Chapter 32: The City of Angels

What unfolds in front of you now is a wonderful and strange scenery.

A huge and dazzling light surrounds the city, and within the transparent walls like sapphire, it is a huge city.

The pale blue sapphire glow covered the city like a dome.

Inside the transparent walls is a courtyard-like green city, with lush greenery and abundant grass. In the midst of the greenery, there are beautiful residential houses; The streams flow regularly in the ravines, dividing the areas neatly; And in the middle of the large lake in the far back is a magnificent arena.

It is reminiscent of a fantasy city that once appeared in fairy tales.

"This is the City of Angels, the environment is very good, I thought you could only see such a city in the game."

After entering the City of Angels through the teleportation circle, looking around at the beautiful scenery of the city, Yabei sighed.

"It's so high! We're in the air. ”

Kaye curiously soaked up to the transparent wall and looked out, and saw that the blue sky outside the wall was covered with snow and white clouds below. The green planet in the sky, which represents the human world, is more realistic outside the city, and you can even see the pink pillar of light sweeping near the city.

"Kaye! Look, the human world is so close to here! ”

The multi-way beast beside him also pointed to the green planet beyond the wall.

"yes, I wonder how mom and Jane are doing now?"

Looking at the green planet, Kaye thought of his family.

"The City of Angels, as the ruling kingdom of the three angels, has existed in the air since a long time ago."

The demon fox beast explained indifferently.

"Also, the city is the oldest sacred place in the Digital World. The barrier that protects the city is also unbreakable, and no one can break into it. The only way to enter the City of Angels is the teleportation circle inside the Forest Terminal. ”

"If the city is in a crisis situation and the enchantment and the only teleportation array are destroyed, how will the Digimon living in the city escape?"

Yabei suddenly asked this strange topic without thinking.

"Yabei, it's rude to talk about such a topic."

Ryder reminded with a smile.

"Is there one? I just asked casually, and I obviously wanted to ask if this city in the sky would fall to the ground one day. ”

Yabeima had a face, completely unconcerned about how rude his topic was.

"Ahem, you don't need to worry about such a question. We also have special measures to prevent accidents."

The jade rabbit beast, which was a little embarrassed, coughed dryly a few times and responded.

"Hmph, don't worry about it so much. This place is a real nuisance."

The divine aura emanating from the City of Angels was stronger than in the forest, and the little demon beast's face showed more discomfort.

"Bear with me."

The Black Dilu Beast, who also had a sense of discomfort, said to the little demon beast with rare kindness.

"Then, please follow me to the Crystal Palace to meet the Divine Maiden."

After a short period of letting the guests enjoy the scenery of the city, the Jade Rabbit Beast reminded everyone coldly.

―1―

Jade Rabbitmon led the group slowly down the corridor leading to the Crystal Palace, and when passing by the Vaccine Digimon saw several humans and Dark Digimon, they would subconsciously flash to the side, so they always kept an open space in front of them.

There were even Digimon who looked at the humans with strange eyes and pointed at them.

"It seems like we're really unpopular."

Noticing the repulsive and disdainful looks of the Digimon around him, Kaye had an unnatural expression on his face.

"Do the inhabitants of the City of Angels really hate humans?"

The multi-way beast asked the Jade Rabbit Beast.

"Because it's related to the accident five years ago."

The Jade Rabbit Beast did not look back, but continued to lead everyone.

"So what was the truth five years ago?"

Kaye wanted to ask more, but was interrupted by the Jade Rabbit.

"You'll understand when you enter the Crystal Palace."

"But it's really unpleasant to be pointed out."

Yabei glared viciously at the Digimon who were pointing at everyone.

As Jade Rabbitmon led the crowd through the square, they found that there were three crystal statues standing next to each other in the center of the square, namely the Ultimate Angelmon, the Divine Celestial Beast, and the Cherubimon.

"What a statue."

Seeing such a finely carved crystal statue for the first time, Kaye paused and sighed.

"It looks like it's worth a lot of money."

Yabei stepped forward to take a closer look, and when he stretched out his hand to touch the statue, the Jade Rabbit Beast immediately stopped it.

"Don't touch it!"

"Why?"

Yabei, who stopped his hand, asked strangely.

"I'm sorry I forgot to tell you something very important."

The Jade Rabbit Beast paused, and said to several humans with a serious expression.

"The laws of the City of Angels are very strict, and the works of art placed in the city are very precious. Therefore, do not touch it at will, once damaged, you will face terrifying sanctions. ”

Then, it pointed in the direction of the arena.

"There have been Digimon who accidentally damaged artwork, only to be reborn as DigiEggs. So I hope you can obey the laws here."

At the mention of the law, the Jade Rabbit Beast's expression flashed with a hint of pain.

"Hehe, so these hypocrites are nothing more than that, and they are not qualified to accuse the Dark Digimon at all."

Hearing the Jade Rabbit Beast's words, the Black Rabbit smiled contemptuously.

"Thank you for the reminder, Jade Rabbit."

Ryder thanked, reminding his juniors by the way

"Yabei, Kaye, you must listen to the words of the Jade Rabbit Beast."

"I think this kind of law is too much."

Kaye was a little upset.

"Ahh

Yabei kept his distance from the statue a little impatiently, but the little demon beast was even farther away from the statue, and looked at the statue with a disgusted expression.

"Hmph, Uncle Ben doesn't bother to get close to these useless! Damn it, the divine aura it emits is too abnormal. ”

Just like looking at something filthy, the little monster beast hated the statue of the three angels.

"Speaking of which, the holiness of this statue is really abnormal."

The Hemdilumon also noticed the statue's aura and frowned.

"I don't feel anything, huh?"

The multi-way beast tilted its head, a little confused.

"Because both the Black Road Beast and the Monster are Dark Digimon, they are disgusted by the Divine Aura. Similarly, Light Digimon will have the same sense of Dark Aura."

The demon fox beast explained.

"I see."

The multi-way beast kind of got it.

―2―

"That's amazing!"

Looking at the majestic castle made of crystal in front of them, Kaye and the multi-way beast let out a burst of amazement. Under the leadership of the Jade Rabbit Beast, he came to the gate of this crystal castle. Even if you ignore the aspect that it is all made of crystals, the appearance of the castle itself is a top-notch building compared to other buildings in the City of Angels.

"Before you enter, be mentally prepared."

Before pushing open the door, the Jade Rabbit Beast turned to remind everyone.

"There's a troublesome person in there, too, and she's very disgusted with humans and dark Digimon."

"It's a celestial beast, right?"

The first thing that came to mind was the Celestial Maiden, and only the Celestial Maiden would be so extreme.

The Jade Rabbit Beast raised its mouth slightly in embarrassment, and then pushed open the door of the Crystal Palace.

"Jade Rabbit Beast, are you crazy!? Brought the abominable Humans and Dark Digimon to the City of Angels! ”

As soon as the door was pushed open, the Celestialmon stood in the hall, staring at Jade Rabbitmon and the humans and Digimon behind her, her cold eyes under the metal mask suddenly radiating an uncontrollable murderous aura and anger.

"Demon fox beast, you hateful traitor, dare to come to the City of Angels. This is not your backyard, you can trample on it at will! ”

"Celestial Maiden, I have not betrayed you, and I have never missed the future I have encountered."

The blue eyes of the demon fox beast stared coldly at the Celestial Maiden Beast, and there was no emotion in her tone.

"Shut up!"

The Celestial Maiden scolded.

"I have not forgotten the humiliation I suffered in the human world!"

"You brazen rats! Don't try to give you any life with ridiculous excuses! This is the holy city of angels, and all evil souls who step into the holy land should be punished by God! ”

The enraged Celestial Maiden Beast had no chance to defend itself at all, and the feathers on her left arm suddenly lengthened, forming the shape of a bow, aiming at the humans behind the Jade Rabbit Beast.

Feeling the strong killing intent of the Celestial Maiden, the Black Dilu Beast and the Little Demon Beast ran in front of their partners, their eyes sharpened, ready to meet at any time.

"Enough! Celestial Maiden! ”

Seeing such a tough side of the Celestial Maiden Beast, the Jade Rabbit Beast couldn't help but scold, and its tone became extremely harsh.

"It was my decision to let them into the City of Angels! They are my guests, and you are not in any position to judge them! ”

"Even if I haven't fully regained my strength, I'm still in charge! If you dare to hurt my guests, it will be a provocation to me! ”

The Celestial Maiden was taken aback by the Jade Rabbit Beast's attitude, and she looked at the Jade Rabbit Beast in surprise, not understanding why the usually docile Jade Rabbit Beast was so annoyed.

Seeing that the Jade Rabbit Beast was so protective of these uninvited guests, the Celestial Maiden Beast showed an unwilling expression.

"Jade Rabbit Beast, have you forgotten what humans did to the Forest Terminus five years ago? You've seen the sacrifices of those Digimon with your own eyes, and now you're shielding those humans."

The voice of the Celestial Maiden trembled slightly.

"Ice Wizardmon is also because of humans"

"Of course I know. But the actions of individual humans do not mean that all humans are evil. Celestial Maiden, I can understand your feelings about the loss of your best friend."

The Jade Rabbit Beast shook its head lightly, looked at the Celestial Maiden Beast and whispered.

"If you indulge in hatred, you will not be able to redeem the future. Because you hate killing other innocent humans, it's no different from the humans who carry out the massacre at the end of the forest, and you probably know this best. ”

"The Divine Maiden doesn't want you to fall because of this"

“”

After a moment of silence, the Celestial Maiden opened its mouth again, but its voice was noticeably lower.

"Maybe that's what you said, that's all for today, I hope you don't disappoint the Divine Maiden Beast."

She sighed and slowly walked out of the hall.

"It feels like the Celestial Maiden Beast also has a hard time"

Looking at the departing back of the Celestial Maiden, Kaye's prejudice against the Celestial Maiden Beast was reduced in his heart, and he also heard the conversation between the Celestial Maiden and the Jade Rabbit Beast.

Although the Celestial Maiden had intended to hurt her family, it was her painful past experiences that made her hate humans. Kaye could somewhat understand the mood of the Celestial Maiden.

"It's because my best friend was killed by humans that I hate humans"

"Jade Rabbit Beast, did you really see it with your own eyes five years ago?"

Kaye asked the Jade Rabbit with a complicated expression.

"Let's discuss this matter after meeting with the Divine Celestial Maiden, the Digi Egg of the Peer Angelmon should be fine."

The Jade Rabbitmon didn't answer, and asked the Demon Kitemon with the Digi Egg.

"We've been very careful to protect DigiEgg."

Not caring about the conversation between the Celestial Maiden Beast and the Jade Rabbit Beast, the Demon Fox Beast replied calmly.

"Good."

The Jade Rabbit Beast nodded in satisfaction.

"The Divine Maiden Beast is now in between the meetings, and I invite the guests to follow my guidance."

―3―

The Crystal Palace, the City of Angels, is between the meetings.

The Divine Celestial Maiden Beast sat quietly on the throne, her eyes lowered, and there was not a trace of emotion on her calm face.

After her injuries had recovered, she ordered everyone to leave the main hall and leave them alone.

According to information from the Angel Beasts, Jade Rabbitmon entered the City of Angels with the humans, and it seems that they intend to return the Digi Egg to themselves and negotiate with them.

"Rank Angel Beast ......"

The Divine Celestial Maiden's lips moved slightly, and her expression was a little more lonely.

Since the end of the war a thousand years ago, the dark power of the Digi-Egg that was contaminated by the Demon King who sealed the dark region is not trivial, and in order to purify the Digi-Egg of the Peer-Rank Angelmon, the Divine Celestial Maiden Beast has also persisted for a thousand years. But it has never succeeded, and it can only be suppressed to the maximum.

To purify the Digi Egg and seal the key that opens the door to darkness. The Divine Celestial Beast has been allowing the City of Angels to continue to enforce the absolutely cruel laws, and its own people have lost their precious lives as a result, and for the Divine Celestial Beast, who is in charge of love and life, every day is in pain and self-blame.

She sincerely hopes that the 'Ark Project' can start soon, although her own thoughts are very selfish, in order to protect the City of Angels, the 'Ark Project' is the only way to free the City of Angels from the duty of sealing the dark area.

As for the key stolen by the human who could turn into a Digimon, it was actually a fake, and the real key was sealed elsewhere.

However, after losing the Digi Egg of the Peer Angelmon, the Divine Maiden felt that it had also lost its spiritual sustenance. She has no intention of managing the City of Angels, and she doesn't want the City of Angels to be destroyed because of her own selfishness. Therefore, if the land is temporarily handed over to the management of the Slashing Angel Beast, he will definitely fulfill his responsibilities.

At the same time, the Divine Celestial Maiden Beast was also well aware that the Jade Rabbit Beast had always wanted to change the cruel laws of the Angel Nation. Therefore, she is also ashamed of the Jade Rabbit Beast, as one of the three angels in the past, the Jade Rabbit Beast also has the qualifications to rule the kingdom. However, its powerful power of good deeds is in turn prone to evil, and if you don't pay attention to your heart, you can easily be infected with the dark forces and use it. More importantly, the Digimon Eggs of the Keyrubimon had been placed by the Lord of the Abyss Forest for a long time. Ten years ago, the Digi-Eggs of Cherubimon returned to the City of Angels. To the surprise of the Divine Celestialmon, the Digimon born as a Digim egg should have forgotten its past memories, but it did not forget the past at that time.

Therefore, fearing that the Jade Rabbit Beast would be infected with evil at any time, the Divine Celestial Maiden Beast forbade the Jade Rabbit Beast to rule. This also means that the Jade Rabbit Beast has lost its identity as the three major angels

At this moment, the sudden sound of footsteps outside the main hall interrupted the Divine Celestial Maiden's thoughts. She frowned slightly, slightly surprised that someone dared to disobey her will. However, when the familiar footsteps reached her ears again, her brow furrowed again.

"Come in, Jade Rabbit. and the sons of men."

The door was gently pushed open, just as the Jade Rabbit Beast led Kaye and the others into the meeting.

"Divine Maiden, we're here to return the Digi Egg to you."

Ryder took the Digi Egg from the Kitemon and slowly walked to the throne.

"Forgive us for trespassing into your land, but the treasure must be returned to its rightful owner, right?"

“…… Thank you for your kindness, son of men. ”

After the Divine Celestial Beast stepped down from the throne and took the Digi Egg, she gently stroked the Digi Egg with a smile on her face.

Then he looked at a few humans, sighed softly, and said.

"I also apologize to you for the harm we have caused to your fellow human beings by coming to the human world without permission."

"Son of Man, may you tell me your name?"

The Divine Maiden turned her gaze to Kaye.

"Ah, my name is Kaye Kamijo"

Kaye was stunned for a moment, then replied.

"Really? Thank you very much for taking good care of DigiEgg. But because of my selfishness, you and your family have suffered. I'm really sorry."

The Divine Maiden lowered her head and apologized to Kaye.

"Then there is no need to apologize, in fact, we humans are also at fault. Five years ago, because of humanity, your companions were also harmed"

Even though he wasn't quite sure what happened five years ago, Kaye was a little flustered.

"Kaye, you don't have to apologize, it was originally their side that did it suddenly. What happened five years ago has nothing to do with us, and you're too old and good. ”

Yabei rolled his eyes at Kaye.

"yes, it's useless, there's no need to be polite to help hypocrites."

Even the little demon beast and Yabei have the same attitude.

"You'd better be quiet, don't make trouble."

The Dark Road Beast turned its head and reminded the idiot duo that although it didn't like these hypocrites either, it was a critical time to negotiate and there was no room for error.

"Leave the negotiation with the Divine Maiden Beast to Ryder. So, please be quiet. ”

"Divine Celestial Maiden, may you tell us what kind of sins humanity committed in the Digital World five years ago?"

Ryder asked in a calm voice.

"Yes, you have the right to know the truth. Tell them. ”

The Divine Celestial Maiden Beast frowned slightly, motioning for the Jade Rabbit Beast to explain.

"Okay, I'll explain that."

The Jade Rabbit Beast nodded slightly, telling the guests the truth about five years ago.