01x10 - Ôgaeru/Chijô ni te

[bunniefuu]

[theme music playing]

DELICIOUS IN DUNGEON

Hey, you guys?

Are we sure this is the right way?

Yup, this is correct.

According to our trusty map,

these stairs should lead

right to the fifth floor,

near the orc settlement.

[wind whistling]

[Chilchuck] Seems pretty sketchy.

[Laios] This is amazing.

Look at all these different Tentacles.

The orcs must have pulled

a fast one on us.

There's no way they would leave this be.

-[Laios] I don't know.

-Hmm?

It does connect to their settlement.

Makes sense

they'd want to keep people out.

[sword clangs]

Let's press on for now.

-[Laios grunting]

-I think it would save us time and energy

if we just found a different way.

[groans]

Huh?

Careful. Don't get too close to the wall.

[shrieks]

These monsters like to hide their bodies

inside of them.

[Chilchuck]

Lots of Tentacles usually means

-that the walls are hollowed out.

-[whirring]

Those things love to set up camp in there.

They interfere with devices,

grow on treasure chests,

and are just a general pain in the a*s.

I hate them

almost as much as I hate Mimics!

[grunts]

There.

I think we've made very good progress

-[wind whistling]

-Huh?

That's weird.

The orcs should've passed through here

to get to the third floor.

[Laios]

But how'd they get through all this?

-[rustling]

-Huh?

[whispers]

Something's here.

Be careful.

[squelches]

-[tense music playing]

-[gasps]

[Laios] Kensuke!

[Chilchuck] Ugh, Giant Frog!

[Marcille] Ugh, gross!

[Laios] No! What have you done?

Stand back! Aslam!

-[thuds]

-[snickers]

[Marcille] Hey!

[Marcille gasps]

Ambrosia!

Hmm?

[frogs croaking]

[Marcille screams]

[Senshi grunts]

-[Laios] Senshi, behind you!

-Huh?

[Senshi grunting]

[suspenseful music playing]

-[grunting continues]

-Don't let go, okay?

Do you have a plan?

-M-My magic should do the trick!

-No! We're too close!

[Chilchuck] This is bad.

What should we do?

[gasps]

Wait. That Tentacle.

Something about it seems out of place.

I'll bet it's all tangled up in a trap.

I wonder if there's any way

I can make use of that.

But how?

If I touch it directly,

I'll be in for a world of hurt.

[gasps]

-Hey, Laios!

-Huh?

Why don't the Tentacles

seem to be hurting the Giant Frogs at all?

[gasps]

Uh

[Laios] I don't know.

That's just how they're made?

[Chilchuck] Real helpful,

Mr. Monsterpedia!

-[Senshi] Ah, the curiosity of youth.

-[grunting]

[Chilchuck sighs]

Whatever.

[suspenseful music playing]

[disgusted groan]

[grunts, gasps]

[all grunting]

[Laios and Marcille gasp]

Wait, what are you doing?

[exhales nervously]

[grunts]

[Chilchuck] It doesn't hurt!

I can do this!

[grunts]

What the

[grunting]

It won't come out!

[grunting continues]

[all grunting, yelp]

[croaks]

[grunts]

Come on!

[all] Chilchuck! No!

[tense music playing]

-[all whimper]

-All right, quick, let's get him out!

[Laios grunting]

[gasps, coughing]

-Phew. He's alive. Uh?

-[Marcille] Show me your hands!

No way. They're not hurt?

This frog skin.

You used it like gloves

to protect your hands.

That's really smart.

Hmm

-[sighs]

-[Laios] Uh, Chilchuck?

-Huh?

-This here is a great idea!

[Laios] Start an incision at its belly,

and completely skin the frog.

Uh, hang on, I

[Senshi] For the Tentacles, peel the skin.

Huh?

Gather the parts that have thin tips,

set them aside,

and boil the thicker parts.

Once done, mash them up

and mix them with flour.

Shape them into cylinders,

and gently press with a fork,

then boil once more.

Senshi

-[Laios] Hang the skins

-Huh?

of the Giant Frogs to dry,

-take measurements, and begin sewing.

-[inaudible]

[Senshi] Add olive oil,

garlic, and chili peppers,

then the frog leg meat,

fry it all up, and

[both] It's ready!

TENTACLES GNOCCHI,

TENTACLES PASTA, FROG SUI

[Marcille] I can't believe these guys!

Could you both take turns?

Before I could even pick

who to stop first, it was too late!

Don't be like that. Just try it on.

[Senshi] Yes, yes, come on.

Go and take a little bite.

[Marcille] I told you to take turns!

Hmph. No way

you're getting me to wear that.

[men] Hmm

[all whispering]

If you wore this, Marcille,

we think you'd look real cute.

[intriguing music playing]

[groans]

[inhales deeply]

[mellow music playing]

[Chilchuck] It's great! Really.

[Senshi] What a nice color on you.

[Laios] So neat how the eye parts

make it look like we have little ears.

[Marcille] Let's go.

[Laios] Yes, ma'am.

[gasps]

Amazing! It doesn't hurt a bit!

Ugh, this stuff is giving me

the heebie-jeebies!

[Laios] So beautiful.

And yummy.

[Marcille gasps]

[Marcille exclaims happily]

Kensuke!

Ambrosia!

-[Marcille] Guys?

-[all] Hmm?

[Laios] The castle town.

[Marcille]

We're already on the fifth floor!

[foreboding music playing]

[Laios] Looks like they left in a hurry.

So the orcs were telling the truth then.

And that means

the Red Dragon can't be far off.

Let's stay on our guard

and see what else we can find here.

Right.

[Senshi grunts]

-Hey, uh

-[Senshi] Hmm? Hmm

Laios is this frog blood?

It hardened onto my clothes

and now I can't get this thing off of me.

It's because I didn't really have the time

to completely tan it.

We're fighting the dragon like this?

[gloomy music playing]

[Marcille] Forget the dragon!

How am I gonna look Falin

in the eyes, huh?

[Marcille] Answer me!

[echoing]

-[portal warbles]

-[groans]

-[portal warbles]

-Hmm?

[whimpering]

[retches]

-[Namari] My insides don't feel so good.

-Kiki, Kaka.

[Mr. Tansu] Show Namari to the guest room.

[both] Hmm.

While you do that,

I will go report to the Island Lord.

[birds chirping]

[Island Lord] So, how was the dungeon?

The thing to be most concerned about

is that it has become more perilous.

Treasure down to the third floor

has been stripped bare.

Hideouts for outlaws are on the rise.

[Mr. Tansu] And orcs have been appearing

on the upper floors

and are frequently causing problems.

[Mr. Tansu]

I would suggest sending in troops

or offering a bounty.

[Island Lord] Hmm

How did they even manage

to find their way in?

Perhaps the pathways were connected

from old dwarven tunnels.

Orcs have been known

to settle in such places.

Dwarves, you say?

What a truly troublesome lot they are.

[Island Lord] They're like moles.

No matter how many holes we close,

another pops up.

Long ago, when the elves and dwarves

split between east and west

because of a w*r,

the dwarves hid in these lands,

waiting for the elves to attack.

[Island Lord] Even after the w*r ended,

they continued digging holes,

eventually turning the Golden Country

into a dungeon.

I've even heard

that the dungeon continues to grow

because of the descendants

of those very dwarves.

Let us move on

from unsubstantiated rumors.

[Mr. Tansu] Here are the drawings

of the magic circles.

They are in the usual Elvish language.

And according to the penmanship,

it is the same author.

And there are no signs

of anyone else modifying them at all.

There's no mistaking it,

the lord of the dungeon,

or should I say the Mad Mage,

drew these magic circles.

Is this individual an elf?

I cannot say with certainty,

but it's unlikely

a tall-man or dwarf cast it.

This is concerning.

-Hmm?

-[Island Lord] The thing is,

the other day, I received a letter

from the elves of the west.

It said, "The dungeon belongs to us.

Relinquish it."

[bangs on table]

How utterly conceited!

They're the ones

who gave the lands to the humans

after taking and squandering

those lands from the dwarves.

Just ignore them.

This land was bestowed to me

by the king of the elves.

So I'm afraid that's not possible.

[groans]

They'll take the entire island.

I certainly hope not.

There is most likely

a vast amount of riches

still in the bowels of that dungeon.

My Lord,

their objective

is not any material treasure,

but the immortality spell

cast on the dungeon.

This spell

that tethers the soul to the body

is still a great mystery.

And once that mystery becomes unraveled,

its value will far exceed

any amount of gold.

We should solve it before the elves do.

So we should trace

all of the magic circles and study them?

-[worried grunt]

-[Mr. Tansu] That's not enough!

A powerful spell such as this

is bound to have a schematic.

You should seek it out.

After we get our hands on it,

then you can agree

to give them back the dungeon.

Once they realize

we possess that valuable knowledge,

the elves will see you as an equal.

No, they will kneel before you

to curry your favor.

You you think so?

So where do you think it might be?

Isn't it obvious?

The lord of the dungeon

would have possession over it.

So we should keep sending in adventurers

to search the premises?

That is correct.

Monster extermination

and buying artifacts from the dungeon

is pivotal.

Spend your coin and aid those adventurers.

I understand.

I will put out a reward for the orcs.

And my reply to the elves?

I will pen something

that buys us some time.

[sighs]

[Mr. Tansu] "Laios" was his name, yes?

He was quite the skilled adventurer,

but I wonder just how far he will go.

-[door opens]

-[groans]

-[Kiki] Good morning, Namari.

-Huh?

How are you feeling?

Wait! Where's my axe?

-Your stuff is there.

-[groans]

Also

this is from Grandpa Tansu.

Isn't this too much?

You can think of it as a retainer,

for when he needs you in the future.

Oh. Thanks a lot.

I appreciate it.

Do you need a town guide?

[birds chirping]

So, where are you staying?

You must be going to rest up.

Huh? Not yet.

I'm going back to the dungeon.

-[Kaka] Hmm?

-Mm? Oh, my.

You're returning already?

[Namari] No, no. I just have

some business at the temple nearby.

Business?

Business.

[birds chirping]

Revivals.

Huh? Oh, Namari!

Those are the eyes

of someone looking for something.

-[annoyed grunt]

-[receptionist scoffs]

So, is it a thing or a person?

Person.

A female tall-man, hair light brown.

Length would be

about down to the shoulders.

Her age is

somewhere from teens to forties.

[receptionist] Hang on.

Is this Laios' sister?

There's no question

that girl is in her twenties.

Go get your eyes checked out.

Give me a break. How should I know, huh?

Hmm.

Nothing by that description

has been brought here yet.

I see.

[narrator] The fifth floor,

exiting the Golden Castle,

leads to the castle town.

The area has expanded

and distorted due to magic,

but you can still sense

phantoms of its former glory.

A person passing by just out of sight.

The sound of someone whispering.

These strange feelings

linger like a dream.

So this is

where the orcs set up their post.

[Laios]

Looks like they left here in a hurry too.

Their food storage is a complete mess.

[Marcille] What a horrible smell.

[Laios] Must have been ransacked

by nearby monsters.

[Marcille]

Looks like the flour and alcohol are okay.

[Senshi] Oh.

Let's make some bread.

If the orcs come back, they'll be mad.

[Senshi] Nah, we gave them vegetables,

so we should be squared away.

[door creaks]

[shocked gasp]

[tense music playing]

[Laios] Wargs.

Was this the Red Dragon?

Seems so.

Looks like they all got hit

by its fire breath attack.

Going by the smoke,

it must have just been here.

[Marcille] Hey, Laios?

I remember you saying

that dragons aren't really active,

that they mostly sleep a lot.

But going off what the orcs said

and seeing all this,

it's been moving around ever since,

and might even be wandering around nearby.

I think we could have won

against a sleeping dragon,

but can we really defeat it now?

What if we lose, or

what if she's already been digested?

-Hey, it's all right.

-[Marcille sobs]

Take a deep breath.

Let's just think it all through.

Well, whatever you decide,

don't forget you'll have to fight it

with just three people.

[Senshi] Just three?

[shouts]

Don't look at me like that!

I told you

that I'm not built for fighting!

My job was to help get all of you here,

and that's all!

-We know that.

-[Marcille sniffles]

We weren't blaming you.

I may have overreacted.

[Senshi] So, how are you defeating dragons

before now?

Well, it depended

on a bunch of different factors, but

[Laios] Falin would cast

protection spells against fire.

Namari, Shuro, and I

would slow its movement.

Marcille would weaken it

with expl*si*n magic.

And Shuro would deliver the final blow.

-I think that's how it would go at least.

-[Senshi] Hmm

But that's not gonna work

with the party we have now though.

We have to think of a plan

that'll work for the three of us.

[Laios]

Dragons are covered in super tough scales.

Making them resistant

to magic and weapons.

But under its neck,

there's an inverse scale

that serves as its weak spot.

If we strike there, we can win!

[Senshi] Under the neck?

And about how big would you say

this Red Dragon is exactly?

How to explain

Oh. See that there?

[Laios] It's about as tall

as that crumbled passageway.

[Chilchuck] I mean,

that literally looks like

the dragon bonked his head there.

[Laios] Oh, that makes sense.

[Senshi] It's quite huge.

It'll be no easy task

striking the scale from that height.

Yeah, you are not kidding.

[Laios] Hmm Let's try getting up there.

It's pretty high up.

What if we jumped

on the dragon's neck from here?

-You can't do that!

-What she said.

I can cast abjuration spells,

but they won't be as good as Falin's.

If you fall from this height,

you'll definitely hurt yourself,

and it'll all be over.

And that's not all.

What about its fire breath?

None of us can outrun that.

Oh, yeah. Namari also said

that Senshi's axe

won't stand a chance against it.

[Marcille] What about your weapon, Laios?

You'd have to keep it occupied

while I'm charging up

a strong expl*si*n spell,

one that will knock it unconscious.

And after that,

someone will have to fatally wound it.

Do you think

you and Senshi can pull all of that off?

Of course. I'm sure we can.

Okay. How?

Hmm Huh?

Instead of hitting the dragon,

what if we were

to blow up a structure instead?

[Laios] There are lots of houses

and bridges that extend between buildings.

We blow one up

when the dragon goes and walks under it,

and the rubble

should slow down its movement.

With all that rubble weighing it down,

the inverse scale

will be within striking distance.

[both exclaim]

[Laios] We won't be able to buy much time

when we're actually fighting it.

But we can lure it somewhere we want

while we're running away from it.

These paths are narrow for a Red Dragon.

It should also be tired

from being so active.

With the proper route,

we can tire it out even more.

I see.

Well, I can probably help with that then.

Really?

-Thank you, Chilchuck! I'm so happy!

-[grunting]

But I wonder

why the dragon's not sleeping though.

And why did it show up on floor five?

It seems to be wandering around

narrow areas that it doesn't like.

Maybe it's mating time?

Probably not.

Oh, hang on a sec.

Didn't Namari say Senshi's pan

is made out of a really cool metal?

[Chilchuck] What was it?

Something about

"blocking the dragon's fangs"

and "smashing through its bones", I think?

Oh! That's right!

She said that blacksmiths

dream about the stuff!

If that's true,

it must be able to block its fire breath!

[Marcille] Mm-hmm, mm-hmm.

Well, that's one of our problems

taken care of.

Sure that knife isn't also made

from something special?

[Marcille giggles]

We should've had Namari look at it, huh?

I'm starting to feel like we can do this.

Like they say,

"If there's a will, there's a way."

Right! Let's finish

planning out our attack.

[thrilling music playing]

[inaudible]

-[door opens, closes]

-Hmm?

[Senshi] Ah, you're back.

Senshi, why did you wander off?

We were wondering where you went.

I was making bread.

[Marcille] You know we're about

to fight a dragon, don't you?

[Senshi] Of course.

This will be quite the task,

don't you think?

A good meal is most important.

[Chilchuck and Marcille groan]

We've already lost once to this dragon

because of an empty stomach.

This time will be different, right?

Oh! There's wine!

[Senshi] I went and borrowed

a few things from the pantry.

[grunts, groaning]

Not until we beat the dragon.

-[Chilchuck screaming in pain]

-[Senshi] We don't have any eggs,

but we should still be able to make that.

[Senshi]

Shave down some bread with a grater,

season the Giant Frog meat

with salt and pepper.

Dip the meat in a water and flour mixture,

work in the breadcrumbs.

Then heat some olive oil, and fry.

[sizzling]

Boil down some red wine and seasonings

to make a sauce.

Hmm. It's ready!

CUTLETS TO CONQUER THE RED DRAGON

-Looks delicious!

-[inhales sharply]

Once I started smelling it,

I got really hungry.

[all] Let's dig in, everyone!

It's so crispy!

[exhales deeply]

[sniffles]

What's wrong, Marcille?

Knowing these monster meals

will come to an end soon

just got me a little emotional.

[Senshi]

Well, let's not get ahead of ourselves.

[soft grunt]

[Laios] Everyone, I want to say something.

I don't think I would've been able

to make it this far on my own.

-[soft music playing]

-[Laios] Senshi, thank you.

We were strangers

but you were still kind to us.

Your food not only filled our stomachs

but my heart as well.

Chilchuck, if you weren't with us,

we would've lost days

taking the long way down.

That helped us so much.

And Marcille,

I'm sorry

for putting you through everything.

When you said you'd come with us,

I was really happy.

Everyone, thank you so much.

[Marcille and Senshi

munching hurriedly, gulp]

[Marcille and Senshi] O-Of course!

You're so cringe!

Sorry.

-[plate clinking]

-Uh?

-[clinking continues]

-[Laios] Is that

-[loud thudding]

-[rumbling]

[dramatic music playing]

It's even bigger

than I remembered it being.

No kidding. Can we really defeat that?

Oh. Huh?

We'll be fine.

We all got this far, didn't we?

[Laios] Let's review the plan.

Marcille has her spot,

which we'll lure the dragon to.

Everyone ready?

As soon as our health is in good shape.

All right.

Let's go!

[dramatic music rises, fades]

[closing theme music playing]