Fuck yes. This defied my prediction and in the most epic possible way!
Still... I'm not a big believer in purity. Rather I'm of the opinion that you can't truly judge something as wrong unless you've done it yourself.
As for the button... I'm sure it could have been resolved in any number of other ways... BUT it wouldn't be Golden Kamuy if it didn't immediately go for toilet-humour.
Sugimoto wouldn't suck harmless venom from Shiraishi's head but he'll suck the deadly toxins from Ogata's empty fucking eye socket JUST so he can kill him later lol That man is a fucking beast.