Digital Hackers' Memories

As a traditional hacker, MetalGreymon hates the feeling of being in the spotlight because it gives him the illusion that everything about him is exposed to the light.

"Isn't it a bit too late to think of this now?"

With a helpless sigh, Nine-Tailed Fox X also noticed the gazes of the hackers below.

Moreover, Nine-Tailed Foxmon X, who is even more meticulous than MetalGreymon, noticed some details that he had not noticed.

For example, Hellmon, Mugendramon, and that majestic Omegamon...

Chapter 59 Kyoko Mumi's Communications

Valhalla server core area, near Under Zero.

"Rie-nee..."

Looking up at the mechanical Tyrannosaurus Rex, which was the size of an ant, in the sky, and at the new type of Invaders that were constantly gathering and growing in size opposite him, YUGO, whose heart was already wavering, was filled with a blank expression.

YUGO couldn't be mistaken; that murderous voice just now belonged to Rie Kishibe, who had always taken care of him.

YUGO, or rather, Yuko Kamishiro, is the legitimate daughter of the Kamishiro Group and the only one qualified to inherit the Kamishiro Group.

Under the influence of this identity, Yuko Kamishiro's life was destined to be extraordinary.

Rie Kishibe, who had once served as Satoru Kamishiro's personal secretary, was the only person that the still young Yuko Kamishiro trusted within the Kamishiro Group.

In a sense, Rie Kishibe, who was designated as Yuko Kamishiro's sole legal guardian, is her "mother".

Power or money...

Rie Kishibe never showed any greed for them; most of the time, she simply accompanied Yuko Kamishiro as she grew up as a "family member."

During this process, Yuko Kamishiro did have doubts about Rie Kishibe, but these doubts were ultimately defeated by time.

Because Rie Kishibe really had no intention of seizing power, otherwise Yuko Kamishiro would not have grown to the age where she could take charge of the Kamishiro Group.

On the contrary, in order to ensure that Yuko Kamishiro could grow up safely, Rie Kishibe had thwarted the factional struggles within the Kamishiro Group more than once.

Even though Rie Kishibe's personality became somewhat twisted and strange after an accident eight years ago, her original intention to protect Yuko Kamishiro remained unchanged.

Of course, while her original intention remained unchanged, Rie Kishibe's methods became more forceful and cunning.

Only today did Yuko Kamishiro finally see Rie Kishibe's previously unknown side as YUGO.

"Rie, what are you hiding?"

Looking somewhat dazed at the increasingly massive new Invader, YUGO didn't notice that behind her, the Infinite Dragon Beast was silently groaning while using its steel body to firmly protect its partner.

This was not anyone's order, but the instinct of the Infinite Dragon Beast.

Even if the entity manipulating the data avatar isn't the real YUGO, Mugendramon is still willing to protect "her".

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"That guy definitely has mental problems."

Under the siege of the invaders, even someone as powerful as Sanada Shin had to devote most of his energy to these unexpected enemies.

Even so, he still noticed the "interaction" between YUGO and Infinite Dragon Beast.

In particular, Yugo's address of "Rie-nee" gave Sanada Shin a sudden realization.

Rie Kishibe, the current CEO of the Kamishiro Group, is a secret supporter of a series of virtual reality technologies...

If she was behind this incident, then everything makes sense.

"New, that MetalGreymon... I think I recognize it."

Just as Sanada Shin was controlling Hellmon to gradually defeat the invading invaders, Takumi seemed to have discovered something and pointed at MetalGreymon and Nine-Tailed Foxmon X in the sky, whispering something.

“That’s the other being I mentioned to you before, the one with a ‘data body’.”

Takumi wasn't sure about this at first, since MetalGreymon was in its White Flamemon form when they met at Shinjuku subway station.

However, after the Nine-Tailed Fox X appeared, Takumi confirmed its identity.

A Digimon that evolved from the white subspecies Agumon, and has a close friendship with a Renamon.

In the entire EDEN network, there is no other possibility besides the "Pale War God" with the extremely chuunibyou nickname that can simultaneously meet both of these conditions.

"Another 'Data Body'? You mean that Digimon is the second digitalized human?"

Sanada Shin felt like he had used up all the surprises he had ever experienced in his life today.

Therefore, after hearing such explosive news, he actually had a strange feeling that "even if another world invades next, I won't be surprised."

"Yes, according to Anzu's speculation, the sinkhole in Shinjuku was the result of his battle with an unknown Digimon."

Takumi hesitated slightly when he said this.

He felt that the so-called "cyber detective" Kyoko Murami should know the identity of that Digimon, but for some unknown reason, she did not tell them this information.

"No wonder that Digimon was so special..."

Nodding in realization, Sanada Shin was about to say something more when a special communication channel sounded in his ear.

Takumi, and Nokia, who was on another battlefield, also received this special channel.

Everyone...isn't...right?

It was that familiar voice, that familiar tone...

The unease that had been building in the hearts of the three people seemed to vanish instantly upon hearing the sudden sound.

Can you hear... my... voice?

It seemed that due to the interference of digital waves, the communication that was heard by the three of them was very difficult, as if the person on the other end of the communication was talking by constantly switching channels.

From various network signals to various military channels, and then to different levels of shortwave communication...

Such rapid channel switching is something that normal humans cannot do. Even real artificial intelligence cannot switch tens of thousands of communication channels in a few seconds.

Well, excluding exceptional "genius hackers" like Erika Mishima...

"It's Sister Xingzi!" x2

After exchanging a glance, Sanada Shin and Takumi spoke at the same time.

Yes, for normal human beings, switching between tens of thousands of communication channels in just a few seconds is indeed an unrealistic thing.

However, for Kyoko Kuromi, who is already an "extraordinary person," Arata Sanada and Takumi seemed unsurprised.

In fact, even if Kyoko Kuremi were to become a Digimon someday, they wouldn't find it strange at all.

【Sister Xingzi?】

Soon, Nokia, who was on another battlefield, excitedly responded to Kyoko's communication.

For Nokia, who acts faster than she thinks, she had no idea how exaggerated it was to switch channels so quickly.

It seems... the connection was successful... but it doesn't seem... very long...

After receiving the response, Takumi and the others could clearly hear that Kyoko Kuroi breathed a sigh of relief.

Chapter Sixty: Special Coffee

What exactly happened? What on earth happened?

Leveraging its sensitivity to data, Takumi quickly intervened to adjust the communication channel, converting it into a more stable shortwave communication type.

Although this channel won't last long, with Kyoko Kuroi's cooperation, short-term internal communication shouldn't be too difficult.

[Sister Xingzi, what's the situation here right now?]

It was still Nokia's voice, but this time she seemed to have realized something, and her tone became unusually tense.

Communication is now temporarily established, so I'll keep it brief.

With a slight sigh, Kyoko Mukai, on the other end of the communication channel, paused briefly before quickly switching to a calmer, more aloof tone.

The trio of Takumi and his companions, who were already used to this "switching," didn't show any surprise.

Based on my investigation over this period, it seems that "someone" within the Kamishiro Group has successfully introduced high-density digital waves into the Valhalla server.

While explaining the current situation, Kyoko Murami, or rather Alphamon, sent the three of them a report of relevant data she had investigated.

[What 'someone'? In this situation, who else could it be but Rie Kishibe?]

With a habitual sneer, Sanada Shin, combined with Yugo's earlier slip of the tongue to say "Rie-nee," knew without a doubt who was behind all of this.

The most important thing now is to figure out what to do in this situation.

Rather than focusing on who's behind the scenes, Shin Sanada is now more concerned with how to resolve these issues.

Ignore the giant invader in the sky for now; it's clearly headed for MetalGreymon and Nine-Tailed Foxmon X.

Before they were defeated or escaped, Sanada Shin thought the hackers present didn't need to worry about the giant invader.

The biggest problem now is the infiltrators that keep emerging from the spatial rifts and frantically preying on humans and Digimon; they are the greatest threat that hackers must face.

Inside the Valhalla server, which was already being interfered with by digital waves, Shinichi Sanada had already tried the forced offline option, but unsurprisingly found that he could not leave in this way.

In other words, if the hackers present do not want to become food for the ever-growing number of invaders, they must first eliminate them.

The solution is simple: these invaders were able to sense your mental data appearing inside the Valhalla server because the digital waves tore through the 'firewall'...

AlphaBeast, having anticipated this, immediately proposed its own solution.

Therefore, by blocking the 'entry points' inside the Valhalla server, the number of Invaders appearing can be reduced to the greatest extent possible.

Under normal circumstances, you would first need to find the server's 'entry point'...

[But it seems there's been a problem on your end. The original single 'entrance' has split into countless fragments, appearing before you in a different form.]

Upon hearing this, the trio all looked at the MetalGreymon in the sky and the spatial rifts that were visible everywhere around them.

Clearly, the "accident" that Alphamon mentioned refers to MetalGreymon.

If it weren't for his chaotic actions and rampage, there would only be one "entrance" opened by Swordmon—a single "entrance" that leads directly to the Digital World, instead of the messy spatial rifts we see now.

While those broken spatial fissures are no longer a complete "entry point," they have caused great trouble in closing those spatial fissures.

Not to mention that there is a new type of invader in mid-air that is constantly merging and changing, and weaker Digimon don't even have the right to get close to "It".

[This is completely incomprehensible!]

Seeing that Takumi and Arata Sanada had both fallen silent, Nokia couldn't help but cover her head and shout loudly—she hated this dilemma.

What should we do next? Someone help us!

Ugh! It's so noisy!

Unable to bear Nokia's shrill, high-decibel voice any longer, Sanada Shin, feeling as if his eardrums were about to burst, couldn't help but shout out.

We'll discuss the details later; now shut up right now!

Seeing this, Alphamon on the other end of the communicator, though unaware of what was happening, couldn't help but laugh.

Haha, you guys... even under these circumstances, you're still... as usual...

"Then I'm a little relieved... You guys will definitely be able to overcome... and resolve... the crisis..."

I'll... make you a special coffee... waiting for you...

You...must...come...safely...

With things having come to this point, the makeshift communication channel seemed to have reached its limit, and so, amidst the intermittent noise, Alphamon's voice completely disappeared from the three people's ears.

"Uh, did 'he' just say 'special coffee'?"

With a slightly dazed look in his eyes, Sanada Shin asked Takumi in a low voice, a few seconds after the call ended, his eyes still somewhat vacant.

"Yes, what 'he' just said was indeed 'special coffee'."

Takumi nodded firmly, a look of unbearable regret on his face as he said this.

"I was so moved that I almost cried."

After confirming that his ears were not deceiving him, Sanada Shin felt that his life was going to be shrouded in darkness for the next few days.

Having spent so much time with Kyoko Kuroi, Arata Sanada naturally knew that this legendary "cyber detective" actually had some personality disorder tendencies, and that her interests, hobbies, and even gender were completely different.

In her female form, Kyoko Kuremi is a normal human being, a "girl" with some otaku/fujoshi tendencies but who is very willing to help others.

However, Kyoko Kuremi in her male or neutral state is completely different.

Although Kyoko Murami in that state possessed extraordinary talent and amazing execution ability, she lacked all the common sense and cognition that humans should have.

Putting everything else aside, the habit of using all sorts of different drinks as a substitute for coffee is something that no normal person could accept.