"This Taichi is so brave! I haven't seen anyone this courageous since Lü Bu died! Where is this child from?" Cao Cao praised endlessly.
...
In the world of Digimon,
Taichi and the others watched the familiar scene on the screen.
"Taichi, maybe we can use this to find the eighth child!" the brainy Koushirou said excitedly.
The video had told them there were eight Chosen Children. Since it was already revealed, the video might also expose who the eighth was.
"As expected of Koushirou, already a programmer at such a young age!" Mimi praised sincerely.
Koushirou: "Hehe, it's nothing, Mimi. I still have a lot to learn."
"Keep it up, become a brilliantly bald programmer!" Mimi encouraged.
The innocent Mimi smiled at Koushirou.
Koushirou nodded, but he felt there was something slightly off about her words.
...
In the world of One Piece,
In Wano Country.
"Queen, that Greymon seems much cooler than you," Jack the Drought taunted Queen.
"Shut up! A mere Digimon is no match for me!" Queen roared, extremely dissatisfied.
On the Whitebeard Pirates' ship.
"A brave young man. I wish he could be my son," Whitebeard laughed heartily.
"Pops, are you sure you can still have kids at your age?" Marco said, utterly speechless. Didn't he know his own age?
Whitebeard: "???"
At Marine Headquarters, Sengoku and the others analyzed the combat power of the Digimon on the screen.
"This Greymon is quite powerful, much stronger than an ordinary Sea King," Tsuru said gravely.
From the video, it had only evolved twice, and each time was more terrifying than the last. What if there were more evolutions later?
They had to take the combat power of this Digital World seriously. It seemed even more fearsome than the previous one!
...
[The footage continued to follow the children's journey.]
Taichi and the others stayed on the island in the center of the lake.
That night, a Seadramon suddenly emerged from the sea and grabbed Yamato.
[Yamato!]
Gabumon was extremely worried.
[It's okay, Gabumon.]
Yamato comforted Gabumon.
Just as Yamato was about to be dragged into the water by Seadramon, the Digivice glowed with the same light as before.
That familiar soundtrack played.
[Gabumon, evolve!!!]
A white light merged into Gabumon, beginning its evolution.
[Garurumon!!!]
Gabumon successfully evolved into Garurumon, its blue and white patterns interwoven like a lone, noble wolf king in the deep night.
[Fox Fire!]
Blue flames enveloped Seadramon.
In a single encounter, Seadramon was defeated, its massive body crashing heavily into the water, sending splashes everywhere.
Yamato was successfully rescued.
The children finally relaxed a little. Only now did they realize what a dangerous world they had come to.
They began to take the battles seriously.
The scene quickly shifted, showing the Digimon evolving continuously as they bonded with the children.
[Biyomon evolved into Birdramon!]
[Tentomon evolved into Kabuterimon!]
[Gomamon evolved into Ikkakumon!]
[Palmon evolved into Togemon!]
They fought against various Digimon along the way.
Gradually, they learned the truth about the darkness.
The children also learned that many Digimon were controlled by black gears. Soon, they arrived at File Island.
A villa appeared before the children. Exhausted from prolonged battles, they didn't think much and decided to rest.
But it was all an illusion created by Devimon.
Devimon used the black gears to separate Taichi and the others. They once again faced Digimon controlled by the black gears.
...
"This Devimon is so hateful, truly evil!"
Naruto pointed angrily at Devimon. So deceitful, using so many tricks on children and controlling so many innocent Digimon.
Kurama was much better, fighting alongside him.
But since he learned Kurama's name, he had been calling him Kurama nonstop to deepen their daily bond.
...
In the video, Takeru arrived at Primary Village.
There were countless Digi-Eggs here, and he met the village "nanny," Elecmon.
[When Digimon die, they turn into data and return to Primary Village.]
At that moment, the dark figure of Leomon appeared in Primary Village.
He had clearly absorbed many black gears, making him exceptionally powerful.
Fortunately, Taichi and the others arrived in time and used the power of their Digivices to purify the darkness within him.
The cleared Leomon was deeply apologetic for attacking the children.
The children didn't mind. Everyone sat under a giant tree and listened as Leomon told them a legend.
[Legend says that when the world is about to be completely enveloped in darkness, Chosen Children will appear to save it.]
[Right now, File Island is completely shrouded in darkness, and that's when you arrived.]
Taichi and the others were astonished. Yamato asked doubtfully:
[But what proof is there that we are the Chosen Children?]
[Because the Chosen Children possess the power to make Digimon evolve!]
Koushirou stroked his chin, deep in thought, and said slowly:
[If the dark forces in this world are completely eliminated, can we return to our original world?]
Taichi stood up, looked toward distant File Island, and clenched his fists.
[Everyone, let's go!]
[I'm a little scared, but I still want to go home quickly.]
[At this point, we have no other choice.]
[Our stamina has recovered; we can fight anytime!]
Thus, the seven children and Leomon returned to Infinity Mountain. This time, it was the children's first direct confrontation with a true demon, their first face of true darkness!