Digimon Journey in the Spirit World

"Oh right! Um... Bai Di, wait a moment, I have something to tell you."

As Bai Yi and the other two had just stepped out of the gym, they were stopped by the gym owner Shi.

"Hmm? What's up? Master Ishigami."

Bai Di was not surprised that the other party knew his name. After all, he was a trainer who traveled around with Digimon to take on challenges. He was different from an ordinary Pokémon trainer.

No matter how much the identity of Digimon is rationalized, the problem of rarity will still exist.

And the news of Bai Yi, who brought such a rare Digimon, naturally spread among the major gym masters.

"...You two should go out first."

Master Shi looked at the two people who had stopped following Bai Yi, hesitated for a moment, and decided to talk to Bai Yi alone.

"Ok?"

Bai Yi turned around and looked at the two of them, confusion in his eyes. Was there anything that he couldn't let them know?

"Then let's go out first. Bai Yi, please be careful."

Shen Yu's gaze moved between Master Shi and Bai Yi, and finally he pulled Wang Dong away first.

"Do not worry."

Bai Yi nodded in agreement and followed Master Shi, who had closed the gym door, to the lounge nearby.

"I wonder if Master Shi has something important that he needs to talk to me about alone?"

"Are you ready?"

In the lounge, Bai Yu and Master Shi sat opposite each other, quite casually.

"Prepare? What do you mean?"

Shiroku was confused by what the Stone Pavilion Master said. What was he preparing for? The Higaki Conference?

"...You have been targeted. Countless eyes are watching you, not just the Alliance."

The owner of the Stone Hall pointed outside and then to the sky, his tone quite serious.

"Ok, I know."

As the owner of the only Digimon in the world, Shiraishi's existence itself is the most dazzling treasure. Overtly or covertly, perhaps countless researchers are preparing to send his Digimon to the operating table to study these unique creatures bit by bit.

"then you?"

As Master Shi looked at the young man whose expression did not change at all, the slight tension in his heart unconsciously lessened a little.

"I'm not their match yet, but if I want to run they can't do anything to me."

Bai Yi had started preparing a long time ago for how to protect himself from being surrounded by wolves. Although it is not enough to deal with everything now, he still has some confidence in escaping and hiding.

"I'm curious, where did Master Shi get the information?"

Bai Di was slumped in the soft chair, seemingly casually, but in fact he was secretly communicating with Gengar, ready to escape at any time.

This was the first time that Master Shi met Bai Yi, so he had no obligation to take care of Bai Yi.

If the other party wanted to remind Bai Yi out of his love for talent, why didn't he say it outside in front of his two friends? Was he worried about Wang Dong and the others? Or was there another intention?

"Ha...I was careless. I didn't expect you to be so vigilant."

When asked this question, Master Shi couldn't hold back his serious expression and burst out laughing.

"I don't have any other ideas. Your mother and I are old friends. Your mother asked me to take care of you when I met you."

"Oh if you don't believe me, you can call your mother."

As Master Shi was speaking, he pulled out a photo from his youth from his cell phone album. There were three people in the photo, and they looked to be in their twenties.

Two boys and one girl. Bai Yu recognized the girl in the middle as his mother. The boy on the right...

"Hey, hey, hey, I'm a gym owner now, so I'm busy. So what if my skin is a little darker and I have a few more wrinkles?"

When Master Shi saw Bai Yi's constant comparing movements, the suspicion in his eyes grew stronger and stronger, and he was a little displeased.

Back then, I was also a beautiful boy who was popular among thousands of people~

"Come on, Master Stone, please stop touching the wrinkles on your face that are harder than cracks in the stone. Isn't it enough that I trust you?"

"Cough cough..."

"Anyway, this is what happened. You need to be more careful on the road ahead."

A flash of red flashed across the Stone Pavilion Master's dark skin.

“Also, it’s best not to continue traveling with your two companions.

Your strength is not bad, and it is indeed enough to protect yourself, but they are not you. Facing the fighting power of the gym owner level, even running away is impossible."

Master Shi looked outside the house and said that he was doing it for the good of Wang Dong and the others, but in fact everyone could hear that Master Shi felt that Wang Dong and the others were too weak, and would only drag down Bai Yi if they encountered any danger.

"..."

Are we going to separate so soon?

Bai Yi had never thought about traveling with Wang Dong and the others. It was indeed a wonderful thing to have a partner who was trustworthy and could support you, but Bai Yi was special. He had a system, which meant that he was destined to walk most of the future alone.

I just didn't expect it to be so fast.

"You probably don't have such a deep friendship with them. You've only known each other for a few months."

Master Shi could see the hesitation in Bai Yi's eyes.

"……yes."

Not to mention Shen Yu, Wang Dong had only known him for a few months, and even the way they got to know each other was extremely special and frivolous.

Along the way, most of the time was separated, such as in secret places and training.

Perhaps the only time we really got along was when I was with that guy Sanhua in Qibao City.

But we...

"I understand. I will explain it to them clearly until I am strong enough."

Bai Di sighed, nodded, closed his eyes slightly, as if he was taking a rest, and thought for a while.

"I should go now. I've been here for a long time."

When he opened his eyes again, Bai Yi persuaded himself in his heart, but he still wanted to lie, to tell a lie that no one would believe, in order to make them believe it.

"If you need anything, you can come to me."

The owner of the Stone Hall stood up and did not see Bai Yi off, but just left his contact information.

"I will definitely come to bother you if I have the chance in the future."

……

"I kept you waiting."

Outside the gym, Wang Dong, who had been waiting for a long time, was quite anxious. Fortunately, he finally saw Bai Yi coming out.

"Ayi, are you okay? What happened?"

"It's okay, don't worry, Master Shi is my mother's friend, he just wanted to talk to me about family matters."

Bai Yi shook his head, signaling to Wang Dong that he was fine.

"It's just that I may not be able to continue traveling with you guys. Something happened at home and I need to go back. You guys continue on your way."

Bai Yi's words were both true and false, which made Shen Yu and Wang Dong unable to see the problem.

"It's okay, let's go back together. We'll still have time to leave after we've dealt with the problem."

Wang Dong didn't want to separate. It was still early and they could help if they went back together.

"This matter is rather complicated, so I won't delay your gym trip. Don't worry, I will definitely participate in the Higaki Tournament and win the championship."

Bai Yi shook his head and rejected Wang Dong, then smiled, raised his fist, and made an agreement with his two friends.

"Okay! Then we'll meet at the Higaki Conference."

Wang Dong also raised his fist to touch his fist. Shen Yu, who had been watching silently on the side, also stretched out his palm to touch his fist. The three of them had waves in their eyes, but they all tacitly understood and said nothing.

After chatting for a while, the three of them split into two groups and each embarked on their own journey.

At dusk, Shirahiro was walking alone on the road to Fukiyose City.

"Geng Si..."

"I know, they are not stupid, but there are some things that are better known in the heart."

Gengar still wanted to comfort Bai Yi, and there was some self-blame in his words. If they were strong enough, Bai Yi would not have to be separated from Wang Dong and the others.

"Perhaps this is destined. The time is too short..."