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While Senshi prepared the omelettes I was very impressed by how sharp his knife is! It looked like it sliced through those mandrakes with no problem!

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Senshi made us some yummy looking mandrake and basilisk omelets! You could ALMOST forget these are ingredients from monsters... if you ignore the red yellow color of the eggs... they were super good though! Turns out the way Marcille picked the mandrake made it mellower in taste! Great find Marcille, haha!

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We later found out that Marcille had snuck off to try and harvest a mandrake like described in her book... instead of using a dog to pull it out, she tried to use a big bat... setting up a rope in front of the nest and attacking them... The idea was pretty good if you ask me, however... we got startled by a mandrake scream and a loud noise, quickly checking for the origin where we found Marcille...

To summarize... it seems Marcille felt a little left behind. But we had a good talk, I think we all grew a little closer today!

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Senshi wanted us to get some veggies in and suggested we collect some Mandrakes! I never tried those before. Marcille instantly chimed in, insisted we harvest them like described in her journals, but Senshi said we can simply cut their heads off before we harvest them... I... that's so smart actually... Marcille didn't like that idea though... She must've wandered off while we were harvesting.

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As we made our way further down Marcille was having a hard time keeping up... I was a little worried about her...

Laios suggested we take a break after Marcille fell. That looked like it hurt. Marcille insisted we keep going and I was about to speak up when Chilchuck did... he was right... but he could've said it a little nicer...

We ended up taking a little break as we discussed our next route. Chilchuck suggested we take a secret route, but Senshi mentioned we wouldn't find any monsters to eat then, so we advanced normally.

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As we continued further into the dungeon I talked to Laios a bit more about basilisks. We agreed their chicks must look adorable, which led to Marcille scolding both of us for even thinking about hatching an egg... how did she know...

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The other party got hit pretty bad... some of their members were killed and one wounded badly and even poisoned by the basilisk! Luckily Senshi had some antidote... which... took some convincing to cook before we could feed it to him.... it was so good...

We gave them some advice on traversing the dungeon and... eating healthy (Senshi is a good egg) and went on our way... delving deeper... into the dungeon.

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We spent a while looking for Basilisks eggs, and eventually found the creature attacking another party!

Laios was actually rather impressive, drawing it's attention, which lead to Senshi and him slaying it.

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The next morning Marcille woke up from a nightmare. And we noticed a nearby party roasting some meat. for breakfast we had some leftover from yesterday's meal, man eating plant fruits and such. As Marcille stated she was jealous of the other party having meat, Senshi explained that it's because our bodies are craving fat. And that we need a more balanced diet. So today we decided to look for.. that…

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While Marcille and Laios were "arguing" over monsters being delicious and not so bad after all (lies) I quite enjoyed today's meal.

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After discussing the ethnics about eating fruits from man-eating plants Marcille tried to to go the quick route by using magic, but when Senshi stopped her she got caught by one, swiftly being rescued by Laios after... who made a weird comment about how it felt to be entangled by their vines...

They had another nice meal together and settled for the night...

... after hanging up the corpse they found earlier.

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Unlike the first underground floor, the village graveyard. Abnormal sights become common once you delve down the dungeon.

After discussing what to eat and where to take shelter tonight they gathered some fruit from man-eating plants they encountered. discussing the ethics of eating plants that would eat people, but the others could convince Marcille that it's unlikely they actually devoured them as a lot of adventurers make a living by recovering and reviving corpses.

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After they took care of the slime situation they invited Lisa to join them for the scorpion hot pot, so she did. It was a little weird at first, but scorpions are basically an animal, right? ... okay, yes the walking-mushroom and slime where monsters, but they were surprisingly tasty!

After a short introduction, Laios explained why his party is returning to the dungeon. Senshi asks to join them, and since Lisa just finished her last job (and got ditched by her previous party) she asked if she could help out as well.

And so, the five of them delved deeper into the dungeon.

The chapter 1 end was the very first page I inserted, actually! And I really liked it... so I decided I need more x3

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After Laios' party decided to return to the dungeon and survive on food with things they find there they run into Senshi, who notices them trying to cook a scorpion, he doesn't approve of their recipe and decides to help. While Marcille is still against all this they run into a little problem when Lisa enters the scene!

This is the first encounter! and I'm really happy with how these turned out :D

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Say hello to Lisa, the new addition to the party!

Thank you @frenchtoastee for creating a blank character sheet and thank you @whatifyands for finding and organizing all the fonts!!! Making this was a lot of fun. (Sadly the fonts weren’t editable for me but I tried my best to recreate it :D)

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They were five - A Delicious in Dungeon AU

The Delicious in Dungeon manga, known as Dungeon Meshi, is created by Ryōko Kui. It’s set in a fantasy world where adventurers explore dungeons for treasures, including the fabled Golden Kingdom. The story begins with six adventurers trying to defeat a dragon, but they fail and lose their leader’s sister, Falin, to the dragon’s belly. Three members—Laios, Chilchuck, and Marcille—decide to rescue her. To fund their mission, they come up with a plan to cook and eat dungeon monsters, inspired by old Dungeons & Dragons games. As they explore, they meet Senshi, a dwarf with monster-cooking skills and Lisa, a tall-man with seasoned sword fighting skills. They face challenges in the dungeon, crafting meals from their discoveries, and the story adds humour as they react to these unusual dishes.

This AU is called “They were five” because it starts with five members instead of four. Here Lisa Lederer joins the party along with Senshi.

This Tumblr consists of summaries of the manga and edited pages as visuals. There will also be original pieces in the future.

All of this is meant for entertainment! (Mainly for me :9)

Thank you Ryōko Kui for creating these characters and the delicious world they reside in!

Lisa Lederer

Manga inserts:

Chapter 1: First encounter - Delicious in Dungeon

Chapter 2: part 1 - part 2 - bonus art

Chapter 3: part 1 - part 2 - part 3 - bonus art

I am calling them manga inserts, since I don’t redraw the entire pages. But I am still drawing bits and pieces by hand trying to keep the style of the manga. Original works will most likely be more in my art style.

Interactions are welcome! (If you have a delicious in dungeon OC that wants to say hi to Lisa LMK!)

Thank you!