Synopsis

Tanigaki relayed to Asirpa the deteriorating condition of Huci, though she expressed a desire to press on with their search for gold. They were accompanied by Nihei’s dog, Ryu, who had tracked the scent of his former master's weapon – now carried by Tanigaki. Separately, Tsurumi revealed to Koito the truth surrounding the death of Lieutenant General Kōjirō Hanazawa, the former commander of the 7th. Hanazawa had deserted Ogata, his illegitimate son, leaving his mother consumed by anxiety. Ogata,