Sugimoto's group arrives in Toyohara, centre of Karafuto, and a young boy steals a bag containing the copy of Gansoku's tattoo. Koito chaces him to the Yamada Circus and the group offer to join the circus hoping publicity may let Asirpa know that Sugimoto is alive. Koito is the only one with real talent, as an acrobatic, so Sugimoto offers to perform the "harikiri" act while Tsukishima and Tanigaki are relegated to join the "dancing girls" act under the harsh dance mistress Fumie...