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It's a big Digital World out there. Someone's gotta have to explore it all one day, right? At whatever pace we go, we'll be sure to see it. What this wonderful world has in store for us. Agumon, let's go! Branches of Yggdrasil associated Taiga (Re:Digitize) Blog

[crestofgluttony]

... Eh? Beelzemon? Are you still bored, or did you find something better to do than occupy Binary Castle?

Well, guess ya could say ‘m bored…

Eh?

Say wha’?

Binary Castle, where th’ hell’s tha’? Who are ya, anyway? 

[crestofgluttony]

Well, tha’s… Huh. Takin’ over a castle because he was bored, huh? Tha’s pretty amusin’, I gotta admit- tho’, why’d he fight ya? Or are ya gonna give one’a yer non-descriptive answers again.

-He grinned impishly at the teenager. Still, hearing about something like that was pretty amusing. Actually, now that he was thinking about that a little more…-

Like I’d know wha’ ya thought ‘bout ‘im. Hell, ‘m still tryin’ t’ piece all this t’getha’-

-Upon hearing that, he starts laughing, grinning broadly as he does so. Well, wasn’t that something?-

Ha! Sounds like somethin’ I’d have done. Not tha’ ‘m sayin’ I was him, tho’. I jus’ think ‘s pretty funny tha’ he had a similar thought process.

[encodedpotential]

Probably because he was bored and wanted an excuse to do something. Though, he could have just let us pass and access the terminal... but things are never that easy, are they?

[Kicking Taiga's friends' Digimon partners around, though, was unacceptable.

At Beelzemon's laughter, Taiga found himself staring.]

Do you Demon Lords dislike each other that much?

[crestofgluttony]

... Eh? Beelzemon? Are you still bored, or did you find something better to do than occupy Binary Castle?

Well, guess ya could say ‘m bored…

Eh?

Say wha’?

Binary Castle, where th’ hell’s tha’? Who are ya, anyway? 

[crestofgluttony]

Yeah, well, I’ve neva’ heard a’ it before.

-He grunted irritably, figuring this kid probably wasn’t too fond of him from how many non-answers he was getting. This lack of understanding, combined with the initial mistaken identity, made him a little grumpy. At least he was a bit more mellow than he used to be.-

Alrigh’… so tell me ‘bout this otha’ Beelzemon yer mistakin’ me for? Or were.

Wha’, did he piss ya off somehow?

-As far as he knew, though, he was the only one.-

[encodedpotential]

Well, he took over an area in the Digital World-- Binary Castle-- because he was bored. He defeated my friends' partners to the point where I had to step in with WarGreymon.

[Sure, he riddled your partner with holes, but a couple of Health Disks fixed him right up.

Not to mention the fact your partner threw a condensed sun at him.]

I wouldn't say that I'm pissed off, but... whatever.

... He's kind of a weird one. He helped my friend and I out briefly because he disagreed with Barbamon.

[crestofgluttony]

... Eh? Beelzemon? Are you still bored, or did you find something better to do than occupy Binary Castle?

Well, guess ya could say ‘m bored…

Eh?

Say wha’?

Binary Castle, where th’ hell’s tha’? Who are ya, anyway? 

[crestofgluttony]

Ya know wha’? ‘m gonna give ya th’ benefit a’ th’ doubt on tha’ much. Maybe it isn’ a game t’ you.

But tha’ whole coliseum shit sounds pretty fuckin’ weird. …Ya eva’ hear of a girl named Ruki?

-He wondered, even if she’s learned better in what being a Tamer meant, he figured she might have some involvement.-

"A’ th’ moment?" Do I wanna know wha’ tha’ means?

-Beelzemon can’t shake his confusion, wondering if there’s some vital detail he missed. He needed to visit the human world more often, clearly.-

[encodedpotential]

It isn't, and... I haven't heard of a person named "Ruki".

And, well... It's a little difficult to explain. 

[While Taiga could assume that Beelzemon most likely knew what Reincarnation was, he found himself at a loss to explain the reason why his partner jumped through the Digimon Life Span at such an alarming rate-- and how it was technically his fault.

... Taiga wondered; considering that he just met this guy, would it really be a good idea to tell him his "trump card"?]

[crestofgluttony]

... Eh? Beelzemon? Are you still bored, or did you find something better to do than occupy Binary Castle?

Well, guess ya could say ‘m bored…

Eh?

Say wha’?

Binary Castle, where th’ hell’s tha’? Who are ya, anyway? 

[crestofgluttony]

An’ why d’ya have tha’ system? Last I heard, bein’ a Tamer ain’t some kinda sport or game.

-Technically. He knew there was a game- two, rather, but not that much about the second of those two. Sure, cards made sense but video games? He’d heard about them from Ai and Makoto, but this was definitely new.-

Who’s even yer partner, anyway?

[encodedpotential]

Of course not. Still, it doesn't change the fact that there's are Coliseum Rankings... I don't know what you're assuming about me and my partner, but it's not a game to me.

And...

... At the moment? Agumon.

[crestofgluttony]

... Eh? Beelzemon? Are you still bored, or did you find something better to do than occupy Binary Castle?

Well, guess ya could say ‘m bored…

Eh?

Say wha’?

Binary Castle, where th’ hell’s tha’? Who are ya, anyway? 

[crestofgluttony]

Wha’s th’ Digital Monster System?

-His confusion is apparent. So far as he knew, the Tamers were those who chose their partners. And he only knew that handful from Shinjuku. Still, the way this sounded, it seemed there was a whole system set up.

And the question remained, why? It sounded like it was some weird, elaborate game. And he didn’t like that thought.-

Noooooooo shit. 

So, ‘bout tha’ system…

[encodedpotential]

It's a ranking system. That's pretty much it.

[It's not like he was lying. Somehow, he didn't trust this Beelzemon's tone. Then again, the other Beelzemon was pretty shady in his book, considering that the other one he met deliberately against Barbamon.]

[crestofgluttony]

... Eh? Beelzemon? Are you still bored, or did you find something better to do than occupy Binary Castle?

Well, guess ya could say ‘m bored…

Eh?

Say wha’?

Binary Castle, where th’ hell’s tha’? Who are ya, anyway? 

[crestofgluttony]

Tamers are comin’ in ranks now? When th’ hell’d tha’ happen?

Wha’, you guys holdin’ some sorta competition?

Who’s pretendin’? I only know th’ names a’ a few Tamers, none’a them you. So you gonna talk or…?

[encodedpotential]

That's always been a part of the Digital Monster System!

[Taiga paused. It didn't seem as though this Beelzemon was the one he thought he had met before. If that was the case, presumably, there was no way that he would have known about Binary Castle.

Taiga doubted Beelzemon would have forgotten he and WarGreymon challenged him.]

... Huh.

I think... I might have mistook you for someone else.

[crestofgluttony]

... Eh? Beelzemon? Are you still bored, or did you find something better to do than occupy Binary Castle?

Well, guess ya could say ‘m bored…

Eh?

Say wha’?

Binary Castle, where th’ hell’s tha’? Who are ya, anyway? 

[encodedpotential]

Taiga Katsumoto. Third Best Tamer.

... What? Are you pretending you don't know, or--?

[encodedpotential]

Umm... Guilmon. Guilmon is my favorite.

Guilmon? Whoa, those are pretty rare, aren’t they? Though… I don’t think I’ve ever raised one myself. I guess I’m not that lucky.

[hazardtamer]

Again, that kind of determination is pretty amazing, Taiga-san. You really care for your Digimon partner, don’t you?

//While Takato didn’t have the drive to prove that he was the best, he still admired the thought Taiga put into his resolution to become number one.

//Out of curiousity, Takato found himself sneaking a glance to the older boy’s phone. His eyes widened in awe at the life-like little Digimon on the screen; was that Taiga’s partner?

Is he your partner? Agumon, I mean?

[encodedpotential]

What kind of tamer doesn't care about their partner? A tamer that doesn't care about their partner is automatically shady in my book.

[He shrugged.]

Let's see... Agumon's my partner and my favorite Digimon. Did I ever tell you that?

I wonder what he'll evolve into this time.

[encodedpotential]

Umm... Guilmon. Guilmon is my favorite.

Guilmon? Whoa, those are pretty rare, aren’t they? Though… I don’t think I’ve ever raised one myself. I guess I’m not that lucky.

[hazardtamer]

Ohh, I see. Ruki’s kind of… not really friendly side, but like I mentioned before, she can be really nice when she wants to be. She’s definitely one of the best people I know, though.

I don’t think I have it in me to mess with her.

//Ruki was really reliable when it came down to things… and besides, he really respected her.

Hey, Taiga-san, it must be really nice aiming to be the best in something, huh?

[encodedpotential]

Being the Number One Tamer... 

[He started with a grin, but abruptly stopped. He looked down at his phone wonderingly, staring at the Digimon that waved to him ever so delightedly.

Taiga wondered... why did he want to become Number One?]

It is pretty great, isn't it? Though, Takato... Heck, I don't really have a reason why I want to be Number One. I guess I like winning, but I like training, and doing a lot of other things with my Digimon, too.

... I want to be the best to prove that the both of us-- that the bond Agumon and I share is stronger than anyone else's.

I have faith that my partner is the strongest there is!

[encodedpotential]

Umm... Guilmon. Guilmon is my favorite.

Guilmon? Whoa, those are pretty rare, aren’t they? Though… I don’t think I’ve ever raised one myself. I guess I’m not that lucky.

[hazardtamer]

//The crimson-eyed boy blinked. “Demon Lord of Strategy”? And here the thought that the title of “Demon Lord” was reserved for the Digimon of the Seven Deadly Sins.

//… Wasn’t it a little too ironic that her partner was an UlforceVeedramon? A Royal Knight?

Well then. Your friend can’t be all bad, right?

I mean… I one of my friends is called the “Digimon Queen” because she could beat nearly everyone at the card game. 

//And then there was the point that Ruki— initially, anyway, was probably the most skilled Tamer in all of Shinjuku.

[encodedpotential]

Whoa. You know someone like that, Takato?

[Taiga was impressed. If he had to know someone like that, perhaps that meant Takato was really good at the card game?]

Well, Rina's not bad. I mean, she's friendly, although her antics are kind of annoying at times. It's always in a friendly way though, and I'm kind of guilty of messing with her from time to time.

And then there's Akiho... Ah. Nyanko-tamer's at the top of the Rankings as Number One.

[And even after all that time had passed, he was still Third Best. It was rather disheartening, to consider that he didn't have any special 'titles' in the real world like he had in the Digital World.

And yet...]

She's still Number One-- for now, anyway!

[encodedpotential]

Umm... Guilmon. Guilmon is my favorite.

Guilmon? Whoa, those are pretty rare, aren’t they? Though… I don’t think I’ve ever raised one myself. I guess I’m not that lucky.

[hazardtamer]

I see…

//Somehow, it was still relieving to know that there weren’t many people partnered to a Guilmon out there. Either way, in the end, he was partnered to the very first one in existence, and was probably the only one who could achieve matrix evolution— and then there was the addition of Crimson Mode, too!

//It felt a little weird for him to take pride in his accomplishments, but still. Takato would never stop being proud of that.

An UlforceVeedramon? That’s a pretty cool Digimon too, isn’t it Taiga-san?

[encodedpotential]

"Pretty cool" only begins to describe him, Takato. Of course, V.V.'s Tamer herself is... 

[Taiga trailed off. How would he describe Rina to someone who had never met her, or much less heard of her? That itself was a challenge; the green-haired tamer was...]

... Hey, Takato? Remember what I said about the ranking system and how I'm Number 3? She's kind of a standout-- Not in a bad way, but...

... To give you perspective, everyone calls her the "Demon Lord of Strategy".

[encodedpotential]

Umm... Guilmon. Guilmon is my favorite.

Guilmon? Whoa, those are pretty rare, aren’t they? Though… I don’t think I’ve ever raised one myself. I guess I’m not that lucky.

[hazardtamer]

I see. That game you play sounds like a whole lot of fun, Taiga-san.

But is Guilmon that hard to train? I mean… there has to be someone who’s managed to get Guilmon to Mega, right?

//Considering it was a game that he assumed thousands of people played, it would be surprising if that wasn’t the case.

[encodedpotential]

[Thinking about it, it occurred to Taiga that he had seen Dukemon in Binary Castle-- and again at the foot of Mt. Infinity, as Dukemon X. 

Of course, there was that instance where he'd met "Takato Matsuda" in the Coliseum... but that was a different person, wasn't it? Or maybe, now that he thought about it, he was imagining the meeting to begin with. 

Possibly.]

Well, a couple people. I think I've only seen one or two, though... It's more common to see WarGreymon, MetalGarurumon, Seraphimon, Rosemon-- I know a friend who has UlforceVeedramon as her partner, too.

[encodedpotential]

Umm... Guilmon. Guilmon is my favorite.

Guilmon? Whoa, those are pretty rare, aren’t they? Though… I don’t think I’ve ever raised one myself. I guess I’m not that lucky.

[hazardtamer]

They’re rare?

//That’s surprising. Despite getting an explanation of Digital Monster, a part of him feels a little awkward for admitting that Guilmon was his favorite Digimon— and he definitely was! He was the Digimon that he created and raised, after all.

//In that regard, he felt that even if there were other Guilmon than his best friend… none of them would be as special to him as his partner.

Are they in that online game you were telling me about, Taiga-san?

[encodedpotential]

[He should have guessed that Takato’s favorite Digimon would have been Guilmon. If he were to still assume that this person was the same as the one he’d met before in the colleseum… it would certainly be hard to forget.

In that same line of thought, Taiga believed it was best not to say anything in regards to that topic.

The blue-haired teenager nodded.]

Yeah. Guilmon’s one of the more rare Digimon, though. Last time I checked, there were a ton of prerequisites to get all his other evolutions. Most people don’t have the patience to train them, and end up giving up and trying for a different evolution tree of Guilmon’s. Tyrannomon's the most common, if I remember correctly.

I’d give it a shot if I had the chance, but Agumon’s my pride and joy.

[encodedpotential]

Umm... Guilmon. Guilmon is my favorite.

Guilmon? Whoa, those are pretty rare, aren't they? Though... I don't think I've ever raised one myself. I guess I'm not that lucky.

[encodedpotential]

What's your favorite Digimon, Taiga-san?

Agumon. He was my very first Digimon partner I raised and everything on Digital Monster. What about you, Takato?

[He gives a friendly smile.]

[encodedpotential]

WHAT MAKES YOU FEEL BETTER WHEN YOU ARE IN A BAD MOOD?

Playing Digital Monster is always a fun idea. I usually get the chance to talk to all of my friends while I'm at it.

[digitaldecoder]

"Rina, what are you doing?"

"Playing Digital Monster, just like you, Number 3."

"Alsooo, I might have borrowed your username while sending this guy a battle request. No worries though, I only borrowed your name."

[digitaldecoder]

"So, are we going to hang out later, or what?"

[encodedpotential]

"... Only if you tell the guy who you really are, and if you win that battle. Those are fair conditions, right?"