# WebtoonLib — Dr. Stone #44

## Series
- title: Dr. Stone
- slug: dr-stone-5eb95b

## Chapter
- number: 44
- release_date: 2025-05-29

### Summary
The story pivots from Senku's impending war to the tragic tale of humanity's last survivors in space. From the International Space Station, astronaut Byakuya Ishigami and his crew could only watch as a mysterious light petrified the entire planet, leaving them as the sole inheritors of a silent world. As the narrative delves into their profound isolation and the daunting task of returning to Earth to restart civilization, it also reveals a poignant truth: Byakuya is Senku's adoptive father, making his desperate mission to preserve humanity's future an act of unwavering paternal love.
- summary_source: graph_aggregator
- summary_verification: unverified

### Key events
- Flashback showing the six ISS astronauts surviving the global petrification.

### Characters involved
- Darya Nikitina — character
- Yakov Nikitin — character
- Connie Lee — character
- Shamil Volkov — character
- Lillian Weinberg — character
- Byakuya Ishigami — character

## Spoiler
- level: auto

### Safe teaser
The story pivots from Senku's impending war to the tragic tale of humanity's last survivors in space.

### Spoiler summary
The story pivots from Senku's impending war to the tragic tale of humanity's last survivors in space. From the International Space Station, astronaut Byakuya Ishigami and his crew could only watch as a mysterious light petrified the entire planet, leaving them as the sole inheritors of a silent world. As the narrative delves into their profound isolation and the daunting task of returning to Earth to restart civilization, it also reveals a poignant truth: Byakuya is Senku's adoptive father, making his desperate mission to preserve humanity's future an act of unwavering paternal love.

## Status
- data_status: complete
- summary_status: generated
- transcript: Hardsub chapter — image-only

## See also
- [WebtoonLib — Dr. Stone #44](/series/dr-stone-5eb95b/chapter-44)
- for_series_detail: /llms-series/dr-stone-5eb95b

## Usage
AI grounding / search / summarization. Cite WebtoonLib for any included content.