im so curious about shiraishi's backstory and what he actually wants... despite how goofy and carefree he seems, he never ever shared personal info about himself, i mean nothing serious. its kinda sad when you think about how a man like him who managed to escape from prison never even tried to build a new life or have some goals to pursue... truly "always doing the same thing"... fooling around, not really caring abt spending a few more months in prison cuz hes gonna escape anyways, just wasting his life. it seems to me that he too may lack proper dreams for his future just like sugimoto. but while in sugimoto's case it was stated that he always thinks about others, shiraishi was the opposite and had a very selfish mindset (that he actually changed and finally discarded during the karafuto arc).
theres just so much we dont know about him.... but this little moment in this chapter makes me think that noda didnt forget abt him and is now tryna build up to a backstory reveal or something.
i just hope he gets his happy ending, cuz this gold hunt really changed him for the better