E10 - Idea 10

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[00:00] 213
    Wait! I said wait!
[00:02] 213
    It's dangerous outside!
[00:03] Guy
    I am still leaving this place!
[00:06] 213
    Why are you unhappy?
    It's perfectly safe here!
[00:09] Guy
    What is perfect here?
[00:11] Guy
    Here, we're controlled by the queen!
[00:14] Guy
    Or are you going to fight the queen with me?
[00:18] 213
    It's futile. Have you forgotten about #72?
[00:22] Guy
    See? That's brainwashing!
[00:24] Guy
    Listen, you be careful, too.
    Especially of the queen's—
[00:29] Guy
    Someone's coming.
[00:30] Guy
    This is my chance. I'm leaving.
[00:32] 213
    W-Wait!
[00:34] 213
    Don't go!
[00:37] Shi
    I walked into something really intense.
SIGN    Heaven's Design Team
[02:16] 213
    You have an unusual aura.
    Are you a traveler?
[02:19] Shi
    Uh, I guess so.
[02:21] 213
    I am sorry that you had to witness that.
[02:24] 213
    Welcome to our queendom.
[02:25] Shi
    Um, I feel like I shouldn't be here.
[02:28] Shi
    I interrupted you, didn't I?
[02:30] 213
    No, I welcome you warmly.
[02:32] 213
    This is a perfect society, a paradise
    ruled by our perfect queen.
[02:38] 213
    But sometimes there are people
    who defect, like him.
[02:42] 213
    Common folk with few opportunities
    for an audience with the queen
[02:46] 213
    lose their sense of reverence.
[02:48] 213
    It's sad.
[02:50] Shi
    Your queen must be amazing.
[02:53] 213
    Once you meet our queen, you will understand
    how wonderful and magnificent she is.
[02:57] 213
    If you would like, I can show you the way.
[03:03] 233
    Oh, #213!
[03:05] 248
    Who's that with you?
[03:07] 233
    Is that a traveler?!
[03:08] 316
    He doesn't smell like the swarm, and he's
    wearing black, so he must be a traveler!
[03:12] 316
    How cool!
[03:14] Shi
    H-Hello.
[03:15] 213
    Calm down, you lot. You can see that
    you're bothering him.
[03:18] 213
    Get back to work.
[03:20] 248
    All right.
[03:21] 233
    Oh, #213. There's a message
    saying that new food was discovered.
[03:27] 233
    So tunnel #46, which was being expanded,
     is now a food store.
[03:30] 213
    I see. That's good news.
[03:33] 213
    I was just thinking that we
    should treat our guest properly.
[03:36] 213
    I'll go there now. Thank you.
[03:39] 233
    Goodbye, traveler!
[03:51] Shi
    It's so big.
[03:53] Shi
    I could easily get lost here.
[03:55] 213
    Esteemed guest, what number
    did you have in your land?
[03:59] Shi
    You mean my name?
[04:01] Shi
    I don't have a number.
    My name is Shimoda.
[04:03] 213
    "Shimoda"? I see, your land uses
    different names than ours.
[04:08] Shi
    Anyway, everybody here looks quite similar.
[04:12] Shi
    It's hard to tell the girls and the boys apart.
[04:15] 213
    There is no such a distinction.
[04:16] 213
    Unlike the queen and her few husbands,
[04:18] 213
    we workers not sexually developed
    and are all equal.
[04:21] Shi
    That's interesting. So if all
    the workers are young people,
[04:25] Shi
    what do the elderly do?
[04:27] 213
    "Elderly"? What... is that?
[04:31] Shi
    Uh, um, like when you live long and get old?
[04:35] 213
    Oh, I've heard of that! But we don't age.
[04:41] 213
    In this perfect society,
    there's no such thing as growing old.
[04:44] 213
    We don't get cancer, either.
[04:45] Shi
    No cancer? That's amazing!
[04:47] 213
    While only our queen can have children,
[04:50] 213
    we are all more similar than mere siblings,
     and thus look nearly identical.
[04:54] 213
    Instead of clinging to individual happiness,
[04:56] 213
    we prioritize the happiness
    of the entire land.
[04:59] 213
    That's how we do things.
[05:01] Shi
    This really could be a perfect society.
[05:04] 213
    This is the food store.
[05:06] Shi
    Here? There's nothing here.
[05:12] Shi
    Wait, am I the food?!
[05:24] 213
    Is something wrong, Shimoda-dono?
[05:26] 213
    Please, have some potato.
[05:28] Shi
    P-P-Potato?
[05:30] 213
    Yes, everything that's a
    different color is potato.
[05:33] 213
    Since this is a giant underground queendom,
[05:36] 213
    we dig our tunnels into potatoes
    and use them as food.
[05:39] Shi
    So it's an edible tunnel.
[05:42] 213
    As yesterday's potato was a clustering type,
SIGN    View of the Entire Queendom
[05:45] 213
    I thought that digging around the
    vicinity would lead to more of them.
[05:49] 213
    Fill the holes with dirt after you eat.
[05:51] 213
    That way it will regenerate,
    and we'll have more to eat.
[05:55] Bob
    All right!
[05:57] Shi
    You're so knowledgeable.
[06:00] 213
    No, I just pass on what
    I learned from #72.
[06:03] Shi
    #72?
[06:05] 213
    Yes, this is #72's notebook.
[06:09] 213
    Prior to me, #72 was
    the one responsible
[06:12] 213
    for developing the remote regions.
[06:15] 213
    I learned how to distinguish different
    types of potato, how to cultivate them,
[06:18] 213
    and many other things
    by reading this notebook.
[06:21] 213
    But at the end...
[06:23] 213
    There was a sentence that read:
    "I am thinking of defying the queen."
[06:27] Shi
    Eek! Where's that person now?
[06:30] 213
    The bloodstains tell the tale.
[06:32] 213
    Those who rebel against
    the queen are killed.
[06:35] 213
    Foolish #72... Why did
    you ever think to do that?
[06:40] Que
    Let it be.
[06:41] Que
    There's no point in wondering
    about things like that.
[06:45] 213
    My queen!
[06:47] 213
    I am honored that you
    would come out this far!
[06:51] Que
    It's only natural for a queen
    to survey all of her queendom.
[06:55] Que
    Although, it would be a little troublesome
    if the queendom spread too far.
[07:00] Que
    Developer #213, it's been awhile.
[07:04] Que
    If you are too devoted to your work,
     I cannot give you this.
[07:14] 213
    What an honor, to receive this
    directly from Her Highness's hand!
[07:18] Que
    Do visit sometimes, and don't go
    overboard with development.
[07:23] 213
    You are too kind to me.
[07:25] Que
    Are you a traveler?
[07:27] Shi
    Y-Yes!
[07:28] Que
    We rarely get guests.
[07:30] Que
    Do take in everything our land has to offer.
[07:37] Que
    Your queen is so elegant!
[07:39] 213
    Isn't she? Our queen was not born a queen.
[07:44] 213
    The strongest, most diligent
    worker becomes the queen.
[07:48] Shi
    Oh, so it's not hereditary succession,
    but a merit-based society.
[07:53] 213
    Yes, and she's always looking
    out for our health.
[07:57] 213
    This is a health supplement.
[07:59] 213
    I am so grateful.
[08:00] Shi
    Wow.
[08:02] 213
    If you would like, you can have this.
[08:03] 213
    I can get another one later.
[08:05] Shi
    Oh, thank you.
[08:09] 213
    I will show you the nursery next.
[08:12] Shi
    Sure!
SIGN    Packed...
[08:18] Shi
    Wh-Why are they laying under the babies?
[08:21] 213
    Their duty is being the bed.
[08:23] Shi
    Being the bed?!
[08:24] Shi
    There are about three people
    stacked up for each bed.
[08:27] Shi
    Isn't that a lot of weight for
    the ones on the bottom?
[08:29] Shi
    Can they breathe?
[08:30] 213
    Probably not.
[08:33] 213
    But as we are perfect, we are
    fairly fine even without oxygen.
[08:37] Shi
    Fairly...
[08:38] Shi
    Is that perfection, though?
[08:41] Shi
    Please hang in there!
[08:43] 213
    Our queendom is underground, after all,
[08:45] 213
    so there's not a lot of oxygen—
[08:47] Shi
    Wh-What's that?!
[08:49] 213
    We're under attack.
[08:50] Shi
    What? Oh, no!
[08:53] 213
    Those are my siblings who are
    assigned to guard duty.
[08:56] 213
    We can just leave it to them,
     and we'll be fine.
[08:58] Shi
    The guards must be strong, then.
[09:00] 213
    No.
[09:01] 213
    They're just going to block the entrance,
    so they'll be eaten by the enemy first.
[09:06] Shi
    There's such a terrifying role?!
[09:09] 213
    As perfect beings, we don't feel much pain,
[09:13] 213
    so if I were assigned to the guard class,
     I would go to be eaten.
[09:17] Shi
    That's terrible!
[09:18] Shi
    Are the classes that absolute?!
[09:20] Shi
    Even though you said becoming
    queen is based on merit?
[09:23] Shi
    Which means, in this land, someone
     like you could become queen as well!
[09:28] 213
    I-I've never... That's... No...
[09:32] Guy
    See? That's brainwashing!
    Listen, you be careful, too.
[09:34] Guy
    Especially of the queen's—
[09:35] 213
    That must be it.
[09:36] 213
    Why did I never think of that?
[09:39] 213
    All I cared about was being loyal.
[09:42] 213
    Is this brainwashing?
[09:44] Que
    So you noticed.
[09:47] Que
    I gave you a supplement.
[09:50] Que
    Did you not take it?
[09:53] 213
    I get it!
[09:54] 213
    You were making us take that
    supplement at every opportunity.
[09:57] 213
    That's what you used to brainwash us.
[09:59] 213
    Since he worked in the far reaches,
     he rarely saw you.
[10:02] 213
    Thus the effect on him wore off,
     and he left the queendom.
[10:05] Que
    Clever child. I've been
    waiting for this moment.
[10:14] 213
    I will defeat you and become queen!
[10:19] 213
    I won't be controlled by you anymore!
[10:38] 213
    #72?
[10:40] 213
    Why do you have that number?!
[10:43] 213
    No... it can't be!
[10:47] 213
    #72!
[10:50] Que
    I'll leave the rest to you, #213.
[10:55] 213
    #72!
[11:01] Shi
    I feel like I saw something
    I shouldn't have.
[11:04] Mei
    Welcome back, Shimoda-kun.
[11:06] Mei
    How did you like the "animals that
    create the perfect society"?
[11:10] Shi
    Well, it was perfect in many ways.
[11:13] Mei
    Yay!
[11:15] Hig
    What did you think of the new system?
[11:17] Hig
    I designed it so you can
    experience the animals' society
[11:20] Hig
    from the viewpoint of someone in it.
[11:22] Shi
    The immersion was so deep that I'm
    exhausted, but it felt hyper realistic.
[11:27] Hig
    That's great.
[11:29] Hig
    You can see the inside of nests
     that you normally couldn't,
[11:31] Hig
    or understand the animals' social structure.
[11:35] Shi
    Um, since I was seeing things
    from the animals' perspective,
[11:38] Shi
    everybody looked roughly like me,
[11:41] Shi
    but in reality they look different, right?
[11:43] Mei
    Their true size and appearance is this!
SIGN     The Queen
     Her Husbands
    Occasional Defector
     Guards (Cannon Fodder)
     Bed Duty Workers
[11:48] Mei
    Aren't they so smooth and cute?
[11:50] Shi
    Yes... So what's their enemy?
[11:54] Mei
    Snakes! But it's fine, because they
    seal the entrance to the nest
[11:57] Mei
    while their friends are being eaten!
[12:00] Shi
    God has spoken!
[12:02] God
    Accepted!
SIGN    Accepted
SIGN    Naked Mole Rat
[12:06] Mei
    Yay, it's done!
[12:08] Hig
    Let's go have a drink.
[12:09] Mei
    Yeah, time to drink!
[12:12] Shi
    Um, Pluto-san...
[12:14] Shi
    About this... What's in the queen's
    brainwashing supplement?
[12:19] Mei
    The queen's poop!
[12:21] Shi
    I'm so glad I didn't take it!
SIGN    The Illustrated Guide to Creatures That Really Exist
[12:24] Ken
    The Illustrated Guide to Creatures
    That Really Exist!
[12:29] Ued
    Why are they naked?
[12:31] Tsu
    Since they live in the warm soil,
     they don't need fur.
[12:35] Tsu
    Without fur, they are less
    susceptible to parasites.
[12:37] Tsu
    Their ears do have hair,
    so that dirt doesn't get in.
[12:42] Ued
    Huh? Ears? Where are they?
[12:44] Tsu
    Right here.
[12:45] Tsu
    They don't have earlobes, as they
    could get caught in the tunnels.
[12:49] Ued
    Oh, so earlobes stick out too far?
[12:52] Ued
    That means the queen's tummy would get
    stuck in the tunnels when she's pregnant, too.
[12:56] Tsu
    Correct! That's why the queen actually
    gets longer when she's pregnant.
[13:01] Tsu
    Being longer is not such a
    detriment in a tight space.
[13:04] Tsu
    She goes to that length
    to continue her patrols.
[13:07] Ued
    I thought she would at least
     rest when she's pregnant.
[13:09] Tsu
    Being queen doesn't sound too easy.
[13:13] Ued
    The more I hear of her hardships, the more
    I want to go have a drink with her once.
[13:25] Shi
    Maybe I went overboard and made too much.
[13:28] Shi
    I hope they'll like my gift
    of angel bean paste buns.
[13:35] Shi
    Right! I have God's new order here, too!
[13:40] Shi
    Hel...oh?!
[13:42] Tsu
    The time has come!
[13:44] Tsu
    O beast, darker than night,
     heed my call!
[13:48] Tsu
    Darkness, accept my life as payment.
[13:52] Tsu
    Now, with my blood,
    this contract shall be sealed!
[13:56] Shi
    You have to stop!
[13:56] Tsu
    Hey, watch out!
[13:58] Tsu
    What's wrong? Is there an
    issue with this delivery?!
[14:01] Shi
    Delivery? You were in the
    middle of a delivery?
[14:05] Tsu
    Yes. See what you interrupting did?
[14:09] Tsu
    He got stuck mid-transfer!
[14:12] Shi
    It's like a fax transmission error,
     but it's a huge demon.
[14:16] Shi
    I am so sorry! It looked really bad,
    so I thought you were in danger.
[14:21] Tsu
    Oh, it scared you, and you're
    an angel! Well done, me.
[14:25] Shi
    This was your work, Chief Saturn?
[14:29] Tsu
    Yes, I got an order from
    Hell for a familiar.
[14:32] Shi
    Oh, from Yokota-san.
[14:34] Tsu
    The order was for an "animal that can
    communicate without using sound."
[14:39] Tsu
    So I made a creature that is able to
    receive and send pheromones through the air.
[14:43] Tsu
    The male goat can secrete volatile
    pheromones from its fur.
[14:47] Shi
    Huh, pheromone communication, is it?
[14:50] Tsu
    Those horns are antennae
    for receiving pheromones.
[14:53] Shi
    Th-They move.
[14:55] Ins
    Yes! They are antennae, after all.
[14:57] Shi
    You're from the insect department.
[14:58] Tsu
    The insect department has a lot of
    pheromone expertise, so I asked them for help.
[15:03] Ins
    The magic circle is the address,
    and the blood is the password!
[15:07] Ins
    Unlike us, raw tissue can't be
    transported with lightning.
[15:11] Shi
    Ah, right.
[15:12] Kan
    Hm, it doesn't look like
    we can dislodge it easily.
[15:17] Miz
    What are we going to do?
[15:19] Mei
    What's this?
[15:20] Shi
    Oh, I brought those
     bean paste buns as a gift.
[15:22] Tsu
    Thank you! I love bean paste buns.
     Let's take a break.
[15:26] Ins
    Am I invited as well?
[15:28] Tsu
    Of course.
[15:29] All
    Thank you!
[15:33] Una
    It's filled with white bean paste!
[15:36] Kim
    So angels fill their buns
    with white bean paste.
[15:39] Tsu
    I always thought that
    bean paste buns went best with milk,
[15:41] Tsu
    but these would go well
    with green tea, too.
[15:43] Shi
    I also brought this new order.
[15:47] Kna
    Aw, we're on break.
[15:49] Kna
    Let me see what the client ordered now.
[15:53] God
    An animal that rejuvenates!
[15:57] Kan
    Another one that sounds annoying.
[16:00] Shi
    Um, I guess freeing animals from
    the curse of aging is difficult?
[16:05] Una
    Aging is not a curse.
[16:07] Miz
    If anything, it's a blessing.
[16:10] Shi
    Yesterday, I saw an animal that
    doesn't age for the first time.
[16:14] Shi
    I always thought that animals had to age.
[16:18] Tsu
    There are no curses in life.
[16:21] Tsu
    Rather, every living thing is only made up
    of blessings that allow it to survive.
[16:25] Tsu
    Well, I suppose a little bit of our
    personal tastes are in there, too.
[16:30] All
    A little?
[16:31] Tsu
    Aging is one method to ensure
    the survival of the species.
[16:35] Tsu
    It's only used by many animals
    because it's so effective.
[16:39] Kim
    Besides, there are a lot
    of animals that don't age.
[16:42] Shi
    Oh, really?
[16:44] Kim
    For instance, the urchin.
[16:46] Kim
    This guy's lived for 200 years,
    but he's still healthy.
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[16:48] Kim
    And the lobster!
    This guy doesn't age, either.
[16:51] Kim
    And he has no set lifespan.
    He just gets bigger as the years go by.
[16:55] Shi
    Won't they multiply wildly, then?
[16:58] Kim
    Don't worry! I made them tasty!
[17:00] Kim
    They get eaten all the time!
[17:01] Shi
    I still don't quite get what's
    so good about aging, then.
[17:06] Tsu
    Ah, well, let's get Mars-san,
    and then we'll explain it.
[17:10] Hig
    Here you go. This is a time
    accelerator for creatures.
[17:15] Tsu
    Then let's use this garden
    box to see it for ourselves.
[17:18] Tsu
    The animals that get the light from the time
    accelerator are the ones that will age.
[17:22] Tsu
    By the way, these are dots
     we use in simulations.
[17:26] Tsu
    They're called simudots.
SIGN    Simudots
[17:28] Shi
    Dots.
[17:29] Una
    So cute!
[17:31] Tsu
    Then let's observe the aging ones first.
[17:37] Shi
    They're having kids and
    increasing in numbers.
[17:40] Tsu
    See, there are also dots that age,
     get frail, and collapse.
[17:45] Shi
    Huh? A new blue square is
    chasing down the frail dot.
[17:51] Tsu
    Oh, that's their natural enemy, the square!
[17:54] Tsu
    It eats the weak dots first.
[17:56] Shi
    They're so cute, but it's a tough world.
[17:59] Tsu
    Let's observe the ones that don't age next.
[18:03] Tsu
    The ones that don't age keep
    increasing in number.
[18:06] Tsu
    It looks like their natural enemy
    can't really touch the big dots.
[18:11] Shi
    Oh, but the small ones are being
    eaten by the natural enemy.
[18:14] Shi
    Ah, over here, too!
[18:16] Mei
    The natural enemy will attack
    the weak ones first.
[18:18] Mei
    If they don't age, only the children will die,
     and generational change can't happen.
[18:22] Shi
    But...
[18:23] Mei
    What do you think will happen if
    there's no generational change?
SIGN    Collapse
[18:28] Shi
    They all died!
[18:30] Tsu
    That was a disease. Without generational
    change, there's less diversity.
SIGN    Diversity
[18:35] Tsu
    That leads to insufficient resilience
    against disease, and the population collapses.
[18:39] Shi
    Diversity?
[18:40] Tsu
    Imagine there is a lock that
    protects the body from a disease.
SIGN    1st Generation
SIGN    2nd Generation
[18:44] Tsu
    As there are more children,
    there are more varieties of keyhole.
SIGN    3rd Generation
[18:47] Tsu
    That is diversity.
[18:49] Tsu
    What do you think happens when a virus
    manages to open someone's lock?
[18:55] Shi
    All the same locks will also be affected.
SIGN    1st Generation
SIGN    2nd Generation
SIGN    3rd Generation
[18:58] Shi
    Oh, that's why all the
    simudots died off at once!
[19:01] Tsu
    Correct. With few natural
    enemies and no set life span,
[19:05] Tsu
    there's insufficient diversity,
    and you're headed for extinction.
[19:08] Mei
    With the rats you saw,
    only the queen gives birth,
[19:12] Mei
    so there is no risk of
    overpopulation or starvation.
[19:14] Mei
    They're also really resistant to disease
[19:15] Mei
    so they don't go extinct
    even though they don't age.
[19:19] Shi
    I thought not aging would
    be a good thing.
[19:23] Shi
    But it's like inviting extinction in.
[19:25] Shi
    Ah, that new order, the one for
    the "rejuvenating animal"...
[19:29] Shi
    Isn't rejuvenation also a path
    headed straight for extinction?!
[19:32] Hig
    Well, I think we'll see when we try it out.
[19:36] Tsu
    This is a good opportunity.
    Let's just use that, too.
[19:38] Tsu
    You can produce rejuvenation with that
    device if you flip it over, right?
[19:42] Hig
    I don't really recommend resetting
    something that's already developed.
[19:47] Tsu
    Okay, let's try it with the mini horse.
[19:50] Tsu
    First, we reset the cell divisions.
[19:56] Shi
    The horse turned into
    something like bread dough.
[19:58] Tsu
    Here it gets interesting!
[20:00] Tsu
    Come on, turn into a horse again!
[20:03] Tsu
    That's it!
[20:04] Tsu
    You got it!
[20:05] Tsu
    You can do—
[20:07] Kan
    That's a jellyfish.
[20:08] Miz
    Yep, a jellyfish.
[20:11] Hig
    See, I told you.
[20:12] Hig
    If you reset a high-level life form,
[20:14] Hig
    there's no guarantee that it can
    get back to where it started.
[20:17] Hig
    The cells have become too specialized.
[20:19] Hig
    Maybe it helps if you imagine a veteran
    doctor going back to being a baby.
[20:22] Hig
    There's no guarantee that that
    baby will become a doctor again.
[20:25] Shi
    I see.
[20:27] Tsu
    Fine, then it can just
    start out as a jellyfish.
[20:31] Kan
    Good point. Their construction is simple,
[20:32] Txt
    m 157 112 l 158 157 226 157 225 111
SIGN    Life Cycle of
    
    a Jellyfish
SIGN    Baby Jellyfish
SIGN    Polyps
SIGN    Polyps Break Off
    and Become Children
SIGN    Death
[20:34] Kan
    and they already have metamorphosis ability.
[20:36] Miz
    If we loop this part, couldn't it
    eternally rejuvenate as it ages?
SIGN    N
    e
    w
    
    R
    o
    u
    t
    e
SIGN    Rejuvenation
[20:41] Tsu
    The jellyfish has many natural enemies,
    so it can't multiply too much, either.
[20:45] Shi
    God has spoken!
[20:47] God
    Accepted!
SIGN    Accepted
SIGN    Immortal
     Jellyfish
[20:50] Both
    Yes!
[20:51] Both
    We got it done right away!
[20:52] Shi
    All right, I'll go do the
    delivery for this now.
[20:56] Kim
    Could we use this to reverse the demon lord
    back to a time when he wasn't stuck yet?
[21:01] Tsu
    I totally forgot about that.
    Yeah, let's try that!
[21:06] Tsu
    Heave-ho! Hm, he's not budging.
[21:13] Kim
    Maybe he's stuck. Let's maximize the output.
[21:17] Hig
    Hey, don't touch that!
[21:30] Shi
    Wh-What just happened?
[21:35] Shi
    Are you all right?!
[21:36] Shi
    Please be okay!
[21:40] Shi
    Who?!
[21:41] Tsu
    Huh? What are you talking
    about, Shimoda-kun?
[21:43] Tsu
    It's me. Well, that was a shock.
[21:47] Shi
    That mannerism... Are you Saturn-san?
[21:50] Shi
    You became young?
[21:52] Tsu
    Huh?
[21:53] Tsu
    What?
[21:54] Shi
    Does that mean the others did, too?
[21:58] Shi
    They're not here. Why?
[22:02] Tsu
    Oh, no, Shimoda-kun! The door that
    leads to Galapagos is open.
[22:07] Tsu
    The blast might have blown
    everyone to Galapagos.
[22:11] Shi
    What?!
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