1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:05,100 This is MJ. I'm an author, I'm an artist, I'm an analyzer. You can find all my work 2 00:00:05,100 --> 00:00:12,100 at MJMunoz.com. Welcome to Digimon Chronicles where I continue to read Digimon Seekers. 3 00:00:12,100 --> 00:00:18,400 We're starting chapter 2 after 18 parts of chapter 1. So this is chapter 2 part 1. Chapter 4 00:00:18,400 --> 00:00:27,400 2 is called Hacker Leon WWW Airlines Flight 626. Is that chapter 2 long? Chapter 3 is 5 00:00:27,400 --> 00:00:32,960 called A.G. Wolf of the 9th Avenue. I don't know, that has a certain music to it. WWW 6 00:00:32,960 --> 00:00:40,080 Airlines Flight 626. Eh. Anyway. So here we go. I'm going to read it, I'm going to comment 7 00:00:40,080 --> 00:00:49,520 on it, and you're going to like it. Your mileage may vary. Anyway. So here we go. Also, the 8 00:00:49,520 --> 00:00:56,280 Digimon Dreamers manga is out and about. It has an official notice on it that it was localized 9 00:00:56,280 --> 00:01:03,680 by a certain team, and that gives me a little faith because this one, Seekers, is just done 10 00:01:03,680 --> 00:01:08,200 kind of anonymously. So anyway, that should be fun. I'll go ahead and read that as well. 11 00:01:08,200 --> 00:01:12,320 So you'll be getting two Digimon Chronicles a week, I guess. I'll see how long that one 12 00:01:12,320 --> 00:01:17,600 is when I actually get into it. So without further ado, here we go. This is K Kuhn's 13 00:01:17,600 --> 00:01:28,920 translation, thank you very much. Chapter 2. Accurately on WWW Airlines Flight 626. 14 00:01:28,920 --> 00:01:37,400 Chapter 2, Part 1. WWW Airlines Flight 626. There weren't going to be many people who 15 00:01:37,400 --> 00:01:43,120 remembered that airline flight number, nor the model of plane to which it referred. Not 16 00:01:43,120 --> 00:01:49,080 in today's world, where big news stories would frequently bleed together. While plane crashes 17 00:01:49,080 --> 00:01:53,680 were not an everyday occurrence, they did happen somewhere in the world almost every 18 00:01:53,680 --> 00:02:03,200 year. Although not every crash had a number of casualties in the triple digits. WWW Airlines 19 00:02:03,200 --> 00:02:11,720 Flight 626 had reached cruising altitude somewhere above 30,000 feet after takeoff, when it suddenly 20 00:02:11,720 --> 00:02:17,000 and inexplicably deviated from its flight path and disappeared altogether. Authorities 21 00:02:17,000 --> 00:02:21,880 confirmed that the plane crashed into the ocean, but neither the plane nor its flight 22 00:02:21,880 --> 00:02:28,720 recorder was ever recovered. Not a single body turned up. Everyone aboard was eventually 23 00:02:28,720 --> 00:02:33,520 presumed dead when, several months later, a piece of the plane washed ashore thousands 24 00:02:33,520 --> 00:02:38,920 of kilometers away from the crash site. The cause of the crash was never determined, let 25 00:02:38,920 --> 00:02:44,200 alone whether it was an accident or foul play. Theories on everything from mechanical failure 26 00:02:44,200 --> 00:02:50,120 to the pilot's mental health were floated, but none were confirmed. There was one person, 27 00:02:50,120 --> 00:02:55,760 however, who knew the truth. That a codecracker used an AI known as a Digimon to deliberately 28 00:02:55,760 --> 00:03:03,480 crash WWW Airlines Flight 626. This information was not made public because the public wouldn't 29 00:03:03,480 --> 00:03:09,880 have understood. A majority of the world wasn't even aware of the existence of the Digimon, 30 00:03:09,880 --> 00:03:13,800 let alone the digital world. 31 00:03:13,800 --> 00:03:15,520 GASP! 32 00:03:15,520 --> 00:03:21,880 Leon Alexander snapped bolt upright in bed. His breathing ragged. He'd had the same nightmare 33 00:03:21,880 --> 00:03:29,560 again. He hunched over and studied his breathing before reaching a hand out into the darkness. 34 00:03:29,560 --> 00:03:31,360 Soft light illuminated the room. 35 00:03:31,360 --> 00:03:38,600 I heard you scream. Are you okay, Leon? said the Digimon beside his bed. The Digimon was 36 00:03:38,600 --> 00:03:44,040 hollowized and was the source of the gentle glow. His body crackled with electricity, 37 00:03:44,040 --> 00:03:46,560 occasionally setting off little sparks. 38 00:03:46,560 --> 00:03:52,680 Pulsemon. Child level. Beast type. Vaccine species. 39 00:03:52,680 --> 00:03:58,180 He looked like a small electric elf. A lick of fur on his forehead stood out like a lightning 40 00:03:58,180 --> 00:04:02,440 bolt, bobbing gently as he worried over his partner. 41 00:04:02,440 --> 00:04:07,480 Were you dreaming about the accident again? You haven't done that in a while, he said 42 00:04:07,480 --> 00:04:08,480 softly. 43 00:04:08,480 --> 00:04:12,920 Yeah, Pulsemon. I dreamed it again, Leon groaned. 44 00:04:12,920 --> 00:04:16,800 Aided by Pulsemon's light, Leon snatched the bottle of mineral water from his bedside 45 00:04:16,800 --> 00:04:22,600 table and twisted off the cap, draining the entire bottle in one go. 46 00:04:22,600 --> 00:04:24,480 Do you need your medicine? 47 00:04:24,480 --> 00:04:26,960 No thanks, I'm good. 48 00:04:26,960 --> 00:04:31,240 Thanks, Pulsemon. What a time to be awake, huh? 49 00:04:31,240 --> 00:04:37,960 Leon looked out of his apartment window at the commanding view of Denren district below. 50 00:04:37,960 --> 00:04:40,840 The skyline was barely visible in the pre-dawn light. 51 00:04:40,840 --> 00:04:46,000 You've got an early class today, don't you? Why not try getting a bit more sleep? Pulsemon 52 00:04:46,000 --> 00:04:47,000 suggested. 53 00:04:47,000 --> 00:04:53,000 Nah, I'll just get up now. The class is boring, but the professor is real strict about attendance. 54 00:04:53,000 --> 00:04:57,480 The courses were online, but there were always attendance checks and a pop quiz on the lecture 55 00:04:57,480 --> 00:05:00,480 at the end, which were a real pain. 56 00:05:00,480 --> 00:05:05,200 Do you even need to graduate at this point? You're basically an Abbot and Electronics 57 00:05:05,200 --> 00:05:08,720 DDL employee by now, Pulsemon said. 58 00:05:08,720 --> 00:05:13,200 I promised my father that I'd graduate and get a job, so that's what I'm going to do. 59 00:05:13,200 --> 00:05:17,120 Besides, being a college student with loads of free time leaves me with plenty of time 60 00:05:17,120 --> 00:05:19,480 for other things, Leon replied. 61 00:05:19,480 --> 00:05:25,720 Like ethical hacking, Pulsemon asked with a playful wink. Haha, I should go shower. 62 00:05:25,720 --> 00:05:31,660 The nightmare had left his pajamas sticking to him with sweat. Leon Alexander hoisted 63 00:05:31,660 --> 00:05:36,840 himself out of bed and shuffled to the bathroom. 64 00:05:36,840 --> 00:05:40,000 Digital World, Walslum, 9th Avenue. 65 00:05:40,000 --> 00:05:46,200 9th Avenue's boss, Lugamon, and a hollow-eyesed agie stood before the mausoleum of the Castle 66 00:05:46,200 --> 00:05:48,880 of Nine Wolves. 67 00:05:48,880 --> 00:05:54,240 So you haven't exactly gotten your memories back then? Agie asked Lugamon. 68 00:05:54,240 --> 00:06:03,220 I can only tell from the sense here that this 9th Avenue is where I grew up and later claimed 69 00:06:03,220 --> 00:06:05,240 as my territory. 70 00:06:05,240 --> 00:06:08,640 The memories themselves were fragmented and lacked detail. 71 00:06:08,640 --> 00:06:12,680 I see. I hope you'll remember the rest someday, Agie said. 72 00:06:12,680 --> 00:06:15,200 I don't care either way, Lugamon shrugged. 73 00:06:15,200 --> 00:06:16,900 Oh, really? 74 00:06:16,900 --> 00:06:21,640 Lugamon didn't seem too concerned about whether he had his memories or not. 75 00:06:21,640 --> 00:06:26,360 Do you humans remember everything that's happened to you and light clinging to those memories? 76 00:06:26,360 --> 00:06:27,360 Hmm. 77 00:06:27,360 --> 00:06:30,680 I don't remember anything prior to elementary school, so no. 78 00:06:30,680 --> 00:06:34,320 And there are things from middle and high school that I'd prefer not to remember either, 79 00:06:34,320 --> 00:06:35,320 Agie admitted. 80 00:06:35,320 --> 00:06:40,760 Agie had become a freelance codecracker at the same time he graduated high school, so 81 00:06:40,760 --> 00:06:45,600 inevitably he'd lost touch with all his friends who had moved on to higher education. 82 00:06:45,600 --> 00:06:49,200 I thought as much, Lugamon snorted. 83 00:06:49,200 --> 00:06:52,320 The stuff that's trivial we tend to forget about anyway, so who cares? 84 00:06:52,320 --> 00:06:57,400 Well, don't you sound all grown up and tough, like a hard-boiled detective. 85 00:06:57,400 --> 00:07:01,320 Just then, three Pteranomon emerged from the various alleyways surrounding the castle of 86 00:07:01,320 --> 00:07:02,920 Nine Wolves' main plaza. 87 00:07:02,920 --> 00:07:04,880 Oh, hi fellas! 88 00:07:04,880 --> 00:07:06,280 Nice work! 89 00:07:06,280 --> 00:07:07,280 Lugamon said. 90 00:07:07,280 --> 00:07:15,720 The Pteranomon purred low in their throats as they handed over the data they'd gathered 91 00:07:15,720 --> 00:07:18,340 to Lugamon. 92 00:07:18,340 --> 00:07:24,480 They had been set out as a mapping tool to gather data as well as estimate the Digimon 93 00:07:24,480 --> 00:07:31,640 population within the confines of Ninth Avenue. 94 00:07:31,640 --> 00:07:36,680 They really got into the role of being your minions, the Pteranomon, Agie mused. 95 00:07:36,680 --> 00:07:38,960 They were like the Underlings in a mafia group. 96 00:07:38,960 --> 00:07:42,400 He tossed them a couple strips of meat as a reward. 97 00:07:42,400 --> 00:07:46,640 There's still room for one more in my gang, Lugamon said. 98 00:07:46,640 --> 00:07:49,400 You could be the minion number four. 99 00:07:49,400 --> 00:07:51,240 My Pteranomon outrank me? 100 00:07:51,240 --> 00:07:53,880 Agie grinned rightly. 101 00:07:53,880 --> 00:07:57,480 Set these guys to patrol Ninth Avenue periodically, Lugamon said. 102 00:07:57,480 --> 00:08:02,480 I fear there will be those foolish enough to try invading my territory while I'm away. 103 00:08:02,480 --> 00:08:03,920 I'll set up the routine now. 104 00:08:03,920 --> 00:08:06,600 Take good care of this place, Pteranomons, Agie said. 105 00:08:06,600 --> 00:08:13,280 Petting one that loomed over him, the Pteranomon responded with quick, low growls. 106 00:08:13,280 --> 00:08:18,520 Agie couldn't hold a conversation with them since they hadn't mind-linked, but, unlike 107 00:08:18,520 --> 00:08:22,320 before, he could now tell when they were trying to communicate with him. 108 00:08:22,320 --> 00:08:24,440 That felt nice. 109 00:08:24,440 --> 00:08:28,120 Wooooooooooooooooo! 110 00:08:28,120 --> 00:08:32,480 The will of a sharp, piercing siren snapped Agie out of his momentary reverie. 111 00:08:32,480 --> 00:08:34,280 What's going on? 112 00:08:34,280 --> 00:08:36,700 He spun around, scanning his surroundings. 113 00:08:36,700 --> 00:08:41,200 The alarm wasn't coming from his Digimon linker or any other tools. 114 00:08:41,200 --> 00:08:45,520 The other Digimon who had been loitering in the plaza fled in a panic. 115 00:08:45,520 --> 00:08:49,920 Some retreated into buildings while others scrambled towards underground bunkers. 116 00:08:49,920 --> 00:08:55,480 Agie, Lugamon shouted above the din, gather your Pteranomon and get back in here. 117 00:08:55,480 --> 00:08:56,480 Why? 118 00:08:56,480 --> 00:09:01,000 Agie shouted back as he used the virtual monitor to swiftly return his Pteranomon to their 119 00:09:01,000 --> 00:09:06,320 bunk, then disengaged his hollow-eyesed form to return to Lugamon's Digicore. 120 00:09:06,320 --> 00:09:08,680 He could now see through Lugamon's eyes. 121 00:09:08,680 --> 00:09:13,280 A virtual monitor opened up before Agie's eye level. 122 00:09:13,280 --> 00:09:17,400 Lugamon dashed up the side of the Castle of Nine Wolves to the top floor where a watchtower 123 00:09:17,400 --> 00:09:20,560 stood, looking over the expanse of the net ocean. 124 00:09:20,560 --> 00:09:24,440 The Digimon on lookout was the one sounding the alarm. 125 00:09:24,440 --> 00:09:27,080 There's turbulence! 126 00:09:27,080 --> 00:09:28,360 Lookout Digimon cried. 127 00:09:28,360 --> 00:09:29,360 Turbulence? 128 00:09:29,360 --> 00:09:30,360 Agie repeated. 129 00:09:30,360 --> 00:09:35,200 He wasn't entirely sure what that meant in the context of the digital world, but he could 130 00:09:35,200 --> 00:09:38,680 tell it was bad from the frantic Digimon below. 131 00:09:38,680 --> 00:09:40,480 There! 132 00:09:40,480 --> 00:09:45,240 Lugamon said, shifting his gaze, Agie's eyes focused, revealing a gigantic hole. 133 00:09:45,240 --> 00:09:49,920 No, a whirlpool on the surface of the vast net ocean. 134 00:09:49,920 --> 00:09:54,040 It looked as if someone pulled the drain plug in a massive bathtub. 135 00:09:54,040 --> 00:09:59,000 The vortex had to be several meters in diameter, and it moved slowly outside Walslum within 136 00:09:59,000 --> 00:10:05,320 the desert of meaningless data as it sucked all manner of digital detritus into its gaping 137 00:10:05,320 --> 00:10:07,840 maw. 138 00:10:07,840 --> 00:10:13,160 We stand on the security wall that protects the digital world from contaminant data of 139 00:10:13,160 --> 00:10:17,200 the real world, but of course, no wall is perfect, Lugamon explained. 140 00:10:17,200 --> 00:10:21,460 There are small gaps and cracks within the security wall, which caused the turbulence 141 00:10:21,460 --> 00:10:24,460 that you see there. 142 00:10:24,460 --> 00:10:28,560 The security wall was a literal wall that protected the digital world, while the wall 143 00:10:28,560 --> 00:10:31,000 gate managed the flow of web traffic. 144 00:10:31,000 --> 00:10:35,800 Walslum was built from the wayward bits of junk data that accumulated around the wall 145 00:10:35,800 --> 00:10:36,800 gate. 146 00:10:36,800 --> 00:10:42,520 But holes in security were bound to spring up anywhere, even outside of the gates controlled 147 00:10:42,520 --> 00:10:45,200 by the digital world system. 148 00:10:45,200 --> 00:10:50,320 So that's coming from a hole in the digital world security, Agie yelled, understanding 149 00:10:50,320 --> 00:10:51,320 the broad terms. 150 00:10:51,320 --> 00:10:52,320 Exactly. 151 00:10:52,320 --> 00:10:58,520 They're like natural disasters that we never know when or where will occur. 152 00:10:58,520 --> 00:11:15,160 That area in particular, though, is a hotbed of vortex activity, Lugamon said, keeping 153 00:11:15,160 --> 00:11:18,940 his eyes on the path of the turbulence hotbed. 154 00:11:18,940 --> 00:11:25,320 All of the data that Walslum can't contain spills out from the last coast into the outside 155 00:11:25,320 --> 00:11:26,320 borders. 156 00:11:26,320 --> 00:11:30,400 It'd be like if a huge garbage dump ended up trailing into the ocean. 157 00:11:30,400 --> 00:11:35,360 I don't know why the current carries it all there, but there it remains, a floating island 158 00:11:35,360 --> 00:11:37,960 of refuse, Lugamon said gravely. 159 00:11:37,960 --> 00:11:40,400 That's awful. 160 00:11:40,400 --> 00:11:45,240 Over there is Dusk Kingdom, but not even the scavenger Didumon at Fifth Avenue tread near 161 00:11:45,240 --> 00:11:46,360 that area. 162 00:11:46,360 --> 00:11:49,400 It's full of useless garbage data, after all. 163 00:11:49,400 --> 00:11:55,080 No one knows if the contents of that useless data are the reason why it causes warps. 164 00:11:55,080 --> 00:11:56,080 Warps? 165 00:11:56,080 --> 00:11:57,080 No. 166 00:11:57,080 --> 00:12:02,200 The warping creates all sorts of things to happen, but most of all, it creates turbulence. 167 00:12:02,200 --> 00:12:08,080 Most turbulences are short-lived, but every so often a particularly large one forms. 168 00:12:08,080 --> 00:12:11,680 On rare occasions, they threaten Walslum directly. 169 00:12:11,680 --> 00:12:12,960 Then what happens? 170 00:12:12,960 --> 00:12:18,040 The turbulence in front of them skimmed over the edges of Walslum. 171 00:12:18,040 --> 00:12:20,400 Roar! 172 00:12:20,400 --> 00:12:26,520 An immense roar filled the air as they watched the vortex tear up a section of Walslum, breaking 173 00:12:26,520 --> 00:12:33,160 apart data before it was sucked into its vast void. 174 00:12:33,160 --> 00:12:37,640 It completely obliterates an entire district, including all the Didumon who live there, 175 00:12:37,640 --> 00:12:38,640 Lugamon said solemnly. 176 00:12:38,640 --> 00:12:40,120 You can't be serious! 177 00:12:40,120 --> 00:12:45,440 Fortunately, the current vortex quickly retreated and dissipated after grazing Walslum's outer 178 00:12:45,440 --> 00:12:47,320 shores. 179 00:12:47,320 --> 00:12:53,760 The sirens ceased wailing, and Eiji's Lugamon watched as Didumon re-emerged into the castle 180 00:12:53,760 --> 00:12:57,160 of Nine Wolves Plaza below. 181 00:12:57,160 --> 00:12:59,720 What happens when you get sucked into the turbulence? 182 00:12:59,720 --> 00:13:03,800 If that thing is a hole in the digital world's security, then could it take you to the deep 183 00:13:03,800 --> 00:13:04,800 digital world? 184 00:13:04,800 --> 00:13:06,280 Eiji asked, furrowing his brow. 185 00:13:06,280 --> 00:13:11,000 If there was a wall in the security, then surely there would be something on the other 186 00:13:11,000 --> 00:13:14,400 side of the wall, right? 187 00:13:14,400 --> 00:13:20,000 First of all, we Didumon don't call what's beyond the wall the deep layer, and besides, 188 00:13:20,000 --> 00:13:23,320 that would be impossible, Lugamon said, shaking his head. 189 00:13:23,320 --> 00:13:24,800 What makes you say that? 190 00:13:24,800 --> 00:13:28,800 The digital world wouldn't allow a security hole to remain open if a human used the turbulence 191 00:13:28,800 --> 00:13:32,800 to reach the deep digital world that you guys speak of. 192 00:13:32,800 --> 00:13:33,800 What would happen? 193 00:13:33,800 --> 00:13:35,880 Eiji asked, swallowing hard. 194 00:13:35,880 --> 00:13:39,200 Even if you managed to endure the force of the turbulence itself, you wouldn't leave 195 00:13:39,200 --> 00:13:40,200 it alive. 196 00:13:40,200 --> 00:13:42,720 There would be no room for miracles. 197 00:13:42,720 --> 00:13:48,200 Under no circumstances would the digital world's system administrator abide an intruder from 198 00:13:48,200 --> 00:13:49,200 the real world. 199 00:13:49,200 --> 00:13:52,640 Now, let's go, Lugamon said, changing the subject quickly. 200 00:13:52,640 --> 00:13:54,080 Go where? 201 00:13:54,080 --> 00:13:55,320 Don't go where me. 202 00:13:55,320 --> 00:14:00,120 You're the one who set the reminder, and now I've gone out of my way to remind you. 203 00:14:00,120 --> 00:14:02,080 That was enough to jog Eiji's memory. 204 00:14:02,080 --> 00:14:03,080 Time flies when you're mind-linking. 205 00:14:03,080 --> 00:14:06,360 Oh shoot, my appointment with Professor Ryusenji! 206 00:14:06,360 --> 00:14:07,360 He shouted. 207 00:14:07,360 --> 00:14:11,280 Eiji severed the mind link and returned to the real world. 208 00:14:11,280 --> 00:14:16,480 Abadin Electronics, Denren Digital Laboratory. 209 00:14:16,480 --> 00:14:17,640 Good morning, you two. 210 00:14:17,640 --> 00:14:22,240 These are phenomenal results, Professor Ryusenji beamed, keeping praise upon Eiji and Lugamon 211 00:14:22,240 --> 00:14:24,800 the moment he stepped into his office. 212 00:14:24,800 --> 00:14:25,940 Thank you, Professor. 213 00:14:25,940 --> 00:14:30,880 We owe our successful mind link to the Digimon linker and your tireless work, Eiji said, 214 00:14:30,880 --> 00:14:32,840 smiling from ear to ear. 215 00:14:32,840 --> 00:14:37,360 Lugamon's hollow-eyes form sat curled on the sofa. 216 00:14:37,360 --> 00:14:39,720 And to your compatibility, my dear boy. 217 00:14:39,720 --> 00:14:43,760 Mind linking doesn't work with just any Digimon, and it takes more than just an advanced device 218 00:14:43,760 --> 00:14:44,760 to do it. 219 00:14:44,760 --> 00:14:49,360 You two share a special connection, Professor Ryusenji said with a grin. 220 00:14:49,360 --> 00:14:54,360 Still, Eiji began, when I came out of the mind link and woke up back in the real world, 221 00:14:54,360 --> 00:14:57,240 I did feel a little woozy. 222 00:14:57,240 --> 00:15:01,720 When Eiji had woken up from his first mind link, he had found himself still leaning against 223 00:15:01,720 --> 00:15:03,320 the wall of his apartment. 224 00:15:03,320 --> 00:15:09,840 His head had been swimming as if he was on board a wafting ship and he had felt like 225 00:15:09,840 --> 00:15:13,480 he'd wanted to vomit. 226 00:15:13,480 --> 00:15:17,200 I've been monitoring neurovitals through the Digimon linker, and I haven't noticed anything 227 00:15:17,200 --> 00:15:18,200 unusual. 228 00:15:18,200 --> 00:15:22,360 From looking at past trials, I don't think it's something to be concerned about, so long 229 00:15:22,360 --> 00:15:26,720 as a bit of rest was enough to help you recover, the Professor explained. 230 00:15:26,720 --> 00:15:31,400 It was no different, apparently, from an astronaut returning to Earth after a stint in zero gravity, 231 00:15:31,400 --> 00:15:34,640 when something Eiji would grow accustomed to with time. 232 00:15:34,640 --> 00:15:36,360 That's a relief. 233 00:15:36,360 --> 00:15:39,120 Oh, there's also the thing about Lugaman. 234 00:15:39,120 --> 00:15:42,240 Hey, Lugaman, don't talk to me, I want to sleep. 235 00:15:42,240 --> 00:15:44,560 A languid voice shot back. 236 00:15:44,560 --> 00:15:48,920 Lugaman got upset when he was bothered out of his naps, so Eiji decided to leave him 237 00:15:48,920 --> 00:15:49,920 alone. 238 00:15:49,920 --> 00:15:51,500 A question for the Professor, then. 239 00:15:51,500 --> 00:15:54,600 How are Digimon able to talk in the real world, too? 240 00:15:54,600 --> 00:15:57,960 Eiji blurted excitedly with his basic question. 241 00:15:57,960 --> 00:16:01,280 Once you're mind-linked with a Digimon, you're able to communicate with them. 242 00:16:01,280 --> 00:16:05,920 From that point onward, the Professor calmly replied, once a human had mind-linked with 243 00:16:05,920 --> 00:16:11,480 a Digimon, they would converse with each other, even after the mind-link was severed. 244 00:16:11,480 --> 00:16:15,240 So that means there are more talking Digimon in DDL? 245 00:16:15,240 --> 00:16:22,880 Eiji prodded, extrapolating from the Professor's comment about past trials, that, as you know, 246 00:16:22,880 --> 00:16:23,880 is classified. 247 00:16:23,880 --> 00:16:25,600 D4. 248 00:16:25,600 --> 00:16:29,120 Professor Ryusenji answered by way of indirect confirmation. 249 00:16:29,120 --> 00:16:33,440 DDL was AE's state-of-the-art research laboratory. 250 00:16:33,440 --> 00:16:39,280 The D4 division must be full of exceptional hackers, codecrackers, and now, Eiji suspected, 251 00:16:39,280 --> 00:16:41,480 powerful Digimon. 252 00:16:41,480 --> 00:16:46,000 Right then, to business, Eiji said, pivoting to the meat of the meeting. 253 00:16:46,000 --> 00:16:52,280 The purpose of Eiji meeting Ryusenji today was to give the Professor his interim report. 254 00:16:52,280 --> 00:16:57,520 Professor Ryusenji had selected Eiji to infiltrate the militant team of codecrackers known as 255 00:16:57,520 --> 00:17:04,280 the Sons of Chaos, and get close to Tartarus, their mysterious leader, to learn more about 256 00:17:04,280 --> 00:17:08,360 the massive operation the SOC were planning. 257 00:17:08,360 --> 00:17:11,920 I got word from the interviewer that I had passed the SSC entry exam. 258 00:17:11,920 --> 00:17:16,520 Eiji said, flipping his phone around to show the Professor, said interviewer's avatar, 259 00:17:16,520 --> 00:17:25,240 an abstract icon wearing a necktie, as a headband sat alongside the message he'd sent through 260 00:17:25,240 --> 00:17:30,720 Grimm informing Eiji that he'd passed. 261 00:17:30,720 --> 00:17:32,440 What did they give you as your test? 262 00:17:32,440 --> 00:17:34,760 To survey the walls slum on 9th Avenue. 263 00:17:34,760 --> 00:17:39,760 That's a danger zone, where even codecrackers and the Digi Police fear to tread, the Professor 264 00:17:39,760 --> 00:17:40,760 noted. 265 00:17:40,760 --> 00:17:43,000 It was easy for me, thanks to Mind Link. 266 00:17:43,000 --> 00:17:47,620 Luckily, it also turns out that Lugaman used to live right there on 9th Avenue. 267 00:17:47,620 --> 00:17:49,520 It was his old stomping grounds. 268 00:17:49,520 --> 00:17:52,720 Hmm, did you already know about that? 269 00:17:52,720 --> 00:17:58,920 Eiji couldn't help but ask, well, DDL took, rather DDL collected, the Professor began 270 00:17:58,920 --> 00:18:03,600 choosing his words carefully, Lugaman from walls slum all those years ago, to keep him 271 00:18:03,600 --> 00:18:04,600 safe. 272 00:18:04,600 --> 00:18:08,360 Safe, from Eiji asked expectantly, that's classified. 273 00:18:08,360 --> 00:18:09,360 D4? 274 00:18:09,360 --> 00:18:13,400 Eiji asked, guessing the answer, quite right. 275 00:18:13,400 --> 00:18:17,160 Now were there any more developments with regards to Lugaman's memory? 276 00:18:17,160 --> 00:18:19,560 The Professor asked. 277 00:18:19,560 --> 00:18:25,360 He only remembered bits and pieces when he picked up his own scent in 9th Avenue. 278 00:18:25,360 --> 00:18:31,320 When he evolved into Lugaman, it felt more like he was originally his adult form and 279 00:18:31,320 --> 00:18:36,240 just remembered that form existed rather than achieving the evolution, Eiji said, voicing 280 00:18:36,240 --> 00:18:37,800 a hunch of his. 281 00:18:37,800 --> 00:18:42,960 Hmm, so he recovered some of the power that he'd originally had, the Professor said nodding 282 00:18:42,960 --> 00:18:44,520 in acceptance. 283 00:18:44,520 --> 00:18:48,040 He couldn't remember much of anything, but the other Digimon of walls slum remembered 284 00:18:48,040 --> 00:18:49,040 Lugaman. 285 00:18:49,040 --> 00:18:54,800 I believe they called him the Demon Wolf of the Castle of Nine Wolves, said Eiji. 286 00:18:54,800 --> 00:19:01,280 Lugaman was a big enough boss, Digimon, that he had two names to prove it. 287 00:19:01,280 --> 00:19:05,840 So his higher than thou attitude was from his original state of mind, I guess. 288 00:19:05,840 --> 00:19:13,120 I'm just glad that it wasn't due to bad timing on my part, Eiji said, pleased with himself. 289 00:19:13,120 --> 00:19:18,000 I'm sure you're already aware, but we have observed errors in Lugaman's memory. 290 00:19:18,000 --> 00:19:21,840 What we would call amnesia in humans, the Professor stayed on topic. 291 00:19:21,840 --> 00:19:26,800 Yeah, it's possible that as he remembers more, he will suffer bouts of mental anguish. 292 00:19:26,800 --> 00:19:31,600 If and when he does, Eiji-kun, I want you to be there for him. 293 00:19:31,600 --> 00:19:37,680 I want you to face the Digimon from the heart. 294 00:19:37,680 --> 00:19:42,800 He was clear from the Professor's gentle tone of voice that he cared deeply for Lugaman. 295 00:19:42,800 --> 00:19:45,320 He wasn't just some AI program to him. 296 00:19:45,320 --> 00:19:49,920 You got it, Eiji said, looking over at Lugaman, still curled up on the sofa. 297 00:19:49,920 --> 00:19:53,720 Whereas Eiji was hollowized in the digital world, here in the real world, it was the 298 00:19:53,720 --> 00:19:55,360 other way around. 299 00:19:55,360 --> 00:19:59,720 When I was hollowized in the digital world, I think I got to understand Lugaman a bit 300 00:19:59,720 --> 00:20:00,720 better. 301 00:20:00,720 --> 00:20:02,520 Like, how did you mind feel, I guess? 302 00:20:02,520 --> 00:20:05,760 Eiji couldn't adequately put his thoughts into words. 303 00:20:05,760 --> 00:20:06,760 Is that so? 304 00:20:06,760 --> 00:20:12,480 Well, let me just say, then, that I feel incredibly fortunate to have met such a young codecracker 305 00:20:12,480 --> 00:20:14,440 as yourself, the Professor said. 306 00:20:14,440 --> 00:20:15,880 You really mean that? 307 00:20:15,880 --> 00:20:17,840 Eiji said happily. 308 00:20:17,840 --> 00:20:23,400 So much has happened since I met you and Lugaman, and now I feel like my life is moving again. 309 00:20:23,400 --> 00:20:26,440 That's why I really want to work with Lugaman and the digital world, to change life for 310 00:20:26,440 --> 00:20:27,440 the better. 311 00:20:27,440 --> 00:20:29,840 Hmm, yes, life. 312 00:20:29,840 --> 00:20:32,640 I suppose that makes you two partners in this endeavor. 313 00:20:32,640 --> 00:20:36,500 Ryusenji describing him and Lugaman as partners hit Eiji just right. 314 00:20:36,500 --> 00:20:38,600 You bet we are. 315 00:20:38,600 --> 00:20:43,320 To Eiji, Lugaman was his Digimon partner, who he teamed up with to help one another 316 00:20:43,320 --> 00:20:46,960 navigate the digital world. 317 00:20:46,960 --> 00:20:50,960 That was how Eiji honestly felt about Lugaman, and Eiji would do whatever it took to make 318 00:20:50,960 --> 00:20:52,920 sure Lugaman felt the same way about him. 319 00:20:52,920 --> 00:20:57,860 If he could manage that, they could do anything, even grow successful in the digital world 320 00:20:57,860 --> 00:20:59,680 and change his life for good. 321 00:20:59,680 --> 00:21:02,800 Well, that's right, Professor Ryusenji said. 322 00:21:02,800 --> 00:21:07,520 Here's a little something extra for you, seeing as you got him to evolve to adult. 323 00:21:07,520 --> 00:21:09,860 Awesome, a bonus! 324 00:21:09,860 --> 00:21:12,160 This was uncharted territory for Eiji. 325 00:21:12,160 --> 00:21:18,320 He would never have been able to save up a 100,000 digicoin, let alone 500,000 in an 326 00:21:18,320 --> 00:21:21,480 hourly job, no matter how many hours he poured into it. 327 00:21:21,480 --> 00:21:25,720 Now though, he wouldn't struggle to pay rent or his credit card bills anytime soon. 328 00:21:25,720 --> 00:21:28,760 Feeling financially stable was exhilarating. 329 00:21:28,760 --> 00:21:30,600 It's sushi for dinner tonight. 330 00:21:30,600 --> 00:21:36,720 His small success in the digital world were paying real-world dividends, and in turn affording 331 00:21:36,720 --> 00:21:42,080 him the ability to take on more risks in the hopes of reaping big rewards down the line. 332 00:21:42,080 --> 00:21:47,160 Now Eiji-kun, I want you to continue your investigation into the SOC, Professor Ryusenji 333 00:21:47,160 --> 00:21:48,160 ordered. 334 00:21:48,160 --> 00:21:52,280 Well, I'm an official member now, and I've already been contacted by the higher-ups, 335 00:21:52,280 --> 00:21:55,040 so I'll be meeting with them later today, Eiji said. 336 00:21:55,040 --> 00:21:56,040 You certainly work quickly. 337 00:21:56,040 --> 00:21:58,520 Being able to mindlink opens doors. 338 00:21:58,520 --> 00:22:01,000 It's better than any business card. 339 00:22:01,000 --> 00:22:05,880 The mere mention of being a mindlinker earned Eiji immediate respect, and wearing the Digimon 340 00:22:05,880 --> 00:22:12,440 linker conferred more status than any luxury watch he could have bought. 341 00:22:12,440 --> 00:22:16,160 Who are you meeting within the SOC? 342 00:22:16,160 --> 00:22:22,400 Let me check, Eiji scrolled through the messages on his phone to find the name Marvin. 343 00:22:22,400 --> 00:22:24,880 Codecracker Marvin, I guess, is his name. 344 00:22:24,880 --> 00:22:26,240 I've only texted him. 345 00:22:26,240 --> 00:22:27,920 Marvin, the song-smith? 346 00:22:27,920 --> 00:22:30,340 You weren't kidding about meeting the higher-ups. 347 00:22:30,340 --> 00:22:34,280 Professor Ryusenji rarely took such great interest in people, so this caught Eiji's 348 00:22:34,280 --> 00:22:35,280 attention. 349 00:22:35,280 --> 00:22:36,280 Is he famous or something? 350 00:22:36,280 --> 00:22:41,880 He's a codecracker that writes code as though he's a virtuoso playing their instrument. 351 00:22:41,880 --> 00:22:45,760 He's one of the lead developers of that app you use, Grimm. 352 00:22:45,760 --> 00:22:47,520 That's the one. 353 00:22:47,520 --> 00:22:50,840 Which made him one of the leading software engineers in the world. 354 00:22:50,840 --> 00:22:55,760 Grimm protected its financial and social media services with extremely robust security. 355 00:22:55,760 --> 00:22:58,000 People the world over trusted it implicitly. 356 00:22:58,000 --> 00:23:03,480 However, if you worked for or ran an upstanding enterprise, you couldn't use Grimm for official 357 00:23:03,480 --> 00:23:04,480 business. 358 00:23:04,480 --> 00:23:05,480 Why? 359 00:23:05,480 --> 00:23:09,440 Rumor had it that Grimm was developed and run by volunteer codecrackers. 360 00:23:09,440 --> 00:23:14,240 In reality, though, there was no end to all manner of public institutions and armies casually 361 00:23:14,240 --> 00:23:18,920 using Grimm out of sheer convenience, which became an enormous security issue. 362 00:23:18,920 --> 00:23:21,560 Oh, so he's huge. 363 00:23:21,560 --> 00:23:26,640 Then maybe getting to their leader Tardis is just one step after getting to Marvin, 364 00:23:26,640 --> 00:23:27,640 eh? 365 00:23:27,640 --> 00:23:28,640 Eiji mused. 366 00:23:28,640 --> 00:23:29,640 Be careful, Eiji-kun. 367 00:23:29,640 --> 00:23:30,640 You're a spy. 368 00:23:30,640 --> 00:23:31,740 Never forget that. 369 00:23:31,740 --> 00:23:35,560 You must operate in the SOC's inner circles without blowing your cover. 370 00:23:35,560 --> 00:23:38,260 I would prefer that you have a long career. 371 00:23:38,260 --> 00:23:39,480 The professor cautioned. 372 00:23:39,480 --> 00:23:40,840 Yes, sir. 373 00:23:40,840 --> 00:23:41,840 Good. 374 00:23:41,840 --> 00:23:45,920 Now before you meet with a member of the SOC's upper echelons, it's important that I show 375 00:23:45,920 --> 00:23:47,220 you something. 376 00:23:47,220 --> 00:23:50,280 It will be a matter of life and death for you. 377 00:23:50,280 --> 00:23:53,680 Professor Ryusenji opened a file on his computer for AG2C. 378 00:23:53,680 --> 00:23:54,680 D4. 379 00:23:54,680 --> 00:23:55,680 Classified. 380 00:23:55,680 --> 00:23:56,680 ML. 381 00:23:56,680 --> 00:23:57,680 Experiment number. 382 00:23:57,680 --> 00:23:58,680 Redacted. 383 00:23:58,680 --> 00:23:59,680 Date. 384 00:23:59,680 --> 00:24:00,680 Redacted. 385 00:24:00,680 --> 00:24:01,680 Site. 386 00:24:01,680 --> 00:24:10,640 And that is the end of chapter 2.1, or 2-1, called After the Airlines Flight. 387 00:24:10,640 --> 00:24:15,200 And it's called Hacker Leon, but we didn't get a lot of Hacker Leon, which was a little 388 00:24:15,200 --> 00:24:16,200 frustrating. 389 00:24:16,200 --> 00:24:17,600 I liked everything we got with AG and Lugalon. 390 00:24:17,600 --> 00:24:20,920 I liked getting with Ryusenji. 391 00:24:20,920 --> 00:24:27,080 Something about the tone shifted for me as soon as we were back in the DDL lab. 392 00:24:27,080 --> 00:24:28,480 And I don't know. 393 00:24:28,480 --> 00:24:31,920 Maybe I just like the professor's personality. 394 00:24:31,920 --> 00:24:38,440 Maybe I am a little frustrated or flustered with AG being kind of a, well, you know, AG 395 00:24:38,440 --> 00:24:39,440 being AG. 396 00:24:39,440 --> 00:24:40,600 Let's just put it that way. 397 00:24:40,600 --> 00:24:41,600 Maybe I'm frustrated with that. 398 00:24:41,600 --> 00:24:42,600 I don't know. 399 00:24:42,600 --> 00:24:48,120 But something about switching from just his dynamic in the digital world to then being 400 00:24:48,120 --> 00:24:53,080 here with the professor and Lugalon was interesting. 401 00:24:53,080 --> 00:24:56,840 Although, I mean, it is interesting that there's this turbulence and that it reminds me of 402 00:24:56,840 --> 00:25:01,280 the D Reaper, like wiping out sections of Wallslam and like taking them down into the, 403 00:25:01,280 --> 00:25:02,800 I guess deeper into the digital world. 404 00:25:02,800 --> 00:25:03,800 Is that what it is? 405 00:25:03,800 --> 00:25:05,800 I'm not sure what it sounds like. 406 00:25:05,800 --> 00:25:07,720 Anyway, but you know, that's interesting. 407 00:25:07,720 --> 00:25:11,680 I like that Lugalon isn't like obsessed with finding his memory and filling that in. 408 00:25:11,680 --> 00:25:15,720 That's a different spin, I think, on an amnesia plot. 409 00:25:15,720 --> 00:25:20,240 That might just be an aspect of his personality, though, where he's not going to be open and 410 00:25:20,240 --> 00:25:23,400 really express sorrow over having his memories lost. 411 00:25:23,400 --> 00:25:24,400 He's like, yeah, whatever. 412 00:25:24,400 --> 00:25:25,400 It doesn't matter. 413 00:25:25,400 --> 00:25:26,400 I'm the tough guy. 414 00:25:26,400 --> 00:25:27,400 That's what matters. 415 00:25:27,400 --> 00:25:28,400 And this is my place, my stomping grounds. 416 00:25:28,400 --> 00:25:30,360 And I'm ordering these Tyrannomon around. 417 00:25:30,360 --> 00:25:33,120 You can be my fourth member of my crew. 418 00:25:33,120 --> 00:25:34,120 And I don't know. 419 00:25:34,120 --> 00:25:35,280 That was a really funny moment, too. 420 00:25:35,280 --> 00:25:41,320 And it was cool to see that the Tyrannomon and Lugalon coexist together and that they 421 00:25:41,320 --> 00:25:47,880 coordinate and work together and that he is, you know, they say in the text like a mafia 422 00:25:47,880 --> 00:25:52,000 boss or mob boss, but I'm thinking just like he's the alpha of the pack. 423 00:25:52,000 --> 00:25:53,320 And I think that's a really neat idea. 424 00:25:53,320 --> 00:25:59,720 There was a really interesting dynamic, and I liked that A.G. was like, you know, being 425 00:25:59,720 --> 00:26:04,040 friendly with the Tyrannomon more now, realizing that they're alive, realizing that they have 426 00:26:04,040 --> 00:26:07,520 this level of intelligence, even if they can't communicate. 427 00:26:07,520 --> 00:26:11,920 There's like an appreciation and a respect between them. 428 00:26:11,920 --> 00:26:13,200 And I think that's pretty cool. 429 00:26:13,200 --> 00:26:14,200 I like that. 430 00:26:14,200 --> 00:26:18,280 You know, we've gotten to see the Digimon are tools. 431 00:26:18,280 --> 00:26:20,600 They're just AI. 432 00:26:20,600 --> 00:26:25,920 And then he's realizing that, yes, as they say so often, Digimon are alive and that he 433 00:26:25,920 --> 00:26:28,360 can have these different types of relationships with them. 434 00:26:28,360 --> 00:26:29,360 So that was a lot of fun. 435 00:26:29,360 --> 00:26:30,880 I thought that was really cool. 436 00:26:30,880 --> 00:26:33,720 And yeah, I like that. 437 00:26:33,720 --> 00:26:41,120 And then it's a little funny that the professor is telling him that all these things are classified 438 00:26:41,120 --> 00:26:44,040 and he can't know about them from his D4 thing. 439 00:26:44,040 --> 00:26:48,400 But then he it sounds like at the end of the chapter here, he's going to open him up to 440 00:26:48,400 --> 00:26:52,200 it, which going back to that, I. 441 00:26:52,200 --> 00:26:53,840 I'll be a little frustrated next chapter. 442 00:26:53,840 --> 00:26:56,200 We're back with Leon and we only get a snippet with him. 443 00:26:56,200 --> 00:26:59,880 I want them to continue this thing with AG, close that out and then let's actually focus 444 00:26:59,880 --> 00:27:00,880 on Leon. 445 00:27:00,880 --> 00:27:02,920 And is it possible? 446 00:27:02,920 --> 00:27:04,680 I tried to I just did it real quick. 447 00:27:04,680 --> 00:27:10,320 I looked for six to six and I tried to see if that was the plane that had crashed in 448 00:27:10,320 --> 00:27:12,920 the video that AG was shown before. 449 00:27:12,920 --> 00:27:17,720 I'm pretty sure it is the same plane. 450 00:27:17,720 --> 00:27:18,720 And I don't remember. 451 00:27:18,720 --> 00:27:20,360 I feel like it was 10 years ago. 452 00:27:20,360 --> 00:27:23,560 So was Leon a preteen in that? 453 00:27:23,560 --> 00:27:28,760 Did that happen after he had met and was friends with AG? 454 00:27:28,760 --> 00:27:33,680 But before, obviously, his college days, because it was like 10 years ago and like his parents 455 00:27:33,680 --> 00:27:41,040 die and had he made promises to his father and had all this stuff with his mother. 456 00:27:41,040 --> 00:27:46,120 And that's part of setting him up as like this orphan guy and, you know, kind of being 457 00:27:46,120 --> 00:27:50,680 all alone and like what he has is, you know, the Digimon thing and being a codecracker 458 00:27:50,680 --> 00:27:51,680 and whatnot. 459 00:27:51,680 --> 00:27:52,680 I don't know. 460 00:27:52,680 --> 00:27:55,720 Like we do not get enough of his character for me to really get a handle on him. 461 00:27:55,720 --> 00:27:58,360 But I like him so far. 462 00:27:58,360 --> 00:28:05,320 His vulnerability with Pulsemon and the fact that he has this recurring nightmare or whatever 463 00:28:05,320 --> 00:28:07,720 makes him a little more interesting, makes him a little more sympathetic. 464 00:28:07,720 --> 00:28:09,840 And I like I like that. 465 00:28:09,840 --> 00:28:12,600 So I just would like to get more of him. 466 00:28:12,600 --> 00:28:16,360 And I would like for the chapter that's called by his name to actually feature him in that 467 00:28:16,360 --> 00:28:17,360 largely. 468 00:28:17,360 --> 00:28:20,160 I mean, AG was mostly in AG Wolf of the Ninth Avenue. 469 00:28:20,160 --> 00:28:26,200 But we had those long instances where we were with Satsuki and her boss, the I don't know, 470 00:28:26,200 --> 00:28:29,120 Oolong, I'm sorry, whatever, the Chinese lady. 471 00:28:29,120 --> 00:28:32,040 She got the Chinese name. 472 00:28:32,040 --> 00:28:34,320 But her police boss lady. 473 00:28:34,320 --> 00:28:36,840 So like we got instances with them and a little bit of Ryo Senji. 474 00:28:36,840 --> 00:28:41,280 But it was like it was like 70 percent of the chapter one was all AG. 475 00:28:41,280 --> 00:28:45,540 So I'll be interested to see how the rest of this goes and if we get a lot more focus 476 00:28:45,540 --> 00:28:47,800 on Leon or not. 477 00:28:47,800 --> 00:28:50,320 Yeah, I think I would like that. 478 00:28:50,320 --> 00:28:54,840 So anyway, with that, I'm going to go ahead and get out of here. 479 00:28:54,840 --> 00:29:01,680 Look forward to the next episode where I will be reading chapter two to Leon Hacker Leon 480 00:29:01,680 --> 00:29:08,520 WWW Airlines, like six to six and also look forward to this week in a day or so. 481 00:29:08,520 --> 00:29:13,440 The Digimon Dreamers episode coming up, because I will be covering that manga as well presented 482 00:29:13,440 --> 00:29:18,040 by Digimon Web as part of this whole Digimon 25th anniversary project. 483 00:29:18,040 --> 00:29:24,840 So I don't know if it's fair to call it that or if it's more of a it was like a ghost game 484 00:29:24,840 --> 00:29:25,840 spinoff. 485 00:29:25,840 --> 00:29:27,760 Instead of Digimon Ghost Game, this was Digimon Dreamers. 486 00:29:27,760 --> 00:29:28,960 I think that's the deal. 487 00:29:28,960 --> 00:29:31,160 But anyway, we will get to that later when we get into it. 488 00:29:31,160 --> 00:29:34,800 And I will talk about it in the body of that episode, because let's keep them separated 489 00:29:34,800 --> 00:29:37,680 and keep focused on one thing at a time. 490 00:29:37,680 --> 00:29:39,640 Until next time, folks, take care. 491 00:29:39,640 --> 00:29:42,080 This is MJ signing out. 492 00:29:42,080 --> 00:29:43,680 I hope you enjoyed that. 493 00:29:43,680 --> 00:29:50,480 Go to MJMunoz.com to leave any questions, comments or other feedback you might have. 494 00:29:50,480 --> 00:29:54,240 There you can find all of my analysis, art and fiction. 495 00:29:54,240 --> 00:29:59,560 I cover books, tokusatsu, comic books, anime and more. 496 00:29:59,560 --> 00:30:00,560 Look around. 497 00:30:00,560 --> 00:30:03,200 You're sure to find something else that you'll enjoy as well. 498 00:30:03,200 --> 00:30:10,200 This has been a story over everything production.