Chapter 512: I, Yagami Taiyou, Never Eat Off My Sister

“Brother, what’s wrong?”

Yagami Hikari tilted her head, her clear eyes filled with confusion as she gazed curiously at her brother.

Why did his eyes seem to burn with fire? He looked so full of determination…

Did something trigger him?

Yagami Taiyou lowered his gaze to meet his sister’s worried little face and couldn’t help letting out a soft, low laugh, gently ruffling the top of her head.

“Nothing. I was just thinking—Shinichi has been so kind to us siblings… shouldn’t we take the initiative, ease His burden a little?”

Yagami Taiyou spoke casually. He had once intended, like Hermes, to explore the essence of Digital Power and wield the Digital·Cosmic Truth—but alas…

His essence was Courage, not Knowledge. Even with Hikari’s aid, even with the chat group’s cheats, he still felt overwhelmed.

On the contrary, Akatsuki Guang seems as if she was born to do this job.

On the foundation of his failure, she took over the root authority of his Digital World, becoming the Digital Light—

Aside from the smaller area of Digital World she governed, Hikari nearly rivaled Yggdrasil!

One could say.

The Digital·Cosmic Truth was made for Hikari!

“The heart surpasses all things. Perhaps I should return to my essence—unearth that Warrior’s Heart capable of defeating every foe…”

Yagami Taiyou’s expression was calm and released. The shadow of failure had not thrown him into disarray; instead, it had jolted him awake.

These past days, he had devoted himself to studying the Digital World’s origin, digging deep into the power of the Digital Soul, trying to master the Digital Force capable of creating all things.

He thought he had found the shortcut to strength—but now he suddenly realized he had lost the very thing that once carried him alone across the entire Digital World—

That pure, fearless, never-retreating Warrior’s Heart.

How absurd.

He clung to external things, chasing visible, powerful forces, and forgot his original self.

Back then, he had no Digital Soul to rely on, no chaotic powers from the chat group, no Hikari supporting him—yet with just a single unextinguished courage, he faced everything.

Now, he possessed everything—even the strength to brawl hand-to-hand with WarGreymon—and his vision spanned countless worlds, yet he had reversed priorities…

The mark of the Courage Badge on his chest warmed slightly; a soft glow slowly rose from within him—not the blazing flame of haste, but a settled, pure, clear light.

“All external things are merely tools. My true foundation has always been nothing but that original heart of mine…”

“Mm, Shinichi-sister has been so good to us.”

Hearing her brother mention Shinichi, Yagami Hikari’s expression instantly brightened, her smile softening into something genuine and sweet as she beamed and nodded eagerly. “A few days ago, Shinichi-sister even taught me the conversion formula between [Light] and [Digital]…”

As she spoke, Hikari, like showing off a treasure, let a faint beam of light appear at her fingertip—then in an instant, it shifted through 7,389 frequencies…

Finally, an incredibly complex, ancient Digital character for [Light] appeared before them.

Light is heart-light, just as Taiyou’s Courage is the root power of both.

But…

“…”

Yagami Taiyou fell silent. So the path he had just reclaimed—his precious little sister had already walked far beyond it?

Shinichi, I’m the one who cleared the dungeons and made offerings for Itachi—why haven’t Itachi ever given me a little extra tutoring?

Though he knew he shouldn’t envy his own precious sister, Shinichi’s blatant favoritism still left Taiyou with a sour taste in his heart…

Moreover, he couldn’t help feeling that compared to him—the savior who conquered the Digital World—Hikari looked far more like the true protagonist.

He had conquered the Digital World, founded the Royal Knights—but he was merely their leader, while Hikari was the Digital World’s central will, her own light the highest radiance illuminating all things.

He worked tirelessly to help Shinichi clear ultra-difficult dungeons and balance their world’s dungeon instability—yet Shinichi, the World Will, favored his little sister, treating her as if she were her own blood sister.

And when he finally broke through his delusions, returned to his true heart, and looked back—he found Hikari already far ahead on the correct path, growing ever farther away…

If this were anyone else—even a blood sibling—it would have already caused a complete rift.

But…

“Excellent, Hikari!”

Yagami Taiyou smiled warmly, his eyes brimming with tenderness as he gently ruffled his sister’s soft hair, his tone full of encouragement and expectation: “Shinichi-sister has been truly kind to Itachi. When we go to see her this time, Itachi must thank her properly!”

Hikari nodded vigorously, her eyes sparkling with anticipation as she whispered, “Yes! I’ll thank Shinichi-sister properly!”

Still…

Though Yagami Taiyou harbored no jealousy toward his precious sister, a heavy pressure still welled up in his chest.

If things continued like this, wouldn’t Hikari surge ahead and rush straight toward the Cosmic Truth?

As the innate Digital World Light, Yagami Hikari was born with the potential to master the Digital·Cosmic Truth, had a World Will constantly giving her extra lessons, and now even began mastering the conversion between heart-light and Digital power…

On top of that, she had a brother—Yagami Taiyou—who had joined the chat group and could continuously supply her with resources from countless worlds!

Ssshh~

As he tallied it all up, Yagami Taiyou felt his scalp prickle.

His own path to the Cosmic Truth had barely begun—yet his little sister had already traveled a long way down hers…

No!

Living off my precious sister’s hard work—what kind of thing is that?

I, Yagami Taiyou, never eat off my sister’s plate!

Luo Qianqiu: “...Pfft!”

Luo Qianqiu: “Hahaha… cough, ha~! Taiyou, Itachi’ve made me laugh so hard, pfft hahaha…”

Luo Qianqiu: “Looks like your pressure is real—and the situation is serious indeed!”

As the chat group’s owner, Luo Qianqiu could only say: no surprise—he’s a total sister fanatic!

He’d casually dragged his precious sister along, watching her soar skyward—then turned around…

Holy crap!

I’m the one eating off her plate?!

Hermes: “...”

Hermes: “Uh, Taiyou, think positively—when Hikari achieves her path, she can come back and carry Itachi along!”

Hermes: “So… remember to bring your little sister to me when Itachi have time. We’ll give her extra lessons to prepare for her future ascension.”

Admittedly, even Hermes felt a pang of admiration at this moment.