MHA X Dunmeshi

Genre Adventure, Fantasy, Comedy, Culinary Fantasy Groups Laios’ Party: Marcille, Chilchuck, Laios, Senshi, Falin (deceased, pending revival by Marcille’s black magic), Izutsumi (also known as Asebi). Shuro’s Party: Shuro (Toshiro Nakamoto), Maizuru, Hien, Benichidori, Tade (also known as Inutade). The Canaries: A specialized elven dungeon investigation unit. Other Adventuring Factions: Various parties, such as Kabru’s group and Mr. Tansu’s party, exploring the dungeon. Factions The Orcs: Reviled as raiders by other races, orcs were slaughtered and displaced by tall-men and elves, forcing them into dungeons. Led by Chief Zon, who harbors animosity toward tall-men and elves for colonizing orc lands. Publicly, he advocates eliminating dungeon adventurers but privately acknowledges its unlikelihood. He deeply cares for Senshi. His sister, Leed, is brash, stubborn, and distrustful of elves, valuing loyalty and friendship highly despite her prejudices. Residents of the Golden Kingdom: Led by Yaad, who has pale, chin-length hair parted in the middle and pupil-less, downturned eyes, appearing extremely short. His father is Eidio, but Yaad has no memory of him. Quiet and dignified, Yaad strives to free his people from a curse that grants immortality. The Golden Kingdom views the Winged Lion as their guardian spirit, captured by Thistle, believing it balances Thistle’s powers through prophetic dreams. Overview The world spans multiple continents and a central island hosting the main story. Dungeon exploration drives the narrative, with adventuring parties seeking treasure, fame, and survival. The island’s most famous dungeon, created by the Lunatic Magician Thistle, seals the ancient Golden Kingdom and is influenced by the demonic Winged Lion. History The island was once home to multiple races, divided by wars between elves and dwarves. Centuries ago, a dungeon emerged at its center, attracting adventurers and scholars. Its ecosystem adapts to adventurers, generating new monsters and treasures. The dungeon is rumored to house a spell binding souls to bodies, granting immortality, tied to the Golden Kingdom’s curse. Continents and Regions Northern Continent: Frigid, sparsely populated, with two-thirds covered in perpetual snow. Home to tall-men and strong dwarven cultural influence. Settlements are isolated due to harsh climate. Eastern Archipelago: A collection of islands resembling ancient Japan, inhabited by short-lived races. Frequent civil wars and language barriers hinder communication. Long-lived races avoid interference. Southern Continent: Hosts the largest dwarven city, renowned for craftsmanship and underground fortresses. Western Continent: Scarred by ancient wars, filled with monsters and ruined dungeons. Habitable areas are occupied by short-lived races and demihumans. Northern Central Continent: The largest elven nation, ruled by the Queen of the Elves, a center of elven power and culture. Southern Central Continent: The second-largest elven nation, known for higher immigration. Eastern Continent: The largest gnome nation, recently seeing an influx of short-lived races. Dungeon Island Located off the coast of Kahka Brud, the island features a massive dungeon at its center. Key locations include: Governor’s Mansion, Main Street, Merini Village: Primary settlements supporting adventurers. Magic School: A prominent institution for mages, located east of the island. Utaya: A village destroyed 15 years ago when a dungeon collapse turned its dead into monsters. The Dungeon: A vast, ever-changing structure with regenerating gold deposits and shifting layouts. It contains remnants of past civilizations, magical anomalies, and dangerous creatures, influenced by Thistle and the Winged Lion. Dungeon Floors Floor 1: The uppermost floor, once Merini Village’s graveyard, now a bustling market with merchants, food stalls, and a demi-human slave market. Monsters: Walking Mushrooms, Huge Scorpions, Slimes. Floor 2: Filled with tall trees and towers linked by wooden bridges, theorized as the top of the Golden Kingdom’s castle. Monsters: Big Bat, Giant Rat, Forest Goblin, Living Armor, Man-eating Plants, Basilisk, Mandrake. Floor 3: The moldy entrance to the Golden Kingdom’s castle, filled with undead. Features lion-head water fountains and toilets maintained by Senshi (a humorous detail). Senshi’s base camp is here, alongside shady merchants. Monsters: Ghouls, Skeletons, Wraiths, Golems, Treasure Insects, Ghosts, Living Paintings, Mimics. Floor 4: A cave with the castle and a glowing underground lake leading to the castle town. Monsters: Bladefish, Mermaids (also Sirens), Slimes, Mermen, Kraken, Giant Parasites, Undine, Tentacles, Giant Frogs, Sea Serpents. Floor 5: The castle town exit, with magically rearranging streets and the orcs’ former home. An overgrown graveyard hosts Dryads. Monsters: Wargs, Red Dragon (ate Falin), Dryads, Mandrakes, Harpies. Floor 6: Dwarven mining tunnels turned cold and snowy, with monsters using mental attacks. Monsters: Shapeshifters, Ice Golems, Dire Wolves, Barometz, Hippogriff (becomes Griffin via Changelings), Changelings, Gargoyles. Deepest Part of the Dungeon: Dwarf City Ruins: A warm dwarven defensive site with pipes, machinery, and an ancient city hewn from a cliff, sprouting giant fungi. Monsters: Gargoyles, Changelings, Bicorns, Dullahan, Succubi. Lunatic Magician’s House: Thistle’s unattended two-story cottage with broken mirrors, Living Paintings, a disarrayed bedroom, and a disorganized library. The dining room holds the soulless bodies of the Golden Kingdom’s ex royal family, including Yaad. Monsters: Walking Mushrooms, Living Paintings, Phoenix, Dungeon Rabbits. Golden Kingdom: An agricultural village with immortal residents, protected by a magical barrier that pacifies monsters. Monsters: Spirits of the Golden Kingdom, Unicorns, Dire Wolves, Basilisks, Minotaurs, Dryads, Bladefish. The Canaries (Dungeon Investigation Unit) A specialized elven group monitoring dungeons at dangerous levels, mocked as “Canaries” for their suicidal missions. Most members are convicted criminals (primarily for forbidden magic) or noble-born tributes, with a 2:1 criminal-to-noble ratio. Criminals bear a notched ear. The unit is predominantly elven, with non-elves (e.g., beastmen like Lycion) rare. Dungeon Threat Levels Discovery: Newly found dungeon. Exploration & Trade: Adventurers and researchers bring prosperity to nearby towns. Deeper Exploration: Profits decline as adventurers delve deeper. Instability: The dungeon shifts unpredictably, spawning stronger monsters. The Canaries intervene here. Overflow: The dungeon becomes uncontrollable, spilling monsters onto the surface, causing destruction (e.g., Utaya’s collapse). Races Tall-Men: Human equivalents, lifespan 60 years, mature at 16. Elves: Long-lived (400 years), magically gifted, dominant. View short-lived races as weak, with ingrained racism. Slavery is legal; half-breeds and cross-race relationships are taboo. Mature at 80. Dwarves: Hardy, stout, lifespan 200 years, mature at 40. Prominent in Northern and Southern Continents. Gnomes: Small, intelligent, skilled in craftsmanship and arcane sciences, lifespan 240 years, mature at 40. Half-Foots: Small humanoids with keen hearing, often discriminated against, lifespan 50 years, mature at 15. Beastmen: Artificial creations from illegal magic fusing human and beast souls, originally soldiers. Include werecats (e.g., Izutsumi), werebears, werewolves, weretigers, wererats, weredeers. Orcs: Large, powerful humanoids, viewed as monsters, lifespan 55 years, mature at 16. Culturally distinct, face heavy prejudice. Kobolds: Canine humanoids covered in fur, struggle with Common, face discrimination. Ogres: Large humanoids with short horns, declining population, risk extinction. Languages Each race has its own language, with orcs and dwarves using rough, guttural tones. “Common” is the universal trade language, with varying fluency. The Eastern Archipelago’s linguistic diversity creates communication challenges. Human & Racism “Human” typically includes Tall-Men, elves, dwarves, gnomes, and half-foots. Eastern Tall-Men claim to be the only “true humans,” calling others “demihumans.” Elves, sometimes dwarfs and rarely gnomes, due to longevity and power, hold superior status, treating short-lived races as disposable. Beastmen, like Izutsumi, face slavery and stigma. Magic Magical energy is absorbed naturally and depletes with use, causing users to pass out when exhausted. It replenishes slowly via rest or faster through magical items (e.g., mandrakes, undines), with excess excreted. Exercises and drugs also help. Gnome Magic: Requests spirits’ aid, less precise but stronger. Elf Magic: Compels spirits, more precise but weaker. Gnomes and elves warred over magic superiority centuries ago, but spirits retaliated, killing both sides. Demons Interdimensional beings summoned by ancient elves and dwarves, the Demon is a singular entity with manifestations (e.g., Winged Lion) sharing memories but not personalities. Accessing the world via a gate opened for infinite energy, they were confined by dungeons to limit surface access, though loopholes exist. Demons feed on desires, growing stronger with complex ones, using dungeon lords (e.g., Thistle) to fulfill wishes. Made of mana, they lack conventional weaknesses and are defeated by reverting to mana or consuming their desires. Their wish-granting is distorted, trapping users. Dungeon Biology The dungeon’s magic creates functional, reproducible monsters forming ecosystems. Designed by the dungeon lord (Thistle), these creatures thrive, and people like Laios study them to understand real-world biology, viewing each discovery as a scientific achievement. Flora Changeling: Fairy rings of mushrooms that transform organisms into similar but different forms, leading to ostracization and new changeling circles. Walking Mushroom: Ambulatory fungi, mostly harmless but dangerous if unprepared. Some are poisonous. Barometz: A plant growing a sheep-like creature via an umbilical stalk, structurally distinct, tastes like crab. Man-eating Plant: Supersized carnivorous plants, some fruit-bearing, with varied flavors. Dryad: Ambulatory flower-like nymphs resembling humans from a distance, attack when approached. Mandrake: Plants that scream when uprooted, driving listeners insane or killing them. Insects Huge Scorpion: Giant red scorpions, some spit poison. Treasure Insect: Bugs mimicking treasures (coins, necklaces), paralyzing victims with venom. Mimic: Hermit crabs using objects (chests, crates) as shells, attacking when interacted with. Succubus: Insects taking forms of desires to immobilize and drink blood. Aquatic Monsters Kelpie: Aquatic horses tempting riders to drown and eat them. Bladefish: Small fish with blade-like fins, leaping to slice passersby. Merman: Fish-bodied humanoids with arms, forming tribes with tools and primitive language. Mermaid (Sirens): Beautiful women-like monsters singing to drown victims. Kobolds and half-foots are more susceptible due to keen hearing. Kraken: Colossal squids, biologically similar to regular squids but unnaturally large. Undine: Water spirit colonies forming floating orbs, tamed by mages in flasks. Sea Serpent: Monstrous aquatic snakes, varying in size. Land Monsters Basilisk: Chicken-bodied, snake-tailed, with venomous fangs and spurs, taller than tall-men. Big Bat: Large bats, agile and dangerous. Huge Frog: Poisonous giant frogs. Warg: Dog-like monsters with dark fur, symbiotically cohabiting with orcs. Cockatrice: Rooster-like with a snake tail, twice basilisk size, tri-colored wings. Shapeshifter: Canine beasts with multiple tails, mimicking or possessing others. Dire Wolf: Monstrous pack-hunting wolves. Unicorn: White horses with horns purifying water, negated by bicorn horns. Bicorn: Black horses with dual horns, neutralizing unicorn purification. Minotaur: Cow-headed humanoids, domesticated by Golden Kingdom survivors. Phoenix: Immortal fire birds, Thistle’s guards, killable if fully ingested. Slime: Amorphous, dangerous blobs. Dungeon Rabbit: Lethal hares with bone-spiked hind legs, decapitating with swift jumps. Humanoids Living Armor: Mollusk colonies mimicking armor, moving as a singular body (e.g., Laios’ sword Kensuke). Harpies: Bird-women mimicking voices, driving adventurers to insanity or suicide. Yamauba: Izutsumi’s shikigami curse from Maizuru, a knife-wielding mountain hag in a white kimono and demon mask. Might occasionally appear if the curse is not dealt with. Undead Ghosts: Souls bound to bodies in the dungeon, resurrectable if the body is intact. Deteriorated bodies trap souls as ghosts, defeatable by spells or holy water. High-level clerics dispel them easily. Constructs Golems: Animated constructs, often guarding dungeon areas. Living Paintings: Beautiful artworks that consume those who touch them after prolonged staring. Familiars Mage assistants created from existing monsters (complex), animals (time-intensive), or raw ingredients (resource-heavy but quick for simple, non-autonomous forms).

Plot: Class 1-A, a group of prodigious UA High students, find themselves mysteriously transported into the labyrinthine dungeon of Delicious in Dungeon, where they must rely on newfound allies to survive. After a bizarre quirk malfunction or portal mishap, the students of Class 1-A—heroes-in-training from My Hero Academia—are flung into a strange, monster-infested dungeon. Confused but determined, they cross paths with Marcille, Chilchuck, Laios, and Senshi, seasoned adventurers who navigate this world with culinary expertise. With no immediate way home, the students must adapt to this dangerous yet oddly delicious reality.