They traveled through time at the same time, but the villainous scientist

Chapter 539 The Identity of a Newcomer

The newcomer was a child.

He looked to be only in the third or fourth grade of elementary school, wearing a clean short-sleeved shirt and shorts.

He was small and thin, with a head of slightly tousled brown hair that framed a youthful face filled with confusion and curiosity.
For a moment, this ocean of consciousness fell into another form of silence.

This... is the newcomer they forcibly "pulled" in from a brand new universe by expending enormous mental energy?

"interesting……"

"Our conditions are 'possessing enormous computing power sufficient to analyze the rules of the universe' and 'software systems capable of understanding extraordinary logic'."

But it resulted in a child being attracted... Was it because of the proactive connection?

As Masaki Keigo spoke, he sized up the newcomer.

"It's possible; there must be some connection we haven't yet understood..."

As he spoke, all the "Zhang Qi" gathered around, their curiosity, scrutiny, and inquisitiveness creating a complex mix of emotions in the space.

After all, this is the first individual they actively "chosen," and they may be different from them.

"Hello."

In the end, it was Zhang Qi who broke the deadlock, briefly explaining the situation.

After understanding the situation, the child calmed down and began exchanging information with the others.

The world he lives in is the neon era of the 1990s.

A modern society where technological development is no different from the real world, and nothing special.

Upon seeing this, Zhang Qi's brows furrowed almost imperceptibly.

This seemed completely different from the ultra-technological universe he had envisioned, one that radiated an icy blue and silvery-white light from data streams.

He didn't interrupt the flow of information and patiently continued reading.

The images of memory continue to flow.

The "Zhang Qi" of this world wakes up one morning in a child's body.

After the initial confusion and shock, he quickly accepted the fact that he had transmigrated into the body of a child.

As someone with the inherent qualities of a researcher, he quickly devised a new plan for himself—to figure out the true reason why he had traveled through time.

To conduct experiments of this caliber, top-notch research environments and resources are essential.

Therefore, he plans to use his knowledge, which is far ahead of its time, to skip grades as a child prodigy, quickly enter university, and establish his own laboratory.

But before the plan could even begin, an unexpected accident occurred.

His parents in this world both died in a sudden car accident.

In this world, he was a young orphan who was adopted by distant relatives.

To make it easier to take care of him, he had to move and change schools.

On the files for the adoption and school transfer procedures, everyone saw a name that had been re-registered.

【Izumi Mitsuko】.

And, his new school, Odaiba Elementary School.

"Izumi Mitsukoro... Odaiba?"

Kayaba Akihiko was surprised because he realized that the two keywords pointed to a name that was almost a household name.

"Holy crap! It's the world of Digimon?!"

This exclamation was like a depth charge dropped into a calm lake, exploding in the minds of all "Zhang Qi"!
So that's how it is! In an instant, all the confusion and bewilderment vanished.

They are not looking for "human technology" in this world, but for another dimension closely connected to this world—the digital world!
That vast world with its own ecosystem and its own laws, which is constantly evolving and expanding.

Behind this world lies a supercomputer that manages and governs the entire digital world—Yogdrasil, the World Tree!

A truly "world-class" computer system capable of self-calculation, self-evolution, and even "understanding" unstructured information such as life and soul!
This... is indeed the answer they need...

Just then, the child who had been silent all along, Izumi Koushiro, raised his head.

He rubbed his temples, which were throbbing from receiving too much information, as if he was trying his best to digest the astonishing fact that was enough to overturn his entire worldview.

"so……"

"Are you planning to use the computing power of the 'World Tree' in the Digital World to analyze the cultivation techniques of the infinite world?"

The information flooding his mind was overwhelming, but thanks to his extraordinary logical thinking ability, he quickly sorted out his thoughts and roughly understood the plan of this group of "selves" from the multiverse.

"That's right.

We need control over it, or at least high-level access.

Zhang Qi nodded and replied.

All eyes were once again focused on this small figure.

……

The digital world.

No, to be precise, it was Japan in 1999, Tokyo, Odaiba.

Koushiro suddenly opened his eyes and sat up in bed.

Outside the window, the night was deep, and moonlight poured into the bedroom like mercury, casting the shadow of the windowpane on the floor.

Everything around me was so quiet that I could only hear my own heartbeat.

He took a few breaths and raised his hand to wipe away the fine beads of sweat that had seeped from his forehead.

The communication in that pure white space, those powerful and unique "selves," and the task that sounded incredibly difficult.

"Do you have administrator privileges for the World Tree?"
"The number of tasks has increased again..."

Koushiro sighed softly, threw off the covers, and walked barefoot to his desk.

When he first realized that he had entered the world of Digimon, he was filled with intellectual curiosity and a desire to explore.

His original plan was simply to enter the digital world as an "ordinary" chosen child, to observe and study the magical data ecosystem up close, and to satisfy his curiosity as a researcher.

But now, a top priority and most difficult goal has been forcibly added to his task list—to contact, analyze, and even attempt to access the computing power of the "World Tree" Yggdrasil in the future.

His status as a chosen child does indeed offer certain advantages in gaining access to the World Tree.

With that thought in mind, Koushiro opened the top drawer of his desk.

Beneath several professional books on computer programming lay a beautifully printed color flyer.

He took out the flyer, and by the moonlight, the words on it were clearly visible: "Odaiba Summer Outdoor Camping Activity".

That's where the original story began, the summer camp that changed the lives of several children.

The event time was marked in red in the bottom right corner of the flyer.

Next week...

(End of this chapter)