Chapter 295

## The Two of Them

**The Two of Them** (ふたり, *Futari*) is the 295th chapter of the *Golden Kamuy* manga.

## Synopsis

Nikaidou launches several bullets from his left boot right into Sugimoto's face, ripping his cheek apart. However, Sugimoto quickly recovers and launches his bayonet into Nikaidou's shoulder as Nikaidou swears that he will not forgive Sugimoto. Nikaidou declares that he will cut Sugimoto into pieces so that he and his brother can go back to being the two of them. Several 7th Division soldiers nearby tries to shoot at Sugimoto, telling Nikaidou to get out of the way, but Nikaidou ignores them as he yells at Sugimoto to give Youhei back.

Sugimoto throws his bayonet at Nikaidou, saying that it is a fight to the death and to shut up already, however he hits one of the nearby soldiers, killing him instead. Nikaidou attempts to shoot Sugimoto with his boot again, but Sugimoto grabs his leg and diverts the shot to another soldier, killing that soldier as well. Nikaidou pulls out a pair of chopsticks from his prosthetic hand and stabs Sugimoto in the neck but Sugimoto grabs a nearby bayonet and plunges it right into Nikaidou's body.

At the Hakodate Bay, several crew members of the destroyed navy battleships are pulled safely into a boat and when asked about Rear Admiral Koito, one of the survivors relays that Koito will "stay with the ship". Meanwhile, Koito the son looks around inside the consulate building and notices a pair of dried up Tsukisappu anpan still inside the cupboard, realizing that Tsurumi had told a sweet lie to him. Koito turns to Tsurumi and says that he can accept the fact that he and his father made it this far as that was the choice they made.

However, if they were to gain nothing from the battle once it has ended, then Koito will turn on Tsurumi in order to protect his men. Tsurumi accepts Koito's vow to kill him before stating that Koito has become a splendid man that he knows that he will be able to entrust things to. Koito turns away, telling Tsukishima to come with him and leaves the room but Tsukishima silently watches him walk away. Tsurumi calls out to Tsukishima, saying that it seems he is the only ally that he still has left and Koito stops momentarily to look back at the consulate building.

The battle between Sugimoto and Nikaidou rages on as Nikaidou tells Sugimoto to give his brother's body back. As Sugimoto tells him that the two brothers can go wait for him in hell, Nikaidou opens his hand, revealing a grenade pin and grasps onto Sugimoto's arm, declaring that they will get blown sky-high together. Sugimoto then charges towards an open bastion and throws Nikaidou inside it with the live grenade and his bayonet still within Nikaidou's body. The grenade detonates, causing the bayonet to fly up, cutting Nikaidou into half. As his body is blown apart by the explosion, the two halves of Nikaidou's face sees each other and Nikaidou sees the image of his dead brother in his own face as they hold hands together. As the bastion blows up, killing Nikaidou for good, Sugimoto prepares himself for the next battle.

## Character Appearances

* Saichi Sugimoto
* Kouhei Nikaidou
* Youhei Nikaidou *(Mentioned)*
* Tokushirou Tsurumi
* Hajime Tsukishima
* Otonoshin Koito
* Heiji Koito *(Mentioned)*