Chapter 170

**Staring Up at the Same Moon** (同 (おな) じ月 (つき) を見 (み) て, *Onaji Tsuki o Mite*) is the one hundredth seventieth chapter of the *Dr. Stone* manga.

## Summary

After escaping Stanley's grasps, Gen is panicking because of the odd that the group will face while being pursued by Stanley to South America, along with several others, in order to retrieve Dr. Xeno. Seeing his point, Ukyo and Suika also question how they will manage to escape them. Disregarding their worries, Senku remains optimistic as they continue on down river.

On the mainland, Stanley's group have the Perseus crew march through woods while Nikki protests because they have a truce. Kinro internally wonders over his brother. Soon he notice Matsukaze pass out from his wound while Yuzuriha worries over him. Matsukaze whispers to Minami and Yuzuriha over something. Soon Homura, Minami, and Yuzuriha all request for their ally to get tended.

Meanwhile, Stanley and his unit are modifying the Perseus to be used in the pursuit, Matsukaze is taken aboard after sustaining injuries during the attack. Kinro is shown hoping Matsukaze succeeds. Determined to find Ginro, Matsukaze ignores his injuries and finds Ginro cowering away behind the prison cage. Matsukaze takes this to mean that Ginro was spying on the enemy, which he brushes off as that being the case. As Matsukaze collapses, Ginro hides once again. Matsukaze's absence is noticed before he is found and captured, Stanley demands answers. When the samurai refuses to comply, Stanley seemingly threatens to shoot him while Matsukaze readies for death but a hiding Ginro becomes concern for his friend and reveals himself. Ginro states they are heading for South America, to the surprise of his enemies. It soon turns out that the gun Stanley had was actually a lighter for his cigarette, as Ginro feels ashamed. With the new information, Stanley orders his unit to pursue their enemies to South America.

Aboard Xeno's yacht, the crew are pondering on what they will find in South America and they may discover a Petrification Weapon before Xeno announces they might learn if it belongs to the one on the moon. This declaration reveals that he is aware of the Why-man and the signal coming from the moon, which surprises everyone. Xeno is not too plus to see they knew of this and Senku gets excited and stated he should of known Xeno was aware. Xeno hopes that they can work together to figure out the course of the petrification and they proceed to exchange information.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Senku Ishigami
* Gen Asagiri
* Ukyo Saionji
* Kohaku
* Ryusui Nanami
* Suika
* Xeno Houston Wingfield
* Nikki Hanada
* Minami Hokutozai
* Yuzuriha Ogawa
* Magma
* Kinro
* Maya
* Ginro
* Matsukaze
* Homura Momiji

## Chapter Notes

* This is the first chapter for the South America Arc
* Stanley learns Senku's group is heading for South America.
	+ Stanley appears to have some understanding of Japanese because he was able to understand Ginro saying South America.
	+ Stanley keeps Ginro and Matsukaze aboard the Perseus.
* The Perseus has been customized with weapons by Stanley and his unit.
* It is revealed Xeno is aware of the Why-man and his signal on the moon.
	+ Because they share a common enemy, Xeno and Senku form an alliance to take him down.