Senshi

Species: Dwarf

Age: 112

Born: October 2, 402

Birthplace: Eastern Continent, Izganda

Height: 140cm (4'7")

Weight: 71kg (155 lbs)

BMI: 36

Hair Color: Black

Eye Color: Black

Affiliations:

• Dwarf Miners (Former)

• Laios' Party (Current)

• Traveler

Occupation: Miner (Former), Warrior

Relatives: Unnamed parents (deceased)

Senshi is a short, stocky Dwarf with a strong build and large, round eyes.

He has long, thick black hair and a beard that goes down to his waist.

He always wears a helmet with decorative horns and a chin guard.

Even though he is small, Senshi looks very powerful.

He is usually seen carrying a big, shiny pot and cooking gear.

He does not wear shoes and is often seen in just a white loincloth under his clothes.

Senshi is stubborn and takes great pride in traditional ways and hard work.

He dislikes shortcuts, especially magic, and prefers old tools and skills.

Senshi cares deeply about the health and nutrition of young people in his group.

He believes adults must guide and teach the younger ones.

He can be bossy, thinking anyone smaller or younger-looking than him is a kid, which sometimes leads to awkward moments.

Senshi is very serious about food, health, and cooking, but can be sloppy in everything else.

He is detailed and generous when it comes to food, but very careless with things like weapon maintenance or cleaning himself.

Although stubborn, he is not narrow-minded and can accept others' ideas, sometimes even admitting when he is wrong.

After living alone for many years, he is a bit odd and lacks some common sense, often behaving in unexpected and funny ways.

Senshi was born in Izganda, a land far to the east.

He is 112 years old.

He was once the youngest in a Dwarven mining group that searched for legendary treasures.

At age 36 (about 15–16 years old in human years), he and his group were trapped in the dungeon by monsters called ‘four-legged eagles.’

His friends all died, trying to help him survive because they believed in supporting the young.

Senshi survived using skills he learned from his group, but experienced trauma and guilt over the tragic events.

After this, he couldn't return to his homeland and began living alone in the dungeon for over 70 years, studying monster cooking and self-sufficiency.

He met Laios's party when he went above ground to buy seasonings.

Senshi is a strong front-line fighter, often fighting side by side with Laios.

He can read ancient Dwarf script, helpful for reading old texts and solving dungeon mysteries.

He is very skilled at cooking monsters, turning almost any creature into a meal.

His knowledge of monster biology is detailed, letting him defeat monsters in creative ways using cooking tools.

He is creative in making tools, like turning a legendary shield into a cooking pot.

Senshi always carries rare and powerful kitchenware, like a Mithril knife that can cut through monster hides—though it is too short for very big monsters.

He prefers fighting and living in the old-fashioned way, hating modern magic unless absolutely needed.

Senshi joins Laios's group after seeing their amateur monster cooking.

He supports the party with food and nutrition, and cares for them like a guardian.

He gets along with everyone, though sometimes treats even adults as kids—especially Chilchuck.

After learning more about Chilchuck’s family, Senshi feels sorry for treating him like a child and tries to be better.

He tries to teach good manners to younger or less polite party members, like Izutsumi.

He is friendly with many creatures in the dungeon, calling orcs and even monster horses his trading partners and pets.

"You must feed them... you must feed the young."

—Delicious in Dungeon, Volume 5, Page 119

Meeting Laios’s Party and Joining

Senshi meets Laios and friends when he sees their clumsy attempts at monster cooking.

Impressed by their dream to eat monsters to survive, and because he wants to cook a Red Dragon, Senshi offers to join their party.

He quickly becomes the group’s main cook and a vital fighter in the dungeon.

Life in the Dungeon

Senshi has lived for over 10 years alone inside the dungeon.

He grows his own food with magical golems that he uses as moving gardens.

He exchanges vegetables with orcs and uses magic items in his own way, even if it's against the rules.

Every month, he goes out of the dungeon to buy important kitchen supplies, which is how he meets Laios.

Trauma from the Past

Seventy-six years ago, Senshi was the last survivor of a Dwarf mining team.

The group, tempted by treasure, were trapped in the dungeon depths and attacked by a monster.

Senshi’s friends protected him at all costs, even to the end.

When food ran out, Senshi suspected the last soup his leader gave him was made not from monster meat, but from one of his dead friends.

This tragedy left him scarred, unable to return home, and focused on living alone.

Redemption and Facing His Fears

With Laios and his friends, Senshi finally faces that trauma.

Laios helps him realize that the monster that attacked the Dwarves was not a Griffin, but a Hippogriff, and the meat in the soup was not from his friends.

This brings Senshi great relief and forms a strong bond with his new companions.

Unique Approach to Magic

Senshi dislikes magic, especially resurrections.

But he will accept magic if absolutely needed and can even use magical solutions creatively in the kitchen or battle.

His unusual way of thinking sometimes causes surprises for his party.

Teaching and Caring for the Young

Senshi feels a strong duty to care for and teach younger or weaker members, even when he mistakes adults for children.

He tries to teach table manners and good habits to those lacking them, and he keeps track of their progress in a diary.

• Senshi’s real name in Dwarven means “Seeker.”
• In the story, his name "Senshi" also sounds like "Warrior" in the common language, a borrowed word.
• He always carries a pot made from a rare metal called Adamant, which he once used as a shield.
• Senshi does not like to clean himself, and his hair and beard are full of monster oil and blood.
• He has cooked all kinds of monsters, even in emergencies, always making sure food is tasty and nutritious.
• When he walks through water, magical dirt on his body protects him from water spells.
• Senshi’s lock of hair and beard is so thick, it is said that it cannot fit inside his loincloth without being trimmed.
• In the anime, his “loincloth flashes” are played as comic relief.
• He keeps a small diary, full of memories, sketches, and notes about the people he meets and the foods he cooks.
• Senshi was moved when he realized he could save Falin Touden’s soul with good food, like separating an egg from bacon.

Equipment

• Helmet with horns: His leader’s helmet, now worn with pride.
• Axe: He carries a battered axe, usually poorly maintained, and borrows axes from orcs when needed.
• Adamant pot: Once a family treasure shield, now his trusty cooking pot.
• Mithril knife: Super sharp and rare, it can cut through tough monster skin.
• Frying pans and nets: For drying and cooking monsters on the go.

Monster Friends

• Golems: He uses enchanted golems as walking gardens in the dungeon for growing veggies.
• Orcs: He trades vegetables and knowledge with the orcs instead of fighting them.
• Kelpies: He once befriended a magical water horse, giving it the name of his lost pet horse.
• Hippogriff: The true monster in his past, its meat became his favorite meal after the truth was revealed.

Alternate Forms (due to magic mushroom spores)

• Elf Senshi: Slender, beautiful, and weak but elegant—could not carry his heavy pot.
• Halfling Senshi: Childlike, with his same big beard—looked funny and strange.

Diary

Senshi keeps a diary where he records events, people’s names, and training progress.

He writes about his feelings and even notes when he learns someone is not actually a child, like Chilchuck.

He is serious about teaching good manners and tracks each friend’s behavior in his notes.