Marcille naturally agreed to Frieren's request wholeheartedly.
As long as Falyn could be resurrected, let alone resurrection magic, she would even be willing to contribute the dark magic she had researched herself.
After all, for her, who had no playmates since childhood, Falyn was the most special friend in her life.
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The deep underground dungeon.
The first level of the dungeon was a pitch-black corridor where you couldn't see your hand in front of your face.
However, because it was the surface level, there was still a bit of sunlight filtering through cracks in the soil or rock layers, providing some light.
Although Frieren suggested using Light Spell or a flashlight to illuminate the area midway, Gabriel flatly refused, saying that using modern creations like flashlights would completely ruin the feeling of exploring another world.
Marcille also agreed with Gabriel's attitude, as if she had seen her past self.
After all, when she first entered the underground dungeon, she was also incredibly excited.
"The experience of being scared by a Slime, getting my whole head covered, and then choking to death, is truly nostalgic."
The golden-haired half-elf's nostalgic expression seemed genuine.
Then Laios also opened up.
At that time, he and his sister Falyn joined a gold-panning organization called "Gold Strippers," but they encountered a squad of Moving Armor in the underground dungeon.
He died after being impaled through the chest by a Moving Armor's sword, and it was his sister Falyn who resurrected him.
Later, they left the Gold Strippers organization and, over time, formed their own team.
Then Chilchuck also talked about his first death.
This made the expressions on the faces of Rosen, Fubuki, and the others very strange.
Even death could be reminisced about; the natives of this world were truly peculiar.
Was it because death could be reversed that the atmosphere of the entire team was so relaxed?
Marcille noticed their expressions and explained, "Actually, from your perspective, we must seem very strange, right? Even death can be spoken of so lightly."
"However, resurrection magic can only be used inside the dungeon; outside the dungeon, it's just the most basic body repair magic."
In reality, the resurrection magic in this world, strictly speaking, was not truly "resurrection."
Instead, it restored the physical body to a complete state, indistinguishable from a normal person, and then guided the soul of the deceased into the repaired body to restore its original appearance.
"If there's no soul, even in the dungeon, resurrection is impossible."
"If the body is completely digested, it's also very difficult to resurrect, so we have to get Falyn out before she's digested by the dragon!"
Of course, Rosen and others who had watched the anime understood this.
Just then.
A scream came from ahead, as two adventurers shrieked in terror and ran towards the dungeon exit.
Behind them, a dungeon monster was chasing.
"Great! Is it already time for me to show off my skills?"
In the previous world, Gabriel still hadn't acted against humans.
But here, attacking monsters carried no psychological burden at all.
Gabriel rolled up her sleeves, ready to go.
What came into view was a half-human-tall mushroom with slender legs, scientifically known as a Walking Mushroom.
Marcille watched the menacing monster approach, then raised her staff and tapped the mushroom's head, and the Walking Mushroom gave up.
"That's it?"
Gabriel was incredulous.
What shocked her even more was that such a weak monster had actually wiped out an entire party of adventurers just now?
It was absurd!
"Oh, oh, this Walking Mushroom is described as very tasty in the encyclopedia."
Laios immediately became interested.
"No way? You're really planning to eat a monster?"
Marcille's face was filled with shock.
She had thought Laios was joking before!
"Can this be eaten?"
Fubuki raised an eyebrow slightly.
"It looks like it can. Although it has horns, it's still just a mushroom."
Gabriel examined the dead Walking Mushroom.
"There shouldn't be any internal organs or anything inside, right?"
"No, the internal structure is no different from a normal mushroom; it can be used normally, just like a regular mushroom."
Laios said, looking at the almost worn-out encyclopedia.
"No, no! Absolutely not!"
Marcille had a physiological aversion to eating monsters.
"I still have some dry rations left; I'll just eat that."
"But… the Red Dragon is very deep in the dungeon, and the regular dry rations we brought won't last that long."
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Laios said.
"It's fine; actually, considering this situation, I already bought some snacks and main dishes beforehand and brought them."
Gabriel said.
"But I still want to taste what a monster tastes like."
"You want to eat it too?"
Laios's face broke into a happy smile, as if he had found a kindred spirit.
Just then, he heard the sound of a scorpion ahead, drew his sword, and went to deal with it.
The group continued deeper, then arrived at an adventurer's encampment.
Laios suggested having lunch first.
However, the few of them checked their watches and found that less than half an hour had passed.
But Gabriel was very curious and went to help collect firewood.
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Fubuki and Saeko Busujima were somewhat tempted, and Rosen also had some interest.
Meanwhile, Frieren was already chatting with Marcille, listening to her talk about magic spells and insights.
Gabriel's side was ready very quickly.
However, both of them were terrible cooks; after cutting the Walking Mushroom and removing the scorpion's stinger, they directly put them into water to stew.
But after boiling and tasting a bite, both of them immediately spat it out.
This made Fubuki and Saeko Busujima, who were about to try it, stop.
Good thing they didn't eat it directly.
Rosen found it very amusing.
Simply boiling these two things together without any seasoning, how could it possibly taste good?
Let alone monsters, even the most common ingredients, if simply boiled, few would be palatable.
However, with the plot progressing to this point, the master chef should be appearing soon.
"Wait! Boiling a scorpion directly? Your cooking skills are truly beyond words!"
Senshi, the dwarf wielding a battle axe, made his appearance.
And as he spoke, he took out a cleaver from his luggage and chopped off the head, legs, tail, and pincers of the boiled scorpion.
Then he removed the shell and internal organs, taking out the white, soft meat inside, which resembled shrimp.
"As for the Walking Mushroom, the head and the top three centimeters should be removed, but the legs are very tasty and have a special aroma."
Senshi, the dwarf, brought the cut mushrooms closer to Marcille.
She sniffed it hesitantly; it indeed had a fresh, plant-like aroma.
But does this smell count as foot odor? Oh.