03x10 - Science Wars

[bunniefuu]

[SENKU] The mission to seize

the petrification beam

begins in earnest here.

And our key to success this time

will be the earrings of science.

[GEN]

Okay, and what are those?

[SOYUZ] Are we trying to make

someone extra cute now, or what?

[SUIKA]

What's the point?

They already started

the selection, right?

[SENKU] That's why I'm whippin'

this up at top speed.

[chuckles] We're lucky

the copper wire

looks the way it does.

It'll seem like decoration

when it's really an inductor.

On the hook that goes

around the ear,

I've attached some Rochelle

salt from the wine we made.

The same stuff we

used for our speaker.

Hold on, is this

what I think it is?

'Cuz it'd really help

with the infiltration.

[SENKU]

You bet.

[SENKU chuckles]

[SENKU]

A super handy spy tool

for transmitting

instructions remotely.

[SENKU]

We've got ourselves an earpiece.

[GEN]

Huh.

I keep looking,

but I can't seem to find any

machinery on this thing.

Does this bit here in the middle

pick up radio waves, or what?

[SENKU]

Yeah.

It's so tiny!

You must've made a microchip

when I wasn't paying attention.

Nah, that's just a rock.

Eriously-say?!

Galena, pyrite, or native copper

could all get the job done.

Heck, you could even use a coin.

Huh? And where's the battery?

Y'don't need one. Thing'll work

forever without it.

Eriously-say?!

Ha-ha! I don't get it.

How could a machine work without

any kind of power source?

It works the same way as those

old timey crystal radios.

The sound it produces

is faint as hell,

but that's no problem when the

thing's literally in your ear.

[SUIKA] Yes! It looks to me like

all three of 'em got chosen!

[GEN laughs]

Even Miss Ginro's among them.

Enough. Let's focus

on what we're here for.

[OTHERS]

Huh?

Heh. Didn't have time to

test this thing for real,

so it's gonna be do-or-die.

[GEN]

Can you hear me, Kohaku?

If you can, give me

a signal, like... Uh.

Strike a cute pose for us, eh?

[KOHAKU]

A cute... pose?

Cute? What'd be cute?

Uh... Think!

[KOHAKU stammering]

[SUIKA laughs]

[KOHAKU]

Cute!

It must be working!

Man, I was really scared

there for a minute!

Heh. I don't know if that

really qualifies as cute,

but whatever.

[SUIKA] What? So she didn't

hear our message?

[GEN]

Oh, she heard.

[snickers]

Hey, Gen?

Hope you're prepared, because

I'm gonna get you back tenfold

for the humiliation you

just put me through.

[GEN squeals]

So now that we can give

Kohaku instructions

through the earpiece,

what's our actual strategy

for getting our hands on

the petrification beam?

The only person we

know who has one

is that warrior Kohaku

fought, Kirisame.

Yeah, and if we're

judging by that fight,

she is ridiculously strong.

[SENKU]

Uh-huh.

So we can't exactly waltz up

and snatch her w*apon.

That's ten billion percent

asking for trouble.

Kirisame's well aware how

valuable the petri-beam is.

They wouldn't want it to fall

into the wrong hands,

so my guess is, there's only one

moment where she lets it go.

Uh.

When she throws it

to use it, you mean.

Like, when it's in the air?

That's our chance to strike.

[GEN]

Huh?

Okay, so we were able to

make it into enemy territory,

but what now? Any ideas?

Ha! It's simple, we just take

the petrification beam.

[GINRO, AMARYLLIS gasp]

That Kirisame has it,

doesn't she?

So let's att*ck her

in her sleep tonight!

Not tonight!

That's way too soon!

Why does everything always

have to be so rushed with you?

I wanna get this

over quickly, too,

but that may be a bit much.

[sighs] I mean, I don't

wanna be a mistress,

especially to some master

I've never seen before.

But let's start with recon.

We know that Kirisame is one

of the master's guards,

and we probably won't catch

one of them sleeping alone,

so we'll need to be

a little more creative.

[static]

Huh? It's a message from Senku.

[AMARYLLIS] What? You can hear

him through that earring?

How does that work?

Wish we could explain,

but we don't have a clue either.

Science is weird like that.

[SENKU] Listen,

as I'm sure you've noticed,

the kingdom of science

is splitting up.

There's us on the science team,

and you on the spy team.

This'll be a w*r

waged on two fronts.

The spy team's first

mission is as follows:

Observe the targets closely,

and when the big sh*ts split up,

lure Kirisame into

an isolated location.

Then get her to

throw her w*apon!

Understood.

We'll make it happen.

Oh, right. I suppose you

can't hear my response.

Still, even one-way

communication

is a major help

in this situation.

It's not like we could get away

with having a huge cell

phone on your back.

[static]

[SENKU] And once you

guys have done that,

the science team will

nab it from mid-air.

Yeah, about that, Senku.

I didn't understand when you

implied it earlier, either,

but how are we getting

it from in the air?

[chuckles]

This has been an air battle

since the moment we learned

the w*apon was thrown.

Get ready because

our next project

is building the king of

three-dimensional movement!

We're talkin' a drone!

The drone!

'Cuz the air is the

domain of science!

[GEN gasps]

[GEN]

I'm no expert on the topic,

but don't drones float

perfectly balanced

with no input from the user?

We'd need a control

system for that.

Like, one with circuitry

and microchips.

[SENKU chuckles]

Don't worry about it. I've

thought this over a crap-ton.

What we should focus on

now is making a motor.

[SENKU]

Uh, got it?

[SOYUZ]

Uh, yeah. Here ya go.

[SENKU laughs]

[SENKU] Look at this little

bracket! It's the perfect shape!

Uh. So you're gonna turn that

fastener thing into a motor?

Well, if I did it alone,

it would take all day,

and the way that a motor works

is actually stupid simple, so...

You lucky people get to help me.

Run electricity through some

copper wrapped around iron

and you get an electromagnet.

Huh?!

Oh, yeah, even I remember

that. It's pretty basic.

I think we learned about it

back in elementary school.

[SENKU] Now we make a magnet

out of this horseshoe thing.

What do you think happens

when you put the two

magnets next to each other?

[chuckles]

Whoa!

They're repelling each other

and spinning around!

When north and south meet,

we flip one magnet's polarity

by changing the electric

flow in the wires.

Keep at it and the poles

constantly repel.

[ALL gasp]

Uh, wait, I think I

know what comes next,

and I'm not excited about it.

Yup!

We're gonna need a ridiculously

powerful electromagnet!

And enough of those

to power each propeller!

Which means wrapping

these wires hundreds--

no, more like

thousands of times!

There it is!

The kingdom of science

classic, never-ending,

back-breaking manual labor!

[KOHAKU]

So this is the enemy base.

The master's stronghold.

[yells]

[GINRO yelps]

Ha! You get a load of that?

Hope so, 'cuz it was the great

Oarashi's miracle punch!

There's nothing stronger

on this island than me!

My miracle power is unmatched!

[GINRO squeals]

This statue used

to be a real fool.

He snuck into the inner palace

to take his daughter back

when he knows damn

well he can't.

And bad people like that

get termin... terminay--

Uh, terminized?

--Terminated?

--Yeah, that!

Point is, don't you dare try to

escape or this'll happen to you!

Terminate. Terminate?

That's good to know.

It's clear they take

security seriously.

That's why sneaking

in was our only option.

We'll have to find

an opportunity

to learn the layout

as soon as we can.

[gasps]

[KOHAKU] Ha. There's a reason

I like quick offenses.

This is our chance to scout

while the place is

busy with newcomers.

Amaryllis, buy me some

time. Fifteen seconds.

[gasps]

I'm sorry, what?

What're you gonna do?

Okay, you got it.

Wow! How impressive!

I've never seen this before!

Your arms are so

powerful, so sculpted!

Would you mind if I touched

them for a second?

Ah! Heh. You get it!

You got a good eye, lady!

You can tell how miraculous

my miracle muscles are!

Go on, enjoy them

as much as you like!

[AMARYLLIS gasping]

So cute!

You said it! No wonder she got

picked for the inner palace!

You both are quite

impressive as well!

May I take a closer look?

My father's gone, and I

don't have any brothers,

so I'm not used to having

such strapping young

gentleman around.

[BOTH]

Ka-pow!

[AMARYLLIS giggles]

Man, you guys are so strong!

[chuckles]

[GINRO gasps]

I had a feeling,

but now, I'm sure.

I've never been more

grateful for my eyesight

or for all of the

knowledge I gained

from the kingdom of science.

What's all this racket?

[AMARYLLIS] Kirisame?

Damn it! She got here fast!

[ISLANDERS gasp]

[AMARYLLIS] I hope I bought

Kohaku seconds.

Oh, thank goodness!

You made it back in time.

Where'd you run off

to anyway, Kohaku?

I found something good.

The key to ensuring our victory.

It's a key of science.

Huh?

[KOHAKU]

Now that we found it,

what's next is

figuring out a way

to tell the science team

about our discovery.

But our communication

is one-way.

How do we tell them anything?

We could always just

hope they hear us

if we shout real loud.

Like you did to me

when I was on the ship.

Right after we finally

managed to sneak in?

That would ruin everything.

[OTSUBONE growls]

Feeling chatty, are we?

Less talk, more focus!

You ladies are in

training, got it?

You've still got a week

until you're official!

Better learn proper posture

and manners by then!

And if not, you've got more

of this to look forward to,

you understand me?

[SENKU] This is basically

to test the motor.

If we didn't screw up

building the thing,

it should start

moving on its own.

[SUIKA]

Time to switch this guy on!

Look at how fast it goes!

[GEN]

Hm? So a mini off-roader?

I think this could actually

be useful in and of itself.

Like for communication

purposes.

[static]

[SENKU]

Hey, can you hear me, Kohaku?

Heh. Keep your eyes peeled.

We're about to send

something fun your way.

Let's call it the

rat of science.

Huh? Ah!

It's a huge rat!

[chuckles]

It's obviously a toy car

to any modern person,

but to them, if it moves,

it's an animal.

And because of how haphazardly

it was put together,

its movements are pretty

much all over the place,

but that helps

sell the illusion.

Animals are unpredictable, too.

[KOHAKU stammers]

[OTSUBONE]

Hey, what are you doing?!

Yes, I'm talking to

you, little missy!

[stammering]

There was this big mean

rat scurrying around,

and I was so scared!

Thank goodness Kohaku caught it!

I didn't know what to do!

I'm so grateful.

I'm watching you, ladies.

[GINRO] They switch so

quickly! Girls are scary!

Especially Amaryllis,

she's terrifying!

If you run into trouble

and need something,

just dispatch the rat.

And feel free to include an

SOS letter with details.

That's what he said.

And what the heck is a letter?

Uh. Unfortunately, I don't know.

But I suppose the point is that

we should use this science

rat as a distress signal.

[gasps]

[GINRO]

Wait, letter.

[GINRO laughing]

[GINRO]

Huh? Lookie here.

[GINRO]

Oh, wow.

You're in science school,

too, eh, Kinro?

Always gotta be so serious, huh?

Stop.

[GINRO]

Huh? What am I lookin' at?

What are those

squiggly pictures?

[KINRO]

I'm writing characters.

Senku and the others from his

time can all decipher them.

Make words out of them

and put them in what's

called a letter

and you can communicate with

someone without meeting.

It's very useful.

We'd do well to learn it.

You never know when it

might come in handy.

[GINRO]

I see.

If you think it's a

good idea, I'll do it.

Then let us both learn together.

I'm proud to call

you my brother.

So if we make one

of those letters,

then attach it to our weird

little rat-like thing

and send it, we

can contact them!

We can tell them about the

key to victory you found!

Huh?

Am I wrong, or...?

Well, you couldn't know this

because you don't

know Ginro like I do,

but that last part of his story

was definitely made up.

Learnin' how to write?

Yeah, no thanks.

That sounds like a major

pain in the butt. Ha!

Hey, Ginro! Agh, I can't

believe you're my brother!

[GINRO wails]

[GINRO] I should have

just sucked it up

and learned something for once!

Don't worry!

That plan may be dead in the

water, but there's still hope.

[GINRO]

Uh?

You did well just

explaining the idea.

We can simply modify

it a little from there.

[gasps]

Ah! Are they in trouble already?

I didn't expect them to send an

SOS signal, like, immediately!

What's this scrap

of cloth sticking out

from underneath

mister rat's fur?

[SOYUZ]

What's this mean?

[SENKU]

Is it a code?

It's like a game

show's final puzzle.

I didn't think about it,

but that's probably the best

any of them could do.

Y'know, considering

they can't write at all.

I guess we'll just have to

decipher the intended message!

Here's the thing, the trick

is to put yourself

in the mind of the writer!

[SENKU]

Okay.

[ALL]

Uh...

[SENKU] What is this supposed

to be? An ice pop?

[growls]

[SENKU] An ice pop that Hyoga

has got melted by an engine?

And why in the world would

that be an SOS?!

Agh! No idea. I am

completely stumped!

This is more your

thing, mentalist.

Okay.

We may have to look deeper than

the surface level drawing.

We'll want to consider the

psychology of each choice.

Think about what's typically

going through someone's head

when they draw pictograms.

They want to use basic images

to represent familiar words

so the message is as easy

to decipher as possible.

Now then, would you consider

this easy to decipher?

Nope. Super confusing.

[GEN]

Exactly.

And that tells us that they

couldn't make it any simpler.

Likely, the word or words

they want to use

are fairly unfamiliar

to our villager friends.

So perhaps...

Science terms.

[SENKU]

Hmm...

So this obviously

isn't an ice pop,

but it's a scientific item?

[gasps]

The plastic hurdle

has been cleared!

Is it plastic?

[SUIKA]

So what does that mean?

Those three want us

to send them plastic?

[SENKU]

I don't think so.

What use would plastic

be in their situation?

It could be an

acronym or the like.

Let's focus here for a sec...

...and do our best

Senku impressions.

Next up we have some

sort of splotch.

It isn't there by accident;

the shape is too specific.

It looks to me like tinder

you'd set up for a fire.

The drawing of Hyoga

emphasizes his spear,

which would normally represent

something that inspires fear.

Perhaps "strong,"

"long-ranged," "scary."

Though I doubt Ginro would have

the guts to cut his finger,

so if we're thinking from

Kohaku's perspective,

the spear is a nuisance at best.

And finally, an engine.

Or so it looks,

but Kohaku may not remember

every single invention.

It could be a furnace, or a

refrigerator, for all she knows.

With that in mind,

perhaps it's supposed to be

something more generic

like "machine," which is my bet.

[SENKU chuckles]

I've never seen a riddle solved

with such brute force before.

Wow, I could never do that.

It's like he's reading their

minds or something.

All right.

If we're taking

the first couple

of letters or syllables

from each,

then we've got

possible combinations.

That seems manageable.

Now this is the fun part.

We have to mix and

match the sounds

to look for a word or

phrase that makes sense.

It's within the roots of

the master's treehouse.

[GINRO]

Down there?

That's where the key

is, you mean?

I spotted a strange round

object that's likely manmade.

A sphere of science,

built to withstand the elements

for thousands of years.

What we came here for.

The treasure chest left behind

by Senku's father and his team.

The Soyuz spacecraft!

[gasps]

[SENUK, KOHAKU]

Found it. Platinum!

[chuckles]

Looks like the spy team found

what we came here for.

The ultimate treasure

that Byakuya left on

this island for us.

There's only one thing

you can mean by that!

And we just need

a tiny piece of it.

It's a catalyst.

One that can make boat

loads of nitric acid.

Our platinum.

[SENKU] With that,

we can revive them all.

Every member of the

kingdom of science!