The Chosen Ones Also Want a Youth Romance Story

"That Nishijima... he basically had to take a leave every once in a while, and he's been gone for a long time now."

If she had known this would happen, Fujieda Toshino should have chosen to take more leave... No, she should have directly submitted her resignation application.

"Alright, alright, let's go see Commander Sammo first. I have something to tell him."

"Tsk...well, you're lucky."

Looking at Thomas's miserable appearance, Fujieda Toshino muttered softly.

Of course, she didn't mean to blame the other person. In this damn environment, Fujieda Toshino just wanted to find someone to complain to, so as not to let the trivial matters that came one after another crush the last straw in her heart.

Although most of the powerful Digimon are dealt with by Kanda Shu, invasions by other Digimon are often the most frequent, and most of these are handled and dealt with by DATS.

If it weren't for the recruitment of Daimon Dai as the new chosen one, Fujieda Shunno felt that her life would be exhausted by the endless overtime work.

"This building...seems a little different from before?"

Seeing that Fujieda Toshino did not continue to pester him, Thomas changed the topic to the building.

"It has been rebuilt. A demon king revived in this building not long ago. Belphemon, the symbol of sloth, released his power and destroyed this place. That's what I learned."

Fujieda Yoshino said, "You probably don't know, right? Kurata Akihiro, who disrupted the exchange group's operations, tried to control the power of the Demon Lord of Sloth, but was eventually defeated by the Paladin's partner."

"Well... who is in charge of the research institute now?" Thomas asked.

"The Ministry of Confidentiality has sent a new researcher, quite young, and her name seems to be Kagura...?"

Fujieda Toshino didn't expect Thomas to suddenly ask about this. She searched her mind but couldn't think of any useful information. In the eyes of her combat team members, this was not something worth paying attention to, and no one would pay special attention to it.

"I don't know much. You should ask Commander Sammo for details. He should be happy to introduce this person to you."

Fujieda Toshino smiled as she spoke. Thomas H. Norstein, a gifted boy who graduated from college at the age of 14, was evaluated by DATS as the most outstanding member. Although they were colleagues, the span of their experiences was very different. Perhaps those old-fashioned researchers could get along better with Thomas.

"Is that so... Well, I guess I'll have to ask Commander Sammo to introduce him to me."

Thomas nodded casually at the name, not remembering it at all, and shifted his gaze to the front. While the two were talking, the DATS headquarters was already in sight.

"Okay, enough small talk, it's time to get down to work, both of you."

A familiar voice interrupted the conversation between the two, and then a man walked out of the command room.

Satsuma Rentaro, who seemed to have been waiting for a long time, looked at Thomas with scrutiny in his eyes.

"Long time no see, Thomas."

Satsuma said this and nodded to Fujieda Shuno, then he turned and walked into the command room.

"Aren't you going in?" Thomas turned and asked.

Fujieda Toshino shook her head and stood aside like an old woman, taking the coat from Thomas's hand.

"What happens next has nothing to do with me. I'm going to go back and catch up on some sleep."

"All right……"

Thomas smiled helplessly, then waved his hand, pushed open the half-open door and slowly walked in.

Satsuma Rentaro was not the only one in the room. Next to him sat a young man in a white coat. Thomas walked slowly forward and saw the man's face clearly.

Wearing inverted triangle glasses and with purple hair draped over his forehead, Thomas didn't know this man, but there was an inexplicable sense of familiarity about him.

It seemed that he had met this person once before at some point, and some vague impression reminded him.

Finally, Thomas sat on a chair close to Satsuma Rentaro, where he could see every move of the person opposite him.

"How does it feel to be in the digital world, Thomas?"

"Not bad, I got to know a lot of powerful Digimon."

Thomas sat upright in his seat. Although it was just a greeting, he could already sense the tense atmosphere in the command room.

"Do you need me to report this experience to you, Commander Samo?" Thomas asked.

"Not for now, let's first resolve this crisis."

Satsuma Rentaro said this, looked at the man sitting on the other side, and continued.

"Let me introduce you to this person first. From now on, you will be colleagues."

After Satsuma Rentaro finished speaking, a young man in a white coat stood up from the seat on the other side, nodded to Thomas, and then introduced himself.

"Hello, Thomas."

The man looked at Thomas with a smile, and then continued: "I am a researcher who just graduated from Stockholm National University. I am currently in charge of the digital research laboratory of DATS. You can call me Kagura."

Stockholm University?

Thomas was stunned for a moment, then he looked Kagura Tsukasa up and down. Looking at this inexplicably familiar face, he finally knew where that familiar feeling came from.

They were students who graduated from the same school, and the young man in front of him...maybe he was once his junior.

Thomas relaxed after learning about this. It was obvious that with the addition of new forces, he would be much more relaxed when facing the group of royal knights next time. His eyes lightly swept over Satsuma Rentaro beside him, and he was thinking about how to tell them about the current situation of the Far North Glacier.

The atmosphere in the command room became silent and serious after Kagura Tsukasa finished his self-introduction, and it continued until Satsuma Rentaro spoke.

"Don't think about anything else, Thomas. We can't take care of that right now. The priority is to deal with the Royal Knights, the guardians of order, who led the Digimon to invade the human world."

Satsuma Rentaro crossed his hands and rested his chin on them. Perhaps the current situation was too chaotic and serious, and even with sunglasses on his eyes, he could not hide his cold gaze.

"……I see."

Thomas was silent for a moment and nodded, but in his heart he obviously did not agree with what Samo said.

"Based on the number we have observed so far, if we want to defeat these Royal Knights, we will need the power of at least five Ultimate Forms."

Kagura Tsukasa also spoke slowly at this time, his tone equally cold, analyzing the severity of the current situation with the latest intelligence in hand.

"Moreover, the status of these five Ultimates must be the same as that of the Royal Knights in order to have a chance of winning. However, judging from the current situation, it seems that only Executive Officer Nishijima and Kanda-san who are away meet this condition."

After listening to his analysis, Thomas frowned, but did not interrupt rashly.

DATS was originally established to defeat and capture Digimon that entered the human world, and then send them back to the Digital World. Now that the two worlds are at war, Thomas doesn't think they will be willing to help the Digital World so easily.

"But it doesn't matter. Even if the strength of the five chosen ones does not meet the requirements, I have prepared a second plan."

As if to reassure Satsuma Rentaro and Toma, Kagura Tsukasa proposed his own plan at the right time.

"The power of the Chosen is so weak that it seems so vulnerable in front of the Royal Knights composed of Paladin Digimon."

"But in order to save the human world, I have contacted the former ruler of the heavens, the son of God, through the summoning circle left over from ancient times. We have reached a preliminary agreement. After he is summoned back from the digital world, that being is willing to protect our world."

"This kind of data and information about ancient times is often filled with too much uncertainty, and who can guarantee that what he says is true?"

"Not to mention, the Royal Knights are an organization at the top of the world. Can the Digimon you mentioned stop them?" Thomas retorted.

“It’s just a contingency plan.”

Kagura Tsukasa still had that indifferent expression, not affected at all by Thomas's question, as if this person didn't care about what might happen.

"So what do you think, Commander Sammo?"

Thomas then turned to look at Satsuma Rentaro who was sitting in the main seat. He was the commander-in-chief of DATS. No matter how the people below argued, the final decision on these plans would still be left to him.

"Preparing an extra plan will help our actions. Unless the other Chosen Ones evolve to their Ultimate Forms and have the same status as the Royal Knights, we must prepare a second plan in advance and execute it."

Satsuma Rentaro turned to look at Thomas. He had put aside all the things that had hindered his thinking. After becoming the commander-in-chief of DATS again, the only thing he needed to think about was the survival of all mankind.

"Don't worry too much. This is only the second plan after all. As long as the chosen ones don't declare failure, her priority will always be behind the first plan."

"Do you think we can't be a match for the Royal Knights?" Thomas continued to ask.

"The Royal Knights are at the top of the Ultimate Form. Whether it's you or Kanda Shu, it will be difficult to gain the upper hand in the next battle, right?"

Satsuma Rentaro expressed his thoughts.

"Thomas, I know you don't want to admit it, but this is the fact. Judging from the current situation, the Chosen Ones are no match for the Royal Knights, let alone expelling them."

Thomas fell silent. He looked at Satsuma Rentaro, then at Kagura Tsukasa, and finally let out a long sigh, and the heat quickly dissipated in the cold wind.

What Satsuma Rentaro said was indeed correct. The current DATS represents all citizens, and it is impossible to pin our hopes on such a vague possibility.

After a long silence, Thomas reluctantly nodded and spoke slowly.

"I understand what you mean……"

The meeting ended here. Kagura Tsukasa, who was beside Satsuma Rentaro, stood up and walked out of the command room. Thomas had no intention of staying either, so he also stood up and left. Satsuma was the only one left in the command room, and the door was then closed heavily.

"Thomas."

On the way back to the staff dormitory, someone suddenly called him. Thomas turned around and saw that it was Kagura Tsukasa, whom he had just met at the meeting.

"You are a great talent, I admire you very much."

He said this, and it was clearly a compliment to himself, but at this moment it had a sense of mockery in it.

Chapter 146 Clues

"Oh my...it's so hot!"

Mikihara Norn took a deep breath. She was scalded by the hot coffee and was in a panic for a moment, not knowing what to do.

Suddenly another voice sounded.

"Winter is here, and drinking something hot can warm you up."

"?"

When the Yggdrasil's counterpart turned its murderous gaze towards Azuko Murumi, she was drinking hot coffee calmly.

Perhaps because she had been busy with many trivial matters recently, she was not in the mood to research new special coffee. Therefore, the coffee in the office was bought by Mikihara Noren at the cafe on the fourth floor when he came over.

It’s not that she has to drink this, but if she doesn’t see this thing in the office one day, she will always feel something is wrong.

After feeling Mikihara Noren's gaze, Kurumi Anzi raised her head, stopped what she was doing, and wiped her hands.

"What's wrong...did I say something wrong? Why are you looking at me like that?"

"It's really boring to be with you. I'll go home soon."

Mikihara Noren withdrew his gaze and waved his hand.

"Are you finally ready to go back?" Mu Hai Anzi touched her chin and nodded in agreement: "Be careful on the road. Chiba seems to be still under blockade. I won't see you off."

Hearing these almost ruthless words, Mikihara Norn couldn't help but raise her head and glared at the Great Detective Mukai, but when she saw those golden eyes, she still didn't dare to reveal her anger.

Damn it... When he was first created, he looked so well-behaved and obedient. What went wrong? He grew up to be so rebellious and irritating.

"As the equivalent of the World Tree, I don't think you need anyone's protection, right? Although He didn't grant you any power when He separated you, according to His state at the time, the special permissions in the database must have been given to you."

There was calmness in Kyouko Kurumi's voice, without any sarcasm at all, as if she was just stating a very ordinary thing. For a moment, Mikihara Noren even thought that she was there at the time.

"If you are worried that exposing these things in advance will attract the attention of the Royal Knights, then there is no need to worry. The vision of those paladins is limited. They are busy with other things and will not have the opportunity to investigate you."

Under normal circumstances, if someone dared to insult the Royal Knights in front of him, Mikihara Noren would only sneer, then stand up and splash hot coffee on the other person's face.

But precisely because he understood the woman in front of him and knew who she was, Mikihara Noren sat here obediently and listened to these words patiently.

Although she was reluctant to admit it, Anzi Murumi was indeed qualified to say this.

Sitting in the quiet atmosphere of the Murumi Office, Mikihara Noren took a sip of the fragrant hot coffee. She didn't know what Murumi Anko's mentality was now. Was she secretly investigating the Royal Knights, or was she still dismissive of their threats?

However, before the final result came out, she still had some questions that she wanted to clarify.

"Another thing? What are they doing now?"

"Witness a battle between dragons."

Kyouko Murumi replied.

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In fact, Anzi Mu Hai is not as relaxed as she seems.

Although she looked normal in Mikihara Norn's eyes, that was only because the two were worried about different things. But to be precise, Norn was not very worried about the Royal Knights entering the human world.

The Royal Knights have a serious tendency to split. Although this matter sounds tense, it is all within the expectations of the two. The pursuits and beliefs of the paladins are different. This organization established by the World Tree simply brings them together and has no other meaning.

This may be related to their unrivaled strength. Standing at the top of the digital world, even if they meet colleagues with similar strength, the proud Paladins are unwilling to obey anyone. In the plans they carry out together, there are more or less certain differences.

It is difficult for the Royal Knights in this state to stir up any major disturbance, unless there is a Paladin whose power is completely superior to theirs, making them truly convinced.