Wind looks over their horrified and dubious expressions. He can already tell this is a hard sell.

“Digimon Tamers. Remember what we agreed on when giving you your Digivices. In return for the rank it brings, this is part of your duty. But let me sweeten this deal bit by moving on to the second set of mission objectives.”

After delivering the stick, he moves on to the carrot: the prospect of further growth. He makes sure to impress upon all of them that they have a shot at Digivolution, just like himself. Just like you. You see their eyes light up as they consider the potential upgrades to their partners.

“Marnie here has agreed to help us in the procurement of this Digi-DNA data. However, this necessitates a tertiary objective. If we identify an Ultimate-rank Digimon, and I deem that we can handle it, we’ll be doing battle with it.”

There are grumbles and mumbles, so he locks eyes with you.

“Only if I deem that challenging it doesn’t bring excessive risk to the team, and circumstances permit. So if we don’t run into one, or it’s an impossible situation, we’re continuing with the mission. Is this agreeable?”

You sense that challenging him in front of everybody is a bad idea, and fortunately, you’ve already discussed this. This is the best you’re going to get.

“Agreed.”

“Great. So, Squid here is going to be detailing our route. This time, there are no specialist roles. We’re moving as one group inside.”

You sit up attentively as she goes over the process, path, and timeline. Squid has already used numerous servers to ping the center, establishing pathways that can be used to infiltrate the network. They can then be followed directly to the inside of the partition, via entry points scattered around the city. On the day of the mission, you’ll move as a group and pick the most secure of these points.