Golden Kamuy Vol. 9 — Manga Raw / Buy Official

Sugimoto and Hijikata take each other's measure and, facing a common enemy, step into an uneasy alliance. As rivals both collecting tattooed skins their interests align, yet neither can let his guard down. In the Shiraishi arc, we learn how he became the famed escape king and of the woman he cannot forget, revealing the loneliness behind his carefree face. The scramble for the gold hardens into a three-way struggle among the Seventh Division, Hijikata's faction, and Sugimoto's group, and the board begins to shift loudly toward the next great clash.