Digital Hackers' Memories

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Chapter Thirty-Six: Meimei's Complaint (Bonus Chapter)

Inside a high-end residential apartment building near Guangqiu.

"He really is a bad thing."

Sullenly lying on her balcony, Meimei, after being scolded by Ms. Takakawa, was ordered to reflect on her actions before she could barely escape her mother's fierce gaze.

However, compared to her mother's nagging, Meimei now resents the culprit behind all of this the most—Chen Ze.

If it weren't for the repeated disappearances of that strange, unidentified creature, I wouldn't have been distrusted by the Tachikawa couple.

Even if you are a future flower fairy, I will still catch you!

Muttering angrily, Meimei was just a little naive, but she wasn't stupid.

From Chen Ze's repeated disappearances, she had already realized that the unknown creature seemed to be consciously avoiding the adults' viewpoint, just like those real flower fairies.

Even I only learned of its existence by chance, which is why I was able to communicate with it.

However, Meimei, being a child at heart, didn't delve into the reasons behind it. After her initial anger, she was now more curious about where the other person had gone.

Meimei had searched the living room, bedroom, study, and even under the bed, but still couldn't find any trace of the unknown creature.

"Meimei?"

Just as Meimei was pondering where to find Chen Ze next, a faint voice suddenly entered her ears.

"A ball-shaped beast?"

Realizing the source of the sound immediately, Meimei turned her head and glanced towards the study. Sure enough, she saw the round, unidentified creature cautiously pushing open the door and peering out.

"You rascal, you actually know how to come back?"

Meimei's face lit up at first, but then she seemed to remember something, turned her head away, and looked like she didn't want to talk to her.

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"..."

With an awkward laugh, Chen Ze glanced at the still angry Mei Mei, then at the intrigued fox spirit behind him, feeling more amused than helpless.

If it weren't for the circumstances, Chen Ze wouldn't have wanted to go back to Mei Mei's house.

Ultimately, regardless of whether Mimi becomes a chosen child and ventures into the Digital World in the future, she is currently just an innocent and naive little girl who is not suited to have too much contact with dangerous creatures like Digimon.

Moreover, Chen Ze didn't want to drag a young girl into an unknown crisis because of his own reasons.

Compared to constancy, Chen Ze considered himself a relatively conscientious person, but he couldn't bring himself to arrest child laborers with such righteous indignation.

However, Chen Ze also knew that returning to Mei Mei's study was the safest option, rather than risking exiting through other computer ports.

After all, even though he had tricked Meimei twice before, given Meimei's childish behavior, she would only be angry for a few minutes at most.

On the other hand, if you appear in an unknown place, not to mention the probability of encountering other humans, just the question of who owns those computer ports is a huge problem.

Because in this era, those who can afford computers are either rich or powerful, and are very likely to be affiliated with certain government agencies.

Chen Ze didn't want to fall into a wolf's den after escaping one, and to get into any conflict with the government departments of this world.

"Meimei, I'm back."

He hopped out of the study, and after confirming that Ms. Tachikawa had left, Chen Ze made full use of his current advantages, shamelessly trying to charm the little girl, Meimei.

"Bad thing!"

Faced with such a round and adorable creature, Meimei unsurprisingly couldn't maintain her angry expression.

"Where did you hide just now? Did you go back into the computer?"

Back in the living room, Meimei looked at the bouncing ball-shaped beast and asked the question that had been bothering her the most.

She hadn't forgotten Chen Ze's self-introduction: this strange creature called "Digimon" was born in the online world, and it had also crawled out of the computer screen last night.

"Yes, I just went back to the computer so your mother wouldn't find out."

Not wanting Meimei to be exposed to that dangerous other world too early, Chen Ze didn't recount his experiences in the online world, but instead chose a reason that the other party could accept.

"I knew it!"

A look of "I knew it" flashed across Meimei's face. She immediately forgot her previous unpleasantness and excitedly pressed for more information.

"You really are a flower fairy, that's why you can't let the adults see your true form!"

Chen Ze stared in astonishment, his mouth agape. He couldn't understand how Mei Mei had connected the two things.

Most importantly, why did Meimei bring up the "Flower Fairy" story again?

He had finally managed to forget about it, but now that the other person had brought it up, Chen Ze started to worry about his future evolutionary path again.

Chen Ze wasn't sure if it was just his imagination, but he felt that the fox demon hiding in the study was also full of questions—how did you get involved with the flower fairy?

This matter... is truly a long story.

Even though he knew the fox demon couldn't hear his thoughts, Chen Ze couldn't help but sigh silently in his heart.

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"..."

Silently watching the interaction between Meimei and Chen Ze outside the door, or rather, the process of Meimei unilaterally "playing" with the rolling ball beast.

While the fox spirit was somewhat surprised by the relationship between the two, it didn't seem as puzzled as Chen Ze had imagined.

As a pure Digimon with certain special qualities, Renamon can sense far more than Chen Ze imagined.

In that little human girl, Renamon sensed a pure light, a light of evolution.

[One of the earliest templates of the "evolutionary process"?]

In the Digital World where Renamon lives, there has always been a legend.

That is, somewhere in this world, there exists an "evolution program" that allows Digimon to skip long evolutionary stages and directly achieve evolution.

Based on the few words Mirei Mikagura had previously revealed, Youkomon actually felt like it was "witnessing history".

This human world, still in 1995, is definitely not as simple as a parallel world or a multiverse, but rather a more distant spacetime that may have already involved "timelines".

What is about to happen in this world?

What is the connection between the digital world I originally lived in and this world?

And most importantly, why did that woman who can control Ultimate-level Digimon send herself into this world?

Chapter Thirty-Seven: Agumon from the Yagami Family

It was evening, and the sun was setting.

Night had fallen, with only a few rays of the setting sun still shining through the window, giving the spacious apartment an extra touch of ambiguity and warmth.

Is she already asleep?

Seeing that Mei Mei had fallen into a deep sleep, the fox spirit that had been hiding in the study quietly came out and stood behind Chen Ze.

"It's much more chaotic than I imagined."

Although he said that, the smile on Chen Ze's face betrayed his true feelings at that moment.

Just like mentioned earlier, perhaps due to the influence of his body, Chen Ze's personality has become more and more like that of a real child since his rebirth.

Especially during the process of coaxing Meimei, Chen Ze felt as if he had returned to his true childhood, a feeling he hadn't experienced in a long time, where he didn't have to think too much and only needed to consider his own feelings.

"You seem to care a lot about this child?"

Looking down at Chen Ze at his feet, the fox demon beast had never seen him like this before.

Whether he was alone or in front of his parents, Chen Ze always acted like a little adult.

In fact, this is the main reason why Chen Ze's parents like to tease him, because there are very few opportunities to make the serious Chen Ze reveal his "irrational" side.

"I wouldn't say I care, it's just that I sometimes wish I had a mischievous little sister like that."

His calm tone concealed a deep regret. Although Chen Ze was an only child in this life, he had a younger sister who was a few years younger than him in his previous life.

The time he spent with Meimei reminded him of his family in his previous life, a family that, though not wealthy, was full of warmth.

"Unfortunately, we are ultimately just passersby in this world."

Sensing that Chen Ze wasn't telling the whole truth, the fox demon didn't care. Instead, it whispered meaningfully.

"Yes, we are just passing through."

At this moment, Chen Ze felt only a deep loneliness.

Not only in this world, but even in the original world, I, as a transmigrator, am just a passerby.

"..."

Realizing that he might have said something he shouldn't have, the fox-mon tilted its head, a curious and thoughtful expression on its face.

"What are you thinking about?"

After a short while, the fox-mon, seemingly disliking the atmosphere, took the initiative to break the silence.

"I just think that maybe we should end this inexplicable 'interference' as soon as possible."

Although he didn't know why he was in Mitsuoka in 1995, Chen Ze, being a hacker, instinctively hated this uncontrollable "time travel".

Therefore, even actively engaging with constancy is an option worth trying.

Is it over?

Nodding thoughtfully, the fox beast turned to look out the window, a thoughtful expression on its face.

"It might end soon."

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Meanwhile, in another residential building in Guangqiu.

"A ball-shaped beast?"

Seeing Koromon shivering under the covers, Tai, who had just been woken up by Kari, couldn't help but widen his eyes.

"How did it become like this?"

As if sensing some kind of danger was about to come, the Rolling Beast, hiding under the covers, was unusually active, and even its body turned ashen with fear.

"Answer me, Koromon!"

Tai and Kari, watching Koromon intently, were worried about it but dared not touch it, fearing that their actions might upset Koromon's sensitive nerves.

buzzing...

Just as Taichi was thinking about how to help Agumon, Agumon, who was curled up in bed, suddenly opened its eyes.

Immediately afterwards, all the electronic devices in the house seemed to be affected by some inexplicable magnetic field interference, and began to randomly jump around with all sorts of disordered characters.

From 1 to 0, and then back to 1...

The randomly jumping numbers have no discernible pattern; they are simply doing their utmost to indicate the arrival of some unknown entity.

"Whoa!"

It wasn't until Kari's slightly tense whistle that Koromon turned its body around.

buzzing...

Almost simultaneously, those randomly jumping numbers seemed to receive some kind of instruction and spontaneously transformed into a special character that shouldn't exist on electronic devices—∞.

In mathematics, ∞ is called infinity or infinite, meaning "without boundaries".

In the realm of theology and philosophy, ∞ also signifies a kind of boundless power—such as God or the Supreme Being.

"hold head high!"

Stimulated by both the whistle and the ∞ symbol, the Koromon, sensing the impending danger, let out a roar like that of a Tyrannosaurus Rex.

"A ball-shaped beast?"

However, to Taiichi's utter surprise, Koromon's roar was just the beginning, as an even more dangerous change followed.

Koromon - Evolve...