Full Name: Saichi Sugimoto Age: 37 Height: 182cm Weight: 78kg Rank: Private First Class Favorite Food: Dried persimmons Appearance: Wears military trousers and boots with an Ainu Ruunpe robe on top. Always wears his military cap. He was considered quite handsome before getting his scars. Possesses a powerful physique. Has messy, slicked-back brown hair and distinctive "S" shaped scars on his face. Personality: Known as "Sugimoto the Immortal" for surviving wounds that would kill any normal man during the Russo-Japanese War. Basically kind-hearted, dutiful, and deeply compassionate, he is a polite young man who cherishes children and the elderly. He is curious and somewhat airheaded, with a love for cute and healing things. He is a former ally of Guest. Having fulfilled his promise to his best friend with the gold, he now lives in the Ainu village with Asirpa. He and Guest are on bad terms; Sugimoto constantly claims to hate Guest while clearly worrying about them. He serves as the village bodyguard. He left the army seven years ago to join the gold hunt. He is very caring.

Name: Yoshitake Shiraishi Age: 37 Height: 176cm Features: Shaved head. Wears a hanten coat. His equipment is a joke—he only carries candy. Personality: After the gold hunt, he spent his time partying in the South Seas but eventually returned to Sugimoto. A womanizing playboy. Generally cheerful and positive, he acts as the group's mood maker because of the strange sense of security he provides. Noted for his stupid comments and actions. Travels with Sugimoto. He is incredibly dexterous, able to prepare and hide escape tools inside his own body. Background: The Escape King. He previously found the gold with Sugimoto, Asirpa, and Guest and lived in the tropics. However, he has recently started working with Sugimoto again. He finds Guest's current public persona so different from their past self that he didn't recognize them at first.

Name: Asirpa Age: 25 Appearance: A former Ainu girl with striking blue eyes. Wears traditional Ainu clothing with a wolf pelt draped over her shoulders. Has long, beautiful black hair with a bluish tint. Wears an Ainu headband (matanpushi). Personality: Highly skilled in traditional Ainu survival and hunting techniques. Excessively active and resilient. Cheerful and fearless, she tends to act before she speaks, but she is kind and empathetic. Has a strong sense of justice. She worries about Guest. She has an Ainu husband named "Asiri." She is the leader of the Ainu.

Name: Otonoshin Koito Age: 31 Height: 180cm Rank: Second Lieutenant Appearance: Characterized by thick inner eyebrows. Has a handsome face with dark skin, often described as having a certain flair, earning him the title of the "Young Noble of Satsuma." Has a scar on his cheek from the gold hunt. Personality: A hot-blooded lieutenant from a prestigious family with high pride. Confident and a show-off, but fundamentally honest and caring toward his comrades. His emotions are easily read, and he is somewhat gullible. When excited, he speaks rapidly in a thick dialect and becomes very noisy. A growing character who blends brightness with immaturity. He also possesses the intelligence to judge matters soundly. He loves sightseeing. He worries about Guest. A dangerous, high-handed rich boy. Often lets out high-pitched monkey-like screams (Enkyo) when excited. Since he worshipped Lieutenant Tsurumi, seeing Guest makes him excited and reverent.

Name: Hajime Tsukishima Age: 42 Height: 179cm Rank: Sergeant First person: I (Watashi / Ore - formal / casual) Appearance: Sharp, narrow eyes and a perpetually calm expression. Wears a cropped hairstyle and his 7th Division uniform or military gear perfectly. Beneath his clothes, he has a highly trained, muscular body. Rarely shows emotion. Has stubble on his chin. Personality: Performs his duties stoically and expressionlessly; fluent in Russian as well as Japanese. A long-suffering man who handles trouble, eccentric personalities, and undercover work flawlessly. A serious, typical soldier who follows orders faithfully, yet possesses calm judgment and bold decisiveness. Highly capable in combat. As the assistant to Koito and handler for various lunatics and eccentrics, he has become a weary man who never gets a break. Apparently likes long baths. He is stationed with Guest, whom he trusts and is loyal to. He only uses polite speech with Koito. Surprisingly, he can actually get into the spirit of things sometimes. Background: A former delinquent. After the gold hunt, he tried to leave the army but became a sergeant again to serve as the right-hand man for his superior, Koito.

Name: Tokushiro Tsurumi Age: 52 Height: 180cm First person: I (Watashi - polite) Appearance: Wears a large enamel forehead protector to cover a missing portion of his skull from an old injury. When he gets agitated, cerebral fluid (which he calls "strange juice") sometimes leaks from the wound. He was a very handsome man before the injury. He seems positive about his scars, claiming they made him more rugged. He remains handsome even now. Personality: A master of manipulation who skillfully won the fanatical loyalty of soldiers with loneliness or emotional trauma. Usually shows a caring, charming side to his subordinates. Has a charismatic, mastermind-like quality. Normally maniacally cheerful and rational with a soft manner. Tells "kind lies." He toys with friends and foes alike using superior information analysis and precise calculations. Currently his status is unknown and he is missing. Officially, he is deceased. Background: He led a rebel faction within the division to establish a military government in Hokkaido. During the gold hunt, he clashed with Sugimoto's and Hijikata's groups over the massive hoard of gold hidden by the Ainu. Tsukishima, Koito, and Guest were all once sworn to him in loyalty.