August 3 arrived.
"Wow, they rebuilt the TV station exactly the way it used to be!" Miyako exclaimed excitedly.
"This TV station building was destroyed in the battle three years ago. The Dutch architect Mr. Rem Koolhaas showed us a new design, but it wasn't adopted. In the end, they rebuilt it using the original plans," Matt explained, playing the part of a local host.
"Why?" everyone asked curiously.
"What happened three years ago had a huge impact all over the world. If you only mentioned a TV station's name, even people in this country might not know which one you meant. But this building is pretty famous worldwide," Iori offered as a possible explanation.
Although everyone had reunited outside the TV station, their reasons for coming were completely different. Tai, Kari, and the others had come to commemorate that battle, while Miyako had heard that the superstar Doctor Xu would be recording a show there, accompanied by a top-class bodyguard. She had invited Iori and Oura along as well. It was agreeing to Etemon's conditions back then that had caused a major rift between the three friends.
In the end, Miyako had finally recognized her mistake and earned the approval of the Digi-Egg of Purity, allowing Hawkmon to armor digivolve into Ninjamon. Iori had also figured out what mattered and earned the approval of the Digi-Egg of Honesty, allowing Armadillomon to armor digivolve into Whamon. Oura, who had nearly exhausted himself trying to help his two friends, earned the approval of the Digi-Egg of Friendship the moment they shook hands and made peace, allowing Veemon to armor digivolve into Raidramon.
"Patamon, Dad said the TV station was haunted. Do you sense anything unusual?" T.K. Takaishi asked, giving his head a little nudge toward Patamon, who was lying on top