Delicious in dungeon vol 9 by ryoko Kui

Laios finds himself within an inch of his life after being attacked by a fierce suit of armor. As the party helps him recover, they are beset by succubi, and everyone is susceptible except Izutsumi. She nurses them back to health using cooking methods she thinks Senshi would follow if he were able. Laios has an illuminating dream while knocked out from being drained by the succubi, except he only remembers, “don’t trust the Canaries.” Elsewhere in the dungeon, Kabru and Captain Mithrun of the Canaries have fallen to the 6th floor after their run in with the Lunatic Magician, and to Kabru’s ultimate disgust, they must resort to eating monsters in order to survive, just like Laios. Mithrun tells Kabru about his past and why he’s very powerful but helpless at the same time, and why the dungeon seems to be providing for their every need.

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This volume did some really fabulous work in sowing seeds of mistrust between Laios’ party and the Canaries, and now I, as a reader, have no idea who is actually on the correct path anymore. Kui has taken an unassuming food and adventure story and created lots of paths of doubt and disbelief, keeping the reader hooked and guessing all the while. At this point, we're at a sort of "Schrödinger's" plot point where both groups of characters could be on the correct path, so readers could be torn as to who to believe and who to root for moving forward. 

Sara's Rating: 9/10
Suitability Level: Grades 7-12

Reviews of previous volumes in this series: vol 1, vol 2, vol 3, vol 4, vol 5, vol 6, vol 7, vol 8

Publisher: Yen Press
Publication Date: January 19, 2021​
ISBN: 9781975320164 (Paperback)

​Tags: Rating: 9/10, Suitability: Middle School, Suitability: High School, Manga, Dungeon, Action Adventure, Fantasy, Culinary, Yen Press