Synopsis

Tanigaki, a skilled Matagi, evaded his pursuers with practiced ease, employing the techniques of a hunter and trapper. The arrival of Tsurumi brought a brutal turn; he forced Nikaidō to name the traitors within the 7th, severing Nikaidō’s ear as leverage. Ogata, however, managed to slip away. Meanwhile, Shiraishi plunged into a river and was seized by a colossal huchen, but was rescued by Kiroranke, a man who had once been a friend of Asirpa’s father. Kiroranke revealed the truth: Asirpa's fathe