"Dorami really thought of everything. I really don't want to see ghosts ever again…"
Suneo let out a sigh of relief, hand over his chest.
"Yeah, ghosts are just too much."
Nobita wiped the sweat from his forehead.
He never wanted to encounter ghosts again for the rest of his life.
["Congratulations to Doraemon Universe for successfully containing Sadako. Reward: Fire Attribute Human-type Spirit for Nobita Nobi from Digimon."]
Just then, a voice echoed in Nobita's ears.
A Digivice suddenly appeared in his hand.
["The Fire Attribute Human-type Spirit allows you to evolve into a Digimon—Agunimon—with powerful combat strength."]
"Evolve into a Digimon? Agunimon?"
Nobita stared at the Digivice in confusion.
"Nobita got the same kind of reward as we did,"
Shizuka said with a small smile.
"Yeah, I wonder what kind of Digimon he'll become."
Gian nodded in anticipation.
"If you don't understand anything, just ask us!"
Suneo patted his chest proudly.
"Right!"
Suddenly, Nobita remembered something important. He quickly reached into the four-dimensional pocket and pulled out Doraemon.
"Eh?! What's wrong with big brother?!"
Seeing Doraemon limp and unresponsive, Dorami immediately panicked.
"When I found Doraemon, he'd already been affected by the negative emotions in that space. Sadako had taken control of him. He broke free using his willpower, but short-circuited himself in the process…"
As Nobita recounted what had happened, tears welled up and streamed down his face.
"Dorami… Can he be repaired?!"
Nobita urgently grabbed Dorami's shoulders.
"Let me take a look!"
Dorami immediately pulled out her diagnostic tools and began scanning Doraemon.
Everyone stood tensely by, fearful of bad news.
After a while, Dorami let out a heavy sigh of relief.
"Looks like none of his core components are damaged. As long as we bring him back to the 22nd century, he can be repaired."
Hearing that, everyone finally relaxed.
"But… while I take big brother back to the future, won't you guys have more trouble to deal with here? Like those enemy species you mentioned before…"
Dorami's voice was filled with concern.
Only then did they remember—aside from Sadako and the Blood Pool—there were still invading enemy species in their world.
It was very likely that, while they were handling Sadako, others had already suffered at the hands of these invaders.
They looked over at the screen.
Even though the live broadcast had ended, the screens showing the enemy species hadn't disappeared.
The screen displayed Xenomorphs, Time's Up Birds, and Predator Buses.
The Predator Buses were currently stationed at certain bus stops, seemingly waiting for late night to move out.
The Time's Up Birds remained in deep forests or sewer systems.
They just sat still, but their eyes stared in multiple directions at once.
As for the Xenomorphs—they had already begun hunting.
Several town residents had been dragged into the sewers, their fate unknown.
Seeing this, Nobita and the others were filled with worry.
"Should I stay and help you take care of things here before bringing big brother back to the 22nd century?"
Dorami suggested.
"No!"
Nobita suddenly shouted, startling everyone and almost making Dorami stumble.
"S-Sorry!"
He quickly helped her regain her balance.
"Doraemon is important too. Please take him back for repairs. We'll protect this world ourselves!"
Nobita pounded his chest with determination.
"Nobita!!"
The others were shocked to hear such strong words from him.
He had said brave things before, sure—but it was always Doraemon who helped him achieve them.
"We need to grow up. Doraemon is in serious condition—we can't just leave him like this. We need to fight with our own strength!"
Nobita looked completely serious—there wasn't even a trace of bluffing.
And strangely, his words carried a certain power that stirred everyone's hearts.
"Are you really sure about this…?"
Dorami had never seen him this resolute, but she still worried.
"No problem. We've got the rewards from the screen now. More importantly… we still have the four-dimensional pocket!"
He proudly patted the pocket on his stomach.
Seeing that, everyone couldn't help but give him a deadpan look.
Yup—classic Nobita.
"So in the end… your confidence still comes from gadgets."
Suneo muttered, facepalming.
"Come on, with all these monsters, how can we NOT rely on gadgets?!"
Nobita blurted, scrambling to justify himself.
"We get it."
Shizuka stepped in to smooth things over.
"Besides, I really do want Doraemon to be repaired first. And I really do want to protect the world myself."
Nobita looked at Doraemon with a complicated expression.
Maybe he finally realized—he had relied too much on Doraemon, and that's what led to this.
"Nobita…"
Shizuka was touched by the sincerity in his eyes. Her gaze softened.
"Amazing, Nobita! Let's do this together!"
Even Gian was fired up, itching to go fight the enemy species right now.
"But… should we go right now? We just survived a huge battle, and we're completely worn out."
Suneo voiced the concern.
"Ahhh~~"
Right after speaking, he let out a huge yawn.
And it was contagious—the rest of them followed suit, yawning one after another.
Truthfully, they were all exhausted and had only been holding on by sheer willpower.
Even adults would be mentally and physically drained after dealing with something like the Blood Pool or Sadako.
Let alone a group of children.
"But what if those monsters hurt people while we're asleep?"
Shizuka worried.
"I've got a solution."
Nobita snapped his fingers.
"We can use the Time Stopper—pause time and sleep as long as we want!"
Everyone's faces lit up in realization.
Oh right, that was a thing!
"Well, since you've decided, I won't stop you. But I'll be back to help as soon as I can."
Dorami knew further persuasion would be pointless and chose to support them instead.
"Yeah! No problem! We'll leave Doraemon in your care!"
Nobita held out his hand confidently.
Dorami matched his energy and grasped it firmly.
A promise made.
…
Tiga Universe
After midnight
Several buses were driving along routes that shouldn't have existed.
Inside those buses, many passengers looked horrified and panicked—
Because they weren't heading anywhere they intended to go.
(End of Chapter)
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