"you lose……"

Everything happened so fast that no one present could realize what happened. The edge of the double-edged sword was pressed against Ishikawa Goemon's throat.

"this……"

Everyone was speechless for a moment and didn't know how to evaluate it.

In their eyes, Ishikawa Goemon was just standing there with his sword in both hands, while Qin Zhibo came to him unhurriedly and put the sword edge against Ishikawa Goemon's throat.

There are no flashy sword moves in the whole set of movements, so simple that even a 7-year-old primary school student can do it.

The only thing that everyone found incredible was that Qin Zhibo's seemingly huge and clumsy figure felt extremely flexible when he moved, as if he was floating in the air.

Very strange...

Before anyone could react, Qin Zhibo's figure slipped into the corridor entrance of the rooftop like a ghost and went down to change clothes.

Ishikawa Goemon stood there, staring at the Zantetsu sword in his hands with his wide eyes, and the area of ​​his vision that was so trembling in a daze gradually calmed down.

Just...what happened?

Ishikawa Goemon's mind just now was not on the duel between swordsmen, but on the yellow robe woven from gorgeous silk.

That robe seemed to be alive.

It's moving!

Ishikawa Goemon felt as if his heart was entangled by countless tentacles extending from his robe, grabbing and squeezing hard.

And his tiny body seemed to be in a dark cage, surrounded by a cold that was so cold that even the air was condensed.

Looking up, what greeted him in the darkness was not a swordsman in yellow, but the outline of a huge creature falling from the sky...

"Hello? Goemon, are you okay?"

Lupine III thought it was Ishikawa Goemon who couldn't bear the blow of failure, so he stepped forward and patted Ishikawa Goemon on the shoulder, trying to comfort him.

After all, he could see that Ishikawa Goemon didn't use his full strength, so it didn't count as a defeat.

But as soon as his palm touched Ishikawa Goemon's shoulder, he was surprised by the moist feeling on his palm.

Ishikawa Goemon, sweating profusely...

Lupine III raised his hand and grabbed the air twice, confirming that the slight coldness coming from his hand was caused by the evaporation of sweat.

And this sweat came from Ishikawa Goemon's body, and even soaked into the kimono.

This surprised Lupine III even more.

Obviously the previous duel went smoothly, Ishikawa Goemon was sure of victory, and there was no way he would lose.

Why did this sudden moment put so much pressure on Ishikawa Goemon?

That man...

Lupine III narrowed his eyes slightly and looked back at the corridor where the man left.

On the other side, everyone watching the battle had relatively dull expressions, but they were in a good mood.

No one was injured in the duel, which is the best news.

As for who wins and who loses, it actually doesn’t mean much to the spectators.

Although the Sengata Police Department was also shocked by the defeat of "Gundam Humanoid" Ishikawa Goemon, they felt that Ishikawa might not want to make things worse, so he chose to let go.

By the way, would a rigid man like Ishikawa Goemon have such high emotional intelligence?

Forget it~

…

After a while, Qin Zhibo returned to the rooftop and met everyone.

[The Indescribable High Priest's Robe] has been put away, as has [Golden Chelsea].

After losing these two things, Qin Zhibo also replaced the golden mask he had been wearing before.

In terms of image, he is much more "amiable" than the dignified appearance just now.

Qin Zhibo was about to walk over to meet Conan, but Ishikawa Goemon suddenly walked over and knelt on the ground with a "pop" in a standard Doge seat posture.

"I lost..."

"ah?"

Qin Zhibo was also stunned by this neat kneeling, and quickly picked up Ishikawa Goemon's arm.

"Please get up quickly! Please get up quickly!"

"You just used 20 years of skill, so you're not completely defeated, right?"

These words are Qin Zhibo's true words. Ishikawa Goemon's true strength must be more than this, but due to the rules established before the duel, he cannot fully display it.

"No!"

Ishikawa Goemon replied categorically: "What I lose is not your sword skills, but your aura!"

"Your aura is stronger than I have ever seen before!"

"Just for a moment, I was already sweating profusely..."

Ishikawa Goemon attributed the reason for his failure to "aura".

The "aura" shocked him so much that he couldn't move. He could only stand there like a wooden man stake and let others slaughter him.

"profound……"

Qin Zhibo nodded in understanding. It turned out that this is how Ishikawa Goemon understood "psychic shock".

"That's right, I use domineering energy."

"Domineering?"

"Yes, it's domineering, an aura that shocks people."

"Then how can we cultivate 'dominance'?"

Qin Zhibo thought briefly and shook his head lightly.

"There's no way to cultivate, it's natural."

Ishikawa Goemon: "..."

While everyone was discussing on the rooftop, the bells in the city rang again.

The loud and resonant bell rang nine times, which meant that it was now 9 o'clock, and there was only half an hour left before the official start of the coronation ceremony.

Everyone looked at each other, checked their eyes, and decided to go to the coronation ceremony immediately.

Everyone simply went downstairs and took two cars, one was Lupine III's car and the other was the Zenigata Police Department's car.

There are eleven people, including two children, and two cars are just big enough for them.

Moreover, Ishikawa Goemon never sat on the seat when taking transportation, because he could not meditate on the seat, so he jumped directly on the roof of the car and sat cross-legged to meditate.

Qin Zhibo and Conan, the "father and son", were riding in Lupine III's car, which had a large space inside. Lupine III and Daisuke Jigen sat in the front seat, the father and son sat in the back, and Ishikawa Goemon sat on the roof.

Qin Zhibo took a look and found that there was one person missing in the car, Mine Fujiko.

Then I turned around and looked at the car next door. Fujiko Mine was not there either.

At this time, Lupine III in the front seat suddenly said: "Fujiko has something to do temporarily, so he won't go today~"

Jigen Daisuke asked in confusion, "Is it so sudden?"

But Lupine III didn't understand and shouted directly: "Everyone, hurry up and get ready to go!"

Under the mask, Qin Zhibo frowned slightly and glanced at Lupine III's meaningful smile in the rearview mirror of the car.

He felt that what the monkey man said was meant for him.

But before he could ask carefully what was going on, the car had already started.

After a few days of rest and repairs, the Fiat 500 has been completely repaired, regained its surging power, and drove out of the yard with flying colors.

When the Qian-shaped police officer behind him saw it, he was not to be outdone and stepped on the accelerator.

"Hurry up! We'll catch up with them!"

Don't ask, asking means that the occupational disease has occurred again.

At the same time, at the window of the apartment building, "Mao Lilan" with a sly smile on his face looked at the two cars driving away from the yard one after another, waving his fingers up and down in front of the window like waves, making a farewell gesture.

"Bye, bye~"

When she went downstairs just now, Fujiko Mine quietly left the team, not intending to watch the coronation ceremony with everyone.

The reason was that when she was watching the duel just now, she suddenly thought of how she could regain the position from "Little Head Daddy".

When we were on a plane together before, I used drugs to plot against "Little Head Daddy" but failed. Instead, I was knocked unconscious and had two wads of US dollars taken away.

Although the money lost is not much, the loss of face is a big deal.

Therefore, Fujiko Mine must find a way to get back the favor from "Otou Dad", that is, by stealing things.
To be continued...