1 00:00:01,042 --> 00:00:03,962 ORIGINAL WORK BY RYOKO KUI 2 00:00:04,046 --> 00:00:07,007 [narrator] It all began in a tiny village. 3 00:00:08,300 --> 00:00:12,763 One day, the ground shook and the floor of the catacombs split, 4 00:00:12,846 --> 00:00:15,849 from the fissure, emerged a man. 5 00:00:15,932 --> 00:00:20,771 He claimed to rule the Golden Country, which vanished 1,000 years ago. 6 00:00:21,563 --> 00:00:23,273 "The land had prospered," he said, 7 00:00:23,356 --> 00:00:27,778 until a mad mage cast a spell that sunk it deep underground, 8 00:00:27,861 --> 00:00:29,613 trapping his subjects there. 9 00:00:30,614 --> 00:00:34,785 "I shall bestow my kingdom to whomever defeats the mage," he cried. 10 00:00:35,619 --> 00:00:39,456 Then, the man turns to dust and blew away. 11 00:00:40,916 --> 00:00:43,168 [gloomy music] 12 00:00:44,753 --> 00:00:49,007 DELICIOUS IN DUNGEON 13 00:00:53,136 --> 00:00:55,388 [intense music] 14 00:00:57,140 --> 00:00:59,726 [roars] 15 00:00:59,810 --> 00:01:00,727 [Laios] Stand fast. 16 00:01:00,811 --> 00:01:03,396 This dragon should be no problem for us. 17 00:01:03,480 --> 00:01:04,523 Get 'em! 18 00:01:05,857 --> 00:01:06,900 [Laios] With our skills… 19 00:01:06,983 --> 00:01:08,693 -[shouts] -…we can't lose. 20 00:01:09,236 --> 00:01:12,656 [grunting] 21 00:01:14,074 --> 00:01:15,742 -[roars] -Although… 22 00:01:17,410 --> 00:01:18,495 I'm really hungry. 23 00:01:18,578 --> 00:01:20,747 [groaning] 24 00:01:20,831 --> 00:01:23,250 Heck, everyone seems a bit sluggish. 25 00:01:24,417 --> 00:01:27,420 There was a mistake on our map. So we wasted a day getting here. 26 00:01:28,171 --> 00:01:31,383 Then we lost three days of food in a trap we fell into. 27 00:01:34,302 --> 00:01:35,387 -[thuds] -[all yelp] 28 00:01:36,596 --> 00:01:38,431 [sighs] After we slay this dragon, 29 00:01:38,515 --> 00:01:40,600 we'll have to go back for more supplies. 30 00:01:40,684 --> 00:01:41,977 -[Falin] Brother! -[gasps, grunts] 31 00:01:42,561 --> 00:01:43,728 [Laios] What's with her? 32 00:01:43,812 --> 00:01:45,981 Did she get hit with a confusion spell? 33 00:01:47,649 --> 00:01:49,484 -[thuds] -[shocked grunt] 34 00:01:51,945 --> 00:01:53,029 Huh? 35 00:01:54,489 --> 00:01:55,490 No way. 36 00:01:56,324 --> 00:01:59,244 We came all this way… just to fail? 37 00:01:59,327 --> 00:02:01,246 [breathing heavily, groaning] 38 00:02:01,329 --> 00:02:02,664 [Falin] Get out of here! 39 00:02:06,501 --> 00:02:08,461 [groans] 40 00:02:08,545 --> 00:02:10,130 [birds chirping] 41 00:02:10,213 --> 00:02:11,965 [stomach grumbles] 42 00:02:13,300 --> 00:02:15,010 [grunts] 43 00:02:15,093 --> 00:02:16,720 -[Marcille] Laios! -[surprised grunt] 44 00:02:16,803 --> 00:02:18,346 [Marcille panting] 45 00:02:19,264 --> 00:02:21,600 [Marcille sighs] Thank goodness. 46 00:02:22,434 --> 00:02:23,393 That was close. 47 00:02:23,476 --> 00:02:26,188 We'd all be dragon food if it weren't for that spell. 48 00:02:26,980 --> 00:02:29,357 Speaking of, have you seen Falin? 49 00:02:29,441 --> 00:02:30,734 [gasps] 50 00:02:32,569 --> 00:02:33,987 [Laios] She got eaten. 51 00:02:34,070 --> 00:02:34,988 What? 52 00:02:35,739 --> 00:02:38,116 The spell couldn't reach her in the dragon's stomach. 53 00:02:38,700 --> 00:02:40,076 [Marcille] Oh, no. 54 00:02:40,744 --> 00:02:42,370 The dragon's sleeping now. 55 00:02:42,954 --> 00:02:43,955 I'll go back for her. 56 00:02:44,456 --> 00:02:46,166 Hey… Hey, wait a second! 57 00:02:46,833 --> 00:02:48,251 We're broke. 58 00:02:48,335 --> 00:02:51,838 When we teleported, all of our inventory was left behind. 59 00:02:52,631 --> 00:02:54,341 All except the gear on our backs. 60 00:02:54,424 --> 00:02:55,258 [Laios] What? 61 00:02:55,342 --> 00:02:57,135 [Chilchuck] I've got some more bad news for you. 62 00:02:57,218 --> 00:02:58,261 Chilchuck? 63 00:02:58,845 --> 00:03:01,264 Two of our party members just decided to quit. 64 00:03:01,348 --> 00:03:02,349 RESIGNATION LETTER 65 00:03:02,432 --> 00:03:03,266 [Laios] What? 66 00:03:03,850 --> 00:03:07,270 [Chilchuck] They've been getting offers from another party for a while now. 67 00:03:07,354 --> 00:03:08,772 Oh, jeez. 68 00:03:09,522 --> 00:03:11,191 [Laios] Raiding dungeons takes money. 69 00:03:11,858 --> 00:03:15,779 The cost of party members, gear and food can get expensive. 70 00:03:16,363 --> 00:03:19,115 Let's say we sold all the gear we have on us. 71 00:03:19,199 --> 00:03:22,619 Would that give us enough cash to buy cheaper gear, a little food, 72 00:03:22,702 --> 00:03:27,290 some medicine, a few daily essentials, and hire a couple more party members? 73 00:03:27,374 --> 00:03:29,209 -What do you think? -[Chilchuck] Not even. 74 00:03:30,460 --> 00:03:33,922 By the time we figure this out, my sis will be digested. 75 00:03:34,506 --> 00:03:37,133 [Laios] You can't come back from being chewed to pieces, right? 76 00:03:37,217 --> 00:03:39,427 Wasn't someone resurrected after being pooped out? 77 00:03:39,511 --> 00:03:41,680 -Ugh… -Not that I heard of. 78 00:03:41,763 --> 00:03:42,889 [Laios sighs] 79 00:03:43,682 --> 00:03:45,684 -[stomach grumbles] -[all gasp] 80 00:03:45,767 --> 00:03:47,852 [Marcille] Put financial problems aside, 81 00:03:47,936 --> 00:03:49,646 we need to find something to eat. 82 00:03:49,729 --> 00:03:52,565 We almost died today 'cause we were so hungry after all. 83 00:03:54,025 --> 00:03:56,027 Now then, where to eat? 84 00:03:56,111 --> 00:03:58,989 If we want something really cheap, there's the public dining hall. 85 00:03:59,072 --> 00:04:01,950 The Laughing Wolf Tavern has bigger portions, so… 86 00:04:02,033 --> 00:04:04,869 Oh, but that place has a fantastic menu! 87 00:04:04,953 --> 00:04:07,956 They make a soup with meat dumplings that's to die for. 88 00:04:08,039 --> 00:04:09,708 -[Laios] No. -Uh? 89 00:04:10,292 --> 00:04:11,793 [Laios] I have to go back to the dungeon. 90 00:04:12,377 --> 00:04:14,087 [Marcille] But… you need to eat. 91 00:04:14,170 --> 00:04:15,588 [Laios] Here's the plan. 92 00:04:15,672 --> 00:04:17,882 I want the two of you to leave the party. 93 00:04:17,966 --> 00:04:18,842 -What? -[gasps] 94 00:04:18,925 --> 00:04:22,470 I'll take your gear and sell it, and raid the dungeon by myself. 95 00:04:22,554 --> 00:04:24,264 [Marcille gasps] No! That's a horrible plan! 96 00:04:24,347 --> 00:04:25,473 [Chilchuck] You'll get killed. 97 00:04:25,557 --> 00:04:29,060 Listen, this way, I won't have to downgrade my armor. 98 00:04:29,144 --> 00:04:32,731 And if I'm alone, I can avoid monsters and get back to that floor faster. 99 00:04:32,814 --> 00:04:34,733 [Laios] It's totally doable. 100 00:04:34,816 --> 00:04:36,985 Besides, this was all my fault. 101 00:04:37,652 --> 00:04:39,529 I don't want to risk your lives too. 102 00:04:39,612 --> 00:04:41,156 Uh… [sighs] 103 00:04:42,782 --> 00:04:44,576 I'm going back there with you! 104 00:04:44,659 --> 00:04:46,870 You're not the only one who cares about Falin. 105 00:04:46,953 --> 00:04:49,080 I would do anything to save her. 106 00:04:49,164 --> 00:04:50,332 Oh? 107 00:04:50,415 --> 00:04:52,459 I'm not going to slow you down. 108 00:04:52,542 --> 00:04:55,587 And a powerful magic user like me will come in handy. 109 00:04:55,670 --> 00:04:58,590 My skills are nothing to sneeze at either. 110 00:04:58,673 --> 00:05:02,218 You never know when you'll need a trap disarmed or a door unlocked. 111 00:05:02,302 --> 00:05:03,970 You guys are the best. 112 00:05:04,054 --> 00:05:05,597 [both chuckle shyly] 113 00:05:05,680 --> 00:05:06,723 [both grunt] 114 00:05:06,806 --> 00:05:10,226 Are you absolutely, positively sure you want to come? 115 00:05:10,310 --> 00:05:12,228 Even though you'll face death? 116 00:05:12,312 --> 00:05:14,814 -[whimpering] -Y-Yeah… 117 00:05:16,441 --> 00:05:18,985 We're going to get all of our food from the dungeon. 118 00:05:19,069 --> 00:05:19,986 [both] Huh? 119 00:05:20,070 --> 00:05:22,781 This place is full of monsters, right? 120 00:05:22,864 --> 00:05:25,992 So then, the dungeon has to have an ecosystem in it. 121 00:05:26,618 --> 00:05:30,038 [Laios] The carnivorous monsters eat the monsters that are herbivores, 122 00:05:30,121 --> 00:05:32,040 and the herbivore monsters eat plants 123 00:05:32,123 --> 00:05:35,001 which need water, light, and dirt to grow. 124 00:05:35,085 --> 00:05:39,255 Thus, we humanoids can sustain ourselves in the dungeon too! 125 00:05:39,839 --> 00:05:42,008 [quirky music] 126 00:05:42,634 --> 00:05:43,885 [Marcille] So, that's it then? 127 00:05:43,968 --> 00:05:45,887 We're really eating monsters? 128 00:05:45,970 --> 00:05:47,847 Yup. Every meal. 129 00:05:47,931 --> 00:05:50,141 Think about all of our adventures up to now. 130 00:05:50,225 --> 00:05:53,436 [Laios] Some of those monsters were tasty-looking, remember? 131 00:05:53,520 --> 00:05:54,521 [Marcille] Uh… 132 00:05:54,604 --> 00:05:57,023 No, they weren't! Are you insane? 133 00:05:57,107 --> 00:06:00,401 There are lots of people here who hunt monsters for food. 134 00:06:00,485 --> 00:06:03,696 Sure, and they're all criminals who've been banished down here! 135 00:06:03,780 --> 00:06:07,534 They're always sick from food poisoning and blowing chunks from both ends! 136 00:06:07,617 --> 00:06:10,411 Well, you did say you'd do anything to save poor Falin. 137 00:06:10,495 --> 00:06:12,163 I didn't say I'd eat monsters! 138 00:06:12,247 --> 00:06:14,999 [Laios] We don't have money for food, what else can we do? 139 00:06:15,083 --> 00:06:16,751 [Marcille] Right, but if we eat something weird 140 00:06:16,835 --> 00:06:19,129 and get food poisoning, we could all die from that! 141 00:06:19,212 --> 00:06:20,797 -[people screaming] -[gasps] 142 00:06:20,880 --> 00:06:23,633 Run! 143 00:06:24,384 --> 00:06:26,177 [people whimpering] 144 00:06:27,011 --> 00:06:28,221 [Marcille grunts] 145 00:06:28,304 --> 00:06:30,890 Why do they keep letting newbs down here? 146 00:06:31,474 --> 00:06:33,601 If they're that scared of walking mushrooms, 147 00:06:33,685 --> 00:06:35,228 they should stay out. Oh? 148 00:06:35,895 --> 00:06:37,647 [Marcille] Laios, no. No! 149 00:06:39,315 --> 00:06:40,984 I think we just found our lunch. 150 00:06:41,067 --> 00:06:42,861 -[dramatic sting] -That's gross! 151 00:06:42,944 --> 00:06:45,613 [Marcille] Ew! No! I don't wanna! 152 00:06:45,697 --> 00:06:48,741 How do you even know that thing's safe for us to eat? 153 00:06:48,825 --> 00:06:50,618 The Dungeon Gourmet Guide says so. 154 00:06:51,327 --> 00:06:53,621 [Laios] It's a basic ingredient, actually. 155 00:06:53,705 --> 00:06:56,374 They're supposed to be meaty with a mild flavor. 156 00:06:56,457 --> 00:06:59,502 -Gourmet Guide? -Looks like it's been read a lot. 157 00:07:00,086 --> 00:07:02,463 Let's find a more open space and build a fire. 158 00:07:02,547 --> 00:07:04,883 [sighs] I wish we had a few more ingredients though. 159 00:07:04,966 --> 00:07:07,135 -[rasping] -[grunts] 160 00:07:07,218 --> 00:07:09,971 Hear that scuttling? That's a Scorpion! 161 00:07:10,763 --> 00:07:12,640 -I lost my appetite. -[quirky music] 162 00:07:12,724 --> 00:07:14,517 [narrator] Even though we are in a dungeon, 163 00:07:14,601 --> 00:07:18,021 this section is always bustling with adventurers and merchants. 164 00:07:18,730 --> 00:07:20,398 It used to be the catacombs 165 00:07:20,482 --> 00:07:23,401 where the villagers' ancestors were laid to rest. 166 00:07:23,485 --> 00:07:26,988 Six years ago, it was connected to the dungeon proper, 167 00:07:27,071 --> 00:07:29,866 and has become quite the busy location. 168 00:07:30,492 --> 00:07:34,037 They say monsters come from the bottom of the dungeon. 169 00:07:34,120 --> 00:07:37,540 Are they creatures from the surface transformed by dark magic 170 00:07:37,624 --> 00:07:41,252 or are they from the bowels of hell? No one knows for sure. 171 00:07:41,836 --> 00:07:45,006 Either way, they look strange and attack without hesitation, 172 00:07:45,089 --> 00:07:47,133 as if they were protecting something. 173 00:07:48,134 --> 00:07:51,513 If these monsters can exist deep below the dungeon floor, 174 00:07:51,596 --> 00:07:54,557 so too could the Golden Country. 175 00:07:54,641 --> 00:07:55,808 [squelches] 176 00:07:56,434 --> 00:07:58,102 You caught it like a crayfish. 177 00:07:58,186 --> 00:08:01,648 That's how it's done. And actually, it's easier than a crayfish. 178 00:08:01,731 --> 00:08:02,815 [Chilchuck] Hey. 179 00:08:03,399 --> 00:08:05,109 You're a little too into this. 180 00:08:05,193 --> 00:08:06,069 Is eating monsters 181 00:08:06,152 --> 00:08:09,072 -some kind of weird fantasy of yours? -[grunts] 182 00:08:10,281 --> 00:08:13,326 Saving my poor sister is the only thing on my mind. 183 00:08:13,868 --> 00:08:14,702 Sure it is. 184 00:08:14,786 --> 00:08:18,331 All right, I admit it, I do love monsters. 185 00:08:18,414 --> 00:08:21,709 I love how they look, how they sound, how they live, and… 186 00:08:21,793 --> 00:08:24,128 I always wondered how they'd taste. 187 00:08:24,212 --> 00:08:25,713 -[Marcille groans] -He's a psychopath. 188 00:08:30,802 --> 00:08:34,305 Do we have to cook this right here? Everyone's staring at us. 189 00:08:34,389 --> 00:08:36,724 But we need the water, and it's just a few steps away. 190 00:08:38,685 --> 00:08:41,020 [Marcille] All right, how do we cook it? 191 00:08:41,104 --> 00:08:43,106 [Laios] I was thinking we could boil it. 192 00:08:44,440 --> 00:08:46,359 -[surprised grunt] -What happened? 193 00:08:46,442 --> 00:08:49,862 [Laios] It's easy to cut vertically, but cutting across is hard. 194 00:08:49,946 --> 00:08:52,574 [Laios] That means diagonal and horizontal slashes 195 00:08:52,657 --> 00:08:54,951 will have little effect on walking mushrooms! 196 00:08:55,451 --> 00:08:56,869 -[dings] -I learned something new. 197 00:08:56,953 --> 00:08:59,831 It looks more like food now that it's sliced. 198 00:08:59,914 --> 00:09:00,748 No, it doesn't. 199 00:09:00,832 --> 00:09:03,293 [burbling] 200 00:09:03,376 --> 00:09:04,877 [Marcille] Uh… hold on! 201 00:09:04,961 --> 00:09:08,423 You're cooking the whole thing? Aren't they poisonous? 202 00:09:08,506 --> 00:09:10,842 The venom from it won't hurt us if we eat it. 203 00:09:10,925 --> 00:09:11,926 Uh… 204 00:09:12,635 --> 00:09:13,678 Are you sure? 205 00:09:13,761 --> 00:09:16,264 Yep, the guide says it's totally safe to eat. 206 00:09:17,849 --> 00:09:19,517 [Laios retches, coughs] 207 00:09:19,601 --> 00:09:21,728 -Uh-huh. -I knew it. 208 00:09:21,811 --> 00:09:23,521 -[man] Excuse me, folks. -[both] Uh? 209 00:09:24,230 --> 00:09:26,149 [man] A Scorpion Hot Pot, eh? 210 00:09:26,232 --> 00:09:28,901 Can't say I agree with your method. 211 00:09:28,985 --> 00:09:30,111 Who are you? 212 00:09:30,194 --> 00:09:32,572 [man] These have to be prepared for cooking. 213 00:09:32,655 --> 00:09:35,825 You have to chop off the pincers, head, legs, and tail. 214 00:09:35,908 --> 00:09:36,909 Especially the tail. 215 00:09:37,493 --> 00:09:39,412 Gives you the run or something fierce. 216 00:09:39,495 --> 00:09:42,373 But the guide said it was safe to eat. 217 00:09:42,457 --> 00:09:44,417 [man] You won't die, but it tastes like ass. 218 00:09:44,500 --> 00:09:47,045 Next, you have to slice the sucker up so it heats even, 219 00:09:47,128 --> 00:09:51,424 and the juices can seep out. This way, you get all the flavor. 220 00:09:51,507 --> 00:09:53,426 It's easier to eat this way. 221 00:09:53,509 --> 00:09:55,928 Then you pull out the innards, like so. 222 00:09:56,012 --> 00:09:57,930 They're bitter and the texture's all wrong. 223 00:09:58,014 --> 00:10:01,434 As for the Walking Mushroom, skin it and lose the butt, 224 00:10:01,517 --> 00:10:03,269 save the feet and throw 'em in the pot. 225 00:10:03,353 --> 00:10:04,562 They're delish. 226 00:10:04,646 --> 00:10:06,439 The feet taste good, huh? 227 00:10:06,522 --> 00:10:07,607 -[man] Yep. Take a whiff. -[Laios] Hmm? 228 00:10:07,690 --> 00:10:09,651 -[man] Unique, ain't it? -[sniffing] 229 00:10:09,734 --> 00:10:11,319 [Marcille] Mushroom foot sniffer. 230 00:10:11,402 --> 00:10:13,571 [man] Your pot's not big enough though. 231 00:10:13,655 --> 00:10:15,531 So, we'll use mine. 232 00:10:16,532 --> 00:10:18,076 You're weirdly prepared. 233 00:10:18,743 --> 00:10:21,913 It will be bland with just a scorpion and mushroom. 234 00:10:27,669 --> 00:10:28,544 [man] Add this. 235 00:10:28,628 --> 00:10:30,546 Hold on! You can't put those in! 236 00:10:30,630 --> 00:10:33,091 -Why not? -There's no way I'm eating that. 237 00:10:33,174 --> 00:10:34,967 You see those? Those are corpses. 238 00:10:35,051 --> 00:10:36,969 I'll eat a monster if I have to, 239 00:10:37,053 --> 00:10:39,222 but not plants from a graveyard! 240 00:10:39,305 --> 00:10:41,516 Tell 'em! Tell 'em this tastes great on its own! 241 00:10:41,599 --> 00:10:43,893 -[Laios] Marcille! -Who the hell are you anyway? 242 00:10:43,976 --> 00:10:45,478 -[Laios] Up! -Up what? 243 00:10:45,561 --> 00:10:47,188 [gasps, grunts] 244 00:10:47,271 --> 00:10:49,357 [ominous music] 245 00:10:50,525 --> 00:10:51,526 [gasps] 246 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