04x11 - Those Who Know the Rules; Those Who Make Them

[bunniefuu]

[plane whirring]

♪

[gasps]

[YO] Yo! Those boneheads
are finally coming!

Uh.

[shuddering]

And so it begins at last.

The climactic
showdown of science.

[grunts]

♪

[door rumbles]

♪

[plane whirring]

Show us your moves,

I wanna see
what a pro pilot's made of.

This one's for Senku.

We'll avenge him!

[scoffs]

I ain't dead yet, ya know?

[clanking]

[rumbling]

[screams]

♪

[whooshing]

[scoffs]

It's science versus science.

In a dogfight!

[plane whirring]

♪

Stanley!

Let's do this!

THOSE WHO KNOW THE RULES;
THOSE WHO MAKE THEM

♪

[clicks]

[planes whirring]

♪

[people cheering]

Bring it on!

A real dogfight!

How can you be so hyped up
about this, man?

You realize
they're gonna mow us all down

-if we lose this battle, right?
-[trembling]

I mean, the guy's not wrong,

but I'm more worried
about my boyfriend.

Why's Senku in a plane
when he's not fully healed?

[planes whirring]

♪

[laughs]

Ugh!

Hot scoop,
Senku's got a machine g*n!

When'd he make that thing?

What d'ya mean?

The only boom stick
those two have

is the little beauty
they swiped from yours truly.

Huh.

Don't tell me.

-Is that just a toy?
-Yeah.

If he finds out we don't have
an automatic weapon,

then he's just gonna
close right in

and pump us full of lead.

[laughs]

Good plan!

We're showing him
our false fangs,

and that's how we'll goad
him into a legit dogfight.

♪

[STANLEY [CHARLOTTE]]
Ha!

You've got some guts,

challenging a
military-trained fighter pilot.

All right, kiddos.

I'll play along
before destroying you.

[grunts]

[planes whirring]

♪

I don't really understand
what they're doing up there.

Why are they spinning around

like they're playing tag
or something?

Aerial combat is about
fighter planes struggling

to get a good lock
on the enemy!

[gasps]

[MANGAKA] So whoever secures
the 6 o' clock position wins!

That basically means
they're never gonna

stop chasing
after the other plane's tail!

And you know that why?

[g*nshots]

[MANGAKA] Because
I am a military mangaka!

[planes whirring]

[SENKU] Oh, sh*t,
my body feels so heavy.

This ride is way more
intense than a roller coaster,

some ridiculously
nasty G-force!

[clangs]

Something's loose!
Not good!

[laughs]

Well, I did slap it together.

Relax.

This is exactly why I'm here.

♪

[planes whirring]

[SENKU]
Our friend is gaining on us!

Ha!

Truth be told,

I only ever took
my private planes

on standard grocery runs.

That's not remotely standard.

We're facing off
against a true fighter pilot.

If it's speed
we're talking about,

it's pretty obvious
he's got the advantage.

Stanley's too fast for us
to handle,

so let's take advantage
of that!

[planes rumble]

[both shuddering]

A break turn?

Thrilling!

They can't slam
the brakes in the air,

especially while flying
those primitive planes.

If he can lure Stanley
into overshooting

and passing them by.

They instantly have
the upper hand!

They're on his six.

It's their chance to lock on!

[beeping]

[grunts]

♪

[scoffs]

[laughs]

We've got your a*s now!

[plane whirring]

Huh?

[SENKU]
What in the...

He's gone!

[gasps]

Huh?

[whirring]

[STANLEY [CHARLOTTE]] What's
wrong, fledgling science team?

Don't tell me
you've never seen this?

[plane whirring]

No.

That's crazy!

He's making a sharp
ascent to slow down fast,

then forcing his way
into the enemy's turning arc.

Next it's a quick descent
to speed up again.

He'll not only catch up,
he'll be on their six!

♪

See all that yo-yo-ing
back and forth up there?

He's attempting
a high-speed yo-yo maneuver!

[SENKU]
Dammit.

That's some real OP sh*t.

Especially in such
a janky homemade airplane.

-[RYUSUI] I want it.
-Eh?

Hey, Stanley!

I want that k*ller
technique of yours!

That skill!

[plane whirring]

[screams]

He's on their five
or six or whatever, now!

That's not good!

He's right in range
to sh**t 'em down!

[STANLEY [CHARLOTTE]]
As I've demonstrated,

dogfighting is a relentless
breakneck

negotiation of speed,
altitude, and energy.

It's 3D chess.

An amateur could
never hope to prevail.

[beeping]

Locked on.

[beeping]

Game over.

Sorry, but I'm gonna
have to k*ll you now.

See you in hell,
baby science brigade.

[Ryusui laughs]

I really owe ya one, Stanley!

I never would've
had this opportunity,

to risk our lives
with an aerial stunt.

Lucky for me, you put us
in a do-or-die situation!

[engine sputtering]

They're mine.

Your gorgeous technique,
and skill!

♪

[STANLEY [CHARLOTTE]]
It can't be.

♪

[gasps]

[screams]

Why are they flying
straight up like

a rocket all of a sudden?

♪

[STANLEY [CHARLOTTE]]
A cobra maneuver, but how?

With that dinky plane?

But now, they're doomed
to stall and crash.

I know that engine's limits.

There's no way
it has enough power

to right itself.

-Ha-ha!
-[clicks]

[plane thrusting]

[whirring]

[STANLEY [CHARLOTTE]]
What?

Yup.

It ten billion percent
shouldn't have had

enough power,
at least not while using

that petro fuel of yours.

[exhales]
To finish it.

We'll use castor beans.

[SENKU]
Castor oil happens to function

as ridiculously
high-quality engine oil.

[thudding]

Japan doesn't have
crazy access to oil

like the folks in the Americas.

So our broke-a*s nation
had to improvise

out of sheer desperation.

-[grunts]
-[thudding]

[planes whirring]

♪

-[clinks]
-[groans]

[grunts]

My right arm's well prepared
from hardcore gaming.

Senku.

Time for a combo
move with your science!

[laughs]

We only get one shot at this.

♪

Yo, heads up, Stanley.

Now it's our turn to play.

We're locked on!

[beeping]

♪

[plane whirring]

[both gasp]

[plane whirring]

He's jinking now?

He's what?

[MANGAKA] Stanley's violently
rocking his plane on purpose!

-[g*n clicks]
-[RYUSUI] I've got no shot!

You got this, you guys!

Don't give up.
All of us believe in you!

I'll be cheering you on

from an extremely
safe distance!

[laughs]

Just sh**t that loser down,
then the sky is all ours!

You know what happens
if they miss him, right?

He's gonna fly on over
and sh**t us.

Ah! Oh, please,
don't miss, I'm begging you!

♪

[indistinct chatter, shouting]

[MATSUKAZE]
A dramatic air battle.

Everyone has their
attention focused skyward.

So, I mustn't take
my eyes off the ground,

not now.

[water burbling]

♪

[XENO] I'd imagine
there are some on that side

who are naturally wary.

They're thinking,

"we can't rule out
a ground attack."

Oh, but too bad for them.

Our reality far exceeds
their paltry imaginations.

[rumbling]

[water burbling]

Now, allow me to introduce you

to the 21st century world

and its technological
advancements.

[water burbling]

Science is elegant!

[water burbling]

[people cheering, shouting]

[ALL]
Yeah. Let's go.

[ship rumbling]

[screams]

[GINRO]
What the heck was that?

[monitors beeping]

Is that a submarine?

-No way!
-[gasps]

[water burbling]

[thuds]
[expl*si*n]

[explosions]

[screams]

[expl*si*n]

♪

-[all scream]
-[glass shatters]

[groans]

♪

Hands behind your heads
and get on the floor, ya brats!

Don't make me repeat myself!

I'll sh**t if you move
one toe out of line!

[all gasp]

[thuds]

[yells]

[laughs]

[thudding]

-All clear!
-All clear!

Hey there, Luna.

♪

Neutralized,
and in less than ten seconds.

♪

I feel like singing!

Please don't.

[fire roaring]

We've neutralized
the base of the fledgling

kingdom of science.

[gasps]

Wow. You sent a legit
submarine brigade.

Eally-ray?

[XENO]
It's my science against his.

in a game of chess

with the new world's
throne at stake.

♪

[SOLDIER 411A] It's an
overwhelming win for us!

That battle in the sky,

it was just a distraction,
you know.

[whimpers]

Sorry, kiddos!

Hold the landing spot
for the plane that you stole.

We're taking over
the mothership,

so you know what's up.

Our team won.

[planes whirring]

Ugh.

He keeps on jinking
that thing like

it owes him money.

Because we forced him to.

You remember, don't you?

It's the whole reason
we whipped out

our fake machine g*n earlier.

This is still
a battle of science.

Stanley traded away
his speed for all that

rocking and rolling.

You know what that means.

For just a very short while,

that speed demon is, like,
ten billion percent slower.

[gasps]

[Ryusui laughs]

Enough said!

[planes whirring]

[MANGAKA] Now Senku's plane
is rising all of a sudden!

What's he doing?

Ascending should mean
a relative loss of speed.

But now,
within this narrow window,

while Stanley's slowing down.

We can get right on top of him!

♪

[STANLEY [CHARLOTTE]]
I don't get it.

Why would they move above
when they had a lock on me?

I was in their sights!

It makes no sense!

[RYUSUI] [scoffs]
Confused yet?

You should be.

It seems absurd according
to the old-world rules

you're used to following.

However.

We're in the new world now.

We have to make our own rules!

Humanity's first dogfight
was stupidly primitive.

Bet it was basically
just two guys

throwing tools at each other.

[chuckles]

But we can do
a tiny bit better.

We're going to win
this battle with science!

Acetylene gas,

it's an engine's
worst nightmare.

This stuff will make it stall,

ten billion percent
of the time.

♪

[door clicks]

Special delivery.

Drink your fill!

Enjoy some tasty
carpet bombing,

by homemade acetylene gas!

[blasts]

You lose.

Looks like you were
too familiar

with the old rules.

[blasts]

[gasps]

[whirring]

[g*ns clicking]

[footsteps approaching]

There're a couple more
of 'em below deck!

Hm.

What's it called,
a machine g*n?

And it's the best
short-range weapon

you've got, now isn't it?

What, you expected us
"primitives"

to piss ourselves
and surrender the moment

you pointed those things at us?
[clanking]

[gasps]
[groans]

But that's not gonna work
on the island-warrior tag team.

We just don't find
your toys to be all that scary.

♪

-Huh?
-Huh?

[SOLDIER 411A]
What the hell are you doing?

Why aren't you at your post?

Are they for real?

Fighting a machine g*n
with just a sword and a spear.

No hesitation.

Aren't they scared?

-[groans]
-[gasps]

-[whirring]
-[screams]

Mm.

I like this Kudayari.

[scoffs]

Its reach is deadly.

♪

[whirring]

[grunting]

That was the first time
in my life

I let someone train me.

Meet at the top of the stairs!

[grunts]

[screams]

Grenades?

♪

[MATSUKAZE] An area attack,
like the petrification weapon.

You don't know
how hard I trained

to perfect my defense.

Against those vile devices
that plagued us

hundreds of years ago.

[thudding]

[blasts]

[all gasp]

Nicely done.

A marriage of both modern
and ancient techniques.

Oh, sh*t!

Don't be an idiot!

D'you have any idea
how many people

you'd k*ll in close quarters?

Oh! And k*ll our girls?

You're low on manpower,
aren't ya?

You're gonna need some
able sl*ves like us

to do the grunt work, right?

Meaning you can't
afford to take risks.

As for our side,

we rather enjoy
taking a little risk.

[shudders]

He's such a creep.

He's so selfish and powerful,
yet also calculating.

Moz is pure scum as an enemy.

Although, he makes
for an exceptional ally.

[MAYA] Now, now, everyone,
just take it easy.

-Look up.
-[groans]

Seems to me
their dogfight's already over.

[planes whirring]

We did it!

[inhales]
Their engine.

It ate the gas.

The acetylene.

[chuckles]

[finger snaps]
Ha-ha! Sweet victory!

Down he goes!

[grunting]

[plane whirring]

[rumbling]

[bottle shatters]
[screams]

[RYUSUI]
Don't tell me you just...

[SENKU]
Mm-hmm.

Our plane ate it, too.

We're goin' down.

[both scream]

-[thudding]
-[rumbling]

[hissing]

Senku.
You good?

Much better than I should be.

[RYUSUI]
There's the enemy plane.

-We've gotta capture Stan...
[gasps] -[g*nf*re]

Huh?

[RYUSUI] Stanley would never
miss at this range.

[g*nshots firing]

[gasping]

[clicks]

[panting]

Just who the hell are you?

'Cause you clearly
aren't Stanley Snyder.

You're right, I'm not him.

The real Stanley never
would have missed like that.

He would have taken you out,

in a single shot
as easy as that,

one pop and you're done.

You never would have
left your ship

if you'd known that
a truly God-tier sn*per

was waiting for you.
[scoffs]

But that would have
made neutralizing you

a pain in the a*s.

[both gasp]

♪

Okay, the game's all over now.

You kids are done
playing hide-and-seek.

The real star of the show
has arrived.

Huh?

[grunts]

[g*nshots]

[grunts]

[g*nshots]

[screams]

♪

[exhales]

I've restrained
every last one of them.

Job's done.

It's over.

♪

A truly elegant move,

aptly handled by
my most powerful knight!

In case you missed it,
checkmate.

I see.

A surprise attack
from an S-tier knight.

Ends in a checkmate.

-[thuds]
-[gasps]

[rumbles]

♪

On both of our sides.

♪

♪

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