He couldn't comprehend it. This duo acted so much against common sense that it was hard to grasp their pace of thoughts.
"And? I don't see any problems there," Masaru snickered playfully, flopping down on the highest point of a tall rock and crossed his legs comfortably. For some reason... and it was highly ironical, even he knew that, the sight of the giant tree behind the powerful Royal Knight had a calming effect on him. While he was still enthusiastic to get some action, he didn't mind the short break right now.
Besides, he still had a score to settle with Craniummon.
"But if ya wanna know the reason so badly, who am I to keep quiet?" The brunet shrugged carelessly, flashing a short smirk before he threw an arm around Agumon, pulling his partner closer. The dragon child grunted unhappily, when the other's fist came down onto his head, rubbing the thick skin in circles, yet he didn't resist, deep down enjoying his human's version of affection. "I couldn't leave my follower behind! What kinda man would I be if I dropped him after everything that happened?" Masaru started to grin as he let go of the digital being, looking up at Craniummon.
"A man shouldn't hesitate in such things."
"But Aniki's still as reckless as always! He almost got himself injured earlier when he broke up a fight between a bunch of Digimon," Agumon remarked suddenly, snickering mischievously at the dark look the boy shot him. "Shut up, I dunno what you're talking about..." he muttered beneath his breath.
Craniummon had no other choice but to watch their friendly bickering in awe.
"You abandoned your world to stay with a Digimon. It is amazing. This kind of... friendship," the Ultimate commented after a long moment of thoughtful silence. Years ago, he would have thought that friendship between Digimon and humans was impossible, but humankind was, indeed, fascinating in the way that they always managed to surprise. While he wouldn't say it aloud, he was glad for the outcome. "Yet, is it really worth it?"
"Who said I abandoned my world? Tch, I'm just waiting for them to reopen the Gate soon. Until then, I'm sticking around and see what I can do to help out," Masaru scoffed sourly and folded his arms across his chest. "Most Digimon we saw were so... wary of me. It didn't feel nice, that's for sure."
After they had parted ways with Gaomon and the other Digimon, they had been a little clueless as to what to do now. The Digital World was fairly different to Masaru's own; and while Agumon wasn't a human, he had never lived here. To put it frankly, they had gotten lost plenty of times, before they had decided to head out for the World Tree. Even with Yggdrasil asleep, they could at least take the area as a point of orientation until they knew what to do.
On their way, they had met Digimon. Naturally. However as soon as they laid eyes on the human part of the duo, they had grown wary of him, often scattered away to find a hiding spot. First it had pissed Masaru off. Of course it did. He hadn't done anything wrong, yet they behaved like he was Kurata himself!
...but then, even he began to think.
"I guess everything looks all right now, but I dunno... A lot of stuff happened, awful stuff on top of that," Masaru sighed surprisingly heavy, directing his gaze towards the sky. Too bad that he couldn't see the other side anymore. The reasons had been terrible, yes, but seeing the human world in the sky had been an odd comfort. Now he could only see the bright blue sky, noticing the lack of clouds.
"We don't have to worry about the human world, Tohma and the others are taking care of it!" Agumon added, when his best friend fell silent in favour of scratching the back of his neck. The lizard wrinkled his nose, while he took a deep breath, sighing as he exhaled. "But someone's gotta take care of the Digimon, too. Isn't that right?"
The spear-wielder tilted his head thoughtfully; his armour clanking audibly. Whatever these two were thinking, it made a certain degree of sense. However, he still found the need to object.
"I honour your ambitions, but this is a matter for the Royal Knights. A human shouldn't interfere any further."
Masaru rolled his eyes and clicked his tongue, "But ya can't do anything in this case."
"Isn't that obvious? Only this Daimon Masaru-sama can take care of them!" the pony-tailed brunet snickered impishly, yet his olivegreen eyes glinted determinedly. "I'll show them that not all humans are sick bastards. Someone's gotta give them a reason not to hate us, y'know?"
"Wow, Aniki! You're so cool and mature~" Agumon threw in and clasped his claws together in clear admiration, although the Digimon ended up snorting teasingly. "And it only took you a whole night to come up with that!"
Immediately, the human snarled inwardly and gave his follower a rough shove, while he muttered embarrassedly under his breath. Craniummon couldn't stop himself from chuckling dryly.
However he regarded their plans with scepticism. It was true that the actions of one single human had nearly caused the downfall of two worlds; there was no denial that Digimon feared humans. Rightfully so. And yet this one boy thought that he could ease their distrust and give them something to believe in?
It was... intriguing. But the road to such a goal was long. Craniummon doubted that they would succeed any time soon. Maybe it was even a lost cause.
But then he remembered that Yggdrasil --his own god-- had acknowledged the potential that slumbered within humankind. So maybe not all hope was lost yet. And he was merely a servant of god's will; perhaps it was he who shouldn't interfere with the boy's actions. For the time being, at least.
"Be aware that it might take years, or even longer for the fear to dissipate."
Masaru perked up, loosening the headlock he used on Agumon. "Huh?" With a look of growing surprise, the teen regarded the Royal Knight, who noticed the lack of uncharacteristical seriousness on his face. All that was left was an overly confident and determined boy, and yet Craniummon felt surprisingly calm as he continued.
"No way," the brunet shook his head fervently, before he scoffed loudly. "Even if it takes years or my whole life, if I want to be a man, I can't give up! Did ya already forget? I can fall hundreds or thousands of times, as long as I still get up, there's nothing lost!" In one fluid motion, the human stood up and straightened himself with practiced ease. "And I got Agumon by my side. Should I lose sight of what I wanna do, my follower's free to punch me in the face!"
The boy laughed in spite of everything that stood in their way. He simply knew that he could do this. Surely, his dad would do the same if he were walking in his shoes.
"You got it, heh. Let's prove them all wrong, Agumon!"
Enthusiastically, the self-proclaimed street fighter turned to Craniummon and raised a clenched fist, before he smirked at his startled expression. In the end, they were all the same. Alive. Full of all kinds of emotions --he was sure that it was no different to the group of knights. Except that they were a bunch of Digimon, while he was a human. "Now that all the talking's done... let's settle our score, Craniummon!"
"So this was your intention for coming here all along." The Digimon wasn't surprised at all. In a bright flash of data, Claíomh Solais materialised in his hands. Skillfully, he held his loyal spear by his side and awaited the couple's reaction, that exchanged confident glances. "This time we'll beat ya without the help of our friends!" Masaru announced loudly, cracking his knuckles in sick anticipation.
Craniummon swung Claíomh Solais, sending a strong gust of wind towards the boy and his Digimon, which nearly knocked them off their feet. But by pure will alone, they remained standing.
"Alright, now's my turn!" And with that, Masaru held his fists close to his body, while he pushed himself off the rock and high into the air.
This was just the beginning.
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