"Brat, I never thought you'd dare come into my home. Was yesterday's lesson not enough?" A cold shout rang out behind them, startling everyone.
"Etemon!" Kari cried in delight, then happily ran over.
"Hey, who are you? What do you want with the king?" Etemon fumbled in a panic and hurriedly backed away a step. He had always responded better to kindness than force, and Kari's enthusiasm left him completely bewildered.
"Etemon, don't you recognize me? I'm Kari Yagami, Taichi Yagami's little sister. Do you remember me?" Kari took another step forward as she spoke.
"It's you! You're that brat! Hmph, how could I possibly forget you? But you should know that in this reborn Digimon World, you're nothing more than an ordinary little girl!" Etemon shouted.
In the Ancient World, that will had toyed with Etemon throughout his life. It had drawn on his power, and every guardian who appeared at Kari's side carried some of that power. Even at the moment of his death, that will had seized the opportunity to send Tai and Agumon back. Although Etemon had survived and stubbornly evolved into MetalEtemon, he still could not escape its exploitation. Only after being forced to sign a contract and become Kari's bodyguard had he escaped that endless darkness.
"Of course not, Etemon. I came to ask for your help." Kari smiled sweetly.
"Don't joke around. I killed Leomon, remember? I don't believe you'd be willing to speak to me so humbly." Etemon waved a hand, looking impatient.
"Etemon, we all feel sorry about what happened to Leomon. But that's in the past. The Digimon World has already started over, and Leomon has been reborn too. We shouldn't let the will of the past hold us back." Kari pressed her palms together as if praying.
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