What does "this Digimon can't leave the battle area other than by deletion" in this card's [Start of Your Main Phase] effect mean, exactly?
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It means that this Digimon can no longer leave the battle area by processing other than deletion. Such processing includes "return to the hand/deck," "place in the security stack," and "place under another Digimon or Tamer." It only leaves the battle area by deletion.