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Two hunters are after Retar, the last of the Ezo wolves, and the last living wolf in Japan. Both of these hunters have tattoos, and Sugimoto wants them for himself. It's a battle between hunters and prey in the snowy mountains of Hokkaido!

With the help of Shiraishi, Asirpa goes to rescue Sugimoto from the 7th. But the situation is dire, and Sugimoto has already been badly injured...

Sugimoto visits an Ainu village where he learns about their ways and culture. The next day he leaves in secret, where he is captured by the 7th and tortured.

Asirpa takes Sugimoto through the Hokkaido forests, where they encounter a bear in its den. Sugimoto is impressed by Asirpa's knowledge of the land. Meanwhile, another, older force is after the gold...

At last, No-Face has been found. But will he survive long enough to tell them where the gold is? And what about the traitor who's lurking in the background, waiting for the right moment to strike?

Chaos has broken loose at Abashiri. The 7th Division is shelling the prison. The prisoners are loose. Sugimoto is trapped inside. Can they find No-Face in the chaos?

At last the group makes it to Abashiri. After everything that's happened so far, it's time for them to go inside and meet No-Face...

After visiting a hot springs, the group is ambushed by a gang of blind thieves. In the darkness, the thieves, who navigate by sound, have a tremendous advantage, and the group is in deadly peril.

The group is attacked by a huge horde of locusts and split. Asirpa and Inkarmat flee to the water, where Inkarmat tells Asirpa a terrible secret.

Saichi and Asirpa head to Otaru, the largest town in the area, in seach of the tattooed prisoners. They quickly find out that they're not the only ones after the treasure. The army is looking for it too! Saichi has to face off against a deadly sniper, and a horrible cold front is setting in too...

The group meets up withTanigaki and stop at an Ainu Kotan. Private Koito returns to Lt. Tsurumi and reports on their whereabouts.

Tanigaki remembers his past as a matagi, and the story of how he came to join the 7th Divison and work for Lt. Tsurumi.

Suzukawa heads into the 7th's garrison to rescue Shiraishi. When the mission goes wrong it's up to Sugimoto to get them out.

The team is on a mission to rescue Shiraishi, who's been kidnapped by the 7th. But he's in the middle of a massive garrison, surrounded by hundreds of troops. How can they possibly sneak in...?

Hijikata, who is now temporarily allied with Sugimoto, stays behind in Yuubari to try and find clues to the fake skins. Edogai's workshop is surrounded by members of the 7th division, and they're forced to fight their way out.

Edogai succeeds in creating 6 sets of fake skins when his workshop comes under assault. He flees with Sergeant Tsukishima into the local mines, pursued by Ogata and Sugimoto.

Lt. Tsurumi visits Edogai, a taxidermist, in the town of Yuubari. He has a new plan to bring chaos to the war for the tattoo code: he's going to create fake skins that only he can detect.

The gang leaves Sapporo and visits a village where a relative of Asirpa lives. There they meet a strange fortune teller, who seems to know something about them, and about their futures...

The gang stays in a strange hotel, run by a former prisoner. This hotel has a dark secret, but even its wicked owner quickly finds herself overwhelmed when both Sugimoto's group and Ushiyama book rooms, and both Shiraishi and Ushiyama want to sleep with her!

Tanigaki is now staying in Asirpa's village, trying his best to recover and help the people who have been aiding him. But a faction of the 7th wants to split off from the Lieutenant, and they have plans for him...