04x35 - Giant Step

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"Desire" is the driving force of science.

Every time something new is made,

it paves the way
for something else in the future.

If you are serious about this,
you can accomplish anything

through diligent application of science.

You will build a civilization from scratch
and save all humanity.

Senku, I know you can do it.

Humanity will make it back to the point
where we'll be eating ramen in space.

I'm sure of it!

Alone… in outer space…

ORIGINAL WORK BY
RIICHIRO INAGAKI / BOICHI

Why am I the only one de-petrified?

We need our pilot, Stanley,
to do the docking.

Did the Resurrection Watches malfunction?

Good morning, Senku.
You must be awake now, right?

So it wasn't a malfunction?
Xeno, you did this?

After all, in a weightless environment,

liquid doesn't flow.

There was a possibility
that the revival fluid wouldn't work,

so just in case, I woke you up
earlier than the rest, Senku.

I see!

You could've just…

All right… Sure, whatever you say.

Originally, dear Xeno

was friends with dear Byakuya
and his crew, after all.

He must've wanted to give dear Senku

some time alone in space,
where he can cry in private.

You're not even surprised
to see me awake already.

Stanley, you knew about this, didn't you?

Two old geezers trying
to be considerate, huh?

You're creeping me out.

"Trying to be considerate"?
Don't be so naive, Senku.

I'm a soldier.
I'm just carrying out my mission.

Sure, whatever you say.

Back in the 20th century,

they had designed
some spaceships with no windows.

But the pilots ended up boycotting,
or so the story goes.

Seeing space with their naked eye

was that important
to the astronauts' mental health.

How are we on oxygen?

Much is unknown about the process
of docking pieces of a spaceship,

so we gave you enough and some to spare.

In fact, you can even afford
to wake up one more person.

So this is… This is "space"?

There's no "up" or "down"!
And my body feels so light!

Calm down, lioness.

It's Francois' very own

space ramen packaged in vinyl.

It's so delicious!

This is what they ate in the 21st century
on the International Space Station.

A few thousand years ago, your father,

Byakuya, ate this too, huh?

We're eating the same food
in the same outer space.

Is this "space station",
or whatever, that they lived in

still floating around here in space?

No.

With nobody there to control it,

it must've fallen like a sh**ting star
thousands of years ago.

I see…

That's fine.

Remember what we said?
The space station was also

launched in multiple parts
and docked to each other in space.

This time, it's our turn to make

a product of civilization using

Stone World space science,

by docking pieces together in space
and leaving this tiny planet Earth.

Congratulations, Stanley!

You were able to connect
the stems of each ship

in outer space,
where there is no sense of up or down!

It's too early to celebrate.
We've only connected two modules.

Wait until we dock all five modules.

Well, for now, it's a success.

It's ten billion percent working.

- Yeah!
- Yeah!

Come on, act happier!
You're always so calm, Senku.

No, I mean, the reaction from
the ground team is a little lackluster.

You did it, Senku!

I'd expect Taiju
to be bawling his eyes out

and screaming like crazy right about now.

Can't you hear his baaad screaming
at this very moment?

Stop joking around.

We can't hear anything through the radio?

The third module is on its way!

So that's your infamous 11.0 vision, huh?
Not bad.

When it comes to vision,
you can count on me!

The docking monitor should also…

I'm sorry! I grabbed it
with too much force!

No, Kohaku. That wasn't you.

There's an issue within
the spaceship's electrical system.

You can't see half of the screen.

How can we possibly dock
the third module like this?

Stanley, can you do it
with your skills alone?

Yeah, I can.

Damn it… Something as trivial as this…!

What is this thin stick?

Is it a stone fragment?

It's a thin strand of human hair.

It was stuck in this circuit
from the beginning.

Why did a strand of hair
suddenly become petrified?

Five meters, one second.

It's from that time we used the Petri-Beam

inside the rocket right before liftoff…

Trial and error. This is how science
makes progress.

We should've petrified ourselves
before getting inside the rocket.

The cause of failure
is always obvious in hindsight.

The docking monitor
isn't showing anything!

The fourth module is approaching.
Can it be repaired?

The capacitor is fried.
I don't know how much is affected.

We'll have to replace
the entire power distribution circuit.

And obviously, we won't find
a replacement out in space.

This is impossible!

We can't match up the stems of two ships

in the complete dark, without a camera.

What's going on? Right now, I thought

I saw the unmanned fourth module
move on its own.

Actually, there probably

is someone inside.

The fourth module is the lunar module,

so technically, it is possible
for someone to squeeze in.

Who would be that reckless?

There is only one person
in the entire Stone World who is

ten billion percent stupid enough to do
something like that.

I'm out here, at last!
The universe is mine!

I'm out here, at last!
The universe is mine!

Those are his first words in space?
That's our Ryusui…

Will they realize that Ryusui
is going to do the docking?

We can hear them through the radio,

but Senku's crew can't hear us, right?

No worries. Those three are
the most elegant astronauts in the world.

But trying to dock from the fourth module
will be a nightmare.

Yeah, it doesn't have
a reaction wheel, after all.

Rea… wheel?

A machine that spins wheels
inside the spaceship

to obtain attitude control
using the gyroscopic effect.

REACTION WHEEL

It wouldn't be impossible

to control it forcefully
by revving up the engine.

But it'll use up the fuel.

No, I can see it…

Ryusui is adjusting
the module's orientation.

You made an attitude-controlling machine
at the last minute, Xeno?

No, that wouldn't have been possible.

Controlling the spacecraft in space

without even using a reaction wheel…
How is Ryusui doing it?

If what you desire does not exist,
just make it yourself! Am I wrong?

I will become a flywheel myself!
I'm a human reaction wheel!

He's so greedy, he's lost his mind!

He's eriously-say azy-cray.

Ruly-tay incredible.

After all that, dear Ryusui ended up
going to space anyway.

He sure has luck on his side.

Yeah, but I'm sure

it's not as simple as relying
on something supernatural like that.

That is right. Just in case
something like this happens,

Master Ryusui continued
his rigorous training,

even after it was decided
that he won't be going in the rocket.

Desire is noble!

This is the thing
that got fried and broke down…

The power distribution circuit.

This is great.

We can repair it by replacing
the entire thing. Well done,

ground control support team.

An elegant gift, is it not?

We were able to hear your voices,
after all.

So this means…

Ryusui is going to stay there…

And go to the moon with them?
That's crazy!

If I petrify myself and just become
a piece of cargo,

it won't have any effect
on the life support system.

Yeah, you'll just take up a lot of space,
that's all.

Now I have to recalculate everything
from scratch.

The docking process is complete.

It's time we take off…

for the moon.

For their journey to the moon,

we will move the control center from
Treasure Island to the Science Kingdom.

SAL 9000

And we'll use the navigation system
we have here.

By sending electromagnetic waves
to the spaceship and back,

we can measure its distance
based on the transmission time.

Not just that,
but thanks to the Doppler effect,

we can even calculate
the spaceship's speed.

Doppelganger effect?

When an ambulance is approaching,

it sounds like, "wee-woo wee-woo,"
but when it passes you,

the pitch goes down,
like, "wah-woo wah-woo," right?

That's the Doppler effect!

Knowing their position and speed,
we are able to track

Senku and everyone with accuracy,
even when they're far away.

There we go again
with electromagnetic waves.

They're so handy, aren't they?

We use them for cell phones
and microwaves too.

Right now, Senku and everyone
are traveling at 38,000 km/h.

Thirty… what?

Airplanes travel at around


Spaceships are indeed the fastest vehicles
that mankind has invented.

THREE DAYS LATER

It's the moon… The real thing…

We're so close…

A sextant on the spaceship?

That tool you use to determine
your location out at sea?

That's right!

I figured they could
use this in space too,

to determine their location in relation
to the positioning of the stars!

It's Chrome's brilliant idea!

Suika and I came up with it.

An invention by
the rookie science pro duo!

An elegant piece of low technology
that was even used

in the first Apollo spacecraft.

Of course, they already had it!

It's amazing, though.

To think you can navigate to the moon
using such a primitive tool.

It's especially important
on the far side of the moon,

where communication with Earth
will be cut off. From that point on,

they'll have no choice
but to rely on their own eyes

and calculations to navigate
the vast universe.

So this is the far side of the moon?

It's so bumpy!

Yeah,

the same side of the moon
is always facing Earth.

The other side of the moon
looks ridiculously messy.

They're the remnants of the meteorites

that the moon absorbed,
over and over again.

So all of us living on Earth

have been protected by the moon
without even knowing it.

Now, about the members who will be
landing on our protector, the moon.

Just in case something goes wrong,
and it turns into a one-way trip,

the lunar module fits three people.

- Yeah, so as the science pro, I'll stay--
- No.

I will stay in the command module.

As a scientist of the new world
representing the Stone World,

Senku, you need to land on the moon.

Ryusui, I thought you would want
the honor of walking on the moon.

Don't forget, I'm a sailor.

Three people will land on the moon.

One person will run the command module.

Either is desirable, but if I can choose,
I'd pick the one-of-a-kind trophy.

Am I wrong?

Sure, whatever you say.

Once you step foot on the moon,

what will be your first words
to everyone on Earth?

I don't know why, but an amazing phrase
just suddenly came to me!

"That's one small step for a man,

one giant leap for mankind."

Wow, that's baaad! Sounds so cool!

Those were the first words uttered

by dear Armstrong,
the first person to walk on the moon.

Oh, I'm sorry!

That's why it popped into my head
out of nowhere!

Your first words should be simple!
"The moon is baaad!"

"All the cuties in the world,
I'm single and ready to mingle."

"Trophy earned! First Moon Landing."

Now you guys are just joking around.

So, have you guys
actually thought of anything?

Never even crossed my mind.

Of course…

However…

the meaning behind our moon landing
is not the same as the 20th century.

If we can't win against Why-Man,
mankind will be k*lled off.

If we win against Why-Man,
the secrets of petrification will be ours.

With the future of mankind on the line,
we're taking a step toward a new science.

It's an all-or-nothing leap!

Get excited!

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