Chapter 304
The flight show was a success.
...Well, if you could call it a flight show.
Typical airshows involved planes trailing colorful smoke or executing breathtaking aerial maneuvers, but since the one flying today was a living creature, the spectacle was inherently different.
Moreover, the gryphon hated having a saddle strapped to its back or a bridle in its mouth, which imposed several limitations. If I had been strapped into a cockpit, I could have withstood the full force of aerobatic maneuvers, but as things stood, I was at serious risk of plummeting if the gryphon so much as tilted sideways.
It wasn’t until the show was over that I realized—I probably hadn’t needed to ride the gryphon at all.
I wasn’t issuing commands or steering.
The gryphon had done everything on its own.
If it had flown alone and performed aerial tricks freely, the show might have been even more dazzling.
"Pyoo-oo."
But the moment we landed, the gryphon’s face was filled with such obvious satisfaction that I decided against saying anything.
Maybe I was overthinking things, but ultimately, the reason I had been on its back at all was because the gryphon trusted me.
If I had told it to fly alone, it might not have done it at all.