I'm outside?
Why? What was I doing?
Did I eat breakfast alrea—
No, this is Mars.
That's right, I was in the lake...
That's right.
I'm starting to remember now.
It was this right hand, wasn't it?
String?
I see.
So Akari saved me.
Wh-Why you... What did you do to Akari?
To my friend?!
Wha?
Ow...
Oh, Michelle-san!
Thank goodness you're safe!
R-Right...
Whoa, there.
This guy still wants to go at it?
I apologize.
I did manage to catch this thing,
but I accidentally let it go.
Oh, Alex is guarding everyone else.
There have been no casualties.
You're still winded, aren't you, Michelle-san?
I'll take care of things here—
Who'd you say was winded?
You're all wobbly, too.
And your coat stinks.
Jeez.
I take it back, Akari.
You're not a good subordinate.
Ow!
You're a good man.
Pray, if God even exists on Mars.
We've successfully captured
two BUGS-type terraformars.
Brave Warrior
S-Sorry.
I made a U-turn while that guy was dangling.
U-Um, also, right before we landed, we received a transmission.
It was an SOS.
From where?
From the Rome No. 6 Division,
and the Japanese and American No. 1 Division.
All right. Thankfully the power and radio are still fine.
The bug cage isn't broken, either.
U-Um, I really am sorry.
It's fine.
Everyone's alive thanks to you.
Though...
we won't be able to fly this thing anymore.
U-Um, there's one other thing...
Earlier, my ears were ringing so I couldn't hear it very well, but...
What did you say after "You're not a good subordinate"?
Oh.
I said you're a pig bastard.
Oh...
Anyway, we can fix the wheels at least.
We're going to have to use this thing to move.
Change these tires.
You know how, don't you?
Yeah, pretty much.
Don't let your guard down about your surroundings, either.
Right.
I'm going to change behind that rock there.
It wouldn't be funny if we
came all the way to Mars just for me to catch a cold and die.
I'll be right back.
Yaeko, please!
At least let us look in that direction.
No! These are the division leader's orders!
So this is how you repay me for saving your life...
Well then, Yaeko...
I'll give you five thousand.
You could go to a pizza buffet twice.
Three times, if it's lunch.
Do you think you can buy a Japanese beauty like myself with that?
This is the problem with cheap men.
Yaeko-chan.
Fifty thousand.
Wha?!
Fifty thousand?! Are you insane?!
You idiot, it's Michelle-san!
She's not like one of those girls you can catch
in Shinjuku just by casting a net.
She's got actual blonde hair and yet...
And yet...
She doesn't have her naval pierced! I don't think...
But she's blonde...
H-Huh? I got something in my eye...
I can't see a thing.
Those damn cockroaches.
Neither of the divisions responded...
Are they in the middle of battling cockroaches, too?
I've got a bad feeling about this.
Something is happening on Mars.
Something other than the war against the roaches...
It feels like something more is happening.
Hypothesis number one.
In regards to why you guys were
insects with six legs just five hundred years ago,
but somehow evolved into bipeds that resemble slightly buff cavemen.
Want to hear it?
There's really no way this would have happened via natural selection.
Despite your appearances, you all have quite a high ability to learn,
and your aggression towards humans...
It's definitely artificial.
According to Alexander Gustav Newton, who was in charge of the BUGS 2...
There were visitors prior to us trying to terraform.
However, this theory...
You're rather impatient.
All right, I'll explain it in even simpler terms.
Because of you guys,
Earth is a mess right now.
Hey...
You should probably stop calling yourself "Papa."
You're going to be a grandpa, now.
Grandpa.
If you're not going to bring out who's in charge,
you can die first.
Martian Atmosphere and Roach Suitability Ranking
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Sylvester Asimov
Martian Atmosphere and Roach Suitability Ranking 3rd
The shells of the crustaceans in the ocean
are high in calcium and very hard
compared to those of insects, because they need to
withstand water pressure.
They are also very thick.
There is also a part
of their shells that has a mechanism called defensive autotomy.
In the case of emergency, it is well-known
that they will amputate their own pincers or legs.
Of course, there is also the fact that they can regenerate.
It's a bit thin.
I guess I'll have to strengthen it again.
There's no assurance that everyone in the crew are combatants...
If this was any other country.
There are ten enemies!
From here on out, sign A.
The enemies of humanity,
the ones responsible for your sister's death,
and...
the bastards that spread that virus to my daughter.
Here we go, assholes!
Hey, now...
Hey, now. Seriously? Is that all you've got?
You stupid bugs.
You don't feel pain or fear.
That's why you never learn.
You assholes!
Ivan, are you done?
Why, you...!
Say, Ivan...
What kind of dreams do you think this thing is seeing?
Who knows? Perhaps...
A dream
where it's having some alien child heal the wound on its finger...
No, sorry. That was a joke.
They lost as soon as they tried to get closer to us intelligent creatures.
On Earth, there is plenty of grass you can't eat
despite how green and delicious it may look.
Learn the feeling of regret while you're stuck in your delusion.
The devil's trumpet...
A plant belonging to the Solanaceae family, that grows in Central America.
All parts of this plant contain the hallucinogen tropane alkaloid.
Depending on how much is absorbed, it can cause fever
and can cause the autonomic nerves,
breathing, and the heart to all stop functioning.
Whoa, there.
Like I'm going to let you go.
I know that your central nerves function
the same as when you were just roaches.
Meaning, control of your whole body doesn't come from your head,
but from the suboesophageal ganglion in your chest.
That's why, even if your head gets chopped off,
there are times your body can keep moving.
As long as your subesophageal ganglion is safe
and the passage to your lungs remains open.
However, it's different if I crush your throat.
Say...
You don't feel pain, right?
Why are you hitting me, then?
Do you feel for your comrade?
Is it your orders? Or do you just think we're gross?
You see, you roach bastards...
My daughter is in U-NASA's hospital ward.
I'm going to protect the country she's going home to, as well.
I don't care if the terrorists that threaten her
peace are viruses or cockroaches, or even some ancient civilization.
I'm going to find them and chase them down as far as I need to...
Even if they're just hiding in the bathroom...
I will kill them.
Commander.
This thing doesn't know front from back right now,
but it'll probably regain its senses soon.
I'm not very good with how much alkaloid I should be exuding...
Please
let me have the launcher.
Target captured.
We are detaining two terraformars.
Sis...
By the way,
I wonder if the fact they looked like they were trying to run away
at the last minute was only due to a random decision.
No, they could have actually got it into their heads...
That humans are scary.
Especially Russians.
We're going in.
It's already night...
Adolf...
I see.
From the No. 1 Division and the No. 6 Division...
Should we try heading toward one of them to assist them?
No. You should head to the crash site of the Annex 1.
This is urgent, Adolf. Get there before China or Russia.
Understood.
I'm counting on you.
Seriously?
We're going to retrieve the roof.
I'd heard about it,
but to think it's raining as much as it would on Earth...
I'm worried about the acid rain.
What's that?
Isn't that...
What? Fatty tuna? The special?
Go for it. Eat as much as you'd like.
We haven't run into any cockroaches...
Cockroaches on Earth are nocturnal, aren't they?
Yeah. As long as they've inherited that...
That means their time is just starting.
The Electric Organism