When I Reincarnated, I Became Even More of a Gorilla

The reason why in the procedures conducted at the government office, it became necessary to have the Baron undergo a check even though Elena normally should have been able to have me registered without any particular checks, was Frey.

I see. So that’s why I felt like I heard that story somewhere. Well, of course, I don’t have any particular feelings about it. It’s not like I suffered any significant disadvantage because of it.

Besides……

[Oog oog. (However, that was something you hadn’t intended, right?)]

Frey didn’t seem enthusiastic about it. Even just from talking to her a little, I feel like I could already tell what the outcome had been.

In the first place, someone trying to pass off a Runner Dragon as an Ancient Dragon is normally something one would normally think of. I’ve never seen an Ancient Dragon, but I wonder what was in their mind for them to mistake a Runner Dragon, a slightly unusual version of the commonly seen Lizard Runner, as an Ancient Dragon.

[Kiikii. (Umu, Frey seems down, but I think that couldn’t be helped. From what I heard from my servant, her master’s entourage seemed to have done that without her master’s permission.)]

Upon hearing that, I became worried about something else. I mean, if Frey is the “familiar of the noble who got suspended for attempting to falsely register his servant’s species”, then that noble would be the son of a Duke in this country.

A Duke’s son who can’t even control his entourage seems too dangerous. There’s no guarantee that things will go well on his side when he becomes an adult. If you ask me, I wouldn’t want to associate with someone like him.

[Kiikii. (Knowing he couldn’t control his subordinates, he voluntarily applied for suspension, so I think your master was splendid.)]

[Garururu. (Is that so? However, I can’t really say this isn’t my fault.)]

Oh, the Duke’s son himself may have a surprising ability to make decisions. Well, it might still be considered a failure since he couldn’t stop that from happening, but I suppose he could be given a pass since he’s still a student.

[Oog oog. (I don’t think you need to worry about it either. After all, you didn’t cause any trouble to anyone, right?)]

(Garururu. (Unn, Jack-sama also said it’s alright. However, he hasn’t come to see me lately……)]

Saying that, Frey became depressed again, but wasn’t that because of the suspension he had just been talking about earlier? Rather, isn’t that the actual reason why she’s feeling down?

[Oog oog? (Could it be that the reason you’re feeling down was because you can’t see your master?)]

When I gathered my resolve and asked this, Frey weakly lifted her head and said in a barely audible voice.

[Garuru? (That’s right. Why are you asking that?)]

The familiars present at that moment, hearing Frey’s genuinely curious response, must have the same thought as mine at that time.

[ [ [ [ [ You aren’t feeling down because you thought you’ve caused trouble for your master!? ] ] ] ] ]

I don’t know if everyone really had the same thought, but that’s what I think, and Eric even seemed to be trembling for some reason. Well, since he seemed worried for her in his own way, maybe he’s feeling relieved knowing the cause and irritated about the reason.

Not minding the others, I thought of explaining things to Frey. This is just my guess, but she probably didn’t understand the meaning of “suspension”. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have been so shaken just because she couldn’t see him.

At any rate, her thought process is probably something along the lines of “caused trouble → disliked → didn’t come to see her”.

[Oog oog? (Do you know what suspension is?)]

[Garurururu? (Suspension? What’s that? Food?)]

Even though they’re intelligent monsters, they wouldn’t be able to understand the meaning of human-specific words unless they’re taught about them. I should have known that, but I didn’t realize this was the case here. The same probably goes for Eric. He’s knowledgeable, but he wouldn’t be able to immediately know the extent of other monsters’ knowledge.

I’ll convey to Frey the rough explanation of what a suspension is. As for the details of the exact period of her master’s suspension, I’ll just leave that to Eric, who might know about it.

[Oog oog. (Suspension, you see, when someone violates some kind of rule, they are penalized with not being able to come to school. Your master, errr, [Garuru. (Jack-sama.)] Unnn, Jack-sama is also under suspension, okay? That’s the reason why he can’t meet you.)]

I tried to explain it as clearly as possible, but I wonder if she understood. Contrary to my concerns though, Frey seems very shocked.

At the same time, she seems to have reached some kind of answer, as her eyes widened.

[Garururu! (D- Doesn’t that mean I’m not disliked by Jack-sama……!?)]

It seemed like she realized her misunderstanding as she now looked happy. However, I don’t really think she can be too happy when she still doesn’t know how long he’s gonna be suspended, right?

When I glanced at him with that thought in mind, Eric was looking at Frey with a complicated expression on her face. The other familiars around also had the same expression on their faces, so maybe they were astounded.

[Kiikii. (Frey, I never expected you’d be shaken about that. Well, it’s fine. Your master, Jack’s suspension lasts for a week. Although it’s a self-imposed punishment, it’s a light one, and considering the timing, he should show up again tomorrow.)]

It seems like his suspension is about to end soon. So, even if we leave this subject alone, it would likely be resolved soon.

Well, it wouldn’t be good for the owner of this stable, which is used as a meeting place, to be depressed, so it’s good that it’s resolved.

That said, although there are various familiars in this Familiar Alliance, in the end, what kind of monster is the leader Eric?

I’ve been calling myself an Arm Kong, but Eric hadn’t even told me anything. All I know is that he’s some sort of large monkey-like monster.

A monster as intelligent and knowledgeable as him should be rare, so maybe Elena would know about it.

While I was thinking about that, the bell signaling the end of class rang, and we dispersed.

Now then, gotta hurry back to Elena’s room in the dormitory.