Wof
Aliases: Yatoigo (hired-child of Torquetum) · The Elixir-scented boy
- Role
- Protagonist / Reincarnator (tensei-sha)
- Age
- 13
- Relics
- Danger Discernment, Wheel of Fortune, Vanish, and a fourth secret Relic
- Affiliation
- Junkyard scavenger; hired-child of Torquetum
Description
Wof is the protagonist and viewpoint character of "That's My Dungeon My Life." He is a thirteen-year-old boy with blue hair and silver eyes living in the water-rich frontier city of Hydrangea, a settlement built from monster-repelling stone that survives despite being surrounded by dungeons. Wof is a reincarnator (tensei-sha) who retains fragmented memories of a past life, most likely as a doctor, though he insists those memories give him no world-changing knowledge. He scrapes a living scavenging the dungeon's "Junkyard" (Gomi-ba), the first-floor refuse pile where the gear of dead explorers mysteriously accumulates, hunting for anything sellable while saving toward the 42,000-oro fee to register as an explorer.
What makes Wof extraordinary is that he was born with four Relics, the innate powers that substitute for magic in this world. He openly uses two of them to earn his living: 'Danger Discernment' (Kiki Hanbetsu), which color-codes safe, dangerous, and lethal points around him, and 'Wheel of Fortune' (Fortune no Wa), which highlights rare treasures. His third Relic, 'Vanish,' produces a transparent sphere in his dominant palm that can erase anything it touches, selectively sparing whatever he chooses. His fourth Relic is a fearsome, closely guarded secret, never named in the text (rendered only as a censored blank) and tied to his purple eyes; he loathes using it, but with it he can instantly annihilate even high-tier monsters. He hides his true power because, as he believes, 'rarity robs one of freedom.'
Wof's arc begins when he unearths an Elixir, a legendary cure-all so valuable it could start a war, from deep in the Junkyard. Rather than sell it, an earthquake flings him beside the dying members of Torquetum, a beautiful all-female Class III explorer party, and he pours the entire Elixir into them to save their lives, then slays an attacking Nue-like monster with his forbidden fourth Relic and secretly returns everyone to the surface. To stay near them without revealing that he is their savior, he takes work as their 'hired-child' (yatoigo), an apprentice-servant. This drives the series' central irony: the party desperately searches for their mysterious rescuer while he serves them under their noses.
Personality-wise, Wof is cautious, humble, and deeply pragmatic. He treats his Relics as mere tools rather than badges of superiority, and he openly despises the world's Relic-supremacists who look down on the powerless. He wants no part of heroism, glory, or ascent to greatness; his stated dream is simply to live an ordinary, happy life, which is the meaning behind the title's 'My Dungeon, My Life.' Kind enough to spend a legendary panacea on strangers yet wary enough to treat rival scavenger children as enemies, he embodies a survivor who quietly wields immense hidden power while longing only for normalcy.
Timeline
Relationships
- Lupinusmaster
Elf leader and tank of Torquetum, whom Wof secretly saved with the Elixir and then serves as a hired-child.
- Pakiramaster
Genius Relic-user of Torquetum and a former hired-child herself; one of the three Wof rescued and now works under.
- Rivmaster
The otherworldly SF-styled swordswoman of Torquetum; her strange senses first detect the Elixir scent on Wof, hinting he is their rescuer.
- Arifaally
Fawn-race owner of the antique/recycle shop who buys Wof's Junkyard finds and mentors him on appraising treasures.
- Gauroally
Veteran dungeon gatekeeper who greets Wof daily and looks out for his safety.
- Agaroally
The Class II 'Destruction Sword' wielder of Relic Metsu who befriends Wof by the river.
- Vanishitem
Wof's third Relic, which erases anything its transparent sphere touches while sparing chosen objects and himself.
- Elixiritem
The legendary panacea Wof unearths in the Junkyard and uses entirely to save the dying Torquetum party.
- Hydrangealocation
The water-container city where Wof lives and scavenges the dungeon's Junkyard.
- The Junkyardlocation
The dungeon refuse pile that is Wof's daily workplace and treasure-hunting ground.
- Relicterm
The innate powers of this world; Wof is a rare bearer of four Relics from birth.
- Orepartsterm
Relic-amplifying artifacts; Wof discovers five Orepart rings in the Junkyard, kicking off wider events.
- Torquetummaster
The all-female Class III explorer party Wof rescues and then serves; central to his arc.
- Minehaally
A young Fairial Class III explorer whose errands and baggage Wof handles as a temporary hired-child.