Hang in there for the short while that I'm gone.
Hey, you've been waiting 3,700 years.
A few more months or years is no big deal.
We're going to build our Kingdom of Science.
Sound of explosives.
Run!
I'm going to get the Kingdom of Science's custom-built cell phone
to Taiju and Yuzuriha even if it kills me!
Why do we have to be so sneaky?
They're going to follow us if they see us.
Our top-secret cell phone plan would be wasted right then and there.
If it's that scout Homura we're worried about,
why don't we just kill her or catch her?
Sure, if we knew where she was hiding!
Although, right now, Homura-chan has no option but to come out of hiding
to check out the situation.
It's gunpowder that they're worried about, after all.
There's no way someone whose job is to keep watch
isn't going to check out such a huge explosion.
If Homura's going to show up,
it'll be along the line between that hill and where the sonic bombs went off.
I just saw something!
A shadow moving really quickly!
She's already gone to catch her.
Kohaku-chan sure is impressive.
She's so proactive and decisive.
Senku gave us this one-in-a-million chance with his sonic bombs.
I have to catch Homura, no matter what!
Explosion craters.
Chills.
My neck.
How is she moving like that?
Gymnastics.
You, born in this age, wouldn't know.
I don't intend to kill you needlessly.
I know. Hit with back of sword.
How long will you chase me?
Until I catch you.
You can't.
Give up.
Stop resisting and let me restrain you!
Never happen.
I'm trying to exhaust her by making her talk, but...
Kohaku...
I can't lose her.
Homura... I can't get any closer.
She's fast.
I'm going to have to herd her toward the village.
They're coming this way!
Seniors and children, take shelter!
Everyone else, surround her!
Senku?
Aren't you curious?
Scoop your eyes out and take a good look.
The level 2 science surprise gadget: the flare.
What is this?!
Long time no see!
I'm Mecha Senku!
I'm gonna teach you how to make flares.
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Got bittern!
First, boil sea water to make this stuff called "bittern."
Melt that down and zap it with electricity, and you get magnesium!
Shove it in a light bulb, and you're done.
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Got bittern!
This is the stuff they use in Print Gocco.
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F l a r e M a k i n g
You've never heard of Print Gocco?
Ask your mom and dad.
They might know!
I thought Senku was a wimp!
He's awesome!
Watch where you're touching me.
Think about who you're trying to pull that trick on.
Once we're done building civilization, I'll play the pure, innocent boy all you want.
Should I force my way out and run?
There's no way I can stand up against...
It was a total fail!
What a wimp!
It's not a matter of strength.
How is that woman moving like that?
She's gotten away.
My eyes are still flickering.
I guess having good eyesight has its downsides.
Kinro.
Ginro.
Kohaku.
Suika.
Kaseki.
Jasper.
Kokuyo.
Turquoise.
Mantle.
Argo.
How do you know all our names?
It seems that's how thoroughly she's been observing us.
Everyone else from the village is here, but Chrome, Magma, and Gen are missing.
Something's wrong.
Where are they?
Chrome, the technician, and Magma, the brawn.
Are they mining for gems?
No, they wouldn't need Gen.
Why is Gen with them?
To guide them?
Where?
They're taking something to our headquarters.
What's so important to require a diversion? A critical weapon of science?
What?
She must have figured out that Chrome and the cell phone team are on the move.
This is bad!
I guess we can't count on tracking her.
Chrome and the advance party are headed straight for the Tsukasa Empire headquarters.
Homura is chasing them.
It's only a matter of time before she discovers their cell phone.
If she destroys it or even just notifies Tsukasa, it's over.
Please, no!
We worked so hard on it!
We're going to have to catch her first.
Homura-chan's going after Chrome and the others, and we have to chase her?!
That's so complicated!
Time to bust out the level 3 science surprise, our final weapon.
All the spots he's lighting up...
...are leaving marks.
Well, we're out of time.
Let's get started.
It's the start of our happy double pursuit race.
These markings dotting the way are Homura's path?
Why can we see this light, though?
Come on, wake up.
You guys have seen it before.
The blue gems!
In powdered form.
I see!
You put it on Homura's arms and legs!
Oh?
I thought it only lights up briefly just before dawn.
Ultraviolet light.
This light of science produces it artificially.
The black light.
Nickel, barium...
We needed all those treasures we found in the cave to make it.
Barium
Nickel
Glass
It's basically just a purple light bulb we made by mixing them with glass.
We can follow these.
We can find her!
Senku, let me make something clear.
Homura's movements are exceptional.
Gymnastics.
It's a skill that doesn't exist in your age.
We won't be able to capture her unharmed.
But I could behead her with my sword.
We could even accomplish a bloodless siege.
Am I free to kill her?
Kohaku, have you ever killed a human being?
Of course not.
That's why, the moment I must do it, I'll hesitate.
My weakness will be exposed.
In order to have the conviction to go through with it,
I must impress it upon myself with forceful words.
Relax.
You might not even get a chance to use that horrible thing you have on your waist.
Why do you think we worked so hard on that ridiculously huge box?
The ultimate weapon of modern warfare: information communication.
No, no, no!
Is anything broken? The vacuum tubes?
Either way, we should check it every now and then.
It rang!
Stop!
Don't answer it, Chrome-chan!
Why not?
It stopped.
There's only one reason they would call at this stage.
And it was one ring.
Homura-chan found us.
We're being chased!
If she saw us talking, she'd realize we're carrying a cell phone.
Our job is still to keep going as if we're oblivious.
This race is a doubled-up game of tag.
Chrome, who's carrying the cell phone...
Homura, who's chasing them...
And us, chasing Homura.
But what happens if we coordinate via radio in this situation?
Our game of tag suddenly turns into a pincer attack!
That's information warfare.
Hyoga-sama...
This is bad.
The light ends after this river.
Damn it, she washed all the powder off.
She must have noticed it glowing in the morning sun.
Also, why is this so-called "cell phone" ringing on and off?
Gen-sensei is one-ringing us.
He's using the ringer to send us Morse code.
Where are you?
Following the river. 20km down.
We're chasing Homura!
Crap! Passing the 25km point. What now, Senku-chan?
Heh, heh, heh! Proceed with the pincer strategy!
Roger!
We can't use voice, so we're texting each other.
That would be one way to think of it.
That doesn't help at all.
We don't get your scientific civilization analogies.
Gen's reported locations
and Homura's route have matched up for the past several kilometers.
Which means Homura has caught up to them, and she's following them now.
That information is worth its weight in gold.
With Homura in front of us,
and with us communicating our positions using our cell phones,
we can see where every piece is.
It's an information pincer.
Nope, no good.
It's not picking up a signal anymore.
Chrome-chan, can you set it up on top of a tree?
Sure.
"Signal"?
No way...
In this stone world?
A communicator?
I have to make sure.
As a scout!
I could destroy it right now.
This is my only chance.
It's fake?
Why?
Gen's switch-out magic trick!
Can't land safely.
Death... assured.
Goodbye, Hyoga-sama.
Now!
You may be fast, but if we know everything about when and where you show up,
we can capture you unharmed!
Yes!
Exhilarating, isn't it?
This is information warfare, brought to you by the Kingdom of Science.
We're here.
Finally! We made it!
Final boss Tsukasa's main base!
Shh, Chrome-chan!
There's a guy with crazy hearing in Tsukasa-chan's army.
My bad.
Damn, if we get caught after coming all the way here...
Jeez, it's a statue.
Damn... They all look so strong.
Something's written in blood on its face.
Looks like priority numbers for when to revive them.
Those weren't there when I last saw them.
The lowest number is 33.
Which means Tsukasa-chan's revived at least 32 people since then.
He's going quite a bit faster than I thought.
Even if we keep bringing people over from his army,
it won't matter if he keeps making soldiers even faster.
This is pretty bad.
Why don't we just wreck all of them right now?
No, even that's too much work.
Just break their arms or legs off as we find them,
and they won't be able to fight.
You're pretty brutal, Magma.
I totally forgot, since you'd kind of become an ally.
He's merciless when it comes to his enemies.
Although, if we had to choose, it's probably best to destroy them now.
Aw, shucks, I can't.
These statues did nothing wrong.
Maybe if they were major villains or something, but...
We humans can pretend we're realists all we want,
but when it actually comes time to kill someone...
We're so weak, aren't we?
So weak.
That's why Tsukasa-chan's so dangerous, because he can go ahead and do it.
We have to stop him.
You aren't weak.
We're aiming way higher.
To try not to spill any blood.
We just need to convert people faster than Tsukasa can grow his army.
So let's go.
Our mission is to build a cell phone hot line as soon as possible.
Dude, Magma, you were totally about to casually destroy those statues.
Why do you care? They're strangers.
Sure, right.
I'm so glad Magma-chan's on our side.
Where are we?
A grave.
For Tsukasa's men?
No.
Then who?
It's Senku-chan's grave.
Senku is dead?!
He's obviously alive.
It's a fake, to make Tsukasa think he's dead.
We have them thinking I'm dead.
You'd better visit my grave regularly.
So Senku's grave is where we exchange materials, huh?
It's a perfect holy ground.
Tsukasa's men don't have any interest in my grave.
And even if they go there often,
his men would think it's just to pay respects.
They're going to gather there to communicate with the dead.
It's the birth of a ghost communicator.
He's so good, isn't he?
It's a grave, so it wouldn't seem odd for them to be talking to a dead man.
But this... might be a bit too obvious.
That's totally going to draw attention!
Damn it, this stone's in the way.
You don't give a damn about anything, do you, Magma?!
Just hurry up and hide it!
Looks like we got away with it.
You scrawny wimps freak out way too much.
We don't know yet.
I told you, there's a guy with crazy hearing—
I definitely heard something from around here.
If someone from Tsukasa's army finds the cell phone first, we're done.
They've got the mentalist with them.
They aren't going to make it that obvious.
Besides, those two will be fine.
They're a tag team of diligence and tenacity.
They'll find it for sure.
No matter what the situation.
I-It's ringing!
But what if it's one of Tsukasa's men?
Yo.
Senku!
I missed this all so much, I could cry.
Including your ridiculously loud voice.
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