After escaping the hospital, Mo Si did a head count.
Etemon, Goblimon, Mushroomon, Otamamon, Gekomon, Kunemon...
Good. Everyone was accounted for.
[Evolution paths: fallen evolution, mutation evolution]
Just then, Mo Si noticed a new change in the evolution paths on her panel. An option called "mutation evolution" had appeared.
She opened the details.
She saw familiar names such as Sukamon and Scumon, but there were also MagnaAngemon and Sanzang Beast!
Boiled down, the information amounted to the following two lines-
[MagnaAngemon: 5%] [Sanzang Beast: 1%]
Like Angewomon, MagnaAngemon was an Ultimate-level angel Digimon, except that he had a male appearance.
As for Sanzang Beast, she was a Digimon modeled after Tang Sanzang from Journey to the West, with the added aesthetic of a Japanese-style female Tang Sanzang.
The percentages that followed, "5%" and "1%," represented the chances of successfully evolving.
Mo Si said quietly, "I now have a chance of evolving into MagnaAngemon or Sanzang Beast."
She was speaking to Angewomon.
Since they were two minds sharing one body, there was no need to hide the panel's existence from Angewomon.
Besides, apart from its uncontrollable world-travel mechanism, the panel's only function was to let her see her own evolution paths.
She told Angewomon about the two new evolution paths so Angewomon could help her think them over.
After listening, Angewomon offered her analysis. "A Digimon's thought patterns, mental state, physical condition, and actions can all affect evolution. I think rescuing these Digimon gave us the possibility of evolving into MagnaAngemon or Sanzang Beast."
Mo Si nodded in understanding.
Still, a possibility was only a possibility. If she actually underwent mutation evolution, she would be far more likely to turn into a failed evolution like Sukamon or Scumon.
Fortunately, she knew Take Over Magic and could choose not to evolve. As long as she could draw a MagnaAngemon or Sanzang Beast "card," she could use Take Over Magic to obtain some of their evolved power without evolving herself.
Mo Si muttered, "Too bad all our possibilities are only Ultimate-level for now."
Whether it was fallen evolution or mutation evolution, the highest-level possibilities currently displayed were all Ultimate-level Digimon. There were no Mega-level Digimon, probably because she had yet to meet the requirements for Ultimate Evolution.
"Don't be discouraged," Angewomon said. "Ultimate Evolution is something only a small number of Digimon can ever reach."
If it had been just her, she would never have dared hope for the possibility of Ultimate Evolution.
Evolution was extremely difficult for wild Digimon, and those capable of Ultimate Evolution were rarer still.
"I'm not discouraged," Mo Si said. "I'm just looking forward to it even more."
If she could obtain Ultimate power, even temporarily, it would give her more confidence when facing powerful enemies.
With enough confidence in her own strength, she could live comfortably even without doing anything.
Living comfortably had another, nicer name-being free and unburdened. That was precisely the life Mo Si dreamed of.
To achieve that life, she had to keep striving to become stronger. Once she had enough power, even traveling to another world every month would be no different from going on vacation.
Wonderful!
So, how do I get stronger?
In fact, Mo Si's path to greater strength had already begun to take shape.
It was Take Over Magic!
Step one-create the possibility of evolving into a particular Digimon.
Step two-use Take Over Magic to take over that possibility.
That way, she could quickly grow stronger.
Digimon evolution combined with Take Over Magic really was the perfect match!
The more she used Take Over Magic, the more proficient she would become. Thus, the main problem lay in the first step: "How do I create possibilities for evolution?"
Mo Si said quietly, "As long as we create more possibilities for evolution, we can get stronger! ...If I learn Dragon Slayer Magic, maybe I'll gain the possibility of evolving into a dragon-type Digimon."
Dragon Slayer Magic gave its user a dragon's constitution. Only a dragon could kill a dragon, hence the name Dragon Slayer Magic.
She had already left the world of Fairy Tail, so she no longer had a chance to learn Dragon Slayer Magic.
And even if she were still in the world of Fairy Tail, learning Dragon Slayer Magic would be very difficult.
Angewomon said, "Laxus is also a Dragon Slayer. His magic power has dragon attributes. If we can absorb that magic power, perhaps we can gain the possibility of evolving into Goldramon."
Goldramon?
The image of that pink-furred husky flashed through Mo Si's mind.
Goldramon, Qinglongmon, Goddramon, and Megidramon were collectively known as the "Four Great Dragons." Dragon Digimon were practically synonymous with power in the Digital World, so Goldramon was very strong in terms of combat ability.
The biggest drawback was its looks.
But that was fine. She would not actually evolve into Goldramon; she would only use Take Over Magic to temporarily obtain its power. At most, her limbs would grow Goldramon's fur, leaving her looking half-human and half-beast. She would not truly become Goldramon.
Basically, she would become a beast-eared girl, which was well within Mo Si's preferences.
Ahem...
"We should make a note of that and experiment when we have time."
Right now, they did not exactly have much free time, since they were on the run.
"Also, we should do more things like this in the future. Building up 'merit' should improve our chances of evolving into MagnaAngemon or Sanzang Beast, which would also increase my chances of drawing those cards."
This feels like role-playing?
Act out a character's traits to increase the chance of evolving into that character...
Forget it. It doesn't matter.
Speaking of drawing cards, Mo Si remembered that she had not drawn today's ten cards yet.
"Let's find somewhere safe first, then draw the cards."
Mo Si led the Digimon toward the city center, hoping to find DATS, the Digital Accident Tactics Squad-or, in other words, the main cast of Digimon Savers.
DATS had a Digital World Portal. Only by using that portal could she send the Digimon following her back to the Digital World.
The current problem, however, was that she did not know exactly where DATS headquarters was.
Where should I even start looking?
"Angewomon," Etemon called.
"What is it?" Mo Si turned to look.
Etemon pointed toward the food street. "Goblimon said he was hungry and ran over there."
Anger surged through Mo Si, and she cursed, "That idiot!"
Etemon, Mushroomon, Otamamon, Gekomon, Kunemon, and the others all jumped in fright.
The beautiful Angewomon had disregarded her image and started cursing, which showed just how furious she was.
Angewomon cautioned her inside their mind. "Mind your words and actions, Mo Si. This will affect your role-playing."
And it'll affect my image, too.
Mo Si took a deep breath, making her ample breasts rise and fall dramatically. Only then did she calm down and ask, "Can I just leave him alone?"
Just let that Goblimon fend for himself.
"Uh, in that case..." Angewomon mused. "It would diminish our merit."
Ugh, being a good person is so hard. Once you start helping someone, you have to see it through...
Mo Si sighed. "Fallen evolution really is easier. All you have to do is go a little crazy and play with yourself. Free as a bird."
Angewomon said gravely, "The freedom to fall is not true freedom."
"...I was just venting."
Mo Si turned toward the food street and spotted a crew member carrying a camera among the crowd, along with a pretty woman in professional attire. They seemed to be conducting an interview...
Suddenly, inspiration flashed through her mind like lightning.
She had it!
Finding DATS was difficult, but getting DATS to come to her was simple.
All she had to do was... get on TV!
"Come on. Let's head over there, too."
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