Chapter 583: The Four Sacred Beasts? Are They That Strong?

“Akiyama Ryo lost too—he’s the Digimon Championship winner, the legendary Tamer known as the Digital Emperor…”

Seeing Akiyama Ryo surrender, both Hirokazu and Kenta, who idolized him, wore complicated expressions.

They had seen the strength of ScientificDracomon and Akiyama Ryo’s skill as a Tamer.

Both were unquestionably top-tier—even Kaito and Gargomon probably couldn’t match them.

Yet this powerful duo was defeated so cleanly.

If ScientificDracomon lost to MetalGreymon, then it meant Akiyama Ryo, their idol and legendary Tamer, had been beaten by Treecko…

But Treecko was just a newbie at Digital Card Game!

She didn’t even understand the basic rules, let alone when to play which cards.

Yet this very newbie had defeated their idol, the legendary Tamer Akiyama Ryo.

“So being called the Digital Emperor isn’t that impressive after all—you can’t even beat my student.”

Among them, the happiest to see Akiyama Ryo lose was Makino Ruki.

Because Akiyama Ryo had disappeared, rumors had long circulated that she was inferior to him.

Now that Treecko and Shengzai had easily defeated Akiyama Ryo and ScientificDracomon, Ruki felt deeply satisfied.

She was indeed the one who taught Treecko Digital Monster Card Game, so calling Treecko her student wasn’t inaccurate.

“Ruki, if I had fought, I wouldn’t have been able to beat Ballistamon either.”

Ruki and the others knew full well how strong Shengzai was in his MetalGreymon: Modified Form.

Back in the real world, Boarmon—who could take on all three of them at once—had been crushed by Shengzai with almost no resistance.

In other words, MetalGreymon: Modified Form possessed the power to defeat all three of the main group’s Ultimate forms.

Ruki was fully aware of this, yet she was deeply annoyed by the overly honest Kitsunemon.

Can’t you see I’m mocking my rival?

You just blurt out “I couldn’t win either”—where do you leave my face?!

Hearing both the Digital Emperor and the Digital Empress admit defeat, Hirokazu and Kenta’s emotions grew even more tangled.

Treecko isn't a damn skilled Tamer at all—she only beat Akiyama Ryo because Ballistamon is just that strong.

Didn’t you see how Treecko just stared blankly while Akiyama Ryo kept using cards to boost ScientificDracomon?

If our partner Digimon were also something as overpowered as Ballistamon, we could punch Akiyama Ryo and kick Makino Ruki too.

But sadly, despite being die-hard Digital Monster fans, we still haven’t found a partner Digimon—while Treecko, a casual player, already landed such an incredible one.

After the farce ended, Kaito remembered the real reason they had come to the Digital World.

Since Akiyama Ryo had been in the Digital World for so long, he must know many things.

So Kaito and the others asked about the Emperor Demon and Guremon.

“The Emperor Demon you mentioned—we did see it before.

The Dragonmon was defeated by ScientificDracomon, while the Monkeymon fled with a cage.

Inside that cage was something that looked exactly like the Digital Monster you described.”

Hearing Akiyama Ryo’s words, Kaito and the others were overjoyed.

They’d only asked out of hope, never expecting Akiyama Ryo would actually know Guremon’s whereabouts.

“Then where did the Monkeymon take Guremon?”

“I believe the Emperor Demon you speak of is likely a subordinate of the Four Sacred Beasts.

During the battle with Dragonmon, the Monkeymon kept referring to them as ‘our god.’

And the direction he fled in was precisely the territory of the Four Sacred Beasts—by location, it should be the Sacred Domain of Suzaku, the Southern Gate.”

Having lived in the Digital World for eight months, Akiyama Ryo had some understanding of it, so he quickly gave his judgment.

“The Four Sacred Beasts? They kidnapped Guremon?

If such a powerful Emperor Demon is merely their subordinate, then the Four Sacred Beasts must be even stronger?”

In response to Kaito’s group’s confusion, Akiyama Ryo smirked: “Stronger? They’re not just strong—they’re among the most powerful Ultimates.

They guard the order and safety of the Digital World. If we were to compare them to our real world, they’d be the ‘gods’ of Digital Monsters.”

Akiyama Ryo’s words left Kaito and the others stunned again.

They had always assumed the force behind the Emperor Demon was an evil mastermind—but now Akiyama Ryo told them it was a divine guardian of Digital World order and peace…

So now the question arose: if the Four Sacred Beasts are on the side of justice, why did they kidnap Guremon?

If you can’t figure it out, don’t bother. And even though Akiyama Ryo had said the Four Sacred Beasts were extremely powerful Ultimates, Kaito and the others declared they weren’t the least bit afraid—they were already preparing to lead their partners to confront Suzaku.

True, they could barely evolve to Ultimate form, let alone reach Ultimate, and their opponent was one of the strongest Ultimates—the Four Sacred Beasts.

But with the protagonist’s aura on their side, they were just that bold.

As elementary schoolers, they’d already crossed into the Digital World—what were a few Four Sacred Beasts?

On the other side, Monkeymon had no mishaps this time. Though Dragonmon had been defeated, he successfully brought Guremon before Suzaku and began complaining to his god.

“So those human children, along with their Digimon, have also come to the Digital World?”

Facing the massive, flame-wreathed Suzaku, Monkeymon knelt on one knee and bowed his head: “Yes, Suzaku-sama. And their purpose in entering the Digital World is to reclaim the Evolution Light.”

Suzaku held deep resentment toward Kaito and the others.

He had always disapproved of Digimon associating with humans, and now these human children had repeatedly killed his trusted subordinates—the Twelve Emperor Demons.

The Evolution Light had already been recovered, and Suzaku had been willing to ignore these human brats.

But now they had chased him into the Digital World—this was clearly a slight against Suzaku himself.

“InuShimon, where is that creature who received power from me?

Order him to eliminate those children from the real world and their Digimon.”

InuShimon nodded and departed. Suzaku stared at Guremon, preparing to summon the other Three Sacred Beasts to discuss how to resist the Emperor Demon.

(End of Chapter)