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ORIGINAL WORK BY RYOKO KUI
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[narrator] It all began in a tiny village.
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One day, the ground shook
and the floor of the catacombs split,
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from the fissure, emerged a man.
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He claimed to rule the Golden Country,
which vanished 1,000 years ago.
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"The land had prospered," he said,
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until a mad mage cast a spell
that sunk it deep underground,
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trapping his subjects there.
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"I shall bestow my kingdom
to whomever defeats the mage," he cried.
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Then, the man turns to dust and blew away.
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[gloomy music]
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DELICIOUS IN DUNGEON
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[intense music]
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[roars]
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[Laios] Stand fast.
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This dragon should be no problem for us.
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Get 'em!
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[Laios] With our skills…
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-[shouts]
-…we can't lose.
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[grunting]
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-[roars]
-Although…
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I'm really hungry.
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[groaning]
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Heck, everyone seems a bit sluggish.
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There was a mistake on our map.
So we wasted a day getting here.
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Then we lost three days of food
in a trap we fell into.
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-[thuds]
-[all yelp]
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[sighs]
After we slay this dragon,
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we'll have to go back for more supplies.
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-[Falin] Brother!
-[gasps, grunts]
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[Laios] What's with her?
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Did she get hit with a confusion spell?
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-[thuds]
-[shocked grunt]
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Huh?
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No way.
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We came all this way… just to fail?
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[breathing heavily, groaning]
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[Falin] Get out of here!
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[groans]
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[birds chirping]
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[stomach grumbles]
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[grunts]
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-[Marcille] Laios!
-[surprised grunt]
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[Marcille panting]
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[Marcille sighs]
Thank goodness.
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That was close.
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We'd all be dragon food
if it weren't for that spell.
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Speaking of, have you seen Falin?
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[gasps]
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[Laios] She got eaten.
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What?
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The spell couldn't reach her
in the dragon's stomach.
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[Marcille] Oh, no.
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The dragon's sleeping now.
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I'll go back for her.
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Hey… Hey, wait a second!
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We're broke.
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When we teleported,
all of our inventory was left behind.
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All except the gear on our backs.
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[Laios] What?
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[Chilchuck]
I've got some more bad news for you.
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Chilchuck?
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Two of our party members
just decided to quit.
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RESIGNATION LETTER
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[Laios] What?
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[Chilchuck] They've been getting offers
from another party for a while now.
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Oh, jeez.
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[Laios] Raiding dungeons takes money.
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The cost of party members, gear and food
can get expensive.
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Let's say we sold
all the gear we have on us.
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Would that give us enough cash
to buy cheaper gear, a little food,
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some medicine, a few daily essentials,
and hire a couple more party members?
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-What do you think?
-[Chilchuck] Not even.
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By the time we figure this out,
my sis will be digested.
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[Laios] You can't come back
from being chewed to pieces, right?
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Wasn't someone resurrected
after being pooped out?
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-Ugh…
-Not that I heard of.
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[Laios sighs]
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-[stomach grumbles]
-[all gasp]
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[Marcille] Put financial problems aside,
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we need to find something to eat.
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We almost died today
'cause we were so hungry after all.
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Now then, where to eat?
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If we want something really cheap,
there's the public dining hall.
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The Laughing Wolf Tavern
has bigger portions, so…
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Oh, but that place has a fantastic menu!
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They make a soup with meat dumplings
that's to die for.
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-[Laios] No.
-Uh?
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[Laios] I have to go back to the dungeon.
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[Marcille] But… you need to eat.
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[Laios] Here's the plan.
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I want the two of you to leave the party.
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-What?
-[gasps]
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I'll take your gear and sell it,
and raid the dungeon by myself.
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[Marcille gasps]
No! That's a horrible plan!
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[Chilchuck] You'll get killed.
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Listen, this way,
I won't have to downgrade my armor.
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And if I'm alone, I can avoid monsters
and get back to that floor faster.
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[Laios] It's totally doable.
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Besides, this was all my fault.
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I don't want to risk your lives too.
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Uh…
[sighs]
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I'm going back there with you!
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You're not the only one
who cares about Falin.
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I would do anything to save her.
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Oh?
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I'm not going to slow you down.
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And a powerful magic user like me
will come in handy.
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My skills are nothing to sneeze at either.
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You never know when you'll need
a trap disarmed or a door unlocked.
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You guys are the best.
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[both chuckle shyly]
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[both grunt]
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Are you absolutely, positively sure
you want to come?
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Even though you'll face death?
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-[whimpering]
-Y-Yeah…
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We're going to get all of our food
from the dungeon.
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[both] Huh?
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This place is full of monsters, right?
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So then, the dungeon
has to have an ecosystem in it.
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[Laios] The carnivorous monsters
eat the monsters that are herbivores,
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and the herbivore monsters eat plants
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which need water, light, and dirt to grow.
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Thus, we humanoids
can sustain ourselves in the dungeon too!
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[quirky music]
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[Marcille] So, that's it then?
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We're really eating monsters?
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Yup. Every meal.
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Think about
all of our adventures up to now.
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[Laios] Some of those monsters
were tasty-looking, remember?
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[Marcille] Uh…
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No, they weren't! Are you insane?
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There are lots of people here
who hunt monsters for food.
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Sure, and they're all criminals
who've been banished down here!
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They're always sick from food poisoning
and blowing chunks from both ends!
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Well, you did say
you'd do anything to save poor Falin.
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I didn't say I'd eat monsters!
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[Laios] We don't have money for food,
what else can we do?
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[Marcille]
Right, but if we eat something weird
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and get food poisoning,
we could all die from that!
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-[people screaming]
-[gasps]
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Run!
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[people whimpering]
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[Marcille grunts]
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Why do they keep letting newbs down here?
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If they're that scared
of walking mushrooms,
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they should stay out. Oh?
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[Marcille] Laios, no. No!
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I think we just found our lunch.
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-[dramatic sting]
-That's gross!
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[Marcille] Ew! No! I don't wanna!
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How do you even know
that thing's safe for us to eat?
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The Dungeon Gourmet Guide says so.
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[Laios] It's a basic ingredient, actually.
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They're supposed to be meaty
with a mild flavor.
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-Gourmet Guide?
-Looks like it's been read a lot.
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Let's find a more open space
and build a fire.
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[sighs] I wish we had
a few more ingredients though.
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-[rasping]
-[grunts]
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Hear that scuttling? That's a Scorpion!
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-I lost my appetite.
-[quirky music]
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[narrator]
Even though we are in a dungeon,
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this section is always bustling
with adventurers and merchants.
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It used to be the catacombs
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where the villagers' ancestors
were laid to rest.
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Six years ago,
it was connected to the dungeon proper,
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and has become quite the busy location.
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They say monsters come
from the bottom of the dungeon.
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Are they creatures from the surface
transformed by dark magic
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or are they from the bowels of hell?
No one knows for sure.
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Either way, they look strange
and attack without hesitation,
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as if they were protecting something.
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If these monsters can exist
deep below the dungeon floor,
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so too could the Golden Country.
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[squelches]
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You caught it like a crayfish.
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That's how it's done.
And actually, it's easier than a crayfish.
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[Chilchuck] Hey.
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You're a little too into this.
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Is eating monsters
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-some kind of weird fantasy of yours?
-[grunts]
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Saving my poor sister
is the only thing on my mind.
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Sure it is.
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All right, I admit it, I do love monsters.
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I love how they look, how they sound,
how they live, and…
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I always wondered how they'd taste.
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-[Marcille groans]
-He's a psychopath.
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Do we have to cook this right here?
Everyone's staring at us.
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But we need the water,
and it's just a few steps away.
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[Marcille] All right, how do we cook it?
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[Laios] I was thinking we could boil it.
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-[surprised grunt]
-What happened?
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[Laios] It's easy to cut vertically,
but cutting across is hard.
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[Laios]
That means diagonal and horizontal slashes
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will have little effect
on walking mushrooms!
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-[dings]
-I learned something new.
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It looks more like food
now that it's sliced.
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No, it doesn't.
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[burbling]
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[Marcille] Uh… hold on!
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You're cooking the whole thing?
Aren't they poisonous?
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The venom from it
won't hurt us if we eat it.
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Uh…
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Are you sure?
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Yep, the guide says
it's totally safe to eat.
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[Laios retches, coughs]
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-Uh-huh.
-I knew it.
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-[man] Excuse me, folks.
-[both] Uh?
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[man] A Scorpion Hot Pot, eh?
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Can't say I agree with your method.
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Who are you?
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[man]
These have to be prepared for cooking.
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You have to chop off
the pincers, head, legs, and tail.
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Especially the tail.
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Gives you the run or something fierce.
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But the guide said it was safe to eat.
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[man] You won't die,
but it tastes like ass.
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Next, you have to slice the sucker up
so it heats even,
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and the juices can seep out.
This way, you get all the flavor.
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It's easier to eat this way.
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Then you pull out the innards, like so.
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They're bitter
and the texture's all wrong.
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As for the Walking Mushroom,
skin it and lose the butt,
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save the feet and throw 'em in the pot.
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They're delish.
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The feet taste good, huh?
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-[man] Yep. Take a whiff.
-[Laios] Hmm?
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-[man] Unique, ain't it?
-[sniffing]
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[Marcille] Mushroom foot sniffer.
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[man] Your pot's not big enough though.
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So, we'll use mine.
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You're weirdly prepared.
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It will be bland
with just a scorpion and mushroom.
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[man] Add this.
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Hold on! You can't put those in!
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-Why not?
-There's no way I'm eating that.
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You see those? Those are corpses.
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I'll eat a monster if I have to,
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but not plants from a graveyard!
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Tell 'em!
Tell 'em this tastes great on its own!
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-[Laios] Marcille!
-Who the hell are you anyway?
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-[Laios] Up!
-Up what?
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[gasps, grunts]
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[ominous music]
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[gasps]
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00:10:51,609 --> 00:10:52,443
[Chilchuck] A Slime!
247
00:10:52,527 --> 00:10:54,946
[Marcille] Oh, no, it's covering my face.
248
00:10:55,530 --> 00:10:57,949
I can't cast my spells now.
249
00:10:58,032 --> 00:11:01,953
The first time I ever died
was because a Slime got me.
250
00:11:02,036 --> 00:11:04,789
-[squelching]
-[man grunts]
251
00:11:04,872 --> 00:11:07,458
[gasps, coughs]
252
00:11:08,167 --> 00:11:10,044
-Are you okay?
-Doing great.
253
00:11:10,128 --> 00:11:11,838
A little got up my nose though.
254
00:11:11,921 --> 00:11:13,089
Use my hanky.
255
00:11:13,172 --> 00:11:16,134
I had no idea
you could kill those with a knife.
256
00:11:16,217 --> 00:11:18,845
[man] It's easy if you know
how its organs are laid out.
257
00:11:19,429 --> 00:11:21,222
Sure, it looks like a globby ooze,
258
00:11:21,305 --> 00:11:23,766
but it's actually not that different
from a humanoid.
259
00:11:24,434 --> 00:11:27,478
This here is how the organs of a Slime
are arranged.
260
00:11:27,562 --> 00:11:29,105
Compared to a human's anatomy,
261
00:11:29,188 --> 00:11:31,441
it's like if you turned
your stomach inside-out
262
00:11:31,524 --> 00:11:34,110
and surrounded your head and organs
with digestive fluid.
263
00:11:34,193 --> 00:11:37,405
[man] They can sense your breath
and like to attack when you exhale.
264
00:11:38,072 --> 00:11:41,325
That's why if you shout or pitch a fit
like the good lady here,
265
00:11:41,409 --> 00:11:42,743
-you get slimed.
-[Marcille groans]
266
00:11:42,827 --> 00:11:44,370
[man] You can't eat these raw,
267
00:11:44,454 --> 00:11:48,249
you first have to wash it with hot water
and a splash of citrus juice.
268
00:11:49,083 --> 00:11:50,710
Then, you can either pat it dry
269
00:11:50,793 --> 00:11:53,504
or rub some salt on it
and let it dry in the sun.
270
00:11:53,588 --> 00:11:56,507
After that, you got yourself
one high-quality ingredient.
271
00:11:56,591 --> 00:12:00,052
If you can, starve one for two weeks,
then dry it.
272
00:12:00,136 --> 00:12:02,513
I promise the taste is worth the wait.
273
00:12:02,597 --> 00:12:06,017
By the way, this is a portable Slime dryer
I made myself.
274
00:12:06,100 --> 00:12:08,019
Just lock it in there like so,
275
00:12:08,102 --> 00:12:10,563
and it will dry out nicely
as you're walking around.
276
00:12:11,105 --> 00:12:13,232
It will be a while before that one's good,
277
00:12:13,733 --> 00:12:16,360
-but this one's ready to go.
-[Laios] Oh.
278
00:12:16,444 --> 00:12:18,154
[man] We'll add it to your pot.
279
00:12:18,738 --> 00:12:21,532
-[Laios] Thanks, but can you spare it?
-[man] Sure.
280
00:12:22,116 --> 00:12:23,451
You don't know how happy I am
281
00:12:23,534 --> 00:12:26,621
to have found someone else
who's as into monster food as I am.
282
00:12:27,246 --> 00:12:29,040
I've been studying the monsters in here
283
00:12:29,123 --> 00:12:31,292
and how to cook 'em up
for over ten years now.
284
00:12:31,375 --> 00:12:32,585
Ten years?
285
00:12:32,668 --> 00:12:34,795
Has this dungeon been around
for that long?
286
00:12:34,879 --> 00:12:35,880
[Marcille] Mm?
287
00:12:35,963 --> 00:12:37,548
I'll have this ready in a bit.
288
00:12:37,632 --> 00:12:39,550
[exciting music]
289
00:12:46,432 --> 00:12:47,475
[slurps]
290
00:12:49,143 --> 00:12:51,562
[fire crackling]
291
00:12:51,646 --> 00:12:53,564
[hisses]
292
00:12:56,192 --> 00:12:57,235
[man] It's ready.
293
00:12:57,318 --> 00:12:59,320
HUGE SCORPION
AND WALKING MUSHROOM HOT POT
294
00:13:02,532 --> 00:13:05,535
So Huge Scorpions turn red when boiled.
295
00:13:05,618 --> 00:13:07,995
This turned out better
than the recipe looked in the guide.
296
00:13:08,079 --> 00:13:09,038
[sniffs]
297
00:13:09,121 --> 00:13:11,207
This shouldn't smell as good as it does.
298
00:13:11,290 --> 00:13:14,252
Cook it long enough and the heat
shrinks the meat in the shell,
299
00:13:14,335 --> 00:13:15,836
makes it easier to pull out.
300
00:13:16,712 --> 00:13:17,838
[Laios] You're right.
301
00:13:20,007 --> 00:13:21,842
[gasps]
It's good!
302
00:13:21,926 --> 00:13:23,970
[man] I know, isn't it?
303
00:13:24,053 --> 00:13:26,347
The preparation
totally changed the flavor.
304
00:13:26,430 --> 00:13:28,391
[man] I know, didn't it?
305
00:13:28,474 --> 00:13:30,351
[Chilchuck] Mm! It tastes so good!
306
00:13:30,434 --> 00:13:32,853
-[man] I know, doesn't it?
-[gulps]
307
00:13:32,937 --> 00:13:34,230
-[stomach grumbles]
-[gasps]
308
00:13:34,313 --> 00:13:35,356
[whimpers]
309
00:13:35,439 --> 00:13:37,608
All right, let me try it!
310
00:13:39,193 --> 00:13:40,736
What are these?
311
00:13:40,820 --> 00:13:42,488
[man] Dried Slime innards.
312
00:13:43,322 --> 00:13:44,490
Ugh…
313
00:13:45,449 --> 00:13:47,368
[slurps]
So good!
314
00:13:47,451 --> 00:13:50,496
I never thought
a Slime could taste like this.
315
00:13:50,580 --> 00:13:53,207
[man]
They're amazing soaked in fruit juice too.
316
00:13:53,291 --> 00:13:56,460
[Chilchuck] Mm. These yummy roots
you put in are nice and fluffy.
317
00:13:56,544 --> 00:13:58,296
[man] Technically, those aren't roots.
318
00:13:58,379 --> 00:14:01,632
They're the stems of a plant
that grows upside down in the dungeon.
319
00:14:01,716 --> 00:14:04,135
This algae is soft and delicious too.
320
00:14:04,218 --> 00:14:06,304
Is this something that also grows here?
321
00:14:06,846 --> 00:14:10,266
Nah, that's just plain old algae.
You find it wherever it stank.
322
00:14:10,349 --> 00:14:11,350
-[Marcille] Uh…
-All this time
323
00:14:11,434 --> 00:14:14,270
and I never knew this dungeon
had so much yummy stuff in it.
324
00:14:18,357 --> 00:14:20,985
-[bowls and chopsticks clink]
-[Chilchuck] Oh. I'm stuffed.
325
00:14:21,068 --> 00:14:23,279
Perhaps now is a good time
for introductions.
326
00:14:23,863 --> 00:14:25,114
Yes, of course.
327
00:14:25,197 --> 00:14:28,284
My name's Senshi.
It means "seeker" in Dwarvish.
328
00:14:28,367 --> 00:14:29,869
My name's Laios.
329
00:14:29,952 --> 00:14:32,788
That's Marcille, the mage,
and Chilchuck, the picklock.
330
00:14:33,372 --> 00:14:35,875
Something tells me
you three are on a mission.
331
00:14:35,958 --> 00:14:37,418
[Laios] Oh, well…
332
00:14:38,127 --> 00:14:39,420
On one of the lower levels,
333
00:14:39,503 --> 00:14:41,797
a member of our party
got eaten by a monster.
334
00:14:42,423 --> 00:14:44,800
We have to save her before she's digested.
335
00:14:44,884 --> 00:14:48,179
I'm sorry, that's horrible.
But which monster?
336
00:14:48,262 --> 00:14:50,431
[Laios] A dragon with crimson scales.
337
00:14:50,514 --> 00:14:53,601
Crimson scales on a lower level?
338
00:14:53,684 --> 00:14:55,186
That's a Red Dragon.
339
00:14:55,770 --> 00:14:58,147
[Senshi] I hear dragons mostly sleep
'cause they're so big
340
00:14:58,230 --> 00:14:59,815
and need to conserve their energy.
341
00:14:59,899 --> 00:15:02,944
[Senshi] Their digestion should be slower
than other monsters.
342
00:15:03,527 --> 00:15:05,363
I sure hope that's true.
343
00:15:05,446 --> 00:15:06,697
-[Senshi] Please.
-Hmm?
344
00:15:06,781 --> 00:15:09,241
Would you allow me to join your party?
345
00:15:09,909 --> 00:15:11,702
[Laios] Sure, if you'd like to.
346
00:15:11,786 --> 00:15:14,205
Actually, you'd be a great help to us.
347
00:15:14,288 --> 00:15:16,707
I would? Fantastic.
348
00:15:17,416 --> 00:15:19,460
-Thanks so much.
-No. Thank you.
349
00:15:19,543 --> 00:15:23,464
[Senshi] For years, how I've dreamed
of cooking one of those Red Dragons.
350
00:15:24,048 --> 00:15:26,509
I have so many recipes in mind.
351
00:15:26,592 --> 00:15:29,720
Steaks or hamburgers
are classic and easy enough.
352
00:15:29,804 --> 00:15:32,598
[Senshi]
Ooh, shabu-shabu would be amazing too.
353
00:15:32,682 --> 00:15:35,476
Or oyakodon
as long as we have enough eggs…
354
00:15:38,437 --> 00:15:41,232
[narrator]
"Is it right to eat what ate one of us?"
355
00:15:42,566 --> 00:15:46,612
The thought crossed everyone's minds then,
but no one said anything.
356
00:15:50,116 --> 00:15:51,993
The second floor.
357
00:15:52,576 --> 00:15:55,496
Here, strange vistas stretch before them,
358
00:15:55,579 --> 00:15:58,499
unlike the village's musty catacombs
on the first floor.
359
00:15:59,083 --> 00:16:02,878
Scholars say this is the tallest tower
of the Golden Castle,
360
00:16:02,962 --> 00:16:05,006
stretching up from deep below.
361
00:16:05,089 --> 00:16:07,717
[Chilchuck] These trees are so tall
and I always wondered,
362
00:16:08,467 --> 00:16:11,012
how come they don't poke through
to the surface?
363
00:16:11,095 --> 00:16:13,764
Maybe the curse on this place
won't let 'em.
364
00:16:13,848 --> 00:16:15,266
-[Marcille groans]
-[thuds]
365
00:16:15,349 --> 00:16:17,518
[Chilchuck] You okay there, Marcille?
366
00:16:17,601 --> 00:16:19,979
Yeah, my foot got stuck on a plank.
367
00:16:20,062 --> 00:16:22,023
[Laios] We've been walking a while now.
368
00:16:22,106 --> 00:16:24,025
-We should rest.
-[Marcille] Uh…
369
00:16:24,108 --> 00:16:26,485
[Laios] Let's find a place to set up camp
and get some sleep.
370
00:16:27,611 --> 00:16:29,196
Hey, do you remember that time
371
00:16:29,280 --> 00:16:31,657
we spent the night here
in one of the hollowed-out trees?
372
00:16:31,741 --> 00:16:32,783
[chuckles]
Yeah, I do.
373
00:16:32,867 --> 00:16:35,703
[Laios]
I made pork soup and got burned so bad.
374
00:16:35,786 --> 00:16:36,787
[Chilchuck laughs]
375
00:16:36,871 --> 00:16:38,205
Soup…
376
00:16:38,289 --> 00:16:39,498
[Senshi] Are you hungry?
377
00:16:39,582 --> 00:16:43,044
I got some of that scorpion broth
from lunch if you want.
378
00:16:43,127 --> 00:16:44,295
No, thanks.
379
00:16:44,378 --> 00:16:45,963
Oh, I know.
380
00:16:46,047 --> 00:16:48,049
We should hunt us a monster
for our dinner.
381
00:16:48,132 --> 00:16:50,051
[groans]
382
00:16:50,718 --> 00:16:53,179
-What would you like to eat instead then?
-[Marcille] Huh?
383
00:16:53,262 --> 00:16:55,765
[Laios] If you're craving something,
I'll try making that.
384
00:16:56,265 --> 00:16:58,184
That's nice of you to offer, but…
385
00:17:00,436 --> 00:17:02,229
it's gonna have monster in it, right?
386
00:17:03,481 --> 00:17:05,483
[sighs]
As long as it's edible,
387
00:17:05,566 --> 00:17:07,193
I'm fine with whatever.
388
00:17:07,777 --> 00:17:10,071
What kind of monsters
appear around here again?
389
00:17:10,738 --> 00:17:12,073
Well, hmm…
390
00:17:12,656 --> 00:17:14,575
Big Bats and Giant Rats.
391
00:17:14,658 --> 00:17:16,702
I'm not eating unhygienic things!
392
00:17:16,786 --> 00:17:17,703
Forest Goblins.
393
00:17:17,787 --> 00:17:19,330
Same with demi-humans.
394
00:17:19,413 --> 00:17:20,456
Living Armor.
395
00:17:21,040 --> 00:17:22,041
Metal?
396
00:17:22,583 --> 00:17:26,337
That's it? There's nothing normal?
Aren't there birds or fruits?
397
00:17:26,420 --> 00:17:27,630
Oh, my God.
398
00:17:27,713 --> 00:17:29,507
First, you say, "I'm fine with anything,"
399
00:17:29,590 --> 00:17:32,009
then hate whatever we suggest,
you're that type.
400
00:17:32,093 --> 00:17:34,345
[Marcille] What? I just don't want to eat
gross things!
401
00:17:34,428 --> 00:17:37,473
[Laios] There are normal animals here,
but they're docile,
402
00:17:37,556 --> 00:17:39,350
we'd have to set traps and wait.
403
00:17:40,017 --> 00:17:42,520
A duck isn't gonna walk by
carrying a green onion.
404
00:17:43,062 --> 00:17:45,106
I know. You have a point.
405
00:17:45,189 --> 00:17:46,857
But… this is a dungeon,
406
00:17:46,941 --> 00:17:49,693
so it might have dire ducks
with man-eating green onions!
407
00:17:49,777 --> 00:17:51,612
Now there's something funny and tasty.
408
00:17:52,196 --> 00:17:54,490
-I don't share your optimism for it.
-Huh?
409
00:17:54,573 --> 00:17:58,494
[Senshi] Well, this time of year,
there's plenty of nuts and fruits around.
410
00:17:59,078 --> 00:18:00,496
What? There are?
411
00:18:01,080 --> 00:18:02,498
Mm-hmm.
412
00:18:02,581 --> 00:18:05,501
[ominous sting]
413
00:18:05,584 --> 00:18:08,504
A-ha! A Man-eating Fruit Plant!
I should have known!
414
00:18:08,587 --> 00:18:12,508
[Laios] Actually, "Man-eating"
is just a general term for it.
415
00:18:12,591 --> 00:18:16,011
See that flower?
Its formal name is Baraselia.
416
00:18:16,095 --> 00:18:18,514
And it grows along trails animals use.
417
00:18:18,597 --> 00:18:21,851
It produces fluid strands,
like spider silk,
418
00:18:21,934 --> 00:18:23,269
and when a creature touches it…
419
00:18:23,352 --> 00:18:24,770
[squeaks]
420
00:18:25,354 --> 00:18:28,607
It can't digest anything,
so it doesn't eat the things it catches,
421
00:18:28,691 --> 00:18:30,234
it uses them for fertilizer.
422
00:18:30,818 --> 00:18:33,779
It can use a human
for fertilizer too then?
423
00:18:33,863 --> 00:18:36,323
You know the vegetables
you have no problem eating?
424
00:18:36,407 --> 00:18:40,077
Those grow in soil,
fertilized by animal corpses and poop.
425
00:18:40,161 --> 00:18:42,788
[Marcille] Right. But I don't have
a problem eating those.
426
00:18:42,872 --> 00:18:44,165
Don't freak out.
427
00:18:44,248 --> 00:18:45,583
We're on the second floor.
428
00:18:46,083 --> 00:18:49,712
A corpse retriever would've come
and picked up any dead bodies by now.
429
00:18:49,795 --> 00:18:53,257
They check these plants all the time.
This ain't the lower floors,
430
00:18:53,340 --> 00:18:56,260
so there's no way
someone was left here for fertilizer.
431
00:18:56,802 --> 00:18:58,429
I don't know.
432
00:18:58,512 --> 00:19:01,182
[Laios]
Sneaking up to pick one will be tough.
433
00:19:01,265 --> 00:19:03,142
[Senshi] All right, then we fight it.
434
00:19:03,767 --> 00:19:05,186
[sighs]
435
00:19:05,269 --> 00:19:07,062
-[Marcille] Step aside.
-[Senshi] Hmm?
436
00:19:07,646 --> 00:19:09,982
I can destroy them all with one spell.
437
00:19:11,108 --> 00:19:13,485
-Sperae Yeptum Rufermus.
-[whimsical music]
438
00:19:14,028 --> 00:19:16,447
Alamandras Proju.
439
00:19:16,530 --> 00:19:18,574
Nexant Aslam.
440
00:19:18,657 --> 00:19:20,201
[Senshi] Stop that, you idiot!
441
00:19:20,284 --> 00:19:21,869
What? Why?
442
00:19:23,954 --> 00:19:25,998
-[screams]
-[tense music]
443
00:19:26,081 --> 00:19:28,751
[Senshi]
Do you want to destroy all the fruit too?
444
00:19:28,834 --> 00:19:32,254
There's an ironclad rule here.
Take only what you can eat.
445
00:19:32,338 --> 00:19:34,632
Stop lecturing and help! Uh?
446
00:19:35,216 --> 00:19:38,260
No. No, no, no, let go!
[groans]
447
00:19:41,388 --> 00:19:42,765
[screams]
448
00:19:42,848 --> 00:19:44,725
[Marcille]
"It can't digest anything," huh?
449
00:19:44,808 --> 00:19:46,644
It's totally digesting him!
450
00:19:46,727 --> 00:19:49,563
What? Oh, well,
some have digestive tracts.
451
00:19:49,647 --> 00:19:51,273
It depends on the species.
452
00:19:51,357 --> 00:19:54,235
By the way,
the species that has you is parasitic,
453
00:19:54,318 --> 00:19:55,861
it plants its seed under your skin.
454
00:19:55,945 --> 00:19:58,155
[groans]
You're not helping!
455
00:19:59,240 --> 00:20:00,783
Stay as still as you can.
456
00:20:01,367 --> 00:20:04,036
[Laios] These plant-type monsters
have lots of limbs.
457
00:20:04,119 --> 00:20:06,830
If I took 'em on one at a time,
we'd be here all day.
458
00:20:07,665 --> 00:20:09,458
I only have to attack one spot.
459
00:20:10,125 --> 00:20:11,543
Its root.
460
00:20:11,627 --> 00:20:14,505
[grunts, groaning]
461
00:20:14,588 --> 00:20:17,466
Ouch.
[sighs]
462
00:20:17,549 --> 00:20:18,634
[Laios] Are you okay?
463
00:20:18,717 --> 00:20:20,928
Uh? Yeah, nothing's broken.
464
00:20:21,595 --> 00:20:23,305
-[Laios] How was it?
-Huh?
465
00:20:23,973 --> 00:20:27,226
Like I told you before, this species
leaves its seeds under your skin,
466
00:20:27,309 --> 00:20:28,811
it's called a Shadowtail.
467
00:20:28,894 --> 00:20:32,940
[Laios] Unlike the Baraselia type
that squeezes you till your bones break,
468
00:20:33,023 --> 00:20:36,318
this type needs to keep
whatever it traps with its vines alive.
469
00:20:36,402 --> 00:20:39,697
It squeezes its prey just enough
so it can't escape,
470
00:20:39,780 --> 00:20:42,324
but it's still relatively comfortable
in its clutches.
471
00:20:42,408 --> 00:20:45,828
Which could feel kind of cozy. Did it?
472
00:20:45,911 --> 00:20:47,830
[silence]
473
00:20:47,913 --> 00:20:49,832
I upset her again.
474
00:20:49,915 --> 00:20:52,835
Yeah, you got intensely weird
at the end there.
475
00:20:52,918 --> 00:20:54,837
-[birds chirping]
-[wings flapping]
476
00:20:56,922 --> 00:20:58,841
[exciting music]
477
00:21:01,302 --> 00:21:03,470
-[fire crackling]
-[blowing air]
478
00:21:04,054 --> 00:21:05,973
[Senshi] First, a light steaming.
479
00:21:06,682 --> 00:21:08,976
Then you cut around the stem like so.
480
00:21:09,059 --> 00:21:13,314
Give a little twist and pull,
and the seeds will come right out.
481
00:21:13,814 --> 00:21:14,815
-[amazed gasp]
-[annoyed grunt]
482
00:21:14,898 --> 00:21:18,485
[Senshi] Next, you peel the skin off,
and pound it till it's nice and soft,
483
00:21:18,569 --> 00:21:20,988
then line the bottom of the pan with it.
484
00:21:21,572 --> 00:21:23,741
Give the unripe fruit a good mashing,
485
00:21:23,824 --> 00:21:26,327
add a dash of Slime
and a bit of scorpion broth,
486
00:21:26,410 --> 00:21:28,495
and mix till it's good and thick.
487
00:21:28,579 --> 00:21:32,499
Once it's got a smooth consistency,
pour in the rest of the scorpion broth
488
00:21:32,583 --> 00:21:34,418
and a handful of the chopped fruit.
489
00:21:34,501 --> 00:21:37,504
Mix it up a little bit
and pour it into the frying pan.
490
00:21:37,588 --> 00:21:39,256
Let it cook a bit.
491
00:21:39,340 --> 00:21:41,592
I just want to see
if I can grow this on the surface.
492
00:21:41,675 --> 00:21:43,260
That's a stupid idea!
493
00:21:43,344 --> 00:21:44,845
-[fire roaring]
-[Laios] No!
494
00:21:45,888 --> 00:21:48,015
[Senshi] And when you see it
start bubbling like that,
495
00:21:48,098 --> 00:21:49,767
drop in the rest of the fruit.
496
00:21:51,435 --> 00:21:52,269
Perfect.
497
00:21:52,936 --> 00:21:54,146
[man] It's ready.
498
00:21:54,229 --> 00:21:56,273
MAN-EATING PLANTS FRUIT TART
499
00:21:56,357 --> 00:21:57,691
It's a tart?
500
00:21:57,775 --> 00:21:59,276
[Senshi] Looks like it but it's not.
501
00:21:59,360 --> 00:22:02,321
The crust keeps it from burning.
Don't eat that part.
502
00:22:03,530 --> 00:22:06,367
It's real salty.
I thought it'd taste more sweet.
503
00:22:06,450 --> 00:22:08,035
Yeah, it's good though.
504
00:22:08,660 --> 00:22:11,789
[Laios] Go on, try it.
I'm pretty sure you'll like the flavor.
505
00:22:12,790 --> 00:22:16,126
You didn't make this with the plant
the corpse fell out of, did you?
506
00:22:16,210 --> 00:22:17,669
[Senshi] No, just its fruit.
507
00:22:17,753 --> 00:22:19,671
The gelatin from the stem of that species
508
00:22:19,755 --> 00:22:22,549
would've made this dish come out
a whole lot better though.
509
00:22:22,633 --> 00:22:24,802
It's just not firm enough with the Slime.
510
00:22:30,390 --> 00:22:31,225
[Marcille] Hmm?
511
00:22:31,308 --> 00:22:33,310
Wow, this is really good!
512
00:22:33,393 --> 00:22:35,896
[Marcille] The fertilizer-type fruit
is juicy and sweet,
513
00:22:35,979 --> 00:22:38,315
while the digesting-type fruit is savory.
514
00:22:38,899 --> 00:22:40,567
I bet the animals love these too.
515
00:22:40,651 --> 00:22:43,821
Must be hard for the plant to make
enough fruit to keep up with demand.
516
00:22:43,904 --> 00:22:47,241
What's the point making it
if it's just gonna get eaten?
517
00:22:47,324 --> 00:22:49,493
Well, it is a carnivorous plant.
518
00:22:49,576 --> 00:22:52,412
It makes fruit to attract
the animals it eats to survive.
519
00:22:52,496 --> 00:22:53,705
[Marcille] That makes sense.
520
00:22:53,789 --> 00:22:57,459
Then… being delicious
is part of the plant's strategy.
521
00:22:58,043 --> 00:22:59,253
How clever!
522
00:23:00,212 --> 00:23:01,713
-[gasps]
-[whimsical sting]
523
00:23:01,797 --> 00:23:05,050
Now you see the appeal of monsters.
Aren't they great?
524
00:23:05,134 --> 00:23:06,218
As if!
525
00:23:08,053 --> 00:23:09,972
[light music]
526
00:23:12,474 --> 00:23:13,976
[sighs]
527
00:23:14,059 --> 00:23:16,311
[Marcille] Well, what do we do about him?
528
00:23:16,395 --> 00:23:18,730
[Laios]
We'd lose time dragging him back to town.
529
00:23:19,314 --> 00:23:21,692
Maybe I can resurrect him with my magic?
530
00:23:21,775 --> 00:23:24,695
Don't risk it. The spell could backfire.
531
00:23:25,279 --> 00:23:27,197
If we just leave him
where people can see him,
532
00:23:27,281 --> 00:23:28,866
he'll get picked up eventually.
533
00:23:28,949 --> 00:23:30,242
That's a great idea.
534
00:23:31,118 --> 00:23:33,537
[Laios] This works… I think.
535
00:23:34,955 --> 00:23:37,249
Kind of reminds you of the gallows,
doesn't it?
536
00:23:40,752 --> 00:23:43,589
[narrator] That night,
Marcille had a nightmare.
537
00:23:43,672 --> 00:23:44,673
[groans]
538
00:23:44,756 --> 00:23:46,508
Dungeon food.
539
00:23:46,592 --> 00:23:48,594
Eat or be eaten.
540
00:23:49,595 --> 00:23:51,430
There is no hierarchy to it.
541
00:23:51,513 --> 00:23:54,641
Just the reality that to eat
is the privilege of the living.
542
00:23:55,184 --> 00:23:57,019
Oh, dungeon food.
543
00:23:57,102 --> 00:23:59,521
Delicious in dungeon.
544
00:23:59,605 --> 00:24:01,023
[insects chirping]
545
00:24:01,690 --> 00:24:03,692
[closing theme music]
546
00:25:23,438 --> 00:25:27,943
DELICIOUS IN DUNGEON