Chapter 286

Broly had no intention of explaining, ran to the room next door, greeted the Dirumon inside who was absorbing Vaccine data, said he was going to check the situation at the Data Factory, and set off directly.

After arriving at the Data Factory side, he changed into a set of robes identical to Wizardmon's, put them on, disguised himself as a Demon Man Type Digimon, and only then entered.

"Who is that guy, seems to be a big shot?"

Watching one Champion Digimon after another stand up and enthusiastically greet the gray-robed guy who walked in, Palmon subconsciously asked.

"That is our King..."

"Isn't your King LadyDevimon?"

"Ah, I mean the confidant by our King's side, Wizardmon."

Bearmon hurriedly patched in.

"I see, but do you have to be this sycophantic?"

Palmon was somewhat confused.

"It's not sycophancy, it's respect. The other party made many different Digimon end their fighting and unite together."

"There's even this kind of thing?"

Palmon was somewhat surprised. Beside Mimi, just as the Bearmon beside it bowed to the approaching 'Wizardmon', a pair of gray shoes stopped in front of itself.

"Uh, don't know what business this Lord Wizardmon has?"

Secretly raising its head, discovering the other party was looking at itself, Palmon carefully asked.

"I've taken a fancy to you, Palmon. Are you interested in becoming my Digimon?"

When getting along with Digimon, one feels they are all comparatively direct.

So, Broly used a comparatively direct way to communicate with the Palmon before him.

"Ah?!"

Palmon froze, and Mimi Tachikawa hurriedly hugged it.

"Palmon is my partner."

The girl said to the Broly dressed as Wizardmon.

"That's right, I am Mimi's Digimon."

Palmon also nodded.

"Perhaps my expression had some miscalculation. My meaning is: are you willing, after evolving into Lilimon, to agree to become my wife?"

Broly corrected his question, and the Chosen Children present hearing this instantly widened their eyes.

"What is a wife?"

Palmon was somewhat confused. Plant-type Digimon, strictly speaking, have no gender.

"Ah, wife means spouse."

Mimi Tachikawa explained.

"Then what is a spouse?"

Palmon still didn't understand.

"A spouse is the most important partner, the important person who accompanies you by your side."

This is the content that Mimi Tachikawa, at elementary student age, could understand.

"Oh, then no. My partner is Mimi."

Palmon decisively refused.

"Eh?!"

Mimi Tachikawa widened her eyes and looked at Palmon.

"Lilimon, a Fairy-type Digimon born from beautiful flowers. Its outer appearance looks like a human child, but inside its petite body hides the unfathomable power of a Wan Ti Beast Digimon.

It has a fickle and frivolous nature, but reportedly opens its heart to equally beautiful girls, therefore also has the address Yuri Beast..."

Just at this time, Koushiro Izumi very timely took out his notebook computer, checked Lilimon's data, and the electronic voice playback content made one somewhat embarrassed.

"Palmon, I am a girl. My partner should be a boy."

Mimi Tachikawa said, and at the same time, silently let go of her hand.

"Mimi, are you disliking me?"

Palmon felt somewhat hurt.

"Not that. Is this the time to be saying this?"

Joe Kido gave a reminder.

Only then did Palmon and Mimi discover that the Wizardmon before them was waiting for a reply.

"Palmon, cheer up."

Mimi stepped back one step, indicating she would not interfere with the romance seeking out her own Palmon.

"Can I refuse?"

Palmon looked at Mimi, then at the Wizardmon before it, and carefully said.

"Of course, but if you change your mind later, or have need of help, you can come find me."

Being refused, Broly wasn't discouraged, but instead invited Palmon to eat something together.

"Creak~"

At the Inverted Pyramid side, Nanomon and Piximon suddenly felt a chill.

"This guy, why does Abu have to say these things to it?"

Behind, Dirumon who had crushed the red apple in hand, narrowing its eyes, asked.

It had just come out from the data import room after absorbing Vaccine data, and what it saw on the surveillance screen was its own Abu sending out a partner invitation to someone else's partner Digimon.

"You ask us, we don't know either. How about this: wait until the Gluttony Beast King returns, then you can ask him yourself."

Molecule Beast said.

"Tell me the Data Factory's current location, and I'll head over there right away."

Dirumon felt he couldn't wait; the Crime Scene Dark Evolved into LadyDevimon.

After obtaining the specific coordinates from Molecule Beast's side, he flew there directly.

Under the moonlit night, her flight speed had never been this fast before.

Very quickly, she arrived at the ancient castle's side.

"This is really delicious."

Palmon was being treated to cream pudding in the restaurant. Although Wizardmon beside him looked like he had designs on him, the fact that the other party was treating him to food made him not reject making friends with him.

"If it's delicious, then eat more."

Broly continued taking out delicious food from his Personal Space, looking at Palmon somewhat like he was looking at thriving crops.

Although these crops don't belong to him yet, perhaps at some future moment, they'll suddenly become his.

Thanks to Palmon, the Chosen Children and their Digimon also got to eat some pudding, and the atmosphere was harmonious and joyful.

"Cream pudding, huh? Looks really delicious, but I wonder if there's a share for me."

However, the abruptly ringing cold voice was like a gust of cold wind in the dead of winter, freezing the harmonious friendship atmosphere.

LadyDevimon had arrived behind Broly at some point. She bent down and leaned close to the boy-disguised-as-Wizardmon's ear, narrowed her eyes, and asked.

Her voice had no discernible fluctuation, but all the Digimon and Chosen Children present could feel that LadyDevimon's mood was displeased.

"If you want some, there definitely is. Here, cream pudding, a share for you too."

Broly didn't sense LadyDevimon's displeasure, because the other party's Happiness Value hadn't dropped.

And his perfectly normal behavior of feeding pudding to LadyDevimon gave her a feeling of punching cotton.

"Wizardmon, come with me!"

LadyDevimon said with gritted teeth, grabbing the boy-disguised-as-Wizardmon and walking away.

After she left, the Chosen Children here finally breathed a sigh of relief. "LadyDevimon seems to dislike Wizardmon having too much contact with us."

Palmon swallowed the pudding in his mouth and spoke up.

"I feel like she just dislikes Wizardmon having too much contact with you."

When LadyDevimon took Wizardmon away, Joe Kido saw her sidelong glare at Palmon.

"Could this be a catching-the-third-party drama, and Palmon, you're the third party?!"

Mimi may be young, but she's read plenty of romance manga, wearing an excited look like she wants to eat melon seeds and watch.

"No, shouldn't you be worried about Palmon's safety issue?"

Sora Takenouchi retorted.

"Ah, I'll be in danger?"

Palmon became nervous.

"What's wrong with you, A Bu? Clearly you already have me, so why did you go invite that Palmon to be your Digimon, to be your partner?"

After entering a room with good soundproofing, LadyDevimon immediately began cross-examining the boy.

Of course, not the forceful kind of cross-examination, but the aggrieved kind.

LadyDevimon, LadyDevimon, her performance is that of a true enchantress.

She placed Broly on a chair, then straddled the boy's legs, hooked his chin with her fingertips, and asked with an aggrieved expression, wanting the boy to give her a reasonable explanation.

"Partners, wives — this kind of existence is the more the better for me. That Palmon is the same as you; you're both relatively special Digimon, so that's why I invited it."

Broly explained. To him, finding a wife was pretty much the same behavior as finding reserve food.

"LadyDevimon, are you angry?"

"Mhm, I'm angry, A Bu. You're mine, and can only be mine."

"Alright then. Anyway, I got rejected, so I just won't go look for it anymore."

Broly had wanted to strive for it a bit, but since LadyDevimon strongly rejects him finding a new wife, forget it.

LadyDevimon was quickly coaxed into a good mood, devolving from a somewhat yandere-state LadyDevimon into Dirumon. She lay on Broly's legs enjoying the boy's petting, then suddenly asked: "A Bu, do you like Lilimon?"

"I only like Lilimon that can serve as a wife."

Broly stroked Dirumon's ears and answered. He'd never seen a Lilimon, didn't know what a Lilimon looks like; he only cares whether a Lilimon can be recognized by the Crystal Palace.

"Mhm, then I'll evolve in the direction of Lilimon."

Dirumon said.

"Eh, that works too?"

"Digimon evolution chains are net-shaped. Although it's not that you can evolve into whatever Digimon you want to evolve into, if it's just Lilimon, I think I should have no problem."

【If Dirumon evolves into Lilimon, would she be able to be recognized as a new wife?】

Broly thought for a moment, then asked the Crystal Palace in his consciousness.

【The Capture Target's identity is unique, but due to the special nature of This World's existence, when an object possessing a Capture Target identity evolves into another Capture Target's posture, it will be recognized as another Capture Target's existence.

However, the Capture Target's identity can only select one for preservation. That is, when Dirumon evolves into Lilimon, Dirumon and Palmon as recognized Capture Identities (Lilimon) will only be able to select one for certification and preservation.】

The feedback information given by the Crystal Palace made Broly freeze for a moment, then he was overjoyed. Currently, Dirumon's Happiness Value has already broken a thousand. If she can evolve into Lilimon, it means he can directly obtain an additional acquisition item of over a thousand Happiness Value.

"Dirumon, I look forward to you evolving into Lilimon."

Broly stroked Dirumon's chin, without hesitation passing on Mimi's Palmon from his wife-search targets.

Whether it's acquaintance time or emotional foundation, Dirumon completely blows Palmon out of the water by N streets; Broly has no reason not to choose Dirumon.

"Mhm, A Bu, I'll work hard."

Tailmon wagged his tail happily; as a cat-like Digimon, his territorial instinct was also fiercely strong, and Tailmon felt like he had defended his territory, lying comfortably in the boy's arms and purring.

But as for how exactly to evolve into Lilymon, that would require going back to the Inverted Pyramid side and discussing it properly with Nanomon.

"I still need to stay here and help watch over the safety of that group of Baby-level Digimon, Lilithmon, you go back first."

The next day, bidding farewell to Lilithmon, Broly remained at the Data Factory side.

"You won't go get close to Palmon again, right?"

Lilithmon's suspicion was somewhat heavy.

"Aren't you the one trying hard to evolve into Lilymon? Why would I still need to get close to Palmon?"

Broly retorted.

"Abu..."

Lilithmon bent down, kissed the boy on the cheek, raised her head and glanced at Palmon peeking at them from not far away, feeling a little smug inside.

【Hmph, no other Digimon is as important in Abu's heart as her!】

Lilithmon flew away happily.

And the Data Absorption Factory Castle continued to drive toward the territory where Machinedramon was active, following Nanomon's predetermined plan.

As expected, half a day after entering Machinedramon's territory, a Machinedramon appeared — larger than the Adult-level Megadramon, belonging to the Perfect level.

It was very angry at the castle entering its turf, but caution kept it from rashly attacking a castle much larger than itself.

Until, after attempting to attack several times and discovering this wasn't some Digimon but merely a building, it began attacking with reckless abandon.

And the Digimon inside the castle also began to counterattack, but against the flying Machinedramon, as long as they didn't rush into the castle and get trapped, most were only Adult-level Digimon and posed no threat to it at all.

"What happened?"

"We're under attack by Machinedramon, that's a Perfect-level ferocious Digimon."

"Where's Lilithmon?"

"Lilithmon King already left this morning."

"Then what do we do?"

"Gomamon is leading the other Adult-level Digimon to intercept the enemy."

"Bad news, the ones attacking us aren't one Machinedramon, but three."

Just as Joe Kido grabbed a Numemon to ask about the castle's attack situation, Mugendramon ran in panic and shouted.

"One headed for the Library, one for the Love Nursery, while Gomamon and the other Digimon are intercepting the first Machinedramon, Wiz... uh, Wizardmon told me to come ask you all for help."

"Ah, but we're prisoners..."

Joe Kido hadn't finished speaking when Koushiro Izumi and Sora Takenouchi split left and right, one running to the Library, one to the Nursery.

"Three Machinedramon, indeed somewhat unexpected, but with Belphemon King watching over there, it should be fine..."

Under Nanomon's control of the Data Factory's counterattack, the other two Machinedramon were guided toward the Nursery and Library directions.

"The knowledge recorded in books is a priceless treasure, Kabuterimon."

"Those Baby Digimon in the Nursery, I entrust them to you, Patamon."

Kabuterimon and Patamon evolved into Megadramon and Badramon respectively, directly engaging the two Megadramon in battle.

Seeing their companions run off to help, the others could only follow; Takeru and Mimi ran to help Sora, while Joe ran to help Koushiro.

But just a few Adult-level Partner Digimon, even outnumbering them, were no match for Machinedramon.

Just as the books were about to be destroyed, the Baby Digimon babies about to be killed, and Broly prepared to act, two massive beams of data light appeared.

To protect the books in the Library, MegaKabuterimon Super Evolved into HerculesKabuterimon, while Garudamon Super Evolved into Garudamon under Sora's intense desire to protect the Baby Digimon babies in the Nursery.

Two ordinary Machinedramon were no match at all, easily dealt with by the two Partner Digimon who had completed Super Evolution.

Nanomon secretly recorded these two Super Evolutions, somewhat suspecting whether Homeostasis had given a push behind the scenes.

Otherwise, how could it go so smoothly.

And the Machinedramon deadlocked with Gomamon, after losing its utility value, was knocked out with a single punch by the suddenly appearing Broly dressed as Wizardmon, and carried into the castle's Kitchen.

(Chapter End)