A different kind of digital world adventure

"Not quite like it."

Taiyi's expression was somewhat solemn.

“Something’s not right. Ah-He may have gone through something before.”

During the confrontation with Yamato just now, Taichi could clearly see that Yamato's eyes were very clear. This undoubtedly shows that everything before was Yamato's own idea, without anyone's instigation. And without instigation, he did something like sealing off the Digital World and exterminating the intruders. There are probably only two reasons.

Either Ahe has an antisocial personality, or he has suffered some kind of trauma that has turned him into the person he is today.

But no matter what, the situation is a bit bad now, because A-He is in such a state that he can't communicate at all.

Without communication, it would be impossible to promote peaceful coexistence between humans and Digimon, or to inquire about what happened to Yamato.

Taiichi remained silent for a long time, then suddenly opened his hand and summoned the Destiny Armor Egg. Golden light could be seen extending outward from Taiichi's palm, and Taiichi immediately saw a thread extending to Yamato's side.

This scene made Taiyi breathe a slight sigh of relief.

Then, Tai turned his head and looked at Koushiro with a serious expression.

"Koushiro, I need to go see what happened to Yamato in the past."

"Please keep Ahe in a good condition and don't let him wake up."

The power of destiny can help Taiyi explore the past of people with causal connections, but the prerequisite is that a relatively close causal relationship must be established with Taiyi. Taiyi is not sure whether this Awa is the same Awa from their world, so he is not sure whether this method will work.

However, the causal line that just extended proves that the situation has not reached the point that Taiichi was worried about—this Yamato is Yamato from their world, and because he formed Omegamon with Taiichi across worlds before, even though they haven't met yet, his causal connection with Taiichi has already reached a very close level.

In other words, it meets the premise of Taiyi's exploration of the past.

"it is good."

Koushiro understood that the situation was somewhat serious, so without saying much, he opened his laptop, started typing rapidly, and then said to Taichi,

"Don't worry, leave this to me."

"Ah."

Tai nodded slightly, then closed his eyes, focused his consciousness on the causal line between himself and Ahe, and then closed his eyes again, slowly shifting his consciousness there.

After an unknown amount of time, Tai suddenly opened his eyes.

Then, the scene before him changed completely.

Is this... inside a cave? There are torches on the mountain wall, so it looks like someone lives here.

Tai observed the surroundings and immediately spotted Yamato, who was unconscious. Next to him was a Digimon with a red body and three small bumps on its head.

That is, the degenerate form of the unicorn, Punimon.

[Punimon, Baby Stage]

At this moment, Punimon is awake. It is circling around Ahe and constantly touching Ahe's cheek with its body, hoping to wake Ahe up.

Immediately, Ah He stirred. He slowly stood up, looked around, and seemed somewhat bewildered.

"Where...is this?"

"who I am?"

Upon hearing this, Taiyi immediately narrowed his eyes.

“Puni”.

Drawn by the noise coming from beneath him, the amnesiac Yamato looked down and his eyes widened when he saw Punimon.

"what do you?"

“Puni”.

Punimon couldn't answer, but after seeing Yamato wake up, it jumped into Yamato's arms.

Feeling the warmth from Punimon, a hint of understanding appeared in Yamato's confused eyes.

"You are...my friend, you are Punimon."

shuh~~

The moment Yamato uttered the name of Punimon, he felt something appear in his hand. He opened his hand and saw the Divine Plan lying quietly in his palm. Then, white light emanated from Punimon's body, and in the blink of an eye, it transformed into a unicorn.

"Ah He, I'm so glad you're alright!"

"Ahe?" Ahe was a little confused. "Is that my name? Do you know my name?"

"Huh? I know."

"Where did you get the knowledge of my name? Do you know who I am?"

Seeing Ahe's anxious look, the unicorn blinked and said, "I don't know. I only know that Ahe's name is Ahe."

"...What is this all about?"

Ahe sighed. Just as he was about to ask the unicorn something else, he suddenly felt a tremor outside. He peeked out and saw a tall figure appear in the cave entrance.

That is Mercury.

"Hmm? Human?"

Mercury spotted Ahe immediately. It was startled at first, then a murderous glint flashed in its eyes.

Whoosh—Mercury rushed in front of Yamato and grabbed him with one hand.

"How dare humans appear in my territory."

Mercury's tone was unfriendly.

"Tell me, where did you come from?"

"Uh..." Ahe struggled to speak, "I don't know... what are you talking about?"

"How dare you speak so harshly."

Mercurymon didn't really want to talk to Yamato any longer, so it prepared to just kill him. But in the process, it suddenly felt something moving beneath its feet. Mercurymon looked down slightly and saw Unicorn attacking its toes with all its might.

"You are not allowed to hurt Ahe!"

"A unicorn? What's it doing here?"

Mercury was somewhat confused. It was high up in the mountains, and logically speaking, unicorns shouldn't be able to come here.

But he didn't think much of it. With a thought, Mercury flew to the side and slammed into the wall.

From Tai's perspective, it's clear that Mercurymon only intended to deflect Unicorn and had no intention of harming it. However, Yamato didn't understand this at the time; he only thought Mercurymon was going to kill Unicorn, and that's when Yamato panicked.

"Don't hurt... the unicorn!"

Swah——

"Unicorn Leap Evolution - Garurumon!"

"Flaming Fox! Long-lasting rain falls on Liu Qi!"

"...Evolved?"

Mercurymon stared in astonishment at the suddenly evolved Garurumon. When it saw Garurumon charging towards it, Mercurymon casually struck, sending Garurumon flying once again.

Even if this Garurumon is unusually large, it's still just a roadside creature compared to Mercurymon.

But the key point is that when Yamato saw Garurumon fly out again, he started to struggle desperately, and even his eyes turned a little red. During this process, Mercurymon could sense that Garurumon still had signs of evolving.

This made Mercurymon frown. He pondered for a moment, then snapped and knocked Yamato unconscious. He then rushed to Garurumon like lightning and knocked Garurumon back to its original form.

Mercury looked at the unconscious Unicorn and Yamato, then gazed out of the cave, lost in thought.

Then, the scene in front of Taiyi changed.

He found himself in the middle of a vast grassland, and Ahe's current attire, compared to before, had a more wild feel to it. He sat on a large rock, gazing at the sky, lost in thought.

A moment later, Mercury suddenly appeared in front of Yamato.

"Still no memory at all?"

"No..."

Ahe remained silent for a moment, then shook his head.

"I can't remember anything about my past at all."

Mercury was silent for a moment, looking at the sky with Yamato. After a long while, it suddenly spoke.

"Perhaps it's because the current environment is unable to stimulate your memory."

"It might be much better if you're in a familiar environment."

“The environment I’m familiar with…” A-He pondered these words, then suddenly turned his head, “You want me to contact the expedition team?”

“I met a human,” Mercurymon said. “His idea of ​​peaceful coexistence between the Digital World and the Human World... it touched me a little.”

"If peace can be achieved, it will be a good result for both humans and Digimon."

"The same applies to you."

"Ahe didn't say anything, he just stared blankly at the sky."

After a long pause, he finally spoke.

"Thank you."

The scene shifts again, and this time, Taichi sees Yamato inside a tent. Inside the tent, a researcher in a white lab coat is looking at Yamato with a kind expression.

"My name is Kurata Akihiro. It's nice to meet you, Aya."

“You want to find your family, right? We’ve got a lead.”

"Really? That would be great."

"Yes, but we still need to confirm whether they are indeed your family members." Kurata Akihiro looked at Awa, his eyes holding an inscrutable meaning.

"Also, in order to better understand your current situation, I need to ask you a few questions. Is that alright?"

"No problem." Ahe didn't think much of it. "Go ahead and ask."

Taiichi glanced at Yamato's past and saw how Yamato constantly mediated between the expedition team and the Digimon, becoming a bridge for communication and gradually promoting peaceful cooperation between the two sides...

Then it was ruined by Akihiro Kurata.

"Pooh!"

Mercury knelt on the ground, a sharp dagger stuck in its body, and the cause of this injury was the mechanical monster in front of it.

[Gizmon XT, Ultimate Level/Unknown]

"Mercury!"

Awa stared in shock at the scene before him, then abruptly turned and roared angrily at Kurata Akihiro.

"Kurata Akihiro, what are you doing!"

"Why does Gizmon act on its own?!"

"Why..." Kurata Akihiro looked at Yamato with a strange expression, then grinned, "That's because Gizmon is designed to deliver a fatal blow to Mercurymon."

"What did you say? Didn't you say that Gizmon was just a civilian production robot!?"

"You mean that? I did say that."

"But I never said that Gizmon can't kill Digimon!"

"you!"

"Stop being so stubborn, Awa." Kurata Akihiro said slowly, looking at Awa whose eyes were bloodshot with rage.

"Humans and Digimon cannot understand these data monsters, which pose a great threat to human society and must be completely eliminated."

"This is for the development of all mankind. You are also human, so you can understand me, right?"

"I understand your mother's ass!"

Ahe gripped the sacred plan tightly, and a dazzling light instantly shone forth.

"Gabumon!"

"Gabumon, Ultimate Evolution - MetalGarurumon!"

"Absolute Freeze Cannon!"

As soon as it appeared, MetalGarurumon launched a barrage of attacks on Kurata Akihiro, but Gizmon XT immediately appeared in front of Kurata Akihiro as if it had teleported, blocking the attack for him.

"what?"