Knights of the Digital World

"Ha, Bancho-chan's aim is pretty good. But next time, don't hit me on the head! It doesn't hurt, but it makes my head spin!"

The golden figure scrambled to its feet, rubbing its head and complaining. "Who else could it be but the Golden Armored Dragon Beast?"

"You said you just tapped it randomly... Okay, I'll be more careful next time."

BanchoMamemon, riding its Golden Punishment Battle, with BanchoLeomon and Gankomon beside it, sat atop BanchoLeomon and flew towards them, a hint of helplessness on its face.

They happened to meet the group on their way to provide support, so they came together. Unexpectedly, they saw Barbamon in the distance, seemingly preparing to escape. So, the group worked together, with Gankomon and BanchoLeomon throwing Magnamon into the air, and then BanchoMamemon striking it with all its might, propelling Magnamon to an absurd speed and preventing Barbamon from escaping.

Gankomon glanced at Barbamon, who was lying on the ground unable to get up after being knocked down by Magnamon, then surveyed the scene and nodded, saying, "It seems this battle is about to end. I'll go help Omegamon stop Deathmon."

"Ugh, I feel like I haven't been of any use again..."

Bancho-chan looked at the back of Gankomon and said with a frown.

He came prepared for a great battle, but he was disappointed to find that Barbamon was already on the verge of death.

You even fused with the power of the World Tree, and this is all you get?

In other words, Barbamon didn't know what Bancho-chan was thinking, otherwise it would definitely have spat blood in his face:

He fought seven opponents single-handedly, and they relentlessly traded their lives for his blood. The fact that he's still alive is already a testament to his reputation as the World Tree!

If it were anyone else, the digital egg would have flown away long ago!

Chapter 54, The End of Barbamon

"Bancho Beanmon, stop complaining so much. It's a good thing that you were able to defeat Barbamon so easily."

Bancho Lionmon said with a loud laugh.

Bancho-Tottomon rolled its eyes, too lazy to pay any attention to Bancho-Leomon. That made sense, but for someone who had just had a good fight with Slashmon to say something like that was inexplicably irritating!

"Strange, where did Emu go? Wasn't he transformed into Gallantmon before? There's no sign of Gallantmon here. Could something have happened to him?"

Dai sat on the shoulder of Bancho Lionmon, looking around.

He was somewhat disappointed that he didn't have the chance to throw a punch, but now he was more concerned about how his friend was doing.

Upon hearing this, Bancho-Mamemon frowned and looked around, sensing something was amiss. Forgetting his banter with Bancho-Leomon, he quickly flew towards the others, including Aromamon, who were hovering nearby, and shouted:

"Fragrant Beast, where is my disciple, Emei? Why can't I see him?"

"Emu? He's with me. He fought very hard in the battle and was seriously injured, so he's temporarily unconscious. Don't worry, I checked him over, and he's fine. He'll be back in ten days to two weeks!"

The eight-legged horsemon, leaning against the body of the ultimate V-dramon, waved to Bancho-Mamemon, and opened its loosely clenched right hand, on which Emu lay sleeping soundly.

"As long as it's okay, it'll be okay..."

Bancho-DouDoumon breathed a sigh of relief, no longer in the mood to think about the lack of a battle. He flew to Emu's side, reached out to check his condition, and only after confirming that Hachigomamon was right did he feel completely at ease.

And the fragrant beast then said:

"It seems Barbamon has run out of tricks. Lord Norren has also rescued Lord Yggdrasil's will. The longer we wait, the more things may go wrong. Barbamon is at its weakest now, and we can't give it a chance to catch its breath."

"Bancho Mamemon, you've come at the right time. Have Gankomon ignore Deathmon and hold off Omegamon. You and Gankomon, along with Magnamon, suppress Barbamon. I'll take Lord Norn to reclaim the divine power. We'll deal with everything once Barbamon is powerless to resist!"

Bancho-DouDoumon nodded, glanced at Emu, and flew towards Gankomon. The two exchanged a brief conversation before flying together to Magnamon's side.

Armored Dragonmon was sitting on Barbamon, holding him down and preventing him from getting up. For reasons unknown, it was pulling on the vines covering Barbamon's wounds one by one, each tug causing Barbamon to tremble.

"Lord Norren, we're counting on you now."

Fragrant Beast, carrying Norren, flew to Armored Dragon Beast's side, placed her on Barbamon's back, then pulled out a ball of light, crushed it forcefully, and more than ten overlapping sounds rang out:

"I, the Royal Knight Omegamon/Examon/Gallantmon/Aromon/Skullmon/Hydramon/Monarchmon/LordKnightmon/UltraVeedramon/Gantmon/Magnamon, hereby acknowledge Mikihara Noren's identity and support him in becoming the new God of the Digital World!"

With the sound that rang out, the energy mark corresponding to the Royal Knight shot into Mikihara Noren's body.

Noren closed her eyes, her entire body radiating a soft white light. Six pairs of wings unfurled from her back, and her clothes transformed into a magnificent long dress. A small, transparent crown appeared above her head, seemingly ethereal. A scepter materialized in her right hand, shimmering with golden light.

"In the name of Yggdrasil, strip him of his title!"

Norren opened his eyes, let out a soft shout, and forcefully slammed his scepter downwards, piercing the Barba beast's body.

In that instant, Barba, who had been weak and powerless, lying on the ground like a salted fish, let out a piercing scream. He cried out in terror:

"What did you do? What did you do to me?! Why is my power waning? No, no! You can't do this! This is my power! My power! Ahhhhhh!"

Barbamon's roar made everyone snort. It was clearly power stolen from the World Tree, so when did it become his? It was just returning the power to its rightful owner, Mikihara Noren, who was an avatar of the World Tree.

As Barba roared, cracks appeared on his face, which resembled the World Tree, and the illusory crown on Norn's head gradually solidified.

As Norren's crown solidified, the cracks on Barbamon's face shattered, revealing Barbamon's sinister expression once more.

At this moment, Barbamon had completely lost its power and could no longer even shout. The vines it had used to seal its wounds withered and disappeared completely as data.

Deathmon, who was engaged in a fierce battle with Omegamon, suddenly stopped. A look of confusion appeared in his single eye. He glanced around and seemed to understand something. He then turned and disappeared back into the passage he had come from, returning to the Dark Realm.

After he left, the passage gradually shrank and disappeared.

Omegamon breathed a sigh of relief and turned to look at Noren, whose entire body was glowing and whose twelve wings were gently flapping behind him.

Norren suddenly appeared out of thin air, a gentle smile on his face, and said:

“I have regained the power of the gods. After that, I will rebuild Yggdrasil’s body and return the power to him, and Yggdrasil will be able to recover.”

"Very good, then the next step is to deal with Barbamon!"

Fragrant Beast nodded, looking down at Barbamon, who was lying on the ground, still muttering "my power" to himself.

"Where is the Barba Beast?!"

Suddenly, a loud shout came from the sky, and a dark green figure rushed over like lightning, with fierce eyes and a wolf head on its head that looked ferocious and savage.

"Looks like there's no need to consider it anymore... The Twelve Divine Races... these are the real victims coming to our door."

The golden-armored dragon muttered a couple of words under its breath.

That's true to be honest. Although the Royal Knights were all seriously injured and almost on the verge of death, they were actually still alive, and their injuries would gradually heal over time.

The Twelve Gods were practically wiped out. Even Jupitermon, their nominal leader, was killed by Barbamon. Mercurymon, a survivor of the Twelve Gods, dreamt of killing Barbamon.

"Then let's leave it to the Twelve Gods. Anyway, it's questionable how long Barbamon can live now that it's lost its divine power. Let them vent their anger. Mercurymon's personality has become somewhat twisted because of this."

The Fragrant Beast made its decision.

After seeing Mercurymon and Melvamon arrive with joyful smiles and carry Barbamon away, everyone finally relaxed.

The war, which was started by Barbamon and spread throughout the entire Digital World, has finally come to an end!

Chapter 55, Return (End of Volume)

"Emiya, why don't you stay a little longer? Your injuries haven't fully healed yet. And speaking of which, why do you fight so recklessly? If you wait a little longer, we'll be there soon."

Bancho-DouDoumon looked at Emu, who was already seated in the Dark Ship, and sighed deeply.

Emu leaned against the window of the Darkship, her face still somewhat pale, but she still smiled and said:

“Master, I’ve stayed long enough. I’ve been recuperating for half a month. I still have things to do in the other world. Although the Dark Ship can control time within a small area, there’s no need to make it work so hard. Besides, you all have a lot to do after defeating Barbamon, don’t you? I won’t bother you any longer!”

"Alright, alright, you're such a busybody. You should remember to come back and visit often."

The leader, Beanmon, waved his hand and gave instructions.

"Know it!"

Emu replied with a smile.

"Emu, have a safe journey! Oh, as you know, Barbamon left behind a huge mess. Fragrancemon and the others are helping Lord Noren appease many Digimon, so I've come as your representative to see you off. This battle owes a lot to you! If it weren't for your efforts, this battle would have likely cost us even more."

Gallantmon knelt on the ground, waiting for Emu and Bancho-Tottomon to finish speaking before offering his blessings and explaining the absence of the other Royal Knights.

"It's alright, I know how busy you are. You even made time to come see me, didn't you, Crimson Knightmon? Actually, it's the thought that counts."

Emu quickly replied.

At this moment, a small head popped out from beside Emu. It was a little girl who looked no more than seven or eight years old, with a slightly chubby face. She looked about 70% like Mikihara Noren, and her childlike face displayed an adult-like demeanor.

"Ah Hong, you're so long-winded. With me here, don't I represent all of you?"

"Ah Hong... Lady Nanako, please stop calling me that. If you really want a nickname, you can call me Guren. Ah Hong is too..."

Crimson Knightmon said helplessly.

The little girl frowned, and with obvious disdain, waved her chubby little hand twice at Crimson Knight Beast, saying:

"Xiao Jin and the others clearly like my nickname, but Ah Hong, you're the one who makes the most noise. Hong Lian is too bland... Okay, okay, from now on I won't call you Ah Hong anymore, I'll call you... Xiao Hong! Hehehe..."

The little girl laughed and shrank back, leaving only Crimson Knight Beast looking down at its forehead, feeling both helpless and distressed.

This little girl is named "Nanako Mikihara," and is an avatar created by Noren Mikihara. Her relationship with the World Tree Yggdrasil is similar to her own.

The little girl was born because Emu, after waking up, told Mikihara Noren about the more cruel and primitive digital world of the Beast Tamer World and explained his original plans to her.

Mikihara Noren's view on Digimon perfectly inherited Yggdrasil's view, treating all Digimon as his subjects and treating them equally.

Unless another Digimon does something that harms the Digital World like Barbamon, Noren will not change his opinion of him.

Noren's feelings for Digimon transcend the boundaries of the world. Although the Digimon of the Tamers world have no actual connection to her, Noren still feels she cannot abandon them.

However, the current Saviors world cannot do without Noren. Although Yggdrasil was rescued, his original body was shattered, and the replicated will was fragile, with the possibility of dissipating at any time.

Norn had to first nurture Yggdrasil's will with divine power, and the creation of Yggdrasil's new body was postponed until his will was stable.

Norn could only temporarily assume the position of god until Yggdrasil returned.

Now that we have the identity of a god, we should shoulder the responsibilities of a god.

Small-scale conflicts are now occurring throughout the Digital World. Those Digimon who banded together to escape the Barbamon army's invasion are now facing increasingly pressing issues they had previously ignored in their struggle for survival, now that external pressure has subsided.

Forced to band together by the pressure of survival, many Digimon with incompatible personalities and habits begin to clash, leading to conflict. If left unchecked, this could escalate into a new large-scale war, causing further turmoil.

Therefore, Noren and the Royal Knights are busy dealing with these matters. Having gained supreme authority in the Digital World and possessing divine power, Noren plays an indispensable role and simply cannot spare the time to attend to matters concerning the Beast Tamer World.

However, Norren couldn't ignore the problems in the Tamers world. On one hand, she felt affection for the Digimon of that world, and on the other hand, she wanted to repay Emu for her active role in this incident. So, Mikihara Norren created her clone, Mikihara Nanako, to take her place and change the Tamers world.

Nanako Mikihara currently only possesses the potential to become a god; she will need to undergo a long period of growth in the world of beast tamers before she can truly possess the power of a god.

In this process, she will also subtly change the rules of the Digimon Tamer world, so that Digimon will no longer become data after they die, but can be reborn as Digi-Eggs.

At the same time, it can also better suppress the ultimate boss of the Beast Tamer world, the Digital Death God Emperor, Li Mo.

It is worth mentioning that Emu gained the recognition of Mikihara Noren and all the Royal Knights because of his active performance this time.

While he was still unconscious in bed, his card box had already been filled with many Royal Knight and World Tree cards.

Besides, most of the Digimon who knew about the battle with Barbamon also acknowledged Emu, or even idolized him. This resulted in Emu having a lot of messy cards of Ultimate, Champion, and even Rookie and Baby levels, which was both funny and frustrating.