Dr. STONE (Dr.STONE)

Yo!

Those boneheads are finally coming!

And so it begins at last.

The climactic showdown of science.

Show us your moves!

I want to see what a pro pilot's made of!

This one's for Senku.

We'll avenge him!

I ain't dead yet, you know.

It's science versus science !

In a dogfight!

Stanley!

Let's do this!

Bring it on!

A real dogfight!

How can you be so hyped up about this, man?

You realize they're going to mow us all down if we lose this battle, right?

I mean, the guy's not wrong.

But I'm more worried about my boyfriend!

Why is Senko is in a plane when he's not fully healed?

Hot scoop!

Senku's got a machine gun!

When did he make that thing?

What do you mean?

The only boomstick those two have is the little beauty they swiped from yours truly.

Don't tell me, is that just a toy?

Yeah.

If he finds out we don't have an automatic weapon, then he's just going to close right in and pump us full of lead.

Good plan!

We're showing him our false fangs!

And that's how we'll goad him into a legit dogfight!

You've got some guts, challenging a military-trained fighter pilot.

All right, kiddos.

I'll play along before destroying you.

I don't really understand what they're doing up there.

Why are they spinning around like they're playing tag or something?

Aerial combat is about fighter planes struggling to get a good lock on the enemy!

So whoever secures the six o'clock position wins!

That basically means they're never going to stop chasing after the other plane's tail!

And you know that why?

Because I am a military mangaka!

Oh shit, my body feels so heavy.

This ride is way more intense than a roller coaster.

It's a ridiculously nasty G-Force!

Something's loose!

Not good!

Well, I did slap it together.

Relax.

This is exactly why I'm here.

Our friend is gaining on us!

Truth be told, I only ever took my private planes on standard grocery runs.

That's not remotely standard.

We're facing off against a true fighter pilot.

If it's speed we're talking about, it's pretty obvious he's got the advantage.

Stanley's too fast for us to handle.

So let's take advantage of that!

A brake turn!

Thrilling!

They can't slam the brakes in the air, especially while flying those primitive planes.

If he can lure Stanley into overshooting and passing them by, they instantly have the upper hand!

Oh, they're on his six!

It's their chance to lock on!

We've got your ass now!

What in the...

He's gone!

What's wrong, fledgling science team?

Don't tell me you've never seen this.

No!

That's crazy!

He's making a sharp ascent to slow down fast!

And forcing his way into the enemy's turning arc!

Next it's a quick descent to speed up again!

He'll not only catch up, he'll be on their six!

See all that yo-yoing back and forth right there?

He's attempting a high-speed yo-yo maneuver!

Damn it.

That's some real OP shit.

Especially in such a janky homemade airplane.

I want it!

Hey Stanley!

I want that killer technique of yours!

That skill!

He's on their five or six or whatever now!

That's not good!

He's right in range to shoot them down!

As I've demonstrated, dogfighting is a relentless breakneck negotiation of speed, altitude, and energy.

It's 3D chess.

An amateur can never hope to prevail.

Locked on.

Game over.

Sorry, but I'm gonna have to kill you now.

See you in hell, baby science brigade.

I really owe you one, Stanley!

I never would have had this opportunity to risk our lives with an aerial stunt!

Lucky for me, you put us in a do-or-die situation!

They're mine!

Your gorgeous technique and skill!

It can't be...

Why are they flying straight up like a rocket all of a sudden?

A cobra maneuver?

But how?

With that dinky plane?

But now they're doomed to stall and crash!

I know that engine's limits, but there's no way it has enough power to right itself!

Ha ha!

What?!

Yep, that 10 billion percent shouldn't have had enough power.

At least not while using that petro-fuel of yours.

To finish it, we'll use castor beans.

Castor oil happens to function as ridiculously high-quality engine oil.

Japan doesn't have crazy access to oil like the folks in the Americas

So our broke-ass nation had to improvise out of sheer desperation.

My right arm's well-prepared from hardcore gaming!

Senku, time for a combo move with your science!

Ha ha!

We only get one shot at this!

Yo, heads up, Stanley.

Now it's our turn to play.

We're locked on!

He's shaking now!

He's what?

Stanley's violently rocking his plane on purpose!

I've got no shot!

You got this, you guys!

Don't give up!

All of us believe in you!

I'll be cheering you on from an extremely safe distance!

Ha ha ha ha!

Just shoot that loser down, then the sky is all ours!

You know what happens if they miss him, right?

He's gonna fly on over and shoot us!

Oh, please don't miss!

I'm begging you!

A dramatic air battle.

Everyone has their attention focused skyward, so I mustn't take my eyes off the ground.