Chapter 211

## Furious Shiraishi

**Furious Shiraishi**, or **Shiraishi's Wrath**  (怒りのシライシ, *Ikari no Shiraishi*) is the 211th chapter of the *Golden Kamuy* manga.

## Synopsis

In Odomari, Sugimoto is deep in thoughts when a drunken Shiraishi approaches him with a prostitute in hand, wondering if he is having trouble sleeping. Shiraishi notes that the 7th Division will be arriving in town soon and wonders if Sugimoto will hand Asirpa over to Tsurumi. Sugimoto chastises Shiraishi for his choice of words but Shiraishi says that he should’ve joined Tsurumi back in Otaru before turning to the prostitute, telling her about Sugimoto’s personality. Angered, Sugimoto says that the situation is different from back then and that he does not care about what the 7th Division plans to do in Hokkaido.

Sugimoto states that Tsurumi only needs Asirpa to solve the tattooed code and that unlike Hijikata, he won’t make her fight or carry the burden of the Ainu, saying that it is the best and only option for Asirpa. Shiraishi mocks Sugimoto and asks whatever happened to his goal of providing support for Umeko but Sugimoto says that he has made a deal to receive enough money to cure her eyesight. Shiraishi says that although Sugimoto might be satisfied with a small portion of the money, he wonders how much he himself will get before slapping Sugimoto in the face.

Sugimoto slaps Shiraishi back, saying that it has always been about the money with him. As Shiraishi throws up, he questions Sugimoto’s intention with Asirpa and his purpose in life, saying that Asirpa has grown up throughout her journey in Karafuto. Shiraishi grabs Sugimoto’s coat, screaming that if Asirpa is determined to carry the burden of the Ainu, then Sugimoto should let her do so. He says that if Sugimoto were to allow Asirpa to become independent and believe in her, then he will return back to being the ravenous wolf that he was before puking again and letting out a fart.

Some time later, Sugimoto’s Group prepares to meet Tsurumi and Tanigaki tells Asirpa that she should ask to see her grandmother again, noting that Tsurumi isn’t the kind of man to refuse a request like that but Asirpa says that she will know what kind of man Tsurumi is as soon as she sees him. As Sugimoto’s Group meets the 7th Division, Tsurumi greets them and praises their efforts before turning his attention to Asirpa, commenting that she has her father’s eyes. Suddenly, Shiraishi pukes again, grabbing everyone’s attention as Asirpa pulls out several arrows from her quiver.

Asirpa calls out to Sugimoto, saying that whatever happens to her is something that she decides for herself and begins to load her bow. The 7th Division is alarmed by Asirpa’s actions as Sugimoto nods to her, before she releases the string, firing the arrows into the sky. Sugimoto screams that the arrows are poisonous, causing everyone to attempt to dodge them with Tsurumi being saved by Tsukishima and Usami. As Tsurumi gets up, he shouts that Sugimoto and Asirpa are running away.

Sugimoto asks Asirpa if the arrows really didn’t have any poison on them and that he realizes what Asirpa was planning to do. Asirpa tells Sugimoto that if they are going to be partners, then she does not want to hear him say that she cannot do anything, but rather to hear him say something optimistic. Sugimoto agrees to it and declares to find the gold just by themselves. Meanwhile, Shiraishi, who has been hit by an arrow, believing it to be poisonous, wonders if he is going to die.

## Character Appearances

* Saichi Sugimoto
* Yoshitake Shiraishi
* Otonoshin Koito
* Hajime Tsukishima
* Genjirou Tanigaki
* Asirpa
* Kikuta
* Usami
* Tokushirou Tsurumi
* Kiroranke *(Flashback)*
* Wilk *(Flashback)*