Knights of the Digital World

He began to wonder why he had ended up where he was now.

Initially, it might have just been an attempt to imitate.

Bearing this name and wielding this power, he couldn't help but want to imitate that pediatrician.

Looking back now, how much of what he said to Junpei was his true feeling, and how much was just imitation?

Is getting to this point really what I truly wanted?

Yongmeng rarely questioned himself.

Faced with such a question, Sanzangmon could resolutely answer yes. But as mentioned earlier, Emu is not Sanzangmon. He cannot achieve the same level of enlightenment as Sanzangmon.

He kept reflecting on his past actions, constantly asking himself: Was my true intention to treat this as a role-playing game, or did I genuinely want to protect everyone's smiles?

This was the deepest question in Emu's heart, the key issue that had prevented him from overcoming it.

Chapter 54, Belstar Beast

Without facing death, Emu will never discover that he harbors a persistent question about his actions:

Is this something I truly want to do from the bottom of my heart, or is it just a role-playing game, a crude imitation of someone else?

After all, he was just an ordinary person before he transmigrated. After transmigrating, he at most gained memories of his past life; in essence, he was still an ordinary person, and nothing had changed.

It wasn't until the system fragment was activated, granting him the power of a knight, that Emu truly reached the extraordinary realm.

Perhaps it was this sudden power that made Yongmeng himself somewhat apprehensive. He worried inwardly: Can I really control this power?

There are countless examples from what I watched in my past life, from anime, and from movies.

How many ordinary people have turned into vicious and brutal villains after unexpectedly gaining power?

The simple values ​​and morals instilled in Emu by his education made it impossible for him to accept becoming this kind of person.

Therefore, Emu decided to find a role model to emulate, so that his actions and thoughts would not go astray.

His chosen target was the knight who shared his name.

Therefore, when chatting with Junpei, he would say that he wanted to protect everyone's smiles.

Because this is the dream of that Hosho Emu.

Therefore, this is also the dream of this Hosho Emu.

It was this act of imitation that planted a seed of doubt in Emu's subconscious.

He never believed that protecting everyone's smiles was his true intention.

This is a belief cultivated by that pediatrician through his experience of life and death in his childhood. It cannot be acquired simply by imitating others or shouting a few slogans.

It was this subconscious thought that prevented Emu from truly looking into his own heart, thus hindering his breakthrough.

But after experiencing life and death himself, he finally understood the pediatrician's beliefs.

This is more than just Hosho Emu's belief.

This is also Hosho Emu's belief.

At that moment, Emu broke through his mental barrier. He knew that he truly wanted to protect everyone's smiles!

Whether they are human or Digimon!

That's his real thought!

Having eliminated subconscious doubts, coupled with the Digital Soul that had erupted under the pressure of death, Emu successfully made a breakthrough.

He is now confident that he and Parad will complete the ultimate evolution!

Parad was unaware of what changes had occurred to Emu. They hadn't been able to get it working before the battle, so how could it be working now?

However, trusting his partner, Palad didn't ask any further questions. He took a deep breath and said:

"Emu, I'm ready!"

At this time, under the Lotus Beast's best efforts in healing, Emu also regained his basic mobility.

"Then, Parad has arrived! Infused with the digital soul, surpassing all limits!"

Emu placed his hand on the Digivice, and the raging, surging Digimon spirit after his breakthrough poured into the Digivice.

Cracks appeared on the surface of the Digimon. Ordinary Digimon were simply incapable of supporting Emu's current digital spirit.

Parad felt a powerful surge of heat rush into her body, instantly breaking through the barriers that had kept her from achieving Ultimate Evolution in her previous attempts. Her body was enveloped in a ball of white light at that moment—

"LadyDevimon evolves into Belstarmon!!" (Note 1)

As the white light dissipated, a tall, long-legged, fair-skinned blonde beauty appeared. Her appearance resembled that of the Fallen Beast, also possessing three eyes. She wore a tight-fitting leather outfit, her abdomen exposed. Her slender yet powerful waist was alluring.

This is Parad's ultimate evolution—Belstarmon!

Belstarmon is also a Digimon with the potential to reach the highest level (Ultimate). She resembles Beelzemon in appearance, and is even called "Lady Beelzemon" because of this (Note 2). Her twin pistols, "Lotus Root," and Beelzemon's twin pistols, "Eggplant," are sister weapons.

From all these aspects, it's clear that Belstarmon is modeled after Beelzemon. Alternatively, one could say that Belstarmon is a gender-swapped version of Beelzemon.

Therefore, by simply looking at how strong Beelzemon, the gluttonous demon king, is, one can roughly understand how strong Belstarmon is.

However, this was Parad's first evolution, and it wasn't a self-evolution, but rather an evolution achieved through Emu's Digital Soul.

Therefore, Parad's strength is only between a normal Ultimate level and a strong Ultimate level. It's weaker than Shakamon, but stronger than Darkdramon. Converted to levels, it's roughly around level 34 or 35.

As the white light on Belstarmon faded, Emu's Digivice could no longer hold on; cracks spread across the entire body, rendering it unusable.

Until it's repaired, it's impossible to evolve using the Digimon Machine.

Emu didn't care; he'd figure out a way to fix it after the war ended.

He looked at Parad, who was still warming up his body and adapting to his new power, and said:

"Palad, time is of the essence! Go and stop Darkdramon for Shakamon, and let Shakamon resist Barbamon's seductive power. Otherwise, the main battlefield will collapse in no time. Then, we're doomed to lose this war!"

Parad nodded and said:

"No problem. Emu, leave everything to me."

The form of a Digimon can also influence its personality. Parad's current form makes her appear exceptionally confident.

Parad made a promise and then rushed towards the Shakya beast. She knew the situation was urgent.

"A fly pellet!"

Before the Parad people even arrived, they had already drawn their beloved gun "Lotus Root" and started firing wildly at the Dark Dragon Beast.

The bullets fired from the "lotus root" would automatically be guided to strike the enemy's vitals. The Dark Dragon Beast itself was a reckless and fearless fool, and without any defense, it was immediately stunned by Parad's bullets, with sparks erupting from multiple parts of its body, and its movements became sluggish.

"Shakyamon, leave this to me! You go and stop Barbamon!"

Parad leaped past the Shakya Beast, shouting as he charged towards the Dark Dragon Beast. Sharp blades mounted on the lotus roots sprang forth, slashing towards the Dark Dragon Beast.

"Double Claws!"

Dark Dragon roared repeatedly, attempting to bypass Parad and attack Shaka Beast. However, Parad prevented it from succeeding, and Dark Dragon was instead wounded in several places. In the end, it could only turn its attention to Parad.

Otherwise, he would be gone before he could even deal with the Shakya beast.

The Shakya Beast was freed from its entanglement with the Dark Dragon Beast and immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

She clasped her hands together and shouted loudly:

"Amitabha!"

As the Buddhist chant resounded, the Shakyamuni beast released a halo of light that could not be concealed even with its eyes closed, making it appear radiant for a moment.

Under the halo of Shakya Beast, the members of the Bean Gate Alliance felt only inner peace and tranquility. The previous temptations were all illusions, and they were instantly freed from the temptations of Barba Beast.

On the contrary, the assault dragon army, under the halo, seemed to witness their own sinful lives and sincerely wanted to atone for them. Some even wanted to become monks and stay by the side of Shakyamuni Beast to repent for their past.

This is the ultimate move of the Shakyamuni Beast—the Spirit Light Spider Silk!

Note 1: The Ultimate form of Belstarmon is unknown, and it is also unknown what Digimon can evolve into Belstarmon. For the sake of this story, I have Palad evolve into Belstarmon, which can be considered a secondary setting for this story.

Note 2: Beelzemon is also known as Beelzemon. Therefore, Belstarmon, which resembles it, is also called "Lady Beelzemon". However, since Beelzemon also appears in Digimon Adventure 06, and its form is different from Beelzemon's in Digimon Adventure 03, this article distinguishes between the two and uses the more familiar translation Beelzemon.

Chapter 55, Barbamon: Mentally Collapsed

Barba had not expected the battle to change so quickly.

One moment he was chuckling at the sight of the Digimon from the Bean Gate Alliance being lured into a daze, and the next moment his Assault Dragonmon army was moved by the other side.

Barbamon was extremely agitated, wondering where Shakamon had come from. Hadn't he sent Darkdramon to harass Shakamon?

Barbamon didn't have time to check on Darkdramon's situation. He quickly redirected his power to his subordinates, neutralizing Shakamon's power.

Barba's expression turned grim.

Shakamon is the Digimon in the Digital World that is closest to Yggdrasil. In other words, Shakamon's essence is far superior to that of other Digimon. Her skills also have a higher priority than those of other Digimon.

Even Barbamon, one of the Seven Great Demon Lords, has a lower skill priority than Shakamon.

Even though there is still a gap between Shakamon's strength and Barbamon's strength, this will not change.

Barbamon, despite its superior strength, could barely offset Shakamon's influence. It was no longer able to lure any more Digimon from the Bean Gate Alliance.

The alternating attacks of Barbamon and Shakamon had a significant impact on the battle.

Mental fatigue is more difficult to endure than physical fatigue.

Both the Bean Gate Alliance and the Assault Dragon Beast Legion have become much slower in their actions and their morale is low.

Barba frowned, knowing that if he didn't resort to some tactics soon, he would have to call it a day. Continuing the attack when morale was low and the soldiers were exhausted would only increase casualties.

Barbamon also considers the Assault Dragon Beast Legion as one of his possessions. He's willing to pay a price for acquiring more wealth, but he cannot tolerate wasting it.

Barbamon then looked at Darkdramon, wanting to know what was going on with Darkdramon.

Upon seeing this, Barba almost vomited blood in anger, and his hand holding the scepter trembled slightly:

"What the hell?! How did another Belstarmon appear?! Is this Bean Gate Alliance cursed?! Every time there's a big battle, they start releasing Ultimate-level monsters?!"

Barbamon was truly furious. Originally, the only one in the Bean Gate Alliance that he cared about was Bancho Beanmon, and for that reason, he had specially brought in Beelzemon to keep them in check.

They thought everything was foolproof, but then a Sanzang Beast suddenly appeared. Without warning, they went through a life-or-death struggle and evolved into the even more troublesome Shakya Beast.

That is, Shakamon has just evolved. If Shakamon were in its prime, Barbamon would definitely run as far away as possible.

But that's alright. With its wisdom and strategy, Barbamon successfully distracted Shakamon and regained control of the battle.

Then, a Belstarmon jumped out from the crowd!