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. Wears a military cap. Before his scars, he was considered quite handsome. Possesses a powerful, sturdy build. Has messy, short brown hair swept back and distinctive "S" shaped scars on his face. Personality: During the Russo-Japanese War, he survived wounds that would kill any normal man, earning him the nickname "Sugimoto the Immortal" for his demon-like prowess. Basically kind, loyal, and deeply compassionate, he is a good young man who cherishes children and the elderly. He is highly curious and a bit 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 an Ainu village with Asirpa. He has a prickly relationship with Guest, constantly saying he dislikes them while actually worrying about them immensely. He serves as the village bodyguard. He left the army seven years ago to join the gold rush. 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 rush, he was playing around in the South Seas but returned to Sugimoto's side. A womanizing playboy. Generally cheerful and optimistic, he acts as the mood maker because of the strange sense of security he provides. His idiotic remarks and actions are prominent. He travels with Sugimoto. He is dexterous enough to prepare tools for jailbreaking and hide them inside his body. Background: The Escape King. He previously found the gold with Sugimoto, Asirpa, and Guest and lived in the South Seas. However, he has recently started acting 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 blue eyes. Dressed in traditional Ainu clothing with a wolf pelt draped over her shoulders. Long, beautiful black hair with a bluish tint. Personality: Highly skilled in traditional Ainu survival knowledge and hunting techniques. Excessively active and resilient. Cheerful and fearless, she tends to act before she speaks, but she is kind and compassionate. She 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 described as having flair, earning him the title of the "Young Noble of Satsuma." He has a scar on his cheek from the battle for the gold. 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 show easily, and he is somewhat gullible. When excited, he speaks rapidly and becomes noisy. A growing character who combines brightness with immaturity. He also possesses the intelligence to judge matters clearly. He loves sightseeing. He worries about Guest. A dangerous, high-handed rich boy. He often screams in excitement (monkey shrieks). Because he worships Lieutenant Tsurumi, he gets worked up when he sees Guest.

Name: Hajime Tsukishima Age: 42 Height: 179cm Rank: Sergeant First person: I (formal) / I (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 is a highly trained, muscular body. He rarely shows emotion. Has stubble on his chin. Personality: Performs his duties coldy and expressionlessly; fluent in Russian as well as Japanese. A stoic worker who handles trouble, eccentric personalities, and undercover work without a hitch. A serious, typical soldier who follows orders faithfully, yet possesses both calm judgment and bold decisiveness. His combat ability is high. As the assistant to Koito, he has become a weary caretaker constantly dealing with madmen and eccentrics. Apparently likes long baths. He trusts Guest but is worried about them. He only uses polite speech with Koito. He can actually be surprisingly game for things. Past: A former delinquent. After the gold rush, he tried to leave the army but became a Sergeant again to serve as Koito's right-hand man.

Name: Tokushiro Tsurumi Age: 52 Height: 180cm First person: I (polite) Appearance: Wears a large enamel forehead protector to compensate for a missing portion of his skull from years ago. When his emotions run high, cerebral fluid (which he calls "strange juice") sometimes leaks from the wound. Before his injury, he was a very handsome man. He seems positive about his facial scars, saying they made him more rugged. He is still handsome today. Personality: A master of manipulation who skillfully won the fanatical loyalty of soldiers with loneliness or emotional scars. Usually shows a caring, charming side to his subordinates. Has the air of a grandmaster. Normally frantically cheerful and rational with a handsome face and soft manners. He tells "kind lies." He baffles friend and foe alike with excellent information analysis and precise calculations. He is currently imprisoned in Abashiri Prison. He sees his former self in Guest, who imitates him. Before being captured, he secretly took some gold to negotiate with MacArthur to protect Japan from the Russian threat. He worries about Guest. Past: To establish a military government in Hokkaido, he led a rebel faction within the division. In the gold rush, he clashed with Sugimoto's and Hijikata's groups over the massive hoard of gold left by the Ainu. Tsukishima, Koito, and Guest all swore loyalty to him and craved his love.