Light of Hope and Despair (
Summary
Successfully landing at Treasure Island, the crew of the Perseus send out a reconnaissance team to scout the island: Senku, Soyuz, Gen, and Kohaku. On the ship, Ryusui discovers a stowaway: Suika. Meanwhile, Ukyo and Ginro discover petrified humans on the sea floor. Yo questions the significance because they see statues all the time but Ukyo reminds everyone that the island uninhabited until the astronauts arrived. He questions how those statues got there. Ryusui soon realizes someone is watching before he turns to look at the person.
Suddenly, Soyuz uses the spy glass and is horrified by the sight. Gen sees for himself and discovers the crew aboard the ship are attacked and turned to stone!
Noticing the attack from the island, the recon team and sets out to find the culprit, finding a discarded shell as their first clue.
Characters in Order of Appearance
Chapter Notes
- There are statues of the island inhabitants at the sea floor.
- Ryusui Nanami, Chrome, Ukyo Saionji, Taiju Oki, Francois, Kaseki, Yo Uei and everyone else besides the reconnaissance team are petrified.
- Suika and Ginro survived the attack.
