Huci's probably harvesting grain right now.
The flocks of wild geese in the skies
are a sign that the salmon which bring us treasure are coming up the river.
We call the salmon "Kamuycep," "the fish of the gods."
Or "sipe," "real food."
Sugimoto, get that for me.
It's kutci. Kiwi berries.
This kutci is great, Asirpa-san.
It's so sweet.
If you eat too much kutci, your anus starts to itch.
So eat a lot, Sugimoto.
The Ainu of the east call wild strawberries "salmon strawberries,"
because when they turn red, it's time for the salmon to come up the river.
The Ainu look forward to the salmon every year, huh?
Look, Sugimoto. A bear made that with their claws.
At this time of year, bears eat nothing but kiwi berries,
so sometimes their meat will taste like kutci, too.
You really know a lot, Asirpa-san.
My aca taught me everything.
About the mountains,
the Ainu... Everything.
Sugimoto...
I'm scared.
If the Nopperabo who killed the Ainu and stole their gold is my father...
What do I do then?
Abashiri Prison
Asirpa-san, we've come so far that you have to meet him.
No matter what happens, I'm with you until the end.
Golden Kamuy
Episode Twenty-Two On the Night of the New Moon
Abashiri Prison is surrounded by mountains.
There are several dozen posts with armed guards.
It's particularly well-guarded on the sides with mountains,
because that's where the prisoners are kept.
They're not just worried about escapes.
They're worried about people coming to take Nopperabo.
Which means we need to go through the wall on the Abashiri side,
where it's less well-guarded.
Here.
We can only pull this plan off now, while the salmon are spawning.
We'll use an Ainu hut to hide the tunnel entrance.
You can't build this here!
Somebody's here.
Take this thing down!
You don't need to build it here, do you?
So you want even more salmon?
What do you mean?
We made a deal. Three salmon a day in exchange for the right to fish here.
Ask those guards.
You guys were taking bribes?
We want five.
Or you take that down. Got it?
We'd be better off letting the foxes get them!
Chief Kadokura, make sure you don't tell Warden Inudou.
Of course, you idiot.
Salmon used to be the Ainu's primary food source.
Huci's 13th Younger Sister
In years when there were very few salmon, people starved.
That's why we use every part of the salmon.
Chop off the head,
then cut out the cartilage, called "hizu," in the middle of the upper jaw.
There's a dish you can make with it.
Sugimoto, do you know what it is?
Don't tell me... No way! Is it what I think it is?
Chitatap!
Did you hear that? Chitatap!
"Chitatap" originally just referred to the kind made from salmon.
So it's the chitatap of all chitataps!
Ow! Stop grabbing me!
You make chitatap from the gills and hizu.
The more you mince it, the better it gets.
Chitatap, chitatap, chitatap, chitatap, chitatap, chitatap...
Can I use this to make chitatap?
Chitatap. Chitatap. Chitatap.
Ogata...
Everybody else is saying chitatap.
If you're not willing to say it for real chitatap,
when will you say it?
I wanted everyone to come together.
Chitatap.
He said it!
Did you hear that? Ogata just said "chitatap"!
You didn't hear it?!
This is "chiporosayo," salmon roe in porridge.
This is "cipor rataskep," crushed potatoes mixed with roe.
It's soft and easy to chew!
So this is real "chitatap," huh?
We just caught the fish, so it doesn't smell strong at all.
Hinna, hinna!
The skewered fish is nice and fatty, too.
Inkarmat-san, was it?
You got a man?
Hey!
Here.
What are you doing, Cikapasi?
If a girl goes to boy's house and makes him a meal,
and he eats half of it and gives it back,
then she eats the rest,
that makes them betrothed.
An Ainu proposal, basically?
Why not be a real family?
I like it! Hot!
Cikapasi, give that back.
Oh, it was still delicate, huh?
Tanigaki Nispa...
You were watching Abashiri Prison from the other side of the river.
You say you don't think Nopperabo is Wilk.
But you came all the way here because a part of you hopes he is, right?
You're right.
I wandered alone as an orphan until I met him in Otaru.
The time I spent with him was too beautiful.
It still has a hold on me.
But my fortune-telling said we'll never meet again.
Every time another of my fortunes came true, my desire to see him only grew.
And then I heard of his death.
It was impossible. The reason I was never going to see him again was my own death.
That's what my fortune-telling said.
But when I looked into his death,
I met Lt. Tsurumi, who said he had his belongings.
Wilk was dead. And the Nopperabo in the prison knew the location of the gold,
and was working with Kiroranke.
That's what he said.
For a while, I was satisfied that maybe my fortune-telling wasn't always right.
But when I was drowning in the lake, I felt it.
I truly was destined to die then.
But you changed the fate my fortune-telling laid out for me.
Fate can be changed, I learned!
You may not understand this,
but for the moment, I have hope that I can see Wilk again.
But it's not a desire to see someone I love.
It's because I want to free myself from my past.
I want to go into the future with you, Tanigaki Nispa!
I still have a job of my own... To bring Asirpa back to Huci.
When the time comes, I'll give you that half-eaten bowl of food.
He's eating Tanigaki Nispa's food!
A few days later
Hey, Kiroranke.
Where does this come out? Is this really okay?
We dug the distance Hijikata Toshizou told us to.
We have to believe him.
I sure as hell hope we don't poke our heads out into the guards' tavern.
Welcome.
Just as planned.
Where are we?
My lodgings.
Warden Inudou's orders are that Nopperabo be moved to a different cell every day.
But I can tell you exactly where he'll be moved.
On the night of the next full moon, Nopperabo will be moved here,
to Cell #66 in Building 4.
If we break in, get Asirpa-chan in front of Nopperabo,
and leave without a trace, we win.
If we fail, they'll find the tunnel and Kadokura will be a wanted man.
If that happens, I'll follow you, Hijikata-san.
Before he died, my father fought with you on the side of the old shogunate.
He'd be happy to see me follow you.
If Nopperabo is Asirpa-chan's father, will it be hard to get him out?
He's had one of his Achilles tendons cut, so it will be very hard,
but not impossible.
There's no need to take the risk to get him out.
If my father really is Nopperabo...
Stop hiding down there and come up.
I've heard about you.
Ogata Hyakunosuke is the son of the mistress of the former leader of the 7th Division.
For somebody who just deserted to get the gold,
you have a complicated backstory.
Like hell do I want to run the 7th. What a pain in the ass that would be.
Don't tell me you guys trust each other, either.
Inkarmat-chan, have you ever used fortune-telling to see who Nopperabo is?
Many times.
Many times!
It always comes back, "No."
In other words, he's not Asirpa-chan's father.
But lately, there's been more and more yeses.
Which side is winning now?
I just did it a while ago.
Out of 1,000 tries, I just got the 500th "yes."
Then... will you do it one last time?
Shiraishi-san?
Never mind.
We don't need the uncertainty.
We just need to go find out for ourselves.
And finally, on a black, moonless night...
Golden Kamuy
Inkarmat, Cikapasi, Nagakura, and Ienaga,
you stay in the kotan.
Ogata, you hide in the mountains.
Back us up with your rifle if we need it.
Tanigaki, you stand by with the log rafts we hid by the riverside.
Kiroranke, Ushiyama, Hijikata,
you stand by in the lodging house.
Shiraishi, Asirpa-san, and myself will sneak inside Nopperabo's prison.
The lights are off in the prison.
We'll run right through the darkness and get close to it.
Toni Anji will take the lead.
The sound of the wind is strong tonight,
but I can tell where I am in relation to the buildings.
And it will hide the sound of my tongue clicking.
Okay, let's go!
Who are you people?
They found us already!
Toni, do you have gunk in your ears?
How the hell did you miss them, moron?
You morons missed the lamp!
Shh!
We've got this! Go!
Starting tomorrow, Chief Kadokura's an unemployed and wanted man.
We're off to a bad start.
This is it.
The Five Radial Wards of Abashiri Prison.
The Five Radial Wards of Abashiri Prison
They are capable of holding over 700 prisoners,
and at the center of the five wings is a central watchtower
that can see the whole area.
All the windows have bars.
Except one.
The one on the ceiling.
It's the only way in.
I can hear you!
Man, it sure is windy tonight.
Yes.
Whoa!
Oh no, my cup... Ow!
Are you okay?
Did you cut yourself?
Don't worry, Chief Kadokura.
We'll clean it up for you.
Thanks...
Cell #66
Aca...
Asirpa, come here.
Ushiyama, where did Hijikata go?
He's not here?
There's something not right about that old man.
Aca?
Aca... is that you?
It's me.
Asirpa.
I came from Otaru to see you.
Shiraishi. Match.
No... that's not Aca!
Intruders!
Kadokura!
Sugimoto!
Asirpa-san!
Run, Asirpa-san!
Sugimoto!
Huh? My gun's not working!
Neither is mine!
You must have never cleaned them!
Is this Kiroranke's buddy? The one Inkarmat-chan was talking about?
Enemy attack! Get the hell up!
Are you with Kiroranke?
Well?!
So he's a double.
Seriously? Would you go that far?
I don't know, but...
Somebody's set us up.
You guys need to stay here.
Wait, Toni! Sugimoto is still...
Where are we going? The tunnel's the other way!
I'll bring you to the real one!
Warden Inudou!
Intruders in Ward 4!
They've finally come for Nopperabo?
This is not good!
Get back here, now!
Inkarmat? What are you doing here?
Tanigaki Nispa, run.
If you stay here, you'll get caught up in it, too.
There they are! There they are!
I told them you'd send a telegram to Otaru under a false name.
Inkarmat, what did you—
I'm seeing lights coming up Abashiri River!
They're almost to the bridge!
Calm down.
Just remember your training.
The bridge!
They really attacked?
The 7th is here!
So they were watching us?
You shouldn't underestimate an intelligence officer, I guess.
That's the only bridge connecting us to the opposite shore!
It'll buy us time!
Get ready to fight!
The bridge has been destroyed.
Yes! This is what I've been waiting for!
Ikazuchi-class Destroyer
Rear Admiral Koito Heiji, Commander of the Ominato Guard District...
Second Lieutenant Koito's father.
Go.
We've passed the remains of the bridge!
We'd take fewer casualties
if we were just creepy creatures who feed on the orcas after they kill each other.
No matter how well-armed they are, they're still just prison guards.
Tonight, we're the hunting orcas!
Capture Nopperabo and Asirpa!
Next Time Overwhelmed
Next Time: "Overwhelmed."