Takuya Kanbara has decided to stop being human.

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The crowd gasped in astonishment, all showing expressions of surprise.

However, since they had never clashed with the Royal Knights or personally experienced their power, their surprise was limited to that.

“Originally, my master, the World Tree, intended to destroy the human world.”

The Fox-like Beast felt that there was no need to hide the truth now, but his words made everyone's hearts sink. Then, the Fox-like Beast changed the subject, "But now it seems that the World Tree has changed its mind."

The group's mood improved slightly, but they were still somewhat uneasy. However, driven by their mission, they had no choice but to enter the giant tree.

Giant trees are hollow, a structure not common on Earth, but in the digital world, hollow trees are not uncommon. Some things that look like trees may not be real trees, but may just be projections or mechanical objects.

Like this tree, it is tall and large, not only hollow inside but also made of metal, and there are no traces of human intervention, as if it was naturally grown like this.

BanchoLeomon was very familiar with the roads here, after all, he had lived here for a period of time, so he led everyone up the stairs to the top of the hollow giant tree.

"There's no elevator."

Even though everyone was strong and healthy, they were still panting heavily.

Climbing to the top floor is similar to hiking up Tokyo Tower, but Tokyo Tower has an elevator!

Inside this highest level of space, there were branches and vines all around, with only a circular platform in the very center. Several hexagonal crystals floated on the platform, and in the center of the crystals, a figure sat cross-legged in mid-air, wearing a brown cloak with his face buried under the hood.

On either side of the circular platform stood a Royal Knight, one a Fragrant Beast known as a strategist, and the other a Mythical Dragon UltimateVeedramon. Both stood motionless, their hands behind their backs, like statues.

The kujiro jumped off Satsuma Rentaro's shoulder and bowed to the figure.

"See my lord!"

It is normal for a knight to bow to his master.

The World Tree did not answer, but simply nodded, signaling the Fox-like Beast to step aside.

As expected of a god in the digital world, he exudes an aura of power.

"dad?!"

When Damen saw the figure, he was first stunned, and then he couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

Although he covered his body with a cloak, how could he forget his father's tall and imposing figure in his memory?

"Why are you... the World Tree?"

The gatekeeper was stunned. Could he be the son of the World Tree?

He stepped forward, wanting to ask for clarification.

BanchoLeomon reached out and grabbed Daimon's shoulder, whispering, "Daimon, don't get it wrong, I'm your father."

"What!?"

This makes things even more complicated.

But everyone was either curious or expectant, because things were getting interesting.

Daimon looked completely bewildered. Was he a Digimon's child?

"Huh—! Is Big Brother even human?" Agumon couldn't help but ask.

"..."

Everyone recalled the scenes of Daimon Masaru punching Digimon, and thought that he must not be human. They all possessed the Digimon Soul, yet they couldn't punch Digimon, but Daimon Masaru did it so easily...

"Idiot! Of course I'm human! A pure human being!"

The veins on Damon's forehead bulged as he gave Agumon a sharp rap on the head. Ignoring Agumon's tearful appearance, he looked at BanchoLeomon with questioning eyes, seeking an answer.

"Big brother, do you still remember running in the sunset that year?"

BanchoLeomon briefly recounted Daimon's childhood experience of hitting his head, which finally convinced Daimon that BanchoLeomon was his father, Daimon Hideaki.

"World Tree, I have come to reclaim my body."

After explaining, BanchoLeomon looked at Yggdrasil.

The World Tree silently looked down at the crowd, and after a long while, it spoke, saying without any emotional fluctuation: "Danmei, you have broken our agreement."

BanchoLeomon was taken aback. Why bring up the agreement now that they've arrived?

Is this a prelude to something big?

"Humans today are more qualified than ever to coexist peacefully with the digital world. Although I broke the promise, I have accomplished my mission, and I think that is more important than the promise."

BanchoLeomon tried his best to defend himself, but Yggdrasil waved his hand and said, "One thing at a time. I can return your body to you, but you have broken the agreement. That is a fact. According to the spirit of human contracts, you must pay the price."

Fragrantmon and UltimateVeedramon both turned their heads to look.

Satsuma Rentaro wanted to say something, that Daimon Hideaki's sacrifice was for all of humanity and that he shouldn't be the only one to take the blame, but he was stopped by Kusanagimon with a look.

He had never seen a World Tree that bargained before.

Interesting~

"What do you want?" BanchoLeomon asked helplessly, knowing he was in the wrong.

The World Tree raised a hand, looked at the rough, large hand, and slowly said, "I have been using this body for some time now. The human body is indeed very fragile, but its stability is also higher than that of a digital body."

"What are you trying to say?" Everyone was puzzled.

World Tree said: "I want to be a human!"

If a digital device goes astray, it can go berserk, turn evil, break down, skip work, disappear, chop down trees... and so on.

Humans are not entirely immune to such situations, as there are ancient traditions such as "a common man's anger can lead to bloodshed" and "subordinates overthrowing their superiors," but the probability of these occurrences is far less than that of Digimon.

In general, the human body has a high tolerance for error.

As the host of the digital world, World Tree already possesses unparalleled computing power; what it needs now is a body with high fault tolerance.

That is—the human body!

Chapter 48, The Epic of the Digital World

Be a human being?

How to do it?

If the World Tree wants to become a human, wouldn't that mean someone has to sacrifice their body? That's a bit difficult.

Who would be willing to offer their body to the World Tree?

With seven billion humans, there are all sorts of personalities, and there are bound to be some willing to offer their bodies to the World Tree. However, such an act is not respectable and is easily criticized.

As for human cloning, it is technically possible, but the ethical issues have not yet been resolved.

"You don't need to worry about my health; I've already taken care of it."

The World Tree made a startling statement, and then, to everyone's astonishment, it raised its hand and summoned a crystal. Through the transparent crystal, an embryo could be seen inside.

"This is an embryo created by modifying the genes of this body. It has been implanted with the source code of the World Tree and is part of the World Tree," the World Tree explained.

However, the World Tree is currently using Daimon Hideaki's body.

In other words, the embryo's genes came from Da Menying.

Is this embryo his son, daughter, or brother/sister?

"All you have to do is implant it into a woman's body, have her give birth through the normal process, and then raise her."

The World Tree pointed at BanchoLeomon and said.

He wanted this embryo to grow and develop like an ordinary human, and to slowly awaken the knowledge of the World Tree after the age of eighteen, so that the World Tree could understand humans as beings with infinite possibilities.

Only by building this bridge to enable mutual understanding between the human world and the digital world can they coexist more harmoniously.

And it grants Him, who is both human and World Tree, infinite possibilities.

This plan is perfect!

The World Tree nodded silently.

"Her?" BanchoLeomon was taken aback. It seemed to be a daughter, but he looked troubled. "I need to discuss this with Sayuri."

The World Tree's gaze sharpened, and it sneered, "You only get one chance. Since you don't agree, there's nothing more to discuss."

BanchoLeomon, or rather, Daimon Hideaki, spent half his life trying to give the human world and the digital world a chance to coexist peacefully. Seeing that Yggdrasil was about to refuse, he quickly said, "Wait, I understand. I will raise her."

World Tree smiled and said, "That's more like it."

He is not some simple, kind, or naive being, but a host that exists to manage and guide the evolution of the Digital World. As long as the Digital World can become better, He can destroy Digimon, restart the Digital World, or cooperate with humans when necessary.

Do you think His subordinates are only the Royal Knights?

Big mistake!

The D-Brigade is also His subordinate, and the Seven Great Demon Lords are His arrangement, His! His! All of them are His! The purpose of all this arrangement is only one—to guide the evolution of the Digital World.

World Tree: ヾ(≧▽≦*)o Hehehehehe——!

"Take this body."

A bright white light burst forth, and everyone instinctively closed their eyes. After the light faded, Daimon Hideaki appeared in the crowd in human form, exchanging a glance with Daimon Dai.

"dad!"

"big!"

The father and son embraced and wept.

As for BanchoLeomon, wait, he's still in the crowd!

Satsuma Rentaro stepped forward, looked at the empty circular platform, and said in a respectful tone, "World Tree, on behalf of humanity..."

The World Tree has lost its physical form, but an ethereal female voice still emanates from the circular platform: "I have felt humanity's sincerity, but now is not the time to discuss the two worlds."

Humans have gained some understanding of the digital world, but the World Tree's knowledge of the human world is still superficial. Therefore, it will wait until its clones grow up and collect enough data about the human world before slowly discussing the topic of the two worlds.

Rentaro Satsuma expressed regret, but also understood World Tree's actions.

Next, everyone handed Belphemon's Digi-Egg to Yggdrasil. Yggdrasil told Aromon to accept it and to find a random ruin outside to hide the Digi-Egg.

The crowd thought, "Isn't this a hasty approach? Shouldn't such a dangerous object be sealed away in a place where no one can reach it?"

The World Tree replied, "The Digital World has its own destiny; this matter is none of your concern."

Everyone was speechless, after all, these were the rules of the digital world, and they, as humans, could not interfere.

After resolving a series of issues, only the matter of Takuya Kanbara and Puppymon remained. They needed to consult Yggdrasil about how to return to another Digital World.

"I already know the general outline of your situation."

Yggdrasil already knew about Kanbara Takuya and Puppymon's origins from Fragrantmon and UltraVeedramon. "How did you arrive in this world?"

After several different digital worlds appeared in the same plane, they formed a planetary system resembling our solar system, with each digital world separated by a space.

When the World Tree sends Royal Knights to investigate other Digital Worlds, they always have them fly there directly.

These royal knights have not returned yet. He is very curious about how Takuya Kanbara and the little dog came to this world from another world.

"Take the tram."

"..."

The World Tree paused for a moment. Without a human brain, it almost lost 401, but it eventually understood the sentence: "So that's how it is. It's a tram that can transcend time and space."

Pshaw, he'd never even heard of such a tram.

What is the time ratio between your world and the human world?

"Approximately 1440:1," the little dog beast thought for a moment and said.

That is, one minute in the human world is equivalent to one day in the digital world.

Yggdrasil said, "It seems that your spacetime is distorted. If the Digital World is not still in its primitive state, then it is caused by an imbalance of power. Digimon and the Digital World are closely connected, and Digimon are easily guided by emotions. When Digimon are in extreme emotions, the spacetime of the Digital World will be distorted."

In the Digital World controlled by BlackGilbemon, everyone is filled with fear and anxiety, living in constant dread. This emotion is, of course, extreme, and even negatively extreme.

"I see!" The little dog's eyes lit up, and it quickly asked, "Then how do we solve this?"

Yggdrasil said, "This is not a problem that Digimon can handle. Let the gods solve it. The gods of the Digital World exist for this purpose, so there is only one way—go and invite your god."

Each digital world is a giant server with a host, which is the god and administrator of that digital world.

For example, the host of this world is the World Tree.

The little dog was somewhat disappointed because her world had no mainframe and was completely unregulated.