When I Reincarnated, I Became Even More of a Gorilla - 33

Saying such self-deprecating remarks, a lizard about 5 times my size came out in front of me.

No, considering how much of a fantasy this world is, this might be a “dragon”.

Among the large monsters and demonic beasts I’ve seen so far, this was the largest one, even surpassing that bear I encountered in the Sage’s Forest.

[Oog oog? (Who are you?)]

When I asked this, she sniffed the air for a moment before turning her gaze towards me. Maybe I was too small for her eyes to see earlier.

In the first place, putting aside the Ogre Musashi and Eric, most of the familiars here weren’t very large.

Considering this is a large stable for familiars, maybe this was originally just her den.

If we’re intruding in her resting area, I guess asking who she is without introducing myself might have been rude?

As I pondered this, she spoke first.

[Garururu. (You’re Gorimatsu, right? This is a stable Master prepared for me, but I don’t mind if this becomes everyone’s gathering place. It does get boring having this place all to myself.)]

[Oog oog. (I see. Got it.)]

She surprisingly didn’t get angry and seemed willing to let everyone use this space. Also, this dragon may unexpectedly be lonely. It seems she dislikes being all on her own here.

[Kiikii. (Frey. Suddenly showing herself, what’s the matter? Even though you don’t even react when I call you.)]

When Eric teased her a bit, the dragon named Frey retorted, seemingly a bit vexed.

(Garururu! (Shut it, will you!? I can’t just ignore a newcomer without saying hello, right!? I’m also one of the older members in this alliance.)]

She may not have said she’s one of the Four Heavenly Kings, but she seems to know she holds a high position in the alliance. Eric and the smart monsters mentioned it, but it was unexpected that I could clearly communicate with Frey, her communication skills were on par with Musashi.

[Gurururu. (Well, now that Frey-dono has finally shown up, how about you explain why you’ve been holed up?)]

At that moment, Musashi sends a pass to Frey from quite a sharp angle. In the first place, even though she didn’t want to talk about it, he still pursued this matter. Maybe Musashi was curious too. Even though he knows the details of the situation, he wants to know how it was like for Frey herself.

[Kiikiii. (That’s right. As someone who had been borrowing your place, we are at least willing to hear out your concerns, but you had been keeping quiet, not even showing yourself before. It’s the perfect moment. Just let your thoughts out and feel refreshed.)]

Eric sounded pompous, but he offered kind words. Well, it’s a fact that everyone’s borrowing her place, so there might be some calculation in his kindness.

Since it seems like I’m also gonna be listening to her worries based on the flow of things, I quietly wait. Musashi, Baito, and Volf are also waiting quietly.

Perhaps unable to bear that atmosphere any longer, Frey started speaking little by little.

[Garururu. (Errr, I’m Frey. I’m technically a Runner Dragon. Did you know? There are quite a few Lizard Runners in the city, but those with wings like mine are apparently unusual.)]

As Frey says this and squats to show us, her wings, though small relative to her body, seem to function properly. They’re functional enough to be properly called wings.

Her fluttering wings may seem comical, but considering Runner Dragons are supposed to be dragons that run on land, it’s understandable why they’d be considered unusual.

[Garururu. (And so, my master’s name is Jack. We’ve been together since I was born, and I’ve grown up with him. And yet, I caused trouble for Master.)]

Frey, speaking gloomily, with a disheartened appearance that one wouldn’t imagine from a very large lizard, looked so dejected that those watching her might become disheartened just by looking at her.

[Oog oog. (What happened? I’ve only recently come here, so I don’t know?)]

[Garurururu. (Let’s see. I was registered as a different species before I was even registered as a familiar, and when the truth was found out, people got mad. Of course, it was my master Jack who got scolded, not me, but because things turned out like that, I feel sorry……)]

Her story sounds kinda familiar. Just as I’m thinking that, Eric adds more information to the story. It seems he couldn’t resist any longer. He also seemed a bit angry earlier.

[Kiikii. (Neither you nor your master are at fault! No matter how you look at it, those surrounding your master is clearly to blame, right!?)]

[Gururu. (He’s right. Although what I knew was just from what I heard from Master, it seems that the school, while not holding Frey-dono’s master responsible, only suspended him for appearances’ sake.)]

[Gugyagya. (Frey, cheer up. Me, think, not fault.)]

[Won! (Volf thinks that too!)]

The familiars rally behind Eric. Furthermore, even though some may not understand what was being talked about, there are other familiars who echo Eric’s “It’s not your fault”.

As the noise level increased, I, who still didn’t understand the details of the conversation, decided to inquire a bit.

[Oog oog. (What different species?)]

[Garururu. (Errr, an Ancient Dragon.)]

When Frey said this, I couldn’t believe my ears and at the same time, it suddenly dawned on me.

Isn’t it her fault that things got complicated when I went to register in the government office!?