Yandere! Dungeon Meshi x Mushroom Bard! Reader
Based off of this song by Celtic Women becasue I adore their voices <3
(Tw: yanderes, slowburn, probably ooc, obsessive behavior, possessive behavior, Laois being unhinged as usual, eating monsters, teratophilia mentioned and let me know if I missed any!)
(A/N) This will sorta be an introduction to what story I have in mind, I’m gonna try not to clog the tags becasue I don’t consider this to be OC work but let me know! Also yandere characters introduced later will be Thistle, Kabru, Falin, Shuro, and Namari!
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Your inventory:
Metal shaker, Mortar and Pestle, Satchel, 3lb bags of Tapioca flour x5 , whisk, (fork, spoon, and knife set), filet knife, magic staff, arrows, (strawberry, raspberry, apple, blackberry, sweet mushroom, and peach syrup bottles x10 each) Magic book, recipe book, money bag x3, notebook, tea bags x1,000, wood tea cups x10 + more to be added later
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The field you were laying in suddenly seemed a lot more full as some adventurers fell from the sky near the tree you were resting under. You were tuning your Lute as you saw the adventurers, curious as to how they got there you got up to approach them. “Laios!” You saw the blond elf scream, deciding now would be a good time to approach, you were about to engage in some conversation before a half-foot approached the panicking duo. “I’ve got some more bad news for you, two of our party members just decided to quit!” The half-foot said.
You stood there watching as the color drained from the elves face as the half-foot held up the resignation letters, saying something along the lines of “they were getting offers from other parties for a while now”, this party greatly intrigued you, they acted so silly that you had to figure out if they’d like a new member!
You had just recently left your previous party, the team leader, Kabru, constantly waxing poetic about “defeating the mad mage” was a little bit to much for your fun loving spirit, you couldn’t stand the fact that Kabru was always trying to be a people pleaser and figure out more about them, it just fucked with your beliefs and you didn’t like that, so you left their party. If you were being honest Kabru looked a little hurt by your resignation but you really couldn’t care less, you explained your reasonings for leaving and that was that, you loved them but being blunt would be best for them and you in the future should you run into them.
The memory of your previous party had you coming up to the new group.
“Oh my! You seem quite lost, you see, I was relaxing in this field and noticed you guys appear here. I must ask, are you alright?” You really didn’t like being so formal but you didn’t want to scare them off when they seemed so on edge from what they escaped from. The group seems to stiffen at your question, especially the blond tall man in knight armor. “I’m sorry, may we ask who you are?” The elf asked, you recognized her from the magic academy you attended, before you dropped out in pursuit of music and mixology. Marcille, she was the academy’s first genius and you honestly respected her so much. “It appears you don’t remember me! That’s fine, in case you cant tell I’m an elf as well and we actually used to be in the same magic class, I remember you hung out with Falin a lot and I wanted to talk to you but I didn’t want to be a bother when you were already friends with Falin” you sheepishly rub your head. “Ah I can’t believe I said all that but forgot to introduce myself! Hello you all! My name is (Name) and I am actually an elf with experience in being a bard and mixologist! So if you have any gripes with achohol let me know!” You smile and send them a wink, hoping to appear friendly. The half-foot seems to let his guard down, as the knight looks on in contemplation, and Marcille seems to have a look of recollection as she remembers you from her school days. “Ah I remember you now (Name)! I always wondered why you left when you were second in the class after me-“ Marcille seems to recollect.
You shrug “well if I’m being honest with myself Marcille, I lost interest in magic and got really invested into singing at taverns and mixing drinks there, I kind of thought of it like making potions that didn’t require mandrakes or hard to acquire ingredients” you laugh, blushing from your recollection of why you left, embarrassed she seems to notice. “It always seemed more natural for me to make delicious drinks than it was to cast spells”
Marcille nods at your confession, then she grabs the knight and the half-foot, “Alright (Name)! I know we haven’t talked in a while but Laios and Chilchuck here need to go to town to get stuff for our adventure back into the dungeon!” She proclaims about to walk away before you tell out, asking if you can join their party. They share hesitant looks saying that they won’t be able to pay you, you don’t care and ask to join anyways, because you like the way they present themselves. They invite you to join them on a supply run and you happily oblige!
As they go into town and Marcille points out restaurants they could eat at, you pointed out a place where you used to work and said that they give you free meals every now and then for being such an excellent bartender when the owner was sick. Marcille asks you if they would serve your new party there and you say yes, as they have been very kind to your previous party.
Once you and your newfound friends have eaten, Laios says that if Chilchuck and Marcille sold their gear he could go down into the dungeon on his own to save his sister, ‘ah so theses are the famous Touden siblings I’ve heard so much about, WAIT DOES THAT MEAN THAT FALIN IS MISSING?!?!’ You ask yourself before asking Laios. Laios nods sadly as he explains about how his sister got eaten and how they now are going to save her from the dragon, suddenly wanting to jouney with them to see the sweet Falin again, you exclaim “I will help rescue Falin along with you guys!” Pumping your fists into the air. You all say your skill sets to reassure Laios that he won’t be alone in the dungeon. After he is confident you guys will go with him to the dungeon, you all set off!
Meanwhile
Kabru is watching you team up with that interesting guy named Laios. But for some reason, he really fucking hates him right now, before Kabru just had some interest in uncovering Laios’ mask but now? He wants to figure out who the hell Laios thinks he is to steal you away from his team! He even has the document to prove that you haven’t officially left their party yet (it was worth it too get you to sigh that thing, telling you it was a revive order in case you got separated in the dungeon and ended up dying ((not that Kabru or his party would allow that to happen in the first place)
As you enter the dungeon Laios begins to speak “We are going to get all of our food from the dungeon!” Your eyes visibly widen after hearing that, having wanted to always try making a drink from the venom of a Basilisk or Cocktrice or maybe from the water of an Undine? You were so excited, you barely heard the rest of what Laios said, you just started following him and the others into the Dungeon.
Laios and Marcille started arguing about the possibilities of food poisoning when you saw a man walk by, checking if they saw you leaving you went up to talk to him. “Hi there! I saw you walk by and was wondering about that pot on your back?” He visibly bristles before walking away. You didn’t want the poor guy to get startled if you followed him, so you ended up leaving him alone as Marcille started throwing a fit, it was something about not wanting to eat a walking mushroom they came across. You decided now would be as good a time as ever to experiment with your cocktail mixtures, so you asked Laios about it as he held up the mushroom. Laios seemed to visibly brighten as you asked, listing the taste, how to cut them and also how they are commonly prepared, you started both passionately asking questions back and forth about how he could cook it and how you could mix it into a drink that’s worthy of being served at a restaurant. Chilchuck and Marcille seemed to roll their eyes at both yours and Laios odd enthusiasm towards eating monsters.
As Laios is trying to prepare the scorpion and walking mushroom, you see the guy from before approach, talking about how to prepare the scorpion, and also how to cut it. The whole process fascinates you, and you ask him questions about how you could turn it into a drink, the man responds that if you mashed up the scorpion meat along with the walking mushroom that you should be able to mix into some water that should add some nutrition and flavor to the drink. You nod excitedly as Laios watches you in curiosity, he wonders if you were as into monsters and how they tasted as he was, or if it was something that you didn’t really care for, no, with how your eyes lit up when the man talked about drying slimes and eating them you were definitely as invested as he was. The man definitely seemed happy that 2 people shared his interest in monsters, and the man wonders for a brief second if they know as much about monsters as he does. You ask the man if he can spare some of the dried slime he has, for a drink you want to try and make. The man happily lends you some as he adds the ingredients to his pot, as you go to the fountain to try and collect some water. As you are collecting some water you are interrupted when a man comes up to you. The man is a lowly adventurer from the looks of it, and he seems to be asking you if he could court you, you smile and explain to him that you are exploring the dungeon with your current party and that if he wishes to court you then he can find you at the Laughing Wolf Tavern when you leave the dungeon. Just as you and the man are about to converse more, Chilchuck comes up and tells you that the hotpot is done. You happily exclaim as you walk over to try it, and don’t see the dirty look that Chilchuck gives the pathetic Tallman, truth be told you remind Chilchuck a lot of his ex-wife, except you seem happier than she ever did, even when they were married. Now you are frantically preparing your drink as the man, Laios, and Marcille stare at your metal shaker. You had cut up the dried slime, then rolled it in some tapioca powder and boiled it for a while using a magic circle, then you took a bit of the mushroom and mashed it up in a mortar and pestle you carry with you. Then you add some sweet mushroom syrup as you stir the slime balls you made in the pot, as the slime balls are cooking you add some tea bags to the water and let it steep. Then you add the slime ball tapioca tea mix to the sweet mushroom syrup and mushroom mixture to make
Sweet Mushroom tea & Slime Tapioca!
Serving it in some wooden cups, you pass it to everyone to give it a sip along with the scorpion hotpot. The man seems to him in appreciation as he brings the drink to his lips-
“WAIT STOP!!!!” You hold out your hands and everyone turns to look at you “sorry I forgot to add the ice!” You say as small round ice chunks start floating in everybodies drinks with the help of you magic.
Marcille looks at your drink with hesitation befor taking a sip. “WOW THIS TASTES GOOD!” Marcille exclaims, soon after everybody takes a sip of the drink. Laios seems to be in awe at how the drink is sweet but has strong notes of tea and the chewiness of the slime pearls. “Wow, you made this using slime?” Laios asked as he chews on the slime pearls, “yep! It was my first time using slimes but I’m glad it ended up tasting so well!” You say smiling as you sip on your tea. You have a special bottle for the teas that you make, so you can sip on them for longer. You fail to notice how everyone blushes at your enthusiasm and innocence as you happily eat and sip on the tea you made.
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WIDHFJDISNDJDJDBDJ IVE BEEN TYPING FOR HOURS AND IM SO HAPPY!!!!!!! Yes I will be writing something for each half of the episode that has a dish and yes I will be trying to update it as frequently as possible, I was actually rewatching the first episode to have everything be as natural and accurate as possible.
Please reblog and like if you enjoyed! I really like writing for Dungeon Meshi but it can be disheartening at times when there’s little interaction for a fic I’ve world a while on. Make sure to drink water, eat non monster food and stay healthy!











