Senku Ishigami Scheming

[SENKU ISHIGAMI SCHEMING ANALYSIS] CONTEXT: (Episode2) Senku and Taiju are carrying Yuzuriha’s body (petrified), but they end up being chased by a pride of starving lions. In the middle of their escape, they realize that the only way to survive is to use the acid—originally obtained to depetrify Yuzuriha—on Tsukasa, the “strongest primate” in high school. Here, we witness Tsukasa’s true strength: he kills a lion with his bare hands and intimidates the rest of the group into retreating. At the same time that Senku feels relieved, he quickly understands that someone so strong in a world without technology could become a threat if he were ever dissatisfied with something Senku or Taiju did. Senku imagines that Tsukasa could turn into an evil bureaucrat with an insatiable greed. With this in mind, Senku Ishigami devises a contingency plan in case Tsukasa tries to take control of the situation and eliminate the two of them. SITUATION & PREPARATIONS: (Until Episode 6) For now, Senku will remain calm regarding Tsukasa, gathering information [so that he can create a psychological profile capable of predicting Tsukasa’s future actions] and using Tsukasa’s strength to advance his technology. However, part of his plan has already begun. Senku plans to hide an important piece of information from Tsukasa from this point on, as a way to indirectly inform Taiju in a future where Tsukasa has taken control of the situation. And what would that be? Senku has a piece of stone that is still …