Crimson exhaust tore through the long night as the rocket broke through the atmosphere and sailed steadily into the vastness of space.
Inside the cabin, Senku, Kohaku, and Stanley had already petrified themselves.
The pitch-black universe was silent.
Countless stars drifted quietly, and hope spanning 3,700 years finally welcomed humanity's footsteps once more.
After an unknown stretch of time, a faint click sounded inside the sealed cabin.
The watch on Senku's wrist trembled slightly, and the Revival Fluid prepared in advance splashed down from its face.
Senku Ishigami was the first to break free of petrification, slowly opening his eyes.
Weightlessness enveloped him. All around lay boundless, profound darkness, studded with brilliant stars.
Silent, vast, desolate.
He raised his arms and stretched his limbs, adjusting to the unfamiliar conditions of space.
But the moment he looked out at the endless sea of stars, a familiar figure flashed through his mind.
Byakuya...
After letting his thoughts churn for a moment, Senku quickly composed himself.
He woke Kohaku and Stanley in turn.
Fine stone fragments flaked away as the two awakened one after another.
The instant Kohaku opened her eyes and saw the stars filling the window, she froze. A second later, excitement lit up her eyes.
Floating in the weightless cabin, she stretched her arms and legs with effortless ease. "Ohhh! So this is space?! It's incredible!"
Stanley checked the cabin's condition as soon as he woke.
After a brief moment of wonder, Senku took three servings of ramen out of the portable storage unit.
The three gathered together in zero gravity.
Against the backdrop of the boundless universe, the ramen took on a different significance.
Looking at the scene before him, Senku's thoughts wandered.
Dad must have been doing this in his space capsule 3,700 years ago.
He murmured softly,