Chapter 1753: with translation of chapter title

NO. 367：This one is really an old timer.

Although it's ironic, the Hei'an region is facing development just like the human world.

——When the enhancement of upper-level power becomes extraordinarily difficult, and it's hard to rely on one's own strength to overturn the world, the importance of power once again becomes prominent.

You should learn to form cliques.

Form legions, boost combat power, making the extension of your hands broader, larger, and heavier, and try to avoid exposing yourself like Lilith. X.

Authority is indeed the power that stands above numerical monsters, but authority also indeed follows a priority order.

It can be overridden by higher priority, and can also be conflicted with same-level ones; moreover, there are distinctions among authorities—some authorities are specifically used to affect others, while some can affect oneself.

There's not much difference in superiority between them, but the former always longs for the latter when under attack.

For example, when Lilith Beast X faces that grand combined attack, it surely longs for a certain shiny Digimon that can grant it an authority to stack armor.

But longing is useless; she turned to ashes and became one of the Seven Great Demon Lords who died most casually on the surface.

It sounds low, and actually it isn't that low; after all, among the Seven Great Demon Lords, there is one who sleeps endlessly (Belphemon), one who roams the seabed (Leviathan), and one who lurks as a shut-in in the "Sin Pillar" at the very center of the Demon Lord's Holy Hall (Holy Beast. Fallen Type); truly only about four are regularly active, and we must exclude Barbamon the old timer, who is always active but never appears.

That leaves only three.

Normally, there are only three Demon Lords prone to trouble, and among these three, one even handles succession very secretly.

Beelzebumon. X.

No one knows when or why Beelzebumon disappeared.

Then one day, someone noticed that the Gluttony Sin Chapter seat in the tower was vacant, and Barbamon and Lilith Beast immediately took charge of arranging the succession.

Holy Beast had no objection, so everything was naturally completed; when those three "shut-in Demon Lords" come out of the mountains, they'll probably wonder: What? Beelzebumon has undergone succession?

Of course, they might now need to add: What? Lilith Beast. X died at someone's hands?

The questions are endless, after all, in the Hei'an region such turmoil should only frequently occur in the lower and middle layers, while the upper layer, as still as dead water, makes the downfall and succession of Demon Lords especially rare major events.

But at the moment when all the well-informed Digimon in the Hei'an region were paying attention to Lilith Beast. X's death news, in an unnoticed corner, Beelzebumon. X underwent regressive evolution.

The old timer used the battle between Golemon. X and Beelzebumon. X, and furthermore laid in advance the troops for the mop‑up.

With an unprecedented lineup of 120 Ultimate‑level beings, he kicked that rebellious guy—whose very existence is a satire of himself and a hindrance to all his plans—out of the conference table.

He also teamed up with Lilith Beast. X to help with the aftermath.

That final scene was none other than the noble king imprisoned inside a small garden that ought to have escaped anyone's notice.

All we can say is, thank goodness Digimon don't go in for that human stuff.

This torture and punishment are merely superficial lashings of the body and mental corrosion, not the humans' prolonged research that can be ruthlessly cruel or deeply insulting.

So Barbamon doesn't need to cosplay Wu Jing here, ah ah ah.

And after Lilith X's death, he moreover gets to enjoy a little leisure, since merely the fragrance of these flowers cannot sway him.

As long as no one comes, he can just idle here, and it poses no problem.

Anyway, with that freedom‑yearning split‑body going out on his behalf, all his sensations and experiences feed back to him; he's like staying in place while syncing with Mewtwo, until someone runs up to his face and starts nagging.

Of course, that premise assumes that guy is actually a person.

"If you really have an issue with Barbamon, why not take matters into your own hands?"

Finally, he couldn't help but speak up, looking at that pretentious guy.

"Holy Beast."

"No matter what, I should still say the full name; otherwise it would make me seem like I'm still with the Three Great Angels."

He shrugged his shoulders, and the man who briefly revealed a Demon Lord's posture before Barbamon shrugged his shoulders.

"Holy Beast. Fallen Form…" the Barbamon coldly chuckled, having read it out in full for him, "Don't you think that's not a proper name?"

"Oh dear, you've seen through me? But this kind of thought is something only humans would have~" the man smiled.

Although his true form is a sissy, disgusting creep, appearing in this human guise makes him a bit better……Of course, just a bit better.

Even this bit might be because he is no longer Beelzebumon. X, with the personality and conceptual data in his DigiCore already changed.

"Although I can understand that too, no matter what, that's an unchangeable fact written into the DigiCore, okay?"

"But when you came, you were reciting those human knowledges."

"When there's nothing to do in the Sin Tower, human things are really suitable for killing time, and I would even……" He raised his hand, poked his own chest, "Very convenient, isn't it?"

"Being able to walk outside easily, and moreover letting those humans think it's their own achievement."

"Do you really dislike Lilith Beast. X?"

"No, I only dislike those who hinder my acquisition of the whole world."

"Then you should also dislike me."

"Huh?" the man stepped closer two paces, speaking softly, "But I think you're not yet worthy of my dislike… huh, it's just this look."

He then suddenly stepped back two paces, clapping, his gaze looking up at Barbamon from below, yet it seemed like he was looking down.

"Now, do you have any ideas?"

"None." Barbamon replied coldly.

"What a pity, but I feel the day you have an idea is not far off; in a few days I'll come visit again."

He said, raising his hand to point at the greenery in this garden: "I hope you're still around then, though I also really hope you can escape, oh—this place really has no fun, right? Only those holy Digimon make unpleasant noises."

"I only agree with that last sentence."

"That's good too; a little common language is the start of a friendly relationship, otherwise when those rushed Lilith Beasts come rushing here, everyone's mood will be unpleasant."

"……"

"In short, that's it…… See you next time~"

He pulled out the scarf from his chest pocket and waved it; the man then turned and left, the sound of his leather shoes on the stone bricks far clearer than the surrounding chaotic cries, causing Barbamon to close his eyes in a brief hesitation.

——

Thus on the other side, after crossing countless data barriers, Barbamon. X opened his eyes and murmured to himself in thoughtful contemplation.

「Should I tell him？ Well then...... 」

?? Bean instruction tips:

? In order to embody the Light Beast. Fallen Form's light and dark coexistence， the sense of gender fusion， the voice acting provided by the animation team is Fúlìshā Dàwáng。

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