[theme music playing]
DELICIOUS IN DUNGEON
[chopping]
[approaching footsteps]
Hi, Mom! I'm home!
[sniffs] Mm?
What you cooking there?
It smells amazing.
[chuckles]
It's your birthday, remember?
I made all the recipes you love.
Wow, you made them all?
[Marcille's mother] Every single dish.
See? I whipped up all of your favorites.
[Marcille's mother] Fresh from the bowels of the dungeon.
[screams]
[pants]
Good morning. Are you okay?
[sighs]
[Marcille] I had a nightmare.
[sniffs, gasps]
That's what I smelled in my nightmare!
Can you guys smell that too?
Yep, the party across the way is making breakfast.
[Marcille] They're having salted pork…
on buns?
It's not fair!
-[Senshi] It's horrible. -Hm?
Breaks my heart to see it.
100-PERSON SURVEY ON DUNGEON MEALS
These days, the diet of young adventurers is a travesty,
they only eat bread, dried meats, and wine.
Look, I get it, exploring dungeons takes stamina
which you build by eating fatty meat.
But fat ain't enough.
Malnutrition is the real monster here.
[groans]
[Senshi] Now that I said my piece,
I feel like a total hypocrite 'cause we have yet to eat a balanced meal.
Elf girl, you know why you were drooling over that salted pork yonder?
It's because your body is craving fat, that's why.
It's 'cause I don't want to eat monster!
[Senshi] Today, we'll hunt monsters that are rich in fat.
Honestly, it'd be nice if we could find one that laid eggs too.
Eggs are filling, nutritious.
The perfect food.
So, if you spot any eggs around, grab 'em.
[gasps] You thinking what I'm thinking?
[Senshi] I am.
Just say it.
[Laios] The body of a chicken.
The tail of a snake.
With spurs sharp as knives and loaded with venom.
Basilisk, the king of snakes.
Oh, right. A Basilisk.
Isn't that great, Marcille?
You'll get to eat chicken meat.
[groans]
Is it though? Can you call it a chicken when it's half chicken?
Man, what a cool concept.
I always loved monsters that were a mix of more than one species.
Something about mashing two species together
elevates the appeal of each one.
The Basilisk makes you appreciate the things
about a plain old chicken that make it special.
A simple combo but it really makes you think.
By the way, here's a fact about the Cockatrice and Basilisk,
same family, different species.
It's been my dream to do a taste test between the two.
[Marcille] You got some weird dreams.
[Senshi] There should be a Basilisk nest here.
There's one.
The eggs look freshly laid, too.
Let's bag them up before the folks come home.
Are they supposed to be that long?
Here, take it.
But are they supposed to be this squishy?
-[distant roar] -[both gasp]
The cry of the Basilisk.
[Laios] Come on, Senshi.
[Senshi] I hope you wrapped yours in something soft like I did.
-[shrill cry] -[gasps]
-[panting] -[roars]
[Chilchuck] It's the party with the grill.
[screams]
[whimpers]
[gasps]
[whimpers]
[rattles, hisses]
[foreboding music playing]
[roars]
[screams]
[hissing]
[screams, pants]
[Laios] Mm, bad escape technique.
She's just asking to be kicked in the back.
Would you just hurry up and save her?
[gasps, groans]
-[gasps] -[roars]
[primal scream]
[Laios] Spread your arms and legs out wide to look huge
and do a crazy yell to sound threatening!
It'll freak the thing out and keep it back!
[primal grunts]
-How about we pretend we don't know him? -Hm.
[Laios imitates chicken clucking]
[grunts]
[rattles, hisses]
[both grunt]
[Laios] The Basilisk has another head on its tail.
So it seems like it has no blind spots, but it's still one body.
So if you attack both heads at the same time,
you'll split its attention in two directions…
confusing the whole body.
[loud thud]
-[Laios] How is he? -[gasps]
Did he get poisoned?
-[girl] Yes. -Laios!
[Marcille] Senshi says he has an antidote.
Let's have it then.
Actually, I was planning to use it for lunch today.
[both] Huh?
[Marcille] He's dying! Can't you see that?
Yeah, well, it's better to take one of these antidotes
if it's cooked into something.
Then hurry up and cook something!
[Senshi] First, you got to chop off the tail and feet.
Parboil it for a sec and pluck the feathers.
[Chilchuck] Whoa.
Looks like normal chicken.
[Senshi] Next, you got to pull out the guts
and rub in some spices.
Chop some vegetables up and cram 'em in with your medicinal herbs,
then tie up the cut.
Last, jam a stick through the sucker
and give it a good, slow roasting.
And it's ready.
[Marcille] Hurry up! Give him some!
[gulps]
It's so juicy and delicious.
[Marcille] Sorry for the wait.
[Senshi] Here, have some too.
I can't yet!
I should cast a healing spell to…
[groans softly]
[Marcille] Oh, my gosh!
It's like something the dining hall serves.
This really does taste exactly like chicken meat.
I heard snake meat tastes like chicken too.
[gasps]
I'm sorry, I'll cast that healing spell now.
Oops, now I'm ready.
That was so good.
It's the first decent meal I've had in the dungeon.
[both] Mm.
[man] Um…
she and I,
we've been trying for three months to get past this part of the dungeon,
but the same monsters wipe us out every single time.
So we thought, since you eat monsters,
you could tell us how to get stronger, so we can too.
Oh, sure, um--
First, improve your eating habits!
[Senshi] Second, get enough sleep!
Third, exercise!
Follow these three rules,
and in no time, you will get stronger.
[man] What an amazing group of adventurers.
I want to be like them.
Hmm.
I don't think we're gonna make it to the third floor today.
We spent too much time cooking that monster.
They say Red Dragons wake up once a month to do their hunting.
That means the one we ran into had just woken up.
[Chilchuck] So it's probably asleep now 'cause its belly is full.
I'd like to find it before it finishes digesting my sister.
-[whimpering] -[Laios] Hey, Marcille?
Could you please pick up the pace a little?
[grunting]
[gasps, groans]
-[Laios] Yeah, my sister's doomed. -[gasps]
Uh, I'm not slowing us down.
See? Nothing's broken. I can walk.
But you're hurt.
We should take a break.
I'm fine, really!
[Chilchuck] Oh, please.
Acting tough isn't helping one bit,
you'll just end up really hurting yourself,
and then you'll be a burden on the party.
SHOCK
We could take the path outside. It's easier.
Then we'll have to deal with those pesky Big Bats.
[gasps]
I can take care of Big Bats with my magic.
-No, it's fine. -Uh…
[Chilchuck] We could take the secret path.
There's lots of traps, but few monsters.
I have spells that can disarm traps.
Ah, no bother. It's faster to let Chilchuck handle 'em.
Oh.
[Senshi] If we're taking a path with few monsters on it,
we'll need to stock up on as much food as we can carry.
Won't the leftovers from lunch be enough?
That's mostly meat and eggs.
We need some more vegetables too.
I know of a spot nearby where Mandrakes grow.
[gasps] Oh, oh! I know all about harvesting Mandrakes!
Leave everything to me!
[Marcille] Mandrakes are basic ingredients for magical potions.
And I'm the expert here in magic.
So follow my lead and do exactly what I say.
[Marcille] You can't just pull a Mandrake out
'cause it will scream.
If you hear it, you either go insane or worse, die.
If we do this the wrong way, we'll lose time,
and poor Falin is pretty much doomed.
So here's how we do this.
First, we need one well-trained dog and one leash.
[Chilchuck] A dog?
Connect the dog to the Mandrake with the leash,
-call the dog from a safe distance. -Good boy.
The dog will run to you and pull the Mandrake out.
What happens to the dog?
[gasps]
It dies.
That's horrible.
And where are we supposed to get enough dogs to sacrifice?
Uh…
Wouldn't you say this plan is not only cruel but totally inefficient?
But that's what I was taught!
Can't we just use a really long piece of rope?
[Marcille] What?
[Laios] If we used a rope that's long enough
so we couldn't hear the scream,
we wouldn't need to kill a dog.
Uh…
There's a reason that won't work.
Something about getting the right angle when you pull or something…
[screaming]
That was scary.
[Laios] That's Marcille.
[Senshi] If you just cut their heads off first, they won't scream.
[Chilchuck] Makes sense.
But that's not the right way.
[Senshi] I've been doing it this way for years.
But this isn't like picking carrots, it's really dangerous!
Senshi obviously has experience picking them.
And speaking of, have you ever tried to do this
like how your book's telling you?
[Marcille] No. I felt sorry for the dog.
Well, we don't have a dog and we're wasting time talking about it.
Sorry, but we're doing it Senshi's way.
[Marcille] If such an easy method was safe,
it would have been in the book and taught at school.
What was I thinking?
Trying to get them to believe how the book says to pick a Mandrake
when I never tried that way before.
That's right. I haven't.
That settles it.
I'll show them the book's method is the right way.
Then they'll see.
I'm so sorry, Marcille!
[Marcille] I forgive you.
Now what can I use instead of a dog?
A monster!
This floor is chock-full of Big Bats.
They should all be sleeping in their nests now.
I hope this works.
The book doesn't say how much strength it takes to yank these out.
[Laios] You know it's a Big Bat nest by all the dung.
[Marcille] I never thought Laios's trivia would come in handy.
Now, I need to find somewhere far enough that I can't hear the scream.
Like there!
[pants, groans]
I can hit it from here easy.
Aire Faum Orbis!
[squeaking]
Yes!
[Mandrake screaming]
Ow. What the heck?
Marcille.
-[squeaks] -[Mandrake screaming]
[Mandrake screaming]
[Marcille] No.
No. No.
[Marcille] Having experience is important.
For example,
now I know using a Big Bat instead of a dog is a stupid idea.
[loud explosion]
[Laios] Marcille!
Is she dead?
Oh. Hey there.
You used a Big Bat instead of a dog, huh?
That's stupid.
-Hey, can you hear me? You okay there? -[both gasp]
Yeah, I can now feel better.
[Chilchuck] Yeah, right.
[Laios sighs] She heard the scream.
Let's keep talking to her and it'll help clear her head.
Why did you do that?
[in muffled voice] Well, I heard my party called me a burden,
and I freaked out.
I do what I did to get back at them and make them grovel at my foot.
Why, you rotten--
Take it easy.
If I feel like I'm in the way and not helpful, it makes me real sad.
[both sigh]
The deeper we get in here, the tougher the monsters.
We need your magic to keep us all safe.
I don't want you wasting your power when we're just three floors down.
[Laios] We all have strengths and weaknesses.
And when things get crazy, I'm gonna need you to be ready.
Till then, we can take care of everything else.
We like to feel useful too.
Go on, Chilchuck. Tell her.
I was wrong to say you were a burden.
You've been a big help since day one.
[grunts]
[in normal voice] Say it like you mean it, shorty.
[shouts] I see you've got your lousy attitude back, you little--
[Senshi] This is great. We snagged ourselves a nice, fat Big Bat.
How's about we make some omelets?
Are we 100% sure this thing's an egg?
It looks nothing like any egg I've ever seen.
That's what a snake egg looks like.
But only the tail part of it is the snake.
-All the chicken-y parts are the body. -Uh-uh.
[Laios] The chicken-y part's the tail.
BODY, TAIL
[Senshi] Hmm, this one's a different color than the others.
[Chilchuck] You're right.
Oh, that's the one Marcille got. It still has a head.
[Senshi] Hmm.
Mm-hm.
First, you chop the Mandrakes up and stir-fry 'em for a bit.
Crack an egg and whip it.
Once it gets all fluffy in the pan…
It's ready.
MANDRAKE AND BASILISK OMELET
Compared to a chicken egg, this is yellowier.
[Senshi] This one's got the Mandrake we picked in it,
and this one's got the Mandrake
the elf girl picked using her Big Bat method.
Sure, keep rubbing it in, why don't ya?
[Laios] Now, now.
Hm.
The one with Marcille's Mandrake is less bitter and more velvety.
Mm, it is good.
I guess it loses whatever toxins it has when it screams.
The basic rule of cooking is
the more effort you put in, the better the taste.
I was so hell-bent on being efficient,
I totally forgot that fact.
My apologies, Marcille.
[Senshi] You and that cookbook of yours were right.
Hey, this is not a cookbook.
As thanks for pointing out my mistake,
I saved the tastiest parts for you.
-[gasps] -[Mandrakes shriek]
I don't want it!
I'm sick and tired of eating these icky monsters!
[Chilchuck] The entrance to the secret path should be around here.
[Senshi] I don't see it.
[Chilchuck] Laios, can I borrow your sword?
[clangs]
[echoing]
[Chilchuck] Here it is.
-[Chilchuck grunts] -Whoa!
[both chuckling]
[Senshi] How the heck did he know?
[Laios] Chilchuck is a specialist in finding traps and picking locks.
All right, people, there's tons of traps coming up,
so don't make a move until I say so.
Uh… [sighs]
One thing I hate more than anything
is people getting in my way when I'm trying to work.
[Senshi] Hm.
[Chilchuck] Stop.
[quirky music playing]
[sighs]
Only step where I just stepped.
-[clangs] -[screams]
What are you doing?
I clearly said only step where I just stepped.
Why is your foot hanging over on this other tile?
I don't get the details.
But the details matter!
If you don't watch your step, you'll kill someone!
There are all kinds of traps,
some of them go up in tandem, and some affect each other!
If you trigger one of them,
all my calculations go right out the window.
Open your ears and step where I tell you to!
-Wait! -[Senshi grunts]
[screams]
-[Senshi grunts] -[screams]
Hmm.
-Oh. -[flame roars]
This room got all sorts of traps.
This one would crisp you up before you knew it.
Get off that tile already!
Fire traps free oil,
and it won't stop till you move your dang foot.
-Oil? -The last thing I need is a roasted dwarf.
Roasted, huh?
-No, not roasted. -[Chilchuck] Huh?
[Senshi] Fried.
No. Deep-fried.
Kakiage!
We're having tempura for lunch today.
You know where the oil for this trap is stored?
It's not used for cooking.
All right, half-foot kid.
You're an expert in cooking oil now?
I hate it when people call me kid.
Vegetable oil is most common and I bet that's what it is.
Either way, I just want to check it for myself.
If not, no worries, I won't use it.
[sighs]
[Chilchuck] All right. Fine.
But from now on, when we're dealing with traps,
you have to swear you'll do exactly what I tell you!
If you don't like following my orders, you can find the oil yourself!
I swear I'll do what you say.
And I'll help if you want.
[Chilchuck] I don't.
Look, we each have a specialty, don't we?
You cook.
I disarm traps and pick locks.
Marcille, magics.
I'd never tell you how to cook something ever!
So, as a professional courtesy, leave me alone so I can do my job!
[loud rasping]
I knew it.
This is the treasure room.
All those traps were designed to protect it.
-[clanks] -[Chilchuck] It's bolted down.
I should check inside this one.
Give me some space!
He doesn't have to get all snippy about it.
[Laios] He knows if he screws up, we're dead.
He's just stressing out about it, is all.
Hm.
-[clicks] -It's open.
Great. So how are we gonna get the oil out of it?
[Chilchuck] I have no idea.
This looks like the spout.
And this is this trigger,
and if you pull on it, the oil comes out, I think.
Okay, I'll hold the pot.
-And you pull the trigger thing-y. -Huh?
That's crazy!
It's filled with boiling oil!
-Don't worry. -[Chilchuck] I'm worried!
[breathes heavily]
You asked for it!
[grunts]
-[oil trickles] -Hot! Hot! Hot!
[grunts] So hot!
[Chilchuck] That's what I was worried about.
Are you okay? [gasps]
[Chilchuck] Your thumb!
Hmm, 180 degrees. Perfect temperature for deep-frying.
So, you didn't feel that at all?
That smell, that taste. This here's olive oil.
You're kidding?
There used to be tons of olive trees here.
And olive oil's easy enough to make.
[scoffs] I figure someone would use it in a trap.
Yeah, I guess.
Now, we can deep-fry things.
Oh!
We can use that big blade from the trap in the ceiling to chop the meat.
Hold on! We don't know if that trap will react the same way!
[loud thud]
[Senshi] As I'm no good at dealing with traps,
I leave trap stuff to the expert.
Do I really have to do it?
Cooking is my specialty, so you have to do whatever I say now.
Those are the terms we agreed to.
I never agreed to that.
[loud thud]
[pants]
[sighs]
[Chilchuck] What the hell am I doing?
[whooshes]
The Big Bat's all cut up.
[Senshi] Thanks.
Next, get that fire trap going and heat this oil up.
Go on. You got this.
[whimpers]
[Senshi] While he's doing that, I'll strip the skin off the meat,
then chop the meat into chunks.
After scoring the meat with a knife,
I'll rub in some spices and let it rest.
Now this is good as time as any to prepare the Mandrake kakiage.
Before you peel its skin off, you should remove its arms and legs,
if they're all tangled, just separate them and they rip right off.
Scrape all the skin off the body
and where the arms and legs were, give those places a scrape too.
Next, comes the batter.
Mix a Basilisk egg with water then sift in a bit of flour,
give it another mixing,
and make damn sure there's no clumps,
then add the chopped Mandrake.
How's that fire coming?
I have no idea.
It's not like I ever used a fire trap for cooking before.
[Senshi] Oh, it's just about right.
[sizzles]
Once it's fried enough, it doesn't fall apart, flip it.
Got that?
Yeah. I got it.
[Chilchuck] Is it ready?
[sighs] Damn it. It wasn't ready.
Maybe it needs more heat.
-[small explosion] -[Chilchuck gasps]
[sighs] I burned it.
How's it coming along?
Horribly. Can you just do this?
Fire traps are your specialty.
Traps are my specialty, but deep-frying's a cooking thing!
If the heat's too low, it's gooey,
with too much heat, it burns right away.
Then it's not your specialty after all.
This batch looks okay.
I like the color of that.
[Senshi] And it's ready.
MANDRAKE AND BIG BAT KAKIAGE
I never thought eating deep-fried food was possible in a dungeon.
[Laios] Mm. This came out perfect.
[Senshi] The heat was just right.
When you deep-fry, you do it quick at a specific temperature.
That's how you get it nice and crispy.
[Senshi] It's hard to get it right doing it over a campfire.
Not that anyone should use a campfire.
I've been on this floor a bunch and never knew about this useful room.
[coughs]
It's dangerous!
Don't ever come in here without me. Got it?
You'll end up killing yourself.
[Senshi] I hear ya.
And for the record, the way you handle traps is amazing.
You sure know your stuff.
The day we go our separate ways will be a sad day for me.
I can't figure traps like you, that's for sure.
[sighs] It's not all that hard.
When we get some downtime,
I guess I can teach you a little about traps.
Really?
This could go bad in so many ways.
But you did teach me a couple of your cooking skills.
[narrator] Meat cannot replace bread.
And bread can not replace meat.
But combine them and they can be quite delicious.
So it is with meals and people.
Delicious in dungeon.
[closing theme music]