Checking the condenser capacitor.
Replacing the accelerator with a low-resistance copper one.
The wind speed is about 2.8 knots.
The temperature is 41 degrees Fahrenheit.
All checks completed.
Starting the experiment.
As I thought, accuracy is somewhat lacking when using aluminium.
I need to make special ammo with a shifted center of gravity.
Just lower the firing angle by another 1.27 degrees.
You didn't miss because of the weapon.
It's just that the shooter sucks.
Do you mean you can actually hit the target?
Yes.
Whoa, that was really elegant.
You calculated the bullet's trajectory purely by intuition.
This isn't your average weapon. Who made it? Was it you?
What do you mean by "this"?
It's a Ring Launcher for a particle accelerator.
By the way, that weapon from before... It's a railgun.
it uses an electromagnetic force,
which is the Lorentz force, instead of gunpowder to fire bullets.
So what, are you trying to start a revolution?
That would be great too!
The objective of science is to unravel the mysteries of this world
and reach new discoveries through experimentation
and verification of fundamental principles.
A space probe developed through aerospace engineering
is now 75.28 million kilometers away from Earth,
capturing the fantastical scenery of Mars.
On the other hand,
quantum mechanics is unravelling the mysteries of the universe
at scales smaller than one ten-quintillionth of a millimeter.
The joy of science lies in its relentless pursuit
and constant discovery.
Science is elegant!
Things change, huh...
I'm Stanley.
A handshake... Never heard of it?
Of course I know what it is, from a knowledge standpoint.
But...
It’s the first time I’ve put it into practice.
Me too.
I'm Xeno.
Stanley, let me show you
how beautifully science can shine.
So, you're finally awake...
Good morning, Dr. Xeno.
ORIGINAL WORK: RIICHIRO INAGAKI, BOICHI SHUEISHA "JUMP COMICS"
Just to be clear about our course of action for this evening...
First, let's assess our current situation.
Yes, that's important.
We need to explain everything to our new friends too.
Well, we came to America looking for corn to revive all of humanity,
one million people at a time. However...
We had to battle the terrible scientific power of Xeno and his people there!
They stole our ship and crew.
In exchange,
we took the enemy's boss, Xeno!
Then, a temporary ceasefire was reached in Corn City
using each other's hostages as a stipend.
But now, as we flee in this tiny boat,
the strongest sniper, Stanley Snyder,
fully armed and bringing special forces members with him...
is chasing us on the aircraft carrier to get Xeno back!
Isn’t this just ridiculously hopeless?
There's no way we can win!
Well, when you put it that way...
Yes, that's right.
As we dodge Mr. Stanley time and again,
we're heading towards our next destination...
South America!
South America, here we come!
To the source of that abominable petrification beam!
I can't believe there's such a huge petrification device!
Doesn't that seem likely?
I can't wait to see it!
Why are you all so excited? We are being chased, you know...
By any chance...
If something has survived after thousands of years,
Dr. Senku, do you believe that...
The moon inhabitants left it behind?
Oh! So you know too!
So you knew too, Xeno...
I'd be deaf if I couldn't hear that ridiculously huge power source
leaking from the moon.
The two best scientists of the New World are right here.
If we combine our minds,
we might be able to monopolize the new weapons.
I couldn't care less about monopolizing anything.
If it's the two of us,
we can definitely get closer to uncovering the secrets
of the petrification beam and the moon.
Good! Then let's pool our knowledge as master and disciple.
Great! Science is elegant!
We'll set sail to rescue Xeno as soon as the fuel is loaded.
You! Move to the fortress!
Don’t point that gun at us!
This is a peaceful area now.
We’re all in the same boat.
Only Ginro is missing. Where is he?
Matsukaze!
I'll sneak in and look for Ginro...
Come on! Move it!
- He's badly injured! - There's no way he can walk!
He'll die if you make him move that far.
I threw him in the medical room.
Are we taking him aboard?
There's no problem. If he dies, we'll just dump him in the ocean.
If we show him to that kids' science club, we can make him a hostage.
We're counting on you, Matsukaze.
Everyone...
Ginro!
Matsukaze, you came back for me!
I didn't know what to do after you hid me and left!
I, Matsukaze, was aware that Ginro remained
aboard the enemy vessel.
You were spying the enemy while hiding, right?
Yes, well... Somehow...
As expected of you, Matsukaze.
You knew all along what my thoughts were.
But, thinking about it, running away so quickly...
I mean, taking it upon myself so boldly wasn't a good idea, was it?
You should have at least let me guard you...
Matsukaze?
You're hurt!
Matsukaze, are you okay?
What to do?
Dr. Xeno's rescue tour is setting sail!
You can feel the music in the air
Time to torture you.
Will you tell us where they're going?
Do as you please.
No matter the torment,
I have no intention of betraying my masters by revealing their destination.
Please, don't come out, Master Ginro.
No matter what happens...
That's right...
My mission now is to stay hidden.
It's the most logical decision.
Even if Matsukaze gets hurt, it's really important
that I stay safe.
South America! They're heading towards South America!
Forgive me, Matsukaze... Everyone...
I’m not sure who might be listening,
whether it’s hundreds or thousands of years in the future.
I'm the astronaut
Byakuya Ishigami.
I see...
They escaped the petrification beam because they were in space.
The astronauts...
The ones from Russia,
Connie, Lilian, and...
Byakuya...
He was the kind of man
who could laugh at the contradictory nature of emotion and reason.
I couldn't really understand him.
So he tried to pass information to the future
through recordings and stories.
That's actually so like him...
You managed to understand, even from space.
The petrification beam's ground zero is somewhere in South America.
I guess there must be something there.
I’m leaving science in your hands, guys!
Thanks to this incredibly valuable information,
you and I, Xeno,
can finally put our heads together and inch closer, step by step.
Yes, let's work together
until we find the exact coordinates.
The thing that petrified all of humanity on Earth thousands of years ago.
The source of it all...
Is it really okay for us to be having tea right now?
If anything, interrupting them now would be rude.
Don't you think?
It’s a joint effort between the greatest scientists of the past thousand years.
Chrome, why are you nervous?
I am not nervous at all!
You’re pretty obvious, you know.
Oh, Francois, let me carry those tea snacks for you.
He's just looking for an excuse to go and ask.
I’m sure that by now...
Whoa, these are some huge soap bubbles!
This looks really fun! I might join you...
No way! Why are you playing around, all of a sudden?
This isn’t a game, it’s a model.
If you add glycerin to the surfactant you use for shampoo,
you’ll get a super bubbly soap solution that blows up like crazy!
Did you get Xeno untied?
Yes, until we're done. He's not going anywhere.
Hey, I made the thing you asked for.
Wow, it turned out really elegant!
For example,
if that petrification device goes off in Brazil...
Starting from there, with a radius of 12,800 km,
the beam would engulf the Earth on a cosmic scale.
This is the great disaster that wiped out humanity thousands of years ago.
Whoa, it's easy to understand.
They actually took the trouble to make something like this...
If you’re aiming for elegant results, start with the presentation.
You did build an awesome fortress, indeed.
Unlike Senku, who is all about efficiency,
you're more obsessed about looks and form, Xeno.
Wait! Wait a minute!
No way, this is weird!
If the real thing is like this model...
If Senku was standing on the opposite side of the Earth,
when he saw the petrification beam...
Wouldn't it come out of the surface?
Yes, actually...
The light came from beyond the horizon like a big wave.
We can get a small hint out of that contradiction.
The reason the beam came diagonally instead of from below...
This is just a guess,
but what if the beam takes longer to get through the ground?
It seems like a really tight squeeze!
Wow, that's actually an interesting hypothesis.
In science, more important than guesses
is the ability for anyone to objectively observe the same phenomenon
in that it must be reproducible.
Objectively? Reproducible?
For example, let’s say there’s a person here who claims they can see spirits.
Why do you think a scientist wouldn't show a hint of interest?
Because there's no way there are spirits.
No, I'm ten billion percent sure they'd look into it.
That is, if something consistent always happens
with those so-called spirits.
Whether or not they can
actually see those spirits
doesn’t really matter.
But if there was something consistently reproducible by anyone,
like the room getting cold whenever a spirit showed up...
We could get infinite power with a Stirling engine
using the temperature difference!
Spirit energy! That is actually elegant!
We would solve humanity's energy crisis.
I guess science is all about efficiency...
That's off-topic, silly...
- Senku, weren’t you on board with it too? - The thing is...
From now on,
to verify the reproducibility of the petrification beam,
we must piece together each other’s findings.
I turned to stone during midday, at 12:40:20.
I, at exactly 8:25 in the evening.
Considering the time difference, the petrification beam
shone on Pinnacles National Park, where we were,
before reaching Tokyo 15 minutes and 20 seconds later.
So, it took it only a few minutes to swallow the Earth.
Isn't it strange?
Why is it strange?
Byakuya’s space station
didn’t just stop dead and stayed floating in space.
It's still spinning around the Earth.
It can complete half an orbit in only a few minutes.
There’s no way they wouldn’t get caught in the wave of the petrification beam.
In other words, the light wave was pretty low all over the planet.
So, it wasn't actually light. If it were light, it'd be faster.
It was some kind of luminous object.
The wave was crushed by Earth’s gravity as it tried to rise above the surface,
which matches the observed facts.
We'll use that hypothesis
to compare the information from each observation point.
When calculating the direction from which the luminous object arrived,
the temperature and weather at the time of observation are also important.
Oh, this is actually elegant.
We'll make a new discovery if we proceed with this reasoning.
The joy of science lies in its relentless pursuit
and constant discovery.
Chrome is taking his time.
I'll go take a look at them...
That time, from when the beam appeared on the horizon...
Until petrification occurred, it took...
- 56 seconds. - 56 seconds.
While expanding,
the petrification beam did not change its speed at all.
Oh, Chrome!
I’m grateful for how unbelievably reproducible your discovery is.
Constant speed.
Next is how high the petrification beam reached.
People on planes were also turned to stone.
So the altitude of the beam was at least 20,000 meters.
If the refractive index of the atmosphere is six percent,
the horizon light will shine 500 km away.
If it covered that distance in 56 seconds, the speed of the petrification beam...
Got it! It's 32,000 km per hour!
So, the time difference between our petrifications
is 15 minutes 20 seconds.
In short, if we plot the shortest distance
from the hypocenter on the Earth ellipsoid,
the answer is the point where there's a difference of 8,181 km.
Yes, that's it.
That's not "in short", there's nothing "short" about that!
You're making the calculations faster than I can keep up!
All that's left is the angle. A rough estimate is fine.
Yes, it's all just an estimate.
But if we combine multiple inferences,
the solution will naturally emerge.
I can somehow remember from the shadow of the celestial bodies and the desk.
Seven bars to the left on the Skytree scale.
It's a problem I wouldn't be able to solve on my own.
But, with our minds combined...
We can get there...
There is only one place where the two lines intersect.
Latitude 3 degrees, 7 minutes south, longitude 60 degrees, 1 minute west.
- There lies the source of all mysteries... - There lies the source of all mysteries...
This is tempting...
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Subtitle translation by: Silvia