Digital Hackers' Memories

"The Invader's 'weakness'...?"

As she drove her silver-gray sedan through the narrow, dimly lit tunnel, Mukai Kyoko, who had only recently left the Butterfly Internet Cafe, muttered with a furrowed brow.

Has the World Tree already fallen?

Using the listening software planted on Takumi Aiba, Kyoko Kuremi overheard part of his conversation with "Yugo Kamishiro" before the communication was completely cut off.

When Alphamon left the Digital World, Yggdrasil had just been assimilated by the Invaders and was still a long way from being completely conquered.

If the Invaders hadn't initially assimilated the World Tree's "reboot" function, the World Tree could have easily reset itself to restore the entire Digital World to its state before the Invaders' invasion.

In that case, the crisis brought by the Invaders might become one of the biggest digital crises in the Digital World, but it would definitely not leave Yggdrasil without a chance to save itself.

"According to the description of that 'Yugo Kamishiro', the World Tree has indeed fallen."

This time, Alphamon did not speak through Kyoko Murami's body; its voice came directly from the dashboard of the silver-gray sedan.

"This also explains why the always dutiful Omegamon left Yggdrasil..."

"And why the Sword Emperor Beasts were so crazy and reckless in declaring war on the human world."

Despite not being able to observe any expression on the other party's face, Kyoko Murami seemed to see the unconcealed sadness on Alphamon's face through that simple sentence.

After all, no matter how the outside world jokes about Alphamon being a "professional tree cutter," the World Tree is indeed the "parent" that gave birth to it in this world.

"So, things have escalated to the point where war is inevitable?"

In a daze, Mukai Kyoko looked up at the gloomy sky and seemed to see a mottled and messy World Tree, which had been eroded by the eroders, slowly crossing the "dimensional wall" and forcibly squeezing into this world that belonged to humans.

"We're not at the most desperate point yet."

Shaking her head vigorously, Kyoko Mukai's expression became more serious than ever before.

“Mirei Mikagura said that this world is the closest to ‘success’ among the countless world lines she has observed.”

"I believe her, so things must not have gotten to that point of despair yet."

Trying her best to recall the bits and pieces of information Alphamon had gathered over the years, Kyoko Murami pieced together these pieces of information that barely even qualify as "clues," attempting to find a way to successfully save both worlds.

"Takumi, Nokia, Yuko, Shin, and we should also add 'Yugo Kamishiro'..."

Thinking of this, Mukai Kyoko seemed to suddenly remember something, and the image of Chen Ze flashed through her mind—the fox spirit X hidden in his camera library, perhaps that was also a "trigger".

"The real future is determined by choices, and I believe in those uncertain possibilities."

Before she finished speaking, Mukai Kyoko's mind resonated with Alpha Beast, and a massive amount of data, visible to the naked eye, began to spread around the silver-gray sedan.

Boom!

In an instant, the material surrounding the car collapsed.

Tunnels, roads, traffic lights, reinforced concrete...

Everything within Kyoko Mukai's sight was affected and permeated by this massive amount of data, forming a temporary passage to the EDEN network world.

"No matter how many times I see it, I can't believe that you are actually 'the same kind' as a Digimon."

Instead of using the power of digital waves to break through firewalls, it is through purely personal power that a gateway to the data world is formed.

This pure power is beyond the comprehension of humans and even Digimon. Even Kyoko Kuroi, who is already accustomed to this power, cannot understand its essence.

"As long as you grasp the essence of the data, it's a very simple thing."

As Alphamon's voice continued to echo, the silver-gray sedan passed through the data portal and disappeared from the human world in just an instant.

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"As long as you grasp the essence of the data, it's a very simple thing."

Just as Takumi was talking to "Yugo Kamishiro", a calm voice suddenly came from this "Scrap Metal Park", which had long been reduced to a place of mosaics and data.

tumultuous!

The next second, an almost tangible silver light emanated from Kyoko Murami's car, illuminating the chaotic space like the sun.

The data that made up the silver-gray sedan were rapidly reorganized in the process, and soon transformed into a black giant more than ten meters tall.

"like this……"

His tall figure stood as steady as a mountain, and the royal cloak behind him fluttered even without wind...

When Alphamon revealed its true form to Takumi for the first time, it merely glanced around, and the huge and chaotic space miraculously returned to its original state, just like a file that had been repaired and reset.

—At the Beginning, Gain Power: Data Reset!

The chaotic and fragmented data faded away at a visible speed, and the figure of "Yugo Kamishiro" seemed to have encountered its natural enemy, disappearing from Takumi's sight once again.

Rumble…

At this moment, the only thing that could prove the existence of the invasion and chaos was that enormous root, which even Alpha Beast could not repair and which possessed the power to reach the heavens and the earth.

That wasn't something that originally existed in "Scrap Metal Park," but rather a root of the World Tree that extended from another world.

"world Tree!"

Looking up at the enormous root that wriggled and undulated like a dragon, Alpha Beast's expression of loneliness and sorrow was no longer concealed.

"It has been a long time, my god."

Marginalized People Series - Part 1

Li Zhe is a college student who has just taken the college entrance examination and entered the university campus.

However, unlike most college students, Li Zhe's student life was quite difficult due to family reasons.

During his high school years, he frequently worked part-time to support himself, which led to his quiet, diligent, and capable personality.

Even after he went to university in a big city, his personality remained unchanged.

If Li Zhe hadn't had excellent grades and hadn't applied for student loans, it would have been very difficult for him to attend university in a big city, given his circumstances and personality.

Even so, Chen Ping, Li Zhe's counselor, was also very troubled by this.

She is introverted and not good at socializing, yet she is one of the few outstanding students in the department.

Most importantly, for some unknown reason, Li Zhe spent 23 out of 24 hours a day with a bruised and swollen face, looking as if he had just suffered from school bullying.

Even without instructions from her superiors, Chen Ping felt she should learn more about the boy.

"Pei Hui, do you know what Li Zhe has been doing lately?"

Sitting in her office chair, Chen Ping asked the poised, handsome young woman across from her with a helpless expression.

In Chen Ping's memory, Pei Hui was one of the few classmates who could talk to Li Zhe and even took the same courses.

In addition, since the other party was a well-known "know-it-all" at the school, Chen Ping believed that she should know some of the daily activities of that reclusive student.

"Li Zhe? You mean that boy who clocks out of class on time?"

Pei Hui frowned imperceptibly; she didn't seem to know anything extra about Li Zhe, unlike what Chen Ping remembered.

Even though the two often attended classes together, in Pei Hui's memory, the aloof boy was still like an invisible person, keeping to himself and not engaging with anything other than studying.

"Aside from collecting homework, I don't have any special contact with him."

After a moment's thought, Pei Hui still couldn't recall any more information about Li Zhe and could only give Chen Ping an answer that left her extremely disappointed.

"Is that so? It seems I'll have to talk to him myself."

Chen Ping is a qualified teacher. She doesn't want any school violence to occur in her class or school, and she especially doesn't want such an excellent student as Li Zhe to go down a path of no return because of school violence.

"Teacher, Li Zhe... what happened to him?"

Pei Hui bit her lip slightly, looked at Chen Ping who was looking serious, and suddenly asked in a curious tone.

"It's not a big deal. I just think that child is too withdrawn, which is not good for his future."

At this point, Chen Ping paused slightly before continuing.

“After all, you are all college students now, and your social circles and scope are much larger than in high school, so I am more worried that Li Zhe’s aloof personality might cause him some trouble.”

Upon hearing this, Pei Hui nodded thoughtfully.

"Hmm, now that you mention it, that boy does seem quite withdrawn..."

"Even his roommates rarely saw him interact with anyone else."

Hearing Pei Hui's almost self-talk, Chen Ping couldn't help but feel even more convinced of her previous guess.

Li Zhe must have gotten into some trouble, which is why he often appears at school with bruises and swelling. She just hopes that it's not too late for her to intervene.

"Pei Hui, you should go back to class now!"

Thinking of this, Chen Ping suddenly straightened her expression and forced a smile to indicate to Pei Hui that everything was alright.

"Also, remember not to tell anyone about what happened today."

"I know, I won't tell anyone outside."

Nodding affirmatively, Pei Hui seemed completely oblivious to Chen Ping's worries and turned to leave the counselor's office.

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"Li Zhe? A top student who entered the school with a score in the top ten?"

After leaving the counselor's office, Pei Hui walked easily along the school's wooded path, only her bright eyes revealing that she was still thinking about something.

"I heard that he originally had the opportunity to go to a better school, but he chose this school because the school reduced his tuition."

As Pei Hui kept recalling all the information about that withdrawn boy, she realized that she had been ignoring the fact that there was such a person in her class all along.

Despite being so outstanding, why do I not have a deep impression of this person?

Ultimately, it's because he's too withdrawn.

Pei Hui carefully pieced together her memories of Li Zhe, but apart from his aloofness, she couldn't glean any further impressions of him.

Bang!

Just as Pei Hui was about to fall into deep thought, a sudden noise from ahead broke her concentration.

"...?"

Startled, Pei Hui looked up at the basketball that had almost hit her, then glanced at the group of grinning boys on the next street.

"Sorry, my hand slipped just now. I hope I didn't scare you."

Seeing this, the leading man jogged over to Pei Hui in a few quick steps, then picked up the basketball from the ground with an apologetic expression and said...

"..."

Without making any response, Pei Hui simply stared at the boy in silence until the apology on his face turned into embarrassment.

"It's okay. In the end, it was just that I was distracted. It has nothing to do with you, senior."

Just like the sky clearing up after being cloudy, when the boy was embarrassed and didn't know what to say, Pei Hui suddenly smiled and helped him out of the predicament in a nonchalant tone.

"But if you want to play basketball, you should go to the basketball court! Otherwise, it would be troublesome if you accidentally hit someone."

Even long after Pei Hui had walked away, the boy was still immersed in her bright smile.

"gorgeous……"

Unaware of, or perhaps unconcerned about, the boy's opinion of her, Pei Hui's face suddenly darkened once she was certain that no one could see her expression.

"That's disgusting."

Unlike her sunny and cheerful demeanor in front of others, Pei Hui, with her gloomy face, was like a block of ice that had stood for millennia, exuding a cold indifference that kept people at a distance.

"What era are we living in? People are still using such outdated methods to flirt with girls."

"And he's almost a senior in college and about to start his internship, yet he still has the mind to wander around the campus. No wonder he can't find a girlfriend."

Chapter Sixty-Two: The Knight Beast Legion

Silence—Boom!

Like a meteor streaking across the sky and descending from the heavens, the Fallen Hell Beast's act of forcibly breaking through the "dimensional wall" created a sonic barrier as straight as smoke in the sky above Tokyo.

As the Fallen Hell Beast approached, the Jade Rabbit Beast, which had also forcibly crossed the "dimensional wall," simply "fell" indifferently toward the Odaiba Building, because that was the place in the real world closest to the gods.

As for the Fallen Hell Beast that has been chasing him from behind?

The Jade Rabbit Beast naturally noticed, but that didn't mean the other party could catch up with it easily.

Because before Beelzemon catches up with him, there will definitely be other Digimon who are also aware of Priestmon X's identity and will try to stop him.

"So, my 'memory' really is faulty."