The Chosen Ones Also Want a Youth Romance Story

"...Noren? Why are you in the car too?"

Kanda Osamu rubbed his eyes subconsciously and saw that it was indeed Mikihara Noren sitting in the passenger seat. He wondered why he saw her here.

"Any questions?"

Mikihara Noren blinked. Wasn’t it obvious? Of course, it was because she needed Mu Hai to take care of some trouble - ah, Mu Hai hadn’t told this guy her identity yet.

"No, I'm just a little surprised..."

Kanda Osamu was completely caught off guard and looked helpless, but did not continue asking.

"Okay, enough of the small talk."

Mu Hai Xingzi squinted at him, "Are you not ready to get in the car yet? Do you want me to get out and open the door for you?"

Considering that the other party was actually his boss, without any hesitation, Kanda Osamu turned around and opened the back door. Before he sat down, he heard a loud roar from the engine of the silver-white sports car.

After seeing him get in the car, Anzi Mu Hai stepped on the accelerator. The engine of the sports car instantly started to work, and the tires made a close friction sound with the ground, like a released arrow, quickly crossing the street.

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"So, what's going on?"

"You should check out last night's news first. It's about Digimon."

Mikihara Noren did not rush to answer Kanda Osamu's question, but instead turned the topic to Digimon.

Sitting in the back seat of the sports car, looking at Norn and then at Mu Hai, Kanda Xiu took out his mobile phone and entered the news channel. On the "latest news", he could see the current battle situation of the two legions.

"The Rose Knight, who led the Digimon Army...broke the Self-Defense Forces' defenses?"

Kanda Shu's pupils shrank slightly, and he subconsciously thought of the Sword Emperor Beast. When the name of this royal knight appeared in his mind, he felt even more anxious.

"This morning, she showed up near midnight," Noren said. "Compared to her previous strategy, this time she chose to jump right into the fight. Gizmon's power was simply too much to handle, and she was able to barely hold her ground until the Beast Riders arrived on the scene."

Kanda Osamu looked up at Kurumi Anko. The other party looked very calm. Kanda Osamu did not ask anything, but just observed her carefully.

Unexpected reaction, could it be that Sister Mu Hai is actually not unfamiliar with these things?

"You are unable to command them now?"

Norn nodded: "Obviously, they are only following the orders of the Constant. Even if I tell them my identity, they won't care..." After hesitating for a moment, Norn continued, "But if you can defeat them, it might be more effective for me to persuade them."

Kanda Shu lowered his head and looked at his mobile phone again, where a short video was playing. There was only one royal knight, suppressing the Gizmon army with a sharp sword. The pink figure was like an invincible knight king, crushing the Gizmons with unparalleled strength.

His eyes became complicated, and he slowly raised his head to look at Mikihara Noren in front of him.

"Are you sure you can persuade them to stop? If I can defeat them."

Mikihara Noren shook his head helplessly, as if he knew what he was going to say.

"I can only give it a try for now. After all, the identity of the World Tree... is always more useful than that of a human, isn't it?"

"Who should I start with?"

"I'm not sure, but personally, I prefer Skullmon and Examon."

Mikihara Norn snapped his fingers, and then the figures of the two paladins appeared in Kanda Shu's mind.

"I don't know if their personalities have changed after such a long time..." Mikihara Noren recalled the last memory of that journey and found their figures from it.

"But they tend to be neutral, so they are easier to persuade from their standpoint."

"Examon and Skullmon..."

Kanda Osamu carefully watched the figures of the two Royal Knights. As an isomorph separated from the World Tree, Mikihara Noren possessed all the memories of that god. It can be said that he was the one who knew their existence best besides the Royal Knights themselves.

"Where are they now?" Kanda Osamu asked after thinking for a while.

"Eixamon is in Odaiba, and Skullmon... I haven't found him yet, but I guess he's in cyberspace."

Kumiumi Anzi, who was driving, suddenly said this. Kanda Osamu turned her head and her eyes fell on the rearview mirror inside the car.

After the speculation just now, for some reason, he began to have an inexplicable doubt about the true identity of Anzi Kurumi.

"There are now four locations where the Royal Knights' reactions have been detected: Odaiba, Chiba Station, DATS headquarters... and EDEN Cyberspace."

With precise throttle control, the vehicle speed is gradually increasing, and the air is rapidly retreating as if being compressed, forming a fast streamline.

Anko Murumi turned the steering wheel, then looked up again and looked at Kanda Osamu.

"What's wrong with you? You look like you want to say something but can't...Did I say something wrong?"

"Sister Mu Hai, how did you..."

While he was slightly distracted, he took the initiative to ask.

Chapter 152: Norn's Intelligence

"Hmm...? You ask me why I know all this?"

There was a sharp and piercing braking sound, the friction between the tires and the ground increased dramatically, and the sports car began to slow down steadily.

Anzi Mu Hai turned around, gave a meaningful smile, then stood up, pushed the door and left.

"Think about it, I'm a detective, so of course I did my research beforehand."

The tail end of her voice dissipated into the air.

It was only then that Kanda Osamu noticed that they had inadvertently arrived at Nakano Broadway. What was somewhat different from the past was that the flow of people in the Nakano area had dropped by more than half, probably due to the impact of the Digimon invasion.

"Let's go... I can finally lie down on the sofa."

Mikihara Noren immediately opened the car door and walked straight into Nakano Broadway without any hesitation.

At a time like this, World Tree and the Great Detective happened to be investigating the Royal Knights, and then they got together?

It seems that Sister Mu Hai is hiding something from me...

Although she looked as if it was natural, Kanda Shuu would not easily believe her lies, considering that Mikihara Norn was the isomorph of the World Tree...

Kanda Osamu felt that he had discovered something suspicious. Could the true identity of Detective Mukai be... the chosen one from long ago?

"I guess I'm overthinking this, maybe?"

Kanda Osamu was silent. He stared at Mikihara Noren's receding back. Does this mean that his side might actually be hiding other cards?

After realizing this, although it was just a guess in his mind, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, with a somewhat bitter smile, and his mind quickly returned to reality.

No matter what... I should first listen to what they plan to ask me to do.

Kanda Osamu stood up, opened the car door, followed Mikihara Noren, and walked towards the Mukai Office leisurely.

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"Well first... let me introduce you to Examon and Skullmon."

Inside the Mukai Office, just as Kanda Osamu was about to turn on the TV to check the latest news, Mikihara Noren suddenly stood up. With a sly smile on her face, she spoke to herself, not giving Kanda Osamu time to react.

"Of the four locations, the one that showed the most clear reaction was Odaiba - the one staying here is Examon."

Mikihara Noren waited for a while, but heard nothing. He turned his head and glanced at Kanda Osamu. After confirming that he was listening to him, he continued, "Examon is a Paladin Digimon known as the Dragon Emperor. He possesses one of the most destructive powers among the Royal Knights..."

"But judging by his performance when he descended into the human world, he seems to have been eroded by the Devourer, and his movements are therefore slow."

She paused, smiling. "Right now the Gizmon are surrounding the area, monitoring his activities. Until you are sure you can defeat him, I think it would be best to leave it to them for the time being."

"In that case...then our first target is the Skull Beast?"

"You are right. This most polite Skeleton Knight is our target. Once you defeat him, I will persuade him."

Mikihara Noren glanced at him. In the recent battle with Yellowdramon-Destruction Form, Omegamon had almost no resistance against the ruler of the Four Holy Beasts and was hit by Yellowdramon's ultimate move "Infinite", and Kanda Osamu also suffered considerable damage.

If someone's sword hadn't saved him, he might have died under the claws of Huanglongmon-Destruction Form.

"How about it, do you feel pressure to challenge him in your current state?"

"It shouldn't be a problem... After today, Omegamon will be back to its peak condition."

Kanda Osamu covered his injured shoulder. The wound, which had originally deteriorated, was gradually healing under the effect of the Tyrannosaurus Rex.

With Omegamon restored to his original state, Kanda Osamu is confident that they will not lose to the other Royal Knights.

"Then the most important thing now is to find out where the Skullmon is..." Mikihara Norn turned to look at Mukai Kyoko and asked, "You said before that he might be in cyberspace, right?"

"Well... I have finished investigating the other two areas, and only sensed the presence of two other Royal Knights."

"Then it seems that we need to enter the electronic EDEN space and conduct another in-depth investigation."

"Don't be careless. We don't know how many Royal Knights are here yet. There may be other Royal Knights hiding in cyberspace."

Anzi Murumi picked up the coffee cup. Although she didn't intend to intervene in the matter at this stage, it didn't mean that she would let the Royal Knights act as they pleased. In order to prevent any accidents, she gave a special reminder.

"Can they be so united?" Mikihara Noren obviously didn't want to believe it.

The Royal Knights was a loose organization that brought together more than a dozen paladins under the influence of the existence of a god. Each paladin had his own "code of conduct", and correspondingly, they all had their own little ideas on how to deal with certain matters, and rarely agreed with each other.

"Don't forget the existence of Aromamon. He has the rare ability to unite the Royal Knights. If it weren't for him, the Royal Knights wouldn't be so united now. Although it's unclear what Aromamon told them, it did bring them together."

"If possible... we can win him over as a partner, then this matter should be solved directly."

Kyouko Mukai said with some regret: "But it seems that he will not agree, otherwise so many things would not have happened."

Mikihara Norn could not deny it. After sighing, she turned her head and looked at Kanda Osamu, with a hint of helplessness in her light blue eyes.

"In short, this matter needs to be handed over to you. I just hope you won't let me down."

"What about the other chosen ones...If Mr. Nishijima can return to the human world, he should be able to help a lot, right?"

Kanda Osamu was well aware of the importance of this matter, but he was actually not sure of success. If he could get help from Nishijima Daigo and Byakkomon, their situation would be much better and would not be so urgent.

"Don't get your hopes up... He has his own troubles to deal with."

Mikihara Noren shook her head but did not reveal any information. This was information only known to her. Once other people knew it, it might change the course of the entire incident. At this stage, she still needed to control these branches in her own hands.

"That means... you can only rely on me, right?" asked Kanda Osamu.

"That's right, you have to seize the opportunity."

"..."

Anzi Murumi seemed to be unconcerned about the conversation between the two. She then lowered her head and looked at the table, where her coffee cup was placed. The brewed black coffee was like a dark and bottomless abyss.

Looking at the smile on her face, it seemed that she suddenly thought of something.

Chapter 153 Gluttony

"Okay, you two should pause for a moment."

Mu Hai Anzi said slowly: "Although we should try our best to split the forces of the Royal Knights, but before we set off..."

She pushed a cup of coffee towards Kanda Osamu.

"We still have some time, so let's take in some caffeine first."

Eh eh eh?

It was an extremely familiar smell. Kanda Osamu tried hard to maintain his calm expression, as if he had seen something indescribable, and subconsciously took a few steps back.

Mu Hai Anzi glanced at him and smiled, "This is a cup I haven't had in a long time. Enjoy it."

It’s not really enjoyable at all!

Kanda Osamu originally planned to just take a sip of the black coffee in front of him, but after picking up the coffee cup and taking a sip, he couldn't help but open his eyes wide.

The coffee this time was surprisingly normal, and it could be said to be no different from the coffee outside.

Anzi Mu Hai stared at him with amusement, and it seemed that she had expected this result.

"Well, it's time to work. We are now capable of working on our own as cyber detectives. Let's try to get the Royal Knights on our side."

"Is this a compliment?"