Dark said, "So, we'll continue searching for Oli."
Aurora: "..."
Then why did you say so much?
Dark smiled. There was actually no particular reason for saying all that; he had simply suddenly developed a feeling. Whether they were searching for Oli, tracing the source of the "well water," or investigating the origin of the "angels," different paths would ultimately lead to the same place.
Especially after seeing Gatomon's transformation, that faint premonition became increasingly clear.
Just as he was pondering this, he suddenly noticed Gatomon, standing at the edge of the fountain pool, abruptly leap into the liquid!
Dark's heart tightened, and he instinctively took a step forward.
Whether the Water Angel was dead or alive, the liquid in the fountain pool had been formed from its body...
But as soon as his foot touched the ground, he saw Gatomon rise within the fountain pool, stretching both arms out as if meditating with its eyes closed.
It was clearly not doing this under external compulsion, but of its own will.
Dark realized that Gatomon had likely discovered something, so he calmed down and continued watching.
When he had summoned Gatomon, he had originally intended to evolve it into Angewomon and have it inspect that angel halo.
But before he had done anything, Gatomon seemed to have already found a new breakthrough.
Dark simply stopped and narrowed his eyes as he watched closely.
Lucia Artemis, who had poked her head out from the carriage compartment, also watched with considerable curiosity.
The mountain-like Demon King Eldritch was the same. The memories belonging to Demon King Number Two within it were fueling its curiosity.
Time passed bit by bit.
A white light gradually began to glow from Gatomon's body as it stood in the pool.
That white light was sacred and pure,