01x05 - Provide Unlimited Hospitality in Limited Time

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We ran into so many difficulties.

I'm glad we didn't give up.

Episode 5

Provide Unlimited Hospitality

in Limited Time

Aww

No guests today either.

We aren't getting any.

We have guests.

My first chance to entertain guests!

The following alien-language conversations

\h\h\hhave been translated into a familiar Earth

\h\h\hlanguage for your viewing enjoyment.

We offer our beloved Gingarou our heartfelt

Gingarou and our brightest Gingarou!

Welcome to the Gung-h* Gingarou!

What a bummer.

There's, like, nothing on this planet.

C'mon, you're still sulking?

I mean, I finally get to see you,

and you bring me to this boring galaxy?

I said I'm sorry. Cheer up.

Sir, ma'am!

Will you be staying?

You'll have to cheer me up yourself.

You're a coy little minx, you know that?

And you love me for it.

Sir, ma'am, do you need a room for the night?

Yeah, a room for two tentacles.

We'll check out in the morning.

Hey, he ignored me!

Certainly.

Please fill out this card, then.

How did you find out about our hotel?

A friend told me.

You know what he said?

"It's a bit unconventional,

but it's one fine hotel."

Thank you for the kind words.

I'm delighted to hear it,

and the rest of the staff will be too.

Now then,

here's your room key.

Hold it!

I'll show you to your room!

Actually, I'm kinda craving a drink.

Is there any alcohol on this planet?

There is. We have some ready to serve.

Squee! I love sweet drinks!

Hey, my lovely

Your tentacles are always

so cold to the touch.

Are they?

But, like they say, cold tentacles

mean a warm heart.

The space languages you taught me

came in handy earlier.

I wish I could've entertained them

like you taught me.

What's the matter?

What's wrong?

It seems we've run out

of the alcohol we had in storage.

Huh? But we had so much!

What do you wanna do next?

Should I tickle your feet?

We burned through it at an alarming rate

after your family began its stay here.

Sorry about my family of alcoholic drunukis.

Should I go look for more?

We've already checked every building

within an eight-kilometer radius.

Oh

Why do people even drink alcohol?

It just tastes bad.

Do we even need that crap?

You guys need to get over here

and raise the vibes!

Certainly.

As a special measure, since we

currently have no other guests

I will now start Gingarou's very own

original drinking chant.

Ladies and gentlemen, are you sure

you haven't forgotten anything?

Got everything!

We only safeguard forgotten items for

three months!

But you, our beloved guests, will never

ever be forgotten, all right!

Party night!

Ginga-Ginga-Ginga, Ginga-Ginga-Ginga,

Ginga-Ginga-Ginga, Gingarou?

Ginga-Ginga-Ginga, Ginga-Ginga-Ginga,

Ginga-Ginga-Ginga, Gingarou!

Drink up!

Drink up, drink up!

Whoa, we do need alcohol!

Right. Without it, Ponko,

you wouldn't have been born.

Sis was born from alcohol?

Yes. It was a one-night blunder.

My very own blunder.

My very precious blunder.

Keep the party rolling and the booze flowing!

We're terribly sorry, sir.

We've already served

the last of our drinks.

Huh? You're out?

What about those bottles?

They're for decoration.

No more? Really?

It's all finished.

No This can't be!

I know where I can find more alcohol!

Be right back with it!

I'm back!

Wait, huh?

Welcome back, Ponko.

It seems they're all partied out.

That bottle

I remembered seeing it when

we were cleaning.

Yachiyo?

This is the owner's bottle.

We can't serve it.

I, along with all of our staff,

eagerly await your next stay with us.

Thanks. We'll come again.

Love you

I'm glad they enjoyed their stay.

They even said they'd be back.

Yep! But we don't have any more alcohol.

Should I go look for it farther out?

Even if we did that,

we'd still run out eventually.

Oh

So let's make some.

Yeah, let's make

What? Alcohol?!

We can do that?!

It is possible, though we'll have to

make several preparations first.

Ugh!

Hold it! I'm gonna catch you!

Please don't make loud noises right now.

I'm so dead. I can't.

Stop, it hurts.

Gotcha.

Attention, please!

We will be making alcohol.

Making alcohol, you say? Like wine?

You mean sake?

Beer, surely?

No. What we'll be making

is single malt whisky.

What's whisky?

Whisky is a liquor made by malting

grains such as barley or corn

and then fermenting and distilling them.

What does it taste like?

I believe we've served you some already.

So, when will we get to drink this whisky?

I want to get smashed soon.

Well, you can get smashed

in a hundred years or so.

A hundred years?!

Why not make something simpler?

No.

It has to be whisky,

or this will all be pointless.

Listen up.

I want you all to work toward something.

It can be a small, realistic goal

or a grand pipe dream—anything goes.

Do you have any dreams, Owner?

Hmm, that's a good question. I have plenty.

First

I'd like to construct a big

hot-spring bath for this hotel.

Then I want to come up with new

menu items for the restaurant,

launch a satellite with a Gingarou

logo to advertise the hotel

What else?

Oh, right, yes.

I want to make this.

Whisky?

Yes. Making whisky takes time and effort.

But putting in lots of effort doesn't

guarantee that you'll produce great whisky.

It sounds similar to the hotel business,

don't you think?

I mean

You could provide the perfect

hospitality and service,

but there's no guarantee

the guest will leave satisfied.

This business has only evolved as far

as it has through trial and error

because while it had no right answers,

it was full of dreams!

Gingarou is one fine hotel.

And it will get even better.

The ultimate hotel needs

to serve the ultimate whisky.

Oh Okay.

After our owner left us,

we decided to make the dreams he laid out

a part of our our guiding principles.

We started by working on the hot spring site

in between our normal operations,

Planned Hot Spring Site

Gingarou Hotel

but the majority of the robots in our employ

have had to be put on indefinite leave.

Therefore, whisky production will have

to wait until we strike a hot spring.

Hey, let's all help Yachiyo

and the other robots out!

They do so much for us!

And life will be more fun

with alcohol to drink, right?

I'll help too.

True. Nothing helps more than booze on nights

when you want to forget everything.

Indeed.

Okay, let's give it a shot.

Thank you.

Thank you all so much.

So, what kind of flavors are we aiming for?

You can't leave on a journey without a map.

I have a suggestion.

Provide Unlimited Hospitality

in Limited Time

Yachiyo?

Are you sure about this?

Isn't that bottle important to you?

Our owner always put

the hotel's interests first.

This drink will help show us the way.

It has the aroma of the morning mist

when you stick your head out of the den.

It has a medium body with a hint of grooming

and a complex finish

Wow, this is delicious.

Oh, you should definitely

taste it too, Yachiyo.

No, I'm afraid I'm only equipped

to process high-octane gas

You'll be fine.

Close your eyes and drink up.

I must refuse. There's no telling

what will happen to me, so

I'll break I'll break! Bub-glub-glub!

Easter Egg Program initiated.

Extra Mission

"Convert Alcohol to Energy" complete.

New function "Va-Va-Voom

Hourglass Figure" unlocked.

This must be how it feels to grow up.

Yeah, no.

Procuring Ingredients I

Procuring Ingredients II

Procuring Ingredients III

Procuring Ingredients IV

Save (A)s

(P)rint

(O)pen

(C)opy to Robot

Open with (A)pplication

Select al(L)

Cop(Y)

(P)aste

(S)ave

Cr(E)ate Shortcut

S(H)are

Rest(O)re

Dele(T)e

Distillery Blueprints

Distillery Blueprints

Gingarou Distillery

Gingarou Distillery

Things are finally starting

to fall into place.

Anything is possible, huh?

The building across from us became so big.

I wish we had some booze to celebrate with.

Okay, let's make some whisky!

The booze is done at last!

Let's try it.

I mean, it can get you drunk

but it feels lacking somehow.

Hmm

Yachiyo, how about we taste

the owner's whisky to compare?

Mm! This is it!

It really has a kick to it.

Yeah, the one before lacked a kick.

Uh, I mean, it's plenty good in its own way!

Right. Life is a series of compromises.

Compromises, you say?

Hey, hey!

I was wondering where this bombshell beauty

came from, but it's just Yachiyo.

Hey, Babeh-O. Where have you been?

Nankurunaisa!

You went to Okinawa?

Ocean crossings are hell, babeh.

Anyway, looks like your whisky's done.

Hmm? You didn't use any peat?

This doesn't hit the spot for me, babeh.

What's peat?

Peat is an accumulation of partially decayed

vegetation or organic matter in soil.

Smoking the grain with it

adds layers of aroma and flavor.

If it's soil we need, I'll go get some!

You can't.

Peat is only found in moorlands,

which used to exist nearby in the past

But now, the nearest ones are in Hokkaido.

Hokkaido?! We can't get there

Round the world

and back again!

Well, Yachiyo?

To make our dream come true

I'll even go to Islay if need be!

As they say over there,

in for a penny, in for a pound.

Can we use my poop as peat?

It looks like—

Nope.

Yachiyo!

What next?

Well, we could try cultivating

the barley we use.

Dun, dun, dun!

It always feels so strange.

This clear liquid turns so brown

when you age it in casks for a while.

That's right.

It'll take a few years

maybe even a few decades.

And we have no idea how it will actually taste.

It's exciting, huh?

It is.

Let us wait with bated breath.

All right, everyone. Give it a taste.

Ah, now this is wabi-sabi.

Delicious. I think I'm going to

take tonight off being a mommy.

This color reminds me of the hat

my late husband, Danzaburo, used to wear!

We ran into so many difficulties

I'm glad we didn't give up.

This is beautiful!

Time has its own hues, I see.

We went and finished off

the owner's whisky, huh?

It's all right. Because this whisky

has inherited his dream.

True.

We broke up.

It wasn't a very respectable

relationship to begin with.

I believed in him and waited,

but I'm tired of waiting now.

Precious years of my life,

and I wasted them all.

Time isn't something you lose.

It changes constantly

and adds layers to your life.

Oh, this is great.

Thank you kindly.

That's an original whisky produced

by our hotel. It's a 15-year vintage.

Huh

When aged, whisky loses a few things

but gains many more.

I felt like all I'd done was lose, but I guess

I've gained an appreciation for fine liquor.

I believe that being able to never

stop changing is a wonderful trait.

That whisky's still on its own journey, too.

It will keep changing as time goes on.

Then

I guess I can wait for this whisky next.

Sure. Please do visit again.

You're waiting for someone too, aren't you?