"First off, walk with me." I spoke, turning around. "Unless you want to still be here when people inevitably come to investigate the sounds of gunshots in a residential area of Shinjuku."
He glared at me. "I am-"
"And I'm not just referring to the authorities there, either." I cut him off, glancing in the direction where the children had gone.
And where the children were quickly coming back from. A minute, and they'd be here.
I began to walk away.
A few moments later, I was joined by a scowling Yamaki.
Victory.
"First off, I want to congratulate you." I spoke to the still scowling agent. "You not only managed to provoke a Digimon into almost killing several innocent civilians, but that very same Digimon managed to break your Yuggoth program."
He twitched. He began to flick the lighter in his hand slightly faster.
"Why, if it weren't for those kids, we'd probably have several dead people on hand."
I could hear his teeth grinding.
"Enough games." Ooh. His voice sounded like he'd drank an entire lake of lava. "Who are you?"
It wasn't a question. It was a demand.
I probably could have messed with him a bit more for it, but... "Enough games." I agreed. "You may call me Drich."
"And what do you want, Wild One?" He glared.
"Wild One?" I said. "Oh no Yamaki, I am no Digimon."
"You are also no Human." He stated.
"True, true." I nodded. "However, if you think that Digimon and Humans are the only beings in intelligent beings in existence, you'd be quite wrong."
"And what are you then?"
"Oh, I don't feel like telling. That would be just a little too troublesome for everybody involved."
Yamaki stared at me.
I stared back.
Yamaki's eyes narrowed.
"You still haven't answered my question. What do you want?" He ground out.
"Many things. Few things." I noted. "I will not explain my goals to you, Yamaki. Not yet, anyway." Certainly not while you're still a dick. Maybe after you grow out of that. "What I want at the moment, however, concerns the children partnered with Digimon."
"What about them?"
"I want you to leave them alone." I cut to the chase. "At the moment, they're doing quite of bit of good."
"They're a nuisance. To say nothing of the fact that they're 'partnered' with extremely dangerous beings." Yamaki countered.
"They're not a nuisance. They're the opposite of that, considering their actions have caused the deletion of a number of Digimon with malicious intentions." I stated. "Their partners aren't even that dangerous. One of them is partnered with a pacifist, and the other is childish to the extreme unless threatened. Neither of them actively seek out destruction, and they are certainly not the only Digimon that do not do so."
"Which doesn't change the fact that they can cause an immense amount of damage."
"You can take your gun and shoot a couple people with it. Does that mean that you will?" I asked. "Of course it doesn't. Just because the Digimon can does not mean that they will."
"There is a considerable difference between my gun and them." He stated.
"The point stands." I said. "They may have the capability, but it doesn't change the fact that they don't have the will to do so." I noted. "If nothing else, you'll want to keep them around for the simple reason that they have power that you need."
He continued to stare at me.
"Do you know why it is, Yamaki, that you have not encountered any so-called 'Ultimate' or 'Mega' level Digimon yet?" I asked him. "Because I can tell you, such Digimon exist. And they are immensely powerful. Do you honestly think that there is anything you can do to stop them if they managed to get into this world?"
Is that fear I see in your Heart, Yamaki?
"The way that things are going, they're going to get through one day. Better to have some friendly Digimon on hand to counter them, rather than risking the lives and livelihood of the people of the world who won't be able to do anything against them."
Yamaki glared at me.
"Who are you?"
"Just someone with an interest in saving as many lives as possible." I spoke.
"Save as many lives as possible? From what?"
"Something terrible, Yamaki." My head tilted to the side. "Something terrible."
Something that I can't defeat on my own- not before an immense amount of lives would be lost.
When the D-Reaper came, I'd need those three to be as ready for it as possible. I'd need Hypnos and the Monster Makers prepared.
I'd need the Sovereign's support, the help of countless Digimon. All of this in order to ensure that as few lives were lost as possible...
It was impossible to save everyone, but that didn't mean that I wasn't going to try.
"You were talking to somebody today." A voice spoke up from behind me.
"Been keeping an eye on me, have you Renamon." I answered.
"At-"
"Don't answer that, I knew you were watching us." I cut her off. "Although, it can be rather hard for me to convey rhetoric, so I must apologize for that."
I patted the ledge next to me, inviting her to come take a seat.
She moved forwards, standing just to the side and behind me.
She didn't sit.
"I take it that you didn't overhear much of the conversation?"
"I was not able to hear what either of you were saying." She admitted.
"Probably for the best." I nodded. "What we were discussing is not something that you or Rika should be worrying yourself about."
I glanced out at the city, spotting Rika's Heart in an instant.
And Calumon's, too.
Heh.
"Who was that man?" She asked.
"His name was Mitsuo Yamaki. He is aware of the existence of Digimon." I stated. "Do not let this fool you, however. Yamaki is not entirely a pleasant man, and you should do your best to escape his notice for as long as possible."
"He does not know about my presence?"
"No. He holds a lot of resources at his disposal, but he does not know about you. It is likely that he will try to investigate Rika, however, as I've no doubt that he saw her with Takato and Henry."
She tensed.
"Do not worry, Renamon. I will make sure Rika stays safe no matter what happens." I stood up. Turning to her. "Although with you around, I have a feeling that I won't need to."
I looked back at Rika's Heart, noticing that Calumon's Heart was now circling her.
"As an aside, you might want to get back. Calumon's there with her now." And that was all I really needed to say.
Renamon nodded -seeming oddly grave- and promptly jumped off, heading in Rika's direction.
"Hah."