There's a camouflage cover to protect the lab car from animals.
There's a ten billion percent chance our nature and infiltration master,
Suika, will notice it and cover the car.
B-But it doesn't hide it from people, does it?
Of course not.
It's going to take brute force in the end.
We have a chance!
We just need two people to go in with perfect coordination.
Suika-chan's super capable, so I'm not worried about her...
But her tag team partner leaves me with nothing but concern.
That man gets things done when push comes to shove.
I believe in you, Ginro.
Beautiful Science
Someone's come to save me!
I can go now, right?
I can run away, right?
Special Technique: Not My Problem!
What was it called, again? A goat?
It has nice fur, and I bet it tastes good.
Guess there's all kinds of beasts out there that I've never seen.
All right...
They're busy moving the goats, so now's my time to escape
from the other side of the ship.
I managed to escape the petrification beam, after all!
That's right...
I managed to escape.
Only me.
Jeez, why are you sleeping, Kinro?
Let's run together.
Oh, fine.
I'll carry you with me.
What is that thing rolling around?!
I thought it was a vegetable, but it's a beast!
Suika?! How?
I'm going to make myself useful!
I'll draw the enemies' attention!
I know Ginro will escape with the lab if I keep making a racket!
What if they catch you?
They'll petrify you for sure this time... or kill you!
It went that way!
Damn it, hold still!
Right...
I don't have time for this.
We gotta run away together.
Right, Kin...ro?
Ginro.
Ginro!
You might still be alive, since you weren't on the ship at the time.
I can't see, nor can I hear, so I have no way to know for sure.
But I believe in you.
I can tell, even in the darkness,
that you're still alive.
I wish I could tell you...
to think!
What should you be doing now?
Damn it, I can hear you, even if you can't talk.
You're going on with your stuck-up, straitlaced face...
Sorry, Kinro.
Wait here for a second.
I'll be back with Senku's team to save all of us.
Over there!
Gotcha!
There!
I finally got...
Huh?
The hell? It's just a shell from some fruit.
All right!
Hold it!
The lab car's so awesome! It's amphibious!
Nicely done, guys.
Senku!
We're surrounded!
I guess we should have expected that.
It's too dark. I can't see anything.
I thought it was a boat, but it was moving on land, too.
Is it yet another beast?
I-I see.
The people on the island can't conceive of a vehicle that moves on its own.
It looks like an animal to them.
I thought it was at first, too.
Hurgle!
That's a convenient misunderstanding for us.
They won't find out we're still alive!
We're going to be spewing a ton of fumes if we go any faster.
They'll know immediately that it's manma—
Those flowers...
That's jasmine. What about it?
We're in the south, after all.
What, are we having tea time now?
Jasmine tea?
Shells?
The ones you were collecting earlier in the day, Amaryllis.
I never would have thought we'd have a use for the rotten flesh.
If we're going to blow fumes their way, we may as well make them mega fragrant.
With amines from seafood and meat, and skatole from jasmine.
Skatole?
Even the name sounds nasty.
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How to Make Poop Smell
My name's Mecha-Senku!
It's been a while, huh?
Today, we'll learn how to make poo!
I mean, how to make the smell of poo!
All you have to do is pour some stupidly strong jasmine tea on simmered meat!
Just gotta warm up some rotten clams wrapped in jasmine petals.
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Poo Acquired!!
We don't need to acquire that!
I get plenty from my butt!
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Poo Acquired!!
It's just a smell.
They can have some sulfur for the bonus fart smell, too.
The lab sure is nice to have, isn't it?
Gross!
Damn it! I knew it was just a beast!
Yay!
We got the lab!
Escape successful!
Now we can give Kohaku-chan that makeover, huh?
It was difficult to tell in the darkness, but we believe it to have been a beast.
Just to be safe, why don't we make some fake footprints while it's dark?
There's a secret passageway
called the Sapphire Caves that you can only enter from the sea.
The cave water's sparkling blue!
It's like that place in... Italy, was it?
The, er, Blue Grotto.
Looks like a sea cave that's been carved out by wave erosion.
I'm pretty sure only the people of my village know about it.
We should be safe here for a while.
This might be a beast, or it might not be.
There's no way to know.
Whatever will I do if it happens to be someone who got away?
Let's look really carefully, shall we? Just to be sure.
Every forest.
Every village.
Every house!
Every single corner.
Are they doing this "beauty contest" thing
at the inner palace even during this state of emergency?
Is that really how someone would sit in a beauty contest?
They will.
There's no way Moz wouldn't go through with it.
Unlike Minister Ibara,
Moz is already so powerful that he's never cautious about anything.
All he's interested in is cute girls.
Wow!
Southern fruits?!
Well done, Amaryllis!
Sorry, I could only gather so many.
Just coconuts and stuff for now.
That's more than enough.
Combine them with the items in the lab car, and these ordinary fruits
will turn into all kinds of things with the power of science.
Shampoo
Coconut
Phlogopite Sericite
Glitter/Foundation
Sulfuric Acid
Sodium Hydroxide
Oil
Salt
Conditioner
Honey
Lipstick
Lemon
Perfume
Jasmine
Vanillin (Used in fake chocolate)
Scale insects
Let Operation: Beauty Kohaku-chan Makeover begin!
Beauty Kohaku
Makeover Road Map
We're making all this?
Yup, by noon.
It's quite a bit of work becoming cute, I see.
It's the Kohaku makeover crash project.
Your hairstyle's the biggest part of it.
Let's start by getting rid of this hairband.
Bomber!
How the hell is your hair so frizzy?!
You're one to talk, Senku-chan.
I guess there's a reason you had it tied.
Mix southern island coconut oil with our good friend sodium hydroxide.
Toss in our other good friend, sulfuric acid.
Awesome!
It really feels like we have the lab back.
Mix in some salt and oil and, once it's slick, it's ready.
My hair's feeling a lot cleaner!
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Shampoo Acquired!!
And now I just need to dry it.
Look at that manual hairdryer go.
Is Kohaku-chan going to have silky hair like Ruri-chan?
Can't wait!
Why?!
How bristly can your hair even get?
Kohaku-chan's the strongest around, including her hair.
We're gonna need conditioner.
Hair is science, too.
Oh?
Hair's wrapped in a cover that's like bamboo skin.
Wash it in shampoo and the dirt will fall off, but the cover ends up all rolled up.
So that's why her hair's so poofy, even though we just washed it.
I haven't given up understanding Senku's science talk yet! Not this time!
Hair is close to home for all of us.
Not for me.
That's why we rip open the cortex with an alkaline substance
and smack some sugars in there.
We calm the negatively charged surface with a weak acid,
Everyone just gave up on following along.
and then we use the coconut...
The ingredients are super simple.
Honey, lemon, and coconut?
That sounds delicious.
If the hair covering is all turned over,
all we need to do is fix it up with some fats.
Yes! Finally!
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Conditioner acquired!!
Her hair turned fluffy and silky!
Up next...
We smash the shit out of this stuff.
We found a ton of mica when I went into the treasure dungeon with Chrome and Magma.
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Conditioner acquired!!
The white version is sericite.
The red and yellow stuff is a rock we grabbed called Bengala.
Basically, iron oxide.
Grind this stuff up and mix it in with the coconut oil, and it's done.
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Foundation acquired!!
Glitter? F-Founda-what?
I don't even know what that stuff is to begin with.
They're all upgrade parts for the Kohaku infiltration mission.
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Lipstick acquired!!
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Perfume acquired!!
Oh, cosmetics.
Wow!
How?!
All this came from fruit?
I want some, too!
So I need only paint this on my face to make pretty out of science.
You're holding the cosmetics like they're weapons!
Kohaku... You...
Is there a chance Kohaku-chan won't get chosen for the cute girls selection?
I mean, the more nominees, the better...
Suika's the only other one I can think of, but she's not even old enough.
Let me do it!
I think you'll look best
with a little work on your hair and some light, natural makeup.
We don't want to draw on your eyes too much.
Just a little bit between your eyelashes.
Tha-thump!
Oh, I heard that tha-thump.
Kohaku looks like a priestess!
She's so pretty!
She's Ruri-chan's sister, after all.
You're pretty good at this, huh, Amaryllis?
Science cosmetics are amazing.
This might actually work.
The more people we have to go in, the better, right?
We should at least give it a shot.
This is ten billion percent not going to work.
Oh, I don't know, Senku-chan. As long as you don't talk...
I guess his voice would give it away.
My voice is one thing I can fake.
Crap! He sounds like a girl!
Gen's fairly dainty, but he's a bit on the tall side for a girl.
Th-This is a hard nope.
Hard nope.
A dainty man with a feminine voice...
This high-quality selection for the inner palace is my one source of joy each year.
The cutie selection's about to start.
Yeah.
We've got the mad science visual upgrades on our side.
Mad science upgrades?!
Form a line!
The most beautiful will be chosen for the inner palace and made the Master's.
It's a great honor!
We've got some cuties this year, too.
Ginro, why are you hiding behind me?
B-B-But...
I'm a guy!
I don't want to be chosen for the inner palace!
You're still going on about that?
I was working hard, trying to find the beast, when...
Look at this cute girl I found!
Isn't this great?
Those who work hard are rewarded well!
Spare her...
Please.
We're newly wed.
Your point?
Shit!
You idiot!
You're gonna get either petrified or killed!
Please, play along for a moment.
My friends have been turned to stone, too.
I've been waiting patiently for this moment for five years.
We're going to infiltrate the inner palace and save everyone.
Amaryllis...
I always thought you were just a timid girl.
Well!
Let's have the other girls introduce themselves.
You there!
M-My name is Amaryllis.
I'm sorry, I get so nervous around men.
Me? Participate in the selection?
Oh, no, I'm so embarrassed.
I-I-I'll do my best!
She changed her tone so quickly.
She's a pro.
Okay! You pass!
All right, next!
Here we go.
Please don't pick me. Please don't pick me. Please don't pick me.
Next!
I-I...
Am I next?
I don't think you can pull off the cute, shy girl thing Amaryllis does, can you?
You could try going for the spry girl act instead.
Next!
My name is Koha—wait...
Kohaku here!
Fighting is my...
I mean, people know me for being full of energy!
Pick me!
Nope Reject
Doable Pass
I-I can't decide.
K-K-Kohaku-chan!
Your gruff side is showing!
Then again, you are pretty enough.
And if you ask me, you've got a curvy body.
You won't be a problem.
What is it, Moz-kun?
There was a bee.
It's the season, after all.
Ah, I see.
You're doable! Pass!
Kohaku-chan, was it?
You're...
really strong, aren't you?
I like girls like you.
I don't know what you're after, but that's not my problem.
Although I'll stop you with all my power
if you try to ruin my fun at the inner palace.
I'll sneak into the inner palace to meet up with you.
I'm looking forward to sparring with you.
If it's a battle you're after, I'm always ready.
All right, lastly, you there.
Introduce yourself, please.
We saw how he helped take back the lab.
Ginro does what needs to be done.
I'm Ginro—
The name's Gin-chan!
I'm not the slightest bit cute!
He's desperate not to get picked!
You're a tomboy!
The way you act so cute, even though you're petite... Oh, so fine!
Pa ss!
You pass!
He's got surprisingly diverse taste!
In any case, we all made it through.
We cleared the first hurdle.
We're infiltrating the enemy base.
Now, then...
Time to shift the mission to take the petrification beam into full gear.
This is exhilarating.
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This is a work of fiction, but the plants, animals, and production methods described are based on reality. Foraging and making things on your own accord is extremely dangerous and, in some cases, illegal. Please do not imitate without expertise.