I glanced around. Everyone looked so down, so hopeless. Especially Jeri. I wanted to do something. Not just sit around and watch. I looked around once more. My eyes lingered a bit longer on Ryo. I hated him. I couldn't stand the way he talked, the way he smiled, the way he acted. Whatever he did, it got on my nerves. But deep I knew. I knew it wasn't true.
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I saw Rika jump down on a ledge. What was she doing? I called out to her, "Where are you going?" Rika stared hard at me. "I'm going to stop the ture ennemi what else?" I knew it. Rika never showed it, but I always knew she was the most compassionate person ever. I knew she was doing this for Jeri. Not only for Jeri, but probably for everyone else too. Maybe she didn't even know it, but I knew that, deep inside that cold exterior, there was a golden heart.
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I followed Rika, I coudn't do anything else. Rika is my partner, I cannot let her down. But I was scared. Scared for Rika's life. I had promised to her grandmother that I would protect her. And she was pruposely endangering her life. I did not understand. Rika is a kind person. She never showed it. Even she, herself, cannot understand her emotions. I followed her.
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They didn't understand, I had to do this. It's not for my friends or anybody. It's to prove to myself. that I can do it. I heard Calumon's voice. I was glad. I never thought I would be able to feel such happiness inside of me. Maybe I am more compassionate than I had first thought. Maybe I hugged Calumon tightly. Such a little creature, how can he bring us so much trouble and joy?
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I followed Rika deeper still into the core of the Digital world. I knew how she felt. Ever since I met her at the Digimon Card Tournement, I felt she was different from other girls. I didn't know what to think of her. She acted so cold to me. What do I do wrong? Why does she hate me so much? Did she really hate me...?
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Rika is not an easy person to understand. But I knew her. She is my partner. We share a bond that no one can break. We relied on each other. We lived together. But at this moment, I did not know her. She was different. She laughed with Calumon. She was not the Rika that I have always known. Maybe this is a change for the best...
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The true ennemi closed in on us. Renamon pushed us out of the way but my backpack got zapped. What have I done? I have walked right into the lair of the true ennemi. How stupid was I? There was another wave of the true ennemi. Ryo pushed us into a crack in the wall. He saved me. And I had always thought of him as a stupid person. Maybe there's more to him than that I realised. Maybe I had already realised it the first time I met him...