Apocalypse Hotel (アポカリプスホテル)

Yachiyo, and everyone else here,

thank you for having us. It's been a wonderful century!

Thank you for having us.

We should be the ones thanking you for staying with us.

Sorry for being here much longer than we expected.

It was a most delightful stay.

Your excellent service made it so.

Holes in the ground are great, but I loved it here too!

Will you be all right with us gone?

We'll miss you, but this was always coming.

We'll be back to stay someday.

Of course. We eagerly await your next stay with us.

Episode 6

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Our Only Vice Is Service

They're gone.

We're home!

Yo!

Whatcha doing?

Hey, been a while, Babeh-O.

What's with this building?

Our home. We stripped our spaceship for parts to build it.

What about the hotel?

We checked out.

I think it's about time for me to put in a shift or two.

Is your spaceship fixed?

Oh, we gave up on that a long time ago.

We're just going to live on Earth.

We're building a home nearby, so I can keep working here.

We're gonna tear down the rest of the ship and expand the house in the future.

Ha! Well, sounds good to me.

But there's this one thing I'm worried about.

Hmm?

Apparently, some Harmageddon thing's gonna end all civilization on Earth someday.

Whoo, now that's scary.

Now, now. That was just a popular rumor on Earth centuries ago.

Damn it!

We got big, big trouble!

Hey, don't!

Sorry, boo, let me through!

Sorry to interrupt in this not-busy time, babeh!

It's good to see you again, Environment Checker Robot.

Hey, Yachi-YO! We've got a heavy hitter on our hands!

It's Harmageddon!

Huh? Yachiyo?

Fuguri! Where are the others?

KO'd outside your house, babeh.

And you left them there?!

How was I supposed to carry you all?

No! Dad, Mom, and Grandma are dead!

We don't know that. I'll try to grab 'em when that thing's not looking.

We have a guest.

It followed us!

Shit!

The hell... happened here?

We offer our beloved guests our heartfelt hospitality and our brightest smiles.

Welcome to the Gingarou Hotel!

Please give me one moment.

This. Here. Is...

a facility where you can sleep well,

eat delicious food,

and have a comfortable and pleasant time.

Huh?!

Was that a language from the Adobe system?

Language selection applied.

The following conversation has been dubbed in an Earth language for your viewing enjoyment.

My apologies. I must ask you to repeat yourself.

I have come here to end all civilization on this planet.

It is Harmageddon!

I'm afraid no civilization remains here to end.

What?

Did you not see the surrounding area on your way here?

Is the whole planet like that?

It is.

No intelligent life forms that could start another?

For "intelligent," we have AI robots like myself,

and for "life forms," we have non-primates such as bears and boars—only animals.

Only animals.

What are you robots doing here?

We run this hotel.

That makes no sense.

Humanity—this planet's dominant life form—will return someday.

When?

We do not know. All we can do is wait.

How long have you waited already?

Around 400 years.

And nobody's come back in those 400 years, right?

They may be in the middle of a millennium-long journey.

Besides, we have had visitors in that time.

Oh?

This hotel also welcomes extraterrestrial guests such as yourself.

Please refrain from destructive behavior on hotel premises.

Ponko!

Fuguri!

So, will you be staying with us?

Wha?

Wha?!

An interesting idea. But I have no money.

So I guess Harmy's staying at the Gingarou?

It does appear that civilization has fallen into ruin here.

It has.

What's this place?

A planned hot spring site.

What's a hot spring?

We intend to dig until hot water springs out from underground.

And then?

When humanity returns, it will help attract even more guests to our hotel.

So it will help civilization prosper?

Ultimately, yes.

You're in high spirits. Excited to do some real repair work for once?

You're the man, bossman.

Next up, please answer this survey for extraterrestrial guests.

What's that?

In order to provide a more accepting and comfortable stay,

we ask our guests about their cultural customs and habits in advance.

Thank you kindly.

Allow me to show you to your room.

Before that,

I'd like to check my storm-and-slaughter suit for safekeeping.

Harmy's kind of cute.

He's all wobbly.

That suit must be what's really destructive.

Ponko! Fuguri!

Dad!

Oh, you're all right!

What's this stupid kangaroo? Out of my way!

No! Dad!

Okay, maybe it wasn't the suit.

Please don't die!

We can arrange dinner for you. Would you like to dine with us?

There are Nudels on this planet?

I'll have this, then.

We must apologize.

We're currently out of ingredients for the Twilight Nudel Sauté.

Only one Nudel appeared, around 50 years ago.

Only one Nudel?

Yes.

All of the other dishes on the menu are available.

I'll have your recommendation, then.

I'm glad that he seemed to like it.

Yes, he really ate it all.

Yachiyo!

Ponko? What's the matter?

You gotta see this! It's asponishing!