[whistling]
[CHROME]
How do you like me now?
I'm melting through the fibers
using a chemically
decomposed liquid.
This is how ol' Chrome does
a scientific prison break!
[gasps]
[KOHAKU]
No way!
[VILLAGERS gasping]
[SUIKA]
Chrome is free, you guys!
You broke outta there
all by yourself!
Way to go, boy!
Science is so incredible!
I mean, it even helped
you to break outta jail!
I'm pretty amazed you managed
to keep your science tools.
I thought for sure those guys
would've taken them.
Yeah, about that.
I had some help from
Taiju and the others.
They slipped me this battery.
[SENKU]
Hmm.
[SENKU chuckles]
I'm ten billion percent
sure that meathead
would've never thought to
do something that clever.
Ah, so it was Yuzuriha!
That makes sense, logically.
Although Yuzuriha should be too
busy with her secret mission.
She's not the type to get
distracted from the task at hand
and slack on her duties.
She's got a "secret mission?"
You mean the infiltration?
In order to keep in contact
using the cell phone?
[chuckles]
Well, whatever happened
there, someone saved me.
Ah! The hell's this huge,
ridiculous gorilla machine?
[laughs]
I'm so happy that we won't
have to just throw away
our adorable little
Steam Gorilla now!
Yeah. Our odds are ten billion
times better with this t*nk.
Now we can storm the enemy
on the final b*ttlefield.
Say what?
What do you mean?
I'm talking about the battle
to take control of
the miracle cave.
Whoever has access to the
nitric acid brewing in there
can make revival fluid
and whip up some gunpowder.
That means, if we're able to
take it away from their side...
...then Tsukasa won't be
able to get more people!
Oh, and that also means
we get our hands on the
ultimate w*apon of science!
[SENKU]
Like I said before,
the condition for a kingdom
of science victory
is ridiculously simple.
We're not looking to
annihilate the enemy.
All we wanna do is capture the
cave with the miracle fluid.
You know, Tsukasa's gonna
throw his whole army at us.
We can pull this off.
With sorcery.
I mean, with our science stuff!
[SUIKA] But they've gotta have
around a hundred people or so.
[KINRO] Meanwhile we've only
got about a dozen fighters.
We're totally outnumbered.
[chuckles]
For now.
But that's why Taiju and the
others are working so hard.
[ALL gasp, chuckle]
Which means that the rest of it
is up to the
mentalist's big mouth.
We'll bring 'em all
over to our side.
Quite the responsibility.
Be honest with me.
This impersonation thing,
you sure it'll work?
[GEN] Thanks to Nikki the super
fan's intense coaching style,
I can finally reproduce
Lillian's voice perfectly.
Still, it's better
that it doesn't reach
Ukyo's uper-say sensitive ears.
We have to be real careful
he doesn't find out.
[UKYO chuckles]
You know what, forget the rope.
He was at the miracle cave,
just scouting it
out all by himself.
I'll bet he's after
the nitric acid.
[SENKU] All right.
Let's get started, guys.
We've got one last mission
before we can move on
to the final phase,
the strike on the
Tsukasa empire.
[laughs]
I can't believe this is my
adorable Steam Gorilla.
My baby's even more
adorable than before!
[LILLIAN]
♪ One small step from zero. ♪
♪ I'm not afraid ♪
♪ 'Cause the world
that we want ♪
♪ Is right here for us to make ♪
♪ Just taking one
small step to hero... ♪
That's Lillian Weinberg!
Yeah, it's her song!
[LILLIAN] ♪ I'll be thinking
the same thing I always do ♪
♪ It's always you ♪
[LILLIAN] Hey, y'all.
It's Lillian Weinberg!
[ALL gasp]
It's really her!
That's crazy!
Howdy! You folks in
Japan, listen up!
Can y'all hear me?
[NIKKI]
All of our training paid off.
He's even nailing her
Southern drawl perfectly.
One hundred points, Gen!
I'm totally in love.
[LILLIAN]
I wanted y'all to know
the USA's got our
civilization back.
We're coming to save y'all.
[ALL cheering]
We're gonna be saved!
Oh, hell yeah!
Hush. We gotta keep
it down, everyone.
Don't forget, Tsukasa rejects
the entire structure
of the old world.
Do you guys honestly think
he's suddenly gonna
play nice with the US m*llitary?
So? How is he gonna reject them?
[MAN B] Yeah! She just
said the US is back!
And Tsukasa may be
strong or whatever,
but if they come with g*ns,
it's gonna be over like that.
Yep. You are darn right.
But it's gonna be just a little
while before the US m*llitary
can get all the way over yonder.
We would really love to
stop this Tsukasa fella
from destroyin'
more stone statues.
So please, until then,
cooperate with Senku.
He's got a real good plan.
[TAIJU] I can't believe how well
this Lillian thing is working!
We're bringing in
so many people!
Yeah. Honestly, it's a little
scary if you ask me.
When people get comfortable,
they get complacent.
That's when things can
be the most dangerous.
[ALL cheering]
[UKYO]
You guys're havin' fun.
[BOTH gasp]
I'd like to get on that
phone call, too. That okay?
[NIKKI] Oh, no! We can't let
Ukyo hear the impression!
This is it. We're in
too deep to stop now.
I know.
It's my impersonation, trained
by my super-fan teacher Nikki
versus Ukyo's super hearing.
Time for a sudden-death duel!
[LILLIAN] Howdy,
this is Lillian Weinberg.
Who do I have the pleasure
of speakin' with?
Incredible.
It really is Lillian.
I would've never seen that
coming in a million years.
However, I can't detect
a vibration in your voice,
after singing so
enthusiastically.
I suppose that would be hard
for you to imitate... Gen.
We couldn't fool
him for a second!
Oh, no! I was scared
I wasn't eady-ray!
Wait, hold on a minute, Senku.
[SENKU]
Hm?
Ukyo may've busted us,
but he said it so softly.
[gasps]
[GEN] Because he didn't
want the others to hear
what he was saying.
The things he's doing
are quite odd.
And I'm suspicious
about his motivations.
When he found us
at the gravesite,
he chased after us by himself
without telling Tsukasa or
anyone else, for that matter.
[SENKU chuckles]
Shrewd observation, mentalist.
That puts the Gen versus Ukyo
showdown at one to one so far.
At this point,
it's stupidly obvious
who slipped Chrome the battery.
It had to be you, that right?
[chuckles] Not bad.
You sure do catch on
quickly, don't you?
If I hadn't gotten involved,
you'd've come to save him,
and both of you would be dead.
Don't get the wrong idea.
I'm not really on your side.
Yeah, I didn't think so.
If that were the case,
then you never would've
captured Chrome.
[UKYO]
I guess you could say...
...I'm assessing the situation.
I want to know what kind
of people you really are.
I saw what you're up to,
the unbelievable secret mission
your friend is
trying to pull off.
[MEN chattering]
Gonna go make some clothes.
'Kay!
[UKYO]
That's odd.
I hear something
rattling in the bag.
Stone fragments.
And lots of 'em.
If she's sewing,
why would she need those?
It doesn't add up.
[UKYO gasps]
[YUZURIHA]
And done.
[UKYO]
She's finished that quickly?
That's weird.
Everybody thinks she's pulling
all-nighters in here,
sewing away.
[UKYO] But if that's
just some kind of act,
what the heck is she doing
with the rest of her time?
[YUZURIHA] Looks like today's is
even more advanced than usual.
That's okay. I'm actually
kinda used to this.
[UKYO]
Hold on. Those rocks are--
The statues' surfaces
are too weathered
to revert to living cells.
That's why when you're revived,
you break through
a thin layer of rock.
In other words, if the statues
that Tsukasa's destroyed
are reassembled before they have
time to erode and break down,
then just maybe...
It's almost impossible
to believe...
...but if my hunch is right...
[gasps]
[UKYO]
It's insane.
Even with things as far
gone as they are now...
...your people are still
trying to save humanity
with the power of science.
[MAN F] I'm so sorry,
but that primitive guy
melted through the
rope and got out!
I dunno how it
happened. I swear!
Don't worry yourself
too much about Chrome.
It couldn't be helped.
Though... I would like to
know what became of Yo.
Well, he, uh...
[YO]
Oh, man. I let Chrome get away!
It's over for me, guys.
I am so screwed!
This is my last order,
so listen close.
A subordinate does what
their superior tells 'em,
so responsibility goes up
the ladder. Understand?
I'm talkin' 'bout me.
[YO chuckles]
I let Chrome escape, okay?
Tell them that it
was all my fault.
And then tell 'em, "Yo totally
fell into the waterfall!
That dude is dead!"
I am outta here, man!
Time for another reset! See ya!
[SENKU] Sounds crazy, but even
the ones that were smashed.
If we put them together
like D puzzles,
there's a chance we
could save them.
[chuckles]
Ten billion points
for finding out.
So now what, Ukyo? You gonna
rat me out to Tsukasa?
[UKYO]
No.
Honestly, I'm open
to cooperating
with you and your team, Senku.
But I do have one condition.
[gasps]
[GEN] Ukyo and his
uper-say sensitive ears
would be an owerful-pay ally
to have on our side, but...
A condition, eh?
Perhaps I should take over.
Negotiation is a
mentalist's specialty.
Let's not b*at around
the bush, okay?
Get straight to the point.
Just tell me your condition.
What the heck are
you doing, Senku?
That's a errible-tay
approach to negotiation!
[UKYO chuckles]
[UKYO]
Okay, fine.
My condition is
pretty cut-and-dry.
Nobody dies.
Heh. I'm having a hell of
a time trying get a read
on who you really are, Ukyo.
You're either some kinda
sunshine and rainbows idealist--
Ha, an "idealist"?
That's not quite it.
I'm the biggest coward there is.
Aren't you... Shishio Tsukasa?
It's nice to meet you. Yeah.
Welcome. My reporter friend
has told me about you.
The former submarine sonar
operator, Saionji Ukyo.
You'd made quite
a name for yourself.
Known for "exceptional hearing
and rational decision-making."
[TSUKASA] Ukyo, I need your
help in order to build
a beautiful stone world--
better than the old one.
[gasps]
[UKYO] The first time I saw
Tsukasa destroy a statue,
it made me sad and angry.
I thought, "What gives you
the right to do that?"
Still, I wanted to keep those
who had been revived
from k*lling each other.
I decided to turn a blind eye
to Tsukasa's destruction.
"They're just statues.
Inanimate objects.
Not reviving them isn't
actually m*rder."
That's how I tried to convince
myself it was okay.
I know that I'm
a hopeless coward.
[UKYO]
But... the truth is...
...I can't take it anymore.
I can't bear to see
anyone else die.
Isn't that the last
shred of humanity
we can hold onto in
this crazy world?
[UKYO] If you make a promise
of zero casualties,
I'll cooperate with you.
But if even one person
dies, then...
[SENKU laughs]
Works for me! Count us in!
It's perfect, really!
From the very beginning,
we said we'd do this without
spilling a drop of blood.
Now that's just a requirement
instead of an ideal.
That's gonna be a tough
promise with this battle!
Thank you.
[TAIJU]
Huh?
Well, after this, there's
one thing I'm sure of now.
[SENKU]
Huh?
[UKYO] When Hyoga
att*cked your village,
he reported something
back to us.
He said our men were k*lled
by what you did to them.
He lied. It couldn't
have been your doing.
It was Hyoga.
Tsukasa and Hyoga
are both at the top,
but they're totally
different creatures.
I can't sit on the
fence any longer.
There's going to be bloodshed
between those two, I know it.
[HYOGA] These footprints
are way too neat.
It looks like the
place was cleaned up,
and then someone stamped
in these footprints
to hide something.
Were there several
people gathered here?
[HYOGA] I've heard that a few of
our men had come to the grave.
Were you here?
[TSUKASA]
No.
But I've come now to pay
my respects to the late Yo.
I want him to return
back to the earth.
Gozan. Yuki. Ren. Akashi.
Kyoichiro. Morito.
He deserves to rest
in peace with them.
[HYOGA]
Gozan? Yuki? Who are they?
They're our fallen brothers.
Those k*lled by poison gas
in the village raid.
[HYOGA]
Ah.
[TSUKASA] I'd like to bury
what we have left of Yo
next to his comrades.
[ALL gasp]
Time to get excited, you guys,
because our awesome papercraft
t*nk is rarin' to go!
So does this cannon
actually fire?
We don't have gunpowder.
We're gonna be usin'
a leather rupture disk.
[GEN]
A rup-- A what?
A burst diaphragm.
It explodes when it's expanded.
We'll zap some water inside
the t*nk with electricity,
which'll make it boil.
And when the oxygen
and hydrogen gas
that's released completely
overfills the disk... blammo!
Oh, I see! Even I can
understand how that one works.
Wait!
If it blows up, that means
we can only use it once!
Yeah, but once will be enough.
[chuckles] As soon as we
roll up in this t*nk,
the odds are ten billion
to one those modern people
are gonna lose
the will to fight.
[GEN]
Ahh.
That'll scare them
into giving up.
If we're gonna do this
with no casualties,
that initial sh*t has
to seal the deal.
We'll be relying
on shock and awe!
Yeah. Control of the miracle
cave is at stake here.
Once it starts, we've only
got a few seconds to finish.
We'll throw everything the
kingdom of science has at 'em!
So we need him, the toughest
guy that I've ever known.
His crazy stamina is like a
cheat code from mother nature.
[ALL gasp]
It's strange.
I've never met you before,
and yet, I already
know who you are.
Taiju.
Senku!
[chuckles]
Now, the kingdom of
science is playing
with a stacked deck of cards.
It's the beginning
of the final battle
against the Tsukasa empire.
So get excited, you guys.
[HYOGA]
Hm?
[gasps]
[SENKU] I've done some
reading on human behavior.
According to Harvard
psychologist
Shawn Achor's research,
a human impulse lasts about
seconds and no longer than that.
So that means the enemy will
only have the instinct to panic
and run away for the first
seconds of our raid,
and then who knows
what'll happen?
After that time's up,
some of them may decide
to start fighting back!
And if we do fight,
then people will die!
Everybody, get ready!
These next seconds will
decide the future of humanity!
02x07 - Secret Mission
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Japanese anime series based on the manga series of the same name, 3,700 years after a mysterious light turns every human on the planet into stone, genius boy Senku Ishigami emerges from his petrification into a "Stone World" and seeks to rebuild human civilization from the ground up.
Japanese anime series based on the manga series of the same name, 3,700 years after a mysterious light turns every human on the planet into stone, genius boy Senku Ishigami emerges from his petrification into a "Stone World" and seeks to rebuild human civilization from the ground up.