Chapter 1824: with translation of chapter title

NO. 439: Bi Ze surrounds in double portions

It has been said that, as a lazy demon king Digimon whose normal state is the Q-version sleeping form, Belphemon has the trait of sleeping for a millennium cycle, and upon waking, it will destroy everything in sight in its angry form.

At that time, it was also said that Belphemon has another way to be awakened: sacrifice.

By gathering a large amount of life energy from Digimon to at once supplement the data amount needed for Belphemon's sleeping-form transformation——which should have been difficult to achieve in the current environment, because Digimon in the Hei'an region have extremely low efficiency in storing life energy, meaning most Digimon in the Hei'an region are in a 'starving state,' with few being full.

You can't expect those skin-and-bones fellows to squeeze out any energy, but if you turn your gaze to the main Digital World, a mass slaughter would be too conspicuous.

Even kidnapping would be the same.

In fact, the surviving Digimon groups are more likely to attract the attention of self-proclaimed righteous ones, especially Digimon like Jesmon, which have the 'ability to sense anomalies and omens of chaos occurring anywhere in the Digital World, arriving at the scene even earlier than any Royal Knight'—a rather uncanny ability.

So for a long period of time, Belphemon had no way to be awakened in advance.

However, as the holder of the Crown of Laziness, it is not in a hurry at all.

Even when the millennium period arrives and its angry mode activates, it is often like an angry office worker who rushes to clock in and then rushes to clock off, hurrying to vent its anger and then go back to sleep.

Among the Seven Great Demon Lords, if one were to say who lives the most in a drunken dream, it would be it.

It has no goals, dreams, or ambitions.

It hasn't even organized a demon lord army under its command.

In its sleeping form it only wants to sleep, and in its angry form it struggles to think calmly, let alone communicate, so such an army could not be formed at all.

Even this current large-scale team-building activity of the Seven Great Demon Lords, it remains less interested than Leviamon, who swims underwater every day.

Unfortunately, we are in the same workstation, the same team.

When it comes to project planning, even if it doesn't want to do anything, it is still dragged along by the overworked coworker.

Nowadays, it's not just being dragged; it's almost as if its mouth is being pried open to be fed!

Unfortunately, as an altar-style devouring and transforming awakening ritual, it can't taste anything in this meal; whatever it is, it just feels like a messy jumble.

"After all, it's a data packet from the human network, so it's surely different from pure Digimon life," Lilithmon chuckled, "Lord Barbamon. X, by human standards, isn't this terrible?"

"It's like…" Barbamon. X mused, "a proper meal and low-quality pre-made food."

【Can't understand

But I'm really having such a lively time here for the first time; you guys must have come to disturb my sleep, right?】

"Lord Holy Beast's Fallen Form, I find it hard not to obey your meaning."

The newly appointed Lilithmon, compared to her predecessor, is noticeably more gloomy and obedient, as if not yet accustomed to the authority of the Crown of Great Sin, her every gesture exuding a seductive, bewitching allure.

Unfortunately, it means nothing to the little ones (?) and the Noble King here, so she merely lifts the evil-eye claw covered in golden gauntlets, traces the breath of living beings, and slowly presses it into a corner of the altar.

"That lord hopes you will awaken within three days."

【Really not human

Seven hundred plus years of sleep time compressed into three days】

"Huh?" Lilithmon said, somewhat puzzled, "Why mention humans?"

"Belphemon's sleeping form will take on an existence similar to 'constancy,' wandering throughout the Digital World," Barbamon. X said, "Those remarks just now sound like human speech; it must have come into contact with human information from outside the world."

【Why explain the meme?

Moreover, why are you earnestly giving her an explanation?

Has your temper become this good? Barbamon. X】

"The human world is always changing day by day; I think Digimon should be the same, Belphemon."

【Speak human language】

"You've slept too long; you should keep up with the world's changes."

【Only a couple hundred years counts as long?

Moreover, you know I've been surfing the net all along!】

"Frequently?"

【Can be considered frequent】

"……"

Seeming to understand something, half of Barbamon. X's face beneath his helmet welled up with speechlessness; when he spoke again, it was another topic: "Have you always been here?"

He surveyed this altar shrouded in black mist, with only a faint glimmer, yet the light source was still red light.

After receiving news from Grand Dracula that the new Lust Demon Lord had been born, he didn't even have time to chat with the newly arrived Bi Ze before setting off immediately, and on the road he encountered Lilithmon, who seemed to be a truly brand-new Lust Demon Lord.

Yes, it's just seeming.

Although her appearance and demeanor are completely those of a newcomer, even the survival instinct shown by her deliberately displayed humility is natural, yet he could still sense it.

He sensed that faint feeling of familiarity at the data level.

Although the data of Lilithmon and Lilithmon should be identical, Digimon of the same name and form can still be distinguished at the soul level. And for Digimon composed entirely of data, the substrate that carries the soul remains data.

The erudite Digimon honored as the Noble King, Barbamon, who holds the 'Red Book of Aubin' recording all his knowledge, has a far deeper understanding of the Digital World's 'magic,' that is, code-level comprehension, than Witchmon.

He can perceive what ordinary Digimon cannot, just as Lilithmon cannot hide that hint of familiarity, and likewise the power manifestation of the 'Crown of Laziness' represented by the black mist surrounding this altar.

It will cause all Digimon who arrive here to fall into a cloud of laziness, and can even directly counteract, at the level of force nature, some forces that are extremely high in priority yet very weak.

Is this a place invisible to constancy? … If he sensed something, upon recalling it, Chen still had once conveyed Aomo's warning.

And yet Belphemon, in his previous words, carried some dissatisfaction with the earlier conversation: 【What else then?

Can I still drag a cradle around?】

"Are you comparing yourself to a child?"

【It's a baby!】

These words came out with full confidence.

【So can you guys feed less!

Can't we change the batch of people!】

【You lot who came over wearing the crown of great sin, bringing food will only give me indigestion!】

「Very sorry! Belphegor Beast, sir! 」

「…」

【……】

The Lilith Beast kneeling on the ground in Bar Beast. X's subtle gaze 'won' a moment of quiet.

【What did you do to her?】

No matter how you say it, it's quite abnormal for a Demon King to so easily bow and scrape before other Demon Kings.

Even Bar Beast. X wonders whether the other side has been tortured or intimidated.

「You should ask that Light Beast guy; I first met her, but only for thirteen minutes. 」

【It's amazing you can measure time in minutes, how terrifying, Bar Beast. X】

「Talking about time in the Hei'an Region really has no meaning. 」

【No no no, don't you think using years as a time unit suits our identity better?】

「I'm about to leave; do you have anything you want to say? 」

【I really think… uh, you're leaving?】

【Then hurry up and leave! It'd be best to also take that weird Lilith Beast with you!】

「I'm not interested. 」

【Hey!】

Without missing a beat, after speaking, Bar Beast. X sprang forward in a leap, breaking through the dark mist with the light of his glossy yellow crown of gluttony; after going a hundred meters he paused slightly, raising his hand to manifest a screen with some patterns, yet still mottled.

Ah! Ba@￥beast@￥#￥

Let's keep increasing the distance…… Bar Beast. X thought so, but just after jumping another ten-odd meters he turned his head to look at the other side of the black mist where he came from.

There, the Lilith Beast spread its wings, breaking through the mist and speeding away, heading off in another direction; its agile bearing showed none of the previous timid, whispering demeanor.

「…」

「Bar Beast! Can you hear me? Can you hear me now? Aomo is asking! Any new discoveries lately? Bar Beast! Can…」

「I can hear you. 」

Bar Beast. X sighed, looking at the partner shouting nonstop on the screen.

「Very clear. 」

(End of chapter)