Agumon who wants to become Omegamon

Huangfu Weilai, as their leader, took the initiative to speak, saying, "The meeting begins."

As the words fell, this alternate dimension, reserved for the Royal Knights' meetings, shut down its connection with the outside world, meaning the meetings held here would no longer be directly transmitted to the outside.

After he finished speaking, the room fell silent.

Although Huangfu Future had convened this meeting several times and was familiar with it from Omegamon's memories, ... as expected, he felt uncomfortable every time this kind of meeting was held.

It's not that he did a bad job, it's just that he wasn't used to this environment.

Finally, Huangfu Weilai got straight to the point: "Well then, in order not to waste everyone's time, I'll get straight to the point."

"SwordKingmon, Dynasmon, are you willing to obey the orders of me, the current leader of the Royal Knights, Omegamon X?"

Huangfu Weilai stared intently at Swordmon and Dynasmon, asking questions that were truly straightforward.

"I have a question," SwordGoldmon said coldly. "Since you say you are the current leader of the Royal Knights, what about your predecessor? What about Omegamon?"

After being brought back here by Gallantmon X, SwordKingmon and Dynasmon were sent to a special medical facility to recover their energy and reassemble their bodies. Once they were fully recovered, they were notified to convene a Royal Knights meeting.

They didn't even have the means or the time to obtain information, yet even so, they knew one thing: their lord, the World Tree, had been defeated, and the divine essence left by the World Tree was no longer present here…

Upon hearing the news, Huangfu Weilai calmly told them that Omegamon was dead, and that she, as Omegamon X, had now succeeded him.

And, the whole story of the battle back then, the reason for Yggdrasil's defeat, and incidentally, the current development of the Digital World is also mentioned in relation to these two long-lost individuals.

“You bastard…” Dynasmon stared coldly at Huangfu Future, “After killing my lord, you still expect us to submit?”

"Is that not allowed?" Huangfu Weilai asked calmly, and continued, "The Royal Knights hold the highest position in network security and are hailed as guardians of the network. They exist to protect the digital world, but... what has the World Tree, which you once served, done? Don't you know?"

"He didn't entrust you with protecting the Digital World; instead, he sent you to cause destruction. This goes against the very purpose of the Royal Knights' gathering. In that case, what's wrong with killing the World Tree?"

"That's not right!" Dynasmon glared at Huangfu Future and shouted, "What you're saying is utter nonsense! Yggdrasil is right! The Digital World at that time was already in a state of data overload, so cleaning up some data and creating a new world was necessary!"

"And you, you ruined Yggdrasil's plan, causing the Digital World to revert to its original state, unable to be reborn. You are all sinners!!!"

“No!!!” Huangfu Weilai said coldly.

"The World Tree isn't as great as you make it out to be. It's not a selfless, desireless god; on the contrary, it's a selfish god. Its destruction of Digimon and clearing the Digital World's load wasn't just to create new worlds, but more so so that it could collect all the data from the Digimon after their deaths."

According to records, in order to return to the beginning of creation, to a time before life existed, He manifested His supreme form—the Kabbalah Tree of Life!

Huangfu Future stared at Dynasmon and coldly shattered the beautiful image of the god in his heart, "That is the true purpose of Yggdrasil's destruction of the Digital World. The so-called Ark Project, in its final stage, shows this result."

"You've all been deceived by the World Tree!"

"That's impossible!" Dynasmon roared without hesitation, naturally not believing Huangfu Future's one-sided words.

but……

"Accept reality, Dynasmon." Gallantmon X looked at Dynasmon, perhaps to help Huangfu Future, or perhaps to help his former comrade, and said, "This is the true face of the Yggdrasil we once served. He... is not a selfless and desireless god!"

"Traitor! Do you think I'd believe you?" However, for this Royal Knight who sent them to another dimension and was the first to betray them, Dunasmon wouldn't believe a single word he said.

"It's true..." After silently watching the meeting, the skull beast finally spoke wearily.

"..."

Upon hearing this, the ferocious expression and unwilling roar of the Dynasmon vanished instantly.

Even the Sword Emperor Beast, which had been silent all along, turned its gaze toward the Skull Beast.

As mentioned before, the three Knightmon chosen from the Legion, who evolved into Swordmon, Aromamon, and Skullmon, are the most loyal to Yggdrasil.

If even they choose to betray, then it means that the truth is not as simple as they think.

Sword Emperor Beast suddenly turned its head to look at Fragrant Beast, wanting to confirm the result with the other party.

Noticing the gaze of the Sword Emperor Beast, the Fragrant Beast remained silent for a moment, then nodded, confirming the words of the Skull Beast.

Immediately, both SwordKingmon and Dynasmon fell into complete silence.

Swordmon, Aromamon, and Skullmon all evolved from Knightmon. They knew each other back in their Knightmon days and are each other's most trusted partners.

Although Swordmon continued to team up with Dynasmon, it doesn't mean their relationship had faded.

Therefore, if the other members of the Royal Knights are colleagues to Swordmon, then Aromamon and Skullmon are partners.

This is similar to Gallantmon X's attitude towards Omegamon as a close friend, while the other members are colleagues.

They might be enemies for the sake of justice in their hearts, but they would never deceive each other.

Therefore, since Swordmon has determined that Fragrantmon and Skullmon would not deceive it, then the only one who could deceive it is the already dead Yggdrasil.

Dynasmon, who has always been teamed up with Swordmon, trusts Aromamon and Skullmon's words even more because he understands the relationship between the three.

Once they realized they hadn't lied, their desire to protect their lord shattered instantly.

"SwordKingmon, Dynasmon, come back. Regardless of whether Yggdrasil has betrayed us, we should continue to fulfill the oath we took when we became Royal Knights. This has nothing to do with Yggdrasil; it's simply that as Royal Knights, we still have the mission to protect the world," Aromon advised the two.

Both emotionally and rationally, the Fragrant Beast knew that it had to help Huangfu Future.

Out of consideration for his partner, Sword Emperor Beast was still someone he wanted to continue working with.

Logically speaking, neither SwordKingmon nor Dynasmon should easily give up their power; otherwise, Gallantmon X wouldn't have gone to the trouble of searching for them.

In particular, the Fragrant Beast knew Huangfu's future personality well. Perhaps in small matters, he was a scumbag capitalist who would exploit them without reservation, but on matters of principle, he was a reliable leader.

Therefore, he was able to gain the loyalty of other members of the Royal Knights, including himself.

If no agreement is reached, Fragrantmon knows perfectly well that SwordEmperormon and Dynasmon have no chance of surviving in front of a Mega-level being.

Therefore, persuading the other party became the primary goal of the fragrant beast.

The Skull Beast shared the same idea as him.

He also joined the group of people trying to persuade the fragrant beast.

To increase credibility, the other Royal Knights members also corroborated Huangfu Future's words and provided some evidence.

Both verbally and in fact, both SwordEmperormon and Dynasmon were defeated.

Because they believed it.

After a long silence, SwordEmperorBeast was the first to resume its attack. Perhaps because it had been betrayed by Lucemon, it had developed a certain resistance to Yggdrasil's betrayal. It looked at Huangfu Future and said, "You've told us so much, do you really want us to submit to you?"

“That’s right.” Huangfu Future said frankly, “You are, after all, veteran members of the Royal Knights. Even if you were once loyal to the World Tree, you were deceived. So I won’t mind if you continue to serve as Royal Knights and contribute your strength to protect the Digital World.”

"Aren't you afraid we'll betray you?" Dynasmon calmly retorted. After all, he was a royal knight of extraordinary character, and he quickly regained his composure, at least on the surface.

"Hehe." Huangfu Weilai chuckled twice, not out of disdain, but simply out of genuine amusement.

At the same time, along with the laughter came an overwhelming amount of data. This was an absolute difference in data volume, and no matter how outstanding one's talent or how outrageous one's permissions were, it was impossible to bridge such a vast gap.

"This is the power of a Super Ultimate level." Looking at the two frozen figures, Huangfu Weilai said with a faint smile, "If you're unwilling, that's fine. I won't kill you, but I want you to hand over your Royal Knight privileges and not to oppose the Royal Knights, otherwise..."

The threat wasn't fully stated, but everyone understood what Huangfu Weilai meant.

After a moment of silence, the two finally made a move.

"Sigh." SwordKingmon sighed and was the first to declare, "I will continue to serve as a Royal Knight, upholding the justice in my heart and protecting the Digital World. As long as your actions align with the justice in my heart and benefit the Digital World, then I will always obey your commands and become your blade!"

“Me too,” Dynasmon followed up. “But conversely, if your actions are no longer for the sake of the Digital World, and do not align with my path of justice, then even if I cannot defeat you, I will betray you without hesitation!”

Immediately, the two exchanged a glance and knelt down on one knee without hesitation to express their loyalty.

"Hehe, I don't need your kneeling to show respect and loyalty. I'm not a god, I'm a Digimon. That kind of thing doesn't work here." Huangfu Weilai said with a faint smile, personally helping the two up. "Welcome back to the Royal Knights."

Swordmon and Dynasmon exchanged a glance and smiled simultaneously, "We never left!"

The three chuckled lightly, as if they could forgive and forget.

Chapter Two: Huangfu Weilai: Your disciple is quite good; he's mine now!

After Emperormon and Dynasmon were reinstated, the meeting naturally concluded.

Swordmon and Dynasmon continued their work as Royal Knights, as Huangfu Mirai had instructed.

But Sleipmon, which returned around the same time as them, was different.

He was constantly being exploited.

Originally, Sleipmon was assigned by Yggdrasil to serve as a guard in an ancient ruin under the thick ice near the Arctic Circle of the Digital World. It is said that the ruin there contains important program data related to the creation of Digimon.

Driven by a desire to uncover all the secrets of the World Tree, Huangfu Future, long ago, after learning about Sleipmon's work, rushed into the ancient ruins and obtained all the secrets within.

Then it became clear that the World Tree had lied to people again.

That place doesn't contain the important program data related to the creation of Digimon at all.

Rather, it is yet another laboratory for the World Tree.

That place is actually an important research topic related to the creation of Digimon.

Furthermore, the guards and researchers are respectively handled by two different types of people.

Sleipmon serves as the guardian, protecting the laboratory from attack, while also remaining unaware of the true nature of the so-called ancient ruins.

So much so that they were deceived for a long time without even realizing it.

Ultimately, it was Huangfu Weilai who told him the answer, which immediately stunned Sleip Beast.

I never imagined I'd been deceived for so long. It's really... well, not that heartbreaking.

Or rather, he's used to it.

So, Sleipmon, with its deadpan eyes, looked at Huangfu Weilai and said, "Since my original job guarding the ancient ruins was a scam, what kind of work do you plan to have me do?"

Finally, Sleipmon jokingly added, "You can't expect me to just relax all the time, can you?"

“Of course,” Huangfu Weilai answered decisively.

The tone and speed of the voice made Sleipmon, who already knew the situation perfectly well, twitch at the corner of his mouth.

Working without a day off really dampens his enthusiasm for work.

“There’s nothing for you to do right now, so…” Huangfu Weilai smiled, “Sleipmon, you can stay here and work with me.”

".

Upon hearing this, Sleipmon fell silent.

He looked around at the familiar setting, which was in the style of Omegamon—simple and practical; this showed that Huangfu Wei had not changed the style of this place after Omegamon's death.

Perhaps it was out of mourning, or perhaps Huangfu Future's style was simply similar to Omegamon's.

However, this is not the real reason why Sleipmon is observing this place.

He wondered why Huangfu Weilai wanted him to stay at his office.

The question lingered in his mind as he pondered what it would be like to live with the beast tamer, Huangfu Weilai.

Got it, they're using me to cover their shift.

then……

(;all

With that expression on its face, Sleipmon silently watched Huangfu Future.

Huangfu Weilai's skin had been honed to an astonishing degree; he still looked at Sleipmon with a smile.

He had clearly decided to have Sleipmon share his work.

One remained silent, while the other beamed with smiles.

The two looked at each other silently for a long time.

Finally, Huangfu Weilai's patience reached its limit. He silently raised his hand, as if he had been sitting for too long and wanted to stretch his arms.

The arm that resembled the head of WarGreymon X silently opened a slit, revealing a blade gleaming coldly from its dark mouth.

"...Of course, I'd be happy to work here." Sleipmon's lips twitched. With his sharp eyes, he noticed Huangfu Weilai's 'little trick'. Forced by the other party's official authority, even though he was unwilling, he still showed a sincere smile on his face, as if he was very happy.

"Hehe, that's more like it. You know, the opportunity to work with a Mega-level being like me is very rare, so Sleipmon, you should cherish it while you can..."

Huangfu Weilai rambled on and on, but Sleipmon didn't listen attentively. Or rather, he had already gleaned the true meaning from Huangfu Weilai's words, which can be roughly summarized as: "Those who know when to yield are wise."

What else could he do?

Having just suffered a severe beating, he didn't want to provoke Huangfu Weilai at this time, so he could only suppress his frustration and let it linger in his heart.

Only at this moment could he truly connect with the other Royal Knights who had worked alongside Huangfu Weilai for many years—Omegamon, I missed you so much~~~

"Then I'll leave this to you," Huangfu Weilai said with a smile.