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!
Captured by renegade soldiers from the 7th Division, Sugimoto's life now
rests in the hands of Asirpa and "Escape King" Shiraishi, who must work
together to save him. Meanwhile, Sugimoto's list of enemies continues to
grow. Hijikata, the former leader of the legendary Shinsengumi,
intensifies his own search for the hidden Ainu gold, and another
adversary teams up with an expert hunter--who knows the wilderness of
Hokkaido at least as well as Asirpa--to track Sugimoto down!