Final round

After that battle with Hasta, Kretos had no other satisfying battle in the tournament. All the matches up to the finals were won without even actually fighting. This truly irritated Kretos to no end. Not only was the whole tournament unsatisfying, but his reputation also took a huge hit. 

It was speculated that Kretos had somehow blackmailed the other fighters. This kind of thing wouldn't bother Kretos if all they were doing was talking behind his back. But because of his current reputation, most of the inn's didn't allow him to stay the night. They gave out different reasons like they were fully booked, they are having renovations or other such nonsense. Kretos knew that they didn't want him to stay since he currently has a sh*tty reputation.