Digital Hackers' Memories

"You should remember now, right? What happened eight years ago..."

His gaze didn't linger too long on Alpha Beast. Sanada knew Kyoko Kumi's style of doing things, so his attention was more focused on Takumi.

This original group of five, who participated in the beta experiment with him eight years ago, should have already shown signs of his uniqueness back then.

"After all, you are the only one among us who possesses a 'data body.' With just a little opportunity, it should be easy for you to remember what happened eight years ago."

Although Sanada Shin didn't say it explicitly, it's not hard to tell from his tone that Takumi's encounter with "Yugo Kamishiro" at the scrap metal park is probably related to him.

However, it's not hard to understand when you think about it. After all, after eliminating Alphamon, the "cheat code," the most skilled member of the cyber detective agency should be Arata Sanada.

Needless to say, it was his idea to go to the scrap metal park to find the remaining Royal Knights.

In this situation, it would be incredibly easy for Sanada Shin to do whatever he wanted to, to guide Takumi to meet "Kamishiro Yugo".

"It's funny, isn't it? I was so lame back then."

Seeing Takumi seemingly lost in thought, Sanada Shin knew that his guidance had worked; Takumi really did meet "Yugo Kamishiro" at the scrap metal park.

This gave him confidence in his next move.

"He said he would protect you, but all he did was tremble with fear..."

"I was so scared that I... just stood by and watched that guy die."

Feelings of regret, remorse, and anger combined, Sanada Shin hated the version of himself from eight years ago, hated the version of himself who abandoned his best friend in a moment of crisis.

Therefore, Sanada Shin felt he had to do something, even if it meant sacrificing his own life.

"new……"

Seeing this, Takumi opened his mouth, as if he wanted to say something comforting, but in the end he couldn't say anything that went against his own heart.

Argumentative, sincere, gentle, and with a tendency to be a pushover—that's the true nature of Takumi Aiba.

He couldn't bring himself to say the words of forgiveness for Shin Sanada on behalf of Yugo Kamishiro, but he also didn't want to watch his comrade slowly descend into the abyss.

"You were planning to save Yugo back then, weren't you?"

"Thank you for having the courage to save my best friend at that time."

Seemingly noticing Takumi's hesitation, Sanada Shin, who had raised his head again, sincerely thanked him before he could speak again.

"However, I'm sorry! Saving Yugo should be my mission!"

Suddenly changing the subject, Sanada Shin, who had been apologizing, looked at her with a different expression after saying those words.

"Fortunately, the time has finally come to complete the mission."

"I kept trying and kept eating... and finally I received the power of 'salvation'."

It seemed like sadness, yet also like enlightenment...

As Sanada Shin's gaze shifted, an undeniable malice emanated from him.

"so……"

"Don't get in my way! Get out of my sight! Forget my past!"

Under this malicious manipulation, Sanada Shin used the power he had stolen from Gallantmon to create a barrier between himself and Takumi that was entirely composed of data and digital waves.

It was a materialized product of complex code, and even Takumi, who possessed the "body of data," could not fathom its mysteries for a time.

The only certainty is that when Shin Sanada passes through the door that symbolizes "transformation," the original Shin Sanada will disappear, and in his place will be a different kind of invader named "Shin Sanada."

"We can't let him complete his 'transformation'!"

Realizing this, Takumi immediately shouted loudly.

Alphamon, which reacted the fastest, rushed forward immediately and placed one hand against the data gate that existed between existence and non-existence.

—The power to begin!

The power called "Power of Beginning Acquisition" is the most obvious manifestation of Alphamon's "original concept"—forcibly reversing the established data and facts back to a time before everything began.

Without a doubt, Arata Sanada, who has not yet completed his transformation, is completely unable to resist this terrifying ability that is almost like "time reversal".

"Don't stop me!"

Sanada Shin clearly realized this as well, and under the influence of the mother body's will, he began to lose his composure and become irritable.

"I'm not the same person I was eight years ago. This time, I will definitely rescue Yuugo!"

Unexpectedly taking a step back, Sanada Shin, amidst the shocked gazes of the crowd, absorbed the fragrant beast behind him with a backhand, and then, accompanied by an almost deformed roar, rushed straight into the gate symbolizing "transformation".

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PS: There are just too many plot holes in the original work. I only realized now that many of them are impossible to explain back up.

For example, after all the trouble that Aromon has caused, how come it doesn't recognize Alphamon?

And when Sanada Shin transformed into Adam, Alphamon, such a top-tier combatant, was just watching the show from the sidelines.

Most importantly, the Fragrant Beast, after being defeated by Takumi and his group, began to resent the World Tree, believing that both worlds were destined to be destroyed by the Invaders.

Is this kind of childish, self-destructive mentality after being defeated really the mindless, resourceful Royal Knight?

Let the Fragrant Beast die early! Anyway, its subsequent scenes are just dragging out the plot, and its character setting is already broken, so it's better for it to just be eaten by the new one.

PS2: Also, my thoughts have been very chaotic these past two days. I scrapped the outline and rewrote it, and I've become so engrossed in the side stories that I'm more inspired to write them than the main story.

I'll try to find a day off this weekend to rest and think about some ideas.

Chapter Sixty-Nine: The Legendary Dragon - Bliverud Dragon Beast

Let's try again!

Despite the intense pressure emanating from the Alpha Beast, the moment Sanada Shin entered the gate symbolizing "transformation," a tangible energy storm suddenly appeared around him.

Vortex... Vortex... Vortex...

A visible vortex gradually formed above the Odaiba Building, and the resulting vortex expanded to the entire Odaiba area in a very short time.

Under the influence of this energy storm, even a powerful Alphamon had to retreat temporarily to prevent the vortex that followed from affecting Nokia and Yuuko Kamishiro behind it.

"Takumi! Watch out!"

Just as Alphamon was about to step in and protect Takumi, Breviluddramon, known as the "strongest shield," appeared immediately and stood in front of Takumi.

"Blivildramon?!"

Breviluddramon is the ultimate form evolved from ThunderLudemon, and is one of the two partner Digimon that Takumi has been with day and night since he first came into contact with Digimon.

Compared to its Ultimate form during the Valhalla server era, Breviluddramon, which has now evolved into its Mega form, possesses a much larger size than MetalGreymon.

Without making any aggressive gestures, Breviluddramon simply appeared and occupied a third of the Odaiba Building.

However, what is truly astonishing is its form, rather than its size.

Although it looks like a giant fire dragon, if you look closely you will find that Breviluddramon does not actually have a real body, but is a semi-physical body composed of independently operating red shields.

Each part of the body can be separated and become a powerful shield.

This entity, constructed from countless shields, is the Blivierudmon, known as the "Strongest Shield."

"The legendary dragon?"

The sudden appearance of Breviluddramon not only shocked all the humans present, but even the well-informed Alphamon looked on in disbelief.

Prior to this, Alphamon only knew that Takumi and his two Digimon partners had undergone special training and possessed the ability to rival or even defeat the Royal Knights, but it did not know exactly how those two Digimon had undergone such special training.

It wasn't until the appearance of Breviluddramon that Alphamon realized that Takumi's partner had not only evolved into an Ultimate level, but had even become a legendary Ultimate level.

In the legends of the Digital World, there has always existed a weaponized Digimon called "Legend-Arms".

Generally speaking, this kind of Digimon has no ability to evolve, or rather, its evolutionary potential is very small.

Even looking at the entire history of the digital world, it's difficult to find many truly established Legend-Arms.

However, this kind of creature, almost forgotten by all Digimon, can unleash a power that makes all Digimon take notice when it encounters its true "destined one," by completely weaponizing itself.

The legendary dragon, Breviluddramon, is an armor-type Legend-Arms that takes the defensive stance to its extreme, surpassing all other Legend-Arms.

It is said that Blivuddramon obtained data from the "Legendary Shield" composed of myths and games, and thus evolved into the strongest shield that is impervious to any attack.

Judging from appearance alone, the shields that make up Breviluddramon appear to be made of red Digizoid, rather than the strongest gold Digizoid.

In reality, however, the strength of these shields far exceeds that of any known digital alloy, making them the "strongest shields" that the current digital world cannot analyze.

In terms of defense, perhaps only the Golden Armored Dragon Beast, which has brought the "Miracle Power" to its fullest potential, can rival it.

In addition, the Blivuddramon has two independent artificial intelligences named "Gause" and "Fay" responsible for all-around vision.

In a sense, these are the true "eyes" of the Brevilud Dragonmon.

Because within the reach of these "eyes," the Breviluddramon can extend its flame shield to almost the ends of the earth, forming an "absolute defense" that covers the entire world.

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In the sky, MetalGreymon, who had just defeated Dynasmon, naturally noticed the suddenly appearing Breviluddramon.

On that "alien" dragon beast shrouded in flames, MetalGreymon sensed a threat second only to the Dragon Emperor.

Breviluddramon is indeed a dragonmon, and a powerful one at that, enough to cause the "dragonmon slayer" to undergo another transformation and evolution.

However, MetalGreymon also knew that it had no way of hunting Breviludmon.

The "Dragon Beast Killer," which is specifically designed to counter dragon-type digital beasts, can indeed grow stronger by slaying dragon beasts, but only if the "Dragon Beast Killer" can break through their defenses.

Clearly, the Breviluddramon, known as the "strongest shield," is a creature whose defenses even the current MetalGreymon cannot break through, no matter how hard it tries.

However, compared to the appearance of Breviluddramon, what truly made MetalGreymon realize the danger was the jet-black Digimon behind it that resembled a humanoid Gundam.

"Alpha Beast..."

MetalGreymon was absolutely certain that it had not mistaken the other party's identity.

That jet-black humanoid Digimon was definitely Alphamon, one of the strongest Ultimate Digimon that frequently vied for the "number one" position in the official setting book of the previous life!

According to official records, this being, who is considered the pinnacle of Digimon evolution, has defeated Yggdrasil more than once.

"Even it has appeared?"

Although it was already known that with the Royal Knights making their appearances one after another, Alphamon's appearance was only a matter of time, MetalGreymon still felt a chill run down its spine when it actually saw Alphamon.

Fortunately, this Alphamon seems to maintain some consistency with the official setting and has not completely sided with the "destroy humanity" faction of Aromamon and Emperormon.

Otherwise, MetalGreymon couldn't even imagine how the battle would develop.

"This is a stroke of luck amidst misfortune."

Slowly turning around, MetalGreymon looked at the enormous Dragon Emperor blocking the Digital Gate in the sky and suddenly realized that its own situation wasn't much better.

After defeating Dynasmon, MetalGreymon must first defeat Examon, who is on par with Alphamon in terms of strength, if it wants to continue its journey to the Digital World.

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PS: There will be no updates tomorrow.

Marginalized People Series Part 4

Office of Freshman Counselors, School of Humanities, XX University.

"Teacher, is there something you need from me?"

Unlike Pei Hui's casualness, Li Zhe appeared very reserved when facing Chen Ping, even using honorifics when speaking.

Because although Chen Ping said that in less formal occasions, they could call her "Sister Ping" directly, and emphasized that she was not much older than them.

However, Li Zhe was clearly not the kind of person who would take advantage of someone's position, so no matter the occasion, he always addressed Chen Ping as "teacher".

"See, this is your biggest flaw."

Rolling her eyes in exasperation, Chen Ping glanced at Li Zhe, who was standing stiffly in front of her, and said in a rather displeased tone.

"You have to learn to accept other people's kindness; not everyone is in a 'quid pro quo' relationship."

Chen Ping knew that because of his family background, Li Zhe rarely felt any care or affection from family or friends.

Li Zhe's early exposure to society made him overly focused on money and profit. While there's nothing inherently wrong with that, it could very well lead him down a path of no return, one that leads to crime.

In Chen Ping's eyes, a qualified "teacher" should teach not only knowledge, but also the most basic morality and the concept of right and wrong.

Li Zhe is now clearly one of those "marginalized individuals" who are gradually going astray in their lives, and could easily become a criminal if he is not careful.

However, Li Zhe was an outstanding student, demonstrating exceptional intelligence and willpower.

In this situation, the more "polite" Li Zhe was, the more worried Chen Ping became about his future.