I'm just an ordinary person passing by.

Could it be that Mom's lack of fear wasn't an act, but genuine?

Was I the only one in the entire room who was afraid?

So, Eriri, who felt there was something wrong with the world, couldn't help but post this message online.

"Aren't you scared at all? That's a Digimon! With that kind of power, anyone who gets hit will definitely die. Aren't you afraid of dying?"

After she sent that message, she paused for a moment, and then someone quickly replied with this.

Are you afraid of your companions?

"Of course not, but that's not a partner, it's a Digimon!"

"Huh? Can't Digimon be our partners? What kind of absurd idea is that? Or have you never watched Digimon and don't know about the Chosen Children? Don't you know that Digimon are actually our friends?"

Eriri has definitely seen the anime Digimon; in fact, she's very familiar with it. She's watched all ten seasons, from the first one to the current Ghost and Remastered, and she knows all the movies.

However, knowing this doesn't mean you'll still be afraid. Especially since every Digimon war involves the real world.

It's either destroying the human world or unifying it. The key issue is that the human world doesn't yet have the means to restrict the digital world.

You say the digital world is a network world, but once the other side comes here, they can cause destruction with impunity, and even directly control human weapons to be launched from the network.

These are all acceptable.

No matter how you look at it, Digimon are extremely dangerous.

"Hmph, it's because of people like you that some Digimon are disappointed in our human world. Just like there are dregs in the human world, so you condemn all of humanity because of those dregs?"

"Just as there are good and bad people, there are also good and bad Digimon. If we deny all the good ones because of one bad one, what would you do if evil Digimon invaded from the other side, without other Digimon to help you?"

"What Digimon and humans need is friendship and peace. With your mindset, you'll never meet a Digimon in your lifetime."

The other person spoke with extreme disdain. Eriri opened her mouth slightly, as if she wanted to refute something, but when she opened her mouth, she realized that she couldn't refute anything.

Because what the other party said was correct.

"Hmm... So, is it because of this nature that I wasn't chosen by Digimon when I was a child?"

Eriri put down her phone, but couldn't help looking up again...

Chapter Thirty-Five: The Chosen Children?

How to describe Eriri's personality? Although she seems gentle, generous, and kind, and takes responsibility in everything she does, in reality, Eriri is by no means a courageous person.

When she was young, she ran away from Midori because she was afraid to face the image she had projected from an outgoing and cheerful person to an otaku in other people's eyes. Although Midori was largely to blame for this, it is also true that Eriri ran away.

Later, Eriri, unable to draw the manga she wanted anymore, was too afraid to face Midori, so she ran away from Midori once again.

The next time, she went even further, fleeing the club that Midori had formed and joining another club...

Eriri ran away many, many times, and she probably didn't even realize that she was actually a coward.

These words made Eriri realize that... she had never been brave all along.

A mother's lack of fear is not to appear strong in front of her child, but because she is genuinely not afraid.

In fact, Eriri's becoming an otaku was not only due to her own interests, but also largely due to family factors.

It's because her parents are both otaku.

However, compared to her mother's courage and trust, who remained fearless even when faced with danger, she appeared far too pathetic.

Like Lord Ye who professed to love dragons but was terrified of them, he would say he liked them, but when it actually happened, he would be the first to express fear...

"If it were Mom... she would definitely be chosen by the Digital World..."

Eriri gently bit her lip, her eyes showing a mixture of helplessness and resentment.

I don't know if I'm resentful that I won't be chosen by the Digital World, or if I'm resentful that I'm so wavering.

Or perhaps, it's a combination of both?

Regardless, Eriri felt she would never have the chance to go to the Digital World, even though she was still a girl... no, she would never have that chance again after she turned fourteen.

"Ah, the Digital World is wonderful..."

"...No, no, no, what am I thinking right now? Someone like me would be too scared to move if I went to the Digital World. I wouldn't be able to save the world, I'd probably be saved by it."

"Instead of going there and holding others back, I'd rather stay home and paint."

"Ugh, I don't want to think about it anymore, I'll just go to sleep... I'll feel better after a good night's sleep."

Frustrated, Eriri rubbed her head, not caring whether her hair was dry or not. She just wanted to lie in bed and take a nap, and think about other things after she woke up!

However, just as Eriri picked up her phone to go to sleep, her phone suddenly emitted a light.

It is dazzling, but not blinding.

"This is......!?"

Eriri looked surprised. Why was her phone suddenly emitting a light? And this milky white light... seemed strangely familiar.

Before Eriri could even figure out what the light was, a suction force suddenly came from the phone screen, and then, with a scream, Eriri was sucked into the light...

The room suddenly became incredibly quiet, and outside Eriri's room, Mrs. Sayuri stood there silently...

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A flash of light, and the white curtain returned to its room.

He stretched lazily, then took off his shoes and lay down directly on the sofa.

The battle with the six-winged beast had just thrilled him... Although the six-winged beast had indeed caused great damage, the fact that it had made him feel so excited was undeniable.

Feeling dissatisfied with the harm caused by the six-winged beast and wanting to have a proper fight with it are two separate things; after all, humans are contradictory creatures.

Especially the feeling of transforming into Susanoo...

Bai Mu thought that armed evolution was cool and awesome when he was a child, and always thought that he could also undergo armed evolution one day. As a result, his first armed evolution was to become Susanoo.

He's already reached the pinnacle of his life.

"Oh, by the way..."

"Commander, do the souls of the Ten Warriors possess their own consciousness?"

In the anime, although the Ten Warriors' Souls initially chose their own masters, they did not reveal any ability to communicate with the chosen children. Therefore, the Ten Warriors' Souls initially seemed to be unconscious.

Even the five Ten Warriors who betrayed the Ten Warriors only have a human form; they still need to find their own DigiSouls in Beast form before they can obtain all their power.

However, towards the end, in the grand finale, the souls of the Ten Warriors suddenly became able to speak. After encouraging the chosen children, they merged with them to form Susanoo.

At the same time, Susanoo was considered a meaningless being by the chosen children.

In other words, Susanoomon is less a standalone Digimon and more a Digimon formed by the fusion of the Ten Warriors' souls, controlled by the children.

However, this would create a conflict with the emergence of the Ten Warriors' Souls.

So, did the Ten Warriors' souls completely surrender themselves to the chosen children, or did the Ten Warriors' souls truly lack self-awareness?

If it's the former, does that mean the White Curtain can communicate with the souls of the Ten Warriors? If it's the latter, does that mean he himself is Susanoo?

[Returning to host, the Ten Warriors' Souls do not possess self-awareness; at least, the Ten Warriors' Souls you possess do not.]

"At least the Ten Warriors Souls I possess don't have that... So, the Ten Warriors Souls from another Digital World are interesting, huh?"

[The system cannot answer this question; the host may explore it further.]

"Going to explore? Am I really going to go to the Digimon Frontier world to explore whether the Ten Warriors' Souls have any self-awareness?"

Bai Mu couldn't help but mutter a complaint. How stupid would he have to be to go play in the Digital World Zone... No, wait, he had already defeated Six-Winged Beast, so the Digital World should have returned to peace. In other words, if he went there now, he would be going to a peaceful Digital World?

This seems like a good option.

Bai Mu's eyes brightened slightly. Going to a war-torn Digital World would inevitably draw him into Digital World conflicts, but if it were a peaceful Digital World...

My Angewomon, my LadyDevimon... Hehe, hehehehe...

[A spacetime rift has been detected. A human has entered the Digimon world through the rift. Due to their weak strength, please decide whether to provide assistance as soon as possible.]

[Optional template for this quest: Susanoo!]

Chapter Thirty-Six: They don't even dare to show up with Digimon, yet they dare to say they like Digimon!

"Huh? What's going on?"

The system notification interrupted Bai Mu's chuckles. He looked at the subtitle and several question marks appeared above his head.

This spacetime rift not only allows people from other worlds to enter this world, but it can even allow people from this world to travel to another world.

Let me see... The template is still Susanoo, so does it not need to be changed?

If it's Susanoomon, then the other world is the Digital World.

Wait, the Digital World?

The chosen children?

"Commander, tell me honestly, was that child who was absorbed into the spacetime rift the chosen one?"

[No, no.]

"No? How could I have been summoned to the Digital World?"

[The system cannot answer this question. Perhaps it's just bad luck?]

Bad luck? Can this really be considered bad luck?

This is incredibly lucky.

Having just dealt with Six-Winged Beast, the entire Digital World is in a state of disarray, with no dangerous Digimon or vortexes. It's a peaceful scene reminiscent of the early days of the world. In the past, even without Digivice, making friends with any Digimon was a sure win.

Speaking of which, according to the timeline of Digimon Season 4, Patamon and Puppymon should still be growing, right?

If they had been a little more proactive, they could have rescued two of the three archangels.

100% win rate Beast and Angewomon... wait!

I think I can go and retrieve Angewomon myself!

Recalling the plot in his mind, Bai Mu couldn't help but get excited.

Angewomon... Could it be that I can really raise an Angewomon?