The ship's just about done now!
Or so I thought, but...
I can't reach. It's misaligned. It's poking out.
The hull's becoming more and more crooked.
I right one side, and the other side falls apart.
I don't know what to do!
I'm sorry!
It's not your fault, Kaseki.
You're so kind.
I'm gonna fall in love with you.
I mean, I'll pass on that, but...
Building such a giant ship
is a huge undertaking that requires expertise, even in modern times.
No problem at all.
We can just keep building and learning from our mistakes.
The whole Kingdom of Science is built on trial and error.
Just how many years is it going to take to finish it?
I just hope Why-Man doesn't act in the meantime.
Yeah, that's the only part I didn't account for.
We don't have infinite time to spend rebuilding when we need to face Why-Man.
Change of plans.
Let's ditch the giant ship
and switch to a miniature yacht with a crew of only a few people.
Only a few people?!
Most of us won't be going, then!
I'm getting on the ship.
Do I have to give up on you, my sweet little ship?!
Give up?
On something we want?
Our beautiful mega-yacht?!
Ryusui... I'm tired of your greediness.
You need to learn to let things go.
As per your uncle's orders, your allowance going forward will be only one million yen.
Only?
Give up?
I have no need for such a word.
I simply need not stop until I get what I want!
Am I wrong?
If I don't have enough money to start with, I'll make more.
My very existence prints money on the financial markets!
I need only use the trust placed in the Nanami family name
to sell advantageous options and underwriter services!
Dodge Ball {missing} D-1 Grand Prix Grand Prize 1,000,000 yen
Hold it.
You need to be 13 or older to play in VR.
It's that damn Ryusui!
What the hell is wrong with him?!
His self-indulgence has gone too far.
He's a stain on the Nanami Conglomerate's good name!
What are your thoughts on Ryusui, Francois?
I'm not in a position to comment.
Just answer the question.
And answer honestly.
Ryusui-sama is not self-indulgent.
It's easy to give yourself reasons for not wanting something that you truly do want.
It allows you to give up before you get hurt.
But Ryusui-sama doesn't lie to himself.
When he wants something, he demands it and works toward it.
I, at the very least, would not call that self-indulgent.
Greed equals
justice.
You just acquired a real ship, and you spent all night on that?
Modern ships are fine, but they're too full of modern technology.
And I want more traditional beauty.
There is no goalpost to human greed.
Haven't I told you? I'm the greediest man on Earth!
A 1:48 scale mega-yacht.
All I need now is a trustworthy man who will make this come to life.
A man worthy of being part of my team.
I'll make a model of a large ship.
We'll scale it up accurately and make tweaks to the fruits of Kaseki's labor.
You can do it, can't you, Senku?
Am I right?
Yeah, I can.
As long as there's someone around who's enough of a miniature model fanatic
to make a 1:48 scale model ten billion percent accurately.
Do you know who I am?
I'll make an even more exhilarating ship than the original.
Are you sure about this?
Won't he demand ten billion drago for his services or something?
I need no such thing!
Not if it means I won't have to give up on what I want!
It's kind of reassuring.
Senku and Ryusui can do anything...
just by teaming up!
I'm not giving up on anything!
Greed equals justice!
Science Vessel Perseus
There.
What's gotten into you, Minami-chan?
I'm going to chronicle the construction of the ship from start to finish.
I'm calling it the Kingdom of Science Photo Diary!
We'll need a cargo hatch for sure.
And I've moved it below the mast.
I see!
We can fix a pulley to the bottom of the boom to raise and lower cargo.
They don't call you the sailing king for nothing.
You have real-world experience.
And in the space we gain as a result...
We build an on-board casino!
We don't need that!
We'll take apart Ryusui's model and make enlarged copies of each piece.
This is such a mysterious tool.
You trace a drawing, and it blows it up really big on the other side.
Yeah, it's definitely about twice the size...
But that's not enough for a real ship.
We'll use a 48x pantograph when we build the real deal.
We're going to need a ridiculous amount of power.
Um...
What "power" do you need for a drawing?
It's huge!
This pen must be about 50 kilograms, huh?
Not a problem!
Yup, we did need that much power.
Maybe this is how the Nazca Lines were made, too.
We'll blow up the blueprint to actual size, and prepare each part separately.
Just like how they used to build ships.
Fluorescent Paint
Hemp Fiber
Pantograph
Model
Blast Furnace
Revolving Furnace
Display
Mast
Hull
Steel
Lathe
Battery
Radar + Sonar
Motorized Sailboat
Large-Scale Engine
Oil
We're already halfway through the road map to the ship!
What else do we need?
We need time.
Ack!
The body will be, too, but the giant steel engine
will be a ridiculously arduous death road of a task.
How many months is it going to take?
We'll just have to take our time.
We can engage in some winter sports in the meantime.
This is going to be an epic.
And now we're actually engaging in winter sports.
We can't work in the snow anyway.
We've got plenty of carbon to make skis and snowboards.
Ah, so this is merchandise.
And we're making a buttload of drago.
Event merch will be pretty important.
This is way too fun!
Oh, the really fast, blurry ghost-looking streak is Kohaku-chan.
Throw some laurel leaves into the ozone we made, and we get vanilla essence.
Was that how they made chocolate?!
And the purple snap pea powder happens to have a hint of cacao.
So we give them some bitterness with nuts and drizzle vanilla essence on it...
And we've got chocolate substitute.
What about my chocolates?
Ah, Valentine's Day.
Valentine's Day?
Yeah. Events are important.
For the drago—I mean, for morale.
It's chocolate!
Holy shit! It's good!
What about my chocolates?
They're all pictures of us just having fun.
I want to get a sense of everyday life, too, as a journalist.
After all, this year might be my last...
Oh, never mind!
I'm going to keep taking all of the pictures!
You're all welcome to write comments, too.
Beginning Classes
Oh, yeah, this is like what you'd do in purikura booths.
Is this cute writing Mirai-chan's?
That would be mine.
Writing comments on photos, huh?
Not a bad idea.
This is tough,
but apparently, this'll transform our crappy level 1 iron into tough-ass steel.
We'll need it.
Or our massive engine's gonna blow itself up.
We're using a record three-meter furnace.
The coal will remove oxygen from the iron ore,
leaving behind only the iron at the bottom.
I don't think that's the kind of thing you write on purikura photos!
We transfer that into a revolving furnace
and blow the electrically separated oxygen gas into it,
making impurities like phosphorus and silicon rise to the top,
which we then drain away.
We need to level up our crafting equipment, too.
A lathe, was it?
Whatcha making?
A level 2 lathe.
And what are you making with a level 2 lathe?
A level 3 lathe.
I can kinda see where this is going.
There are no shortcuts here.
We have to climb the machining tech tree.
Senku's team is working hard.
Is this really the time for us to be hunting bugs?
Stag beetle!
We aren't looking for stag beetles.
We're looking for wild silk moths,
the ancestors of modern silk moths.
So long as we're going out to sea, we're going to have to work underwater, too.
I want swimsuits!
So this is a silk swimsuit.
It feels fantastic to the touch!
Fantastic? To the touch?
Can I try touching it?
Not again.
I guess Kohaku-chan always shows up like a ghost in any photo from this era.
A year to completion, huh?
That went by pretty quick.
I remember hearing those words a long time ago, too.
And Why-Man hasn't attacked us, either.
Maybe he's waiting for us to make a move.
In that case, we'll go meet him ourselves.
We'll set out into the wider world with this yacht!
Right...
I guess people are leaving now.
Come on, gather round, everyone!
The ship's finally complete.
Let's get a group photo with the ship!
Just how many pictures do you need to take, you damn journalist?
But we're parting ways now!
Some of us are staying, and some are getting aboard!
This year was the last year we could all spend together.
We might never see each other again.
At least let me get a photo!
She's right.
She was in charge of choosing who to resurrect.
Minami-chan's always known everyone here.
What the hell are you talking about?
This isn't the end.
We're ten billion percent solving the mystery of the petrification
and ten billion percent coming back from the other side of the planet.
Just let me get a picture!
Although I won't be in the picture, since I'm the one taking it.
I suspected that this might happen,
so I've commissioned the development of a camera timer.
So that's what this contraption was for!
Francois's foresight is way too keen.
You're using the clomp of a shishi-odoshi?
That's a ridiculously primitive timer.
Who cares? It'll work!
Quit shoving, idiot!
Here we go!
Smile!
5741 AD September 10th
Sailing Ship Perseus Complete
I'm so happy!
We all had to come together to make it work, but here it is!
And it's the biggest project in my long career as a maker!
My finest work!
Science Vessel Perseus...
That's a really strong-sounding name.
Wasn't Perseus the hero from Greek mythology or something?
The one who defeated Medusa.
Damn, that's an encouraging name.
We're about to expose the mastermind behind humanity's petrification
and capture them, petrification beam and all!
We're taking this ship on an epic adventure to the other side of the planet!
I'm sure everyone's been ready since we started this project a year ago...
But as of today, we're splitting into two teams.
The world exploration team that'll uncover the secrets of the petrification beam,
and the humanity development team that'll stay behind.
I, the captain, have personally compiled a crew manifest!
Though I'd honestly have everyone on the ship if I could!
To hell with that.
Humanity would be extinct the moment it sank!
True.
Isn't there a maximum capacity?
Needless to say, this is an unprecedented, dangerous mission.
We may never return.
There's no guarantee you'll survive.
So even if I call your name, if you want to stay behind, stay.
It's up to you to decide.
There's no point in even asking me.
So I just need to not get chosen, right?
Never mind the platitudes!
If you need someone, just con them into getting onto the ship if you have to.
Once they're on board, they're ten billion percent not getting off!
Let me do the dirty work!
Not that I plan on going.
Indeed, Gen, you could convince everyone to get on.
It's not my problem if someone gets themselves killed,
but an unwilling sailor could put the whole ship at risk.
Am I right?
Only board the ship if I call your name and you're prepared to go.
Onto Science Vessel Perseus!
First up!
A ship can't be without its engineers!
Senku! Chrome! Kaseki!
He's already aboard!
Couldn't you be, you know...
more emotional about leaving?
That's my Senku!
Yuzuriha!
Was I ever an engineer?
Of the sails.
On the radar and sonar, Ukyo.
The cook, Francois.
And the actual work of sailing is the ultimate test of strength.
Power Team!
Wait 'til you hear your name!
Though I could also stay behind to lead the village.
I understand, sir!
You would never settle for such a small ambition, Magma-sama.
It'll be quicker to just say who's not going.
Who's on the list and hasn't come aboard yet?
Kinro!
Understood.
Of course.
He's the only one who waits for his name to get aboard, like he was told.
Rules are rules.
I'll be okay, right?
It's just Kinro, right?
I mean, Kinro's strong, but I'm only kinda...
I mean, not really, even...
And... Ginro!
No way!
Nope! Nope! I'm not going to the other side of the planet!
I'm never getting on!
Ginro, what are you talking about?
You've got nothing to worry about.
Didn't I tell you?
You only have to get on if you're ready.
The development team's work is plenty important, too.
Really?
I'm staying, too, then.
I know the ship needs a power team...
But I have one concern.
Hyoga and Homura are still in jail.
All of our notable fighters will have left.
If they were to somehow break out...
They'd take over all of Japan.
They're on the ship?!
It's a moving prison.
No problem as long as they're with us.
We're okay with this?
Maybe not, but they're so strong, they're a danger to leave behind.
Besides, we may need to accept the risk
and have them as a trump card in case we need to fight.
If worst comes to worst.
Now, is that everyone on the roster?
Okay, let's see them off.
Don't be ridiculous.
Finally, Gen, you're on, too.
For real?!
Uh, you don't need me, do you?
I've got the strength of a bean sprout.
We don't know what kinds of enemies we're going to meet.
What good is a mentalist if they aren't there when that happens, dumbass?
I guess...
If Why-Man attacks us, the mainland's in trouble, too, anyway.
In that case, I might be safer on the team with Science King Senku-chan.
I don't mind either way,
as long as it benefits me.
Senku.
I've finally come to realize lately...
That evil act is how that bat bastard saves face.
What a pain in the ass.
Set sail!
To the seas of the stone world, untouched by humanity!
To the world!
You'd better come back!
Be strong!
Be careful! For my brother's sake, too!
Yeah!
We're gonna take down the criminal behind the petrification and get the beam back!
Yo, is it just me, or are we heroes right now?
They're really gone.
Not everyone that got called came along.
They aren't wrong to refuse.
It's a truly dangerous journey.
Ginro, you...
It's fine. I know.
That's the kind of man he's always been.
What?!
Ginro just dove in!
Wait for me!
Ginro! Senku! Ryusui!
Guys!
I don't care if it's dangerous!
I'm fighting, too!
For all of us!
For the world!
I'm going, too!
I'm going!
Ginro!
Are you watching, guys?
Come on, take a picture!
Get a picture!
Well? How's my passionate chase?
But as a person of the sea, I know...
The waves will cover up my voice.
Not even Ukyo will hear me from this distance.
I couldn't catch up...
even though I really wanted to.
I adore your courage, Ginro!
You're not like the others who chickened out!
And of course I'd rather not go on a dangerous voyage.
But I want people to think I'm courageous.
I get the best of both worlds!
Hey, Ukyo, keep the radar pointed at the mainland for a bit.
Huh? Why?
I just feel like it.
Senku, thank—
No... Never mind.
Something's approaching from the shore.
Is it the fabled Why-Man?!
Why would it be, you idiot?
He said it's from the shore.
Someone's chasing us to try to get aboard.
It can't be!
How the hell?!
Pretty slick, Ginro, you nut.
I'm impressed.
I'm surprised, too.
I always thought he was a slimeball through and through.
I never expected this one, either, honestly.
I believed in you, Ginro!
Ginro! Ginro!
Wow, science is amazing!
Thanks, but no thanks!
Well, Kinro's got some company now.
I never felt lonely.
Where are we going first?
Are we going straight to the other side of the planet?
Nope.
We have a destination.
The treasure island.
Island?!
Where?
What for?
For the god-tier item we'll need to rescue all of humanity.
The island my dad's team crash-landed on.
To where the astronauts who survived the petrification
and the spaceship Soyuz went beddy-bye.
To where the Hundred Tales began.
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