Digimon: I reached the top using the Knight item.

Taiyi's actions successfully convinced Baiyu to make up his mind that he must be discharged from the hospital immediately!

Upon hearing that Shiraha was leaving, Taiichi, Koushiro, and Hikaru immediately followed suit and completed their discharge procedures.

In fact, their injuries were not serious to begin with; they had virtually no external injuries. Their weakness was mainly due to overexertion.

After resting in the hospital for two days, I'm almost fully recovered.

Keito, Ryuki, and Kenryo naturally left as well.

Because they were in another city, Taiichi and Hikaru's parents, as well as Koushiro's father, were unaware that their children had been admitted to the hospital, which saved them a lot of trouble.

The group headed straight for the airport.

Like Keito, Kenryo and Ruki also had "special passes" issued by Mitsuo Yamaki, allowing Terriermon and Renamon to be brought onto the plane openly and legitimately.

On the contrary, the Ancient Music Beast became a minor problem.

Fortunately, the little guy is still asleep and looks no different from a delicate plush doll.

Ruki carefully held it in her arms and easily slipped onto the plane.

After that, Ruki continued to take care of the Ancient Beast.

Having taken care of each other for so long, both Koga and Ruki have started to get used to each other's presence.

Ruki is showing a strong tendency to 'evolve' from a single-beast tamer to a dual-beast tamer.

The plane landed smoothly.

The moment the cabin door opened, Bai Yu's nerves immediately tensed up.

He could feel the intense gaze that Taiyi was casting from behind him, a gaze that seemed to burn through his back.

I can't let him get to me anymore!

Bai Yu's heart was filled with alarm bells. He pretended to be nonchalant and followed behind the crowd. Once he was out of the airport, he suddenly started running!

"Bai Yu! Don't run!" Taiyi reacted quickly and immediately took off after him.

"My good brother, let's talk this over again!"

Seeing that Taiyi was relentlessly pursuing him, Baiyu flipped his right wrist, and the [Ice Demon Beast Watch] appeared in his hand.

Bai Yu pressed the dial.

"Ice Demon Beast!"

Accompanied by an electronic sound effect, a pair of ice crystal wings appeared behind Bai Yu.

Taiyi could only watch helplessly as Bai Yu's figure flew away and completely disappeared from his sight.

"Bai Yu—!" Taiyi stood still and let out a sorrowful cry, which drew the attention of passersby.

"You just wait! I won't give up!"

……

Back home.

After resting for a while, Bai Yu took the badge from the Y-space and looked at the black crystal inside carefully.

While on the plane, Koushiro asked Shiraha what they planned to do with the black crystal, since it was a fragment of Apocalypse Beast.

Previously, Hakumon hadn't taken it, but if Shiraha is difficult to handle, Koushiro would still suggest handing it over to Hakumon.

Hand it over? Bai Yu would never hand it over. After all, he had gone to such great lengths and even sacrificed the [Evolution Belt] to defeat the Abyss Beast. This was the only spoils he had received in the end. How could Bai Yu possibly hand it over?

As for safety, Shiraha told Koushiro to rest assured that there would be absolutely no problems.

Bai Yu only needs to throw the item into the system space, and it will disappear as if it never existed, completely severing its connection with reality.

But Bai Yu didn't just intend to let this thing gather dust in the system space; he wanted to make use of it, after all, it was the power of the Apocalypse Beast.

Bai Yu took out a blank watch face...

Chapter 90: Basically, you choose the place, and I'll pay.

Bai Yu brought the blank watch face closer to the black crystal firmly held by the three-colored emblem.

Bai Yu was filled with anticipation, but the data absorption she had imagined did not occur.

The blank watch face lay quietly in his palm, motionless.

This is the second time the dial has failed to respond.

Bai Yu frowned slightly. Could it be that the badge was too effective at breaking through the mother ship?

Should I open it?

The idea flashed through his mind only briefly before he immediately rejected it.

This is a fragment of an Apocalypse Beast. Who knows what kind of trouble it will cause if we loosen the restraints? It's better to be safe than sorry.

Just because the watch face doesn't work doesn't mean other props won't work either.

Bai Yu put away the blank watch face and instead took out a blank game cartridge.

He aligned the cartridge's interface with the black crystal, and the result was exactly the same as before.

The cassette remains unchanged.

Undeterred, Bai Yu tried another empty, full bottle, but it remained unresponsive when brought close to the crystal.

Next came blank coins, blank memory... and without exception, none of them produced any response.

"What's going on..." Bai Yu scratched his hair in frustration.

After going through so much trouble, even sacrificing an Evolution Belt to defeat the Abyss Beast, is the only trophy you finally obtained just going to be left to gather dust in the system space?

Or should we really take the risk of keeping the badge firmly in place?

Just as Bai Yu was struggling with this decision and was about to take the gamble, a sudden inspiration struck him.

In addition to these basic transformation items, there are also... power-up items for knights!

As soon as the idea popped into his head, Bai Yu immediately started searching through the system space.

Soon, Bai Yu selected a blank enhancement item from among them.

When Bai Yu slowly brought the blank enhancement item close to the black crystal, it finally reacted!

The rhombus-shaped black crystal began to tremble violently, and strands of pure, condensed dark energy overflowed from it, which were all absorbed into the enhancement item in Bai Yu's hand.

A few seconds later, the black crystal completely disappeared.

Without its binding target, the triangular prison, composed of the three emblems of courage, knowledge, and light, dissipated into orange, purple, and pink specks of light and vanished into the air.

Bai Yu looked at the prop in his hand.

The original blank enhancement item has now changed its appearance.

"It's done!" Bai Yu's face lit up with a joyful smile.

……

Two days have passed in the blink of an eye.

These past two days, Bai Yu has had an unusually leisurely time, one could even say he has nothing to do.

Taiyi had called him a few times, trying to subtly invite him out to "strengthen their brotherly bond," but Baiyu refused each time, citing that he was "still recovering and needed to rest."

However, there was one thing that Bai Yu found a little strange.

That is, Mitsuo Yamaki didn't come to find him, or even make a phone call.

Logically speaking, given the huge commotion caused by the Abyss Beast, which plunged almost half the Earth into darkness, it's impossible for Mitsuo Yamaki, as the head of the 'Special Internet Investigation Department,' to have ignored it.

Did he already find out about the situation from other people?

Bai Yu shook his head, too lazy to think about it anymore.

He was happy to have some peace and quiet since Mitsuo Yamaki didn't come looking for him.

Night falls and the city lights come on.

Feeling a bit bored at home, Bai Yu decided to go out and find a place to get some late-night snacks.

Walking on the bustling streets at night, feeling the people coming and going around her, Bai Yu felt much more relaxed.

Just as Bai Yu turned into a relatively quiet alley, a slightly rebellious voice suddenly came from the side.

"Hey!"

Bai Yu paused, looking in the direction from which the sound came.

On the wall beside the alley, a small figure was squatting there, its dark purple skin standing out under the streetlights.

A smile appeared on Bai Yu's face as he greeted the little creature on the wall: "It's you, little monster."

The little monster leaped down from the wall and landed nimbly in front of Bai Yu, its movements clean and efficient.

The little demon beast looked up at Bai Yu, its tone full of displeasure: "How many days has it been since we last saw each other?"

Hearing this question, which sounded more like an interrogation than a question, Bai Yu silently calculated the days in her mind before speaking: "That's more than ten days."

This answer seemed to make the little monster even more unhappy. He crossed his arms, his small body stood up straight, and his chin was slightly raised: "It's been more than ten days already. Have you completely forgotten what you promised me?"

Should I agree to his request?

Bai Yu, of course, hadn't forgotten.

Looking at the little guy in front of him who was trying hard to appear fierce but couldn't hide his loneliness, Bai Yu smiled and said, "Of course I haven't forgotten what I promised you."

"Let's go, I'll treat you to a late-night snack now, you can have whatever you want."

"Basically, you choose the place, and I'll pay for it."

Upon hearing this, the little monster's tense expression finally eased.

He snorted with satisfaction, crossed his arms, and held his head high, looking like he was saying, "You're smart to back down."

"Come with me, I know a place where the food is really good."

Bai Yu obediently followed.

The little monster led the way, its tiny figure weaving through the complex alleyways with remarkable familiarity.

After winding its way through many twists and turns, the little monster stopped.

Bai Yu looked in the direction he was looking and found that they had arrived at a roadside barbecue stall.

A few simple folding tables, a few plastic stools, and a barbecue stall steaming and emitting a rich aroma make up everything here.

Bai Yu was somewhat surprised: "You're going to eat this?"

He thought that, given the little monster's rebellious nature, it would at least take him to a cool and special-looking shop to rip him off, but it turned out to be just a roadside stall that you could see anywhere.

Bai Yu's expression seemed to provoke the little demon beast, who immediately turned around and began to lecture Bai Yu like a little teacher: "What? You look down on roadside stalls?"

"Let me tell you, when it comes to taste, those beautifully decorated restaurants aren't necessarily better than roadside stalls!"

Hearing the little monster's eloquent words, Bai Yu chuckled and nodded: "You're right, the place where hidden masters reside is indeed the roadside stalls."

What Bai Yu didn't know was that this seemingly ordinary roadside stall held extraordinary significance for the little demon beast.

As a Digimon that ran away from home and wandered the world, eating has always been a problem for Impmon.

Given the little monster's personality, if it's hungry and broke, it's capable of stealing or robbing.

This barbecue stall was once a place that Little Monster frequented.

Once, the little monster was caught red-handed by the stall owner while stealing skewers.

Just when it thought it was going to get a beating, the stall owner not only didn't blame it, but also, seeing how thin it was, gave it several more freshly grilled meat skewers.

You also told it that it could come to you anytime it gets hungry.

That gentle warmth, devoid of any pity, was deeply imprinted in the little monster's heart.

From that day on, the little monster secretly resolved that it would openly spend money to have a good meal here in the future.

Today, he finally got this opportunity.

Chapter 91: Besides fighting, what else do you want to do after you evolve?