Synopsis

Under the guise of anonymity, Suzukawa tries to offer a bribe to the Seventh Division for Shiraishi’s release. His attempt ends in death, thwarted by Second Lieutenant Koito Otonoshi, who intervened on Tsurumi’s orders. Sugimoto, accompanied by Asirpa, Ogata, and Shiraishi, flees aboard an experimental hydrogen airship. They are pursued relentlessly by Koito. Managing to dislodge him from the vessel, the group escapes the Seventh Division by traversing the rugged peaks of the Daisetsuzan mountai