"Patamon, do you remember this place?" Izumi asked, holding Patamon in her arms.
"Where are we?" Patamon looked utterly confused.
"This is Ultimate Angemon's castle," Wisemon said.
"This is my castle? Amazing," Patamon said before he could help himself.
"Amazing! Amazing!" the two Wisemon cheered together.
"I wonder where the castle's data is," Takuya mused.
Ultimate Angemon's castle looked solidly built, as though getting inside would be no easy task. If they simply left, the Royal Knights might take its data. But forcing their way in might destroy its existing defenses, making them unwitting accomplices to the Royal Knights instead.
"Takuya, don't overthink it. Let's fight outside the castle," Kouji said as he walked over.
"You two seem to have swapped roles!" Junpei said loudly.
Takuya and Kouji exchanged a glance and realized that what each of them was doing really did fit the other's usual style.
Then Tomoki spoke up. "Back then, Kouji fought the Pagumon without hesitating."
Tomoki was talking about when they had first arrived in the Digimon World, before Kouji had mastered Spirit Evolution. Back then, Pagumon had chased Tomoki and Junpei, and Kouji had fought them with a steel pipe. The Pagumon had later evolved into Numemon. Fortunately, Kouji had then mastered the power of Spirit Evolution and evolved into Wolfmon, finally defeating Numemon.
Just then, everyone's D-Tectors suddenly lit up. Their light shone onto the wall of Ultimate Angemon's Crystal Palace, and an opening appeared in it.
"It looks like this is Ultimate Angemon's will," Izumi said, leading the way inside.
They had once visited Ultimate Angemon's palace and helped him regain his strength. But Silver Mirror Beast had reflected Ultimate Angemon's attack, killing him on the spot. Wisemon had hatched his Digi-Egg, which had become Patamon. Back then, they had only reached the