1. Someone from
outside the village?Copy !req
2. Hmmm.Copy !req
3. I'm positive it's some criminal
we banished a long time ago!Copy !req
4. I would bet my next meal on it!Copy !req
5. Maybe the statue people
have started moving.Copy !req
6. No way!Copy !req
7. So somebody tried
to bring in an outsider.Copy !req
8. Surely that wouldn't have
been Kohaku, would it?Copy !req
9. We're not quite sure yet.Copy !req
10. No, it was definitely her.
Your hunch is correct.Copy !req
11. Now, Jasper, you heard what
Ginro told us earlier.Copy !req
12. There's no need to lie
to save her skin.Copy !req
13. Why must my daughter
be so foolish?Copy !req
14. Is she trying to
be disowned now?Copy !req
15. She can't keep breaking
the rules! Damn it!Copy !req
16. Ruri!Copy !req
17. All right, Senku!Copy !req
18. What do we need to do
to make that medicine?Copy !req
19. We gotta help Ruri
kick her sickness!Copy !req
20. If we can help my
sister feel better,Copy !req
21. I'm ready to do
whatever it takes!Copy !req
22. Priestess Ruri!Copy !req
23. I'm so worried.Copy !req
24. Yay! Yay! Yay...!
— Her sickness is cured!Copy !req
25. - Yay! Yay! Yay...!
- Science rules!Copy !req
26. I'm gonna join
the Kingdom of Science!Copy !req
27. Do you see that?Copy !req
28. That sleazy glint
in his eye tells meCopy !req
29. he wants to save Ruri
for his own reasons.Copy !req
30. I still can't decide if he's
a gentleman or a slimeball.Copy !req
31. But at the very least, I'm glad
that he thinks things through.Copy !req
32. The first project
of the Kingdom of ScienceCopy !req
33. is making an antibiotic.Copy !req
34. A wonder drug that'll
kill the hostile bacteriaCopy !req
35. infecting our patient.Copy !req
36. Since its discovery in
the early 20th century,Copy !req
37. it's saved hundreds
of millions of lives.Copy !req
38. We can't do any blood tests,Copy !req
39. and we have no idea what
she's actually suffering from,Copy !req
40. but I'm sure it's still
worth trying anyway.Copy !req
41. Yeah! Now let's get
to work, Senku!Copy !req
42. What do we need?Copy !req
43. Well, we're missing
basically everything.Copy !req
44. So pay attention, would ya?Copy !req
45. There are two routes
to making antibiotics.Copy !req
46. The biological route: Creating
penicillin from living things.Copy !req
47. Or the stone route: Creating
"sulfa drugs" from rocks.Copy !req
48. Wait just a minute.Copy !req
49. Living things? Rocks?Copy !req
50. How could you cure
somebody with those?Copy !req
51. Penicillin, which is made from
green mold, is more well known.Copy !req
52. But now, in the Stone World,Copy !req
53. I think that would mean
we'd have to playCopy !req
54. a crazy game of chance.Copy !req
55. We'd be all, like, "Woo-hoo!Copy !req
56. We just happened to find this
specific crazy-strong moldCopy !req
57. that's ten billion times more
powerful than the normal stuff!"Copy !req
58. Woo-hoo!Copy !req
59. We'll just have to
get on our knees and pray.Copy !req
60. "Please, Lord, send down some
of that special green mold!Copy !req
61. Thanks!"Copy !req
62. If we take the stone route
and make sulfa drugs,Copy !req
63. we'll need a ton of
diligence and manpower.Copy !req
64. But even in this
primitive world,Copy !req
65. I know we can make it happen.Copy !req
66. Odds are ten billion to
one we'll nail the cure.Copy !req
67. Then what are we waiting for?
Let's take the stone route!Copy !req
68. You get the position
we're in, don't you?Copy !req
69. None of us are gods or even
geniuses, to be honest.Copy !req
70. We have to do this step by step.Copy !req
71. And like they say, we've gotta
crawl before we can walk.Copy !req
72. All right,
the stone route it is!Copy !req
73. We'll get each item one by one.Copy !req
74. And though it seems slow,Copy !req
75. we'll be warping straight
through two million yearsCopy !req
76. of scientific progress.Copy !req
77. This is the scientific road map,Copy !req
78. and if we follow it,
we'll reach our cure.Copy !req
79. Whoa, man. That's bad!Copy !req
80. Well, guess this
"iron" stuff is first!Copy !req
81. I don't even know what that is!Copy !req
82. There's so much for me to learn!Copy !req
83. Iron's not particularly
easy to get.Copy !req
84. Professor Senku's science class.Copy !req
85. Or is it really sorcery?Copy !req
86. Ugh, I feel like
I'm already behind.Copy !req
87. Seriously?Copy !req
88. Bad!Copy !req
89. You're telling me that
it's actually the planetCopy !req
90. that's moving?Copy !req
91. Yeah, it's not a lie.Copy !req
92. That doesn't make any sense.Copy !req
93. I mean, if that's
really the case,Copy !req
94. then why am I not
flying off this branch?Copy !req
95. That's because of a little
thing that we call "gravity."Copy !req
96. You know, I always
thought it was weirdCopy !req
97. how only just one star
stays in the same place.Copy !req
98. That's the North Star.Copy !req
99. It's ridiculously useful
for navigatingCopy !req
100. 'cause it's ten billion
percent true north.Copy !req
101. So try to remember that.Copy !req
102. Oh. I didn't know.Copy !req
103. If you want my opinion,Copy !req
104. that looks just slightly
off from true north.Copy !req
105. No. Impossible.Copy !req
106. The margin of error is—Copy !req
107. The Earth's axis has shifted!Copy !req
108. The whole planet has been
tilting little by littleCopy !req
109. over the past 3,700 years.Copy !req
110. And now, in the year 5379,Copy !req
111. the freaking North
Star isn't north!Copy !req
112. No wonder my
stone-age GPS didn't get usCopy !req
113. all the way to Hakone.Copy !req
114. A more experienced scientist
would've laughed at me.Copy !req
115. Kind of a major
oversight on my part.Copy !req
116. You guys are more observantCopy !req
117. because you don't have the
same preconceived notions.Copy !req
118. Bonehead move there, Senku.Copy !req
119. Heh. Just sounds like
a little mistake.Copy !req
120. There's no reason to be so
hard on yourself, you know.Copy !req
121. I'm not trying to
put myself down.Copy !req
122. I take pride in being rational
and able to deal with facts,Copy !req
123. but I still get lost in the
sheer scale of everything.Copy !req
124. I feel like it's
just hitting me nowCopy !req
125. how long 3,700 years really is.Copy !req
126. Wait.Copy !req
127. How did she know the
former North Star,Copy !req
128. wasn't exactly north anymore?Copy !req
129. Oh, no way!Copy !req
130. You mean to tell me that
even the great SenkuCopy !req
131. doesn't know about this rock?Copy !req
132. I just so happened
to find this bad boyCopy !req
133. on top of that bald
mountain one day.Copy !req
134. If you dangle it or
make it float in water,Copy !req
135. this thing always
points true north!Copy !req
136. Pretty nuts, isn't it?Copy !req
137. A magnet.Copy !req
138. Man! Of course you know!Copy !req
139. You've done an
excellent job, Chrome.Copy !req
140. Now we've got magnets.Copy !req
141. Woo-hoo!Copy !req
142. Check it out! Mine picked
up a buncha that stuff!Copy !req
143. Look at this crazy black sand.Copy !req
144. Taking baby steps,Copy !req
145. but we're on the road to
the Kingdom of Science.Copy !req
146. The curtain's rising
on the iron age.Copy !req
147. Now that gets me excited.Copy !req
148. Is everyone in your
village like the lioness,Copy !req
149. or is she in a
class all her own?Copy !req
150. We seem to have more than our
fair share of big, brawny apes,Copy !req
151. but I'd say she's more
like a nimble gorilla.Copy !req
152. I am not like a gorilla!Copy !req
153. By the way, why am I the only
one who's doing any work here?Copy !req
154. The two of you need to
get off your asses now!Copy !req
155. We barely have enough
manpower as it is!Copy !req
156. Sorry, ma'am.Copy !req
157. It's gonna take all day with
just the three of us working.Copy !req
158. Should I get someone from
the village to help out?Copy !req
159. As far as those people
are concerned,Copy !req
160. you guys are just a couple
of suspicious sorcerers.Copy !req
161. So I don't think anyone is dying
to lend us a hand with this.Copy !req
162. Uhh...Copy !req
163. Is that a watermelon?Copy !req
164. Oh, it's Suika.Copy !req
165. What are you doing in the water?Copy !req
166. Did you just follow us
down here or something?Copy !req
167. Doesn't her name
mean "watermelon"?Copy !req
168. Pretty sure
it's just a nickname.Copy !req
169. Probably 'cause she's always
wearing that watermelon rind.Copy !req
170. Huh? What the hell?Copy !req
171. I can't believe you'd just
steal my magnet like this!Copy !req
172. Iron sand.Copy !req
173. I'm sorry. I just
wanna help you guys.Copy !req
174. It's kinda hard to be
very useful to anyoneCopy !req
175. because I've got this
thing on my head.Copy !req
176. Too bad. I'll wear
it my whole life.Copy !req
177. But if you need some help,
I'll do whatever I can!Copy !req
178. Yeah, yeah, I get it, Suika.Copy !req
179. I appreciate the assistance.Copy !req
180. The Kingdom of Science needs
all the help we can get.Copy !req
181. We won't turn anybody away.Copy !req
182. Besides, a shrimpy
little thing like youCopy !req
183. would be ten billion times
better at gathering sand.Copy !req
184. We're counting on you.Copy !req
185. He's the first person I've metCopy !req
186. who didn't ask me why I'm
wearing this on my head.Copy !req
187. He probably just thought
I didn't want anybodyCopy !req
188. to see my face and was
being polite by not asking.Copy !req
189. You just met him,Copy !req
190. but I'm sure you'll figure
it out soon enough.Copy !req
191. He is not polite.Copy !req
192. He doesn't give a crap
what you look like,Copy !req
193. only if you're useful.Copy !req
194. It's just his way.Copy !req
195. I'm gonna grab every last pieceCopy !req
196. of black sand in here!Copy !req
197. Blub-blub, blub-blub!Copy !req
198. You're not Momotaro!
Just try not to drown!Copy !req
199. Never heard of Dragon
Quest or Monster Hunter,Copy !req
200. but you know Momotaro?Copy !req
201. Who taught you that?Copy !req
202. Whoa. You know Momotaro?Copy !req
203. That's weird.Copy !req
204. Ruri told us a whole
bunch of stories like his.Copy !req
205. Come to think of it,Copy !req
206. I wonder how you guys
would know about gorillas.Copy !req
207. They're not native to Japan.Copy !req
208. I've never actually
seen one in real life.Copy !req
209. Yeah, but I think there's
a gorilla in Momotaro.Copy !req
210. That right?Copy !req
211. No, there isn't!Copy !req
212. He used those millet dumplings
to make new friends.Copy !req
213. A bear, a lion, a gorilla,
and an alligator.Copy !req
214. Momotaro isn't a
wild-ass, savage hero!Copy !req
215. I wonder if that story
was just an easy wayCopy !req
216. to teach the kids about
dangerous animals.Copy !req
217. My sister must've told
me hundreds of storiesCopy !req
218. when we were
growing up together.Copy !req
219. And she loves big words.Copy !req
220. I suppose that means I got all
my bigger words from Ruri.Copy !req
221. Is that so? The plot thickens.Copy !req
222. I gotta admit, I'm getting
low-key interestedCopy !req
223. in this Ruri chick.Copy !req
224. And now, I'm that much
more determinedCopy !req
225. to make this medicine and cure
whatever's going on with her.Copy !req
226. What the heck do
you mean by that?Copy !req
227. Interested? Like, how?Copy !req
228. Huh?Copy !req
229. Senku, hey. Psst, Senku!Copy !req
230. He thinks no one knows,Copy !req
231. but Chrome's got a
major crush on Ruri.Copy !req
232. Ahh. So that's what
that was all about.Copy !req
233. Right. Great. Cool.Copy !req
234. And Chrome's totally
like a little kidCopy !req
235. about the whole thing.Copy !req
236. He's so oblivious it's
almost kinda cute.Copy !req
237. What're you guys talking
about over there?Copy !req
238. Did you just say
I'm like a kid?Copy !req
239. You're saying
the black sand we gotCopy !req
240. outta the river turns
into this "iron" stuff?Copy !req
241. It will.Copy !req
242. You mix four parts of the sand
to one part coal and bake it.Copy !req
243. Got it. That sounds
pretty easy to me.Copy !req
244. The bad news is it's way
harder than it sounds.Copy !req
245. Nothing at all like
baking little clay pots.Copy !req
246. That'll be our next
problem to solve.Copy !req
247. Wood can burn up to 700 degreesCopy !req
248. but iron-making requires
much higher temperatures.Copy !req
249. We're talking 1,500
degrees or more.Copy !req
250. So how are we gonna
get it that hot?Copy !req
251. Is it even possible?Copy !req
252. We gotta blow like hell!Copy !req
253. We provide it with as
much oxygen as we can,Copy !req
254. so we're gonna need to send
in a crazy amount of air,Copy !req
255. and hope that it increases
the fire's damage pointsCopy !req
256. from 700 to 1,500.Copy !req
257. This thing blows air?Copy !req
258. With a handy little
item like this,Copy !req
259. I can probably do it
all by myself.Copy !req
260. Try it out and get
back to me on that.Copy !req
261. The truth is, we'll never
have enough manpower.Copy !req
262. Holy hell, it feels
like my arms are gonna fall off!Copy !req
263. Don't you dare give up
and let it get cold!Copy !req
264. How many more minutes
do you think it'll take?Copy !req
265. Let's see, maybe 20
to 30 more hours!Copy !req
266. Iron-making is bad!Copy !req
267. Don't push it, Suika!
Take a break if you need!Copy !req
268. I'm trying so hard,
but I'm still useless.Copy !req
269. It looks like
they're doing somethingCopy !req
270. super intense up there!Copy !req
271. Hey. Uh. I'm gonna go help.Copy !req
272. No way, Ginro.Copy !req
273. Don't abandon your post.
The rules are the rules.Copy !req
274. Aw, come on.Copy !req
275. That's easy to say when you had
a golden spear made for you.Copy !req
276. I want one. No fair.Copy !req
277. That's not it!Copy !req
278. You shouldn't worry
about trivial possessions!Copy !req
279. Well, why don't we trade spears?Copy !req
280. No deal.Copy !req
281. I should have silver,Copy !req
282. but I'll settle for gold if
that's how it's gotta be!Copy !req
283. I said no!Copy !req
284. Our top priority is
more manpower.Copy !req
285. The Kingdom of Science
needs a population boom.Copy !req
286. Spear of... silver.Copy !req
287. He took the bait,Copy !req
288. and we'll be reeling him
in before you know it.Copy !req
289. Oh, yeah. It's all
startin' to come together.Copy !req
290. We'll get more manpower.Copy !req
291. We'll tempt them with science.Copy !req
292. You guys are starting
to sound really creepy.Copy !req
293. The fact is, we can't entice
everyone in the villageCopy !req
294. with shiny new spears.Copy !req
295. We need to know what they want.Copy !req
296. It's time for us to
plan an intel mission.Copy !req
297. I'm really good
at that kind of thing!Copy !req
298. Because I can turn
into a watermelon!Copy !req
299. I'm an expert snoop!Copy !req
300. Whoa.Copy !req
301. Now that's impressive!Copy !req
302. Okay, Great Detective
Suika's on the case.Copy !req
303. We're counting on you to find
out what the people want.Copy !req
304. Yeah! You've got this,
Great Detective Suika!Copy !req
305. "Great Detective Suika"?Copy !req
306. I'm finally gonna be useful!Copy !req
307. I heard Kohaku tried
to bring in an outsider.Copy !req
308. Does anybody know if
they were able to get in,Copy !req
309. or where they are now?Copy !req
310. Supposedly, he's living
in Chrome's shed!Copy !req
311. But I haven't seen
anything for myself!Copy !req
312. The elder believes that
we should let the man be—Copy !req
313. that he's no threat
as long as he doesn'tCopy !req
314. try to come into the village.Copy !req
315. Yes, I agree.
Perfectly reasonable.Copy !req
316. Indeed. But if he tries
any monkey business...Copy !req
317. I'll kill anyone
who threatens our village!Copy !req
318. Ah, yeah!Copy !req
319. Then Ruri will see
how manly I am!Copy !req
320. Oh, yeah!Copy !req
321. Well, if this outsider
guy is strong,Copy !req
322. then color me interested.Copy !req
323. That's all I care about.Copy !req
324. Yeah, see, I don't really care
if he's strong or not.Copy !req
325. But if the guy's handsome,
then I might wanna meet him.Copy !req
326. I don't need a man
to be handsome,Copy !req
327. or a big pile of muscles.Copy !req
328. I just want a good provider!Copy !req
329. It's crazy.Copy !req
330. We're three beautiful sisters
with different tastes in men.Copy !req
331. I don't understand why
we're all still single!Copy !req
332. Oh, I've gotta say, this
grilled fish is so delicious!Copy !req
333. Yeah, I'm so glad we
eat this every day!Copy !req
334. I'm so sick of fish!Copy !req
335. It's like, all we ever eat!Copy !req
336. I went around
the village all dayCopy !req
337. and I found out what
most people want.Copy !req
338. First off, here's what
the sparkly sistersCopy !req
339. Garnet, Sapphire,
and Ruby had to say.Copy !req
340. Oh, boy, they're the most
beautiful girls in the village.Copy !req
341. They were talking about what
they want more than anything.Copy !req
342. I really hope that it's
something we can createCopy !req
343. with our limited
available technology.Copy !req
344. They want boyfriends!Copy !req
345. There's no chance in hell
we're making one of those!Copy !req
346. A man who's strong.Copy !req
347. Handsome.Copy !req
348. Someone who can feed me!Copy !req
349. Well, at least they're
all being honestCopy !req
350. about what they're looking for.Copy !req
351. Heh. You're not
bad-looking, Senku.Copy !req
352. And you do have a certain
kinda charm about you.Copy !req
353. But I don't think you're
the type of handsomeCopy !req
354. that Sapphire's
really talking about.Copy !req
355. Aw, girls are always
flappin' their jawsCopy !req
356. about what they want in a man.Copy !req
357. It gets really freakin' old.Copy !req
358. And that's precisely the reason
why I can't stand any of 'em.Copy !req
359. Then you're lucky you're
a child and not a man.Copy !req
360. Since Ruri and I are women,
I guess you can't stand us?Copy !req
361. Oh, give me a break,Copy !req
362. you know I never thought
of you as a woman.Copy !req
363. You're a gorilla.Copy !req
364. I'm sorry, ma'am.Copy !req
365. The girl who wants food
could work for me.Copy !req
366. She might be our only shot.Copy !req
367. What does she want?Copy !req
368. A big feast with game and stuff!Copy !req
369. Oh! That reminds
me of something.Copy !req
370. I overheard Gan'en,
the village glutton.Copy !req
371. He was complaining
to his parentsCopy !req
372. that he's bored to death
of eating fish all the time.Copy !req
373. So all he really wants
is to try something new.Copy !req
374. Uh?Copy !req
375. I knew that you could pull it
off, Great Detective Suika.Copy !req
376. Thanks to your intelligence-
gathering skills,Copy !req
377. now I know what kind
of science we can useCopy !req
378. to win them over to our side.Copy !req
379. So are you gonna cook
for them or something?Copy !req
380. But what does cooking
have to do with science?Copy !req
381. Everything, actually.
Food is science, after all.Copy !req
382. I mean, do you think
the umami qualityCopy !req
383. of the grilled fish
you eat every dayCopy !req
384. is just some kind
of random accident?Copy !req
385. No, it's glutamic
and inosinic acids.Copy !req
386. Suika, what're you
playing with over there?Copy !req
387. Oh, this? Check it out.Copy !req
388. It's my widdle buddy
Chalk's favorite toy ever.Copy !req
389. Dogtail millet!Copy !req
390. You mean foxtail millet?Copy !req
391. Ya know, that could actually beCopy !req
392. just the thing
we're looking for.Copy !req
393. We might be able take that stuffCopy !req
394. and make a ridiculously
tasty dish.Copy !req
395. Something that everyone in my
old world used to drool over.Copy !req
396. We'll make primitive, gourmet
survival food from scratch.Copy !req
397. Now that's exciting!Copy !req
398. We're really gonna eat this?Copy !req
399. Because foxtail millet
is super gross.Copy !req
400. So... you can count
me out, Senku.Copy !req
401. The reason we're whacking
the hell out of itCopy !req
402. is to remove the husk
so we can eat it.Copy !req
403. Foxtail millet is ten
billion percent a grain.Copy !req
404. Albeit an unrefined
one, but still.Copy !req
405. Ugh. It looks so nasty.Copy !req
406. And it's completely
covered in furry stuff.Copy !req
407. It's a cycle of inspirationCopy !req
408. followed by experimentation.Copy !req
409. When you think about it,Copy !req
410. food is a perfect
example of science.Copy !req
411. We have flour.Copy !req
412. It's not wheat,
but it'll have to do.Copy !req
413. Way to go, guys!Copy !req
414. Let's crack in a
few wild bird eggs,Copy !req
415. and then add in a dash
of potassium carbonateCopy !req
416. to give it some elasticity.Copy !req
417. It's a dish of science
accidentally discoveredCopy !req
418. by some unknown Mongol
around the fourth century.Copy !req
419. That's right, he was
probably a crazy nutCopy !req
420. that would literally try
anything, just like you.Copy !req
421. Way back in
fourth-century Mongolia.Copy !req
422. Uh! It smells so good.Copy !req
423. And of course, we had a nameCopy !req
424. for this stupidly yummy bowl
of science 3,700 years ago.Copy !req
425. We called it "ramen."Copy !req
426. Okay, but that is yucky
foxtail millet in there.Copy !req
427. Ugh.Copy !req
428. I'll make sure it's
safe for us to eat!Copy !req
429. Because one of a sorcerer's
most important qualitiesCopy !req
430. is to not be afraid of
anything different and new!Copy !req
431. It's amazing!Copy !req
432. Ramen is bad!Copy !req
433. It's so slurpy!
I've never had anything like it!Copy !req
434. I didn't know such
a tasty thing existed!Copy !req
435. I might as well dig in, too.Copy !req
436. It's been 3,700 years since I've
had a proper bowl of ramen.Copy !req
437. And that is not it.Copy !req
438. What did I expect
from foxtail millet?Copy !req
439. The texture is all
sandy and crumbly,Copy !req
440. and the aftertaste
is horribly bitter.Copy !req
441. Maybe if you think of it
as medicine, it's edible.Copy !req
442. Then again, these
people probably thinkCopy !req
443. it's the food of the gods.Copy !req
444. And that means
it's gonna work.Copy !req
445. Foxtail millet ramen
for the win!Copy !req
446. Huh?Copy !req
447. The hell's goin' on?Copy !req
448. Oh, man, something
smells amazing!Copy !req
449. People have waged
wars over salt and pepper.Copy !req
450. That's how fundamental
food is to civilization.Copy !req
451. With the raw power
of ramen on my side,Copy !req
452. soon I'll have complete
control over this village!Copy !req
453. You look and sound like
a bad guy right now.Copy !req