Image: 米スタジオ・Boichi／集英社・Dr.STONE製作委員会
AMBot | 02/22/2025 | Reading Time: 2 Min.
The episode reveals the past of Senku and Xeno as mentor and student, connected through scientific exchange. Flashbacks show how the young Senku optimized rocket propulsion with the help of Xeno's advice (under the pseudonym "Dr. X"), while Xeno recognized Senku's talent early on. Both utilized global resources and technologies at the time—Senku, for instance, by secretly using a supercomputer, and Xeno through his position at NASA.
Meanwhile, both scientists prepare for the conflict in the Stone Age: Senku gathers high-quality modern equipment (including platinum-rhodium thermometers) with Taiju, procured using a credit card from his father Byakuya. Simultaneously, Xeno analyzes the petrification wave and discovers that the victims remain conscious as long as their brains are active.
In a key scene, Xeno, Stanley, and their team experience the petrification: Stanley orders his soldiers to stay awake, while Luna desperately tries to maintain her consciousness. Xeno is already planning for the time after awakening by identifying strategic resources like nitric acid and corn-growing regions.
Senku, also petrified, counts the seconds precisely to preserve his consciousness. The episode ends with the realization that both scientists—despite differing motives (Senku's curiosity vs. Xeno's pursuit of power)—are working toward an inevitable confrontation through logical preparation and scientific methods.
Meanwhile, both scientists prepare for the conflict in the Stone Age: Senku gathers high-quality modern equipment (including platinum-rhodium thermometers) with Taiju, procured using a credit card from his father Byakuya. Simultaneously, Xeno analyzes the petrification wave and discovers that the victims remain conscious as long as their brains are active.
In a key scene, Xeno, Stanley, and their team experience the petrification: Stanley orders his soldiers to stay awake, while Luna desperately tries to maintain her consciousness. Xeno is already planning for the time after awakening by identifying strategic resources like nitric acid and corn-growing regions.
Senku, also petrified, counts the seconds precisely to preserve his consciousness. The episode ends with the realization that both scientists—despite differing motives (Senku's curiosity vs. Xeno's pursuit of power)—are working toward an inevitable confrontation through logical preparation and scientific methods.
This article was originally published in German. It was translated with technical support and editorially reviewed before publication.
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