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[yells]

[Kohaku] There it is.

With my eagle-eyed vision,
I see Medusa's true face.

Senku, you were spot on yet again.

It isn't a curse or a demonic device
without rules.

Though the Medusa of legend used magic…

this is science.

[Amaryllis gasps]

[Kohaku] It's up to you, Amaryllis.

Tell Senku and the others.

Tell them all the secrets
the infiltration team uncovered.

If we're retaliating with science,
we can't lose.

All that's left to do is wait

and trust in the power of science.

You're right.

It'll turn out okay, I know it.

[opening theme song playing]

[pulsating]

YUZURIHA IS
REVIVED!!

[Taiju wheezing]

Ah! Yuzuriha!

Hi, Taiju!

[gasps]

No, we should just shake hands!

Gotta be respectful,
even when greeting close friends!

-[Yuzuriha chuckles]
-[Senku] Ugh.

Did you revert to a hover-handing
middle-schooler just now?

[Kaseki] Hmm.

Chrome's hands are this size, right?

CHROME IS
REVIVED!!

It's crazy how good she is at this.

Her super memory is something else.

Add in her handicraft skills,

and you've got
one hell of a puzzle-solver.

So bad!

So that's how it feels
to have your body petrified!

Stoked I finally got the chance to try it!

Kaseki had a very similar reaction.

[Kaseki laughs]

Chrome and I are cut
from the same crafty cloth!

We are the builder duo round here,
so it only makes sense!

And speaking of,

I'm gonna need you
to hop on this project with me,

now that you're up and at 'em, Chrome!

No way!

Drone-building team's
ten billion percent ready to get to work.

Which means, very soon,
our 3D warfare commences.

Of course… [snaps fingers]

We're gonna want a 3D specialist for this!

Am I wrong?

[laughs]

UKYO IS
REVIVED!!

[all laughing]

Ah. So, we need some intel
on the new enemy, don't we?

[Ryusui] Ha-ha!

Way to get right to the point.

As expected of our sonar man.

[Senku chuckles] We've got it covered.

Kohaku and her team
are currently in the enemy--

Hang on.

In the water.

Someone's swimming straight for us.

[gasping]

Amaryllis!

[Amaryllis] It's awful. Simply awful!

Kohaku and Ginro were petrified!

[Amaryllis crying]

[gasps]

I almost can't believe it!

Soyuz is somehow related to the master?

[Soyuz gasps]

Well, we can't take Ginro's speculation
as concrete fact.

Yeah.

We'll save our theories
about Soyuz's family tree for later.

I've got a more pertinent question.

How do these guys operate
and what are they packin'?

We may only have bits of information,

but with our combined intellects,
we'll fill in the gaps.

Right. Leave it to me!

Oh, I've for sure got this!

Great. We'll start with
organizing our info.

Ah! The Kingdom of Science
is back together,

and it feels so good!

-[Senku speaking indistinctly]
-[Suika] This is awesome!

It's that team of five
Kohaku mentioned before,

but what'd she say?

They're like, our brainy generals!

[Taiju laughs]

A meeting of the Kingdom of Science's
top brass!

[Senku chuckles]

You and the Spy Team should be very proud.

You put in some excellent work
and it's about to pay off big time,

'cause you just leaked
a major secret to us.

[Amaryllis] Huh?

They've got a Petrification Weapon,
yes, but only one.

We can deal with that.

[Chrome chuckles]

Ha. Some critical intel.

That's a game-changer, right there.

My, oh, my!

Considering Ibara's psychology,
it makes sense.

Though we can't say for certain,
it's a decent theory.

Hey, back it up! What am I missing here?

Sounds obvious to you,
but if it's obvious, why am I so lost?

Somebody explain it!

My report really told you that much?
But how?

If Senku says he figured it out, he has!

Taiju's accepted that with a smile.

[snaps fingers] Don't get it?
Then listen up!

This is another puzzle
we're carefully solving,

but using intel instead of rocks.

As you know, puzzle-solving
goes quicker with more hands.

Or, in this case, with more minds.

One especially handy mind is Chrome's.

His instincts are on point,

and he can see things
from different angles.

Don't go makin' me sound
all smug about it like you.

But sure! Count me in!

[Senku] First off,

their master doesn't have
a Petrification Weapon.

[Chrome] And if he did,
he used it on himself.

So wouldn't that mean Ibara has one
since he's the real head honcho?

[Amaryllis] Most likely.

Ibara is very cautious.
He must have an extra!

May I interject?

See, he's the type to have
insurance out the wazoo.

It's fairly safe to assume

if a second Petrification Weapon
did exist,

he would be the one to have it.

For, in the event of an emergency,

surely Ibara would want to have
his own weapon ready to go,

but he relied on his right-hand lady.

Yes. That's amazing.

You deduced so much
from such a small clue.

[snaps fingers] Uh-huh.
Now we know there's only one.

Nice!

At first, it was a little complicated,
but I finally got it at the end!

The thrower's at risk
of being petrified as well.

Wary old Ibara watches
from a safe distance

while Kirisame does the dirty work.

What? That selfish geezer
is just rotten to the core!

Question.

This could tell us another
very important thing,

-if you confirm it.
-Huh?

[Ukyo] Try to remember.

When Kirisame threw her weapon at them,

you said that she chucked it
high above the master's chambers right?

-How high?
-[Amaryllis] Extremely.

[both gasp]

I see.

When she threw it, she aimed high enough

to avoid catching the master in the blast.

Yeah.

That's a stupidly-helpful piece of info
to add to the heap.

Poor Kirisame.

She doesn't know
the master she serves is made of stone.

-[Moz] Hmm.
-[gasps]

Not sure how you worked that out,
but congratulations.

You're right.

[Amaryllis] Moz!

[Ukyo] Even my ears
didn't hear him sneak up!

[grunts]

[Taiju groans]

Taiju!

[grunting]

[Moz] You can take a hit,
I'll give you that much.

However…

Me repeatedly beating you up
will only buy you some time.

Unless you have
another plan in mind. Well?

[Senku] Taiju did just buy us some time.

Precious seconds I can use to save us.

I need to get my head in gear
and think, think, think!

[Ryusui] As somebody who desires
the strength of others,

I can tell even if we all
attack this guy at once,

it won't change a thing.

[Gen] Well, it's curtains for us.

If there's a way out of this,
I'm not seeing it.

[Ukyo] Hopefully at least one person
will manage to get out alive!

[Amaryllis crying] I'm so sorry.

He must've followed me.

I led him straight to us!

[Chrome] I've been a scavenger
ever since I was a little kid,

so I know better than anyone

what a pain in the ass it is
to look for stuff in the dark.

It's annoying as crap!

Killing Amaryllis
would've been way easier,

but he went through all the trouble
of tailing her to this cave.

Which means he knew.

This scumbag knew full well
that Amaryllis was one of the trespassers!

[Gen] Thank you for that
illiant-bray deduction, Captain Obvious.

Of course he knew.

Kohaku outed herself, so naturally,

everyone who associated
with her would also be--

[Gen gasps]

[Ukyo] Wait. That means--

[Ryusui] Ginro's cover was blown
right along with Kohaku's!

[Senku] That's quite a significant detail,

yet he hid it from his big bossman.

Ibara led an intruder to a private space,
high atop the palace.

And Moz just sat there watching.

Meaning… Moz doesn't care if Ibara dies!

In fact, he might wanna kill him!

[chuckles]

More pieces of this knowledge battle
just clicked.

I was curious about our enemy's
state of affairs,

and now I'm starting to see
the picture in its entirety.

[Gen] We have a good shot
at tearing them down then, yes?

But who among us will…

Uh…

[Gen hesitating]

Oh. Right. Me.

-[Gen] Hey…
-[Moz] Hmm?

[Gen] Since you're here,

why not spare me an itty-bitty
moment of your time?

I have an offer that might interest you.

What say you to teaming up
with the Kingdom of Science?

A thrilling prospect, don't you agree?

Exciting, even!

[Moz] Hmm.

[gasps]

-[chuckles]
-[whirring]

So, do you like our sorcery bird?
'Course you do!

It flies wherever we desire it to go!

And doesn't make a peep!

With one fell swoop, we can snag
Kirisame's petrifying weapon

right out of the air!

"It flies wherever we desire"
is the overstatement of the year.

Our little electric bamboo copter
isn't even stabilized yet.

Details, Senku dear.

Why play your weak card

when you can make it out to be
the ace of spades?

It's a good opening move for a gambit,
especially in this case.

[Ukyo] Should this escalate,
Moz will slaughter us all.

[Ryusui] Ha-ha!

If we play our cards right,

we might just get the strongest one
in their deck to join our suit!

[Senku chuckles]

[Senku] Everything is riding
on your silver tongue and empty words.

[Chrome] C'mon! Do your thing!

With my sorcery and your brawn, Moz,

no one could stop us!
The island would be ours for…

[Suika] When did Gen get over there?

He is a sorcerer!

So what do you say?

Manipulation technique!

Open your minds and follow along, 'kay?

This is actually a pretty popular tactic.

Rather than face someone,

foster a sense of solidarity
by facing the same way!

When trying to win someone over,

always choose counter-seating
over a table!

[Senku] Ahh.

Making Moz look at the drone
segued into Gen's next move,

sidling up to the one-man army
without getting shish-kebabbed.

Nicely done, Mentalist.

I mean, you're so amazingly powerful

with all of those big, bulging muscles!

I have no doubt that even if Ibara

and every warrior he had
combined their strength,

you'd still be, like, 50% stronger,

and annihilate them all,
wouldn't you, Moz?

[Amaryllis] No!
He's selling him far too short!

[Moz] Hmm.

The power gap is a little wider
than you think.

[Gen chuckles]

Did you see what I did there?

Manipulation technique number two:
Force a response!

Try offering a comment or claim
that holds truth

but is still off the mark.

Cue the urge to correct you!

Even if they were unwilling to talk,
they'll jump into the conversation

because they'll feel compelled
to set the record straight!

[Ryusui] The more I hear,

the more inhuman
this guy's strength sounds.

I want him!

[Gen] Ooh!
If you're as powerful as you say,

then you could topple Ibara
and his measly men

whenever the mood struck,
now, couldn't you?

[Moz] Hmm.

[Gen] Uh-oh.

I get the distinct feeling
he's seen through my every play.

[Moz] To obliterate you
and all your meddlesome friends,

or to end that old fool Ibara?

Hmm… What to do?

[Gen grunts]

Well, since I can kill you
whenever the mood strikes,

no harm explaining
what's going on in my head.

[others hesitate]

[Moz] Though you seem smart enough
to have realized this,

the one who turned the master
into a crumbling statue…

was Ibara.

He played his role well,
and I do applaud his efforts,

but it's high time that old fogey
bit the big one.

I'm not just saying this
for my sake either.

The girls would love it
if I assumed control.

[Senku chuckles]

[Senku] Why not put a hole
in that bag of bones

and take his spot then?

I would've done that ages ago,

but that petrifying beam is a risk.

It was smart to entrust
the weapon to Kirisame.

She's no pushover.

I'd clearly win in a fair fight,

but one shot from her
unavoidable green glow

and I'm history.

I get it.

If you attack Minister Ibara,
Kirisame would retaliate

since she doesn't know
the truth about the master.

But if you expose him,

the Inner Palace you've come to enjoy
might cease to exist,

or, at the very least, you'd lose access.

That's some deadlock
you have between you three.

Ha. The geezer's a schemer
and not just an old fool.

He's got a good thing going
and he knows it.

Um, this got complicated again,
and I can't really keep up.

Right, I'll break it down in a way

that even a big oaf like you can follow.

Basically, Moz wants
the Petrification Weapon to vanish.

And we'd be more than happy
to take it off their hands.

Seems to me our interests are aligned.

Ten billion percent.

[Moz] Hmm.

Bingo! We want that weapon
more than anything in the world!

Any good negotiation
has to be made on equal footing.

And you'll settle for the island,
won't you?

A harem and a home are certainly enough.

We'll help you achieve them
on one tiny condition,

but it's non-negotiable.

The Petrification Weapon will
belong to us, not you! Okay?

I'm not asking, by the way,
I'm demanding, Mozzy-boy! [laughs]

[Amaryllis] Why say it like that?

[Ukyo] He's so skeevy.

[Chrome] That's only gonna make
Moz dig his heels in harder.

[Moz] Equal footing?

Ha. I don't need to honor
your conditions, do I?

I'm the strongest,
which means I set the terms.

You and your ragtag team

will use your sorcery on my behalf,

and you'll surrender the weapon to me
once you have it.

[all gasp]

[Gen] Wait, wait, wait! Be easonable-ray!

We don't benefit at all like that!

Equal footing! Equal footing!

-[Kingdom of Science] What'd he expect?
-[gasps]

[Moz] I'll keep your hideout
a secret for now.

Your only choice is to do
exactly as I say.

That understood?

[groans]

[Gen sighs] Yes.

[chuckles]

Bet I got you guys, huh?

Manipulation technique three: Reactance!

Or "psychological reactance"
is the proper term!

When somebody feels coerced
and is told to do things,

they'll reaffirm their right to choose
on instinct.

Thus, they'll refuse you
in order to maintain control.

Genius! Pure genius! He knew!

Should've figured.
Their talk took a sharp turn.

[Senku] Yeah, I'll say.

The very first topic
was Moz trying to decide

if he wanted us to keep breathing or not.

Moz was so determined not to
let this glib guy get his way

that through reactance,
Gen moved the goalposts,

and now we're talking
about working together.

[Gen] You don't relentlessly
beat the other person down

to win a deal, like some barbarian.

You set a flowery yet illusive red carpet.

One that leads them down a pathway
straight to our goals.

That's what truly matters.

[Moz] Hmm.

I've seen this earring.

This was Kohaku's,
unless my memory's playing tricks.

[Senku over device] Tee-hee-hee!

Kingdom of Science HQ here,

checkin' to see if you copy, Moz.

[water lapping]

He's really gone?

Yep, he's gone.

[yells]

[groaning]

-[Senku] Good going, Mentalist!
-[all laughing]

Ha-ha!

The way I see it,
we just acquired the mightiest force

on the entire island, everyone!

Am I wrong?

[Senku chuckles]

That mighty force is ten billion percent
planning to murder us

once we're no longer useful
and he has what he wants.

Well, we'll cross that burning bridge
when we come to it later, I guess!

Um, if it's all the same to you guys,

I would very much like to take
an extended break, okay?

MOZ JOINED THE PARTY
(FOR NOW)!!

[heroic music playing]

[static]

[Senku] Yo! You hearin' me, Master Moz?

Ready to embark
on your own cool treasure hunt?

Then follow my directions to the letter.

With our sorcery,
we made this super valuable gift,

just for you.

[Moz chuckles]

[Senku] We, the people
of the Kingdom of Science,

are sorely lacking in numbers.

If they chose to attack us
with brute force,

we'd be mega-screwed.

That's where you're gonna come in, though.

We'll use your strength
to make them believe

that we're all tough as hell.

Give 'em a reason to think twice
about messing with us.

And if you get them on the ropes,

they'll resort to using the weapon!

[Moz] Hmm.

In other words…

Under the cover of darkness,
I'll be a night raider.

[warriors groaning]

[Moz] Hmm?

[growls]

[yelling]

[Senku] They're better alive than dead!

Spare 'em so they can tell their friends
how strong we are!

Their most dastardly plots
always excite them.

[Moz] The deed's already done.

Oh. I forgot none of them
can hear my voice.

This sorcery stuff's such a pain.

[closing theme song playing]

NEXT EPISODE
BATTLE IN THREE DIMENSIONS

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