Bruce Wayne: "What?! What just happened? How did Sadako suddenly capture Doraemon?!"
Piccolo: "Don't forget, Sadako is a vengeful spirit filled with resentment. Do you really think she'd just let things go after losing?"
Feng Yuan: "So, after her minions were defeated, instead of backing off, Sadako waited for Doraemon and the others to let their guard down before striking, snatching Doraemon away!"
Rhodey: "But why did she only take Doraemon?"
Nick Fury: "Probably because all the gadgets that defeated Sadako came from Doraemon. She took him to eliminate that threat."
Shizuka: "What do we do now? Doraemon has been taken! How are we supposed to save him?!"
Dietrich: "Stay calm! We still have this screen. Maybe Doraemon can send us a message through it!"
Nobita: "That's right! Doraemon, Doraemon!! Please, answer me!"
However, after waiting for a while, there was no response on the screen.
Nobita became increasingly anxious.
Loki: "If he hasn't responded by now… maybe he's already dead."
Gian: "Don't talk nonsense! Doraemon can't be dead!"
Suneo: "Yeah! You don't even know him!"
Loki: "Hmph, I'm just pointing out a possibility."
Thor: "Brother, now is not the time for that."
At that moment, Nobita weakly collapsed to his knees in front of the TV, his eyes hollow and his mouth slightly open, as if his mind had stopped working.
Seeing Nobita like this, Shizuka, Gian, and Suneo didn't know what to say. They could only watch in silence.
"It's all my fault… It's all because of me."
Nobita muttered, sniffling as he tried to hold back his tears.
"I never should have messed with Sadako. If I weren't such a coward, if I hadn't been so full of myself and insisted that Doraemon use the Mouth of Lies Come True to deal with Sadako, none of this would've happened! Sadako wouldn't have found us, and Doraemon wouldn't have been taken away!"
The more Nobita spoke, the sadder he became. Tears poured down his face uncontrollably.
"I knew it was my fault, but I still blamed Doraemon! I was so awful to him! Waaaaahhh!!!"
Unable to hold back anymore, Nobita buried his face in his arms and sobbed loudly.
He was drowning in regret—why had he been so foolish? And why had he blamed Doraemon instead of apologizing?
Thinking about their last conversation, how they had only argued and blamed each other, Nobita felt like his heart was breaking.
The pain made him cry even harder.
"Nobita, don't be like this."
Shizuka understood how he felt but didn't know how to comfort him. All she could do was gently pat his back.
Even Gian and Suneo, who usually teased Nobita, just stood silently beside him, keeping him company.
Doraemon: "Nobita, Shizuka, Gian, Suneo, can you see this message?"
Just as they were drowning in grief, Doraemon's message suddenly appeared on the screen.
Everyone immediately perked up.
"Nobita, stop crying! Doraemon is sending a message!"
Gian quickly lifted Nobita's head so he could see the screen.
"Eh?!"
Nobita's tear-streaked face lit up with joy as he looked at the screen. Sure enough, it was a message from Doraemon!
Nobita: "Doraemon! You're okay?!"
Doraemon: "Well… barely."
The Ancient One: "'Barely'? Are you in danger over there?"
Doraemon: "Yeah. After Sadako captured me, she brought me to her domain. She wants to get rid of me. But I managed to use the Solidification Light on her face, creating a brief opening so I could escape."
Nobita: "That's great! Doraemon, as long as you're okay… But how will you get back? Can you use one of your gadgets?"
Doraemon: "I don't know how to get back… and I can't access my pocket."
Nobita: "EH?! What do you mean?!"
Doraemon: "There's a strange magnetic field in this dimension. It's interfering with my pocket, preventing me from opening it and taking out any gadgets."
Nobita: "No way! Then what are we supposed to do?!"
Tony Stark: "Hold on—if you can't use your gadgets, that means you have no combat power! If Sadako catches you, you're done for!"
Diana: "And your Solidification Light must have an energy limit, right?"
Doraemon: "Yes, but fortunately, I also have the Stone Hat. Remember when I was searching for the Restoration Flashlight earlier and accidentally pulled out other gadgets? One of them was the Stone Hat. When Sadako grabbed me, she unknowingly took it along with me."
Doraemon: "I'm wearing the Stone Hat now, which lowers my presence significantly. Thanks to that, I've been able to avoid detection. Several Sadakos have passed right by me without noticing."
Nobita: "That's a relief! But what do we do next?! You can't use your pocket, and if you get caught, you're done for! How can we rescue you?!"
Doraemon: "I don't know…"
Bruce Wayne: "Isn't Doraemon's 4D Pocket connected to a backup pocket? Could we use the backup pocket to reach him and pull him back?"
Doraemon: "No, if my 4D Pocket is completely inaccessible, then the backup won't be able to connect to me either."
Luffy: "So that means… Doraemon is trapped in Sadako's dimension forever?!"
Chopper: "That's way too cruel!"
Nobita: "Noooo!! I don't want Doraemon to be stuck there forever! What do we do?! Waaaaahh!!!"
The mere thought of Doraemon being trapped in Sadako's dimension forever made Nobita break down.
He couldn't imagine a life without Doraemon. He couldn't accept just standing by while his best friend was imprisoned, powerless to do anything.
Doraemon: "Nobita, don't cry. Go to the future and find Dorami. She might be able to help."
Nobita: "Oh! That's right—Dorami!"
Tony Stark: "Dorami? Is she another robot like you?"
Doraemon: "Yes, Dorami is my little sister. Though I hate to admit it, she's actually more advanced than I am."
Tony Stark: "Huh? Robots can have little sisters?"
Doraemon: "She's a 'little sister-type' robot. In our world, robots can be assigned familial roles based on programming."
Tony Stark: "That's surprisingly… human-like."
(End of Chapter)
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