Weren't Digimon just a game? Ruki asked herself silently.
"By the way, why is S ranked higher than A?" Zheng Fan asked. He had, after all, spent a few years in school and knew the order of the English alphabet. Although this world was very close to his original world, its English grammar seemed somewhat different. But that hardly mattered. It was a baffling language to begin with, so differences were only to be expected.
"Huh? I don't know. That's just what the manual says." Takato scratched his head, looking a little bashful.
"You two idiots. S is the first letter of the English word 'super.' It means super!" Ruki said excitedly. What was so great about making fun of Takato? Making fun of Zheng Fan was something worth celebrating. After laughing, however, she remembered her mother taking her shopping at the supermarket and shook her head hard.
"Ruki, are you all right?" Renamon asked.
"Ah, I'm fine." Ruki's face flushed crimson, and her answer was evasive. Fortunately, neither Takato nor Zheng Fan was the sort to pry.
"Takato, I'm hungry." Growlmon lay on the ground, looking pitifully at everyone.
"Growlmon, you can't do this. Your current size makes you dangerous. You have to turn back into Guilmon first," Renamon urged.
"That's right, Growlmon. You'll definitely scare people if you go out like this." Takato also went over and stroked Growlmon's head, coaxing him gently.
"Haha, you guys. Just get Growlmon to burn off more energy, and he'll turn back on his own," Zheng Fan said with a laugh.
"He'll turn back once he uses up enough energy. Just like Kyubimon did earlier," Ruki added.
"I get it!" Takato slapped his little bag and grabbed a handful of cards.
"Card slash! High-Speed Plug-In B!"
Growlmon began running at high speed,