Divine Plan? But I'm a Pokémon trainer.

Chapter 448 Link: After a teammate dies, does he become a traitor? Interesting.

Evolving to its final form greatly enhances the physical performance of the stunted sword, finally allowing it to use the water sword technique taught by its trainer.

A single, explosive "Holy Sword" attack defeated Mavila, bringing the battle to a close.

After all, not all gym battles are 6 vs 6; many are just a formality, involving 2v2 or 3v3 matches.

Link bid farewell to Lyub and left the town of Kaji, which had few attractions. He traveled west along Route 42 and arrived at Mount Raibo, which is located between Kaji and Enju City.

With a day or two's journey still to Enju City, Link decided to take the opportunity to explore this sacred training ground in the Johto region.

However, it was already late when they arrived at Leibo Mountain, so they had to camp and rest for the time being.

"Fu!"

Fire Fox suggested, "Let's watch a TV series, something we haven't done in ages!"
"I'm not filming a TV series on the other side."

Link was speechless. The Fire Fox actually enjoyed watching TV dramas, but her taste was really hard to compliment.

But then again, it's time for him to bring that long adventure to a close.

"Alright, let's continue watching the other side's live stream tonight."

"Fuwu!"

——Foreword

Butterfly, activate!
A day and a night have passed since Saki was swallowed by the black mist and Floramon disappeared as data, yet the group still hasn't recovered from the shock.

So they had no choice but to retreat with the old monster and the amusement park's monsters, returning to the fog-shrouded abandoned school building.

Just after you finished resting, Takuma and Agumon, who had been swallowed by the mist, suddenly reappeared for some unknown reason.

[It turns out that he had previously been protected by the priestess, escaped the fog using the Song of Inheritance, and successfully returned to his original world, where he and Miyuki spent the night at home.]

However, after that, Piedmon came from across the world to pursue them, and Megadramon was caught in a fierce battle, finally evolving into Mugendramon to defeat Piedmon.

"Wait, how did it evolve into Mugendramon? Is Takuma's growth rate that fast?"

Link sighed. They even had an Ultimate form, and even a top-tier Ultimate form like Infinite Dragon. So, they should be able to easily take care of everything with a barrage of attacks, right?
Unfortunately, he had a premonition that the enemy's strength was probably even greater than that of the Infinite Dragon Beast...

Even if they returned to their original world, they couldn't be saved, so Takuma made up his mind and returned to this world with Agumon.

[Upon learning of Takuma's experiences, everyone sighed deeply and recounted their own ordeals over the past few weeks, including Miyuki being controlled, her familiars attacking humans and monsters, and the black mist devouring Saki. They had truly endured a great deal.]

Takuma felt helpless about his companion's death, but he believed that Saki, who had acted to save the young monsters, would not regret it. To ensure her death was not in vain, he had to address the current predicament at its root.

[But Aoi couldn't accept it. The death of her best friend and senior's companion had almost shattered her defenses, and she could no longer bear it.]

You can only try to comfort Kui and tell her not to be too sad. The living must carry on the will of the dead so that their deaths will not have been in vain.

However, the enemy is still lingering, so it's impossible to focus all your attention on her. You and the Moon God Beast went on patrol in the surrounding area and discovered another building that suddenly appeared in the forest.

[Since the mist absorbed the chosen sacrifices, this world has become increasingly unstable.] [After you informed everyone of the new area, you also learned another piece of news from Kaito, who had returned from his outing: the long-lost Haru... also known as the Foxmon, suddenly appeared in the forest, and Aoi chased after it to prevent it from being attacked alone.]

Based on the information provided by Kuidou, you determine that both are heading towards the newly appeared library. In order to support Kui and the fox-mon who are alone outside, the group has no choice but to set off immediately.

Meanwhile, Aoi, who entered the library for Haru's sake, saw Saki, who complained that she hadn't saved her and lured her to be swallowed by the black mist as well.

[It was clearly just a superficial temptation, but Aoi, caught in a breakdown and endless self-blame, failed to see through it and even developed self-destructive tendencies...]

[You ventured deep into the forest in search of Haru and Aoi, only to be ambushed by the fox-like beast. Originally striving to rescue Miyuki, it turned on you, leading its minions to attack.]

"I need to calm down..."

Link was stunned for a moment. What kind of abstract operation was this? Even at a time like this, the fox beast still wanted to betray him, thinking that he could get back Miyuki by capturing all the sacrifices?

"Fu!"

The fire fox sighed. This was too stupid. What kind of fox is this dumb?

Even with its familiars attacking, Foxmon is still no match for you now that it has reached its Ultimate level, but it's actually just stalling for time.

What happened to Aoi, who entered the library during the battle?

The group rushed to the rescue, but in doing so, they fell into a trap. An illusion had been set up inside the library, allowing people to see the things they regretted most in their lives.

But your and Takuma's will was as firm as steel, unshaken by the illusion, and you immediately roused everyone and found Aoi.

[The foxmon, defeated by unexpected forces, returns with even more familiars, determined to capture the chosen sacrifice in exchange for Miyuki. To this end, it even evolves into Priestmon.]

Even so, it couldn't withstand a single blow from the Infinite Cannon; the library was reduced to ruins in the blink of an eye.

[Thanks to Takuma's mercy, the fox-mon was only seriously injured.]

The professor, whose true identity is Minase Akiharu, thanked it for its years of silent dedication and rationally analyzed that joining forces with them was the most likely way to save Miyuki.

[The fox-mon, suppressing its reluctance, accepted the professor's viewpoint. The being possessing Miyuki, however, had already anticipated that these beasts could not be entirely trusted, and opened a spatial rift, leading a tidal wave of its followers into the forest.]

The group hastily engaged in battle, but the enemy numbers were overwhelming, and Miyuki was protected among them.

[Determined to save everything, Takuma hesitated to make the decisive move to kill her, instead acting as a distraction, hoping that the professor and the foxmon would awaken the consciousness belonging to Miyuki within the controlled body.]

As expected, the two successfully awakened Miyuki's remaining consciousness.

[The bond between Foxmon and Miyuki thus transcended its limits, allowing it to leapfrog and evolve into Sakuyamon (Ultimate Level - Data).]

The powerful Holy-type Ultimate form exerted a significant restraining effect on its familiars, even reducing the overwhelming number of familiars to dust under the influence of its ultimate technique, the Vajra World Mandala.

The entity that had taken over Miyuki's body was clearly severely injured and quickly seized control, opening a portal to escape...

(End of this chapter)