"Alright, so what do we have, Eos?" Bokomon asked me while I was tapping my pen on my notebook.
"So far-" I drank my coffee. "-I managed to find Uju's case. The Puppeteer Mansion. Apparently people go missing when they go to a certain shopping mall."
"Oooh!"
"An abandoned one. It burned down mysteriously some years ago." I showed them the picture of the mall. "It's called the Mall of Ashes now."
"Ashes?" A certain dragon then poked upwards as Shin Ashes sat on the chair. "What about Ashes?"
"Oh hey!" I smiled. "What's up?"
"You seem busy with a case of your own," Shin Batzz remarked while leaning in from who knows where, making me yelp and lean backward until I was caught by Shin Gao, who was chuckling. "You got startled by Batzz of all people?"
"Whatcha even looking at?" Ruri asked as she and Lia leaned in forward.
"Wha- when did you all?" How did the female AB members, the Mikados AND Ruri, Aoi, Mika, and Violet sneak up on me so easily?!
"You were THAT out of it? Wow, Eos, whatcha thinking of?" Dad teased.
"I-It's a case a friend asked me to look into!" And one where I'll see them again too. I thought to myself. If there was another thing I could deduce about Uju, it was that they seemed eager to solve cases like these, so if they had sent me an invite, most probably they would be there. "It's pretty weird, though. Dad, you know the Mall of Ashes?"
"You mean that one? Yeah, it burned down without any source. Why?"
"Do you think a Digimon could have caused the burning? Cause it seems like it's become some sort of hideout." I tapped my pen onto my notebook. "But what kind of Digimon would be able to cause fires like these?"
"I guess that we can help you out, then," Shin Tasuku said while getting his laptop out. "We still need to prepare for the fight against Perfectio, so this would be great practice. We only have Pandora, Amato, Akira, and... Uju left, don't we?"
"By the day after tomorrow..." It was out of my mouth before I could control it. They would hopefully be free too.
"Huh? What about the day after tomorrow?" Aoi asked, which made me freeze, but...
After some thought, I realised that I had to tell them. I wanted no more secrets.
And... the final one was going to come out slowly. I wanted both Akira and Uju to hear me out on it, so...
I sighed while holding out the letter. "Uju challenged me last night. Tomorrow is our battle."
"W-What?!" Everyone gasped.
"But this case, they gave it to me too. I think it's a test to see whether I'm able to fight against them tomorrow. It could be a hint, it could be a trap. But I... I want to take the risk. That's why... If this is a way for me to figure out what Uju's true intentions are, I'll take it."
"Makua..." Ruri frowned, but grinned as she nodded. "We'll back you up. No matter what."
"Eos... I'm very proud that you finally took the steps to trust us fully with everything," Dad said while hugging me. "We're gonna end this together."
"I know." I smiled back. "I... I need to be the one to face Uju. No matter what."
Everyone shared a glance until Dracmon gave me a thumbs-up. "We'll respect that!"
"I... thanks, Dracmon," I said. "I promise I'll tell you why after I win against Uju."
"So we'll wait. Take your time, and don't push it," Mika said while slinging an arm around Ruri. "We're always open to talking."
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Digimon Ghost Game: Spiritual Digi-lemma
Fanfic"Dad told me to try a diary. Very old-fashioned, I know. And I was VERY vocal about it, but he did offer that it could let others know about my project, and that... sorta sold me? I would just hand this over to Mei in my will. All embarrassing secre...
