Digital Hackers' Memories

This Renamon X may have even already achieved its long-cherished dream of becoming a digital being.

However, for some reason, Renamon X seems to have "forgotten" this digitization process, but her digital core must still retain a part of the "protein-like program" record.

Although the danger of the "protein-mimicking program" is still uncertain, it is entirely beneficial to the Foxmon X for the Clovemon's future actions.

"At the beginning?"

Her eyes narrowed involuntarily. Although the fox spirit's body was unable to move, her mind was racing.

Actually, Renamon X was very strange from the beginning. Why did Lilacmon, who was running for its life, grab it at the last moment?

She initially thought that Lilacmon was after the remaining Digimon waves of SwordGoldmon NX, and at most, that she had sensed that she had once been Digimon and wanted to obtain these data records.

However, judging from the current situation, it seems that the reason why the Lilac Beast chose to kidnap me is not like that?

“I know you’ve had contact with the Philosopher’s Stone, and may even have used its power to digitize it…”

"But none of that means anything to me..."

At this point, the lilac beast paused for a moment, then glanced meaningfully at the surrounding subway station and murmured softly.

"Because we are now inside a huge 'Philosopher's Stone'."

"Even if the digital waves you're exposed to are enormous, can they possibly be larger than the entire Shinjuku subway station?"

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Chapter 51 Shinjuku Subway Station

The Philosopher's Stone is a mythical substance, the "Holy Grail" that Western alchemists have long sought.

Generally speaking, the "Philosopher's Stone" is often believed to have the ability to break the principle of equivalent exchange, turning ordinary base metals into precious metals.

In some records about alchemy, the "Philosopher's Stone" is even described as an essential material for creating the elixir of immortality.

Therefore, the Philosopher's Stone has been called by various names around the world, such as the Philosopher's Stone, the Stone from Heaven, the Philosopher's Stone, the raw material for gold and silver, the red potion, the fifth element, and so on.

As a digital world that has inherited information from human history, the legend of the "Philosopher's Stone" naturally circulates among the Digimon.

Especially for Fairy-type and Demon-type Digimon, which are full of magical elements, finding and refining the legendary "Philosopher's Stone" is a way to prove themselves.

"The place you are in now is a special space created by the Philosopher's Stone."

"Of course, to put it in terms that you humans can understand, this space has been eroded by digital waves and has become an 'intermediate zone' between the material world and the digital world."

As he heard the faint whisper of the Sage Beast, Ryuji couldn't help but look around at the subway station environment, a question suddenly arising in his mind.

"You mean... someone... is creating a large number of Digital Waves?"

Without much conversation, the clever Ryuji quickly determined his location—it was indeed the Shinjuku subway station in Tokyo in the real world.

Because a month ago, Keisuke and Erica had come here during a mission and explored the "anomaly" in detail.

Just as the online world has spread into the real world, in this special zone with both real and digital characteristics, all sorts of unusual crises and bugs are everywhere.

Fortunately, the Metropolitan Police Department promptly blocked the relevant information; otherwise, such an "anomaly" would have already spread online.

Even so, Ryuji confirmed the authenticity of this peculiar phenomenon through certain secret channels.

However, contrary to what they knew, Shinjuku Station now seems to be larger than Keisuke and the others described, almost covering the entire station.

"That's not wrong, after all, they want..."

Before the Sage Beast could finish speaking, a deadly sense of crisis surged into Ryuji's heart.

"Oh no, I've been too talkative again!"

Hearing the sudden exclamation beside him, Ryuji realized what was happening.

It turns out that not only did he sense that deadly crisis, but even the Sagemon, who was now in another dimension, also sensed the danger.

"Heh? Since you know you're being nosy, why do you keep talking?"

With that strange yet familiar tone, Rie Kishibe, who had appeared behind Ryuji at some point, said this.

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At almost the same time, in the hidden alternate-dimensional digital space of the Sagemon.

"Heh? Since you know you're being nosy, why do you keep talking?"

Unlike Rie Kishibe, who appeared behind Ryuji, the one who directly tore through space and appeared behind Sagemon was none other than Kingmon.

The flames in his hand had already transformed into a longsword, and four ribbon-like alloy strands were poised to strike...

Swordmon had already sensed what was happening in the EDEN space when Andromon self-destructed.

Before it could even react, Lilacmon had already dragged Renamon X into the semi-digital space of Shinjuku subway station.

In the final moments, aside from Ryuji and Cyberdramon, the only other target that SwordEmperormon could pinpoint was Sagemon, who was hiding somewhere in a digital dimension.

"Sword...Emperor...Beast?"

Staring intently at the Sword Emperor Beast so close at hand, the Sage Beast uttered the other's name almost word by word.

Even the legendary Sagemon, known for its eeriness and mystery, could not ignore the "main body" that posed this deadly threat.

"A gatekeeper of wisdom, a sage who transcends time..."

With a half-smile playing on its lips, SwordEmperorBeast stared at SageBeast with a scrutinizing gaze, as if judging a lamb to the slaughter.

"I remember your creed is to always protect secrets, right?"

"When did the Sage Beast start actively interfering with the development of this world?"

Despite being spoken in a casual tone, the Sage Beast felt an intensified sense of deadly crisis.

This also means that his actions seem to have crossed some kind of bottom line for the Sword Emperor Beast, making it willing to expose its identity in order to kill him.

"Your Majesty, Sword Emperor Beast, I have no intention of being your enemy."

Without the slightest hesitation, at this critical moment of life and death, the Sage Beast chose to back down.

"It was all just a coincidence; I was simply fulfilling a promise I made to someone else."

Upon hearing this, the Sword Emperor Beast paused for a moment, then shook its head.

"Unfortunately, your 'promise' has thwarted my plans, so please, die!"

Before the words were finished, the four alloy ribbons behind the Sword Emperor Beast suddenly shot out, carrying terrifying killing intent and deadly sword energy, aiming directly at the vital points of the Sage Beast.

Silence! Silence! Silence! Silence!

As for the target of SwordEmperormon's attack, Sagemon showed no will to resist.

The aura emanating from the ultimate being had already suppressed all of its thoughts from the outside in, leaving it only able to watch helplessly as the four golden ribbons drew closer and closer to it.

"go!"

At the critical moment, a firewall appeared out of nowhere and blocked the way for the Sage Beast.

That was when A Zhe, who was in another world, realized the danger and decisively used his computer firewall to block the fatal blow for the Sage Beast.

Boom!

Although the firewall only appeared for a fraction of a second, it crashed due to physical damage to the computer.

However, the Sagemon seized the opportunity and instantly disappeared into the giant grimoire beneath its feet, vanishing from the Swordmon's sight.

"what?"

Upon realizing this, Sword Emperor Beast was about to give chase, but then revealed a look of surprise.

"It's actually the real world?"

In Kingsword's perception, the current Wisemon is no longer in any of the digital dimensions of the EDEN Network.

Sword Emperor Beast can clearly lock onto the opponent's location, but it cannot jump to that place itself, as if that unknown other dimension is rejecting data life forms like itself.

Sword Emperor Beast was very familiar with this feeling, because it was clearly a rule that only existed in the material world.

"That Sagemon... actually completed its digitization all by itself?"

It's important to know that even the current Sword Emperor Beast needs to reside in Rie Kishibe's body in order to move around in the human world.

However, the sagemon had already completed its digitization before it, and was able to freely enter and leave the material world, which undoubtedly surprised and made it ponder deeply.

"I'll let you off this time, just don't let me catch you again next time."

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Chapter Fifty-Two: The Other Side of the World

"Rie Kishibe?!"

Turning around to see Rie Kishibe quietly appear behind him, Ryuji made no attempt to hide his shock.

Rie Kishibe, former private secretary to the chairman of Kamishiro Corporation, is now the executive chairman of Kamishiro Corporation and the research director of the Digital Wave Project.

Beyond these impressive titles, she also has a very secretive identity—one of the Butterfly Organization's secret financiers.

Yes, in addition to being the executive director of Kamishiro Corporation, Rie Kishibe also has the identity of a "hacker organization financier".

In return for the financial support, Ryuji would secretly help Rie Kishibe resolve some issues that Kishibe was unable or unsuitable to handle in public.

Sneaking into the Metropolitan Police Department's servers and deleting data related to insider trading...

Let them secretly instigate battles between hackers and take the opportunity to collect their personal information...

Under Rie Kishibe's orders, Ryuji's hands were already covered in filth, and he had long since become accustomed to it.

However, in front of Chitose, Erika, and Keisuke, Ryuji always used excuses like "this is a secret commission from Zaxon" to conceal his past and act alone.

"Oh dear, I'm still wondering who it could be?"

"I never expected to run into such an unexpected person here!"

Her tone remained exaggerated and strange. Rie Kishibe looked at Ryuji and CyberDragon and couldn't help but smile.

"My dear little Ryuji, sneaking into someone else's experimental field is not a good thing!"

At this moment, facing Rie Kishibe's teasing, Ryuji finally connected all the causes and consequences.

A month ago, I commissioned Butterfly to investigate the strange phenomena occurring at Shinjuku subway station...

Then he secretly infiltrated the warning center's server...

If all of this was orchestrated behind the scenes by Rie Kishibe, who has connections to the Kamishiro Company, then everything makes sense.

The Kamishiro Corporation must be conducting some kind of experiment in secret, which has led to this special phenomenon called "digitalization" in the real world.

The police department may have uncovered some evidence, which is why Rie Kishibe asked her to secretly delete some of the data.

But... even if you know all this, what then?

Besides being the secret financier of the Butterfly Organization, Rie Kishibe also possesses the key technology to sustain Erika's life.

Without the full support of the Kamishiro Corporation, Erika's life could not have been sustained, let alone the possibility of a complete cure.

"I didn't know any of this beforehand."

With this in mind, Ryuji didn't even want to explore the reasons why Digimon and Data Avatars appeared in the real world, but instead directly expressed his attitude.

"I am not leaving here now, and I will not mention anything that happened here in the future."

The commission that A Zhe gave was certainly generous, but that was based on the premise that Erika's treatment would require money.

However, Rie Kishibe is the executive director of Kamishiro Corporation and the person in charge of treating "EDEN syndrome" and related cases.

Erika is only alive because of the equipment provided by Kamishiro Corporation.

Once the support of the Kamishiro Corporation is lost, no matter how much money Ryuji earns, he won't be able to save Erika's life.

Therefore, when comparing the two, he naturally knew which was more important.

"Don't be so formal, I'm not going to eat you."

To Ryuji's surprise, Rie Kishibe didn't seem to have any intention of pursuing the matter further, and instead made a suggestion that he had no right to refuse.

"Anyway, your mission is to capture the Lilac Beast, and I also need to find that Fox Demon Beast."

"So you'll work for me for now, and complete both tasks at once!"