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[Senku] It's all riding on your ridiculously powerful shoulders,

Master Moz, at least for now.

This little night raid should beat some fear into the guards!

[Moz] Hmm?

[growls]

[yells]

[opening theme song playing]

[Oarashi growls]

I don't know who all these hooded warriors are,

but they're beyond strong!

Even with my miracle power, I, the great Oarashi,

struggled to defeat them,

so I'd reckon that they have to be on the same level as Moz…

[Moz] They are on my level.

Though fundamentally stupid, he's oddly perceptive.

You'll wanna target the confident, braggart-types among them.

Since they won't want to come off as weak,

they'll make you sound that much more amazing!

[Moz chuckles]

[Senku] All right.

This sneaky operation is simple, but should still be effective.

Very soon, we'll be able to make our move.

Once our phantom warrior

thoroughly freaks the enemy forces out, it's go time.

Step one:

We'll discreetly plant our aerial combat drone

somewhere that's sure to be a good spot for takeoff.

Step two.

[Moz] Look! The hooded brutes are about to strike.

-Here they come! -[Ibara and Kirisame gasp]

[Senku] Step three.

[Kirisame] Never fear! I'll petrify them all!

[Senku] Step four.

[Kirisame] Oh, no!

It's simple, yes, but simple and likely are different things.

You really should factor in your rotten luck

since your plans don't ever go accordingly.

Maybe. This is the only way, though.

[Ryusui sighs]

It's as good a strategy as any, but there's one giant problem.

Senku, you know that Moz

is gonna show up for the finale, don't you?

How very unexpected.

If these mysterious thugs are really so fierce,

Kirisame and I will have to crush them ourselves.

You will?

[warrior 1] No one can beat the invincible tag team

of Moz and Kirisame!

Those fools are dead!

[warrior 2] You said it!

So, yeah. It's guaranteed.

The second our drone grabs the weapon from Kirisame,

Moz will turn his blade on us and take his prize.

[Senku] Which is precisely why

we're working on a counter-Moz plan.

[whirring]

[Kaseki] Oh-ho!

A damn shame.

Dismantling my dear glass-blowing steel pipes

just breaks my heart in pieces, too!

[Senku] Once we cut 'em into eight short, macaroni-shaped tubes,

we'll stick 'em in a wheel.

Look! It just keeps spinning around!

We made another fidget spinner?

Yeah, what's wrong with that, Gen?

Those little gizmos are useful for way more than just distraction.

[Kaseki] I built them like you asked, but I have no idea what these are for.

Honestly, I wanna work on the drone.

I was imagining some kind of bad weapon

since it's a "counter-Moz" thing.

[Ryusui and Ukyo gasp]

Is this what I think it is?

Everyone from the good ol' days seems to know exactly what it'll be.

Of course.

It's not too complex, in terms of structure, at least.

Yeah, I guess not.

I recall inmates fashioning some from junk they had on hand once.

All the internal stuff is where things can get tricky.

Pack gunpowder made from nitric acid into a small pipe,

shove a pachinko ball in, and cap it…

[Gen] Oh!

Then the gunpowder packed into the pipe goes "boom"!

And the ball inside goes "zoom"! Yeah?

I actually understand, for once in my life!

It's really not that complicated at all.

[Senku chuckles]

[Senku] You're on the right track.

But in order to cause that "boom" and "zoom,"

we need a detonator to ignite the stuff.

We aren't creating matchlocks here, so what else can we use?

How 'bout some good ol' mercury fulminate?

[yelps]

You're already back to words and concepts far beyond me!

I would like to etract-ray my last statement!

We could potentially get blown up from the smallest mistake.

That's why I'll be doing the honors.

Just mix a little nitric acid, mercury, and alcohol together.

Let the concoction dry, and you're finished!

Except for the fun part.

Hit the homebrew detonator with enough force, and…

[booming]

At the very beginning of it all, we journeyed up to Mount Hakone

and made gunpower because we had no choice.

How many years have passed since then, hmm?

Been about three years now.

Took a while, but humanity still made it here after all.

[chuckles]

I bet they're keeping my spot in hell nice and warm.

This isn't just any creation, as some of you know.

This is what allowed Homo sapiens

to conquer the natural world.

-An invention of Gods and demons. -[gun clicking]

Tools aren't divine or demonic.

It's the wielder who chooses how they're used.

[Ukyo] Sorry.

I'm sure old platitudes are the last thing any of you wanna hear right now.

Bottom line is, I don't wanna see anyone die.

So, please, think hard.

[Ryusui] A platitude? Ha-ha! That wasn't mere lip service.

Not killing isn't just cliché and ethical.

It prevents people from bearing lifelong grudges, too.

Which, of course, includes us.

To avoid that, we avoid killing others. [snaps fingers]

It's only logical.

There's no way this gun could kill anybody, though.

We didn't even put rifling in,

so aiming's gonna be a heck of a chore.

With its lack of power and precision, it's essentially a good luck charm.

I guess it could be a tranquilizer gun, in the best case.

Um, it shoots darts, then?

No, but it doesn't matter what we hit him with, right?

'Cause we'll have the Petrification Device!

We'll petrify, set him free, and he'll be healed!

It's no different than a tranquilizer gun in that sense!

[Ukyo] That seems like stretch, but I guess so.

The way you say that so pragmatically,

you're starting to sound like a mad scientist, just so you know.

He's always been mad!

Made it pistol-sized so it won't attract unwanted attention.

Question is, who'll be the Stone World's first gunslinger?

Few Japanese people are trained.

[all gasp]

YO IS REVIVED!!

[chuckles]

Who better to handle a firearm than an ex-cop? No one.

So we're all agreed, aren't we?

No! Think it through, Senku!

Giving a bad weapon to a bad dude is a bad call!

-[gasps, chuckles] -[Soyuz] That's, uh, some face.

Ya see? That look alone tells us all we need to know!

It's the look of a bad guy!

I wouldn't necessarily say that.

Yo is more of a devil-may-care

with a sizable need for approval than a real devil.

Actually makes him ridiculously easy to control.

[Amaryllis gasps]

It's history in the making, ladies and gentlemen.

I present to you the first sheriff of the New World!

[Amaryllis] Mm-hmm! Mm-hmm! Mm-hmm!

[Yo] Oh! [gasps]

[gasps]

Goodness me! That's, um, a rather nice rod.

[Gen] His face!

[Yo laughs]

Leave the sharpshooting to me, everyone! No sweat!

I shot troublemakers all the time when I was a cop… just because!

[Yuzuriha] That's not inspiring.

[Ukyo] No.

[chuckles]

[clicking]

Uh-oh. Yo didn't even nick a single one.

Well, that's disappointing.

He was as smug as could be, but he missed every shot he took.

A snake?

[Chrome] Oh! I get it!

He switched his aim to the snake!

Ha-ha! Now we can act instead of waiting to get bit.

We're no longer the helpless sitting ducks we once were.

Am I wrong?

GUN ACQUIRED!!

[group cheering]

Pretty nice shootin' there. 'Least for an outlaw.

[Yo] Heh.

[Yo] Play it cool!

Don't blab and admit you hit that stupid snake by accident!

I gotta practice my aim, stat!

In order to cut this Medusa's head off,

we're gonna need four items.

As soon as we've got these crucial pieces of equipment,

our mission can begin.

DRONE - HOODS - GUN - WIRE

We'll have hooded warriors serve as bait in order to lure Kirisame out.

Gotta think of a way that has a ten billion percent chance

of her throwing the weapon, or else we're doomed.

Right. Five hooded warriors oughta do.

Hmm. What's the world coming to?

Both food and clothes keep disappearing from the storehouse

every time I turn around.

HOODS

HOODS COMPLETE

[grinding]

[Amaryllis] So loud.

I better think of a way to camouflage all the noise

coming from the cave lately.

It's the truth!

[Amaryllis crying]

-[islander 1] Amaryllis! -[islander 2] What are you doing here?

-[islander 3] Did you escape? -Yes, but please don't tell anyone!

[islanders gasp]

[Amaryllis] I-- I had to run away.

My mind was consumed with thoughts of the manly suitors who proposed to me,

and my heart dared to hope you were still waiting!

I need a strong man!

-Someone I can run off and elope with! -[men gasp]

Someone who can demonstrate his strength and passion

by banging the drums at the next festival loud and hard!

[Amaryllis] Ahh! I sound ridiculous right now!

This'll never work!

-[drumming] -[men grunting]

[Amaryllis] Oh. I stand corrected.

[drumming booming]

-[distant drumming continues] -[gunshot]

[gunshot]

[gunshot]

[Yo] Ha! Yeah! I can practice all I want now!

And look how much straighter I'm shooting already!

GUN COMPLETE

So I know this gun weapon's supposed to slow Moz down,

but there's one part of this plan I still don't get.

Yes, how do we obtain the dreaded Medusa itself.

You said it'd be a midair battle using the drone,

but it's a ramshackle pile of scrap.

Her toy's tied to a rope, too.

We'd be lucky if said rope gets tangled in the propellers.

Ayy! Ten billion points to the mentalist!

-[men chanting] Heave-ho! -Which means it's gonna be a tug-o-war.

Might be nice to have a little muscle.

[Senku] How right you are!

Rise and shine! Our Power Team is on deck!

[all gasp]

MAGMA IS REVIVED!! - NIKKI IS REVIVED!! KINRO IS REVIVED!!

[Kinro] Tell me. I promise I can handle it.

Something's happened to Ginro, correct?

[Amaryllis] I'm sorry.

The only thing I could do was watch.

[Senku] You thought he was dead, huh?

Yes.

Thanks to Kohaku, he'll live to see another day.

[Kinro] Yes.

Kinro, here's the deal.

We need you to lead the decoy team for our plan.

If we don't have a skilled spearman out leading the fight,

they'll see right through our bluff.

[Senku chuckles]

[Senku] But bear in mind,

there's a ten billion percent chance the squad leader will get thrashed.

Fine. Bring it on.

[Kinro] We're going to save them.

We'll triumph in battle and save everyone.

Yes! Gotta train the Power Team up, though!

Better not go easy!

[both grunt]

And to ensure the rope holds,

we've got the Science Team working on task.

It's the cotton candy machine!

Okay. Why does it stink, though? And what's that goo?

Heh. No sweet treats to enjoy this time.

Those are the dregs of burnt coal, or tar.

Spin this black cotton candy around a bit,

and what you get is a light, unbreakable rope!

This is the rebirth of carbon wire!

WIRE COMPLETE

Uh-huh. Which is great.

Know what's not great?

Hours of this!

When the rebirth of your tools mark the return of our labor!

It never ends!

[gasps]

[Chrome] Senku, those tops they're using.

Um, they're all spinning in midair,

and yet they're all stable as a rock.

Yeah. The gyroscopic effect.

[bicycle bell rings]

Things that spin at high speeds wobble less.

It's why bikes don't fall over,

and why the Earth isn't rattling around in space.

[Chrome] Aw, man!

I just got one of my crazy bad flashes of insight!

The main issue with our Mark One drone

is that it's shaky, right?

[Ryusui] Well, yeah.

But it's really just an electric bamboo copter right now.

[Kaseki] Oh-ho-ho! Don't you worry.

Trial and error will lead to improvements!

And I've got a trial idea!

Let's put a fidget spinner at the drone's core!

The jai-ho-whatchamacallit thing will help keep it steady!

Chrome! You're dead on!

Making a controller that can stabilize it would be a pain!

Your idea is not only easier, it's good!

[chuckles]

[Senku] So good, in fact,

that I took the liberty of installing such a spinner in our Mark Two!

[Chrome yells]

-[whirring] -[group gasps]

[Soyuz] Wow!

Much more stable than Mark One!

And the finishing touch!

Ah! I don't know what that is,

but it clearly involves much more winding!

Please! Enough spinny type work!

I think Gen has been traumatized. Spin-based shock.

Welp, suck it up,

'cause each propeller needs one, guys.

WIREWOUND VARIABLE RESISTOR

Got a wirewound variable resistor right here.

It sure is a mouthful!

You can adjust the voltage by sliding this switch up or down.

For example, you can increase the juice

for a single propeller.

[Chrome gasps] Bad! It swerved!

So… to keep the drone balanced as well as airborne,

someone has to control this manually, right?

Yeah. Exactly right.

That's, um, probably really tough.

We need someone used to steering, then.

Someone with a talent for reading wind patterns on the fly.

But who?

[all] Uh…

[Ryusui] Oh, right.

[Ryusui] Ha-ha!

I'm a freakin' natural!

[Senku] Is he for real?

[snaps fingers] Ha! It's like a video game!

My pro-gamer training paid off, a few thousand years later.

[Senku] I forgot.

This kid had the cash to buy cheat codes for anything and everything.

Ooh! That sweet helicopter looks crazy fun!

I could say the same thing about your shooting range.

Don't treat this like some game! It's practice, okay?

Yeah, and we are practicing!

DRONE COMPLETE

[Senku chuckles]

We've acquired every piece of equipment that we need.

[over device] This all goes down when the sun comes up.

Our battle will be waged at the cliff of the Howling Seas.

[waves crashing loudly]

[Amaryllis] Smart move.

The crashing waves and roaring wind

are loud enough to drown out the sounds of our drone.

[static]

Oh, hey!

Seems like the hooded warriors have reemerged.

It appears they've arrived at the cliff of the Howling Seas.

[Ibara] Hmm?

I suppose we have no choice. Kirisame and I will fight.

Ah! Here we go, men! Take no prisoners!

[warriors yell]

There is no way we're losin' this time!

We have Kirisame and Moz and my miracle power!

All the bad guys will be here soon.

How long will it take for them to grind us into dust?

Heh. We would ten billion percent get creamed

if we tried to fight them head-on.

[Suika gasps]

[Senku] Let's be clear.

The only condition that will decide if we win

is if the Petrification Device gets thrown our way.

Don't worry, Suika.

The real action's gonna take place in the air.

Yeah, and it'll go off without a hitch.

Our drone is gonna intercept the weapon and get her rope all tangled up.

Then the Power Team hiding in the mobile lab

will tug on that wire like their lives depend on it,

'cause they kinda do.

We got this!

Last but not least, we beat back the enemy.

Yo, I hope you brought your A-game.

Duh! I always do!

Good, you're gonna need it.

Because you'll have to counter Moz.

Be careful. He's the biggest threat out there.

As soon as we snag the weapon even he fears,

we'll go from being his allies to his mortal enemies.

Three forces have gathered.

The Petrification Kingdom, bent on killing us.

The Kingdom of Science, here to claim the Petrification Device.

And the almighty Moz, who wants the device and our heads.

[Senku] So it begins.

The three-way battle that will decide it all.

They're here! And they're fully armed!

[Moz] Hmph.

[Senku chuckles]

[Senku] How much scientific equipment does it take…

to capture an elusive Gorgon like Medusa?

[wind blowing]

[growls]

[Oarashi] Miracle power… Revenge!

What gives? He's attacking from the get-go?

[Senku] Overwhelming us immediately works to their advantage.

Meatheads are stupid strong in these situations.

Tch. I should've learned that damn fact from Taiju!

[Kinro] Allow me.

[group gasps]

[Kinro] Now it's for a true battle, not some petty bargain.

It's for myself.

This time I fight

using what the Kingdom of Science granted me!

And with this golden spear, shining like the sun itself…

I will protect us!

[closing theme song playing]

NEXT EPISODE TOTAL WAR

THIS IS A WORK OF FICTION. THE PLANTS, ANIMALS,

AND PRODUCTION METHODS DESCRIBED ARE REALITY BASED.

PLEASE DO NOT IMITATE WITHOUT EXPERTISE.