01x21 - Tamago/Ôgonkyô

[bunniefuu]

[theme music playing]

DELICIOUS IN DUNGEON

We're finally back!

[yawns]

The air up here is so much better
than the dungeons'.

[Mickbell] Is this sunrise or sunset?

-[Maizuru] Do not touch the window!
-[both gasp]

The spell is still in effect here!

-Kabru.
-Hm?

I'm reporting to the Island Lord tomorrow.

I'd like you to join me as a witness.

Do you plan on telling him
about everything?

[Shuro] I don't think it's necessary
to mention Laios and his party.

Mostly I just don't want Falin
to m*rder anyone else.

That makes sense.

Why don't you use the rest of the day
to get some sleep?

[Mickbell] Whoa! See that, Kuro?

[Kuro] Big ship. It's huge.

-[gasps]
-[Mickbell] I wonder if the people on it

have lots of money!

-[hurried footsteps]
-[both] Hm?

[gasps]

[melancholy music playing]

[Kabru] This isn't good.

Toshiro, we need to see
the Island Lord right away.

Is that ship special?

It belongs to the Elves of the West.

[Kabru] That bird figurehead.

Must be the Canaries then.

[Kabru] They appear when dungeons reach
a certain level of danger.

When that happens,

their mission is to investigate
the dungeon and conquer it.

I've heard rumors that they've been
putting pressure on the Island Lord,

but it looks like they're switching
to coercion.

How is something like that allowed?

Isn't this a tall-men region?

To the elves and dwarves,
races with short lives are like infants.

And sadly, the Island Lord's
not very good at negotiating.

[Kabru] Let's hurry.

Hm?

[Namari] Hey!

If it isn't Shuro!

[Shuro] Hello, Namari.

[sighs] Where is Falin?

[sad groan]

Hmm.

Laios and the others
haven't given up yet, though.

Is that so?

-Are they still eating monsters?
-Yes, they are.

Excuse me,
but we're here to see the Island Lord.

Oh, you're out of luck then.

[Namari] Some important people
suddenly came to talk with him.

And they've been in there for hours now.

[gasps]

So we're too late.

We have to go inside.

Is that really wise?

[Kabru] If the elves take control
of the dungeon, it's over.

The town I'm from also prospered
from a dungeon.

[Kabru] One day,
monsters flooded the town,

the elves came, and many died.

Why was my family
part of the ones who were k*lled?

My mother was a single parent,
did everything she could to raise me.

She didn't deserve to die like that.

[Kabru] I've vowed to never let
that happen again.

The system in which a single race
holds all the power,

it isn't healthy for anyone.

[soft groan]

Forgive me, but...

I've come here to deliver a report
to the Island Lord.

[both groan]

Excuse me.

As you can see,
we're in the middle of something.

[Cithis] Come back later.

It's a report about the situation
in the dungeon.

[Kabru] Please hear me out.

-Seriously?
-It must be important.

[Kabru] Stand your ground.

Make it brief.

Not too long ago, during our exploration,

we encountered a human
who turned into a monster.

-What?
-[gasps]

Damn it. A Chimera.

[Cithis] It's progressing faster
than expected.

See? I told you all!

We didn't have time to twiddle our thumbs
and wait for an answer!

Let's give the order to make landfall!

We won't allow that!

[Cithis]
The elderly need not get worked up.

Country borders are so trivial
compared to the lives of people.

Just who do you think you are?
Treating me like I'm old and senile!

Tansu, please, I think we've said enough.

What?

You're a true Island Lord.

Understanding and wise.

[Lycion] Now,
if you would please stamp here.

[Mr. Tansu] Don't do it!
You can't give in!

Did we actually end up
making things worse here?

[Kabru] The truth is...

if I had enough strength
to conquer a dungeon,

there wouldn't be a problem.

But I don't.

So I started looking around
for adventurers

who were more skilled that I could assist.

However, most of the people I found
were self-serving and worthless.

By the time I accepted my fate
and tried to conquer the dungeon myself,

I heard rumors about the Touden siblings.

I have a feeling
that they were brought up pretty well.

They have good instincts,
but no real ambition.

[gold stripper]
They're honestly kinda weird.

[Kabru] The more I found out,
the stranger they seemed.

Despite not being that strong,

they reached the deeper floors
of the dungeon.

They would give money
to people with poor reputations.

And their origins
and the strange company they kept

were hard to follow.

Still, there's something about the brother

that made me feel he was deeply connected
to the destiny of this island.

-[Kabru] Hey.
-The question was...

-[Laios] I'm sorry. I'm in a rush.
-...would his role be good or bad.

[Kabru] May I sit next to you?

-To decide that...
-[Laios] Thanks for the meal.

-...I wanted to speak with him directly.
-[Kabru] You dropped something!

And once I did, I finally understood.

[magical chiming]

He only thinks about monsters.

Therefore, we can't trust him
to consider the future of the island.

But there's one thing I can say for sure.

At this moment, among the tall-men,

he's the one who's closest
to the heart of the dungeon.

This will more than likely be the first
and last chance we get.

So I can't let the elves get in his way.

I'll figure out what to do
about him after.

-Enough already.
-Huh?

You can do whatever you want.

-[happy gasp]
-[Mr. Tansu] My lord!

-I'll let them know to make landfall.
-[angry groan]

-[Kabru] Please wait!
-Hm?

It's too dangerous.

The types of monsters, architecture,
and environments,

all of it is in turmoil.

We're already aware of this.

It's a characteristic of dungeons
showing growth.

We have to stop it as soon as possible.

In human terms, a growth spurt.

This is when it requires
the most nutrients.

What's all this now?

[Kabru] About 15 years ago,

a dungeon destroyed my hometown.

It was a town called Utaya.

Fifteen years ago?

Then, wouldn't that mean...

No way! Are you the child
they say survived that incident?

I did hear that the vice-captain
or someone

had brought a young one home with them.

[Kabru] Yes.

They took care of me for several years.

Oh?

You were probably spoiled,
but became an adventurer?

It was my dream to join a squad,
but I couldn't as a tall-man.

I didn't wanna repeat that tragedy,
so I wanted a way to help.

[Cithis] How admirable.

[Fleki] Are you getting enough to eat?

You should go and visit
the vice-captain sometime.

[Mithrun] Anyway...

[gasps]

You mentioned "nutrients".

Tell me more.

Well, because of your efforts,

Utaya's dungeon was
quickly destroyed. However...

there were many casualties
among the soldiers and civilians.

It was due to the dead
turning into monsters

and eating the living.

Soldiers were ambushed
before they could do anything.

Rely on numbers,
and Utaya will repeat itself.

I suggest we seal the dungeon instead.

We can't do anything
that will end up feeding it.

I'm pretty sure it's not your intention
to cause damage to the dungeon

during combat anyway.

How many people are inside?

[Kabru] The majority of them
are on the first floor.

Let's evacuate them slowly.

All humans have some sort of connection.

And I know some people
who can definitely help out.

So just leave it to me!

[surprised gasp]

[Shuro] Kabru...

he still ate monsters
despite everything he went through?

[Mithrun] Begin preparations...

[shocked gasp]

-...for the investigation.
-Huh?

I suspect you're plotting something.

[Mithrun] If that's the case,
show me what you've got.

Should anything go wrong,
my troops will rush in.

[both groan]

Understood?

Yes.

[yawns]

[Izutsumi groans]

[Senshi] So are they like scrambled eggs?

Huh?

[Senshi] You said before
that people compare souls to eggs.

But if you're referring to souls
that are mixed together,

then what would that mean
in relation to how eggs are cooked?

For example, scrambled eggs,
a sunny-side-up egg,

and a poached egg
would all have different stories.

Listen, Senshi.

I didn't make that comparison
for you to take what I said

and try to make a joke out of it.

[Senshi] Who's making jokes?

I was actually impressed
by how interesting a comparison it was.

There's nothing else that behaves
in as many different ways as an egg does.

For example, eggs get firm when heated,

but the white and yolk solidify
at different temperatures.

Frothiness, moisture attention, viscosity.

And the most interesting one,
emulsification.

Even things that don't mix naturally
like oil and water,

mix beautifully
under the right conditions.

Just like this.

Well, that's...

Wait, souls are actually
nothing like eggs!

-[sighs]
-Laios, you mind handing me

that bread there?

-[grunts]
-[groans] Hm?

[Senshi] It's ready!

SOUL EGGS BENEDICT

So, how are we supposed to eat this?

[Senshi] Pick up the bread
with your knife and fork.

Then use the bread to scoop
the yolk and sauce as you eat.

[Laios] Delicious as usual.

-[Izutsumi groans]
-Hm?

If you don't mind,

could you stop looking around
at stuff that isn't really there?

Or is there something?

I don't think so.

[Izutsumi] I just thought
I felt some kind of presence.

Huh?

[terrified gasp]

Does that mean this isn't a hallucination?

Huh?

[creepy music playing]

Well, when I got mana sickness,

remember when I mentioned
I was seeing and hearing things?

That never went away.

Seriously? Why didn't you say something?

Because Chil would just yell at me
and tell me I'm sick in the head.

That's because you are.

[dejected sigh]

[Senshi] What are you hallucinating?

Hm? [groans]

Day in and day out,
something keeps trying to talk to me.

[Laios] At first,
I couldn't tell what it was saying.

But gradually, its voice and shape
started getting clearer.

It's pretty scary,
so I've been pretending not to see it.

Then you could actually
hear me speaking after all.

[groans]

[Marcille] So what did it say?

[Laios] Well, it's not too happy
that I was ignoring it.

I wonder if talking to it is okay.

[Marcille] Do you think it's evil?

[Laios] Uh, not sure.

-Possibly?
-[ghost 1 grunts]

Hello there.

[Laios] Can I help you with something?

-[indistinct chatter]
-Uh-huh.

[Laios] Hmm.

What's it saying now?

[Laios] It's mad at me because I thought
it was an evil ghost.

[both groan]

-Also...
-[all] Hm?

...it's asking if we've forgotten
that it saved us from the, uh, mage.

Huh?

[Marcille] Oh, wait, I remember!

Right. How can I forget that whole thing?

[Senshi] Please give it our thanks.

Hm. Mm-hm.

I guess it wants
to introduce us to someone.

[Laios] Thoughts?

It's not the god of death, is it?

Well, we don't have many options, so...

All right!

[Laios] We're ready to go
whenever you are!

[eerie music playing]

[scared gasping]

[all gasping]

-[all screaming]
-[groans, gasps]

[grunts]

[screaming]

[screeching]

[birds chirping]

[moans]

[both groan]

[soft groan]

Huh? [soft gasp]

-Huh?
-[wind gusting]

[shocked gasp]

[Marcille groans]

-[gasps]
-[retches]

Wait. What the heck?

Where are we?

-[villager 1] Hey!
-Huh?

Out of the road, please!

Is... that a Unicorn?

That clothing...

Did you guys come from the outside?

No, we came from the dungeon and...

[villager 1] I can't believe it!

Uh, come with me!

[tranquil music playing]

[Laios] I have never seen monsters
be this docile before.

It's 'cause they're ordered
not to hurt us,

-so we can coexist here.
-Oh.

That's not gonna be the case
for outsiders though.

[villager 1] So make sure you hold on
to the stuff I gave you.

-[Izutsumi groans]
-Hm?

Izutsumi, something wrong?

Teleportation sickness?

She's probably tired.

[Laios] Is that the Golden Castle?

[villager 1] Sure is.

And the ghosts that brought us
to this place,

are they actual residents too?

Pretty much.

Well, the person you're about to meet
has more info.

Maybe they'll know why you were chosen.

[villager 1] 'Cause we sure don't.

We were "chosen"?

[villager 1 sighs]
This is it.

Just sit tight, okay?

If you're looking for the master,
he went to the church.

[villager 1 panting]

-It's them.
-Huh?

[villager 2] Those guys?

[villager 1] Guess we came here
at a pretty bad time.

-[soft groan]
-Until the master comes back here,

why don't you try to relax in the village?

[villager 1] Seems like everyone
really wants

to show you their hospitality.

What should we take them around
to see first?

The village isn't that special so...

They're all residents
of the Golden Castle?

[Senshi] Yeah,
but I don't see any old folk.

Honestly, I'd like to see
where the monsters are being raised!

[both] Huh?

[Senshi] I wanna take a tour
of the fields we saw on the way over.

Huh? That's what you're interested in?

I mean, that's easy enough.

-[all] Hurray!
-[laughter]

[Marcille] I'll just wait for them
to get back.

Can't leave Izutsumi alone anyway.

I agree.

[Laios] Th...That's a Minotaur!

And it's female!

[awed gasp]

We milk this instead of cows.

Why are you raising monsters?

Oh.

Because normal livestock
was hard to get a hold of.

Whoa.

[awed gasp]

[Senshi] Wow.

What a beautiful field.

It's so well-tended too.

Is everything here used up
by the villagers?

We admittedly waste quite a lot of it.

But if we didn't have fields
to keep us busy,

we'd have nothing to do.

[villager 3] It's mostly in appearance,
but we try to mimic surface life.

Really?

[worried groan]

Izutsumi, are you okay?

[breathes softly]

[Marcille] At least
she doesn't seem sick, I guess.

[Marcille groans]

-Sorry. We don't mean to interrupt but...
-Huh?

-[quirky music playing]
-Hm.

Dresses?

Exactly!

They're dresses we made by hand.

We've got so bored
of modeling them ourselves,

we need the fresh face
of an outsider to do it.

Sure if you want me to.

[villagers squealing happily]

Which should we try?

It has to be the red one.

You'll have to forgive us.

Our dresses might seem a little
old-fashioned from your perspective.

I'm sure it's fine.

[ethereal music playing]

[all exclaim]

[Marcille] Somehow, this is different
than what I expected.

Guess this is what happens

when you've been isolated
for a thousand years.

[villager 4] Try this on next!

[Chilchuck gulping]

[loud exhale]

This is great!

I'm pretty picky about my alcohol,
but this isn't bad at all.

Happy to hear.

I've been serving it to my orc customers,

and this recent batch
is really popular among them.

Yeah, I bet.

Oh, what about wine? Do you make that?

Well, I do, but it's much newer
than making ale.

Been doing that 400 years now,
so making the switch has been tricky.

[Chilchuck] That long, huh?

Sounds pretty established.

What generation are you?

I started it when I was 600,
so first generation.

-[Chilchuck] Come again? Hm?
-[hurried footsteps]

Chilchuck. Guess what?

They let me milk a Minotaur!

-[Laios panting]
-[Chilchuck] Hey, good for you.

Keep that to yourself next time.

-[Senshi] This place is incredible!
-[both] Huh?

They completely succeeded
in cultivating monsters

and made it an art!

Do you see that?

[Senshi] It's the biggest Dryad garden
I've ever seen!

The Minotaur had four n*pples like a cow!

-[garbled chatter]
-I'm not feeling so good.

That was a once-in-a-lifetime experience.

You really missed out.

By the way, where did the other two go?

What's with the weird non sequitur?

-[Marcille] Uh, we're over here.
-[heels thudding]

[playful music playing]

[soft groan]

[Chilchuck] What in the hell are
you wearing? Playing dress up, huh?

D-Don't misunderstand!

I was asked to wear this, I swear.

Actually...

This was the tamest one I tried on.

NOT TAME

Marcille, you, uh...

Uh, yeah, Laios?

[Laios] You have any clue
why she's stuck to you like that?

Oh, that... that? Right, yeah!

I have no idea. That's so weird!

[sighs] It's like she's switched brains
with a child or something.

-[groans]
-[grunts]

Oh!

-No!
-Huh?

[Marcille] Lots of barriers
have been cast here

in many different layers.

And it seems like
it's affecting Izutsumi in some way.

It's because she's half-monster, right?

[Marcille] Yeah.

But I've never seen a barrier
make monsters not aggressive before.

[Marcille]
I really wish I could decipher this.

But I don't know most of these characters
and I don't have time to learn!

Why the hell do these things have to be
so hard to read and secretive?

Anyway, this really is an amazing place.

[Marcille] Under different circumstances,

I wouldn't mind staying here forever.

Same here.

[Chilchuck groans]

-[door creaks open]
-[both] Hm?

[villager 5]
My apologies for the long wait.

It isn't much,

but we've prepared a warm meal
for all of you.

This way, please.

-[door creaks open]
-Huh?

[man] Uh, welcome, everyone.

I've been wanting to meet you.

I'm Yaad. It's a pleasure.

You already know of Delgal, yes?

[Yaad] Well, he's my grandfather.

Delgal...

[Yaad] Please, feel free to take a seat.

You're wondering why I've called you here.

This will take some time to explain.

Let's eat first.

VEGETABLES IN SLIME ASPIC
BEEF RIB STEAK

BLADE FISH LOAF
POTATO AND RABBIT SOUP

Uh, is this meat?

Yes! As your party
had specifically requested,

we prepared Minotaur meat.

[both groan]

Does everyone in the village
routinely eat monsters too?

There are some who do,

although we don't really need
to consume food.

[both] Huh?

[Yaad] Our sense of taste
has completely dulled.

Aside from that,
we have no real appetite to speak of.

Such is the curse of immortality

that the mad mage cast
on the people of this village.

[Senshi] Hmm.

Do you know why the mage
would do something like that?

No.

When I grew old enough
to know what was happening,

the mage was already in a state

where communicating with him
was difficult.

But please, don't let
our problems stop you.

Go eat up to your heart's content.

We may not get hungry,

but simply being able to watch others eat
still brings us joy.

[Marcille and Chilchuck]
Well, now I definitely can't say

that I don't really wanna eat this.

Grandfather...

[Yaad] For as long as I can remember,

he always blamed himself
for being the one who made the mad mage

become obsessed with black magic.

So in order to look for help,
he headed to the surface.

Perhaps you know,
how did he fare up there?

Well, from what I've heard,

he was seen emerging
from the underground cemetery.

[Marcille] He claimed he was the king
of a ruined country,

and would give his entire kingdom
to the one who defeated the mad mage,

then turned to dust.

[Yaad] Is that so?

He's finally been released from his agony.

Knowing this brings me solace.

[Yaad] Many people have attempted
to escape the curse

by leaving the village.

However, none have succeeded.

And their physical bodies
are lost as a result.

[Yaad] Without a body,
you gradually lose yourself,

become an evil ghost,
and then are unable to return here.

I'm sure you've encountered
these ghosts before.

[Laios party] Yeah!

We attacked them with holy water

and then made a sorbet out of them!

So, anyway, you never told us
why we were called to this place.

The prophecy.

[Marcille] Prophecy?

Indeed.

[Yaad] "One shall arrive at the village
with winged sword in hand,

they will be the hero
who will defeat the mad mage

and set us all free."

[Chilchuck] Winged sword?

Does he mean Kensuke?

Well, there are wings on it, although...

Wait! This lion face
wasn't on here before!

[Laios] When did...

[happy gasp]

[Yaad] The Winged Lion
is our guardian deity.

He was imprisoned at the very bottom
of the dungeon by the mad mage.

However, the Lion still guides us
by telling us prophecies

by way of our dreams.

And those prophecies are why
my grandfather left for the surface.

-[Yaad] Sir Laios.
-Hm?

There's more to the prophecy.

"With the winged sword in their hand,
the hero will defeat the mad mage,

and thus rise as the country's new king."

[stifled laugh]

[Marcille] Wait! You can't be serious!

[Chilchuck] He just picked up that sword
by complete accident!

It was no accident.

The fact the sword is in this room with us
means it was something preordained.

[both groan]

-Now, Sir Laios...
-Hm?

[Yaad] Can you please
promise me something?

Promise me you'll defeat the mad mage

-and free everyone in this village.
-[horrified gasping]

Huh?

But I...

-[groans]
-[Laios] Uh...

[breathes softly]

Can you please let me think about it?

You've gotta turn him down.

[Chilchuck] Why bother
giving them hope like that?

'Cause I can't flat-out refuse.

Kensuke, when did you even get like this?

Huh, buddy?

[Laios] Maybe it was when you got eaten
by the Dungeon Cleaners.

I was actually so nervous during all that.

I couldn't really taste any of the food
they made for us.

-[groans]
-You've got some nerve, you know that?

-Specifically requested by the party, huh?
-[pained grunt]

It really didn't have
that much flavor to begin with.

[both] Huh?

[Senshi] He said they have no appetite,
so they don't need to eat anything.

I think it's safe to assume that's why
they're not very good at cooking.

I just realized something.

[Senshi] The people in this village...

They don't really need to tend fields
and use dishware,

so why bother keeping them around?

What was the point
in wasting all that energy

to continue maintaining them
for the last thousand years or so?

[Senshi] I reckon it's 'cause
they actually do need those things.

It helps them keep their sanity

and gives them a reason to live.

[both sigh]

-[Senshi] Laios.
-Huh?

[Senshi] When we were with the orc chief
on the third floor,

I still remember exactly
what you told him.

[Laios] Huh?

What did I say again?

[Senshi] Well...
[groans]

...make sure you take the night
to think about it.

[Laios sighs]

Do you mind if I sleep in here too?

Go sleep in the room they gave you.

But I don't wanna be alone in there!

[Marcille] And Izutsumi is being weird.

Come on, scoot over.

[Chilchuck] Just sleep on the floor!

[Laios] His hands were so cold.

[closing theme music playing]