01x20 - Aisu gôremu/Baromettsu

[bunniefuu]

[theme music playing]

DELICIOUS IN DUNGEON

[Marcille groans]
Is this even the right way?

[Chilchuck] It definitely is.

[Marcille] Are you sure?

[Izutsumi grumbles]

Slowpoke, pick up the pace!

[Laios] Tell that to the others.

[Senshi] Hey now, don't push!

-[Marcille] What? What are you...
-[all grunting]

-[all yelp]
-[Senshi and Laios grunting]

[grunts, gasps]

I remember this hall.

This is where we fought the Red Dragon!

[Senshi grunts]
I see.

So you came all the way out here
on your last expedition?

Yeah.

This was thought to be the deepest part
of the dungeon for a while.

[Marcille] But recently,
someone found a door around here

that seems to lead farther in.

There were patterns engraved on it,
so it was thought to open with magic.

[Marcille] The Island Lord asked us
to come copy the patterns for him,

but then...

Hmm?

[Senshi] You ran into the Red Dragon
and eventually had to retreat.

[Chilchuck] All right,
let's test our luck.

I think we were around there last time.

[Laios blows air]

-[Chilchuck] Hey! Found our stuff!
-[both] Huh?

-[Laios] It's been ransacked.
-[Marcille] Oh, no.

[both grunting]

Heck yeah!

[Marcille] I found my sleeping bag!

-Thank God. My underwear survived!
-[Marcille giggles, sighs]

[Chilchuck]
You checked for that stuff first

instead of money, huh?

It seems like
all the food we had was taken,

but everything else is here.

Safe to assume monsters did this.

This is great.

Now I'll be all warm when I fall a...

-Hmm?
-[sneezes]

-[Marcille sneezing]
-[Senshi] That's bad.

Let's find a place
where we can rest for a bit.

Gives me time to sort my things.

[Laios] I wonder if the snow makes
the Cleaners slow down at all.

[Marcille] Something nibbled on my soap.

Hey, you.

Remove whatever you just put
in your pocket.

[clinks]

-[Chilchuck] Hey, Marcille, catch.
-Hmm? [groans]

You're not really well-trained
for a beast-man.

I'm starting to realize
why they probably put that collar on you.

You're one of those half-foots,
I'm assuming?

I'd only just heard of them
since there aren't any in the East.

I'd never seen one till coming here.

The name of your race is pretty strange.

I heard it came from your kind
getting one of their legs chopped off

due to committing too much thievery.

[angry grunting]

[Marcille] Uh, come on, you two,
there's no need for that.

-[Senshi] Marcille! Come here!
-Huh?

[Marcille grunting]

[Marcille] Hmm?

Oh, you found fish!

[Senshi] Is there a way for us to cut out
this uncovered part right here?

Hmm... I could maybe do it
with a magic circle...

That's right. Do you wanna give it a try?

[Marcille]
I can teach you how to draw one if you do.

How's your mana sickness been lately?

I haven't been staggering as much.

[Laios] The hallucinations
have gotten a lot worse though.

[Senshi] I caught this fish a lot
on the fourth floor.

There you go.

[Senshi] Is the water flowing in
from the upper floors freezing

once it gets down here?

Seems a lot of stuff got washed up
in this place.

And that completes the circle.

How are you feeling?

A bit tired, honestly.

Well, let me activate it then.
All you've gotta do is...

imagine water filling these symbols and...

-[rumbles]
-[grunts]

-[Laios grunts]
-[gasps]

-What's this?
-[whimpers]

The floor is moving.
[groans]

[Senshi yells]

A... A monster?

That thing is an Ice Golem.

Hmm...

[Senshi] I see.

[roars]

[both groan]

[crackling]

Above you! Look out!

[gasps]

[groans]

Laios!

[tense music playing]

[Izutsumi grunts]

[Izutsumi grunts]

Hmm?

[Izutsumi] Hey, uh,
how do I k*ll this big snowman?

[Chilchuck] It's a Golem,
so you're gonna have to destroy its core!

Core?

Where would that even...

Hmm...

Well, where is it?

[Chilchuck] Give me a sec!

[Chilchuck] Is that it? No, that's a fish.

Yeah, there's too much crap in it.

-[Chilchuck] Hey!
-[gasps]

Try to distract the enemy to buy me time!

I still need to find the core!

Huh?

[Izutsumi] That b*stard.

How do I know he's not lying?
This better not be a trick or something.

[grunts]

[Izutsumi] The snow...

[groans]

[Izutsumi groans]

[suspenseful music playing]

[Chilchuck] Why'd it stop moving?

[gasps]

[grunts]

Look, can you hurry?

How long do I have to keep this up?

[Chilchuck] You're good.
That was long enough!

[clinks]

Yes. Nailed this!

[thuds]

Idiot! Do you think this is a game?

[Chilchuck] You're the idiot.
Check out where the arrow hit it!

By the way,
while I am able to use ranged weapons,

I can't exactly do that much damage
with any of 'em.

So you better not
go counting on me to fight!

-The rest is up to you!
-Huh?

[Izutsumi] Fine.

As long as I know how to k*ll it.

[crackling]

Hmph.

-[Marcille exclaims in awe]
-[Chilchuck grunting]

It looks like I'm the only one
in the group who's agile enough

to take on an enemy that big.

Can't believe how slow you guys are...

[inhales sharply]

[Izutsumi sneezes]

[shivered breathing]

[all quivering]

Are all of you doing okay?

It'll start to warm up soon.

That magic circle will get hot,

so please be careful
not to burn yourselves.

Take off all your wet clothes
so we can dry them.

That means you too.

Here. I'll hold this up to cover you.

[Marcille]
Do you need help with yours, Laios?

[Laios whines]

[Marcille]
Could one of you guys help him out?

[Izutsumi sighs]

You really don't have to do that,
you know.

No, it's not that big of a deal.

[playful music playing]

Not like anyone's gonna get excited
over a beast getting naked.

-[both grunt]
-What the hell are you doing?

Well, it would be bad if you felt colder.

At least tell me the number of n*pples,
or where the tail connects to the sp...

It's finally gotten warmer in here.

[Senshi] I'll start fixing up
a hot meal for everyone.

But first, I need to thaw this.

Might as well melt it
with the magic circle.

-[fizzes]
-Huh?

Must have been too close.

Wow, but this is actually nice.

It's like a sauna.

We haven't been able
to take a bath for a while,

so let's sweat it out a little bit.

[exciting music playing]

[Senshi grunts]

Wait. That comes off?

Why is it only me?

[Senshi] Gut the fish, and then make
a broth from the head and bones.

I feel like
we're gonna smell like fish after this.

[Senshi] Finely slice
a couple of mushrooms and Nightmares.

Lightly boil the Shapeshifter meat
and remove any scum that forms.

Beat some Harpy eggs,

and then add that mixture to the broth
along with all the other ingredients.

[annoyed groan]

Pour all that into cups.

Place the cups into the pan
with Ice Golem fragments

and put over a fire.

-Look, I made this from her fur.
-[Izutsumi grumbles]

Bored much?

[Senshi] Lastly, place some
Mandrake leaves over the top and...

-it's ready...
-Ah...

-[Senshi] Hey!
-[groans]

Don't just start eating on your own.

You've gotta wait
until everyone gathers at the table.

Why should I wait?

I defeated that thing all by myself!

I think I deserve to eat
before the rest of you!

[Senshi] A meal's something you only start
when everyone's together.

Chilchuck, Laios is outside.

-Mind calling him back in?
-Sure thing.

-[teeth chattering]
-Ah, this feels great.

[Chilchuck] Is this guy for real?

ICE GOLEM SAVORY EGG CUSTARD

AND COOKED FISH
TAKEN FROM THE ICE GOLEM

Now that everyone's gathered,
I think it's that time.

So let's eat!

[all] Let's dig in.

It's pudding.

Oops. Sorry, Marcille.

-[Marcille] Delicious!
-Uh?

[Izutsumi] What a waste of time.

-[Chilchuck] Hey, Izutsumi.
-[gasps]

What is it?

[Chilchuck] This is for you.

I sewed up
one of the bags that got ripped.

You should use it.

And, uh...

I'm sorry I called you a beast before.

I have a notoriously foul mouth.

You know,
traveling with a group of strangers

can be uncomfortable.

But once you get used to it,
you'll see the advantages.

You can rely on them
to handle things for you.

[soft groan]

[Laios' party]
Thank you for the good meal.

[cup clinks]

[Izutsumi] Thanks.

Come on, are you done yet?

-[Marcille] Almost. Just a second.
-[annoyed grunt]

This goes here and...

done!

Ta-da!

[annoyed groan]

They're Namari's clothes,
but they're perfect, right?

[Izutsumi] It's hard to move.

It did take a while
to take them in though.

Yeah, now I'm cold again.

Look, I'm sorry.

Let's start heading out now.

[Senshi] Hold on.

[high-pitched scream]

-Great.
-[delighted gasp]

[Senshi] I boiled the Mandrakes
in some sweet sauce.

Figured it'd be a good thing
to snack on while we walked.

-[Marcille] Uh...
-[Laios exclaims happily]

Ah...

-[Izutsumi] Hey.
-Uh?

Here.

But this belongs to you.

Don't want it.

Why?

[Laios] It's really good.

I said I don't want the thing.

-Oh, come on, just try a little bite.
-[annoyed grunt]

-[Laios] Here.
-Cut it out!

How horrible!

We've been walking for two seconds
and there's already blood drawn?

[Marcille] Hey, just leave her be.
She'll eat when she gets hungry.

[sighs]

So why don't you wanna eat it?

It's a monster.

Everyone says that

but how is it different
than eating an animal?

If you eat monsters,
you'll get a weird disease,

and then transform into one.

So no, thank you!

Things would be so much easier

if that was something
that actually happened.

Monsters are believed to be unclean.

And it's obviously not entirely logical,

but that's the reason most people,
including me, find it gross.

[Marcille] You just get this feeling
that you'll absorb something bad.

New diseases spring up from creatures

coming in contact with humans
all the time.

So it's not fair to question why someone
doesn't feel like eating monsters.

Mmm!

[Marcille] This is really tasty!

By the way,
when you had to eat food you didn't like,

how did you go about
handling that exactly?

What did I do?

[groans]

[Tade munching happily]

Ah...

-[Izutsumi] Here, Tade, you can have this.
-Huh?

[happy gasp]

Thanks, Izu... I mean, Asebi!

That never happened.

There's no way.

[Laios] Come on, you two. Let's go!

[wind howling]

[wind howling, gusting]

This storm probably won't die down
anytime soon.

Then let's set up camp around this area.

I'm getting hungry.

-[snoring]
-[Marcille] But Senshi fell asleep.

[Laios]
Hmm, we can prep a meal in the meantime.

What ingredients do we have left?

There's Nightmares and a Mandrake,
eggs and some mushrooms...

whatever this is.

-Got any fish?
-Nope.

We're all out of that.

Rice then?

We're actually pretty low on rice as well.

[Izutsumi] Don't you have
anything better than this gross stuff?

This is everything.

[Izutsumi] Liar! You're hiding it from me!

You can't be a picky eater
when you're inside a dungeon.

So you should get used to trying things.

No! I only eat the things I wanna eat!

Please just listen.

Eating monsters
isn't going to turn you into one.

[Laios] Do people who eat pigs and sheep
turn into either of those animals?

If someone who was blind ate an eyeball,
would they regain their sight?

Sheep only eat plants,
but they stay sheep, don't they?

Food and nutrition are more complex
than you might think they are.

That's why
people are still conducting research.

[shouts angrily]
I'm sick of all your lies!

How in the hell do you explain that then?

Explain what?

-A tree actually grew a sheep.
-[groans]

That's a Barometz.

But to think it would actually show up
at a time like this...

So, first of all,
that kind of plant is always...

Shut it! I'm sick of all your yammering!

[Izutsumi] Whatever, man.
I'm gonna go catch that sheep.

What's a Barometz?

A monster?

That's what it's classified as,
but it's harmless.

However, what's not harmless
is they attract carnivores.

[pants]
Careful, Izutsumi.

[Izutsumi] I don't need your warnings.
[sniffs]

[Laios] We shouldn't linger.

-Let's harvest it and then...
-Quiet.

Huh?

[ominous music playing]

Crap. A dire wolf pack!

[all growling]

[Izutsumi] Hmph.

Huh? I need a staff!

[gasps, sighs in relief]
Huh?

[Marcille] Hey! Hold it!

Where are you going?

I'm not a fan of dogs.

They're annoying and they smell bad.

Uh, that's your reasoning
for coming in here all on your own?

Hmm? I'm relying on them.

Depending on your party members
to pick up your slack

-is your idea of teamwork, isn't it?
-Uh...

No! That's...
That's not what that means at all!

[Izutsumi] What do you mean?

You didn't fight when we were dealing
with that Ice Golem earlier.

[Marcille] I-It's true
I relied on you guys back then,

but it wasn't
'cause I didn't wanna help out.

Uh, hey... why don't we go back?

No, thanks.
[sniffs]

[Izutsumi] I smell fire on the wind.

If we follow it,
we'll get back to where we came from.

Hey. Wait up!

[Izutsumi] The path to the right
smells like the campfire,

but it looks rough, so left it is.

Do you know where you're going?
Is this the right direction?

[Izutsumi]
I take whatever path I like the best.

You should learn to do that too.

Why bother doing things
you don't wanna do?

You eat monsters,

even though
you don't really wanna eat them.

-It doesn't make any sense.
-[gasps]

Well, I mean...

-[distant wolves barking]
-[gasps]

I think the wolves are coming after us.

Should we try to fight them?

I'm typically able to use expl*sive magic,

but I don't have my staff right now.

It's too cramped in here anyway.

So I could stun them
with a really bright light maybe.

[Izutsumi] Let's just lose 'em.

[distant wolves snarling, barking]

What?

[distant expl*si*n]

-[distant rocks clattering]
-Hmm?

[wind gusting]

-[loud thud]
-[Tade] Owie!

[thuds]

[Tade groaning]

[Tade whimpering]

Hey, get back here, Asebi!

Fess up. You made Tade
shovel snow for you, didn't you?

Nope.

Don't lie to me!

She fell off the training hall roof
'cause of that.

Unlike you, Tade is incredibly clumsy,

so don't shove jobs you don't like on her.

[Hien]
Show some gratitude for us taking you in.

Bleh.

-[Izutsumi] Hey, Tade.
-Huh?

Why'd you do
something I never asked you for?

You're such an idiot.

But Tade just...

[Izutsumi] What was it
that Tade said to me back then?

Ah, it doesn't matter.

[Izutsumi grunting]

[snarls]

[groans, gasps]

[Izutsumi] I messed up.

The blast changed the wind's direction,
so I missed this one.

[groans]

-[snarls]
-[grunts]

[scared gasp]

Clo... Close your... eyes.

Close your eyes. Do it!

[shouts]
Now!

[barks]

[grunts]

[low grunt]

[Marcille] I... I can't...

[Izutsumi groaning]

-[Izutsumi grunting]
-[growls]

[wolf whimpers]

[groans]
Izutsumi!

[Marcille gasps]
Are you alive?

-[shrieks in pain]
-[gasps]

Your... Your arm is broken.

Can you move?
Let's go and find the others.

-Listen.
-Huh?

You wanted to know why I eat monsters,
didn't you?

I've been thinking about it

and I have multiple goals
that I want to accomplish.

Like rescuing my best friend
and learning everything I can about magic.

So, while working to achieve all my goals,

I sometimes run into things
that I don't like.

Something bothersome, or tiring,

or having to eat
something I really don't want to.

None of those things
are bad on their own, but...

if I continue avoiding them,

I keep getting further and further away
from my path, right?

Exactly like we're doing in this cave.

I'm curious.
Why did you decide to come along with us?

Are you stupid?

Because you told me
I needed to find that mad whatever guy

to even have a chance to break this curse!

Now follow me!

Exactly.

And that means we probably won't be able
to take the easy path there.

[light music playing]

[Laios] Hmm?

Izutsumi! Marcille!

You're both okay!

You guys are okay too, right?

Not really,
but at least we're all in one piece.

[Chilchuck]
We have Laios's intimidation skills

to thank for that.

[Laios]
Uh, it helps that most of the wolves

-went after you, Marcille.
-[Laios barking]

Are you hurt?

I think her arm is broken.

Would you be able to help me out

while I'm casting
a healing spell on it, Laios?

[Izutsumi groans softly]

-[bones snap]
-[Izutsumi screams in pain]

You did great, Izutsumi.

The healing spell
hurt more than breaking it.

I was planning on harvesting the Barometz,

but all the ripe ones
were taken by the dire wolves.

This was the only one left for grabs,
but it's not ready yet.

[Senshi] Let's see if we can cook it.

[Senshi] Hmm...

[Marcille gasps, whimpers]

There's a little sheep
inside the vegetable.

I can't!

For a completely different ethical reason,
I refuse!

[disgusted groan]

[Senshi] First, cut up the Barometz's ribs
into whatever portions you want.

-[sizzling]
-Season them and put them on the fire.

After both sides of each
have been nicely browned,

add wine over top, cover the pan,
and then braise them.

Next, boil the remainder of the fruit,
peel off the skin,

and cut it into chunks.

Add some garlic
and simmer all of it together.

With the sauce finished, you take that,
pour it over the meat and...

it's ready.

BAROMETZ BALUT [OR BAROMETZ CHOPS]

-[Senshi] This helping's yours, cat girl.
-[disgusted groan]

Go on, take it.

What's all the weird-looking stuff?

It's the skin of the Barometz fruit
and a handful of sprouts.

[sniffs]

You could've just fried the meat
and been done with it.

[groans]

[shocked gasp]

The Barometz,

it may resemble an everyday sheep,

-but it tastes more like crab!
-[Marcille] That doesn't make it better.

[Izutsumi] This is so good.

I didn't know
something this delicious could exist.

Wait. That reminds me...

[Izutsumi] Tade, why'd you do
something that I never asked you for?

You're such an idiot.

Tade just wants

to be as accommodating as she can
to everyone.

[groans]

Because this place is amazing!

Three meals a day, a bath to keep clean,
and a cozy futon!

I definitely cannot get myself
kicked out of here!

I will do even the smallest chore
to show I'm useful!

[sighs]

[Tade] Hey, Asebi.

Don't get discouraged
just 'cause of some minor inconveniences.

Oh, and if I do good,
Lady Maizuru will get me treats sometimes.

So that's what you're really after, huh?

[Izutsumi] I guess this is what she meant.

Sometimes you get tasty things
out of doing what you don't wanna.

Hmm?

[Senshi] Good job.
I'm proud of you, Izutsumi!

-You did so well today.
-Aw, way to go, bud.

-[overlapping chatter]
-Cut it out, b*stards!

What do you think you're doing?

[Izutsumi shouts angrily]
Don't touch me!

I only ate it
because I had no other choice.

You'll never see me eat
gross veggies or monsters again!

[Senshi]
You won't know if they're gross or not

till you try 'em though.

-By the way, Marcille...
-[gasps]

...you've barely touched your food.

[Izutsumi] After all the lecturing
you gave me earlier,

-don't you even try to get out of eating!
-[whimpering]

[shrieks]

[narrator] Marcille deeply regretted

being the one to close off
her own escape route.

Ah, dungeon food.

Delicious in dungeon.

[closing theme music playing]