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

At eight o'clock in the morning, the area in front of Pengcheng No.1 Middle School was already crowded with people.

Cheng Yuan stood in the welcoming line, his fingers unconsciously stroking the sacred ring of the little dog beast.

This wasn't the first time Cheng Yuan had heard the name Xu Xin.

For the past two weeks, rumors about this legendary senior have been circulating on campus—

A year ago, a student from an ordinary class, who didn't even have a Digimon and whose grades weren't particularly outstanding, was admitted to a prestigious tamer university, making him a true grassroots celebrity.

He wasn't particularly outstanding, and his family background was ordinary, but he suddenly took off in a short period of time, which is somewhat similar to Cheng Yuan.

Legend has it that during an accidental encounter in the Digital World, he obtained an Agumon, and from then on, he became an unstoppable force, becoming the top seed of Pengcheng No. 1 High School. With his outstanding battle performance, he was admitted to Pengcheng Tamers University of Science and Technology and participated in the school team, winning numerous awards in the National College Student Digital Battle Competition, thus making a name for himself.

It is said that his Agumon has evolved to the Champion stage, and he has begun to carry out important missions assigned by the school.

On Monday morning, twenty trainee tamers from different classes lined up on both sides of the school gate with their Rookie-level Digimon.

There are also some students from Pengcheng No.1 Middle School and their Digimon, mainly in the Rookie stage.

That's quite impressive.

It's not that Xu Xin is arrogant; in fact, having entered the Beast Tamer University and become a key member of the school team, with his Digimon already evolved to the Champion stage, he's definitely a professional Beast Tamer. After graduation, his achievements will undoubtedly surpass theirs.

Moreover, since they are talents who have graduated from our own school, we must make a grand show of it.

Xu Xin originally returned to Pengcheng with a mission and also wanted to go back to the school to serve as a combat training teacher. He didn't want to be so high-profile, but he couldn't resist Principal Liu's enthusiasm.

The school went to great lengths, bringing together all the promising students who had a chance of getting into the Beast Tamer University to act as greeters and get acquainted with the students. If they could get Xu Xin's help, their path to the Beast Tamer University would be much smoother.

"Huh? This student looks a bit unfamiliar..." Principal Liu Guoliang saw a student he didn't recognize as he passed by the welcoming team, accompanied by a small dog-shaped Digimon.

"Could it be a newly emerged promising student?"

As the principal walked past, Cheng Yuan turned to Kang Zhaodi beside him and whispered, "Hey, big guy, who's this upcoming teacher? Why does the principal have to personally greet him?"

Kang Zhaodi replied in a muffled voice, "I don't know. The Beast Tamer University is mysterious. Most of the Beast Tamers who graduate from the Beast Tamer University have already evolved their Digimon to the Adult stage. This 'teacher' is said to be a college student, and also our senior, who graduated from Pengcheng No. 1 High School. He is the pride of Pengcheng No. 1 High School and Principal Liu's darling."

"If that's the case, then he must be a real professional animal trainer."

Regardless, this was the first time Cheng Yuan had ever met a tamer who possessed a Champion-level Digimon, a person who truly wielded destructive power.

In this world, Champion-level Digimon already possess the ability to change the course of local battles.

but……

"Zhao Lu, what brings you here too?"

"Why can't I come? My Caprimon also successfully evolved into Gearmon last night!" The silver Gearmon on the girl's shoulder creaked as its mechanical parts turned.

Cheng Yuan learned that the Gearmon in this world has a silver body and is a Data type Digimon, unlike the Gearmon that was infected by a virus in the original anime. It can be said to be a subspecies of Gearmon.

He opened the Digimon encyclopedia:

【Gear Beast】

[Data Seed - Mechanical Type]

[Growth Period]

[Skills: Gear Attack, High-Speed ​​Entanglement, Electric Shock Device]

[Description: With a gear-like shape, its overall appearance resembles a giant gear. Countless gears are arranged inside its body, constantly rotating to provide power for the gear beast's life processes. If even one gear falls off, the entire gear system will stop working.]

"Last night? And you managed to get it arranged so quickly?"

"Hmph, I didn't want to come anyway. They're just professional animal trainers, as if everyone has one. If my dad hadn't called the principal, I could have slept in a little longer."

Cheng Yuan was speechless for a moment. Well, it's all about human relationships and social interactions.

Zhao Lu's father is not only a sheriff but also a professional animal trainer. If he made this arrangement, it's probably to help Zhao Lu become more well-known.

It seems that this senior, Xu Xin, is much more important than I imagined.

For a moment, Cheng Yuan felt a sense of anticipation.

Amidst the whispers, the principal led a young man over. The teachers took the lead in applauding enthusiastically, which inspired the students to join in. Cheng Yuan mechanically clapped his hands as well.

The young man walking next to the principal was dressed in simple casual clothes and had an ordinary appearance, but his eyes, hidden beneath his buzz cut, were as sharp as an eagle's. He waved awkwardly, clearly uncomfortable in this situation.

One part of the program involved Xu Xin shaking hands with each of the seed students as he passed the welcoming team.

When he passed by Cheng Yuan, he mechanically shook hands and greeted him.

After Xu Xin shook hands with the next student, the little dog suddenly tugged at its owner's trouser leg: "Cheng Yuan, I sense a trace of dark energy on him."

Cheng Yuan knew that the little dog beast's sacred ring had the ability to sense and detect dark energy, which made him somewhat suspicious of Xu Xin.

Could it be that his Digimon is of the dark type?

In the original Digimon series, most of the Dark Digimon represent negativity, destruction, and cruelty, and are inextricably linked to Virus-type Digimon.

After the welcoming ceremony, Xu Xin was taken to the battle arena on the playground. Nearly a thousand students were already lined up on the playground, warmly welcoming the arrival and guidance of the legendary senior.

The power of role models—that's Principal Liu's goal.

After Principal Liu Guoliang's passionate speech, he handed the microphone to Xu Xin, asking her to give a speech and encourage the younger students.

Xu Xin didn't rush to speak. He looked around at his alma mater and the vibrant students below the stage, and said with some emotion, "During high school, my only thought was to become an animal trainer, and I had to get into an animal trainer university."

To become an animal trainer, I gave up a lot, but after actually getting into animal trainer university and learning things I didn't know before, I suddenly realized how precious this relaxed and carefree life was.

In fact, Xu Xin is only a year older than everyone else, and should be in the prime of his youth, so he shouldn't have such feelings.

Cheng Yuan keenly noticed the shadow in his senior's eyes, realizing that life at the Beast Tamer University was definitely not what he had imagined, or rather, what he had experienced in his previous life.

In my past life, I was a model student in my freshman year, addicted to games in my sophomore year, frantically studying for credits in my junior year, and lost and confused while looking for a job and preparing for graduate school in my senior year, where I was also addicted to the internet.

But the animal trainer college students in this world seem to be carrying something even heavier.

Xu Xin continued, "Let's not talk about that anymore. I'll tell you about some things that beast tamers need to pay attention to during their growth period..."

When it came time for the Q&A session, Xu Xin smiled and said, "If any of you students have any questions, feel free to ask me. Because of time constraints, we only have three spots available."

Upon hearing this, the students were overjoyed and eagerly raised their hands.

Finally, a male student was randomly selected and asked: "Senior Xu, if you don't mind, may I ask what level of beast tamer you are now?"

No trainee animal trainer was uninterested in this.

Xu Xin laughed and said, "You guys know Chen Zhong, right? He was in the honors class last year, the one who was on par with me."

"We know! Senior Chen, who consistently ranks in the top three." In comparison, the students have a deeper impression of this student who was consistently among the top students in the senior year last year, while they are unfamiliar with students like Xu Xin, who suddenly emerged as top performers.

Xu Xin smiled and said, "It's good to know. He and I both got into Penggang Animal Trainer Technology University, but he's still just an ordinary animal trainer. Maybe in two years, he'll become a senior animal trainer, and by graduation, he'll have the opportunity to become a professional animal trainer. That's the typical path for most animal trainer college students."

Cheng Yuan understood the underlying meaning of those words: Xu Xin was now a professional animal trainer.

A freshman professional animal trainer... Hiss—that's terrifying.

The second student asked how to get into the Animal Trainer University, and Xu Xin gave a very official and objective answer. In reality, there's no single answer to this question; everyone has their own method, and what works for one person might not work for another. And Xu Xin's method, in particular, wouldn't work for anyone.

The third question was drawn from the screen of the battle arena, where student ID numbers were flashing...

When the big screen focused on "Cheng Yuan from Class 18 of Senior Three", everyone's attention was instantly drawn to him.

"Cheng Yuan, Class 18, Grade 12! Please ask your question."

Remembering what the puppy-like Digimon had said about the dark energy emanating from Xu Xin, he asked, "Senior Xu Xin, could we see your Digimon?"