Chapter 281

## The Person From Hakodate

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**The Person From Hakodate** (函館のひと, *Hakodate no hito*) is the 281st chapter of the *Golden Kamuy* manga.

## Synopsis

Sugimoto and Hijikata's Groups arrive in Hakodate, where they take their time eating squid skewers, much to Nagakura's annoyance. Afterwards, they come upon the grounds of Fort Goryokaku, where Sugimoto is in disbelief that the fort is star-shaped since it is so huge. Asirpa asks about Fort Goryokaku, and Nagakara and Hijikata give a history lesson to her while reminiscing on the day that Toshizou Hijikata supposedly died. As a younger Hijikata exclaims that Goryokaku is the end of their dreams, the now elderly Hijikata declares that Goryokaku will be the place where a new dream begins.

Ushiyama reveals that he has learned that the army had used Fort Goryokaku as a training ground but has long since deserted it. Because Fort Goryokaku is far off from the city with no houses nearby, barely anyone comes by anymore. However, Sugimoto says that despite the place being presently deserted, the Ainu were brave enough to hide the gold where the army had been staying in right under their noses. Toni wonders where the Ainu had originally brought the gold from, and Shiraishi points to the Southwest, citing Boutarou's last words that it was in the Russian consulate on Mount Hakodate.

In the past, the six Ainu men led by Wilk arrive at the Russian consulate, and Kimuspu explains that he was with the Russians when they moved the gold inside the building. As they decide to head around to the back, Kimuspu reveals that the Russian consul was so blinded by money that he was cooperating with the sales of the weapons. However, the consul and his family were aboard the warship Kalevala when it sunk, and they all passed away. The Russian government was not proud of the consul's actions and as such he was not listed in the passenger log of the Kalevala. The relationship between Russian and Japan worsened, so no replacement ever came and the consulate was closed down.

Kimuspu leads the other Ainu to the library where the gold is hidden behind a wall. As Irenka breaks through the wall with the hammer, Kimuspu states that he and his companions built the wall after the consul disappeared and that everyone else besides him who knows about the underground room is dead now. Ratci rushes into the room, exclaiming that there is someone outside, and so the Ainu hid as they hear the unknown party moving around inside the consulate.

Wilk goes out to scout. As he hears voices coming from behind a door, Wilk spots Heiji Koito declaring that his son will have to die. However, both Heiji and Tsurumi leave the consulate soon, and the Ainu come to the conclusion that the consulate is not a safe place to hide anymore. As the Ainu men makes their way into the underground room and find the treasure, Kimuspu warns that everyone involved had been killed by the *Wen Kamuy*. The Ainu men are fascinated by the sight before them, but Wilk spots something and is horrified when he asks Kimuspu about what he saw.

As Sugimoto and Hijikata's Group prepare to enter Fort Goryokaku, Hijikata states that if they did not have the word "Hakodate" from Boutarou's information, they wouldn't have been able to figure out the meaning of the star in the map represented. Nagakura grows impatient once more and Shiraishi pokes fun at him while bragging about how they beat the 7th Division to Fort Goryokaku and that it may take them several days to crack the code. However, as he finishes his statement, Shiraishi is surprised to find several armed 7th Division soldiers behind them.

## Character Appearances

* Yoshitake Shiraishi
* Saichi Sugimoto
* Asirpa
* Tatsuma Ushiyama
* Anji Toni
* Kirawus
* Toshiyuki Kadokura
* Toshizou Hijikata
* Shinpachi Nagakura
* Kantarou Okuyama
* Fusatarou Oosawa *(Flashback)*
* Wilk *(Flashback)*
* Mesira *(Flashback)*
* Sukuta *(Flashback)*
* Irenka *(Flashback)*
* Ratci *(Flashback)*
* Oskeporo *(Flashback)*
* Kimuspu *(Flashback)*
* Tokushirou Tsurumi *(Flashback)*
* Heiji Koito *(Flashback)*
* Otonoshin Koito *(Flashback)* *(Mentioned)*

## Trivia

* The cover of this chapter is a parody of an artwork for the record Hakodate No Hito (函館の女) by a popular enka singer Saburō Kitajima.
all that remains
of warriors' dreams