The villainous young master just wants to live a Buddhist-like life.

　"So, we'll continue searching for Ollie," Dark said.

　Aurora: "..."

　Then why did you say so much?

　Dark smiled and said that the reason was nothing, but he suddenly had a feeling. Whether it was searching for Ollie, tracing the origin of the "well water," or exploring the source of the "angels," they all led to the same destination.

　Especially after witnessing the changes in "Gatomon", that vague premonition became even clearer.

　Just as he was pondering this, he suddenly noticed that "Gatomon", which was standing at the edge of the fountain pool, suddenly leaped into the liquid in the pool!

　Dark felt a chill run down his spine and instinctively took a step forward.

　Whether the "water angel" is dead or alive, the liquid in the fountain pool is all formed from its body...

　But as soon as he landed, he saw Gatomon stand up in the fountain pool, arms outstretched, as if he were meditating with his eyes closed.

　It was clearly not driven by external forces to do this, but rather by its own will.

　Dark realized that Gatomon might have discovered something, so he calmed down and continued to observe.

　He summoned Gatomon, intending to evolve it into Angewomon so he could examine the angel halo.

　But before it has even made a move, "Gatomon" seems to have found a new breakthrough.

　Dak stopped and squinted to take a closer look.

　Lucia Artemis, who peeked out from inside the carriage, also looked on with great curiosity.

　The same is true of "Demon King Aldrich," which is shaped like a mountain; the memories belonging to Demon King No. 2 within it are driving its curiosity.

　Time passes little by little.

　The body of "Gatomon" standing in the pool gradually began to glow with white light.

　The white light was sacred and pure, and even possessed a kind of luminous aura that the "water angels" lacked.

　This means that Gatomon is not simply absorbing the power of the liquid in the pool, but rather transforming it into something that belongs to itself.

　But what was the point of all that it did? Dark frowned slightly.

　The main reason he didn't have any ideas about those "wells" was because the magical spirits couldn't profit from them.

　The essence of magical spirits is magical cards; even if their manifested bodies are destroyed, it will not affect the essence within the magical cards.

　Similarly, even their external bodies absorbed special power from the liquid in those "wells." But once the summoning was dispelled, everything would disappear.

　Magic cards like "Coffin of Death," "Fossil Aerial Dragon," and "Soul of the Moon Goddess," which can absorb special energy from the outside world to grow, are extremely special in themselves.

　Moreover, they absorb specific types of energy, and what is actually enhanced after absorption is the magic card.

　But the situation is different now.

　That feeling is similar to the "Devourer" from "Demon Lord Aldridge".

　But the mention of "Demon King Aldrich"... Dark's heart stirred slightly, and he began to ponder. The current situation was indeed rather unusual.

　He desperately needs sufficient combat power, even if that power can only last until the end of this trip to the "Heavenly Court"... that's fine too!

　But can its power be greatly enhanced simply by absorbing the liquid in that pool?

　Obviously not!

　Dark had seen what those creatures looked like after drinking the liquid from the "well." They didn't gain an increase in strength, but rather a physical transformation, or growth.

　That would make those creatures even more powerful in the future, not now.

　The current situation of "Gatomon" may be somewhat different, but it is still fundamentally the same.

　The temporary boost to growth potential will be reset to zero once the magic card is taken back.

　But doesn't it know that?

　If it knew, would it have done such a futile effort? Dark tapped his chin and continued to observe. He trusted Gatomon.

　Therefore, we decided to give it some more time.

　In addition, Gatomon's behavior suddenly gave him a different idea.

　From the moment he entered this "Heavenly Court," he had been constantly on the move, with no time to think about anything else, such as what would happen after this mission was over.

　He hunted down many powerful "Heavenly" creatures along the way, but he couldn't extract any materials from them—even though the final blows were delivered by "Demon King Aldrich." However, Dark did possess the ability to obtain some materials during the battles.

　But he never did.

　A large part of the reason is that his brain was overloaded and he didn't even consider those things.

　Furthermore, the polluting nature of those creatures instinctively repelled him. However, the liquids in those "wells" weren't particularly polluting. Especially the liquid formed from this pool of "water angels," which was definitely free of pollutants and undoubtedly of extremely high quality, suitable specifically for refining "angelic beings"!

　Speaking of angels...

　Darke couldn't help but recall those memories.

　He used an "angel's feather" as the core material to randomly create "Gitomon".

　Now that he is in the "Heavenly Court," his chances of obtaining the "Angel's Feather" have not only increased, but have increased dramatically!

　Even if the angelic feathers of the "Water Angel" before us are inadequate, since there is already a "Water Angel," there must be other light-attribute "angels" somewhere in this "Heavenly Court"!

　After all, the "angels" with the light attribute are the most common and numerous among the "angels".

　In addition, the "Light Angel's Feather," as a top-grade material of the light attribute, will undoubtedly be extremely effective in assisting the targeted forging of the "Blue-Eyes White Dragon."

　Based on his understanding of Pandora's "Celestial White Dragon," the first ultimate move of that magical spirit was "Celestial Dragon," which possessed the characteristic of [Rank +1].

　Similarly, if one wants to specifically refine a "Blue-Eyes White Dragon," adding divine materials is obviously a good choice.

　Of course, let's put the "Blue-Eyes White Dragon" thing aside for now.

　What he sees now is the hope of directly creating "Gatomon".

　Based on the experience gained from the targeted creation of "Magical Beasts", as long as it can be targeted to create a new "Gatomon" Magical Spirit Card, the consciousness of the current "Gatomon" can be transferred to it, giving it a new skin.

　—At this point, there's no need to mention the second refinement.

　The reason why "magical beasts" need to be refined twice is because their strength is limited, basically at one star.

　The maximum potential of magical spirits like "Gatomon" is definitely not four stars. It doesn't require secondary refinement; it can be refined using high-quality materials, making it quite possible to create a five- or six-star "Gatomon."

　However, once the skin of "Gatomon" is changed to a five-star or six-star version, its versatility will be greatly enhanced!

　First, sacrifice summoning will be more convenient.

　Secondly, Angewomon after its Mega Evolution will definitely be stronger. As for Mostimon, which evolves through fusion with LadyDevimon... due to CursedCage: Impiemon holding it back, the possibility of Mostimon going from eleven stars to twelve stars is lower.

　In any case, if successful, upgrading "Gatomon" from four stars to six stars will definitely be a huge improvement.

　Moreover, his understanding of "Gatomon" is, frankly, far greater than his understanding of the elusive "Blue-Eyes White Dragon".

　Of course, things are different now. If you have the "Blue-Eyes Girl," you can deepen your understanding of the "Blue-Eyes White Dragon" by communicating more deeply with her after this mission ends.

　The moment when I achieve the "Blue-Eyes White Dragon" won't be too far off.

　Maybe this summer vacation.

　—Still in "Blue-Eyes White Dragon", still in "Blue-Eyes White Dragon"!

　Dark stopped thinking and drew the "Gatomon" magic card from his card pack, trying to understand the changes in "Gatomon" through this magic card.

　However, he could not deduce much, only confirming that "Gatomon" was changing.

　It seems that although the liquid in the pool is a water-attribute "angel", it still has a very significant effect on it.

　"Um"

　Suddenly, Dak had a thought and looked around.

　Although the battle between "Water Angel" and "Demon King Aldrich" was short, it caused quite a stir.

　Now that the dust has settled, it's perfectly normal for some creatures to want to take advantage of the situation. "Kitty, go and handle this."

　Dark said to "Demon King Aldridge".

　The latter was watching "Gitomon" intently, but under the command of the mage, he could only swallow his reluctance and pounce on the many creatures that were lurking around.

　Putting everything else aside, the hunting during this period has certainly relieved a lot of its stress. It's a pity that there's no taste when using "Devourer" to deliver the final blow, otherwise it could have sharpened its teeth—wait, why would it need to sharpen its teeth?

　After "Demon Lord Aldridge" left, the changes in "Gatomon" became more and more obvious.

　The liquid beneath its feet, formed from the "water angel," was decreasing at an extremely noticeable rate.

　It looks like it was absorbed by it.

　But it was merely soaking in water; it was more as if the liquid was actively penetrating its body.

　By the time "Demon King Aldridge" returned after sweeping around, the liquid in the fountain pool had decreased by nearly half.

　Gatomon, who had been standing in the pool with its eyes closed in deep thought, finally opened its eyes!

　Its body suddenly emanated an aura of light, holiness, and majesty, which was very different from the gentle feeling given by the "water angel".

　After it opened its eyes, it suddenly looked up at the angelic halo above the pool.

　And that halo seemed to echo it, emitting bursts of light.

　Tailmon narrowed its eyes and raised its hand toward the angelic halo. The angelic halo shrank and descended as it spun, until it was only the size of a bracelet when it flew to its palm.

　"Gatomon" reached out and touched the angel halo, then raised its tail forward and put the angel halo on its tail!

　Almost the instant the angelic halo enveloped its tail, the halo abruptly shrank to a size and shape similar to another "holy halo" on its tail.

　Apart from the different color, it was already a "holy ring"! A look of surprise finally appeared in Dak's eyes.

　This final outcome was something he had never imagined.

　Even now, he couldn't be sure whether the "Holy Ring" formed from the angelic halo would still be retained after "Gatomon" was unsummoned.

　However, the transformation of "Gatomon" has ended, and the information in the Magic Cards can finally be read.

　Dark immediately channeled more magic to obtain informational feedback.

　Card Name: Gatomon [Type: Spirit Card] [Level: 8] [Race: Winged Beast] [Attribute: Light] [Magic Power: 2300] [Attack: 2600] [Defense: 2000]

　[Special Moves: Holy Ring, Cat Punch, Cat Eye, Cat Laser]

　"It went from four stars to five stars...is that all?"

　Dark frowned slightly, a slightly strange feeling rising in his heart. Even if the attributes were incompatible, half of the liquid that the "Water Angel" had transformed into had disappeared, so the "Gatomon" that had absorbed so much energy should not have only gained one star.

　However, the increase in the three dimensions (bust, waist, and hip) is indeed quite significant.

　The original four-star "Gatomon" only had stats of 1500/1900/900, which was not even considered the strongest among four-star magical spirits.

　The current five-star "Gatomon" clearly possesses top-tier stats for a five-star monster, with its most prized attribute, attack power, even surpassing the perfect stats.

　But perhaps this is the attribute it should have.

　Dark looked at the "Little Devimon" beside him.

　It's worth noting that even a four-star "Devimon" has a high stat of 2000 points in all three attributes.

　In addition, "Gatomon" has also gained a new special move... which has indeed unleashed its potential, turning it from an orange card into a gold card.

　As for the newly added ultimate move...

　v

　[Neko Laser: Gatomon gathers light-type energy and fires a laser to attack the target.]

　It looks like a simplified light-attribute version of the water-ball jet attack previously used by "Water Angel," giving it an additional single-target burst magic attack.

　However, "Gatomon" does not rely on skills; its attributes and star rating increase its strength.

　Dark glanced casually at the other special moves, then suddenly paused and looked at the "Holy Ring".

　v

　[Holy Ring: Passive Skill. Gatomon's Holy Ring is proof of its Holy type, making it even more powerful. Magic Power +500, Attack +500, Defense +500.]

　[Holy Ring (Secondary): Has similar effects to (Holy Ring).]

　Dark's attention was focused on the [Holy Ring (Secondary)]. "It's still a water-attribute holy transformation, providing bonuses to all three stats. However, unlike the original 'Holy Ring,' it doesn't contribute to base stats."

　Dak took a deep breath.

　The information about the [Holy Ring (Secondary)] made it clear to him that it was not entirely a "Gittomon" item, but merely an external accessory.

　"It seems to be temporary." It's regrettable, but that's probably how it is. Dark put away his magic cards and looked at (Gittomon).