"Hawkmon, I'm back." Yuto greeted Hawkmon with a broad smile.
"Mm. How did the mission go?" Hawkmon asked sternly.
"Really well. The children all loved me. I want to go tell them stories again tomorrow." A look of longing crossed Yuto's face.
"Good. Go get some rest." Only after Yuto disappeared from sight did Hawkmon sigh and say, "How many times has it been now? I'm starting to forget."
Early the next morning, Hawkmon's sweet dream was shattered. From the center of the palace, Mercurymon issued an order. "Yuto, many Digimon have suddenly gone missing in the Eastern Forest lately. Go investigate. Hawkmon, go with Yuto."
"Yuto, you can't!" Hawkmon blocked Yuto's view, then began making a fuss. Hawkmon had discovered long ago that everything in this dream world came from Yuto's imagination, and every bit of power was granted by him. Once they lost Yuto's attention, these illusions would immediately lose everything. Just as before, when Hawkmon successfully drew Yuto's attention, the once-clear world grew hazy. Only Mercurymon on the throne remained unchanged.
In Yuto's dream, no one could stop him. When crying and fussing proved useless, Hawkmon had no choice but to obediently follow. Even knowing how bleak the prospects were this time, Hawkmon still had to go along.
Many Digimon lived in the forest, and most of them had come from elsewhere. They wandered the world to hone their strength, stirring up all kinds of disputes. Of course, Digimon who yearned to digivolve would eventually embark on this path.
This was Yuto's first time setting foot in the forest within the dream world. In reality, he had become hopelessly lost here, and Hawkmon had only found him three days later.
That's right. Yuto and I weren't battle partners yet back then. Hawkmon gave a sudden flap of