"Yeah, I'll go tell the people that they've got nothing to fear!" wooh, how heroic. Maneki accepted this mage's words all too well, enough for him to place his hands by the waists and stand still, only to find the heels of his feet being scratched against the floorboards—he was being dragged outside.
"Hey, we didn't talk ab—" the people had been waiting this whole time; was Maneki gaining a bounty because of his good deeds this whole time?! Humans really are weird – they could've appreciated the Nekomata's good intentions rather than pin the blame on the poor kid. The person that pulled him outside wasn't human, either, so maybe Maneki could let it slide.
He didn't want to say anything; despite facing numerous numbers, Maneki kept his pride and kept his mouth shut, and his hands to himself. After a few seconds, he found himself on a fishing pole, and that his body is wrapped in a string. Now, he was being hung from the roof of the Fairy Tail guild, and the people of South Gate Park are looking at him with judgment, waiting for Maneki to speak as if it was some sort of presidential election.
Now that Maneki doesn't have a choice but to at least apologize, Maneki swung from the fishing rod using whatever he can use, shouting,
"YOUR HONOR, I'M INNOCENT!" Someone from afar seemed to have made wooden sounds, asking Maneki about all the good deeds that have made him innocent. If he wasn't, then maybe he won't get tied up into a fishing pole like this. Everyone, including his own guildmembers, were looking at him with fire in their eyes. Even if such weapons didn't exist, it looks as if everyone was holding pitchforks. Afraid that he might die, Maneki started to sob and speak before he's finally let go.
"I'm sorry... I won't chase the birds anymore."[exit]