Agumon who wants to become Omegamon

Priestmon had to keep a close eye on MetalPhantommon, since she had no other companions to help her right now.

Compared to Priestmon's extreme vigilance, LadyDevimon's situation is far more dangerous. In contrast, Priestmon is now actually safe.

Because the Phantommon and Oboromon that LadyDevimon encountered were truly incompatible with her.

The two armed combat ghosts were completely outmatched by LadyDevimon, who was more focused on ranged magic attacks.

LadyDevimon, who had previously unleashed "Dark Wave," already knew the outcome, and now she was being suppressed by two ghosts wielding weapons at close range.

Enraged, the demon beast's teeth were itching, forcing her to use her rarely used skill, Poison, covering her left hand and using her claws to retaliate against the kusarigama and katana. Although the process was fraught with danger, she managed to hold off the two of them.

Clearly, LadyDevimon's only consolation was that Oboromon's katana would break from time to time, although a new one would quickly grow back. This gap gave LadyDevimon a chance to catch her breath while parrying the relentless attacks.

"This won't do, we'll be defeated." Looking at the battlefield on both sides, Makino Ruki instantly judged the outcome. So she immediately read the card she had silently taken out earlier and used it to amplify the Priest Beast.

"Card draw for HolyAngemon!"

A dazzling golden light emanated from the priestmon's body, making her appear like a radiant angel, although she was indeed using angelic power...

"Drink it!"

With the blessing of angelic power and the ability to suppress ghosts, Priestmon finally managed to hold its own against MetalPhantommon.

Just as Makino Ruki was thinking about how to help LadyDevimon, Leomon's exclamation diverted her attention.

"Shuli! Shuli!!"

Leomon shook Kato Juri's body, but Kato Juri was like a delicate doll, not responding to Leomon's actions at all.

"Heh~heh~heh~" At this moment, the strange laughter of the Metal Phantom Beast came.

The lion suddenly raised its head, its eyes fierce, like an enraged lion: "Did you do this?!"

"Heh~ heh~ heh~" the Metal Phantom Beast continued to laugh, "This child is quite special. He's clearly as fragile as glass, shattering at the slightest touch, but..."

"Hahaha, her tiny body hides a wonderful darkness. Just smelling it is irresistible; I wonder how delicious it would taste~~~"

"You bastard!" Leomon was completely enraged. He knew that the taste that MetalPhantommon, the ruler of the Ghost Market, was talking about was definitely not food. Based on his view of ghosts, it could only be human souls.

The thought that Kato Juri's soul had been tampered with by Metal Phantom Beast without him even realizing it filled Leomon with self-reproach, and his murderous intent toward Metal Phantom Beast surged.

P.S.: I originally planned to wait until this volume was finished before telling everyone where the book was going, but today because of two sensitive words, I'll talk to you all about something first. There's something I really need to vent about: the forced contact between "jinzhan" and "chiping" (a term used to describe a situation where people are separated by a great distance). It's truly speechless!

Tell me

Although I've completely lost my integrity, I'm still coming back to finish writing this book.

Firstly, regarding the plot of the third part, my writing skills are limited, and I really couldn't write any good storylines about the main characters. On the contrary, because I kept following the main characters, it didn't feel right no matter how I wrote it, and it eventually fell apart.

This time, I learned from my mistakes and just followed my own path, ignoring the plot.

Then, I won't write about any other digital series, I'll only write about Muji.

Moreover, Muji won't follow a group; he'll only write according to his own ideas, and I feel like he's regained that carefree and unrestrained feeling he once had.

Then comes the final volume, the ending.

That's the order.

Thank you to all my godparents who are still reading my book. I am deeply grateful. (/_)/

If you're going to criticize, please be gentle with your words!

Chapter 59 Kato Juri's Heart, Evolution—Fighting Leomon

"Don't be fooled by him, Leomon!" Priestmon shouted.

Does Metal Phantom Beast deserve a beating?

Honestly, he deserves a beating.

Not only did they attack the target Leomon wanted to protect, but they also provoked him right in front of him. Even Leomon, who has a heart of justice, would want to tear them apart in the next moment.

But that won't work!

Leomon doesn't have that kind of strength.

Priestmon, who was fighting MetalPhantommon, was well aware of how troublesome his opponent was. If Leomon were to rush in recklessly, he would definitely be the one to die, and it would even further affect Priestmon's performance.

To put it bluntly, this is a fully-fledged battlefield; what are you, a fully-developed character, doing getting involved?

This stubborn spirit is vividly displayed in another possible original work: a mature-level Digimon goes to stop the actions of an Ultimate-level Digimon, which is truly suicidal. You would feel bad for his admirable spirit if you didn't give him a good beating.

"Leomon, you should try to save Juri first. We'll figure out a way to deal with MetalPhantommon."

Makino Ruki was also worried that Leomon might help (or hinder) Priestmon in a moment of passion, and she was also concerned about her friend's situation, so she asked Leomon to come up with a solution first.

"I see."

Leomon nodded. Although they didn't say it explicitly, Leomon knew that his strength was more likely to hinder his companions than help them.

Therefore, to avoid causing trouble, the best option right now is to take Shuli away from the battlefield.

But we can't stray too far from the battlefield.

Leomon cautiously surveyed its surroundings. Although the battle between the five Ultimate-level beings in the sky was quite a spectacle, with the aftershocks capable of shattering houses, it did not deter the restless hearts of the Ghost Beasts and Ghost Monsters around it.

If you stay too far away, you'll be surrounded by those Digimon; if you get too close, you'll be dragged into the battlefield. So you need to find the right balance.

Although this is a task that requires keen eyesight, it is no challenge for the experienced Leomon.

The only thing that stumped him was how to save Kato Juri.

The lion beast racked his brains and finally came up with a solution.

The powerful force brought about by the combination of a human tamer and his partner Digimon is not only linked by their own feelings, but also by an entity called the Arc Machine, which serves as a conduit for their emotions.

It is precisely because of the Arc Machine that a Tamer is a true Tamer who can transfer power to a partner Digimon. Otherwise, no matter how good the relationship is, they are just friends or family and cannot be called partner Digimon.

Like LadyDevimon...

No matter how worried Makino Ruki was about the battlefield on LadyDevimon's side, she couldn't intervene through the Arc Machine because LadyDevimon wasn't her partner Digimon. As for LadyDevimon's situation, Makino Ruki could only watch helplessly.

Once the Lion Beast understood, it quickly lifted the Arc Machine that Kato Juri was holding tightly, covering Kato Juri's left hand with its large palm.

"Shuli, don't be afraid, I'm always here. Let's face the difficulties together."

Leomon sincerely expressed his inner thoughts, while also trying to help Kato Juri through the Arc Light Machine, following his connection with her.

As a result, the arc laser machine did indeed react.

A faint yellow halo appeared on the screen of the arc light machine, and immediately, Leomon felt his connection with Kato Juri deepening.

Then, suddenly everything went black, and Leomon's spirit entered Kato Juri's inner world.

"This is...a hospital?"

The lion looked around, observing the white corridor and the doctors walking in white coats, then glanced at the patients in their gowns, who were clearly sick.

Seeing their behavior of ignoring him and even walking right past him, Leomon immediately realized that this was a memory fragment of a scene from Kato Juri's life.

"So where is Shuli?"

Leomon searched with his naked eyes, while also trying to find Kato Juri by following the connection in his heart.

His search was soon rewarded when he found Kato Juri in a hospital ward, in this world of memories.

However, it wasn't the Kato Juri from the time he met her, but rather a young Juri from an earlier period, grieving the loss of her mother.

“Shuli…”

Seeing the crying young Juri, Leomon instinctively wanted to comfort her, but his outstretched hand slipped away. Leomon fell silent. Was he just supposed to watch?

So for the rest of the time, Leomon silently watched the deep memories in Kato Juri's heart, and watched the changes in young Juri after losing her mother.

When young Shuri returned home and said "I'm home," there would never again be a gentle mother's voice saying "Welcome back."

The father, Hajime Kato, runs a small eatery to make a living. After losing his mother, his partner, who should have worked well with him, disappeared, leaving him to do the work that the two of them used to do together. Gradually, his gentleness towards his daughter turned into indifference.

The sensible young Shuli tried her best to take over her mother's job and help her father as much as possible, but nothing changed.

Fortunately, not long after, a third person joined their cold family, and they finally felt like they had a home again.

Young Shuri had a stepmother

The stepmother treated young Shuli, her ex-husband's daughter, not badly; on the contrary, she treated her like her own daughter.

The snack shop's business remained unchanged. Father used to cook, and Mother served; they worked together seamlessly. Now, Father still cooks, but Mother is no longer the waitress—it's his stepmother. The person who once worked so well with Father is gone forever, and now, the person who works with him seamlessly is no longer the same.

Everything seems to have changed, yet everything seems to remain the same.

From then on, young Shuli seemed to have emerged from the shadow of her mother's death, often wearing a carefree and energetic smile, but in reality, she had become very sensitive and easily hurt.

After his younger brother Masahiko Kato was born, he even made a dog-head hand puppet and learned to use ventriloquism to say "woof" to amuse his brother.

After entering Yodoshibashi Elementary School, she became even more fond of digital card games. However, because she was a girl, she didn't dare to play openly with Matsuda Keito and the others, so she could only secretly buy and collect them.

A person named Kato Juri

Perhaps only by hiding the sadness in one's heart with a smile on one's face can one be accepted by everyone.

Whether it's family or friends, as long as Shuli's face is full of a happy smile, everyone will accept her, as long as she continues...

"No, it's Shuri!!!"

"That wasn't a happy smile at all; weren't you crying the whole time?"

Leomon, unable to bear it any longer, retorted loudly. He followed his heart and opened his arms wide, wanting to hug the crying baby figure.

This time, he touched it, he embraced it, he comforted it.

"It's okay not to smile when you're feeling sad..."

"It's okay to shed tears when you feel like crying..."

You are not alone!

"There are Qiren, Jianliang, Ruji, Alice, Hirokazu, Kenta..."

"There are Guilmon, Terriermon, Renamon, Dobermanmon..."

"And me! Your partner Digimon—Leomon!!"

"We are all your companions. You are not alone, and you are not without a place to belong!"

"The smile was never a sign of sadness. At least I believe that the smile you saw on my face when we first met was genuine and came from the heart!"

That smile of yours was not one of sadness! I still remember it vividly! I can deeply feel the emotions it conveyed.

So—you are not alone!!!

At that moment, Leomon's passionate emotions and voice, along with the embrace, truly conveyed his beliefs to young Juli's heart.

She has companions; she is not alone...

"Lion Beast..."

Unbeknownst to her, young Juri had reverted to her original form as Kato Juri. She hugged the broad, reassuring chest behind her tightly, tears streaming down her cheeks.

"Can I finally cry when I'm sad?"

"Of course, Shuli. I will always be by your side."

I will listen to your troubles; I will comfort your sorrows; I will wipe away your tears.

"Similarly..."

I want to see your smile; I want to know your happiness; I want to share your joy.

The lion beast carefully, as if touching a fragile piece of porcelain, gently wiped away Kato Juri's tears.

"Um!"

Kato Juri turned around, her face streaked with tears, but a bright and cheerful smile bloomed on her face, and she nodded vigorously.

"Thank you, Leomon..."

"What are you talking about... You're my tamer, and I'm your partner Digimon!"

...w.

The changes in one's inner world are like the search for Guilmon by Matsuda Takato next to Destroyermon in the original work. It seems like a long time, but in the outside world it is an instant.