541 Too Late By Then
I turned around and waved at griffon. It spread its wings and lifted its hindlegs while crying out 'Kue~!' as if responding to me.
I ran to the coliseum with that cry behind me.
Yes, I haven't given up on watching the matches there. If griffon can't go with me, I'll just go by myself.
I'm gonna enjoy it as much as I want before resuming my journey to look for the right place.
Though finding one seems super unlikely.
Even if there were one, it can't possibly a peaceful plot of land.
(My 'Factor of Unrest' is merciless. It's gonna sow seeds of trouble even somewhere absolutely devoid of people.)
I kept running in Accelerated State and arrived in a different gate than the one yesterday. I have no doubt as I made sure of it during my flight with griffon here.
I don't think there's gonna be anyone messing with me again. It's only humans to wanting to get away from unpleasant things. It's natural.
But there are times when you just can't get away.
Some of the people that were in the group that messed with me yesterday are guarding the gate I choose. Apparently they just arrested someone that was making a ruckus.
Five Administrative Office people. The man who talked to me yesterday is in the center even.
(They're gonna notice me... No! Please attend elsewhere!)
I've lined up on a queue to enter the town after undoing my Acceleration and I have my hood off.
So I put it on in a hurry. I hid my face deep and made my back lurched out to give the impression an old man.
But it was too late. Sound of footstep are coming my way.
Before stopping besides me.
"Oh oh, we were just missing you after you ran off yesterday you know? Not with griffon today?"
It's obvious I'm busted. I took off my hood.
And completely ignored him.
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"Speak up, you. What's your deal coming and going whenever you wanna huh? You said you're not gonna enter this city. Why are you lining up here then?"
I still chose not to speak.
"Silent treatment huh? You wanna get arrested under suspicion then? What's wrong? Can't you answer me?"
I wanted nothing more than to punch his face hard but I relented.
"I'm here to tour this city's most famous attraction, the coliseum. I didn't need to get in yesterday. Today I do. Is there a problem with that?"
"I see, you do huh. Here I was thinking of testing your strength if you got griffon. Guess it's a no go huh. So, where's that thing now?"
The man was grinning all while messing with me.
"I have no obligation to tell you. I see no point in further questions."
"No no, who can say you won't call that thing inside and make it run amok? We gotta know to avoid that scenario, don't we."
Even I didn't think he'd resort to making a false accusation with zero factual basis.
"You can't say if I'm telling the truth or not regardless. Why should I tell you? Besides, do you have any proof for that accusation?"
I tried to tell him off to no avail.
"I'm sure you saw us arresting a man earlier. We've got a good nose on suspicious fellows, see. We deem you a risk considering you got a magic beast."
"So you're saying I can't enter? Just tell me outright. From the start. Quit being misleading."
This is his way to harass me. He hasn't given up on hunting griffon it seems.
It's clear now that tamed beast tag was worth nothing to this man from the beginning.
It was an official document for sure. But to him it was nothing more than a scrap of paper.
The only reason he's talking to me is to put on an appearance.
He's definitely going to gather a bunch of similar thugs to hunt griffon down for his own profit.
Thus his persistence on me.
"So how can I get in? Mind telling me?"
I decided to follow their rule for once.
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