Chapter Summaries

Takato and Guilmon regained control of Ruin Dramon, using Grani’s sacrifice to transform it into Gallantmon, Crimson Mode. As Gallantmon charged the D-Reaper’s core, Li Shuangyan vanished in a burst of spatial energy, leaving Zheng Fan badly injured and wondering what other powers existed on Earth.

• Monster beat Gallantmon, tore off his head, and reached into his neck, triggering a roar that shattered devices across Earth and destroyed the moon’s coil.
• Li Shuangyan escaped the blood-red mass, while the Wild Research Group discovered that the roar had brought down the Human World's online network and disabled its D-Reaper surveillance.
• Zheng Fan explained that Ruin Dramon was one of the Three Great Evil Dragons and had once been sealed and transformed into Gallant Knight armor by the Royal Knights.
• Grani sacrificed its body to become armor for Ruin Dramon, while Takato and Guilmon suppressed its destructive instincts and transformed it into Gallantmon, Crimson Mode.
• Gallantmon, Crimson Mode charged toward the D-Reaper's core as Li Shuangyan climbed into powered armor and then vanished through spatial teleportation.

Gallantmon and the other Digimon weakened and removed the D-Reaper, while Henry and Indramon reversed the vortex that activated the elimination plan. Zheng Fan returned to the Space-Time Administration Bureau, and Beelzemon gave up his power to defeat Vermilion Bird Beast, whose Digi-Egg was later buried in the Human World.

• After Li Shuangyan fled, Gallantmon’s attacks drove back the D-Reaper’s human will, and Gallantmon joined the battle against its energy-rich monster.
• Zheng Fan advised the Digimon to concentrate their power, and Justimon used energy from Gallantmon, Sakuyamon, and Indramon to split the monster with a giant blade.
• Azulongmon asked the Wind God for help, and the Wind God’s falling gold pinned the D-Reaper down so the Mega Digimon could drag it out of the Human World.
• Henry and Indramon reversed the vortex to activate the D-Reaper Elimination Plan; MarineAngemon shielded the group as the D-Reaper was sucked away.
• After the Human World began rebuilding, Zheng Fan returned to the Space-Time Administration Bureau, while Beelzemon sacrificed his power to turn Vermilion Bird Beast into a Digi-Egg.
• Shamanmon caught Vermilion Bird Beast’s Digi-Egg and buried it in the Human World, where it later hatched amid a clash with an assassin organization.

Now an elderly Satoshi considered leaving the Pokémon League after Brock’s online pastry business flourished, while Jessie’s new power drew Zheng Fan and the Wielder of the Evil King's True Eye into a bizarre confrontation. The magical group’s return spell then unexpectedly dragged Sasaki James away with them.

• Satoshi recounted how he had reshaped Pokémon battles into arena-based League matches, then returned home and heard Brock’s pastry sales had risen by fifty percent.
• Brock urged Satoshi to leave the restrictive club and offered to manage him, prompting Satoshi to consider striking out on his own.
• Team Rocket confronted Satoshi and Brock, and Jessie demonstrated her new power by unleashing a devastating beam that opened a path through the surroundings.
• Zheng Fan apprehended Jessie, while the Wielder of the Evil King's True Eye regained her strength and revealed that Jessie’s red hair frightened her.
• The Wielder of the Evil King's True Eye shattered a Jewel to summon Rin Tōsaka, whose magic circle seized Sasaki James and vanished with him.

Zheng Fan uncovered Ash’s hidden past as Satoshi Ichijouji, whose jealousy and actions shaped Ken’s path, and learned Ash had crossed over from a Digimon world. Meanwhile, Kari dreamed of Piedmon and prepared to visit Digimon World, while Tai vowed to protect both worlds if Piedmon returned.

• Zheng Fan and the Wielder of the Evil King's True Eye questioned Ash about their powers and the origins of Pokémon.
• Ash asked about divine punishment, collapsed, and Zheng Fan recognized that Ash’s aura came from Digimon.
• Zheng Fan traced Ash’s memories to Satoshi Ichijouji, who had tried to change his younger brother Ken after Ken’s Digivice chose him instead.
• Kari woke from a dream about Piedmon, and Tai resolved to become foreign minister for the Human World and Digimon World.
• Kari told Tai she planned to visit Giant Egg City with everyone, where Guardromon guarded the entrance to Metal Empire territory.

The children fought through waves of Guardromon in Giant Egg City, but an attack by Andromon left Kari and T.K. Takaishi stranded in the Digimon World. After T.K. Takaishi died saving Kari, she and the Digimon began a fusion evolution in hopes of bringing him back.

• Kari, T.K. Takaishi, and the others attacked the Black Dark Rings controlling the Guardromon, then retreated when more enemies arrived and their Digimon ran out of strength.
• Andromon attacked the group, and Oura, Iori, Miyako, and the other Digimon escaped to the Human World before the gateway was destroyed.
• Kari and T.K. Takaishi approached Andromon and reminded him of their past, briefly freeing him from the Black Dark Ring's control.
• A remote controller restored the ring's hold over Andromon, and T.K. Takaishi was killed after diverting Andromon's missiles away from Kari.
• Angemon tried and failed to evolve further, so Kari asked Gatomon and Angemon to use fusion evolution, placing T.K. Takaishi's Digivice in his hand as light enveloped them.

After T.K. was killed, Kari and the others learned that his soul had been preserved in a Digi-Egg, but their grief made the dangers of the Digimon World painfully real. The next day, Oura lost a soccer match to Ken Ichijouji, then vowed to defeat him in a rematch.

• Kari told Tai and the others that T.K.'s soul had been preserved in a Digi-Egg, while Tai warned them that their battles were real and could be deadly.
• Tai told Izzy that T.K. had died, and Kari insisted she would find a way to bring him back.
• Kari persuaded the others to attend Oura's soccer match, where Ken Ichijouji entered in the second half and scored repeatedly.
• Oura stopped one of Ken's attacks by drawing on movements he had seen from T.K., Tai, and Kari, but Odaiba Elementary School lost 9–1.
• Oura confronted Ken after the match and vowed to beat him next time.

After Oura returned to the Digimon World with the others, the Digi-Destined Emperor trapped them and forced Oura to choose between submission and their safety. Oura saw through the Emperor’s deception, fought back, and revealed that he was Ken Ichijouji, while the battle ended with a green caterpillar Digimon stepping forward to protect him.

• Oura apologized to Kari for T.K.’s death, then said he wanted to return to the Digimon World and fight the Digi-Destined Emperor.
• The Chosen Children entered Death Valley, where Oura found himself separated from Kari and the others and heard the Digi-Destined Emperor’s challenge.
• The Digi-Destined Emperor threatened the captured group and demanded that Oura choose one friend to save, but Oura realized the captives were fakes and armor-digivolved Veemon into Flamedramon.
• Hawkmon, Nefertimon, Armadillomon, and a six-winged angel attacked, while Oura tackled the Digi-Destined Emperor and repeatedly dodged his punches.
• Oura identified the Digi-Destined Emperor as Ken Ichijouji, and after the Emperor’s forces were defeated, a green caterpillar Digimon declared that it would protect Ken.

Oura and the Chosen Children tracked down Ken Ichijouji in the Digimon World and freed Flamemon from Black Dark Rings, only to face Ken’s dark digivolution. The chapter ended as SkullGreymon appeared and the group froze in fear.

• Oura proposed finding Ken Ichijouji in the Human World, and Kari used her Black Dragon Society connections to help search for him.
• The Chosen Children discovered Ken had disappeared and learned from his computer message and the spread of darkness that he had been in the Digimon World.
• The group followed Ken’s trail to a volcanic region, where they defeated five Flamemon and broke the Black Dark Rings controlling them.
• Ken revealed himself as the Digi-Destined Emperor, dismissed Kari’s appeal, and challenged Oura and the others.
• Ken linked Dark Towers together and used dark digivolution to create SkullGreymon, whose appearance left the Chosen Children unable to move.

Kari and the others searched for Agumon after SkullGreymon destroyed a Dark Tower and was captured by the Digi-Destined Emperor. Trailmon helped Tai locate Agumon, and the chapter ended with Tai confronting Ken Ichijouji as a horde of Champion Digimon appeared.

• SkullGreymon destroyed a Dark Tower, defeated the Emperor’s Champion Digimon, and reverted to Agumon before Ken Ichijouji captured him with Airdramon.
• Kari and the others searched for Agumon for a week, while Izzy Izumi found data leading them to Mineral Town.
• Tai asked Trailmon for information, and Trailmon revealed that Agumon was traveling back from Stardew Valley.
• Agumon returned to Mineral Town, but the Digi-Destined Emperor blocked the group’s exit by destroying the television passage to the Human World.
• Tai confronted Ken Ichijouji, who summoned a large horde of Champion Digimon.

The Digi-Destined Emperor used the Black Spiral Ring and a network of Dark Towers to turn Agumon into corrupted MetalGreymon, but Tai and his allies broke the ring and defeated him. After the Digi-Destined Emperor dismissed the Digimon World as a game, the Chosen Children vanished, leaving him alone to await rescue.

• Ken Ichijouji explained the Black Spiral Ring and used it to control Agumon, then powered Agumon up into corrupted MetalGreymon with energy from linked Dark Towers.
• Tai climbed onto MetalGreymon and tried to break the ring with his fists and a technique called Bull Strength, injuring his arm and leg while only cracking the ring.
• Matt arrived with Garurumon, who rescued Tai and helped clear away the Digi-Destined Emperor's Digimon as the others joined the fight.
• Garurumon shattered the Black Spiral Ring, returning MetalGreymon to Agumon, and Kari and Ikkakumon stopped the Digi-Destined Emperor from escaping.
• The Digi-Destined Emperor called the Digimon World a game, and Tai realized why their enemy had acted without fear; the Chosen Children then vanished from the Digimon World.

Saori arrived to help the injured Tai and told Kari that Etemon had returned as a Mega Digimon. She revealed that a copied body of T.K. still existed, but recovering it would be difficult because Etemon guarded the path forward.

• Oura noticed that the gate to the Digimon World had opened, and Saori came through to meet Kari and the others.
• Tai arrived while hiding his broken limbs, and Kari scolded him for risking his life by leaving bed.
• Saori used her Digimon power to stabilize Tai’s injuries and rejoin his broken bones, though he still needed time to recover.
• Kari explained that Oura had learned to anticipate Ken Ichijouji’s attacks through combat instincts gained from fighting Digimon.
• Saori told Kari that Molecularmon had copied T.K.’s body, which had survived the Digimon World’s reset.
• Saori revealed that Etemon had returned with two digicores and evolved to Mega, making it difficult to retrieve T.K.’s body.

A powerful king discovered the Black Rings and attacked the Digi-Destined Emperor’s lair while Kari’s group searched a messy pyramid for a Mega Digimon. The Digi-Destined Emperor escaped to the Human World, but when Oura and the others returned to Digimon World the next day, they were caught red-handed.

• The king tested the Black Rings, resisted their control, and hurled a Dark Tower toward the Digi-Destined Emperor’s lair before riding after it.
• Kari, Miyako, Oura, and Iori entered a pyramid and found scraps and calligraphy bearing lyrics associated with Doctor Xu.
• Iori explained that Doctor Xu used music to treat drug addiction, while Miyako praised his many talents and looks.
• The Digi-Destined Emperor hid from the king’s assault, then escaped to the Human World with Tentomon’s help.
• After spending a day in the Human World, the Digi-Destined Emperor returned to Digimon World, and the next day Oura and the others were caught red-handed.

Kari and Miyako persuaded Etemon to let them hear his music, then helped him recognize why his performance was bad. MetalEtemon asked to travel to the Human World to meet Doctor Xu and seek revenge over his favorite song being banned, offering T.K. Takaishi’s cloned body as payment.

• Kari approached Etemon and asked for his help, reminding him that the old world’s conflicts no longer needed to define them.
• Miyako encouraged Etemon to perform, but after hearing his song, she told him his singing and stage setup were poor.
• MetalEtemon seized Miyako and threatened the Gazimon, but Miyako explained that he needed to improve his musicianship and consider how the instruments and performers worked together.
• Kari suggested that Etemon learn from Hatsunemon, Akemimon, Shinbumon, and Jianlimon, but he said his idol was Doctor Xu.
• MetalEtemon asked the group to take him to the Human World so he could meet Doctor Xu and get revenge for his banned favorite song; he grabbed Iori when Iori refused.
• MetalEtemon offered T.K. Takaishi’s cloned body as payment for passage, and Iori remembered the purpose of their trip and stayed silent.

T.K. and Kari were pulled into a hidden dimension while searching for spatial fragments, where they found Kiwimon weakened by a Black Spiral Ring. Kari’s light restored some of their strength, and T.K. learned the Digi-Destined Emperor had been behind their suffering.

• T.K. and Kari searched for hidden realms and deliberately lured out the space that had drawn Kari’s attention.
• T.K. collided with Kari during one of her trances, and they vanished into a gloomy dimension without Gatomon or Patamon.
• T.K. and Kari explored a small village, then followed cries for help to a cave full of Kiwimon.
• A Kiwimon told Kari that a Black Spiral Ring had stolen their strength and will and forced them to serve another god.
• Kari took a Kiwimon’s hand and released light that helped the Kiwimon recover some strength.

T.K. and Kari encountered Kiwimon under attack by a Black Dark Ring-controlled Airdramon, and T.K. lured the enemy away to protect the others. Captured at the Digi-Destined Emperor’s underwater base, T.K. challenged the Emperor’s belief that their world was a game and explained its connection to the Human World.

• T.K. and Kari learned that the Kiwimon’s Black Spiral Rings had not been removed, then watched Airdramon defeat several Kiwimon with the power of his Black Dark Ring.
• T.K. drew Airdramon away from the beach, lost his left arm to its black flames, and climbed onto its back as it flew toward the sea.
• Airdramon carried T.K. to an underwater base, where the Digi-Destined Emperor trapped him with Red-Nosed Booger and questioned him about Takeru Takaishi and his changed appearance.
• T.K. told the Digi-Destined Emperor that their world was real and that the Chosen Children helped replenish its energy from the Human World.
• The Digi-Destined Emperor challenged T.K. to explain his return from the dead, and T.K. suggested that Digimon’s miraculous powers could account for it.

T.K. escaped the Digi-Destined Emperor’s base when a drill broke through the wall and a flood destroyed his cell, then woke in the hospital with his arm restored. After recovering, he and Tai were discharged ahead of the Odaiba anniversary, while Hiroaki learned the Space-Time Administration Bureau had taken an interest in Kari and told his sons about strange hauntings at the TV station.

• T.K. used a breach made by a drill to escape his cell, but a flood shattered the Black Dark Ring and knocked him unconscious.
• T.K. woke in the hospital and discovered that his destroyed arm had been restored; Hiroaki reassured Kari and Oura vowed to make the Digi-Destined Emperor pay.
• A week later, T.K. and Tai left the hospital, and T.K. refused to help Hiroaki use his younger appearance to pick up women.
• Ichigo told Hiroaki that the Space-Time Administration Bureau was watching their world, and Hiroaki suspected it wanted Kari because of her energy.
• Hiroaki told T.K. and Matt that strange shadows and voices had spread through the TV station’s footage, and the children agreed to investigate it during the Odaiba anniversary.

On Odaiba memorial day, Oura and the younger Chosen Children heard stories about the original group’s past and learned about the choices their predecessors had faced. Izzy opened a gate to the Digimon World from Tai’s upgraded computer, but Iori pointed out they could not leave without worrying their parents, so the group stayed behind.

• Oura joked about the original group’s first trip to the Digimon World, and T.K. and Kari hinted at the dangers they had faced.
• Tai and the other predecessors arrived, and Oura heard how the original group had struggled through their adventures.
• At Tokyo Tower, Sora and Mimi told Miyako about fighting Death Flamemon while protecting thousands of people.
• Joe explained to Iori that honesty could require courage and difficult sacrifices, while Tai’s group decided to keep the secret of Piedmon from the younger children.
• Izzy upgraded Tai’s computer and opened a gate to the Digimon World, but Iori reminded everyone that their parents would worry if they disappeared.
• Tai’s mother brought the group juice, and Oura put off going to the Digimon World.

The Chosen Children encountered Wizardmon’s ghost at the TV station, where he warned that Myotismon was still alive and repeated a line from the prophecy. After T.K. revealed that the stone tablet had foretold many of their hardships, Oura asked whether Zheng Fan appeared in it.

• Miyako, Iori, and Oura joined Tai, Kari, and the others at the rebuilt TV station, where lightning knocked out the power and a mournful voice led them to Gatomon.
• Gatomon recognized the shadow as Wizardmon, who appeared in three dimensions and warned that Myotismon was alive and growing stronger.
• Wizardmon said, “Kindness can blossom into golden light,” then was dragged away despite Gatomon’s attempt to reach him.
• Hiroaki Ishida told the group that a reporter had died inside the station while trying to retrieve his work after the battle three years earlier.
• T.K. explained that a prophecy tablet had foretold events including Diaboromon’s attack, Ken becoming the Digi-Destined Emperor, and T.K.’s death, then left in distress.
• Oura asked whether Zheng Fan had appeared in the prophecy, easing the group’s tension.

The Chosen Children prepared to infiltrate the Digi-Destined Emperor’s base beside the Abyssal Sea, while T.K. rushed ahead to confront Ken Ichijouji. Ken revealed that he had entered the Dark Ocean and gained its power, and a violent tremor shook the base as T.K. faced him.

• The Chosen Children traced the Digi-Destined Emperor’s base to the Abyssal Sea and planned to capture it in one prolonged assault.
• Tai and Matt agreed to stay behind with Izzy, while the group set out on a camping-trip cover story with their father; Miyako and Kari later fell behind after Hawkmon was injured.
• T.K. charged toward the base with Pegasusmon, while Iori and Whamon went to find a television and open a passage for the others.
• T.K. confronted Ken Ichijouji inside the base and mocked him as a child caught up in role-playing.
• Ken admitted he had entered the Dark Ocean and could use its power, then a violent tremor shook the base.

T.K. and the Chosen Children fought the Digi-Destined Emperor and his powerful creation, Chimeramon, but were overwhelmed inside the emperor’s base. As T.K. and Patamon gathered everyone’s power for one last attempt, a thunderous voice spoke from above.

• The Digi-Destined Emperor revealed that he had created Chimeramon, who overpowered Nefertimon and Hawkmon before escaping with the emperor’s base.
• Izzy Izumi, Tai, and Matt studied Chimeramon’s assembled body parts while Oura and the others planned to attack the base.
• Agumon, Gabumon, and Tentomon ignited crude oil around the base, allowing the Chosen Children to rush inside and search for its energy center.
• Chimeramon appeared and defeated the Digimon in the cramped base, leaving Flamedramon reverted to Gumdramon and the others unable to fight.
• The Digi-Destined Emperor revealed his Digivice and declared himself destined to rule, while T.K. and Patamon asked everyone to lend them their power.
• The Chosen Children and their Digimon entrusted their power to T.K. and Patamon, and a thunderous voice from above said it liked their spirit.