04x37 - Ushers of an Exhilarating Future

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On that note, Why-Man,

I want to negotiate with you, one-on-one.

This is...

Senku!

Senku!

The Why-Men communicate
solely through radio waves.

Their surface is made
out of radiation-absorbent material.

So basically, when they
take the shape of a dome,

the inside becomes completely cut off
from the outside world, huh?

So you can freely float around
and move however you please?

I have no idea how that works.

That is right.

For example...

we can scan your body...

and create a sculpture of your kind.

Totally ignoring the laws of gravity, huh?
In that case...

What are you scheming, dear Senku?

If you lend us your bodies,

we might be able
to pull off something crazy.

What do you mean by "lend you our bodies"?

The entire universe
had better get excited!

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SHUEISHA "JUMP COMICS"

I have absolutely no idea what's going on.

What are they talking about in there?

It's taking a little too long.

I should prepare
for the worst-case scenario.

For example, Senku might
already be petrified in there...

Your kind lacks intelligence

and therefore cannot replicate us.

We will leave you
and go to another planet.

But we will graciously
petrify you before we go.

Do not run.

Perfect line of fire.

Many of us will die.

I don't intend to sh**t
as long as you back off.

I don't know what Senku told you,

but we need you to stay
at the negotiating table.

All we can do is make sure of that.

You guys are parasites.

I'm sure you're not stupid enough
to fight your own host.

Anyway, back to what
we were talking about...

If you cooperate with us,
instead of going to another planet,

mankind can team up with Why-Man

and possibly create something incredible.

The possibility of that succeeding

is most likely close to 0%.

Yeah, it might be close to 0%,
but it'll never be completely 0

as long as it involves us.

The smooth 'n' shiny monkey
started from nothing in this Stone World

and made it

to the moon in only ten years.

We cannot fulfill your request.

We will abandon your kind
and head to another planet.

To search for organisms
with more intelligence.

However, I alone will go with you.

Destroy my body if you'd like.

k*ll me if you'd like.
This incredible science craft

that you speak of excites me.

Even if it is close to 0%,

I will place my bet on your kind.

Will you accept?

Yeah.

Why-Man gave up on parasitizing us

and disappeared into space,

never to shine the Petri-Beam on us again.

And our trophy

was a single piece of futuristic science.

Yes!

I see.

So making the capsule a vacuum

actually helps you stay conscious
and move around, huh?

Yes. That is correct.

You're mechanical parasites, right?

But who made you in the first place?

Where did you come from?

We don't know.

Do you know who created your species first

or where you came from?

What a smart reply.

Yeah, if you think about it,
it's such a mystery.

What is life, anyway?

The purpose of life is to live.

So why do you dislike being petrified?

You don't want to, even if it means
you can live forever? Why?

It doesn't get me excited.

It's impossible to have fun
while petrified. Am I wrong?

I fell asleep instantly.

I don't understand.

As an organism,
that's not an advantageous decision. Why?

Well, look at yourself.

You're the only Why-Man
who came with us, because it excited you.

It doesn't matter
whether it's advantageous or not.

When faced with something unknown,
we ask "why" and get excited.

Weirdos who think like that
will always appear, ten billion percent.

And with painstaking effort, they advance

science.

They've done so for millennia

and will do so for millennia to come.

A FEW YEARS LATER

Welcome back.

Here's what you asked for.

I just ruly-tay feel
more comfortable in this outfit.

More like, how errible-tay is this!
I haven't been home in years!

I'm a mentalist, not a diplomat!

Your abilities are essential in explaining
and negotiating matters with nations

in order to bring the new world together,
Master Gen.

You're not the only one, Gen!

Master Ryusui has officially
started up Ryusui Corp.

and is currently helping
restore the world.

I'm sure he's securing exclusive rights
for everything while he's at it.

Of course! I desire
everything in this world!

Master Tsukasa is flying
from country to country,

going wherever he is called.

As more people are revived,
safety is becoming a matter of concern.

Just one wave of his hand,

and for some reason, everyone who is
up to no good runs away.

The world's strongest martial artist
is ruly-tay amazing!

Master Ukyo is working tirelessly as
an official of the Restoration Government.

Everyone else is also working hard...

Hey! Stop right there!

Stop, or I'll sh**t!

- You suck! Are you trying to k*ll me?
- I wish I had!

You're a cutie. Come with me.

Ginro! Are you slacking off again?!

Dear Yuzuriha founded a fashion business
with dear Taiju, right?

Not just the two of them, but with
Master Mirai and Master Ruri as well.

Taiju is in charge of the physical labor
and moral support.

How's our Science Kingdom's
very own science team?

Of course, we're crafting
science projects every day.

So everyone is busy working, huh?

But even then, we can't miss this!

- Dear Taiju and dear Yuzuriha's wedding!
- Congratulations!

This is day two of the wedding?!

He said he wanted to make it easier
for everyone to attend.

If it's a happy event,
the more the merrier!

The science team is so busy,

Senku made everyone go home after day one.

Yeah, I think that's normal...
Weddings are usually one day, right?

Congratulations.

You're a cutie.
Why don't you come with me?

Long time no see, everyone!

Here!

Here you go.

While we're here...

Or more like, because we're here,
let me ask...

How are things with you and Chrome?

What?

I'm a cool girl, you know?

It's not like I'm dying to get tips
on how to snatch a scientist.

- Miss Luna...
- Miss Luna...

Well... the thing is...

Hey, Ruri.

Once I'm done with this baaad
science project, let's get married too.

Okay...

- That's no help at all!
- Miss Luna!

"Baaad science project"?

Each time science makes a big advancement,

the rules of the world change drastically.

Hyoga, Xeno, and I

once bloodied our hands to avoid
the resurgence of the old world's rule.

But now it seems like the possibility
of that happening is close to none.

Either way,

once the legal framework
of the new world is established,

we are the ones
who'll be brought to justice.

But depending on how
the science team's project goes,

there's a possibility
that everything will...

The least we can do for our

hard-working science team
is deliver today's cake!

A personal delivery by
the bride and groom? What a free spirit.

Dear Senku!

Who are you?!

A team of scientists from around the world
are studying the petrification device.

It was a complete stranger.

Matter has mass

because it's sinking
in a "pool" called the Higgs field.

The petrification device is a device that
alters the water pressure of said "pool".

If it changes its mass or weight
to zero, it can float.

Increasing the amount of resistance
a molecule experiences

from the Higgs field
leads to petrification.

Uh, okay...

Up until now, when dear Senku
would explain things,

he was actually going easy on us, huh?

The Medu... I mean, dear Why-Man
that they brought back from the moon

was taken apart and studied?

Of course not. That's just one
of the many broken ones.

The precious living one
is in the back room.

It's Dr. Senku and his team's
special project room.

Is that for the "baaad science project"
that dear Chrome was talking about?

Guess what, Senku!

Today's the day!
I am just about to marry Yuzuriha!

You said the same thing yesterday.

How very very interesting.

I'm rooting for you so hard from this lab,
my vocal cords are about to snap.

Didn't we already have this conversation?

- Did we?
- Everyone in the science team,

- please enjoy some cake.
- Yay!

This azy-cray looking device
is the "baaad science project"?

- That's right!
- We're making something amazing!

Doesn't it look so cool?
We're starting with the design.

Time to show my skills as a craftsman.

If we go back in time
and prevent our invasion of Earth,

my kind can also avoid
suffering massive casualties.

Back in time?

Don't tell me...

No way...

We're making a time machine.

If this was the 21st century,
we'd think it's impossible.

But if... if it really can be done...

If we, for example,
sh**t the Petri-Beam into the past

and petrify the victims,

maybe we'll be able to save them.

Maybe...

we can really save all of mankind,
all seven billion of them.

If we can at least send information,

we can send AI to save mankind.

That is also an option.
How elegant is that?

Every aspect of science
began with a desire.

It was laughed at and called "impossible",
but eventually came true. Am I wrong?

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With dear Senku...

No, with all of mankind,
it's totally possible.

We can make a time machine

by chipping away at it,
one step at a time.

Even if decades...

or centuries pass...

No, even if it takes millennia...

Using science, we'll overcome time itself

and discover new rules
that govern this universe.

Get excited!

THE END AND TO BE CONTINUED

STONE AXE

Senku Ishigami.

The scientist who rebuilt civilization
from zero in the Stone World.

In the restored new world,

people call him

Dr. Stone.