Digimon: I really didn't want to be the Digimon Emperor!

"Little Dog Beast, let's continue practicing Holy Light Bullets." Cheng Yuan rubbed its little head. "Today, let's try to control two at the same time!"

Wang Wei's hedgehog is also using its speed advantage and Flash Needle skill to develop its own kite tactics;

Floramon developed skills related to poison gas, while Baloomon developed skills related to thorns.

Some students are still racking their brains and haven't come up with any ideas yet. They should just focus on doing basic exercises.

During the midday cultural class, Zhao Lu acted like a strict little teacher, watching intently as Cheng Yuan completed each and every question.

"You got this question wrong again!" Zhao Lu slammed her pen into the test paper. "Is your brain filled with the excrement of little dogs and beasts? How could you write such a simple programming formula wrong!"

Cheng Yuan looked aggrieved: "I've been busy with training..."

"No matter how good your training is, it's all for nothing if you fail the written test!" Zhao Lu angrily snatched his pen. "Look carefully, I'm going to say it one last time!"

After the midday cultural class, Zhao Lu's earnest advice to Cheng Yuan, and the afternoon's all-out training, Cheng Yuan felt like his body was about to fall apart.

"Woof!" The little beast lying on his lap agreed.

"drop--"

The training had just ended when my phone rang with a message notification.

Cheng Yuan took it out and saw that it was a message from Yun Yao:

I've already arrived. Have you set off yet?

Cheng Yuan checked the time and realized that the other party had arrived half an hour earlier.

He dragged his weary body, carrying his equally exhausted little dog, and slowly walked towards Qingtian Square.

In the music cafe, Yun Yao was sitting by the window with her Star Beast.

When she saw Cheng Yuan come in, she waved excitedly.

"Sorry, training just ended..." Cheng Yuan slumped into a chair, while the little dog lay down under the table.

"It's okay!" Yun Yao's eyes sparkled. "I really want to thank you! Thanks to 'Butterfly,' I broke through on the show! The producer said that with this song, I'll definitely be in the center position for the next few episodes!"

Cheng Yuan took the lemonade from the Star Beast and asked curiously, "You participated in this program because..."

“Actually, I participated in the show purely out of interest. My dad’s company is enough to support me for the rest of my life.” She winked playfully, her eyes sparkling with pure light. “But standing on stage with Star Beast and letting more people hear our songs, that’s what we really want.”

Cheng Yuan almost choked on the water: "So you're a rich second-generation?"

"No, that's not true!" Yun Yao retorted, blushing. "I relied on myself! Um... and you too..."

The conversation naturally shifted to that magical song. Yun Yao rested her chin on her hands, curiously asking, "Cheng Yuan, how exactly did you create 'Butterfly'? A song that can boost a Digimon's attributes? I've never heard of anything like it!"

Cheng Yuan's back instantly broke out in a fine sweat. He couldn't very well admit that he had "borrowed" it from another world, could he?

He had a sudden inspiration, and his eyes became deep: "Actually... I have a dream."

He paused for a moment, his voice deep and magnetic, "I want to spread the seeds of music to every corner of the digital world."

Yun Yao's eyes lit up instantly, and she leaned forward unconsciously: "Music...spreading throughout the digital world?"

“That’s right.” Cheng Yuan’s embellishment became smoother and smoother. “In many digital space adventures, I felt a kind of wonderful resonance between music and data.” He lowered his voice mysteriously. “Butterfly was born in this kind of epiphany.”

"My God!" Yun Yao excitedly grabbed Cheng Yuan's wrist, almost spilling her coffee. "This is simply...so romantic!"

The Star Beast excitedly circled around, scattering a string of sparkling data stars—a perfect match!

Cheng Yuan secretly breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that this acting performance should be able to win an Oscar.

He stole a glance at Yun Yao's adoring gaze and suddenly felt a pang of conscience—but then he thought, wasn't he also helping to enrich the cultural diversity of the digital world?

Yun Yao suddenly lowered her voice, her fingers nervously stirring the straw in her coffee cup: "Actually... I've heard some bad rumors lately."

Her star beast stopped spinning and landed worriedly on her shoulder.

"The investors behind the program..." Yun Yao bit her lower lip, "They want to force me to sign a predatory contract and seize the copyright of 'Butterfly' for themselves."

Cheng Yuan frowned, but before he could speak, Yun Yao shook her head firmly: "I refuse. The value of this song is far more than that; it could very well become a phenomenal hit." She raised her head, her eyes clear and stubborn. "Besides, you are the original creator of this song, and I have no right to make the decision for you."

At this point, she laughed self-deprecatingly: "Maybe... I'll be 'dropped off the show midway' because of this insistence."

Cheng Yuan was speechless for a moment. He hadn't expected Yun Yao to maintain such principles in the profit-driven entertainment industry. She could have easily kept the song for herself—after all, no one knew the truth except for the two of them.

“You…” Cheng Yuan carefully chose his words, “Actually, there’s no need to be so serious.”

“This isn’t about being serious!” Yun Yao suddenly became excited, and the Star Beast also flickered. “As a musician, I know all too well the value of creation.”

Her gaze suddenly softened. "To be able to write a song that touches the hearts of Digimon, you must be a very special person."

Cheng Yuan blushed and touched his nose guiltily.

"That's it!" Yun Yao's eyes suddenly lit up, as if she had thought of a brilliant idea. "If I get kicked off the show... how about we start a music company together?"

"Huh?" Cheng Yuan almost choked on his coffee.

“You’ll be in charge of the composition, and Star Beast and I will be in charge of the vocals!” Yun Yao said, getting more and more excited as she spoke, her fingers lightly tapping the rhythm on the table. “Butterfly will be your technical contribution, and we’ll split the profits 50/50! We’ll hand over the resources and funding to my dad’s company, so you can just focus on creating!”

She moved closer, her eyes sparkling with anticipation: "In the future, if you have any new works, we can put them on this platform, right?"

Cheng Yuan almost slid off his chair: "Start...start a company?"

Chapter 23 "Dividing the Loot"

Cheng Yuan's brain went blank on the spot. Was this girl serious? He, a fake creator who started out by "borrowing" ideas, was actually going to be promoted to a music company partner?

“My dad’s company can provide resources!” Yun Yao gestured excitedly. “Just imagine, if you can create similar songs in the future…”

Cheng Yuan appeared calm on the surface, but inwardly he was furiously complaining: Am I on the verge of becoming a fake creator of digital hit songs?!

"I... I'll think about it?" he answered vaguely, thinking he should go back and test other Digimon songs to see if they had the same effect.

"It's okay, it's too early to talk about that. Let me figure out the rest..." Yun Yao pulled a shiny bank card from her elegant handbag and gently pushed it in front of Cheng Yuan: "This is your first share." She winked playfully, "Although the production company and platform took the lion's share, 10% is still almost 100,000, so I rounded it up~"

Cheng Yuan's eyes widened: "How much?!"

"One hundred thousand." Yun Yao tilted her head. "What's wrong?"

Cheng Yuan's hands trembled slightly. One hundred thousand! That was equivalent to almost half a year's income for his parents! And the system would also add one hundred thousand wealth points to his account simultaneously!

He was secretly calculating – if he "created" a few more songs, wouldn't it be just around the corner for the little dog beast to evolve into the angewomon beast?

"This... does this count as our first 'split'?" Cheng Yuan tried to cover up his excitement with a joke.

“Dividing the spoils…” Yun Yao chuckled: “What kind of wording is that… but I like it!”

Upon receiving the unencrypted bank card, Cheng Yuan felt like he was floating on air.

A system notification sounded in my mind at the right time: [Wealth Value +100000].

The double whammy of joy almost made him want to perform a backflip.

"It's a pleasure working with you~" Yun Yao raised her coffee cup. "I'll contact you again when it's time to 'divide the spoils' next time."

In this joyous moment, no one noticed the flashing camera lens on a cell phone in the corner. A female student was secretly taking pictures of the scene, her fingers flying across the screen as she edited on social media: "I bumped into Yun Yao at a coffee shop, she's so beautiful~ I want to follow her!"

In the photo, Yun Yao's face is clearly visible, while Cheng Yuan, sitting opposite her, is only a blurry silhouette from behind.

This post was like a bomb, instantly causing a huge uproar online.

[Top Comment 1: Holy crap! Could this be the mysterious creator of Butterfly?]

[Top comment 2: LOL, he looks like a high school student from behind, and you're telling me he can write this kind of amazing song?]

[Top Comment 3: I bet 50 cents is Yun Yao's boyfriend!]

[Top comment 4: Wake up, they're clearly talking about serious business, okay?]

[Top comment 5: Am I the only one who noticed that glowing star beast? It's so cute!]

Outrageous speculations grew wildly like weeds.

Some people confidently asserted that this was a well-known music producer, while others insisted that it was definitely a publicity stunt.

The two main characters in the incident were still immersed in the joy of their collaboration, completely unaware that they had once again become the focus of heated discussions across the internet. As "butterfly" continued to spread and gain subscriptions, the topics began to ferment again.

#Creator of viral hit song suspected of appearing#

#Yun Yao's Secret Meeting with a Mysterious Man#

Cheng Yuan was happily planning how to spend this windfall when he suddenly sneezed.

"Strange, who's talking about me?" He rubbed his nose, completely unaware that his blurry figure was being wildly reposted on various social media platforms.

Back home, Cheng Yuan couldn't wait to open the system.

"Come on, little dog, let's add something!" Cheng Yuan picked up the bewildered little dog.

Holding over 12 in assets and over 13 in cash, Cheng Yuan couldn't help but smile. This unexpected windfall had come at just the right time!

"I can't let my parents know about this money yet..." Cheng Yuan scratched his head, imagining his parents' reaction when they saw that there were suddenly tens of thousands more in their account—his mother would probably think he had robbed a bank, and his father would probably drag him to the police station to turn himself in.

Hmm... it's safer to keep it in the account first.

But wealth is a different story!

Cheng Yuan couldn't wait to pick up the little dog and bring up the system interface.

On the puppy beast's attribute panel, the value of the Dark attribute had quietly increased again, like a sinister venomous snake biting tightly at the values ​​of the Holy and Light attributes.

Cheng Yuan frowned and decided to put most of his points into the Holy and Light systems.

He boldly poured a large number of points into the Holy and Light attributes, thinking to himself: as long as these two attributes remain in control, the Dark attribute won't be able to cause any trouble no matter how much it tries to cause problems.

"My strategy is to run faster than you, so you can't catch me!"

[Holy System +500]

[Light Element +500]

"Woof—!" The little dog suddenly raised its head and puffed out its chest, a dazzling holy light bullet condensing in its mouth.

This time, the holy light blast not only expanded in size, but the light it emitted was so pure that it was almost blinding, carrying an awe-inspiring and inviolable divine pressure.

"That's fantastic!" Cheng Yuan couldn't help but exclaim. He suddenly had a brilliant idea: "How about trying to allocate points to other attributes?"

[Warning: Insufficient attribute affinity, unable to allocate points]

[Currently available attribute assignments: Holy/Light/Dark/Ice]

"Tch, so many restrictions. And what is compatibility anyway?" Cheng Yuan scoffed, but then thought that strengthening these key attributes was enough.

He patted the little dog beast's head: "It seems our evolutionary path has been planned out in detail long ago."

Next, you continue to acquire wealth points and then spend them like crazy.

To be honest, he was tempted by Yun Yao's suggestion.

According to current calculations, if Puppymon were to evolve to its Ultimate or even Perfect form, it would require a massive amount of attribute data, which is beyond the capacity of an average high school or university student.

Therefore, if the songs of Digimon from the previous life can be monetized, it undoubtedly creates a considerable income channel for wealth.

His eyes lit up as he stared at the little dog beast. "Let's do a little experiment!"

Cheng Yuan wanted to try other songs to see if they had special effects like "Butterfly".

"Let's try other songs!"

He cleared his throat and began singing the background music for the evolution, "Brave Heart".

However, when the song ended, the attribute patterns on the little dog beast remained unchanged.

“Strange…” Cheng Yuan tried “I Wish” and “Keep On” again, but the result was still the same.

After "Keep On" also proved ineffective, Cheng Yuan slumped onto the sofa like a deflated balloon: "Damn it, is 'Butterfly' the only exception?"

The little dog tilted its head and looked at him: "Woof?" (Master, why are you acting so strange today?)

Cheng Yuan sighed and rubbed its little head: "It's alright... It seems our path to wealth through music still needs a long-term plan..."

Chapter 24 Development Skills Assessment

This week's training pace was so fast it was almost unbearable.

Teacher Xu Xin is elusive; she occasionally shows up and then disappears again, as if she's out looking for something. Her whereabouts are as mysterious as a ghost.

He didn't show up at the training ground until Friday, the day of the test, with dark circles under his eyes that were even darker than a panda's.

Today is the assessment day for this week's development skills training, and the students in the key classes are all lining up with nervous hearts.