Talking About Impressions

As usual, Ging had no intention whatsoever of attending the Zodiacs meeting three days from now.

He had come to Shivadani City today to get an autograph from the author of Swamp Man.

Of course,

if he had not happened to learn that the signing event was being held in Shivadani City, and if the place he had been staying at had not been relatively close to Shivadani City, he would not have made a special trip here.

Because it had been a spur-of-the-moment decision, he did not know whether he had made it in time.

In any case, even if he was too late, he would not let the trip go to waste. Before leaving Shivadani City, he would visit the old streets and reminisce over some of the local specialties he had eaten before.

After leaving the airport, Ging headed straight for the mall where the signing event was being held.

When he arrived, he saw staff members dismantling the Swamp Man promotional display outside the mall.

Not far from the entrance stood a boy holding a book just like him, watching the staff take down the display.

Clearly, the Swamp Man signing event was already over, and that boy had probably missed it too.

"Too late."

Ging walked straight over to the staff dismantling the display.

"Excuse me..."

"The signing event is over, and author Davidson has already left."

The younger staff member did not even glance at Ging. He waved him off impatiently.

He had answered similar questions too many times already, which was why he was so impatient.

"Alright."

Hearing that Davidson, the author of Swamp Man, had already left, Ging looked regretfully at the image on the display before turning away.

Since he had come for nothing, he might as well go eat some