A different kind of digital world adventure

Before Koushiro could finish speaking, Taiichi had already stepped forward and, before the man could react, snatched the communicator from his hand. Taiichi frowned as he looked at the communicator, then turned back to Koushiro with some difficulty.

"Koushiro... I don't know how to turn this off."

"It's okay, leave it to me."

"I'll handle it."

"Row."

Taichi handed the communicator to Koushiro, who immediately disassembled it and began operating the circuit board inside. Although Koushiro didn't seem to be doing anything specific, the indicator lights on the board were flashing on and off, presumably indicating that he was sending some kind of message.

Regardless of exactly what Izzy did, the man opposite him panicked upon seeing this and tried to stop Izzy.

"Hey kid, don't move around like that..."

"I'm sorry, but please don't attack our companions right away."

Taiyi stood in front of the man and stared at him as he spoke.

"Otherwise, something that no one wants to see might happen."

""

Yamamoto Mitsuo shouldn't have taken the threat from a child seriously, but looking at Taiichi's eyes, he inexplicably stopped and decided to observe for a moment before making a decision.

And so, the two sides remained in an awkward silence.

Fortunately, the awkward situation didn't last long; in fact, less than a minute had passed before Koushiro returned the communicator to its original position and gave it back to Mitsuo Yamaki.

"Here you go, I've given the deletion program a pause command."

Koushiro said this to Mitsuo Yamaki, and then subtly offered a suggestion.

"Furthermore, your deletion program has many vulnerabilities. Although the idea is good, it's like a large net with a hole in it for Digimon, making it very difficult to delete them."

"Moreover, simply deleting Digimon will not improve network management. After all, the existence of Digimon is an established fact. Simply deleting them and pulverizing them into data will only cause the data remnants of Digimon to accumulate more and more, eventually forming a huge, unmanageable cesspool on the network."

"I have a suggestion to avoid this situation from happening."

Koushiro then explained to Mitsuo Yamaki that the strategy involves preserving the Digimon's core data and only crushing its external data to turn it into a Digi-Egg. The advantages of this approach are several: first, the crushed external data can be easily absorbed by other Digimon, thus preventing the emergence of the "Shit Mountain Code"; second, it greatly reduces the workload of the program and is more effective; and third, a Digimon that reverts to a Digi-Egg will inevitably have to endure numerous hardships to grow back to its previous level, which is practically impossible for most Digimon, thus further preventing Digimon from invading the human world.

Originally, Mitsuo Yamaki didn't want to listen to Koushiro's rambling, but he couldn't resist the fact that Koushiro's words were indeed very insightful, so Mitsuo Yamaki couldn't help but start discussing the feasibility of modifying the deletion program with Koushiro.

Tai, who was standing to the side, couldn't help but twitch as he listened to the discussion. It wasn't because he thought the scene was outrageous, but because Koushiro's description gave Tai a strong sense of déjà vu. This thing... isn't it the founding village of the Digital World?

Koushiro wants to bring this thing into this world?

Hmm... thinking about it carefully, it does make sense. At least this way, the frequency of Digimon deaths due to battles can be reduced, and the entire Digital World will become more orderly. In addition, battles between Digimon shouldn't be as Darwinian as they are now.

However, to say that this might weaken the overall strength of Digimon is nonsense. After all, many Digimon were defeated by stronger Digimon before they could grow up. If the environment of a world were more stable, the number of talented people that would emerge would be several times or even dozens of times greater than during times of war.

While there may be a gap in strength among the very top-tier Digimon, the Digital World as a whole is a vibrant and thriving place.

It's unclear whether this person thought of this, but regardless, pushing for something like this would benefit both the Digital World and the Human World. So, Taichi decided to hold off on pursuing the matter of this guy's immediate plan to kill a Digimon and wait until they finished talking.

However, they weren't just standing there watching. Since they were going to camp, they had prepared all the camping gear in advance. They had been busy from morning till night, and everyone was already hungry. So they quickly set up camp, cooked together, and worked together in a lively and bustling manner.

So, after Koushiro finished talking with Mitsuo Yamaki, and while Mitsuo Yamaki was still savoring the conversation, he smelled a rich aroma of food. This made Mitsuo Yamaki, who hadn't eaten yet, immediately turn around and look over. He then saw Taichi Yagami cooking soup.

At this moment, Yagami Taichi was very different from his previous fierce appearance. His face could even be described as kind and benevolent. At first glance, he really looked like a senior master.

Of course, no matter what Taiyi looks like now, the most important thing is the porridge that Yueyi cooked. When Yamaki Mitsuo peeked over, he could see that there were all kinds of vegetables and mushrooms in the porridge. He couldn't tell what kind of porridge it was, but the key thing was that the rice in the porridge was as white as jade and the soup was golden and crystal clear. Just looking at it made people feel hungry. And putting everything else aside, this porridge was so damn fragrant.

Yamaki Mitsuhiro hadn't eaten yet today, and he'd been getting increasingly anxious these past few days because of the children's sudden entry into the Digital World. Now, suddenly hearing about this, he was starting to lose control.

However, being a mature adult, Yamaki Mitsuhiro hadn't been defeated and still remembered why he was there. Therefore, Yamaki Mitsuhiro opened his mouth...

"I'm here today to..."

"Oh, you've finished talking?"

Tai looked up and saw Koushiro walking over, and Yamaki Mitsuo still standing there. After ladling a bowl of porridge for Koushiro, Tai waved to Yamaki Mitsuo.

"Hey, sir, why don't you try some too?"

"Let's talk about it after we finish eating."

""

Yamaki Mitsuo hesitated for a moment, then stepped forward after some hesitation.

Hmm... let's talk about this after we finish eating.

Chapter 259 Reaching Consensus

Eating is indeed the best way to build rapport. Yamaki Mitsuo, who was originally aggressive and looking for trouble, was too embarrassed to keep up a bad attitude after finishing the pot of porridge. So he spoke much more politely than before and then introduced his purpose.

He is the director of the Intelligence Bureau, a top-secret agency under the Ministry of Science, primarily responsible for overseeing and handling cybersecurity. In other words, he can be considered an official responsible for Digimon matters.

“A few days ago, we observed a Digimon invasion incident.” Mitsuo Yamaki looked at everyone, especially at Takato and Taichi. “In that incident, our program did not function properly. In the end, it was only because the tamers commanded the Digimon that the invading Digimon were completely defeated.”

"It was after that time that we became aware of your existence."

Yamaki Mitsuo began to speak,

"After that, we hesitated internally about whether to contact you, but just today, we suddenly discovered an extremely large surge of data on the Internet. A lot of data appeared on the Internet as if it had appeared out of nowhere, and then disappeared in an instant."

"This is a phenomenon we have never seen before. We mobilized all our resources to track it down, and in the end we found that this flow of information was actually closely related to you."

“We had a heated internal discussion about this, and then tonight we discovered this flow of information.”

"That's why I'm here."

As he spoke, Mitsuo Yamaki looked sharply at the crowd, lowering his voice to appear more imposing.

"You...went to the Digital World, didn't you?"

However, to Yamaki Mitsuo's surprise, no one reacted much to his appearance. In fact, Taiichi turned around and looked at Koushiro with some curiosity.

"There's something I don't understand. Since they say this is the first time they've noticed this phenomenon, Koushiro, how did you enter the Digital World before?"

"It's very simple. I predicted an event in advance where a Digimon would descend upon the human world, and then I prepared in advance. When the Digimon descended, I entered the Digital World through the gap created by that Digimon."

"6."

So you're just going to smuggle yourself in, huh? As expected of Koushiro, that's some pretty wild tactics.

Although Yamaki, who was listening nearby, didn't quite understand what was happening, he could still make it clear that these children had entered the Digital World before, which caused Yamaki's expression to change drastically.

"This is too dangerous, how could you do something like this..."

"It was just out of curiosity."

Koushiro looked at Yamaki and changed the subject.

"Mr. Yamaki, you've come here to find out something, haven't you?"

""

Yamaki knew that Koushiro was changing the subject, but now that the die was cast and the deed was done, there was no point in discussing it further. So, after a moment's hesitation, Yamaki went along with Koushiro's words.

"That's right, I really want to know what you've been doing in the digital world."

Then, perhaps fearing the children wouldn't want to talk about these things, Mitsuo Yamaki immediately added,

"I don't want to interrogate you, but what you know is extremely important. You may not be aware of it, but Digimon are not just those that have invaded the human world. In the Digital World, there exist beings far more powerful than those Digimon!"

"We know."

"For the survival of humanity, we must understand those guys... Wait, what did you say? You know them!?"

Yamaki Mitsuo involuntarily took off his sunglasses, staring wide-eyed at Kito.

"How did you know? Did you run into those guys?"

"You're probably talking about Ultimate-level Digimon, right?"

Seeing that an adult was so shocked by him, Qiren was now quite smug.

"Of course we know. Not only have we seen those Digimon, but I myself can evolve Guilmon into an Ultimate-level Digimon!"

"How can this be?"

"Why not? I'll show you right now."

As he was saying this, Takato was about to give Yamaki a big surprise, but when he took out the Digivice and tried to operate it the way he had done in the Digital World, he found that he could no longer merge with Guilmon and evolve into Gallantmon.

"Huh? That's strange, why can't it change now?"

"It seems that the rules of this Digital World are not yet perfect, so it does not support the integration of tamers and Digimon for the time being."

Taiichi sensed it for a moment and then came to a conclusion. He couldn't help but rub his chin, "I didn't expect that integration would have such a problem... Ah, it doesn't seem to be a problem for me."

As he said this, Taiyi suddenly opened his hand, and a ball of orange flame appeared in his palm. "Everyone, take a little flame. That way, we should be able to undergo integrated evolution in the real world."

Upon hearing this, everyone stepped forward without hesitation and touched the flames. The flames instantly turned into light particles and merged into their bodies upon contact. Leaving aside those who had not yet mastered the integration, at least Qi Ren felt at this moment that he would definitely succeed in evolving if he wanted to.

"Okay, then I'll do it now..." "Wait, don't evolve!"

Taiyi quickly stopped Qiren, his expression full of helplessness, "Really, is that what you want?"

"Tomorrow you'll see news reports saying things like, 'A gigantic medieval knight has descended upon Tokyo.'"

Gallantmon is not as big as WarGreymon, but it is still over 20 meters long. If Takato were to evolve, everyone within a kilometer radius would definitely notice the commotion.

"Ah, that's right." Qiren realized what he meant, and then said to Yamaki apologetically, "I'm sorry, Mr. Yamaki, I can't demonstrate for you."

However, Yamaki was no longer paying attention to what Keito was saying. His attention was entirely focused on Taiichi, or more precisely, Taiichi's palm. Yamaki's voice even trembled slightly.

"What is this?"

"Why can firelight appear in your palm?"

"Are you a superpower?"

"What are you thinking? I'm just an ordinary person." Taiyi shrugged. "You can think of it as me authorizing the Takato and the others to evolve in this world."

"Authorization... Does that mean you have administrative authority over the Digital World?" Koushiro's eyes lit up. "How did you do that?"

"I don't know either." Taiyi shook his head.

“I already had this authority after I obtained this sacred plan.”

""

Koushiro stared intently at Taiichi. Although he hadn't fully understood Taiichi's Divine Plan, Koushiro was certain that it didn't contain anything like privileges. This meant that Taiichi's Divine Plan was special... no, it should be said that Taiichi himself was extremely special.

Koushiro's interest in Taiichi is really growing stronger; to be honest, he even has the idea of ​​dissecting Taiichi to see his internal structure...

"...Koushiro, can you please stop looking at me like that?"

Tai's eyes twitched as he stared at Koushiro, whose gaze was unreadable.

"I'm a little creeped out."

"I'm sorry." Coming to his senses, Koushiro closed his eyes, then opened them again after a moment. "I lost my composure."

"Let's continue our conversation."

"Ah."

Taiyi looked at the mountain trees,

"We can tell you anything you want to know, but after that, we hope to get your help. There is a very dangerous entity that is threatening both the human and digital worlds. We must work together to have any chance of defeating it completely."

"A huge threat...who is that guy?"

"Kuangzilang, you can tell us now."

"can."

Koushiro nodded, and then began to tell Yamaki about the Emperor's Demon.

"That thing is essentially a deletion program. According to my speculation, it should be a program that was created in the 1970s during the Cold War for some reason."

"Before the turn of the millennium, due to the limited network data, the Digimon were in an inactive and inert state, only passively deleting Digimon."

"But after the millennium, due to the rapid development of data, the Di Li Mo gradually became active, and with the absorption of data and a large amount of simulated learning, it gradually gave birth to a consciousness-like intelligence. This was the first leap forward in the development of the Di Li Mo."

"Then, for reasons I haven't yet figured out, the intelligence of the Di Li Mo has made even greater progress. This progress has given the Di Li Mo true intelligence, although it still cannot be called life. But the Di Li Mo has begun to systematically accomplish its goals."

"Its purpose is to destroy everything, to turn everything into eternal nothingness."

Koushiro said with a serious expression,

"That thing is the absolute enemy of all conscious life, and it must be completely destroyed."

"Emperor Li Demon... there's actually such a guy?"