Digital Hackers' Memories

Chapter Thirty: Evolutionary Tendencies

"Mimi? So you're Tachikawa Mimi?!"

It seems that because that unknown evolutionary program originated from Mimi, the evolved Koromon is clearly more in line with her aesthetic.

At the very least, Chen Ze didn't believe that the scarf he was wearing, which was obviously something girls would like, was a product of the Snowball Beast's natural evolution.

However, it was precisely because of this that Chen Zhe finally understood one thing—why the name "Meimei" sounded familiar.

Because in the first digital animation, among the seven children initially chosen, there was a little girl who symbolized "innocence"—MiMi.

Although Mimi doesn't have a lot of screen time in the animation, she is one of the few children whose personality develops the most.

From her initial spoiled and princess-like behavior to her eventual transformation into a true princess capable of uniting a large group of Digimon with different and even conflicting personalities, Mimi's personal charm was showcased to its fullest extent in the later part of the story.

If Chen Ze remembered correctly, Mimi's partner was Palmon, the Digimon that would eventually evolve into Lilimon and even Rosemon.

In other words, the Snowball Beasts, who have been "assimilated" by Mimi in a certain sense, also have similar tendencies—to become more innocent and feminine.

First, there's Snowballmon, who could potentially become Angewomon...

Then there's the innocent data possessing "female evolutionary tendencies"...

From this experience of less than a day, Chen Ze felt only malice.

How did I, a completely straight man, end up intersecting with various evolutionary paths that exhibit feminine tendencies?

"So you can talk!"

Unaware of what Chen Ze was thinking, Mei Mei was briefly surprised, but then her attention was quickly drawn to the suddenly speaking Koromon.

Do you recognize me? What's your name?

Looking at Meimei, who was full of questions, Chen Ze had far more questions in his mind than she did.

What's going on with that sudden surge of innocent power?

Isn't that something that only appears after homeostasis collects data on Hikari Yagami?

Does this mean that the chosen children weren't selected randomly, and that they possessed relevant potential even before entering the Digital World?

In other words, "innocence" is a power that Mimi inherently possesses, and homeostasis is merely responsible for perfecting it and introducing it into the digital world.

Thinking about it this way, it does make sense, because the chosen children's power wasn't that great from the start.

From the digital machine to the Evolution Badge, and finally to the ultimate evolution prophecy, the children gradually discovered and perfected their own power, which led to their ultimate victory.

Compared to the terrifying power that will allow Palmon to evolve into its Ultimate or even Mega form in the future, the Pure Power that can only evolve Snowballmon into Agumon now is indeed just a prototype.

"My name is……"

The childish voice could not hide Chen Ze's confusion. He wanted to say his name was Chen Ze, but he stopped himself when he got to the point.

"My name is... Koromon."

After hesitating for a moment, Chen Ze ultimately did not choose to reveal his human name, but instead directly inherited the identity of "Rolling Beast".

Besides Chen Ze's current image, it was also because he suddenly realized that even if he revealed his real name, it would mean nothing to a little girl like Mei Mei.

Not to mention that Chen Ze always kept in mind his identity and rules as a "hacker," and never left any information that could expose his identity on the internet or in other unfamiliar areas.

Especially in this completely unfamiliar world, having an extra layer of disguise or an extra identity is far better than directly revealing one's true origins.

—The Hacker Survival Guide

—Second rule: A true hacker never has just one identity or one disguise.

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Hikari-gaoka, Nerima Ward, a certain isolated online world.

"The 'virus buster' is indeed a bunch of brainless idiots!"

Just as Chen Ze had predicted, the Renomon, which had directly withstood the full power of Revolvermon's self-destruction, did not die. Instead, it broke through the network blockade at the last moment and arrived in some unknown cyberspace.

This is a network world that lies between reality and virtuality, but it is closer to the digital world than the physical world inhabited by humans, rather than the ordinary network.

Here, what was originally pure data is no longer simple information, but has been constructed into a kind of entity, just like matter.

It's like a giant, colorful maze, with all sorts of miscellaneous color blocks piled up throughout the space, creating a visual impact that's almost like mental pollution.

"What is this place?"

Trying to keep his mind calm, the fox-like beast, having recovered from its frenzied state, looked around but couldn't remember how it had entered this unfamiliar territory.

This is not normal, because Renamon is a Digimon.

Unlike real creatures, Digimon rarely have the concept of "forgetting".

Unless the data is damaged or incomplete, even if a Digimon is reincarnated as a Digi-Egg, some powerful Digimon can still retain some memories of their previous life.

Although the number is not large, it is enough to show the superiority of Digimon in terms of memory.

It is no exaggeration to say that, with their own digital cores being equivalent to supercomputers, each Digimon's memory and intelligence far exceed those of normal humans.

Perhaps the only thing these Digimon, who are practically half-artificial intelligences, lack compared to real humans is creativity.

However, this is not absolute, because in addition to ordinary Digimon, there are also Ultimate Digimon that are superior to ordinary Digimon and are almost like gods.

Once they evolve to that level, Digimon will be able to completely overcome their inherent flaws and possess wisdom and power comparable to gods.

In the mind of the fox spirit, only a being akin to a god could silently erase a portion of its memory data, allowing it to arrive at this strange place.

"Is it the 'god' that Angemon mentioned?"

Narrowing its eyes warily, the fox-like beast subtly tensed its muscles, ready to launch a desperate counterattack at any moment.

This is Renamon, a Rookie Digimon that will never give up its chance to survive, no matter what environment it is in or what powerful enemy it faces.

“No, you shouldn’t be Him, because you don’t have His kind of ‘divine’ spirit.”

As if talking to itself, or as if conversing with this space, the fierce glint in the fox demon's eyes became more and more pronounced as time went by.

"Aren't you the 'mastermind' who sent us into this world?"

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Chapter Thirty-One: The Chaos Demon God - Mosti Beast

"Aren't you the 'mastermind' who sent us into this world?"

Gazing at the chaotic, multicolored space before him, the fox-like beast's tone was filled with unwavering certainty.

First, some of my memories were inexplicably deleted, and then I was led into this obviously abnormal deep network world. All the actions of that unknown person behind the scenes were simply to prevent constancy from knowing about my existence.

In other words, this mastermind, even if not a constant enemy, is certainly not His friend.

"Don't try to understand the unknown with your existing mindset."

With a strange, overlapping sound, the originally colorful and chaotic space instantly turned only black and white, as if some inexplicable force had stripped the world of its color.

tumultuous!

The next moment, a spacetime vortex leading to an unknown land appeared out of thin air, and a Digimon that combined the power of darkness and light slowly walked out of the vortex.

She was a high-ranking angel with twelve wings, but the fact that her body was divided into black and white sections starting from the central axis indicated that she was not simply an angel.

Possessing the dual identities of angel and demon, yet still able to influence the balance of darkness and light with a pure heart, this is the Chaos Demon God—Mostimon—who could never evolve in a normal form.

However, what truly surprised Renamon was not the world-shattering power displayed by Mosquitomon.

"Humanity?"

Staring wide-eyed in disbelief at the girl standing between Mostimon's palms, the Foxmon made no attempt to hide its astonishment and surprise.

Because the one who just spoke was not the legendary "Chaos Demon God" Mostimon, but the unknown life form with the form of a human girl.

Yes, the human with the "girl form" is not a real human, but she is not a pure Digimon either.

"Human? What an annoying tone. It's as if I'm not human."

Adjusting her glasses, the girl in the black and white business suit was not satisfied with the fox spirit's tone, so she spoke in a calm yet clearly emotionally charged voice.

"My name is Mikagura Mirei, but you can also just call me Mirei."

Unlike the calm and elegant Youkomon, the girl named Mirei Mikagura seems to be naturally frigid, and even anger cannot cause her much emotional fluctuation.

However, the fox spirit saw through her appearance and realized that she was a ruthless character with a wicked sense of humor and considerable ability to act.

Putting everything else aside, the fact that the ultimate being, who has broken the boundary between angels and demons and possesses the power of both, can obediently follow her orders is already very clear evidence.

“I don’t care what you are, I just want to know why you brought me here.”

She did not deliberately conceal her emotions because of the other party's strength, because the fox beast knew that for such a powerful person with a clear goal, her compromise or weakness would not change the other party's decision.

Furthermore, the fox spirit has never intended to compromise with anyone or anything; that's not in line with her personality.

Even in this state, is he still so arrogant?

Speaking in a language that the fox spirit couldn't understand at all, Mikagura Mirei didn't dwell on the other's provocation. Instead, she looked at her with a curious gaze.

Although the interest revealed in that indifferent gaze sent a chill down the fox-like beast's spine, it also showed that the other party truly did not intend to kill it.

"Don't worry, I'm just an unsung observer and have no intention of interfering with the world's development."

Half-jokingly stating her wishes, Mikagura Mirei casually flipped through the folder in her hand, then pointed to a page and said...

"However, before 'destiny' is officially activated, your existence is superfluous."

Narrowing his eyes slightly, the fox spirit didn't believe that Mikagura Mirei was just talking; there was definitely some important information hidden in her words.

"You don't want me to go to EDEN cyberspace?"

After a brief moment of thought, the fox spirit remembered that the reason it and Chen Ze had come to this world was because they planned to break through the existing network and go to the birthplace of the EDEN network—Japan.

Even during the previous internet explosion, he seemed to have been deliberately guided to this space, which is why the "god" mentioned by Angemon did not discover his whereabouts.

In other words, while Mikagura Mirei didn't want to go to Japan in her original world, she also didn't want to die in this unknown timeline.

"As I said before, don't presume to know about areas you've never been exposed to."

Gently shaking her head, Mikagura Mirei's lips curled into a faint smile, as if she were quite pleased with the fox beast's current state of confusion, yet unable to obtain a clear answer.

"As a Digimon, you are now qualified."

"But it's not enough to just be a Digimon; you have a much more important mission on your shoulders."

Renamon glanced thoughtfully at Mostimon behind Mirei Mikagura, then stopped dwelling on the question and asked a more pointed one.

"who am I?"

At first glance, this seems like a question that makes one wonder if "there's something wrong with Renamon's brain."

However, Mikagura Mirei seemed to understand the implied meaning of the fox beast, and for the first time showed a surprised expression.

"Who are you? You are just a Digimon that accidentally ended up in the online world."

With an enigmatic smile, Mirei Mikagura gave the "standard reason" that all Digimon appearing in the online world would give in response to Renamon's question.

In fact, most Digimon appear on the internet in this way, and a small number of them may even come into contact with humans and thus touch the real material world.

"This is a completely insincere answer."

The not-so-stupid fox spirit naturally understood Mikagura Mirei's perfunctory attitude, and she was not surprised at all.

Unlike other Digimon that accidentally ended up on the internet, Renamon's appearance on Chen Ze's computer was not a "coincidence".

Because Renamon can only vaguely remember its past life and hunting in the Digital World, but it can't remember why it ended up in the human world and ended up in Chen Ze's computer.

"Let's change the subject again. Why did you bring me into this world?"

Renamon could tell that this world was not the "past" of her original world, because there was no "god" in her Digital World.

Yggdrasil is the supreme ruler of the Digital World, and its thirteen Royal Knights are the guardians of the Digital World's balance and stability—this is the unchanging truth of Renamon's Digital World.

"How about this reason: to witness the birth of a piece of history?"

Chapter Thirty-Two: De-digitization

Before I knew it, the morning had passed.

"Finally full!"

After evolving into Koromon, Chen Ze spent the entire morning eating.

Ultimately, by consuming all the food stored in the refrigerator, he finally accumulated enough energy and data to stabilize his current state.