01x20 - The Age of Energy

[bunniefuu]

We're gonna make
cellular phones,

with service even
in the Stone World.

Granted, this'll be more
like a regular phone,

not necessarily the smart kind.

[laughs]

We can do this!

That sulfa drug was
a hell of a lotta work,

but we made that
happen, didn't we?

No offense, guys,

but I don't think you
realize what he's saying.

This road map's full of things
that are impossible to get.

[SENKU chuckles]

Nothing is impossible, Gen.

No matter how far off
the goal may seem,

if you follow the steps,

you'll get there ten billion
percent of the time.

That's how science works.

Now, we'll only have
a few months to finish it.

[KOHAKU]
Hm? Why do you say that?

Because that's when Tsukasa's
as*ault is gonna start.

That sound about
right, mentalist?

Let me think. If I put
myself in Tsukasa's brain...

We're in total control
of the revival fluid.

So as the time passes,
our manpower grows.

Yes. But our main foe is Senku.

If we give him too much time,

he'll find a way to
mass-produce gunpowder.

[KOHAKU, CHROME gasp]

It's like he's here.
Your imitation's dead on.

[TSUKASA] We'll need to
take every precaution

to ensure that we defeat Senku.

But we can't let ourselves
forget that preparing for winter

is going to take a
good deal of manpower.

Also, if I understand
your report correctly,

this "Kingdom of Science" is
basically a floating fortress.

[HYOGA]
That's right.

It's surrounded by a lake

that mostly freezes
over in the winter.

If they bolster their defenses,
it will be difficult to att*ck,

and we are ill-prepared
for a proper siege.

[CHROME]
I have a question.

So, like, once Tsukasa finds
out you're still alive,

won't Taiju and
Yuzuriha be in danger?

A guy like him would
k*ll them, right?

Nah. That won't be an issue.

They're more useful
as potential hostages.

So k*lling them
would be a waste.

[HYOGA] Is it safe to allow
Taiju and Yuzuriha

to roam around freely?

[TSUKASA]
They'll be monitored.

But let's continue
interacting with them

as we've been doing.

We can't have them
getting suspicious.

Even if those two do turn out
to be spies, in this world,

there's no way for them to
quickly relay information.

No, what I think is a
more pressing concern...

...is a pre-emptive
att*ck from the enemy.

[HYOGA] Homura is keeping
close watch on them.

Although we have the same
issue you just mentioned.

There is a significant delay
in getting information.

[HYOGA]
It's almost funny.

In this primitive battle,
with no technology to rely on,

communication and
information transfer speed

are all the more crucial.

[chuckles]

The rules of the game
are pretty simple.

And the advantage
belongs to the side

who can launch the first strike.

So we'll create a cell phone
to make that happen.

After the winter snow's melted,

that's when the
battle will begin.

We've got a hard spring
deadline. Let's go!

Having so many people help out
sure makes a big difference.

More of 'em are
willing to pitch in

now that Senku is
the village chief.

Yeah, well, we really
do need it.

Because making a cell
phone in the Stone World

is not an easy task.

It's our biggest project so far!

There's a mountain's
worth of hurdles

we're gonna need to clear.

Oh, man, I am dying to know

how this cell phone thing
lets you talk to someone

who's crazy far away like that!

You gotta tell me
how it works, Senku!

Come on, stop
holding out on me!

Tell me how the
dang thing works,

but don't forget to
keep it simple, boy!

Back up! Stop crowding me!

And try to calm down
a little, okay?

[SENKU]
Ahh...

[SENKU]
Listen, the sound of your voice

is really just a vibration
of air, understand?

Now, if you point that
air at a diaphragm,

it'll produce a super
tiny electrical current

in rhythm with the vibration.

That's bad!

That's bad!

That's bad! That's bad...

[SENKU] The current is
way too small, of course,

so you need to blow it
up and make it bigger.

To do that, we'll use
a vacuum tube.

Then, we move that current
around and around in a circle

until we've made
it strong enough

to travel through
the air like a wave.

We call that a radio wave.

Now the exact opposite process
happens on the listening side.

[CHROME]
That's bad!

Okay, then.

I think I could understand
about half of that.

[KASEKI laughs]

Half more than me.

This high IQ talk seems
to cause more confusion,

so let's change it up a bit.

Do you have an idea of what
we should make first?

Yeah, for the first step
on our giant roadmap,

we're gonna need to
make something invaluable.

[SENKU]
A cotton candy machine.

Cot...

...ton...

...can...

...dy?

[GEN]
Hm. Perhaps I spoke too soon.

Because the IQ level
just plummeted like,

a hundred points.

Is Senku okay?

So what now?

They're working.
Making something.

A w*apon?

[yells]

What is that?

[chuckles]

You put sugar crystals inside of
this thing and spin it around.

The centrifugal force
pushes the molten sugar

out through the small holes,

which give us thin,
wispy strands.

And that is how you
make cotton candy.

Now tell me, what do
you think would happen

if you were to use gold
instead of sugar in there?

Huh? Huh? Huh?

Ah! We'd be making gold threads!

[SENKU chuckles]

You get ten billion
points for that one.

Ah. So we're making
wires for electronics.

The IQ was dropping,

but it seems that it's
finally going back up.

[CHROME]
All right!

I'll grab some
of our gold then!

Whoa, gold is too precious!

We can't mess it up.

So, cotton candy.
That's the way to go.

We need to test it out first.

Ooh?

Yeah, good point.

We're gonna taste--I mean, uh,
we'll definitely test it out.

This "Homura" person
who started the fire

put us in a really bad spot.

We lost a lot of potato
wine and mirin

that was just about ready to go.

It b*rned for a long time.

Look at that.

[SENKU]
Huh?

[SAGAN] It turned into
chunks in the barrels.

So what can we make
with some ruined wine?

[SENKU] Well, these chunks
are what happens

when you boil wine
for a long time.

These are our sugar crystals.

[BOTH grunting]

I wonder what all of that
fluffy stuff is inside there.

Ah, man, smells so good.

It looks like Senku's making
a little white cloud!

[gasps]

[ALL squeal]

It's just like--

I can't even describe it!

It's so delicious, I feel
like I could just melt away.

So yummy!

Come on, Father, you
should try some, too.

Uh. Looks pretty
suspicious to me.

[gasps]

[TURQUOISE gasps]

[SAPPHIRE, RUBY, GARNET squeal]

I suppose that's the kind
of reaction you'd get

when you give people
candy for the first time.

Yeah. It's just regular
cotton candy.

But since they've never had
anything like it before,

it must be blowing their minds.

Who could've ever guessed
something good

would come out of
the fire Homura started.

We owe her a big thanks.

Mmm!

Hey, Gen, just how
much do you know

about this Homura
chick, anyway?

What's she like?

[GINRO]
Ooh!

Uh-oh!

Are you trying to say you're
interested in a girl, Senku?

Ahh? You got a thing for
petite girls, or what?

I'm willing to bet
all my minerals

that's not what he meant.

You guys don't know
Senku very well, do you?

[SENKU]
We're being watched.

Homura is out there somewhere
as we speak, spying on us.

Oh, without a doubt.

Hyoga's a very suspicious guy,
but he does seem to trust her.

Uh! She's watching us now?

[SENKU]
Of course she is.

I imagine from a
good distance away.

Far enough to see if we
make any big moves,

but still close enough to
chase us down if we run.

[whimpers]

[GINRO] I figured we'd run
away if things got bad.

Ha! We're not the type of people
who run away from a fight.

Yeah, and the older
people in the village

couldn't just go
somewhere else.

[KOHAKU] Leaving them behind
would be a cowardly move,

and there's no one here
who's that spineless.

Um! Nope, there's nobody
like that around here!

[GEN]
Well, I will say,

Homura has a ton of
respect for Hyoga.

If he told her to watch us, she
would never disobey that order.

I don't believe she'd
cause us any trouble

if we leave her alone,

but I highly doubt
we could get her

to switch sides or anything.

[banging]

[HOMURA]
Cotton candy?

[SENKU] I know what you're
thinking, but it's not poisoned.

If you're worried, you could
give some of it to an animal.

That fool. Like I
would eat this.

The hell, Senku?

Why did we give out cotton
candy to the enemy?

[SENKU cackles]

I figured since she's spying
on us for Tsukasa,

she has to tell him that
we have cotton candy!

Sweets are ridiculously
tempting.

Some of his people might
rethink their allegiance

when they find out.

Makes sense to me.

You're really good at being
sneaky, aren't you, Senku?

And I do mean that as
a compliment, naturally.

[RURI]
That is true.

And I know he had strategy on
his mind when he did that...

...but there's something else.

I think that maybe, deep down,

Senku really just
wanted to share

a little bit of candy
with the girl.

Maybe that's all he
really meant by it.

[HYOGA] We're dealing
with people so naive

that they wouldn't even
abandon a village guard.

[HOMURA]
One bite and I'm dead?

There's no way.

[CROWD chattering]

[HOMURA]
It's sweet.

[GINRO] Gentlemen, I hope you
enjoy my dish, thank you.

This cotton candy is...

...very puffy and
melts on my tongue.

Yet the texture does have

a considerable amount
of roughness.

[GEN]
Agreed!

This inconsistency is going
against the flavor's balance.

I'm sorry, and I'll work
much harder next time!

Hey! Wait! This bit is lame!
I'm done playin'!

No one gives a crap about
"well-balanced" cotton candy!

So somehow you guys
know about comedy bits?

I assume that was part
of the Hundred Tales?

Yeah, that sounds like somethin'
my dad would put in there.

Why are we wasting
so much time, Senku?

At the rate we're
going right now,

they'll hit us before
this phone's done!

[SENKU chuckles]

Aw, relax. We're talking about
a serious matter here.

The texture of cotton
candy is serious?

If our test product ends up
having a bunch of clumps,

it stands to reason
the gold wire we make

would have the same issue,
don't you think?

Uh! That does make sense!

Oh, man, good thing we tested
with that cotton candy first!

Yeah. We have to figure out
what's causing the clumps.

Don't want the same
problem with gold.

And once again, we're doing
the ol' last minute

trial-and-error
routine, aren't we?

[BOTH yelling]

[CHROME gasps]

Stop right there!

Ah, it happens right
when the rope's tugged

in the opposite direction.

The rotation speed drops, which
then causes it to clump up.

Is there a way for it to work
smoothly without losing speed?

Concentrate harder on
your brotherly bond!

You sound crazy.

[GINRO grunts]

Wait! What about using
a stupidly long rope?

Like one whole kilometer!

You'd k*ll us!

Maybe we could spin it by hand,

like with that
generator over there.

That'd be too slow.

Ha! Just takes willpower!

Maybe we could all
take turns spinning it.

We're gonna be too short
on people for that.

Winter will be here soon enough.

We can't afford to divert that
much manpower to science work.

Yes, that's a major issue, huh?

And we still don't have
access to the revival fluid

to get more people.

[KOHAKU, KASEKI]
Hmm...

[SENKU chuckles]

I guess we'll have to make
something else, then.

[KOHAKU, CHROME gasp]

It's gonna take a
good amount of work,

but we do have super-craftsman
Kaseki on our side.

[KASEKI]
Hm?

This is what
revolutionized energy.

We're making the gear!

Kohaku's shield is super
handy for this task!

It's like ten billion percent
the perfect size and shape

for the gear we need right now!

[KOKUYO gasps]

You're really gonna
use her shield?

The same one that
the chief was given

when he won the Grand Bout?

The one he handed down
to his daughter?

The one he handed down
to his daughter?

The one he handed down
to his daughter?

[VILLAGER C]
Grand Bout victor: Kokuyo!

[KOKUYO laughs]

[VILLAGER D]
Congrats!

[VILLAGER B]
Yay!

Wow, it's so pretty!

Aww. If it makes you happy,
you can have it!

[giggles] Thank you
so much, Daddy!

Daddy! Daddy!

Oh, uh, I don't really mind,

but ya know... it means
so much to Kohaku.

It was a gift
from her daddy.

So she probably doesn't
wanna part with it.

No, it's not a big deal to me.

Huh?!

[KOHAKU]
Practicality first.

[CHROME]
Damn, that's savage!

[GINRO]
Whoa! This is amazing!

It's easy because I only have
to turn it in one direction,

and the speed doesn't
matter at all!

I feel like I could keep doing
this forever without any help.

[BOTH chuckle]

It can move slowly...

Go forever in the
same direction...

It spins and pushes...

Badass! I got an idea!

Ah, you are gonna love it!

[KASEKI]
What's gotten into you?

[CHROME]
Just hear me out!

[CHROME whispering]

[KASEKI yells]

All right! Let's haul ass!

[GROUP groaning]

That's weird.

I wonder what Chrome
could be up to now.

He's just got some kinda
scheme he's cookin' up.

Let him be.

When a guy's getting
into mischief like that,

you're not really supposed
to look until he's done.

[chuckles]

We don't really have the time
to be worrying about him.

Because you're
all about to begin

some hellishly grueling
manual labor.

We're gonna twist these
gold threads together

into a super thin wire
that we'll work into a coil.

And how long do you think this
coil is gonna need to be?

Good question.

I'd say it's from around here...
to the top of that mountain!

[OTHERS scream]

Once again we're going to
need tremendous manpower.

But lucky for you, you're now
the village chief, huh?

You're calling the sh*ts.

[SENKU]
Uh?

Well, it's finally
completed, Senku.

We both worked...
for three days.

No sleep.

[gasps]

Whoa. What is that?

[KASEKI]
Ha-ha! I know I'm awesome,

but this blade of science
is really something special!

It would've never
worked without this:

My super iron cutting tool.

Pretty great, eh?

So what do you think?
Isn't my new invention amazing?

This is payback for when you
got me good with that magnet!

You realize we want you
to be more shocked.

A waterwheel.

Man, of course you already
know what it is!

Water... wheel?

But I had a great name
for this contraption!

"Forever Spinny
Cotton Candy Machine"!

Waterwheel is much better.

Now, don't think I'm not
shocked by it, Chrome.

I honestly can't believe
you built this thing

without even knowing what it is.

[BOTH]
Hm?

[BOTH chuckle]

[SENKU] Listen, you guys,
this is a way bigger deal

than an a*t*matic
cotton candy machine.

There's something else that's
gonna be a whole lot easier.

Remember that generator
Kinro and Ginro

had to work so hard to spin?

Oh, yeah! Right!

Now that we have gears
and a waterwheel,

the age of manual labor
has officially ended.

[SENKU] With an infinite machine
that requires no fuel...

...we're finally
truly harnessing

the incredible power of nature.

[ALL gasp]

[SENKU] Say goodbye
to relying on manpower

and hello to the age of energy!