Conan Rick's Investigator

The weirdo announced this in a heavy voice.

The double-edged steel sword in his hand revealed the identity of the Yellow Man to everyone.

Or Qin Zhibo...

I just changed my mask and clothes, but no one recognized me.

At this time, Ishikawa Goemon also held the sword in his hand, jumped down from the low wall, and frowned as he observed his opponent.

How can this be just a change of masks?

The whole image has changed drastically...

The key point is that just by standing facing this image, Ishikawa Goemon had a very ominous premonition in his heart.

A swordsman's intuition is often stronger than that of an ordinary person, and as the pinnacle of swordsmen, Ishikawa Goemon's intuition is extremely sharp.

Especially in capturing danger, he is the strongest in Lupin's gang.

Facing this image, Ishikawa Goemon felt like a tiny human being, looking up at an indescribable greatness.

This behavior, which was extremely inconsistent with his human identity, made him feel strongly depressed and uneasy. He was so nervous that his breathing even quickened.

He is dangerous...

Ishikawa Goemon's brain came to this conclusion, even though his reason told him that the man in front of him was the man who had just left.

There is no difference between the two.

"you……"

Ishikawa Goemon calmed himself down and asked coldly, "Why did you grow taller?"

Yes, Ishikawa Goemon discovered that his opponent had become taller than him in just a short while.

Just now, the two were the same height, but now Ishikawa Goemon actually has to look up at his opponent...

"..."

Qin Zhibo did not answer, nor did he want to delay until the other party got used to his image.

His body swayed and suddenly rushed forward.

coming!

Ishikawa Goemon also immediately tensed up his nerves and subconsciously took a defensive stance with the Zantetsu sword in his hand.

When the yellow-clothed monster rushed over, he swung the sword in his hand without any extra skills and directly chopped it down on the iron-cutting sword.

This sword actually caused Ishikawa Goemon, who had prepared for defense, to feel his shoulders sink and his entire body suddenly drop downward.

The tip of the sword instantly came within an inch of Ishikawa Goemon's face!

Ishikawa Goemon thought to himself that something was wrong, his strength was actually no match for the opponent.

Although it is true that Ishikawa Goemon has a strength of 150, in order to suppress 20 years of skill of an ordinary person, he only uses his strength at the level of 100.

In the previous duel, 100 strength was greater than 90 strength.

But now, the Yellow Monster used his height advantage to directly convert part of his body weight into strength.

Like the superior defeating the inferior, the yellow-clothed man's Oath-Keeping Sword suppressed Ishikawa Goemon's Zan'tetsu Sword.

Ishikawa Goemon's proud heart did not allow him to use all his strength, so he could only tilt the blade and use skillful strength to swing the Oath-Keeping Sword away.

Then, taking advantage of this gap, he instantly moved away several meters.

Although Ishikawa Goemon suppressed his own strength, the swordsman's agility is innate, similar to a fighting instinct, and it is indeed difficult to suppress it by force.

But the man in yellow turned around and chased after him with a sword in his hand.

The huge figure looks clumsy, but every move is extremely flexible, revealing an elegant temperament that is extraordinary.

At this moment, he seemed not to be a swordsman in battle, but a ghost who was seeking death!

Ishikawa Goemon was startled, and his instinct immediately turned his gaze to the lower body of the man in yellow, judging his movements by observing his legs.

However, the yellow robe covered the feet perfectly, and the extremely loose fabric made it impossible for him to capture any movement information.

Not only that, he saw that the yellow robe seemed to have life and was actually moving!

The tattered silk at the end of the robe was like an octopus's tentacles, each strand moving in a different rhythm.

The surface of the silk was like a yellow sea, with a terrifying sea monster hidden beneath the surface, and its huge tentacles sweeping beneath the water.

what……

Ishikawa Goemon's eyes widened, his pupils shrank, and his heart almost stopped.

If it weren't for his excellent dynamic vision, which could even capture the dynamic vision of every flying bullet, he wouldn't have been able to observe so clearly.

But precisely because he observed it too carefully, the shock of this image to his soul was maximized.

Just like an investigator, the more he knows, the more dangerous he becomes...

Ishikawa Goemon was in a trance for a moment.

When he came to his senses and instinctively raised his sword to resist, the blade of the Oathkeeper Sword was already against his throat.

"you lose……"

Chapter 1115 Coronation Ceremony

"you lose……"

Everything happened so fast that no one present could react to what happened before the tip of the double-edged sword was against Ishikawa Goemon's throat.

"This……"

Everyone was speechless for a moment, not knowing how to comment.

In their eyes, Ishikawa Goemon was just standing there with the sword in both hands, while Qin Zhibo walked up to him slowly and put the sword tip against Ishikawa Goemon's throat.

The entire set of movements does not contain any fancy sword moves, it is so simple that even a 7-year-old elementary school student can do it.

The only thing that made everyone feel incredible was that Qin Zhibo's seemingly huge and clumsy body gave people the feeling of being extremely flexible when moving, as if the whole person was floating in the air.

Very strange...

Before everyone could react, Qin Zhibo slipped into the corridor of the rooftop like a ghost and went downstairs to change his clothes.

Ishikawa Goemon stood where he was, his eyes wide open, fixed on the Zantetsu sword in his hands. His vision, which had been trembling with trance, gradually calmed down.

What just happened?

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

The robe seemed to have life.

It's moving!

Ishikawa Goemon felt as if his heart was being entangled by countless tentacles extending from his robe and squeezing it fiercely.

His tiny body seemed to be in a dark cage, surrounded by a coldness so cold that even the air was frozen.

Looking up, what greeted him in the darkness was not a yellow-robed swordsman, but the silhouette of a gigantic monster descending from the sky...

"Hello? Goemon, are you okay?"

Lupin III thought that Ishikawa Goemon could not accept the blow of failure, so he walked up 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 he didn't count as a loser.

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

Ishikawa Goemon is sweating profusely...

Lupin III raised his hands and grabbed the air twice, confirming that the slight chill on his hands was caused by the evaporation of sweat.

And this sweat came from Ishikawa Goemon's body, even soaking through his kimono.

This surprised Lupin III even more.

It was obvious that all the previous matches went smoothly, and Ishikawa Goemon was sure to win, and there was no sign that he would lose.

How could such great pressure be put on Ishikawa Goemon in just a sudden moment?

That man...

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

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

The best news is that no one was injured in the duel.

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

Although Inspector Zenigata was also shocked by the defeat of "Humanoid Gundam" Ishikawa Goemon, he felt that Ishikawa might not want to make things awkward, so he chose to let him go.

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

Forget it~

……

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

The [Unspeakable High Priest Robe] has been put away, as has the [Golden Chelsea].

After losing these two things, Qin Zhibo changed back to the golden mask he had been wearing before.

In terms of appearance, he is much more "friendly" than the one just now.

Qin Zhibo was about to go over to meet Conan, but Ishikawa Goemon suddenly walked over and knelt on the ground with a "thump", in the standard dogeza posture.

"I lost..."

"what?"

Qin Zhibo was also stunned by this quick and decisive kneeling, and quickly supported Ishikawa Goemon's arm.

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

"You only used up 20 years of your skills, so you can't be considered a complete loser, right?"

These words were Qin Zhibo's true feelings. Ishikawa Goemon's true strength was definitely more than that, but due to the rules set before the duel, he was unable to fully display his strength.

"No!"

Ishikawa Goemon replied decisively, "I didn't lose in swordsmanship or swordplay, but in your aura!"

"Your aura is more powerful than I've ever seen!"

"It only took a moment, and I was already sweating profusely..."

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

The "aura" frightened him so much that he could not move. He could only stand there like a wooden man, waiting to be slaughtered.

"profound……"

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

"Yes, I used Haki."

"Domineering?"

"Yes, it's domineering, a kind of aura that shocks people."

"Then how can we cultivate 'Haki'?"

Qin Zhibo thought for a moment and shook his head lightly.

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

Ishikawa Goemon: "..."

Just as everyone was discussing on the rooftop, the city bells 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, confirmed their expressions, and decided to go to the coronation ceremony immediately.

Everyone went downstairs quickly and got into two cars, one belonging to Lupin the Third and the other to Inspector Zenigata.