When I Reincarnated, I Became Even More of a Gorilla - 5

Today, with the intention of staying on my usual schedule, I fought the bear, got one more draw, and moved on to the usual spot.

A little while ago, I said I couldn’t stop going around the set spots, but then I remembered my real purpose and scoffed at myself. It wasn’t that I couldn’t stop, but it was that I shouldn’t.

My purpose in going around the spots is for one important thing: to find out why I’m like this. I mustn’t forget that.

But still, I’m looking forward to finding curious things, so I’d like to take that into account when I go from one spot to another.

The first one, a miss. It’s just discarded wood that has started to rot and some kind of metal that is rusted and unusable. Also, is this a pickaxe? It looks like a tool with metal on the end of a wooden stick.

I don’t know what it is, but I’ll just take it home with me.

The second spot, also a miss. Here, the items discarded around here were mainly clothing, often in tatters, but who could have thrown them away? There’s probably no village near here. This is because I have yet to see any additional clothes dumped here, so it’s likely that someone is dumping rubbish here, accumulating over a long period of time.

The third spot is near the middle area of the forest, in an area where the Orcs are living. The Orcs have almost been eradicated, so there are no Orcs there anymore, but as there are still monsters who would throw things away, so I’m still checking there.

As I rummaged through, I noticed something shiny, so I focused on that.

In my life so far, there’s a fairly high probability that shiny things have always been things that don’t exist in nature.

When I fished around in this way, I found what seemed to be a ring. It seemed kinda old, but I expected it to be a reasonably expensive item. The Orcs most likely picked it up somewhere or took it from a weak monster such as a Goblin.

Unnn, I’ll keep this one. It’s sparkly and beautiful.

I continued scavenging for anything else, but I found nothing of interest, so I decided to call it quits and go home. There was no point in sticking around any longer. Besides, this isn’t the only spot around.

After returning home and putting away my harvest, I went to another spot and scrounged around again. I don’t expect much though since it’s rare for new items to find more new things even if I come back so many times.

However, I’d really like to have another book before long. Should I explore another spot? Ah, I’ve never been over there, have I?

Just as I turned around, having that in mind……

[KYAHHHH——-!]

I heard a scream.

No matter how I looked at it, it was a human scream. Whenever the monsters attack me and get beaten in return, they scream and run away, and whether they’re male or female, they let out hoarse screams like “Gugyaa” or “Buhiii”, but I’ve never heard anyone screaming “Kyaaa”.

Hmmm, should I go check it out? It’s the first time I’ve confirmed the presence of people, but I wonder what will happen?

I’m a gorilla, probably 2.5m tall when knuckle-walking and another 1.25 times taller when standing up. I might even scare them.

That said, it’s a rare opportunity. I wouldn’t want to miss it.

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I proceed in the direction of the voice. In this forest, I already had no enemies except that bear, so I proceeded with ease, but the distance was farther than I had expected, so along the way, I started using the trees’ branches like monkey bars.

I proceeded at a brisk pace, and before I knew it, I was already there.

There, two women were fighting Goblins. It’s a young girl and an older woman, and the young girl seems to be fighting off the Goblins, protected by the older woman.

Given the age difference, I think they’re sisters, but they would also be mother and daughter.

As I was observing them, the older sister (temp), who had managed to hold her ground, was finally overwhelmed by the sheer numbers of the Goblins.

[Onee-chan!]

The little sister (temp)’s cry made me understand two things. One was that they really were sisters.

The other was that I could somehow understand their language.

For a moment, I was bewildered, but then I optimistically thought “This must be a reincarnation bonus” and switched my mindset. Right now, they’re in a pinch.

I let out a yell and appeared in order to stop the Goblins’ movement as much as possible.

[GUKAAAAAAHHH!]

My roar is intimidating enough to shake the Goblins out of their minds and stop their movement.

However, it was a miscalculation that the sisters had also stopped moving.

[Oog oog.]

I leaped at the Goblins who had stopped moving and slammed my two clenched into the ground. I actually named this technique “Down-B”, and it’s just as powerful as that.

The shock transmitted from my arm to the ground assaults the Goblins. Circulating my mana throughout my body, even if the strengthening was only in my mind (I named this technique “Mana Boost”), I went all out.

Gugyee

Gukiiii

Raising such screams, the Goblins were sent flying and died. I didn’t intend to kill them, but well, it’s a hassle if they call their friends here.

All that remains is that Goblin that had caught the older sister.

When I looked back, what I saw there was the older sister, who had snapped out of her thoughts and was now beating the Goblin away with her staff.

[Haaahhh!]

[Gigyyeehh.]

The Goblin was knocked unconscious by her blow and stopped moving. Could it be that it actually died from that?

With the threat now gone, I tried approaching the sisters, but the little sister shrieked.

[Kyahh!]

[Kuh, don’t come any closer! If you do…… I- I’ll burn you to death!]

I hurriedly stopped my feet, no, my hands from stepping forward. Come to think of it, I’m a gorilla. They’d obviously be vigilant against me.

With me having stopped on my step, I wondered what they would think, but seemingly finding the situation anti-climactic, their eyes opened wide.

[I- It can understand words!?]

[Gorilla-san is amazing!]

The sisters got their own reactions, but since I also learned about it recently, I was a bit surprised to confirm that being able to understand them was indeed a special ability.

Well, since I got an affirmation from them, I nodded in response to their words.

[Fumu, if you understand our language, there’s a chance you’re not dangerous then? Wait, could this be the rumored King of the Forest that apparently emerged recently!?]

[I’m sure it is, Onee-chan!]

The sisters seem to have arbitrarily convinced themselves that I’m not dangerous, but I’m thankful for that.

Even so, hmmm, how can I communicate with them? I don’t want to just answer their questions, but to speak from my side as well……

Ahh! That’s right, I could do that!

For the time being, let’s get myself a wooden stick.