01x12 - Dungeon People

[bunniefuu]

[gentle music]

- [Clay] Oh, I'm so glad

Furin taught me how to cook.

To think it would

become this much more

of a proper meal just by

cutting off the inedible parts

and using the proper

amount of seasoning.

What an amazing technique.

[bread crunching]

Oh, bread is delicious

when you bake it too.

Now that I think of it,

what do the monsters

do for their meals?

- Ooh. Did you make all that?

Looks good.

- Yeah.

I've been cooking

a lot more lately.

The best way to learn technique

is through repetition.

There's a lot to be gained by

doing things again and again.

It's important for me

to improve my precision.

- [Rangard] That's a wonderful

attitude and all but still,

she had been getting by in life

without even knowing

how to use salt.

She's a real fool for exploring.

- Huh? Is something wrong?

- [Rangard] I was just thinking

about how hopeless you are.

- You're right. I still

have a long way to go.

- [Rangard] That's not

quite what I was thinking.

- [Clay] Oh yeah. There was

something I wanted to ask you.

- What's that?

- [Belle] What do

monsters do for food?

- [Clay] Yeah.

- I don't know much about

that myself. Take it away.

- Okay then.

Basically we just try to

meet their special requests,

but there's so much variation

that we can't handle things

in any one specific way.

- Right.

- [Belle] There are three main

ways monsters get their food.

Some will eat the

ingredients we provide as is.

Some will cook them up.

[pan sizzling]

And others choose to

hunt on their own.

[slap thunking]

- They hunt?

- Yes. Why don't I

just show you, okay?

We should just observe for

today.

[Opening Song]

- Although we do provide a

kitchen and the ingredients,

very few monsters

actually choose to cook.

The majority just choose to

eat the ingredients as is.

That's their wild nature.

- That makes sense.

For once that actually

sounds fitting

to what I know of monsters.

[door squeaking]

[tranquil music]

Oh.

This is

- [Belle] This is the

largest single block,

which makes it ideal

for our fields

and our hunting grounds.

- [Clay] Are we outside?

- No. We're underground.

It was made to artificially

resemble the outside.

[grass rustling]

- [Clay] Amazing.

- [Belle] From here you can

see the plains, the forest,

the fields, and the

lake just over there.

- I've heard that a lot of

dungeons will change terrain

from floor to floor to

add an extra challenge.

What if you make this place

into a floor in the dungeon?

- I suppose I could,

but how should I put it?

It just looks like an

ordinary outdoors area

so it doesn't feel

properly dungeon-like.

- [Clay] Dungeon-like?

[creature chewing]

- Ah, Clay, what

brings you here today?

- Don't mind us.

Sorry for interrupting.

- Hey, Clay! Let's at

least talk a little.

Ah, I see now. You're

here to observe.

[grass rustling]

In that case,

[whimsical music]

why not give this a try?

It's a fresh sprout so

it's tender and tasty.

- [Clay] Okay, thanks.

- [Belle] Hold on! Humans

shouldn't eat that.

- Oh yeah.

Guess our cuisines

differ, don't they?

But it's so delicious. [chews]

- [Belle] Don't do it.

You'll wreck your stomach.

[grass rustling]

[grass rustling]

[birds calling]

- [Clay] There are

ordinary animals here too.

- Well, of course there are.

That's the case with

any field, right?

These are hunting grounds.

- [Clay] I suppose that's true.

[tense music]

[creature slurping]

I see. Hunting grounds.

[Binky whooshing]

Can I try something?

- Yes, go ahead.

[Clay whooshing]

[Binky mewwing]

- The view here is

better than I expected.

[Binky screaming]

- But you went just

down there. Huh?

- Are you out hunting too,

Binky?

- Yes, I am.

But when you say too,

does that mean you're

also here to hunt mice?

- [Clay] No, I'm

just here to observe.

- Oh. Then do you

wanna watch me hunt?

- You don't mind?

- As long as you can keep up.

[mischievous music]

She caught me off guard before,

but the forest is my domain.

Nobody can keep up with me out

here

so she's in for quite an

experience.

- It's been a while since

I've trained in the forest.

How nostalgic.

[Binky screeching]

- I'm feeling off today.

So sorry, but I need to

call it quits for now.

- Oh, I see. Well, take care.

- [Belle] How was it?

- The forest is great. It's

hard to believe it's artificial.

[Belle laughing]

- I'm honored.

Well then, why don't we

check out the fields?

[happy music]

- Do you mind if I ask

you a question, Belle?

- No, of course not.

- Don't you think

you leave a little bit

too much up to the golems?

- We haven't always

had them do so much.

At the beginning, we thought

it would be more efficient

to assign them roles based

on one's specialties.

So the gnomes handled the

fields, the treants the forests

and the stone turtles

the rocks and minerals.

They worked quite efficiently

and yet they often got fixated

on fine details and that

required a lot more effort you

see.

- We need c*ck

excrement for fertilizer!

- I need more water

and uniform sunlight.

- We need to wait three more

years.

- [Clay] I see. A

craftsman's pride, eh?

- On top of that, they

clashed with other monsters,

which was a problem.

This caused a lot of unexpected

work for administration.

- [Gnome] Stop eating those!

- [Treant] Nutrients?

- [Clay] Yep, true

craftsman to the core.

- In the end, we came

to the same conclusion.

It would be much easier to

manage just teaching the golems

how to do it, even if it

resulted in lower efficiency.

- Using easy to manage golems

instead of difficult

to handle specialists.

Is that why the golems

handle most tasks

here in the dungeon?

It's not like she inherited

everything from her predecessor.

Belle had to keep on

experimenting on her own

so she could continue

managing the dungeon, huh?

- Huh. What is it?

- [Clay] Managing things

sure is tricky, isn't it?

- [Belle] Hmm.

[gentle music]

[waves splashing]

- [Clay] As far as I know,

there weren't supposed

to be any aquatic monsters

around.

- Yes, that's true, since

it would be rather difficult

to maintain a water environment

within the dungeon, I mean.

[waves crashing]

- My, how unusual to meet

in a place such as this.

- I'm sorry to

interrupt your meal.

- Oh, Mr. Reilmond

is actually using

this body of water to bathe.

- He's bathing?

- It's only right for a

gentleman

to maintain proper

hygiene, after all.

- Yes, of course.

[water splashing]

[brush rustling]

That's the floor guardian

from the eighth floor.

[water splashing]

It's surprisingly cute

looking at it now.

[water splashing]

Or maybe it's not that cute.

[Belle laughing]

[portal chiming]

- This is the kitchen. We

expanded it just recently.

- Why, was it too narrow?

[slide whistle sounding]

- Oh, who's there?

- [Clay] Oh, so it was too

small for Teruru to fit.

- If the two of you

are here together,

does that mean you're

here to talk about work?

- I'm observing various

areas related to food.

- [Teruru] Oh, I see.

- [Belle] Sorry for interrupting

while you're cooking.

- Oh, this?

[creature squealing]

I'm actually making up

some medicine today.

- [Clay] What kind?

- That was a belgog

grassroot, wasn't it?

- Oh, so you're familiar.

I found them in the hunting

forest.

It's a wonderful place for

gathering rare ingredients.

- Thank you for saying so.

So you can make medicine?

- As a matter of

fact, I was actually

a scholar back home, you see.

- Well, is that so?

If you're boiling bellglog root

and it's bubbling up like that,

then did you add some

palupet leaves too?

- [Teruru] Such insight.

I also used lolo water.

- [Belle] Then are you

gonna wring it out

and chop it up finally after?

- [Teruru] That's the first

I've heard of wringing it out.

And then you just pull

them apart before chopping?

- Sorry to interrupt while

you're getting excited,

but it's boiling over.

- [Teruru] Oh.

[steam whooshing]

- [Clay] Do you eat it?

- Yes, of course.

- Oh no.

Although it is a medicine.

- Just beware that it has

a uniquely bitter flavor to it.

- Mixture of ingredients. Huh?

- Huh?

- [Clay] I thought they

were on the same page,

but they totally weren't.

I certainly did learn a lot

today.

- I'm glad to hear it.

Oh, there's one more thing.

Why don't we head to the hunting

grounds once more? [laughs]

Actually, there's a place

there I really want you to see.

It's very special to me. [gasps]

[crystal chiming]

- What are you looking at?

- Well, unfortunately

it seems we'll have to

hold off on heading

there for a bit.

I'm afraid there is something

we need to attend to first.

[quirky music]

- [Announcer] "Dungeon People."

[calm music]

- [Clay] The crystal room.

What exactly is going on?

- As I explained in the

past, this crystal exists

to transfer out of your real

body

if anything were to happen to

you.

I thought we still had more

time.

However,

it seems that the time has

come for us to swap it out.

- To swap?

- Yes.

[whimsical music]

After all, it isn't something

that can be used forever.

When the time comes, it's

necessary to change it out.

I figured it was

about time for that.

- [Clay] Oh.

- [Belle] When it's

time to swap it out,

a notification appears

above everyone's heads.

Would you mind helping me

to swap the old crystal

with a new one?

- I can do whatever

you need of me.

That massive crystal has

continued to gather magical

power

from the earth here,

deep underground.

- What a wonderful magic gem.

I would love to utilize

it in the dungeon.

But with this size it

simply cannot be moved.

In that case, all I need

[transition whooshing]

to do is construct

a room around it!

- I figured that's what

happened.

- [Belle] Unfortunately, it's

just

a consumable good that I

produce.

- [Clay] Understood. What

do you need me to do?

- I need to use a hand

to transfer control.

So it would be a big

help if you could

support the crystal in the

meantime.

- [Clay] Right.

- When I tried to

support it with one hand,

I would use too much

strength without thinking,

which would cause it to shatter.

[crystal shattering]

[Belle screaming]

- [Clay] She can crush

it with one hand?

Which one should I hold?

- [Belle] The floating one.

Just for a bit until I'm

done with the process.

[crystal chiming]

- [Clay] Right.

[light music]

- Control, full save

mode. Move to target.

[crystal chiming]

Begin.

[crystal whooshing]

Okay, let's swap them

out now. Can you hold it?

- Yeah.

- It's very heavy, so

please be careful. Okay?

Control initialize.

Cancel installation.

[crystal chiming]

- It's so pretty.

[Clay groaning]

Wow, it really is heavy.

- We're all done here. Thank

you so much for your help.

If it's too heavy, I can take

over.

- [Clay] No, I'm fine. This

will serve as training.

- [Belle] That seems a

bit rough on you, though.

- At any rate where did you

want me to move this crystal to?

- Well, let's see.

It needs to be moved

to the origin point.

- Got it. Just show me the way.

[calm music]

[portal whooshing]

[Clay groaning]

[seal whooshing]

We just went past a seal.

And there's still more?

[seal whooshing]

And more?

That sure is some security.

- Yes.

It's a closely guarded

secret, after all.

[seal whooshing]

Also, I wanted to

limit damages elsewhere

in case anything were

to happen to it.

- Is that thing dangerous?

- Very dangerous.

Ms. Clay, do you know anything

about the dungeon cores?

- [Clay] Huh?

[dramatic music]

Dungeon cores.

They're called the hearts

and brains of the dungeons.

They shift terrain, prepare

traps, manufacture monsters,

and bring forth the

dungeon into existence.

I've heard tell that

if you destroy it,

the dungeon will be wiped out.

So that's what that thing is?

- Not exactly.

Unfortunately, we couldn't get

it

to work how we wanted it to.

It's a failed attempt at

producing

an imitation dungeon core.

- [Clay] A failed imitation?

- [Belle] My predecessor made

it to serve as a dungeon core,

but was unable to imbue

it with any functions

besides gathering and

circulating magical power.

- He tried to make a dungeon

core?

Is that really something

you can create?

No, there's no way. It's the

very source of a dungeon.

And yet he made this.

More importantly, my apologies,

but I'd like to put this down.

- Ah, yes. Sorry, go ahead.

You can put it down over here.

- [Clay] Is this spot good?

- [Belle] Yes, that's perfect.

[Clay groaning]

[crystal thunking]

- So what happens now?

- [Belle] I'd like to try

to reuse it if we can.

- [Clay] Right.

- Your job here is done

now, but would you like

to stay and watch me work?

I think you'll find

it quite fascinating.

Yes, I'd like that. Thanks.

[Belle giggling]

- Created object, object to

protect,

object which connects flow

to the source and become.

- [Clay] This is my

first time hearing this.

It's like singing, like a chant.

[Belle chanting]

[intense music]

[magic chiming]

I can't believe it. Such

incredibly dense, magical power.

He created a dungeon using

supernatural phenomenon.

I already thought the old master

was an unbelievable presence,

but to think it went this far?

The administrator and the one

who inherited that position.

[Belle chanting]

[crystal shattering]

[Clay gasping]

What just happened?

- I shattered it.

When you replenish the magical

power

in an ordinary sized magical

stone,

the stone sometimes shatters.

It seems it's the same, even

with one that's this big.

Maybe the magical

power absorption rate

matters more than the surface

area.

Is it an issue of saturation?

- I don't really understand,

but I'm sorry. That's a shame.

- It's okay.

This was the first time I got

one

to make it that far

without breaking it.

That alone is a step forwards.

- Oh, really?

Well, I guess it served as

training then for me too.

- All right. I think

we'll still make it!

Come on, let's hurry!

- Where to?

- [Belle] My special place!

[tranquil music]

You can only see this from right

here and only at this time.

- [Clay] It's beautiful.

[majestic music]

- How should I

put it? Let's see.

It has always been this way.

Anyway, things have changed.

I will no longer

allow such things

to occur here in my dungeon.

- [Clay] Why did Belle end

up inheriting this dungeon?

[wind blowing]

How does she feel, carrying

on managing the place?

As things stand now,

I can't even hazard

a guess. And yet

[stomach rumbling]

[Belle laughing]

- Why don't we head

back and eat dinner now?

- Yes. Sounds good.

[Ending Song]

- [Clay] And yet I made the

conscious decision to work here.

- In that case, I'd like

for you to call me Belle.

- Belle.

- Yes.

- [Rangard] What the little lady

was really lacking wasn't

personnel.

It was allies she could talk

to who would stand by her side.

As she kept watching groups

of friendly adventurers

challenge the dungeon

together, she grew lonely.

- [Belle] Yes, actually.

I learned that you don't

have any friends, Ms. Clay.

Which means you and I can be

each other's first friends

or even be best friends!

- [Clay] And I'll stay here too.

- [Belle] I'm glad we

gotta see it together.

- [Clay] Me too.

- Ms. Clay?

- Huh?

- I'm glad that we became

friends.

Thank you so much for working

here.

I'm looking forward to

working by your side.

- Same.

[Belle laughing]

- [Belle] For dinner tonight,

why don't we cook

up some dragon meat?

It's been a while since we had

it.

- [Clay] I was thinking we

could give this a try too.

What do you think?

- [Belle] Huh?

Ms. Clay, that grass, is that

- [Clay] It is. It's the grass

that Pekkomo was enjoying

eating so much.

[Belle gasping]

- [Belle] Let's not for tonight.