Chapter 11: Their Return

The Future in 10 Years --

"Is this the truth that you own the Digi Egg of the Holy Angelmon and become a partner with the Vampire Beast?"

In the staff break room at DHT headquarters, Mina and Ryder were talking alone. The Ledlummon wasn't with Ryder, but was sent away.

Taking a sip of hot coffee, Ryder had a wicked smile on his face.

"It's also good to know the young lady's youthful memory~~ I finally understand why you refuse to confess to you boys."

"It's nice to have a good partner, and your relationship is really delicate. I'm a little jealous. ”

Ryder feigned a hurt expression.

"It's a boring misunderstanding, but you're not qualified to judge me."

Knowing how bad Ryder was, Mina also said mercilessly.

"Whether it's a Digimon or a human, you always like to keep an ambiguous attitude."

"Don't you see humans and Digimon as 'humans' in the same way?"

The smile on Ryder's face remained the same.

"That's right."

Mina admitted it crisply.

"Therefore, even if there is an ambiguous relationship between different races, as long as it is a 'human', it is not impossible. I'm not against it at all~"

You're trying to misunderstand, Ryder. Mina thought.

"However, it's a bit unfair to the Divine Angel Beast to favor the Vampire Demon Beast. Until now, you still feel guilty about him, right? Mina. ”

Knowing that the Holy Angel Beast had died in the past to protect Mina, there was still a shadow in her heart.

"Perhaps, but what happened in the past cannot be changed. All I can do is treat the Divine Angel Beast as my family."

Mina lowered her head slightly, looking at the D-ark she held in her hand.

"Even if he is reborn and loses his previous memories, he doesn't change much"

"Do you think of him as family because of guilt?"

Ryder's question was direct

"If it were an unrelated Digimon, would you do the same?"

"Absolutely."

She replied in the affirmative, then with a low expression.

"I just can't forgive myself for being weak in the past"

"Weak? I don't think so. ”

Ryder was a little helpless, and then grinned.

"Well, it's not like you to keep the murmur down. Or do you need me to comfort you? ”

"If I had been comforted by you, I might have been even lowered."

I don't want to be comforted by him at all,

"It's really hard to get you to like me."

Ryder said he was devastated.

"However, the Digimon seem to enjoy the contact with you many times, which is a bit unbelievable."

"Really?"

Mina doesn't have much affection for the Digimon, and she doesn't have much interest in learning too much. It's just that

Ryder: They are helped by the cherubimon, which is supposed to be the Digi egg he came into contact with ten years ago. When Digimon turns into a DigiEgg and hatches again, it is expected to lose its memories of the past. But it had made a deal with the Vampire Beast five years ago, and then 'used' Ryder and the two teenage girls.

Cherubimon should not have lost its memories of the past. And, I'm sure that a long time ago, the vampire monster had some kind of connection with it.

(Will the cherubimon, who sacrificed the Holy Angelmon, remember him?) ）

Mina thought to herself.

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Ten years ago, I reunited with my parents, and it was already the arrival of a new year.

Christmas was wronged for three months.

When the parents came to pick up their daughter. Seeing her parents, Mina naturally rushed forward and hugged them tightly. Mom and herself are also crying, after all, it is a happy thing to be able to meet their daughters who have been separated for more than half a year.

"Thank you for taking care of Mina, Mary."

The parents have always thanked Aunt Mary and Uncle Mary for taking care of them, and as for the two, they also expressed their love and praise for Mina.

While the two sides were talking, Mina quietly hid the Divine Angelmon's Digi Egg and D-ark in her backpack and pocket, respectively.

Eventually, the parents said goodbye to Aunt Mary and Uncle Mary and took Mina home.

But the peaceful life didn't last long, and the digital egg was accidentally discovered by the mother who was tidying up the room, and her secret was revealed at once.

Looking at her parents' complicated expressions, Mina was also nervous in her heart.

"Mina, can you tell me how you got it?"

Alex, the father, asked his daughter in a calm voice.

"It's a gift from Santa Claus, Daddy."

"Mina, Santa Claus doesn't give the eggs of strange creatures as Christmas presents to children."

The lie was quickly debunked by her mother, Emma.

"Because eggs hatch terrible monsters."

"But I really got it at Christmas."

Holding the digital egg, Mina looked at her parents pitifully.

"I promise that I will take good care of the egg after it hatches, and I believe it is not dangerous at all."

"Mina, listen to me."

Alex leaned down and pressed Mina's shoulder lightly, speaking earnestly.

"We're sorry to hide the truth from you and leave you alone."

"Actually, this egg is a Digi Egg, and the strange world that your mother and I went to is called the Digi World. This egg hatches Digimon, which are unstable creatures that can easily harm humans. In that world, we are often attacked by Digimon and live a dangerous life."

He paused and continued.

"A friend of mine also lost his life to the Digimon attack. So, I don't want you to get hurt from coming into contact with Digimon. Most code beasts threaten the safety of humans. ”

"Not every Digimon is evil, Digimon are good! When I was in danger, the Holy Angelmon became for protection!! ”

Mina, who believed in Digimon, quickly covered her mouth because she was a little emotional and told the truth.

"Mina, have you ever been in contact with Digimon?"

Emma's eyes widened at hearing her daughter's words.

"How did you get into it? Can you tell me? ”

Even Alex was very worried.

"Me, I"

Mina hesitated.

"If I'm telling the truth, will you take Digi Egg? It's my savior. ”

"If we know the truth, we might consider keeping it."

After thinking for a while, Dad replied a little embarrassed.

"Alex, is this really good?"

Pulling her husband aside, Emma asked in a whisper.

"There are still Digimon in the human world, causing chaos, and in order to solve the anomaly of Digimon, Victor will work with you to establish DHT. Now, the only way to deal with Digimon is to use the power of Digimon. ”

Alex said softly.

"At present, there are only four Digimon partners: Victor, Ryder, Julia, and Li Jianyu. Ryder is still a kid and can't get involved in the fight between Digimon anymore. We don't have enough power to solve the chaos, and the DHT is just being built and lacks a lot of support. ”

"If you use that digital egg, you might be able to lighten everyone's burden."

"I understand, but I can't make Mina too sad."

Emma nodded, as a wife, she always supported her husband.

After the parents' discussion, they returned to Mina.

"Mina, your dad and I have already discussed it, Digi Egg can stay."

Emma looked at her daughter with a smile and said.

"However, we also have the right to know the truth."

Alex gently touched Mina's head.

"You don't want to lie to us, do you?"

"Well, I see"

Mina nodded, ready to tell half the truth.

Vampire Monster's reputation in the Digital World isn't good? If something is said about him, it may be against him later. Therefore, Mina concealed the truth about her relationship with the vampire beast and only said the divine angel beast.

Besides, although I don't know what my parents are discussing just now, I always feel weird, what other purpose should there be?

It's not good to doubt your family too much, so let's just tell the truth about the Holy Angel Beast first.

On Christmas Eve, a Digimon flies into Mina's room and transports herself to another world. Then Mina wanders alone in a city in another world, lonely and helpless. Later, he encountered the Divine Angel Beast, who was also lost. The Holy Angelmon has been encouraging to help Mina, and together they are looking for a way back to their original world.

However, the otherworldly city is actually sealed with a terrifying Digimon. As a result, the Holy Angelmon and the evil Digimon engage in a fierce battle. Finally, Digimon was destroyed. However, the Divine Angelmon lost its life to protect itself, and was reborn as a Digi Egg.

After the evil Digimon are destroyed, Mina and the Digimon return to the human world.

"That's the Truth, Dad, Mom"

Holding the digital egg, Mina still has a pitiful expression.

"The Holy Angelmon is my savior, that's why I want to take care of his Digi Egg."

"Oh my God, that's happening!"

Emma clutched her forehead and was shocked.

"What I heard about Mina that day actually seems to be true!"

At the same time, Emma, who was in the digital world, heard her daughter's cries and shouts. I've always thought of myself as an auditory hallucination, after all, Mina is in the human world. I didn't think that my daughter's call was from another world.

"Alright, Emma. Hasn't Mina been okay all the time? She's strong. ”

Patting his wife on the shoulder, Alex comforted. Then he looked at Mina.

"Mina, is everything you say true?"

It felt like something was missing.

"It's true, the Holy Angel Beast died for protection, and I've always felt guilty."

The daughter's guilty expression is a complete proof that she is not lying.

"I get it, it's our family from now on. You have to get along with it. ”

"Really?"

Hearing her father's words, Mina asked happily.

"But, Dad has one condition."

Alex also told his daughter certain truths.

"Actually, Digimon often appear in our city, so let it be my partner and evolve to fight to protect the city. Do you think it's okay? ”

"Yes"

Mina understood her father's words, so she had no choice but to agree. After all, you can't be too headstrong.

After that, the 'Holy Angelmon' became Mina's important family to accompany her and get along with her. Likewise, he was his father's partner. In order to assist humans in hunting the Digimon that strayed into the human world, the Digimon were returned to the Digital World through a teleportation device.

This is the mission of Digimon Huntingteam, DHT. ―1―

Mina still vividly remembers how she parted with her partner ten years ago and returned to the human world with the Digi Egg of the Divine Angelmon.

All of this may have been deliberately arranged by the Digi-elves.

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"Digi Egg"

Looking at the Digi Egg of the Divine Angelmon, Mina's mind was numb.

"We Digimon are all reincarnated as Digimon when they die, but the price of rebirth is to lose all memories of the past and make a new one

way of life. ”

Looking down at the Divine Angelmon's Digi Egg, the Vampire Beast explained calmly.

"So there's no need to blame yourself."

"If you lose all your memories, it's not me"

Mina leaned down and gently stroked the Divine Angelmon's digital egg.

"Alright, give me the Digi Egg of Cherubimon. I'll do the rest of his work."

The vampire monster reminded the girl.

"Yes"

Believing in the Vampire Beast, Mina handed him the Digi Egg.

Then, she picked up the Divine Angelmon's Digi Egg again and looked at the Vampire Beast.

"And what about the Divine Angelmon's Digi Egg?"

"I don't have this obligation to manage, let you handle it."

The other party replied in a cold tone.

After all, helping Angel Digimon as a Dark Digimon is already a violation of the bottom line of Vampire Monsters, Vampire Monsters

It was the respect of the Holy Angel Beast that would grant him, but he was not obligated to continue to help.

"It's because I'm too willful, you're in a hostile relationship, and I'm always reluctant to force the people around me"

Holding the Digi Egg of the Divine Angelmon, Mina's eyes darkened a lot, because she had killed the Divine Angelmon.

"So, do you think it's really worth regretting or forgetting?"

The vampire beast said calmly.

"Of course I don't want me to hate myself like this"

Mina hid her face and wept.

"I want to change"

"Weak Humanity"

Looking at Mina in tears, the voice of the vampire beast was still calm.

In other words, as a Digimon, they don't understand human feelings. Death is not terrible for Digimon, as they will take Digi Eggs

Form rebirth, even if it is the loss of memories of the past, is not a bad thing.

As for the human vampire monster once read in a certain book, after death, human beings do not have the so-called rebirth, but eternal sinking

Sleep. In the same way, humans also believe in what is called reincarnation. Believe that after death, the soul will be reborn and appear as a new life.

Indeed, humans have a very short lifespan compared to Digimon, and their lives are very fragile. That's why human beings cherish life more

life, fear of death.

The vampire beast was able to understand the girl's mood somewhat, because she was thinking about death from a human perspective.

At this moment, the mutation happened again.

The otherworldly city floating in the air began to crumble, and the ground shook violently again, and the shaking under his feet became more and more huge for no time

It stirred Mina's heart all the time.

"What's wrong!?"

Leaving her grief behind for a moment, Mina's face turned terrified.

"Maybe it's because of the disappearance of Argosmon, the otherworldly city that sealed it has completed its mission and began to disappear."

The Vampire Beast explained.

"Disappear"

Mina's face became even paler, and she didn't know how to go back, if this world was going to disappear, then herself

What will happen in the end?

"Boom~!!"

With a dull cracking sound, the ground shook. Mina only felt dizzy and dizzy, as if she was stepping on cotton

If you go forward, you will fall. Just as she was about to lose her balance, the vampire beast suddenly grabbed her body and flew into the air. "Click--!!"

The otherworldly city floating in the air could no longer maintain its original balance and began to collapse, and the steel city could not escape the fate of collapse in the end

In a deafening loud bang, it began to fall apart.

"City"

Mina could only watch as the city collapsed and vanished into pieces.

"Chirp! Chirp! Chirp! ”

The Digimons flew into the air, their golden bodies glowing with blinding light enveloping Mina and the Vampire Beasts.

"Hmm-"

The vampire beast narrowed his eyes, and the intense golden light made him feel unusually uncomfortable, but he still clung to Mina and didn't let it

The girl falls from a height.

The dazzling golden light seemed to occupy every inch of space in the other world in an instant, and the vampire demonic beast and Mina subconsciously closed

Eye.

After a few seconds, as its gaze gradually returned to normal, the vampire beast finally opened its eyes.

Two giant whirlpools began to appear in the sky, one for the human world and the other for the digital world.

Powerful suction began to emerge from the whirlpool.

"Go back to where you belong."

The Vampire Beast let go of its hand, allowing Mina, who was holding the Digi Egg, to be absorbed by the vortex that revealed the human world.

"Never see each other again?"

Mina's body was getting farther and farther away from the vampire beast, and the wind ruffled the girl's hair, but she still clung to the number of the Divine Angel Beast

Yard Egg looked at the vampire monster.

"Two unrelated worlds should not be related in and of themselves."

The vampire beast said calmly.

"We will definitely see you again in the future! Definitely! ”

Mina suddenly shouted excitedly, which also startled her, and her cheeks gradually flew crimson.

"Hmph"

The corners of the vampire beast's mouth rose slightly, watching as the girl was completely sucked into the whirlpool.

"Goodbye Mina."

After parting, the Night Lord said the girl's name.

Eventually, he flew into the maelstrom of the digital world.

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It's a pure white world.

It's also a warm world.

A sudden cold wind woke the girl up.

The moment the girl saw the curtains blown by the wind, she remembered where she was.

"This is my room?"

Mina looked around in amazement, and sure enough, she was right.

The familiar hanging lamp, the familiar bedside table, and-

Seeing that the window was open, Mina suddenly realized.

"It's back"

She sat up and saw the electronic clock on the bedside table.

The date on the electronic clock shows December 25, so my long experience is just a human world

It's just night

Then, Mina realized that she had been clutching something hard in her left hand.

This touch is also very familiar.

As if to calm the pounding heartbeat, Mina looked at her left hand, which was held in a strange ark-shaped shape

Machine.

And, on the left, on the bed, lies a snow-white digital egg with light yellow stripes.

"Digi Egg."

The presence of the machine and the Digi Egg clearly tells Mina that none of this is a dream

Rather than stunned and incredulous, Mina felt joy first.

At the same time, she had a strong premonition in her mind that she believed that she and the Digimon would meet again.

"We will definitely meet again"

Clenching the machine in her hand, Mina chuckled.

Then, she gently stroked the digital egg on the bed.

"Please advise, Holy Angelmon."