After killing a bear, Tetsuzō Nihei tells Tanagaki that he wants to hunt the last wolf. Meanwhile Asirpa and Sugimoto track their wounded deer and find it the next day. However, at the last moment, Sugimoto freezes and cannot fire his rifle and shoots wildly as the deer hits him, but the wolf Retar brings it down. Retar detects the other hunters, so Asirpa and Sugimoto leave, taking what meat they can. Nihei and Tanagaki hear the shot, and after they find the dead deer and wolf tracks, they then prepare to hunt the wolf. When Asirpa and Sugimoto return to their camp, Shiraishi is waiting. He has news that tattooed prisoner named Nihei with an Ainu dog has been seen in Otaru. As the hunters wait for the wolf, Asirpa, Sugimoto, and Shiraishi track the hunters. Sugimoto ambushes Nihei, but his dog deflects Sugimoto's rifle and Nihei counterattacks which results in a bloody confrontation.