Epilogue of Part 1 (End of Part 1) Part 2: Stone Wars (
Summary
The chapter begins back in Ishigami Village, where Chrome explains to Suika what happened in the flashback. Kohaku freaks out over the fact they are all likely Senku's relatives - but Senku assures her that Byakuya wasn't his biological father; he further adds that if even if Byakuya was his biological relative, the blood relation between Senku and the villagers is practically non-existant (as genetics change with generations). Everyone heads down to the banquet, but as everyone else is drinking, Senku and Ruri make their way out of the village. Ruri tells Senku that wasn’t the whole story.
The scene flashes back once again to Byakuya looking at a grave, with Darya Nikitina and Yakov Nikitin suggesting they get some antibiotics from the mainland but they are lost at sea and presumed dead. A frustrated Byakuya refuses to let Pneumonia take them out. It’s revealed the grave belongs to Shamil, and we see another flashback of Shamil on his deathbed, telling Byakuya he did have fun in the end. He thanks him for the ramen (from when the world was petrified) and tells him it was nice enough to make him smile.
Byakuya vows to rebuild humanity to a point where they can eat ramen in space again. In another flashback, we see Byakuya drawing something in the sand with Lillian. We learn these are the 100 tales, designed to teach the future descendants the basics of survival - how to catch food, etc. He then adds a message to the final story, telling Senku that he trusts him to rebuild humanity, with the help of the villagers.
The scene goes back to Ruri and Senku at the village graveyard, where Senku decides to stay for a while. He thinks about how much has happened since the petrification and how nostalgic it all is. He sheds a single tear, but thanks Byakuya for “the science souvenirs“ (the villagers) and assures him he will help return humankind to where it was.
Back at the village, Gen is talking about his cola with one of the villagers. He explains he can’t drink because he has a message to pass on. At that moment, Senku returns, and asks him whats happened with Tsukasa. Gen smiles humorlessly and tells him that Tsukasa and his army are coming for them. Senku smirks and gets ready for battle.
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Chapter Notes
- On the front cover page, Ruri's eyes are colored blue as opposed to the green from chapter 40.
- It is revealed Byakuya is not Senku's biological father but his adoptive father.
- More about the astronauts fate is revealed.
- Connie and Shamil died of pneumonia.
- Yakov and Darya were lost at sea trying to find a cure for Connie.
- Lillian presumably died of pneumonia sometime later.
- Byakuya wrote the 100 tales as a means to maintain key knowledge over generations, also carrying tokens of the old world culture (such as Momotaro) and a message specifically for Senku to hear in the distant future. In this message, he tells Senku that he knows he'll be able to bring back civilization, and to help he provides the souvenirs he once promised, in the form of a village of his descendants to join him.
- Given Kohaku freaked out at the idea of being related to Senku, it becomes clear the villagers have some notion about the shortcomings of inbreeding, possibly itself passed down as part of the village's oral tradition. Moreover, her reaction suggests she had contemplated having Senku as a romantic partner to some extent.
- Gen reveals an attack by Tsukasa is coming.
