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Post by Kazuya Fujimoto on Feb 27, 2022 11:23:44 GMT
Kazu and Dux were both slightly disappointed that Kazumi and her partners couldn't give any further details on what Kazu's digivice could do. Then again, it didn't actually put them in any worse of a position than when they started and they were already going to the Digital World, where they could hopefully learn more.
"That was one part of my motivation," Dux acknowledged in response to Sakura's question. "But more importantly, I wished to lend whatever strength I had to the cause of one who could shape the world to his will. Just as my previous home was destroyed by the whim of a powerful digimon, Master Kazuya will one day be a powerful tamer who can decide the fates of many with his slightest action. And it will be my privilege to serve as his primary tool in attaining and fulfilling that lofty station," he explained proudly, chest puffing up as he spoke.
"Yeah, Dux certainly has... high expectations," Kazu remarked after a moment. In truth, he didn't necessarily have a problem with Dux expecting him to become great. His own desires lay somewhere in that direction after all. The problem arose in how Dux expected him to seize power and serve as a tyrant whereas Kazu would rather... well, in all honesty he wasn't sure exactly how he wanted to become a great tamer but he was certain it wasn't that. He'd rather get a handle on this whole digimon thing and make sure it worked out before setting his sights on a specific target. That involved getting more information, and Kazumi seemed experienced enough to help with that.
"So, Kazumi, you've been to the Digital World before?" he guessed. She hadn't explicitly said so but given how much more knowledgeable she seemed, not to mention the number of her partners, it seemed likely. "You mind if I ask what it's like? Dux mentioned that this train should go to a place called Terminus City and a little more but he's not exactly an expert," he explained. Plus, Dux insisted on discussing the various places he knew in terms of how they could most effectively be conquered or destroyed, which was more than a little off putting.
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Post by ricochet3-Kazumi&Vemmon on Feb 27, 2022 12:06:02 GMT
"Strength tends to be something many digimon seek whether it's physical strength or spiritual. Just remember that when working to obtain power that there will always be someone greater. I don't mean this as a threat but a fair warning so you can try to avoid experiencing a similar tragedy like you mentioned in your past." Shadow said from his spot leaning against a nearby wall with his eyes closed. Not that his eyes had any use to him anyway since he was blind. His other senses were so sharp it was as if he wasn't blind.
"Wow, Shadow. How can you be so depressing? I know you mean well but Dux has gone through something very traumatic in his past." Hudiemon said with a pout causing Shadow to shake his head but did not move his head to face in her direction.
"Sure I don't mind talking about my previous lives, Yume." Yuki said to the young girl with a smile.
Koko finally spoke up realizing Yuki had made an error earlier in the conversation as they said "You made a mistake with the number of lives you mentioned, Yuki. You had three lives before this one didn't you? So that would make your current life you fourth one."
Yuki chuckled as she realized she miscounted her lives before she said "Your right this is my fourth life. Thank you, Koko." She then turned back to Yume and said "Many years ago in my first life I was a male SnowAgumon who started life as a merchant. This first life is what inspired Kazumi to suggest my name to be Yuki since it means snow. She figured it would be nice to honor my first life in that manner and I agreed with her. I soon became a warrior though and over the years my first life reached the mega form of Gundramon but I fell in battle defending innocent lives. Next I was reborn as a female ToyAgumon who continued a warrior lifestyle making it to the mega form of Machinedramon. My next life I was reborn and eventually digivolved to the rookie form of BlackAgumon. Once again I made it to mega eventually becoming BlackWarGreymon. Along the way I got trapped in some video game prison where I came across Kazumi and Vemmon for the first time. In an attempt to escape the game I was slain by Vemmon's creator who is a fearsome digimon called Snatchmon. Snatchmon became a mega called Galacticmon to defeat me but we were successful in saving everyone from the prison and escaping ourselves even though I was only data particles that got a bit scrambled in the escape. Later I eventually made it back to my current form of BlackAeroAgumon where I came upon Kazumi, Vemmon, Dorulumon, and Hudiemon. After helping them out of a tight spot I joined Kazumi's army."
"Y-Yes digivices are surprisingly different despite looking somewhat similar in many ways regardless of the model type. S-Sorry I don't know much about them either." Vemmon said with a clueless shrug.
"Yes I've been to the Digital World a bunch of times. It's actually how I met everyone else in my army except for Vemmon. I met him in a park alone with an injured arm and no memory of how he got to Shibuya." Kazumi said and when asked what the Digital World was like, Kazumi said "Well like this world there are various environments as well as towns and cities. Not to mention many oddities like floating rocks and mountains to random anomalies. Oh and some vending machines have digimon that reside in them but those digimon aren't usually dangerous."
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Post by Deleted on Feb 27, 2022 17:15:56 GMT
Sakura Smirked a bit."Well, he seems like it, but I hope I can be stronger than you!"Sakura said. Yume had feeling sakura was about to start a rivalry. She looked at Yuki and was surprised at the past lives."tOh, that many! I'm glad you defeated the Galaticmon."Yume said happily. Yume sighed."Guess, I'm going to find out myself."She said.
Yume's eyes sparkled, at the Fact of the Digital World."The Digital World, Sounds like a place, Filled with adventure and Wonders!"Yume commented. Sakura chuckled a bit."Yume, is now really excited to Go."The rabbit-like digimon said. "But itsn't the Digtal world a bit dangerous with digimon that probably attack you?"Sakura asked. Yuem Expression changed to a skeptical look.
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Post by Kazuya Fujimoto on Feb 27, 2022 22:37:42 GMT
"For now, that may be true," Dux admitted in response to the blind Gaomon's warning. "But there must always be somebody at the top of the food chain, so to speak, and I fully intend for that to one day be Master Kazuya," he continued unflinchingly, looking straight at the Shadow with an unwavering gaze... which was probably a wasted effect. He only broke his one sided staredown to glance at Sakura's expressed desire to become stronger. Try as you wish. If you oppose us I will not fall to you," he vowed solemnly.
Kazu, meanwhile, was listening more to Yuki's summary of her past lives. He was a little surprised to find that digimon could change genders but perhaps he should have expected it. Dux's story suggested that he had radically changed his personality between lives and he already knew that they could change their forms, so a change in gender wasn't all that different. Beyond that, the admittedly brief summary she gave sounded extremely impressive. To have reached such a high level in three separate lifetimes, he suspected that this was something of an anomaly considering he had been told many digimon never surpassed the Champion level. The tale of how she had met Kazumi and her other partners was particularly surprising and that combined with Kazumi's description of the Digital World, suggested that that world was just as extraordinary as the digimon themselves.
"The Digital World can certainly be dangerous," Dux confirmed Sakura's concerns. "My previous death, while hardly a common occurrence, should make that clear and I assume Miss Yuki's previous deaths were similar. There are many digimon who will not hesitate to attack a vulnerable target and there are those precious few who rise above the chaff to become major powers," he explained candidly. Kazu, suspecting that Dux was needlessly focusing on the threats and potentially unnerving Yume, took that chance to interject.
"But I'm guessing Terminus City is a little safer, right? You mentioned it was the biggest city in the Digital World so there must be some level of law and order there, right?" he reasoned, glancing between Dux and Kazumi for confirmation.
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Post by ricochet3-Kazumi&Vemmon on Feb 28, 2022 0:35:35 GMT
Shadow twitched his ear and smiled as he heard Sakura as the rabbit like digimon seemed to want a rivalry with Dux and seemingly a friendly one. This could be a good thing as it could inspire them to grow as people as well as train to become more powerful. When Yume mentioned defeating Galacticmon, Vemmon piped up as he said "Y-You misunderstand, Yume. W-We didn't defeat Galacticmon as most would understand it given that he was a mega form and had k-killed Yuki in her previous life even though she was a mega as well. T-To be honest we barely got away with our skins intact so it was dumb luck Kazumi and I s-survived or that Yuki was able to be reborn."
"Don't sell yourself short, Vemmon. You were doing the best you could to keep Kazumi safe even though you were clearly outmatched." Yuki said to Vemmon who was looking at the ground softly clicking his mandible.
"Yes despite being dangerous at times, the many mysteries of the Digital World are worth experiencing." Hudiemon said smiling.
"Yes all three of my previous deaths were in battle while fighting a powerful foe and most of them happened while I was defending others but I wouldn't of reacted any differently. If I am able to protect someone then I can handle death with honor." Yuki said her tail softly swishing.
"Those that attack the weak have no sense of decency or honor and are not worth ones time to argue with concerning their motives." Dorulumon said. The former explorer seemed to be in some form of agreement with Yuki.
"Yes, Kazu. Terminus is safer than wandering about in the wild but as with all big cities has its own fair share of dangers." Lalamon said after turning to face the teen boy.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 28, 2022 14:07:48 GMT
Sakura Smiled, A bit."i like to see you Try and beat me!"She Challenged. Sakura like a good fight, and For someone who talked it, defiately didn't Show it. Yume sighed before Things could go any further."Sakura, now this isn't the time for challenging people."She said. She sounded serious at the fact, but looked at Dux, When he said it can be dangerous. She didn't looked unearthed, but She was having Second thoughts on this. but she really wanted to go. What would happen, If sakura wasn't strong enough. but Sakura noticed Yume starting to become unnerved.
"Hey Don't think of negative Things because of Dux said! I will protect you, like i said, no matter how strong the opponent is, i will beat them!"She said. Yume smiled a bit at her partner. but when Kazu said the terminus city is a bit of a safe place."That sounds like a good place to explore first!"Yume piped up cheerfully.
Yume felt bad for asking that, That they barely had escaped from the galaticmon, And it was good that Yuki had managed to Reincarnate and also The Group had escaped from it."Oh, Sorry for Saying that, I didn't know you guys barely escaped."Yume said. She heaved out a minor sigh. but Yume turned to Face vemmon."It sounded like you were brave."She said.
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Post by Kazuya Fujimoto on Feb 28, 2022 14:54:24 GMT
Dux's lips pursed as he listened to Yuki's philosophy relating to her previous deaths and when Dorulumon chimed in with his own comment, the Impmon's eyes narrowed. "Those who exclusively target the weak may be craven and ultimately beneath notice but if one has an ambition that necessitates violence against others, their relative strength should be irrelevant. If you are willing to battle a mighty foe but hesitate to deal with another merely because they are feeble, it suggests that you lack resolve in your goals," he commented, his tone even but his words sufficiently biting that a polite tone of voice was unlikely to save it. He then turned back to Yuki and continued. "As for the 'honour' in death, I died attempting to protect others and failed. Even had I succeeded in bringing my opponent down before I passed, it would only have bought time until some other threat deemed my former home worthy of conquest or destruction. Fighting in protection of others is only meaningful in the long term if you are capable of succeeding and continuing to protect them. An offensive goal is more likely to achieve a lasting effect."
Kazu winced at Dux's latest speech. Up to now, he had been relatively unoffensive, the depths of his issues not immediately apparent. That had definitely changed now and it was once again up to him to play peacekeeper. "Hey, hey, easy there. Short term actions can have a lot of consequences in the long term and someone surviving even a little longer can have a big influence. There's no way of knowing how something will play out in the long term and saving somebody's life is great in the short term. If you can live to fight another day, great, but dying doesn't automatically invalidate that good," he argued. Noticing Dux's unimpressed expression, he tried to change tacks before Dux provoked any of Kazumi's partners into a fight that he suspected would not favor Dux.
"If nothing else, it doesn't help you to argue with how other people spend their time. Picking a fight over this benefits you nothing," he pointed out. This seemed to slightly mollify Dux, though he was clearly still displeased about being asked to back down. Relieved that Dux wasn't willing to keep pushing and hopeful that Dux hadn't already burned any bridges beyond repair, Kazu tried to change the subject. "Uh, yeah, I was planning on staying in Terminus City long enough to get the lay of the land, so to speak," he agreed with Yume. It was a clumsy change of subject but hopefully, nobody would want to pursue Dux's unorthodox opinions any further.
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Post by ricochet3-Kazumi&Vemmon on Mar 1, 2022 1:25:51 GMT
Seemed like Sakura liked a good fight which likely explained why she wanted Dux in a rival. Lalamon then floated over to Sakura and said "Now. Now. Sakura, this is not the time or the place for a spar. There are plenty of places with the wide open space for such a thing in the Digital World." Yume seemed to be in agreement on that as well but the girl worded it a bit differently.
"Yes Terminus is a good place to explore seeing as it's so big. There are also lots of places to eat there as well." Dorulumon said.
"I keep forgetting you have been to many places in the Digital World from your days as an explorer, Dorulumon." Hudiemon chirped happily a smile spread across her face but she was able to contain herself which Dorulumon was silently grateful for.
"Yes Vemmon was very brave. He put himself at risk to enter the virtual game after I was pulled in and he was able to keep his wits even when Galacticmon revealed himself and killed Yuki." Kazumi said as she thought back to those events. She was scared out of her mind back then but somehow managed to control herself.
Fortunately neither Kazumi nor her army had to do any potential damage control due to Dux's abrasive speech as Kazu winced before speaking to his partner digimon and it seemed to due the trick. This was likely going to be a constant battle between these two very different people. Yuki nodded at Kazu's words and the older digimon began to speak with the wisdom her multiple lives provided her. "Kazu is right. Short term actions can have long term effects. Let's say those I have protected could of become inspired by me and worked hard to become strong enough to help others. Maybe your old home had at least one survivor other than yourself, Dux, that was inspired by your selfish act of defending the village." Yuki smiled as Kazu tried further damage control mentioning planning to get the lay of the land.
"Back before I joined Kazumi I would occasionally give others free rides to Terminus. I was good at the task seeing as I can move fast and don't tire easily. I was fortunate that most travelers offered thanks regarding my generosity." Koko said as they calmly lay on their side somehow with minimal noise for the canine digimon's massive size. When boarding Trailmon they would likely go inside Kazumi's Xros Loader as they would not fit in the passenger cars. The Komondomon long accepted that as a mild annoyance from being a large digimon.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 1, 2022 15:00:51 GMT
Sakura Sighed."AW... Okay."Sakura said. She did like a good fight, but when someone tells her not to fight, she won't fight literally. Yume smiled, at What Dorulumon said."It is? Well i'm Excited to see the terminus."She said.
Yume Winced at What Dux had said."That Sounded brutally Honest."Yume said. She Got a little afraid of Dux, Like a little Afraid of Dux. Sakura sighed."Where did you originally lived?"Sakura asked. Yume smiled."I get to try new cusines! And I'll probably Cook Something there in The Terminus too!"She said.
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Post by Kazuya Fujimoto on Mar 1, 2022 19:47:00 GMT
Dux raised an eyebrow at Yuki's suggestion that somebody may have survived the destruction of his past life's home. Personally, he doubted it as he had barely managed to slow his opponent down and the destruction that followed had been rather... thorough. Even had some escaped, it was difficult to imagine anybody from that forgotten settlement actually having an impact when they relied on somebody as ineffectual as he had been to protect them. Still, Master Kazuya had made it clear he wasn't to continue with this line of argument so he remained silent, not challenging her theory. Surprisingly, he did take an interest in Yume's last comment.
"You cook?" he asked mildly, eying the girl with a newfound appreciation. "I managed to pick up some culinary skills myself prior to coming to this world, mainly in Terminus. There are a number of establishments there which provide satisfactory meals, although I have heard that Whitewater City in the south is arguably superior in that aspect," he offered. While he had heard of and entertained the possibility of visiting Whitewater or even the Blossom Isles in order to acquire greater skills in service to his master, he had ultimately decided that he could not delay his travels to the human world for that long. Perhaps if Master Kazuya decided to travel south, he could take the chance to add some new recipes to his repertoire.
"Dux is being too modest, for once. Any doubts I might have had about partnering with him vanished pretty quickly once I had a chance to taste his cooking," Kazu chuckled, remembering fondly some of the delicacies he had been able to sample since meeting Dux. He did have to talk the Impmon down from preparing a full three-course meal to something more reasonable but for once, Kazu felt that the extra stress of convincing him had been worth it for the end result.
"It is my pleasure to be of service, Master Kazuya," Dux replied calmly, though he did straighten up a touch further with pride.
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Post by ricochet3-Kazumi&Vemmon on Mar 1, 2022 22:23:57 GMT
Though Sakura seemed disappointed in not being able to spar she didn't complain that much. Besides she would likely get her chance to prove herself in the Digital World.
Yuki had caught Dux's eyebrow quirk but didn't say anything about it. It was highly likely the Impmon X doubted Yuki's words regarding the possibility of possible survivors. While at some level Yuki was hopeful there was another survivor the odds of such a thing seemed low seeing how Dux described the massacre he witnessed in his final moments.
When Sakura asked where did you originally live, Koko said "Who me? If so I used to just roam everywhere as I never stayed in one place for very long. The lifestyle of a wanderer is far from unheard of in the Digital World though."
Kazumi and her group noticed the look on Yume's face regarding Dux and couldn't blame her since the way Dux was talking was at best concerning and at worst frightening especially to a child of around her age. Then when the subject of food came up with Yume and Dux both mentioning they could cook. "It is cool you two enjoy cooking and though none in my group are professional chefs we all know how to cook to varying degrees of skill. Maybe we'll get to try some cooking from the both of you someday."
"As for various ingredients I know how to find them in many places in the Digital World as, like Dorulumon, I have done my fair share of traveling before I even met Kazumi or even Shadow." Lalamon said though she didn't reveal what she did on the side to help bring in money. It was nothing illegal but since no one in the army asked it was obvious Koko hadn't said anything as they were the only other digimon other than Shadow that knew of Lalamon's occupation.
"I s-suppose even Dux has something he is humble about. I k-know that feeling well as I have a bit of a knack for playing video games." Vemmon said mentioning his other big talent other than entering computers and hacking them from the inside out that is.
"This humility coming from a little bug who managed to beat a game like Dark Souls when no one else in the apartment has achieved that. Vemmon you are more awesome than you admit to." Hudiemon said with a playful giggle which didn't even bother Vemmon.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 2, 2022 3:51:04 GMT
Yume nodded."I Help out at my family's cafe, i'm an Assistant chef with my Dad and sometimes the waitress when i get off of School."She said. She Felt proud of Explaining that and was impressed that dux can cook."Can't wait to try out your meals."She said. Yume smiled a bit at kazumi."Probably."She said.
Sakura looked surprised."You traveled! Awesome!"Sakura said happily. Both the digimon and Human looked at vemmon."You play video games?"Yume asked. Sakura was a bit confused."What are video games?"She asked.
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Post by Kazuya Fujimoto on Mar 2, 2022 9:30:43 GMT
"Oh? I've dabbled in video games but nowadays I mostly focus on strategy games and the like," Kazu said when Vemmon brought up his interest. He knew enough to be certain that he would never have had the patience to get through a game like Dark Souls but his strategy games were a decent way to pass the time. Upon hearing Sakura's question, he paused to think over how to answer that question to somebody who had no frame of reference. Dux knew enough about human society that he didn't seem to need concepts like that explained to him, or perhaps he was just too proud to ask. "Ah, video games are a form of entertainment. Essentially you use, uh, some sort of controller to interact with a game displayed on a screen. Beyond that, there are a lot of different types of games," he explained haltingly.
Dux, meanwhile, had little to no interest in that topic and remained focused on the discussion of cooking. "I studied the culinary arts in order to better serve Master Kazuya and found it to be a rather relaxing method of service. There is a certain meditative aspect to performing a task that has been trained to excellence," he reflected. While he didn't particularly desire to cook for anybody other than himself and Master Kazuya, he would of course cater to any guests Master Kazuya chose to dine with.
"A cafe? Interesting," he remarked thoughtfully. If such an establishment proved to be of sufficient quality, it may serve to be a pleasant locale for Master Kazuya to frequent. He made a note to avoid antagonizing Yume too directly for the moment. It would be a pity to make an enemy of her and be forced to destroy her if she still offered potential value to the world under Master Kazuya.
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Post by ricochet3-Kazumi&Vemmon on Mar 3, 2022 2:26:37 GMT
So Yume's family owned a café and she was an Assistant chef which was an impressive feat at her young age. Kazumi said "I might of eaten at that café before but I'm not sure. Either way Assistant chef is pretty good for someone as young as yourself so maybe some day you'll work yourself up to being the head chef."
Dux even mentioned he had studied culinary arts which had Yuki curious and she asked "Culinary Arts, huh? Did you obtain this knowledge recently or was this knowledge you had back in your previous life? Either way such knowledge can have many potential uses."
At Sakura's reaction to Lalamon being a traveler she said "To be honest most of Kazumi's army were travelers before joining except for Vemmon himself but his circumstances are far more complicated." Lalamon knew going to deep into Vemmon's past wasn't her place so if something was said it was up to Vemmon himself. "I met Shadow during a job and he ended up my bodyguard and along the way we came upon the others."
When Yume asked Vemmon you play video games he nodded and said "Y-Yeah I guess with hands like mine that would be a surprise." He held up his hands revealing his long claws just to prove a point.
Then Kazu mentioned that he played strategy games which Vemmon said "S-Strategy games can be very fun and an excellent w-way to stimulate one's mind." Then Kazu explained the basic concept of video games and that there were a lot of different types. Yes indeed there were and chances were high that there was something for almost everyone regardless of skill.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 4, 2022 0:04:35 GMT
Sakura Understood, but still was confused, She never played video games before, because She doesn't know if yume have any kind of video games.""Oh.... Okay that is What video games are!"Sakura said. Yume smiled as Kazumi's Compliment."Yeah, But i Want to own the Cafe when i'm Older."Yume said. She aspired to her own Dream a lot and it'll be good to have kazumi and Dux, plus kazu to be Her customers sometimes.
Sakura seemed very surprised. "Oh, Cool Lala! and Shadow was your bodyguard! awesome!"Sakura said. She seemed impressed at shadow and at Lala. Yume looked at Vemmmon when he did his gesture with his claws."It's must be a bit difficult to use your claws a bit."Yume said sounding a bit honest."I Play RPG Games for fun, and i like roleplaying!"Yume exclaimed happily.
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