The next morning, Valmont is trying to make another move; he thinks of what he is going to do by the living room. He is joined by Yamaki, Riley, IceDevimon, and Musyamon. Finn, Ratso, and Chow are in the game room while Hak Foo is in the gym doing more training. As for Impmon, he's out on the streets to wreck havoc to gain more strength.
"'No, that's not what I meant,' she said," he looks frustrated on what had happened on the park the night Rika and Kyubimon reconciled with each other. At the same time, he walks back and forth. "'You're my partner,' she said. 'We'll watch each other's backs,' she said. Why can't she do what I did with my case with Shendu?!"
"Um, Valmont, in case you haven't noticed, Yamaki and I got some pictures of her being with Renamon, along with some videos of it," Riley called on with the object being present in the briefcase. Valmont looks at the pictures closely and also at the same time, watching the videos. "Along with it, there are also videos of her Digimon partner turning into other forms. The sequence is also there."
Looking at the pictures for a few seconds, a smile crept up at the crime lord's face. He has come up with another great plan.
"Bring Rika in. I got something to tell her. Tell her to come alone. When I mean alone, I mean without Renamon around."
Waiting for a few seconds, Rika is being bought in by Yamaki and Riley.
"What do you want, Valmont? Can't you see I'm busy?" she said grouchily.
"I want you to sever your ties with Renamon, that's what," the crime lord replied sinisterly.
"For the last time, no!"
"Take a look at this, Rika," Valmont shows her pictures of her and Renamon. "And also this," he also shows videos of the latter transforming into her Digivolved forms, Kyubimon and Taomon."
"Pictures of me and Renamon, and videos of her turning into Kyubimon and Taomon. So what?"
"I wonder what would happen if I show your mother and grandmother of this."
Rika could not believe of what Valmont just said. Most of the time, she just kept her Digimon a secret from the two, never telling them about it. In fact, when she has antisocial attitude, she wouldn't tell either of them about it. As of now, she faces this kind of problem.
"You wouldn't dare!" she exclaimed, thinking he is just bluffing.
"I would. It's about time your mother and grandmother know the reason why you've been all antisocial on things. For one, you and Renamon have a little breakup and you didn't tell your grandmother about it. Another is when you left off in a night without telling your mother about Renamon having a fight with some Digimon from the day you were wearing that dress. Is that fair? No, it isn't."
"But they wouldn't understand!" Rika cried for her reason of keeping this a secret from her family.
"They wouldn't understand? That's your excuse? You stink at keeping your secret a secret, Rika," Valmont steps on her head, pinning her down to the floor. His hands are clenched in fists.
"Well, what am I supposed to do, then?!"
"Looks like you got two impossible decisions," the crime lord then grabs Rika, lifting her by her shirt. "Either you disown Renamon or I will show these pictures and videos to your mother and grandmother."
"You can't do this!" the latter exclaimed in anger.
"I think I can," the former punches her in the face with his right hand. "I can do whatever I want, especially stealing from the rich."
"You're nothing but a common thief."
"And blackmailing is one of the necessary things to gain my wealth."
Valmont then tosses Rika to the ground. After this move, the latter is now filled with two things in her mind. She puts her hands to her head, facing an impossible.
"What do I do?" her mind is filled with Renamon, but also the thought of her being revealed to her family.
"That's right, what do you do? It's up to you to decide. Which is more important? Your bond with that Digimon or keeping her a secret from your relatives? This is what you call an impossible decision. You find these two important, but too bad you can only choose one," the crime lord stated and is enjoying this moment. He grabs Rika and toss her inside the elevator. "I'll give you time to decide, but make your choice wisely. Make one false move and I'll tell your mother and grandmother about Renamon and you have to get used to it."
Yamaki and Riley are there to see this kind of moment. Valmont focuses on them.
"Keep an eye on her just in case she tries to renege on the choice I want to take up," the latter stated as he walked back to the living room.
