Seeing that Thomas was safe and sound, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Only Captain Satsuma kept a stern face. "Didn't you think you were so impressive? Have you finally seen how powerful Digimon can be? Let me tell you, Champion Digimon are everywhere in the Digimon World. From the looks of you, you probably got driven out as soon as you set foot there."
"That's not what happened! Boss and I went through all kinds of trouble to find Drillmon's lair, and Thomas and Gaomon were there too. We all paid a steep price to defeat Drillmon," Agumon said stubbornly.
"Then where is Drillmon's Digi-Egg? Don't tell me it was destroyed along with Marcus Damon's uniform?" Satsuma's voice dripped with sarcasm, but his words were justified. The uniform's material was a high-tech achievement developed by scientists after analyzing data on numerous Champion Digimon. But just as Captain Satsuma had said, Champion Digimon were only minor players in the Digimon World. Uniforms developed using Champion Digimon could only let their wearers play the hero in the Human World. Materials for the next generation of uniforms were already being designed, but improving them required data on Ultimate Digimon, even if it was only data from their hair. The new materials would also allow DATS members to move freely in the Digimon World. However, research into those next-generation materials was not intended to keep DATS members safe in the Digimon World, but to let certain people run rampant in the Human World.
"That's right. This time, I saw what true strength was. So from now on, I'll work hard to improve myself." Marcus Damon's expression was so calm that he hardly seemed like himself. Only Thomas, who had shared his experience, knew what he was thinking.
"Captain Satsuma, Marcus Damon and I