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In the manga, it is shown that Okonogi, along with a few other [[Mountain Hounds]], was directly involved in the murder of Rika's mother- particularly her capture. Up until June of 1983 Okonogi stayed out of the line of action until the day before the [[Watanagashi Festival]] - it is shown that he was in charge of all commanding operations regarding the capture of[[Jirou Tomitake]], [[Rika Furude]], and [[Kyousuke Irie]]. It is interesting to note that he recalled facing off against [[Mamoru Akasaka]] in the [[Himatsubushi-hen|kidnapping case five years earlier]] and was glad to see that he had been training since. This however, was not present in the anime adaption as his appearance during the kidnapping was replaced by a generic Mountain Hound member.
During the battle on the mountain, Okonogi becomes visibly irritated with the [[Mountain Hounds|Mountain Hounds']] incompetence in such battle situations. This is due to the team not being professionally trained as a combat force, as Okonogi would have preferred. He had overestimated the Mountain Hounds' ability to handle themselves in guerrilla warfare-like situations, and subsequently suffered many losses and ultimately defeat by surrendering to the
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