Could it really be a curse?

Unlike before, this One-Day Chief parade had not included a visit to Beika Community Hall. It had only taken place outdoors in the surrounding area.

This arrangement had mainly been Shiraishi's personal preference. For one thing, going to Beika Community Hall would have made route planning rather cumbersome—they had run back and forth last year. For another—Shiraishi had always felt that Beika Community Hall was an unlucky place!

Over the past year, six or seven murder cases and bombing cases had already occurred there—

Especially for Shiraishi, almost every visit there had ended badly!

So during the initial planning stages, he had asked Maruo, who was in charge, to cut that stop from the itinerary.

This also suited Reiko Akiba, this year's One-Day Chief. She had wanted to finish the job as soon as possible and had no particular desire to give interviews, so this plan was perfectly reasonable for both sides.

After the morning parade ended, the group arrived at the public outreach tent set up in front of Beika Park and continued their legal awareness campaign—

Normally, the chief could have returned to the station to work by then, but—as Beika's mascot and a man with countless fans, Shiraishi had been kept at the scene!

Many people had come specifically to see the Beika Police Chief, shaking hands with him and taking photos. The atmosphere was incredibly lively.

"That's terrifying—every time this happens, I'm amazed that the chief is this popular." Leaning against the wall for a break, Fuji could not help sighing at the sight.

"Yeah—the star of the event, Miss Akiba, seems to have been completely crushed." Makitaka stared at the lines, whose lengths were obviously worlds apart, looking equally baffled.

Quite a few people had lined up to take pictures with Akiba, the One-Day Chief