets of
her own father...