Chapter 19: Lion Knight of the Round 11

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Main story

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Tokyo Metropolitan Office

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70

SuedouThere, the Door has opened!

SuedouThis "magic circle" connects to the Digital World. Whenever you're ready...

AlphamonLet me ask you one thing.

SuedouYes, yes, what is it?

AlphamonYou said we must eliminate the Mother Eater, but do you have an assured means of doing so?

SuedouHeavens! Didn't I explain?

SuedouOf course there's a way to do it.

SuedouWe extract the foreign object trapped within the Mother Eater: the mental data of Yuugo Kamishiro.

SuedouI believe Eaters were never meant to prey on data from life forms such as humans in the first place.

SuedouBut once Yuugo was devoured, their dietary habits changed.

SuedouIncorporating human mental data was what first gave Eaters their present form. Yes, they evolved.

SuedouThe Eaters are now protecting his mental data, as it was the impetus for that very evolution.

SuedouIt's held very carefully, deep within their core.

YuukoYou can't mean... the same place my brother said the Eaters were keeping him trapped?

NokiaInside... that Mother Eater thing?

SuedouUltimately, he serves as a type of core.

SuedouIf my theories are correct, when we remove him, a very interesting phenomenon will occur.

SuedouReversible programs being overwritten... Time being turned back on itself.

Player?!

ArataWhat?!

SuedouThe Eaters' memory integration network is beyond our understanding, our imagination, and even our ability to comprehend.

SuedouThey are always sharing information, and always making choices, but every instant is remembered!

SuedouThey have no concept of a capacity limit, nor any concept of time. They simply remember!

NokiaHow... How can that be?

SuedouYou're thinking it's not possible, correct?

SuedouThen what about the things you all re-experienced recently, about what happened to you eight years ago in EDEN and the Digital World?

SuedouWhat you saw is what Crusadermon downloaded from Eater memories and recreated in virtual reality.

SuedouShe probably made some adjustments as part of her nasty little trap, but still.

OmnimonWhy? Why... do you know all this?

SuedouTo be truthful, I am a part of the Eaters now.

SuedouOr, more accurately, I merely have special access to their network.

ArataSo that was how you pulled off your tricks!

SuedouCracking and tricks are the same thing. You could do it too if you wanted to, Arata.

ArataAre you for real?

YuukoIf Arata can do it, then so can I.

ArataWhat?!

SuedouYes, of course! Anyone can do it!

SuedouBut human beings reject these possibilities on an instinctual level, and you are no exceptions.

SuedouThis is because of your having been unable to realize true, unlimited potential while having been overtaken by Eaters once previously.

SuedouBut let's save that discussion for another time. It's rather a long story.

SuedouAnyway, if the "key data" that triggered the Eaters' evolution into their current form were to disappear...

Suedou...my calculations indicate that time will rewind itself to a point before Yuugo's mental data was devoured by the Eaters eight years ago.

SuedouThe present will become a future that never happened, and this 'proper' past will be our new present.

NokiaUmm... Excuse me... Take it, Miss Kyoko in our studio audience!

AlphamonThis phenomenon is feasible in the Digital World.

AlphamonAnd with the material and digital realms having assimilated with one another, nothing is beyond the impossible at this point.

SuedouWithout a doubt!

SuedouWhen the Eaters cause time to reverse, I wonder what effect will be seen in the "real" world through the connection with the Digital World.

SuedouIt's possible that EDEN Syndrome will disappear. After all, it will be as if the cause of it never existed.

ArataYou're talking about the law of causality, right? I was beginning to think along those lines, too.

ArataBut how do we get Yuugo out?

SuedouThat shouldn't be any problem, I would think. You've already experienced it, Arata.

ArataWait, hang on. If EDEN Syndrome disappears...

ArataThat means Player and Yuugo can return to their original bodies, right?!

Player...!!!

PlayerReally! I... I don't believe it... I completely forgot about that!

NokiaThat's kind of out of left-field... It's a solution I totally hadn't even imagined.

ArataBut right now, anything's possible.

ArataRescue Yuugo, and bring him and Player home. The grand finale will be a happy ending.

YuukoThis might be out of left field too, or maybe it's wishful thinking, but I can't stand waiting here doing nothing. I want to go see my brother.

NokiaYeah! Definitely!

Player...!

SuedouHehehe... Then I shall take my leave.

AlphamonI'd like to say that we should carry on as well, but...

YuukoWhat's the matter?

AlphamonAt present, the Digital World is a very dangerous place.

AlphamonWe don't have a lot of time, but it makes no sense to just rush in and make mistakes.

AlphamonDo you have anything left to do? If so, take care of it before we proceed.

AlphamonWhen you're ready, we'll head for the Digital World!

Arata, Yuuko & Nokia!!!

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