A Promise Made Without Knowing Whether It Could Be Kept

"Ah, thank you very much for the fruit, but that wasn't what I meant. Although we're waiting for Batman's plan, we shouldn't just sit here like idiots."

Eight carrots had been stuffed into Hero Day's enormous fanged mouth by Supreme Superboy Monkey, as though he were smoking eight cigars.

The unfortunate keeper, Old Billy, hadn't gotten far before being dragged back. He was now responsible for supplying food to these two living ancestors.

Supreme Superboy Monkey refused to let Old Billy feed them normal food. His reason was, "Do you have no professional standards as a zookeeper? Monkeys in zoos can't eat food visitors secretly give them, much less these snacks!"

The solemnly speaking Supreme Superboy Monkey from before had disappeared. He had completely turned back into a monkey, and Hero Day had no idea what to say. Maybe that was just what a madman was like.

But no matter how he explained or argued, Supreme Superboy Monkey refused to leave the zoo to look for Batman Dragon. His logic had already been worked out, yet he stubbornly believed that leaving the zoo to find someone and ask for a plan was not "monkey" at all.

So Hero Day decided to settle for the next best option and contact Batman Dragon directly, asking him to come back.

But Supreme Superboy Monkey forcibly rejected that as well.

"No. This is merely a change in a monkey's personality. A normal person wouldn't see a monkey change its mind and then call someone, demanding that they change their plan!"

That logic wasn't merely complete nonsense. It was something no normal person could understand.

But Hero Day soon put his mind to work and gradually sorted out the reason behind it...

Supreme Superboy Monkey was only making excuses. In truth, he simply wanted to