Part 30: Wavering Magnamon, Gankoomon's Training & Hackmon's Missing 'Something'

We start with Digipedia having problems again. This time someone is filling the pages with nothing but lies and not allowing it to be fixed. So we go in to see what the issue is yet again.

This time it's a MetalEtemon. At least I can understand this guy. But he's aware of what we did to Tentomon but what he's doing is worse. Either way we're forced to fight him to stop him. Despite it being a somewhat annoying battle, we come out victorious and he promises to quit and to make his own blog where he fills it with nothing but lies. I don't really see anyone reading that, but have fun I guess?

Either way the case is complete and we move on to the important issue at hand. Trying to convince other Royal Knights to join our cause. I still don't see this going well but there's little choice I suppose.

We start in Shibuya but we can't get into the Digital Shift because it's being guarded by the Defense Force. We're left with no alternative but to use our 'Stealth Hide' skill to go invisible and sneak past them.

Afterwards we explore the familiar Digital Shift and gather some items on the way. As we explore more and more of it, we're forced to fight a Crowmon to unlock more of the area which was a relatively simple fight.

We make our way to the end... and...hi Magnamon. Do I have to fight you? I mean... I could I guess...

Magnamon doesn't seem to have a clear mind when it comes to the current situation and what to do. The cyberspace that was created by humans was to blame for the creation of the Eaters and many Digimon have been hurt by them. Plus, he's already seen how a few of the hackers have treated Digimon. He hasn't really seen the good. However, he's apparently more concerned with really young friends of his that he got separated from. He reveals his decision on what he will do will depend on their fate. SERIOUSLY?! You're going to possibly KILL ALL OF MANKIND just because of what may or may not have happened to your friends?!

However... Nokia shows up and claims that she has someone that wants to see Magnamon. Specifically the Lopmon and Tokomon that we helped out. It turns out that these two Digimon are actually the Digimon Magnamon was talking about.

They assure Magnamon that they are fine and that they like Nokia. Omnimon also appears to show Magnamon that he is also working with humans to find a resolution and other humans are doing the same. He tells Magnamon that destroying the humans just to save your own world is not the right thing to do. Before Magnamon can say anything though... Dynasmon shows up. WONDERFUL. JUST WONDERFUL.

He tries to get Magnamon to not listen to our words and reminds him of what the Eaters have done to many Digimon and their world. He also tells Magnamon to not go against his Royal Knight duties and King Drasil's will. WHO IS THIS KING ANYWAY?! HE SOUNDS CORRUPTED JUST LIKE THE REST OF YOU JERKS.

However... Magnamon now feels he has a debt to repay for us taking care of his young friends and wants to repay that debt... by helping us. Even if that means going against King Drasil. Maybe Magnamon is okay? Nah. Still in a gray area.

Either way he helps us out as we're forced to fight Dynasmon. This fight was quite annoying but some item abuse and persistency led to victory. Dynasmon says he'll repay this back before leaving. YEAH YOU BETTER RUN.

Magnamon gives us an item as proof of his help and we acquire another Royal Knight as an ally. Yay?

Next up we go back to Ueno and try to convince Gankoomon to help us as well. He seems to admire that some humans have fighting spirit. So he'll help us? Apparently not. All he seems to care about is training Hackmon and making him a Royal Knight. Wow. Seriously?

However... he tells us he may help if we fulfill a request of his. Apparently he wants us to help Hackmon and instructs Hackmon to go with us and take on a Digimon called BanchoLeomon. Gankoomon states that Hackmon may find his missing 'something' if he goes with us. Hackmon protests to which... Gankoomon slugs him.

Hackmon is determined to prove himself to Gankoomon but still doesn't want our help stating that it can defeat BanchoLeomon on it's own. Yeah... I doubt that. Hackmon warns us not to follow it and runs off to the Ueno Digital Shift. So what do we do? We ignore everything it just said and follow after it.

The Ueno Digital Shift appears to be the museum in Ueno itself and we are once again forced to use Stealth Hide to get inside it.

We begin exploring it and defeat a WereGarurumon to unlock some more of the area. This was all I was able to do though unfortunately.

Next time:

We continue exploring the Ueno Museum/Digital Shift in search of Hackmon and BanchoLeomon. What's Hackmon's problem? Will it find it's missing 'something?' How will this make Hackmon a Royal Knight? What does BanchoLeomon have to do with this? Will Gankoomon really help us if we do this?

Hopefully we'll have answers to all these questions next time...