A different kind of digital world adventure

"Blocking the Digital World?"

Upon hearing this, Taiyi narrowed his eyes, rubbed his chin, and after a moment, spoke.

"So, that Mercury is the enemy?"

"...No, that's not true. Although Mercury Beast does harbor great hostility towards humans, it's not really an enemy."

Captain Satsuma, sweat beading on his forehead, explained that although Taiichi's question was not problematic, he felt that if he did not answer it carefully, it would have a profound impact on both the Digital World and the Human World.

The kujiromon, which was acting as a scarf around Captain Samo's neck, felt it even more acutely—although it was only for a moment, the kujiromon was quite certain that at that moment it sensed a subtle but extremely pure killing intent, and this killing intent was also strangely righteous, as if as soon as the evil nature of the enemy was confirmed, it would erupt with overwhelming force and completely annihilate the opponent with lightning speed.

Even when the murderous aura dissipated, it wasn't because of what Rentaro Satsuma said, but because the being opposite seemed to have somehow confirmed the composition of Mercury Beast... which is why it wasn't directly identified as an enemy.

When the fox-like beast came to its senses, it belatedly realized that the fur on its back had stood on end.

Clearly, even without any obvious fear in its heart, the Fox-Beast's body still instinctively did not want to fight the being before it.

What the hell is this thing?!

The fox-like beast was secretly alarmed, and at the same time dared not make any rash moves. It lay quietly on Satsuma Rentaro's body, pretending to be a lifeless scarf.

However, Taiichi didn't have time to pay attention to the fox-mon right now; he was listening intently to Satsuma Rentaro recount what had happened in the past.

"About ten years ago, the digital world and the human world accidentally intersected. In order to explore this new world, a group of elite expedition teams from all over the world were organized to go to the digital world to carry out corresponding explorations."

"During this process, the exploration team encountered attacks from Digimon, which led some people to have extreme ideas, but also led others to seek ways for humans and Digimon to coexist peacefully."

"Two completely different ideologies influenced the entire team. Although in the end, the Ivory team, which advocated peaceful coexistence, prevailed over the vast majority, the idea of ​​completely exterminating the Digimon was a particularly brutal act of genocide that occurred just as humans were about to reach a true consensus on peace with the Digimon. This caused the peace agreement to fail, and the Digimon on the other side developed a deep hatred for humans."

"That's why Mercurymon sealed off the Digital World, prohibiting humans from going there, but not prohibiting Digimon from going to the human world."

Rentaro Satsuma sighed.

"In order to break this situation, we have made many attempts, the biggest of which was that a group of peace advocates, led by researcher Daimon Hideaki, went to the core of the world to try to explain his peace philosophy to the administrator of the Digital World, Yggdrasil, the World Tree."

“Danmakane…”

The gatekeeper was stunned for a moment.

"Isn't that... Father's name?"

Yes, that is your father.

Rentaro Satsuma nodded slightly, his expression somewhat grave.

"There is still no news about Daimon Hideaki, so we believe that Daimon Hideaki's negotiations with the World Tree have most likely failed completely."

As for the outcome of the failure, there's no need to elaborate further.

Upon hearing this news, Daimon Masaru fell silent, but then he took a deep breath.

"So that means the relationship between the Digital World and the human world is now very bad?"

“It’s quite dire.” Satsuma Rentaro nodded. “You could even say that we’re only one step away from a real war.”

"In that case, we have no choice but to stop these Digimon."

The gatekeeper clenched his fist.

"How can I get to the Digital World? I need to go there now and talk to Yggdrasil!"

It had been almost ten years since his father passed away, and Daimon Masaru had long anticipated this. So, upon hearing about Daimon Hideaki's passing, Daimon Masaru felt a mix of emotions, but more than anything, he wanted to carry on his father's legacy and achieve lasting peace between Digimon and humans.

"If we had been able to get in and negotiate, things wouldn't be like this now."

Rentaro Satsuma gave a wry smile.

"The only thing we can do right now is to passively contain the Digimon that have accidentally appeared in the human world, and try our best to befriend some of the Digimon that are benevolent towards humans, in the hope that they can slightly influence some of the Digimon as they return to the Digital World."

"This kind of action is completely a drop in the ocean."

Sora frowned beside her.

"It probably won't be very effective, will it?"

“That’s right, it’s not very useful,” said Rentaro Satsuma. “But that’s all we can do right now.”

""

There was a moment of silence, but then Taiyi nodded slightly.

"I have a general understanding. In short, the current problem is that humans want to renegotiate with the Digimon, but the Digimon are completely silent and not giving us any chance to communicate, is that right?"

"Yes."

Rentaro Satsuma nodded.

"Dialogue is a necessary way to resolve conflicts. If even the most basic dialogue cannot be done, then peace is out of the question."

"You're right."

Taiyi completely agreed with this view. Apart from a few vicious enemies that Taiyi considered to be certain to be killed, he felt that most opponents could be avoided by communicating through dialogue. However, unfortunately, Digimon are, after all, beasts, so they value the size of their fists more. This meant that whenever Taiyi wanted to communicate with some bullies, he had to use his fists to explain physics to them before he could reason with them.

However, upon closer reflection, if the other party were truly reasonable, they certainly wouldn't have resorted to bullying the weak.

"So the problem now is that there's no opportunity to enter the Digital World. Even within your base, such an ability doesn't exist, right?"

"Yes."

Captain Samo nodded.

"Mercurymon has completely blocked the entrance to the Digital World. Although we have been trying to crack it, so far we can only allow Digimon to return to the Digital World, but not allow humans to go to the Digital World."

"Is this so?"

Taiyi pondered for a moment, then sighed.

"I originally thought your headquarters might have some solutions, but given the current situation, there's nothing we can do."

"Now we have no choice but to force our way into the digital world."

"...Eh?"

"You have a way to enter the Digital World?" the girl next to Satsuma Rentaro exclaimed in surprise.

"some."

Too little nod,

"Although they don't welcome me to the Digital World, I can just come uninvited."

To enter the Digital World, accessing it through authorized channels is the most convenient method. However, if the authorization is insufficient, Taiichi, who possesses a little martial arts skill, could simply smash a hole in the Digital World. This is not an impossible feat.

However, when Satsuma Rentaro and the others heard that Taiichi was planning to forcibly enter the Digital World, they were speechless.

They came seeking peace, and now you're telling me they want to fight all the way to the other side's border... Where is this the attitude of seeking peace?

Isn't this just blatant provocation?

"Actually, there is a problem with your attitude towards Digimon."

Taiyi explained with a smile to this question.

"Without some powerful external force, Digimon would basically be unable to form the concept of a nation, and without the concept of a nation, the concept of a people would of course not exist either."

"So there's no need to worry about such things provoking them when dealing with Digimon. I can assure you that most Digimon, especially those below the Champion level, don't really understand humans or care what humans are doing."

"In fact, you can see the hatred of humans as the will of Mercurymon and its Ultimate and even Champion Digimon, rather than the will of all Digimon in the Digital World."

"These are two completely different concepts."

Everyone seemed thoughtful upon hearing this, but Satsuma Rentaro's expression remained unchanged; he simply frowned and said...

"But by doing this, you still haven't resolved the fact that your forceful approach is a provocation against Mercury."

"I'm going to provoke Mercury."

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“Digimon value strength very much.” Taichi looked calmly at Samorentaro. “If you are not strong enough, even if you go to communicate, you will not be respected by the other party at all.”

"Only by demonstrating strength that surpasses the other side in every aspect will they calm down and communicate with us. Only by explaining the concept of peace in this way can true peace be possible."

"To put it lightly."

The girl next to the chess piece (black) couldn't help but say,

"But where do we get such power?"

"That's Mercury, one of the legendary twelve Olympian gods."

"Yes, we have that power."

Taiyi pointed to himself.

“I can go and talk to Mercury.”

"You?. Yue-Yiqi Erlingivixvii Yisan,"

The entire special investigation team exchanged glances, and even Hiroshi Yushima couldn't help but say something.

"Well, young man, it's not that we don't believe you, but you have to understand that Mercurymon is an Ultimate level, and not just any ordinary Ultimate level."

"Even if your digital soul can be used as telekinesis, it won't have any effect on it."

"It's unlikely that it will have no effect whatsoever."

Taiyi shook his head upon hearing this, then thought for a moment,

"I'm not entirely sure about Mercurymon's strength, but I can say that I won't lose to anyone."

The words were spoken softly, yet they carried an undeniable authority.

Then Taiyi rolled up his sleeves and looked at everyone.

"I know you may not believe it, but since that's the case, why don't you try it yourselves? Whether it's a one-on-one fight or a group attack, it doesn't matter. I'm ready to fight anytime, anywhere, in whatever way you like."

"Oh."

After recovering from their shock, everyone looked at each other after hearing Taiyi's words. Generally speaking, everyone was a little eager to try. After all, this was no small matter. Regardless of whether they could force their way in, meeting Mercurymon would definitely require a certain level of skill. Otherwise, it was quite possible that Mercurymon would look down on them, making it impossible to advance the peace process.

According to this logic, Taiichi would at least need to have the ability to evolve Digimon into their Perfect form.

In that case, it would be a problem to decide who to fight Taichi. Although the Special Investigation Team has many members, they are all still in the growth stage. Currently, only Chief Yujima can evolve Digimon into their Perfect form.

Not only others, but even Hiroshi Yushima himself had thought of this, and then he stepped forward, his expression serious and earnest.

"I've seen Mercury before, and although I know I'm no match for it, I could still roughly gauge its strength, so I..."

"I'll be your opponent!"

"?"

Hiroshi Tangdao stared at Daimon with a questioning look on his face, only to see the guy pounding his fists loudly, his eyes gleaming with an undisguised eagerness.

"Perfect, let me see just how strong you really are!"

Agumon S, standing nearby, was also watching Agumon with eager anticipation.

"Ah..." Taiichi didn't know what to say when he saw Daimon Masaru like this. At this critical moment, having Daimon Masaru, who had just been able to evolve Agumon into its Champion stage, to do the testing probably wouldn't yield any results.

However, Masaru Daimon may simply not know what level of enemy Mercurymon is. In addition, the Digital World has been under lockdown for quite some time, so fighting another Digimon War with Masaru Daimon wouldn't be a big problem.

So Tai turned to look at the others.

"Then I'll have a match with Da first? If I don't think it's going to work, we can arrange another match later."

"this..."

Satsuma Rentaro didn't know what to say for a moment. He was certainly aware of Daimon's previous battles. Although Daimon had shown great potential, it didn't mean that he was capable of going up against Perfect or Ultimate level beings. If he were to face Taichi, he might wipe them out with a single slap.

However, Hiroshi Yushima had more to consider at this time. Although this battle could not reveal how strong Taichi really was, it could at least show Daimon Masaru's potential. As a former colleague of Daimon Hideaki, Hiroshi Yushima knew Daimon Hideaki's abilities very well, and his son was able to directly awaken the Digimon Soul when he first came into contact with Digimon, so there was no doubt about how great his potential was.

At the same time, just like Taiichi thought, since the blockade has been going on for so long, entering the Digital World a little earlier or later won't really have much of an impact. In that case, it wouldn't be a big problem to have Masaru Daimon fight a tutorial battle with Taiichi.

So, we saw Hiroshi Yushima nod and make the decision right away.

"Alright, then you can have a fight with this young man first."

"Captain Samo, let's open the training ground."

"Yes."

Since his superior had spoken, Satsuma Rentaro naturally had nothing to say. After nodding slightly, he turned to the girl next to him and said...

"Shunai, take everyone to the training ground."

"Yes."