Knights of the Digital World

Gu Le Beast is so cute, I really want to hug him!

"Looks like the culprit has been found. But let's find another place first. Teachers might come to the school at any time, so let's go back to the park."

"Emu said."

Everyone nodded in agreement. Ruki, carrying the Ancient Beast, walked at the front. Emu watched Ruki's retreating figure, hesitated for a moment, then followed without saying a word.

The Ancient Music Beast is so cute, he actually wanted to hug it too!

Chapter Twenty-Two, The Guardian of the Ancient Music Beast

"Gurgle! It itches so much! Hahaha! Don't touch there! Hahaha!"

Gullmon shoved one hand into Guilmon's face, waved the other hand wildly, twisted its body, and laughed loudly.

Guilmon pressed its head against Gullmon, constantly twitching its nose to memorize Gullmon's scent, making Gullmon feel itchy all over and laugh continuously.

"How did the Ancient Music Beast come to the real world? There were no signs whatsoever. We didn't even notice any white mist or anything."

Takato bent over, watching Guilmon and Gullmon playfully fighting, and asked in confusion.

"It probably followed other Digimon when they entered the real world."

Li Jianliang guessed.

"Isn't that right, Ancient Music Beast?"

Big-eared Beast leaned on Kenjiro's shoulder and asked.

"Phuket Island...it's so itchy...I phuket Island...hahaha..."

The Ancient Music Beast responded while laughing and wriggling around.

"These things aren't important. After all, Gulemon has already appeared in the real world, so there's no point in investigating how she got here. The key is what to do with Gulemon now."

"Emu said."

"Hmm... Let's find a tamer for Gu Le Beast! Look how small she is, and she doesn't seem to have any fighting ability. I don't think it's good to let her wander outside."

Qiren raised his hand and proposed.

Ruki's eyes lit up as she said, "You're right, it's not good to let the Ancient Music Beast roam freely. You can give her to me, I can raise the Ancient Music Beast! I'll definitely take good care of her!"

“But don’t you already have a fox beast?” Jianliang shook his head and said, “We already have our own partners. Let’s find a beast tamer. That way we can take care of the ancient beast wholeheartedly.”

Upon hearing this, Ruki bit her lip somewhat unwillingly, but did not object.

Unlike the sixth season, which took a different approach from Pokémon, the third season emphasized the bond between trainers and their Digimon.

As a Digimon's strength increases, so does its connection with its tamer. At the Ultimate level, this connection is already synesthetic. The tamer can sense the damage their Digimon sustains in battle. Furthermore, the tamer's powerful will can, in turn, influence the Digimon's fighting ability.

When they reach the Ultimate level, the Digimon and its tamer become one, completely synchronized. Their minds and emotions are completely aligned.

Therefore, having too many Digimon around is not a good thing for a trainer. Because they can't use the power of Digi-fusion like the characters in season six, and can't unleash the full potential of all their Digimon, they will be too distracted and unable to build a strong bond with their partners, thus failing to unleash their true power.

These children may not have understood this before, but with Emu around, they have all come to understand after so many days.

"So, shall we go find a trainer for Guromon next? What do you think of Hiro and Kenta? They already know about Digimon, so why don't we give it a try?"

Qiren suggested.

"Wait a minute, Qiren. Before that, shouldn't we ask Gule Beast's opinion first?"

Emu waved his hand and said.

"That's true. So, Gu Le Beast, what are your thoughts? Do you want to find a beast tamer?"

"Gurgle, hahahahaha, it's so itchy, so itchy! Hahahahaha!"

"Ancient Music Beast?"

"Hahahaha!"

"Gilmon, stop fooling around! I'm asking you something serious!"

Takato stepped forward, grabbed Guilmon's tail, and pulled it back.

Guilmon turned its head, revealing an innocent expression: "Takato, what's wrong with me?"

"You! Never mind, it's alright. Guilmon, stand next to me. I have something to ask Gullmon."

When Takato saw Guilmon's innocent expression, his heart softened immediately, and he reached out to pat Guilmon's head.

Guilmon nuzzled against Takato's palm and obediently stood beside him. Terriermon jumped onto Guilmon's head and started playing with him again.

Ignoring Guilmon and the others, Takato squatted down in front of Gullmon and asked, "Gullmon, we want to help you find a tamer. What do you think?"

"Gurgle? Gulemon doesn't need a tamer! Gulemon can take care of itself!"

The Ancient Beast sat on the ground, striking a strong pose, and said confidently.

“al…”

Gulemon's adorable appearance prompted Awei to go through the procedures. But Takato still said with some concern, "Gulemon, are you really okay? You don't have much fighting power."

"Gulemon can escape! Nobody can catch Gulemon... right?"

Gulemon suddenly recalled the scene of being chased by Digimon before, and his tone became uncertain.

"What do we do now? The Ancient Beast itself doesn't want to find a tamer, and we can't force it."

Qi Ren got up and discussed it with his friends.

"Let's go with Guramon's idea then. Digimon are intelligent beings, and we can't just make decisions for her. Of course, this might be a little dangerous, but we can get Guramon a bodyguard."

A mischievous smile flashed in Emu's eyes as he spoke.

"bodyguard?"

The other three asked questions in unison.

"That's right! Guilmon, could you please call the little demon beast over here?" Emu pleaded.

The little demon beast was truly focused on cultivation; as soon as it returned, it went straight to training. The fox demon beast followed along. And to guide them, the lion cub also went.

Although Terriermon has started training, it had been forced to be lazy before, and some of its habits hadn't changed; it still clung to Kenra. Guilmon was still controlling its wild nature and hadn't started training yet, so it had been following Takato around.

Guilmon was quite fond of Emu, and upon hearing Emu's words, it ran off with its big-eared monster on its head. A while later, Impmon reluctantly followed Guilmon back and asked:

"Master, is there something you need? I'm cultivating!"

"Ahem, little demon, I have a difficult task for you! Are you ready?" Yongmeng coughed and said in a pretentious manner.

The little demon beast was taken aback, composed itself, and said seriously, "Master, please tell me. I promise I won't let you down!"

"Good! Very energetic! From now on, you'll be the guardian of the Ancient Beast! Keep it up, little monster!"

Yongmeng clapped his hands forcefully and said to the little demon beast.

The little monster was immediately dumbfounded: "Huh? This is the arduous task you were talking about, Master? You want me to protect this little guy?!"

The little monster pointed at the Ancient Music Beast in disbelief. The Ancient Music Beast waved happily at him and made a few "gurgling" noises.

“That’s right!” Emu nodded and said, “Isn’t it very difficult?”

"Master, stop joking. I'm going back to cultivate! Calling me a guardian is just playing around with him, isn't it?! I need to become stronger, I don't have time to play with this little brat!"

The little monster was adamant and turned to leave.

Protect this little one? Impossible! Even if he, the little demon beast, dies, even if he jumps off a tree, he won't waste his time on that little one!

Chapter Twenty-Three: Successive Evolutions

"Wait, little monster, come here, I have something to tell you."

Seeing that the little monster was about to leave, Yongmeng quickly stepped forward, grabbed it, and pulled it aside.

"Master, please stop talking. I've already said I don't have time to play with the little one."

The little monster said earnestly.

"Little monster, listen to me first. Gulemon's identity is very special; it will attract many powerful Digimon. To be her guardian, you must defeat these Digimon, which is a very difficult task!"

"If you want to improve your strength, besides cultivation, combat is also essential. You don't want to rely on human power, which means there are no bonds with humans to help you increase your data. In order to evolve, you must also fight more and acquire enough data."

"Now, a mission that allows you to fight continuously is placed before you. Are you going to miss it, little monster?"

"Think it over carefully and then tell me your decision. If you really don't want to, I won't force you. You can give this task to Lionmon or Renamon."

Yongmeng patiently persuaded the little monster, her words sincere and her expression earnest.

The little monster also fell into deep thought. Yongmeng was right; it did need enough battles to accumulate data. If being this little guy's guardian meant he could fight incessantly, that wouldn't be so bad, would it?

Even if it means giving up some cultivation time, it's acceptable!

After careful consideration, the little demon patted its chest and said, "No need, Master! Leave this task to me! There's no need to trouble the lion cubs!"

Really fragrant!

Emu's lips curled up slightly, and his eyes were filled with laughter.

His suggestion to make the little monster the guardian of the Ancient Music Beast was entirely out of his own perverse sense of humor.

In the original story, Impmon and Curamon are both wandering Digimon who encounter each other quite often. However, Impmon looks down on Curamon's weakness and enjoys bullying him. He might occasionally help Curamon, but don't even think about getting Impmon to protect him.

But now, the little monster has been completely fooled by Emu and can't wait to become the guardian of Gulemon.

Just seeing the little monster pat its chest and make a promise amused Emu.

After discussing it with the little demon, Yongmeng returned with the little demon and said with a smile:

"Alright, I've already discussed it with the little demon beast. From now on, the little demon beast will protect the Ancient Music Beast!"

The little monster also said with a serious expression, "That's right, from now on, Little One... no, Ancient Music Beast, I, the little monster, will be the one to protect him!"

"Gurgle? Does that mean he'll be playing with Gulemon from now on?"

The Ancient Music Beast tucked its ears in, put a hand to its mouth, and asked curiously.

"Yes...that's right...that's exactly what I meant..."

The little demon's face twisted slightly—he still preferred cultivating—but he accepted it nonetheless. It was all for increasing his strength, after all, how shameful!

"Great!"

The Ancient Music Beast cheered, its ears grew larger, and after waving them a few times, it flew up and landed on the little monster's head.

The little monster's expression was a bit stiff, but at least it remembered its identity and didn't drive away the Ancient Music Beast. It just kept muttering something under its breath.