As far as I'm concerned Chilchuck Dunmeshi is the only really good usage of the "looks like a kid but is actually an adult" trope in anime. On the outside he looks like a Charles Dickens orphan asking for gruel but on the inside he's a middle-aged divorced father of three who runs a union, smokes, and drinks like a fish
one of the funniest moments in dungeon meshi is chilchuk telling the party about his wife leaving him, and then marcille immediately (and correctly) telling him that it was his fault
"yeah one day my wife walked out on me, i have no idea why"
"what do you mean you have no idea, it was because you suck"
Chilchuck is such an interesting character because he really has no reason to be here. He hates endangering himself, he hates working without pay, and he absolutely hates getting buddy buddy with his colleagues. But it's like he can't help himself. He cares too much. If he doesn't help, Falin might die. Laios will lose his sister and Marcille will lose her best friend (wife). And he doesn't want them to go through that. So he will help. He'll say he's doing it for selfish reasons, he'll say he won't do any more than he's being paid to do, but he's lying. He goes above and beyond time and time again. He just cares about his friends. He's constantly looking out for them and trying to keep them safe. But he'd never admit it.
Chilchuck is such an interesting character because he really has no reason to be here. He hates endangering himself, he hates working without pay, and he absolutely hates getting buddy buddy with his colleagues. But it's like he can't help himself. He cares too much. If he doesn't help, Falin might die. Laios will lose his sister and Marcille will lose her best friend (wife). And he doesn't want them to go through that. So he will help. He'll say he's doing it for selfish reasons, he'll say he won't do any more than he's being paid to do, but he's lying. He goes above and beyond time and time again. He just cares about his friends. He's constantly looking out for them and trying to keep them safe. But he'd never admit it.
"Chilchuck would hate Frodo" bullshit, Chilchuck would be super fucking intensely protective of Frodo Baggins.
The ring you got for your inheritance turned out to be CURSED? And you VOLUNTEERED to WALK HUNDREDS of MILES to destroy it!? And when you got stabbed by a monster blade, the ELVES TOOK YOU AWAY FOR MONTHS and you THANKED THEM!?
No. No, I'm your father now, kid. You're joining a union, I'm negotiating your back pay for that trip. And your ongoing medical treatment, and I'm getting you EXTRA for mental anguish. Oh, the elves are offering to take you to some mysterious continent off in the West as recompense? Let's find out how many of these obscure cuss words they can decipher.