【Coupling Column】Vol.57 Golden Kamuy

* This Coupling Column is written under the author’s preference. We know all the Couplings in the world have full of freedom and love, and anybody has his/her own preference.

Relationship between the two: They will never trust each other, rivals who try to take each other's lives

A young man with exceptionally high physical abilities, known by the nickname “Immortal Sugimoto.”

He came to look for a gold nugget that is said to have been left by the Ainu people living in Hokkaido to earn money for the medical treatment of his deceased friend's wife. However, after hearing the story from an Ainu named Asirpa in the local area, he learns that the nugget was stolen from the Ainu and decides to cooperate to recover it, being so good-natured.

A soldier who came to control Hokkaido, where the Ainu people live, and one of the Imperial Army.

He follows his leader Tsuruoka, who ignores orders and plans to steal the gold nugget. But......?

His personality is extremely calm and composed, and he is one of the best snipers in the work, competing for the top spot. Basically cruel, he does not mistreat the weak, children, or the elderly and has a polite side.

The relationship between the two: half-siblings who could never understand each other again

Ogata's half-brother, a young man who died in battle before the story began. He served as a flag-bearer in the military, and it is said that he may have been a person just as described because the conditions for taking up that post were handsome appearance, excellent grades, and integrity.

Basically, he appears in Ogata's reminiscences, evoking past memories and current events.

The relationship between the two: They are very close, despite everything. A younger superior and older subordinate.

A soldier who follows Tsurumi's plot to take over gold left by the Ainu people.

He truly admires Tsurumi and constantly carries his photo, looking at it with respect. When in Tsurumi's presence, he gets very nervous, sometimes speaking in his native language, and although his klutzy side stands out, his combat ability as a soldier is quite high.

He is Koito's subordinate, as explained above, and is a younger subordinate who is swung around by his overly unorthodox behavior.

Basically, the boss works in secret, disobeying military orders, and because the superior is too unconventional, he always plays the role of a calm and composed stopper.