Original subtitles

[chuckles]

[SENKU] I'm so nostalgic

I could just about cry my eyes out.

Is that--?

Yeah.

[TAIJU] That's where Senku and I woke up,

and where everything started.

[TAIJU] The miracle cave.

The place you told us about,

where we get the stuff from bat guano.

Our nitric acid.

[YUZURIHA] Nitric acid is used for everything--

from breathing life into the statues to making gunpowder,

which can destroy anything in this primitive world.

It's a miracle water that can bring both life and death.

Which is why Tsukasa has so many people guarding it.

[TSUKASA] Yo. I won't let your death be in vain.

Senku's objective is the miracle cave.

We'll stop them in the names of Yo and the other fallen,

and build a new, ideal world.

[HYOGA] Yes.

--[TSUKASA] Huh? --[HYOGA] Hm?

[gasps]

Tsukasa and Hyoga are at the grave. It's pretty far away.

Just the kinda thing I was hoping to hear.

It's almost game time, everyone.

One blast of this tank's fake cannon

and any modern person's morale

will immediately sink ten billion percent.

But don't forget that we're on a time limit here.

The enemy will only panic and have the instinct to run away

for the first 20 seconds or so.

After that, the enemy will come to their senses and retaliate.

And if we fight, people will die.

Uh, so 20 seconds in, we're killing each other?

[MAGMA laughs]

That's when the real fun begins, and we murder 'em all!

[KINRO] No. Nobody dies.

Those are the terms of our alliance.

The rules are the rules.

Break them and who knows what'll happen.

[SENKU laughs]

In other words, our victory conditions are tough.

We're conquering the miracle cave

with our science- powered blitzkrieg--

without killing a single person.

All right then. Let's get this started!

Okay, Steam Gorilla... Move out!

Everybody, get ready!

[KOHAKU] These next 20 seconds

will decide the future of humanity!

Fire!

[VILLAGERS yelling]

[ALL gasp]

[chuckles]

[SENKU] Hidden inside our little missile

is a glass jar full of sulfuric acid.

When the glass breaks,

the acid will mix with the surrounding fuel

made from alcohol and coal ash.

It'll at least look like a giant

Hollywood-budget explosion.

[MEN yell]

Tsukasa's ready.

He's been expecting us to attack with a steam engine.

And the miracle cave should be

an itical-cray facility to protect.

I bet the way there's full of all sorts of anti-vehicle traps.

Oh, definitely. Ten billion percent.

[GEN] So, Senku, how about a detour?

[SENKU] No way. Charge!

[BOTH] This is bad!

[yelping]

[SENKU] Go!

[MAN E] What is that? Wait!

[MAN K] No way, is that--?

[MAN M] A tank?

We're screwed!

They're smashing right through all our traps!

[MAGMA laughs]

I could get used to these tank things!

It's no surprise you like them, Magma.

We busted through their traps. That's saved us precious time!

Let's go, everyone! Frontal assault!

Crap! It's an ambush!

Stop 'em!

[KOHAKU] The opening encounter's the most crucial.

Hope the panicked grunts can't pull off a counterattack.

[KINRO] Killing's against the rules.

But how do we handle them with that kind of limitation?

[MEN chuckle]

Taiju!

Whoa! That broke my spear!

[KOHAKU] It's a carbon shield.

What'd you say? Carbon?

You have that in the stone world?

Don't worry, you guys!

You can count on me to stop all the attacks

at the head of the pack!

[MAN F] You couldn't even stop the one that hit your head!

[MAN K] Man, that dude is tough.

Now listen here!

Hasn't anyone ever told you that hitting people is wrong?

[MAN F] Is he really saying that in the middle of a battle?

[TAIJU yells]

[KOHAKU] Their weapons! Knock 'em away!

Tie up every last one!

Follow Kohaku!

[GINRO whimpering]

[laughs]

[MAN M] The tank's finally down.

All right! The traps worked after all!

This is bad.

Eriously-say.

[SENKU chuckles]

Honestly, we lasted longer than I expected.

[SENKU] All right, Magma. You're up.

[MAGMA] Hmph.

Who said you could boss me around like that?

You could at least say "please" next time.

[BOTH gasp]

[MAN M] What is that?

[MAN G] A copper plate?

[MAN M] Is it another shield?

[SENKU chuckles]

It's one of our science surprise gadgets.

A kind of modified sonic bomb.

We're harnessing all the sound of a detonation

with a parabola and shooting it at the enemy.

Time for ear plugs!

Hope you're ready for this.

Our acoustic weapon: The shock cannon!

[MEN yelling]

[MEN groaning]

[MAGMA laughs]

[KOHAKU, KINRO yell]

[MINAMI] Everyone's panicking.

This is the exact opposite of what Tsukasa said to do.

In case of an ambush, calmly retreat and regroup.

Is that so hard?

[MINAMI] Oh, well,

it's a good chance to use my journalistic skills.

I'll go report to Tsukasa and tell him what's going on.

"Wow. You're such a capable woman. Stay here by my side."

Ah! Can you imagine?

[MINAMI gasps]

You won't be going any farther.

No way. Ukyo?

We won't let you.

Huh? Nikki, what--?

[MINAMI laughing]

Minami!

Damn it! We gotta tell Tsukasa!

Hey, hold up!

No one's getting away on our watch!

Chrome, move!

[CHROME] Damn it! This is bad!

The bomb popped!

They're coming!

[MEN yelling]

[TAIJU] Not good! We can't fight off that many!

[BOTH gasp]

[TAIJU yells]

[ALL gasp]

Damn.

Any casualties?

Zero.

Aw, yeah! The miracle cave!

We actually conquered it!

[TAIJU, CHROME chuckle]

[GINRO laughs]

[VILLAGERS cheering]

It's been a long time.

[TAIJU] So, going forward, the two of us will be spies

inside the Tsukasa empire,

and you'll be recruiting for the rebel science army.

We'll each be fighting our own battles.

[SENKU] That's the idea.

Parting is such sweet sorrow.

Better get going before we start to cry.

It's been a whole year

since we parted ways to fight this battle, to make it here.

[TAIJU yells]

Finally! We finally have it back!

A bucket of bat guano turned nitric acid. It's ours!

The miracle water!

Now that we got a hold of this, we're set!

We can make revival fluid and gunpowder!

[CHROME] Hey, what are you doing, Senku?

We won, get excited!

[TAIJU laughs]

[TAIJU] He's always been the type

to keep a cool head, ya know?

It takes a minute before he celebrates.

Hey, Senku!

Yeah?

Trust me, I'd love nothing more

than a big victory party right about now,

but we don't have the time to waste on that.

We're gonna start making gunpowder.

[CHROME, TAIJU gasp]

He's right, and that's bad!

We need to get ready before Tsukasa and the rest of his crew

catch on and find us here!

[SENKU] Da-da-da-dah! Sulfur and charcoal!

It's my instant gunpowder starter kit.

All you gotta do is add nitric acid

and you're ready to make things go boom.

So well epared-pray.

'Course I am. Gotta save time.

[TAIJU] Aw, yeah! You know what this means!

Victory for the kingdom of science!

[CHROME] We've got gunpowder!

[gasps]

[UKYO] No way.

They're fast, but not that fast. How?

Get outta here!

[ALL] Huh?

Run for it!

[gasps]

[GEN] Ah! That was our ace in the hole!

[SENKU] Shit. My chemical compound.

[MAN A] We're screwed!

[MAN B] We don't stand a chance now!

Damn it. You're kidding me!

[MANTLE whimpering]

Even with Kohaku and Magma here,

having to fight one of these guys would be hard enough.

Doesn't matter which,

either one would be too much for us alone.

[HYOGA] It would appear that you've

already figured this out instinctively.

But any hope the kingdom of science had of winning

has just disappeared.

[SENKU coughing]

[TSUKASA] Hey, Senku.

[SENKU] Yo, Tsukasa.

What a long, long battle it's been.

A whole year has passed.

It's upsetting.

It pains me to think I'll have to take your life a second time.

[chuckles]

[SENKU] That's so cold, man.

And after I crawled my way out of the pits of hell

to see you again.

All I had to climb was the thin thread of science.

[MAN A] Uh-oh. What do we do?

[MAN N] I don't know.

[LILLIAN] Don't worry, y'all!

[WOMAN A] Lillian?

[MAN B] She must be inside the tank!

All right, then!

Let's get over there right now and protect her!

Yeah, everything'll be okay!

The U.S. Army'll be here soon!

[gasps]

[HYOGA] Lies, all of it.

Enough of this charade. Show yourself, Gen.

You could never really contact a place as far as the U.S.

with such a primitive phone.

Damn it. They've got us totally figured out!

[SENKU chuckles]

No wonder they got here so quickly

if they found our cell phone.

[MAN B] Gen?

[WOMAN A] You were impersonating her?

Yes, it was a close one.

But by a thin margin, this war has just been won.

[HYOGA] You and your people have lost, Senku.

But I have a proposition. If you would agree t--

Yeah, yeah, you don't have to spell it out for me.

I understand.

You'll let all these fine people live,

but in exchange, the science man has to die, right?

[VILLAGERS gasp]

[HYOGA] You took the words right out of my mouth.

I appreciate your perceptiveness.

[TAIJU] No! Don't, do it, Senku!

[TAIJU] It's gonna be... just like before.

I-I can't lose you again!

[SENKU chuckles]

I don't wanna see your face

all gross and tear-stained, you big oaf.

How is this like before?

Go pluck your eyeballs out and wash 'em.

Remember, Taiju?

You didn't make it in time back then. I was on my own.

But look around you. This is way different.

We've got tons of allies here.

I've got you and my kingdom of science buddies backin' me up.

[KOHAKU] Yeah.

Got that right, Senku.

Uh-huh. You've got another science man right here.

[KINRO] We're with you.

You've said from the very beginning that no one dies.

And rules are rules.

It may be tough, but we trained hard for this,

and we're not about to give up now.

Yes. There's no doubt that Senku's our leader.

But he's also our friend.

[laughs]

So all we gotta do is take down these two? Should be easy.

You guys are a little too passionate for my taste.

But I guess if Senku were to lose now,

I wouldn't get to drink my cola anymore.

[TAIJU laughs]

Yeah, you're right. This is nothing like last time.

Senku. Forgive me.

[KOHAKU] Hah.

Hey, long-haired man, it's been a while, huh?

Not too friendly, are you?

What's wrong with "Hello," or, I don't know, "Nice to meet you"?

You wanted a nicer greeting.

It's a bit overdue, but allow me to give you one.

[KOHAKU] Nice to meet you. We are the kingdom of science.

Do you have some kind of plan? Kohaku!

[KOHAKU] Of course not! Obviously.

But we need to protect the miracle water.

This is siege warfare.

If we can buy even a little bit of time, then...

Our scientists can do it.

I know they'll figure something out and find a way to win!

Yeah, sure, but in case you forgot,

we're out of chemicals and stuff!

There's no way!

[SENKU] Run, scientist!

[CHROME] On it!

[HYOGA] They'll be dying for nothing.

I suppose they're just brain-dead barbarians after all.

[BOTH yell]

[SENKU, TSUKASA] In this primitive stone world,

the winner will be decided by...

[TSUKASA] ...the force granted to humanity by nature:

Strength.

[SENKU] ...the fruit of humanity's endless efforts:

Science!