Lt. Tsurumi visits Edogai, a taxidermist, in the town of Yuubari. He has a new plan to bring chaos to the war for the tattoo code: he's going to create fake skins that only he can detect.

Edogai succeeds in creating 6 sets of fake skins when his workshop comes under assault. He flees with Sergeant Tsukishima into the local mines, pursued by Ogata and Sugimoto.

Hijikata, who is now temporarily allied with Sugimoto, stays behind in Yuubari to try and find clues to the fake skins. Edogai's workshop is surrounded by members of the 7th division, and they're forced to fight their way out.

The team is on a mission to rescue Shiraishi, who's been kidnapped by the 7th. But he's in the middle of a massive garrison, surrounded by hundreds of troops. How can they possibly sneak in...?

Suzukawa heads into the 7th's garrison to rescue Shiraishi. When the mission goes wrong it's up to Sugimoto to get them out.

Tanigaki remembers his past as a matagi, and the story of how he came to join the 7th Divison and work for Lt. Tsurumi.

The group meets up with Tanigaki and stop at an Ainu Kotan. Private Koito returns to Lt. Tsurumi and reports on their whereabouts.

The group is attacked by a huge horde of locusts and split. Asirpa and Inkarmat flee to the water, where Inkarmat tells Asirpa a terrible secret.

After visiting a hot springs, the group is ambushed by a gang of blind thieves. In the darkness, the thieves, who navigate by sound, have a tremendous advantage, and the group is in deadly peril.

At last the group makes it to Abashiri. After everything that's happened so far, it's time for them to go inside and meet No-Face..

Chaos has broken loose at Abashiri. The 7th Division is shelling the prison. The prisoners are loose. Sugimoto is trapped inside. Can they find No-Face in the chaos?

At last, No-Face has been found. But will he survive long enough to tell them where the gold is? And what about the traitor who's lurking in the background, waiting for the right moment to strike?