Agumon who wants to become Omegamon

After the Chosen Children defeated the Dark Masters, they once again used the stone tablet as a pretext to inform the Apocalypse Beast of its existence.

Now, could it be that the other party has extended their reach into the shadows?

-No!

It's unlikely they'll directly intervene; more likely they'll just throw stone tablets around the world and spread rumors.

Lay the foundation for your planned actions.

Huangfu tried his best to deduce the purpose of constancy, but in the end he silently gave up the idea.

There's no other reason than that even the most skilled cook can't make a meal without rice; ultimately, there's a lack of intelligence.

Huangfu Weilai shook his head. Since he couldn't deduce it, he decided to stop thinking about it.

After all, the information obtained from IceDevimon was merely an unexpected bonus.

It had absolutely nothing to do with what he originally wanted to ask.

popping.

Huangfu Weilai clapped his hands, drawing their attention. "Alright, now that you've finished asking your questions, it's my turn."

"I'm asking you..."

......

......

. "

boom!

With a roar, two craters appeared in the ground, signifying that the Digital World had lost two more evils.

"Let's go."

Huangfu Weilai turned around and walked in the direction that Yagami Taichi had left.

Meanwhile, his partner and junior, who had already transformed back into Hakumon, followed suit immediately.

Chapter Twenty-Seven: The Solution – Counterfeits of the Emblem of Light

The crisp sound of footsteps echoed along the dark forest path, occasionally punctuated by the crunching of fallen leaves underfoot.

As they walked in silence, they soon arrived at a tree that was even larger than the others.

Following the markings, they quickly found the entrance to the tree hole in the large tree.

This is a tree hollow that they discovered by chance when they passed by. It is both private and can serve as a resting haven.

Yes! Especially since its previous owner has been killed, this place is practically their natural resting place.

However, the entrance to this tree hole is too well hidden. In the pitch black surroundings, one can easily get lost in the bushes and lose one's sense of direction if one is not careful.

So they had to make some marks to determine the location.

Huangfu Weilai entered through the tree hole and found a group of people inside. Judging from their posture, they must have been waiting for him for a long time.

So he quickly apologized, saying, "I'm sorry to have kept you waiting. I had a lot of questions."

“It’s alright.” Yagami Taichi shook his head, then looked at Yagami Hikaru, then at Huangfu Mirai, and hesitated before speaking, “...Mirai.”

"I know, let's start now." Huangfu Weilai nodded understandingly, showing concern for his younger sister, which was no small matter.

"Then I'll leave it to you." Yagami Taichi took a deep breath and calmed himself down.

Huangfu Weilai looked at Yagami Hikaru and met his slightly dazed eyes. Seeing that he was not surprised, it was clear that Yagami Taichi had already shared the news with them.

Hikaru Yagami hesitated for a moment, then looked at her brother and immediately decided to take off her coat.

In her memory, when she had a fever or a cold and went to the hospital, the doctors would lift up her clothes and place a cold stethoscope on her chest.

"Wait, wait, what are you doing?!" Seeing Yagami Hikari's actions, Huangfu Weilai was startled and quickly stepped forward to stop her.

If he hadn't been certain that the little girl in front of him had no ill intentions, he would have thought she was trying to frame him for indecent assault.

"Weren't you supposed to be seeing a doctor?" Hikaru Yagami tilted his head and asked, somewhat puzzled.

"Ahem, I do need to see a doctor, although it may not necessarily be an illness..." Huangfu Weilai first answered Yagami Hikari, then muttered a complaint in a voice only she could hear.

"Anyway, I don't need your wild ideas. After all, I'm not a pure doctor." Huangfu Weilai smiled and ruffled Yagami Hikaru's little head.

Then his expression turned serious, and he began to get down to business.

Immediately, he took out the all-powerful Divine Plan from his pocket, pointed the screen at Yagami Hikaru, and a beam of light was projected out, beginning to scan Yagami Hikaru's physical data, as well as his deeper spiritual power.

"Phew... No matter how many times I see it, I'm still amazed." Yagami Taichi suddenly spoke, looking enviously at the Divine Plan in Huangfu Mirai's hand. Seeing the functions that his own Divine Plan lacked, he immediately realized that Huangfu Mirai had probably added and modified them herself.

“But only he can use it.” Mochizuki Meiko smiled and simply replied to Yagami Taichi. Although the Huangfu Future Divine Plan has many functions, even if Mochizuki Meiko were given these functions, she might not necessarily use them.

Putting everything else aside, even if her sacred plan had these functions installed, she wouldn't use them—just the keyboard for typing on the projection and the data displayed on the screen.

As Yagami Taichi tried to ease the tension by chatting with Mochizuki Meiko, Huangfu Mirai's investigation was also coming to an end.

The light from the Divine Plan projection receded, and the keyboard and large screen that Taichi Yagami was once familiar with reappeared.

"how's it going?"

Seeing Huangfu Weilai still fiddling with the keyboard, Yagami Taichi finally couldn't help but ask.

"Hmm... I'm in poor health. Although my fever and cold have subsided, I still need to rest more." Huangfu Weilai pondered for a moment, then answered Yagami Taichi like a real doctor.

"Ah, thank you so much..." Hearing these words that sounded like those of a real doctor, Yagami Tai instinctively began to express his gratitude, and then...

"Wait a minute! What I asked about Darkdramon and Gladesdemon: is there anything wrong with Hikari's body?"

Taichi Yagami spoke anxiously.

"Hmm... I roughly understand the situation," Huangfu Weilai said.

"real?"

"real."

"What's going on with Xiao Guang?"

“Hmm…” Huangfu Weilai continued to ponder for a moment, carefully crafting his words, before finally speaking: “Xiaoguang’s badge is light.”

"Hmm...that's it?" Yagami Taichi nodded in sudden realization, then paused, not hearing Huangfu Weilai's next words, and realized what was happening.

“I’m asking you, what place is this?” Huangfu Weilai countered.

"The dark area," came Mochizuki Meiko's reply.

At that moment, the woman with long, straight black hair pushed up her glasses, and the lenses seemed to reflect a wise light.

"This is the Dark Zone, a paradise for dark-type Digimon; yet Xiao Guang possesses the Crest of Light, making him stand out conspicuously in this dark place."

"What should we do then?"

Taichi Yagami was somewhat anxious. He knew that the crests were manifestations of their spiritual power, and Hikaru Yagami's spiritual power was light. In the Digital World, this might not be a problem, but in this dark area…

Damn it!

How could I have brought Hikari into the Digital World?!

When Taichi Yagami was distressed and blaming himself, Hikaru Yagami quickly went to comfort him.

"Is there a way to solve this?" Mochizuki Meiko asked.

Suddenly, Yagami Taichi, who should have been disappointed, realized that Huangfu Mirai hadn't said it was unsolvable.

Then, a hopeful gaze fell upon Huangfu Weilai; it belonged to Yagami Taichi.

Upon hearing this, Huangfu Weilai shook his head, and the hopeful gaze immediately wilted like a frostbitten eggplant. Before the person was completely disappointed, Huangfu Weilai continued, "The only options are to seal or block it."

"In other words, there is a way to solve this!" Yagami Taichi suddenly looked up and stared straight at Huangfu Weilai.

"Everyone says there's no way to solve it. That's a manifestation of Xiao Guang's mental power, and we can't do anything about it. Besides, for Xiao Guang's sake, it's best to shield it rather than seal it," Huangfu Weilai said candidly.

"Can you block it?" Yagami Taichi asked.

"Yes, but we need the materials."

"Hard to find?"

"Not necessarily, but it must at least be able to accommodate data modification. It can be Chrono Digital Metal, but Chrono Digital Alloy is better."

"Metals, alloys..."

Seeing Taichi Yagami deep in thought, Huangfu Weilai reminded him, "It's the metal raw material for MetalGreymon's left arm."

Yagami Taiichi immediately understood.

"I can make a special badge of light for Xiaoguang, but there's a problem with the materials..."

"I'll handle it. As long as we can stop those Digimon from coveting Hikari!"

Huangfu Weilai smiled. He suddenly wondered what Huangfu Weilai's expression would be if, in the future, Myotismon took out the Crest of Light and wanted to find its eighth child, and Yagami Hikari came knocking on its door with a replica that was equivalent to the real Crest of Light.

I reckon...it'll be quite interesting.

Chapter Twenty-Eight: The Great Empire of Chess Beasts

"So, where should we begin?" Mochizuki Meiko asked first. "Since it's metal, we should look for minerals and then refine them..."

Hearing Mochizuki Meiko's words, the eleven-year-old boy fell silent.

Having just arrived, and knowing nothing about the place, how could he possibly find these mineral resources?

Should we search for friendly Digimon along the way and ask them for help, or perhaps steal them...?

Taichi Yagami is torn. On one hand, it concerns whether his sister can live safely in the Dark Zone, and on the other hand, it challenges his own moral character.

Just as Yagami Taichi was deep in thought, Huangfu Weilai spoke up, "I do have an idea."

Upon hearing this, Yagami Tai's eyes lit up immediately, and he looked intently at Huangfu Weilai, hoping that he could come up with a good solution.

"Go to the largest power near the Dark Sea—the Chess Beast Empire."

“If we go there, we should be able to buy Chrono Digital Metal, or even better Chrono Digital Alloy.”

"The Great Empire of Chess Beasts..." Yagami Taichi murmured, then asked, "Where is this place?"

“An empire composed of Digimon, which is the largest trading hub in the vicinity. Once we get there, the metal problem can definitely be solved,” Huangfu Future explained in more detail.

"But we need money..." Mochizuki Meiko said, getting straight to the point.

"Japanese yen...they probably won't accept it..." Yagami paused, took out a Japanese yen coin from his pocket, and said hesitantly.

“I definitely won’t accept it,” Huangfu Weilai replied instantly.

Immediately, he took out the Divine Plan from his pocket and projected the item he had stored—a silver coin half the height of their bodies—directly onto the open space beside him.

Huangfu Weilai then spoke up, "They accept this."

Without waiting for their questions, Huangfu Weilai began to explain:

"This is the currency recognized by the Chess Beast Empire. Only by using it can we buy the metals we want there."

"After all, the value of silver coins is equivalent to that of digital metals of time; the value of gold coins, which are of a higher grade, is equivalent to that of digital alloys of time."

"These two currencies correspond to the Complete and Ultimate levels, respectively."

At this point, Huangfu Future couldn't help but nod and exclaimed, "The Digimon that promote this kind of currency system are really good at it."

"Because Digimon have different species and different needs, ordinary things cannot be measured to have a value that everyone agrees on."

"But metals are different."

"It can be used by any Digimon, regardless of its species."

"After all, metal has many uses. It can be used to make armor, weapons, protective gear, and so on. Even if it is not in as much demand as modified or mechanical types for evolution, as long as you get metal and use it to make items, you can ignore race and use any Digimon you get."

"For this reason, the Chess Beast Empire still enjoys a very good reputation in the vicinity."

After he finished speaking, everyone remained silent, digesting the information Huangfu Weilai had shared.

"Where did this silver coin come from? Can we get more?" After a moment of contemplation, Yagami Taichi suddenly asked.