"Inputting. Alias 'Kurai' recorded as first sequence."
The Yggdrasil lolita's eyes flickered with data, quickly recording the name Hattori gave into the core of her database.
For her, Hattori's words were the most important directive, and it must be executed.
"Kurai, based on your analysis of the Digital World, can you figure out what's happening on Taichi's side? How long until the real world is infected?"
Looking at the little girl in white before him, a smile curled Hattori's lips as he asked softly.
"Analyzing data... Modeling... Parsing..."
Kurai murmured mechanically and soon provided an answer.
"Currently, the Digital World in the parallel timeline is in the early stages of infection. It will take at least three more months to completely break the barrier between the Digital and real worlds."
"During this period, the 'Taichi' mentioned by the Master can rely on the power of the Dark Digivice to send some Digimon to invade the real world. However, it carries certain risks. It is advised not to take personal action."
Early stages of infection, huh.
Hattori narrowed his eyes slightly and typed slowly.
[Dark Group Owner: @True Love Is Agumon, Your idea is good, but now is not the time for a large-scale invasion. The gate to the real world is unstable. Invading rashly could lead to total annihilation.]
[True Love Is Agumon: Group Owner Boss, I know. Right now, I only have twelve Dark Towers, radiating control over thousands of Champion-level Digimon and less than a hundred Ultimate-level Digimon. At most, I could conquer one country. It's still far from my ambition.]
Taichi's gaze was cold, his demeanor already carrying a trace of an overlord's aura.
[Cat Burglar: Agumon is mighty! Agumon is domineering!]
[Young Master of the Demon Cult: Hmph, now that's more like a group member.]
[Dark Group Owner: However, even if your main base is in the Digital World, there are ways to intervene in the real world temporarily.]
A curve appeared at the corner of Hattori's lips as he enticed.
[True Love Is Agumon: What methods? Right now, I can only watch Digimon randomly enter the real world. I can't control them through the Dark Rings.]
[Dark Group Owner: Use the power of the Dark Digivice. The Crest of Revenge can provide you with a quota for up to 100 Digimon to invade the real world for a limited time.]
According to Kurai's calculations, with her current computing power, she could handle the materialization of up to 100 Digimon at most.
[True Love Is Agumon: Really? Thank you, Group Owner Boss! Group Owner Boss is awesome!]
Taichi was overjoyed, a cold, sharp curve lifting the corner of his mouth.
He had never forgotten about revenge for a single moment.
The first thing to do after sending Digimon to invade the real world was naturally to kill that despicable couple, Yamato and Sora.
[Dark Group Owner: I'll bestow power upon your Crest of Revenge now. But remember, you have a three-month preparation period. You absolutely must not waste this time. At the very least, you need to build hundreds of Dark Towers and rule over several Mega-level Digimon to have the capital for invasion.]
[True Love Is Agumon: I will remember and adhere to the Group Owner Boss's teachings. The current me is no longer that reckless little kid from before.]
The scene returns to the Digital World.
Taichi looked at the Crest of Revenge in his hand, which gradually glowed with a profound light.
The digital power of Kurai could, through the group chat's tools, unleash the crest's power.
"A quota of one hundred, huh? Heh, I'm quite looking forward to their expressions when they see those Digimon."
A strange smile curled on Taichi's lips.
With a grand wave of his hand, the countless Digimon armies before him neatly took a step forward.
Here…
He was the chosen one, and the only one!
…
Meanwhile, in the real world.
Koshiro sat in a café, anxiously tapping on his keyboard.
A week ago, Taichi had mysteriously disappeared.
Upon hearing the news, Hikari nearly broke down.
Fortunately, she reacted quickly and contacted her brother's best friend first.
And the childhood friend who had always had a crush on him.
But unexpectedly, the responses she received were utterly indifferent.
"He's in high school now, still playing the childish game of running away from home. It's utterly ridiculous. Can't he grow up a bit?"
Yamato sneered, replying with disdain.
"Hikari, I know you care about your brother, but it's useless. Even if you try to persuade me, I won't fall for him."
Sora sweetly linked arms with Yamato, speaking mercilessly.
The cold expressions of the two made Hikari feel as if she had fallen into an ice cellar. She then left that place resolutely.
Hoping against hope, she contacted the other Chosen Children.
Most of the replies she got were along the lines of 'No time', 'Busy with school', 'Have more important things to do'.
Only Koshiro, the science nerd who had always silently supported Taichi, was willing to help investigate Taichi's whereabouts.
For the past three days, Koshiro had searched through databases covering most of Tokyo, pulling up countless surveillance videos.
Yet, he hadn't found a single trace of Taichi.
"Where did it go wrong? What did I miss?!"
Koshiro bit his fingernails, looking at an old photo of Taichi, his heart burning with anxiety.