(L) Dungeon Meshi (Dungeon Meal)

[Anh_Minh]

... They're going to eat the real Marcille, aren't they?

[ellifeedn]

With Marcille, wouldn't performing magic prove who's the real one?

[James Rye]

I think shapeshifters are kind of able to use magic too, like it is part of their nature to change accordingly to the thoughts of the people around them. If they were just changing after looking I'd say it is their body but if they can copy clothes and metal and weapons and all that why should they not be able to copy magic?

[Anh_Minh]

Originally Posted by James Rye

I think shapeshifters are kind of able to use magic too, like it is part of their nature to change accordingly to the thoughts of the people around them. If they were just changing after looking I'd say it is their body but if they can copy clothes and metal and weapons and all that why should they not be able to copy magic?

Because they're based on the thoughts of people other than the ones they copy. Here, Marcille's copies are based on the thoughts of people who don't know magic, so the copies don't either. Except maybe Laius', who might be able to manage the simplest spells, because Marcille's been trying to dual class him.

[marvelB]

Man, I meant to catch the new chapter earlier, but I was busy at the time. Anyway, this sure is an amusing situation the party got themselves caught in. Still, despite having to depend on Laius' powers of observation, I don't think it's gonna be that bad, actually. If anything, asking the shapeshifters to cook a meal may be the best way to identify who's a fake. After all, Senshi is the expert in cooking monsters, so I'd think that any of the other members who turn out to be a little too good in serving up tasty dungeon creatures are practically guaranteed to be fakes, if you ask me....

[Sackett]

For the new chapter with shapeshifters:

They eliminated all the fake Laius:
Chilchak-Laius = Giant Liaus
Marcille-Liaus = "I must consume"
Senshi-Laius = Dazed Liaus

They eliminated two fake Marcille:
Chilchak-Marcille = Nice hair, but fake spell book (the time reversal spell is a callback to chapter 31 when Chilchak told Marcille not to reverse time).
Senshi-Marcille = Witch Marcille

That leaves the Laius-Marcille, which makes sense because Laius was learning magic from Marcille, so he'd know her spellbook. We're left with:
Rare Hairstyle Marcille
Let her hair down Marcille

Either Laius didn't pay attention to her hair and so gave her a generic hair down style, or he actually remembered the rare hairstyle and Marcille did let her hair down because the blizzard was cold. I'm actually having a hard time calling this one correctly.

They eliminated two fake Chilchaks:
Laius-Chilchak = Scarf wearing Chilchak
Marcille?-Chilchak = improper lockpicks Chilchak

I'm not certain, but I think Chilchak the bad lockpicks came from Marcille. Marcille has known Chilchak longer, but Senshi studied a bit with Chilchak. And both Laius and Senshi used Chichak's lockpicks to eat the Mimic with. It looked like Marcille did not.

Not sure how to differentiate the remaining Chilchaks (the single shot of them after removing the other two isn't a good angle for comparisons). However, I'm betting the shorter, more childlike Chichak is the fake Senshi-Chilchak.

They eliminated two fake Senshis:
Laius-Senshi = Lacked holes in his helmet
Marcille?-Senshi = wrong spatula shape

I guessing it was Marcille who got the shape of Senshi's spatula wrong, since she has paid the least attention to the cooking.

It's obvious that the more chiseled nose Senshi is the fake. Must be Chilchak's Senshi. Not sure how it will be differentiated in story though.

[Sackett]

Well, Dungeon Meshi is back, and Laius did mange to figure out the correct people. In a very Laius way.

Too bad the monster decided that it wasn't going to go quietly. Fortunately, Laius was able to do this amazing dog impression...

[James Rye]

Do you remember that Marcille had a flashback in ch.17 where Farlyn told her that her brother can make an amazing imitation of a dog? Never expected THAT to play such a crucial role now in ch.40! XDDD

[marvelB]

Boy, this was a great chapter. Loved seeing Laius' methods of distinguishing between the fakes. Plus, that dog impression scene was badass. Fun fact: The impression thing was actually foreshadowed in an earlier chapter (chapter 17, to be exact. Farlyn tells Marcille about her brother's impressions in a brief flashback). Kinda wish Marcille wasn't the one to finish off that fox(?), though.... I was sorta hoping that it would be Kensuke's time to redeem himself, heh.

Anyway, the ninja cat girl returns! It's just too bad we have to wait two months before we have any confirmation of her joining the main party.....

[MrTerrorist]

Ok, that was smart for Laius to figure out the real ones and the fakes.
He would make a great leader if he wasn't that obsessed with food.
And finally, the Ninja Cat girl is here!

[Tenzen12]

Isn't he great leader because he is obsessed with food? Look how far he got with minimal equipment and supplies...

[James Rye]

New chapter is out!

Spoiler for Spoilers for those who have yet to read it:

Asebi forces Marcille to disspell the curse put on her neck which kills her if the original caster doesn't touch it in intervalls, but most of all she wants her curse of having a cat monster soul merged with her to be undone which is why she deserted Sureau's group and tried to get Marcille do that for by her threatening her life.
Senshi sees she is hungry and cooks for her but she got terrible table manners and is a picky eater, throwing away the mushrooms Senshi had put into the food. Senshi goes in rage, looks really cool, and teaches Asebi some manners which causes her to move which activates the spell Marcille was trying to undo.
Senshi and Laius fought the demon that came forth and won, Asebi was treated normally after the whole deal and pretty much recruited into the team. They told her they know no way of undoing the soul merging spell, putting down Asebi's mood. Laius is however happy they met her because she is the proof that there might be a way to give his sister her sanity back at least. Asebi tells the group her real name which is Izutsumi and the chapter ends leaving us to wait again for the next update~

All in all a nice chapter, made for the whole introduction of the Cat girl Ninja joining the team.^^

[MrTerrorist]

Yes! Cat Ninja Girl joins the party!

[Marcus H.]

Senshi never knew what he chopped that day.

[marvelB]

Bit late to the party, but hell yes! Ninja cat girl is official! I wonder if the author plans to recreate that one-shot chapter in light of this development....


BTW, Senshi was awesome this chapter, too. It just goes to show that one must NEVER disrespect food in front of him, no matter what nasty creature that food was made from!

[marvelB]

And a bump for the new chapter!

Marcille suffers from a terrible nightmare, and Laius visits her dream to rescue her.... and of course, everyone goes ahead to eat the nightmares after the two wake up! Also, looks like we have confirmation that the mad sorcerer is a male, after all....

[Tenzen12]

I don't understand how it work. Why did Laius waited to cook Nightmares after saving Marcille? Wouldn't cooking them right away solve whole issue in much safer manner?

[marvelB]

Originally Posted by Tenzen12

I don't understand how it work. Why did Laius waited to cook Nightmares after saving Marcille? Wouldn't cooking them right away solve whole issue in much safer manner?

Well, it wasn't until after he and Marcille woke up that they discovered the nightmares' hiding place. That, and it probably wouldn't have been wise to deal with the nightmares while Marcille was in the middle of her dream.... Laius said waking someone in the middle of a nightmare risks getting the dreamer's mind damaged. The same might apply if they tried to force the creatures away from the dreamer. In the end, I think diving into her dream was the best course of action to take.

Still, what's particularly worrying is that Laius said the monsters of the 6th floor specialize in mind-rapery. Who knows what sort of hell those creatures will put our party through next....?

[Marcus H.]

I'm more worried about the creatures that will have to face the party, actually.

[AnimeFangirl]

I marathoned it all and caught up just now. What a great manga. Some of the meals don't look so tasty but others make me drool. Especially the roast red dragon. Now to join the painful wait for more releases.