Dr. Stone Chapter 179: Bonds on the High-Wire

seiryu

Dr. Stone Chapter 179 Bonds on the High-Wire Read Online! VIZ: here

seiryu

Man, this chapter was worth it and too bad I couldn't read it earlier. It was nice to have Kohaku shine since she's been the scapegoat to show how powerful everyone else is for a while. Even if the ropeway is a temporary means, like the loggers, having it stable to hold the 160 kg limit is a TON of work and science. We get to see it in how much set-up and prep work goes into making a solid rock formation on both ends, having layers and layers of reinforcement to knot each end in place, and the conversion of a bike motor to a pulley (I'm no mechanic but I know it's quite technical even if simple in theory). Soooooo much character development (air head Taiju was probably my favorite moment other than Kohaku sticking the landing). But Kohaku being the finesse/precision fighter was perfect for the real climax of the chapter! Hyouga realizes that Why-man is the bigger threat, and that science is necessary to win this war. His decision not to rebel and win over the earth with Xeno and Stan reflects that he already sees that Senku's outside of the box tactics are the winning side. Just like Xeno has to be fully won over, Hyouga will have to go through this same process over the rest of the series. He's being honest on wanting to team up with Xeno, but Senku will have to change this. Despite the simplicity, Bochi really has a knack for scenery double spreads. Part of it is the excitement on Chrome's face, but the mix of victory, adventure, dread (from all the deadly animals), etc. is all put together in that final double spread for me. I just realized the rafting is when they will be vulnerable to getting shot, so they will have to wait for the plane to run out of fuel when they start the final leg of the journey. So there has to be some other twist since they combat team will handle the big deadly creatures and Senku and Xeno handle safety with the tiny deadly creatures.

weebywitch

This was beautiful. That organizational chart though... lol. So many people having killed each other that it’s like a soap opera. Poor Chelsea trying to figure it all out. Of course Kohaku did everything that she could in order to save Suika. She’s precious and worth saving no matter what. But the fact that Hyoga came through and Senku had faith in him the whole time wasn’t a surprise either. After all, his response when he revived was pretty clear regarding how he’d changed.

seiryu

> But the fact that Hyoga came through and Senku had faith in him the whole time wasn’t a surprise either. After all, his response when he revived was pretty clear regarding how he’d changed. Overall yes...but at the same time no...the manga team has Hyouga directly stating his willingness to ally with Xeno. It is only Senku's ability to "think outside the box" (which allows him to beat the "perfect strategies" Stan and his team members implement) that keeps Hyouga obedient. This will soon win over Xeno, and eventually win over Hyouga, but them being viewed as primarily threats for now is still valid. It is steadily decreasing for sure though. Or at least that's the straight forward path the context is implying.

Marco Polo

Very wholesome character development here. The fox/chicken/corn puzzle is an interesting reference, and a fun one to solve in your head. I don’t think I’d want to try and work it out with a team the size of Senku’s, though. It’s good to have Hyoga 100% on board too! The battle team need all the support they can get for the eventual fight with Stanley. Even though the chapter has a seemingly trivial focus, it was a lot of fun to read. The rainforest promises to be more challenging, though...