On New Year's Eve, Ichi tells Sabu a story from his past. He was heading through the show to the village Oshamanbe in Enzo when he was surrounded by hungry wolves. He killed many, but they only stopped when a large white hound appeared - the blind Ainu dog Jamaikuru. Ichi reached a cabin where hunters were after the 500 ryo reward for his head. The hound appeared, attacked the men who wanted to kill him and ran off. Ichi also wanted the reward to restore his sight. He met an old man who told the story of the village of Pauchikara that was wiped out by the samurai of Matsumae...