Chapter 196

Yamei has caught up with him, but this is only temporary.

Tomorrow I'll tell that old guy, at least for now, Aomo Lindun has just started; he shouldn't be exposed to all that messy stuff yet.

Really unexpected, that boy can actually make you look at him differently; I've also started looking forward to him.

To handle the digital world's problems, the two siblings of the Xiangyu family should be enough, right?

I'm not only looking at the digital world either; the Muhai Detective Agency is opened in the real world, right?

Don't let him encounter too much trouble to the point of neglecting Telesen's side, otherwise I'll cause you trouble.

The agency has been receiving many threats; you should also try updating your way of speaking. By the way, what I often receive here starts with the name of Alpha Beast.

Really, someone dares to threaten the Alpha Beast?

This is also a manifestation of a human possibility.

Don't drag the fool up to this height… I'll thank you for this first, Chazuo also called me.

If you want to thank me, you can come over and see; I recently learned a new coffee technique from an alien friend.

""

The thoughts she was constructing stalled slightly; Zhouri Ningjing, leaning against the counter, suddenly fell into deep thought.

We've known each other for quite a while, and neither of us has ever brewed coffee for the other.

Our knowledge in this area is still blank, that's correct.

But as she looked at this string of text, she inexplicably recalled Aomo Lindun's aversion to this place, and involuntarily constructed another line of text:

……Have you let anyone else drink it?

It's probably just an illusion; this association is a stretch, and Aomo Lindun never said Muhai Xingzi's coffee was bad—maybe he just dislikes Muhai Xingzi's habit of going off-topic in conversation.

Efficiency-focused people wouldn't like that communication style, so he's also trying to improve—she herself said so; at least her typing and messaging show real progress, without picture topics going off track.

But why does seeing this sentence make me especially uneasy?

Is it because this body's exponential adjustment is poor?

Zhouri Ningjing stared at her black long sleeve covering her arm, slightly dazed.

After getting used to the spiritual body state, she rarely returns to this physical body that gets tossed into a nutrient tank for adjustment whenever there's nothing else.

Each time she returns, she feels somewhat awkward, wondering if those girls have tweaked some hormone parameters affecting her mentality or physical condition.

I doubt they'd really do anything bad, so she doesn't mind; after all, for getting things done and interacting with Chazuo, the spiritual body is still more convenient.

Only these past couple of days does she occasionally need to go out in situations where a spiritual body is inconvenient or even forbidden, requiring the Sirius symbol to bring her physical body.

Now that this matter is settled, it should continue to be sealed; she wasn't lying just now—she really did receive contact from Chazuo:

Chazuo: 【'Friend,' aren't you going home today?】

Chazuo has her contact information; the well-behaved little sister never asks so much, nor does she wonder why the spirit beside her can condense into a solid form like a normal person.

Such pleasant interaction only makes Aomo Lindun and Qianming, who represent these two, seem all the more annoying.

Back, back, back! Time to go see my dear, well-behaved little sister!

Zhouri Ningjing stood up and also glanced at Muhai Xingzi's reply:

Muhai Xingzi: 【'Ami and Tuohai don't like coffee either, and there are rarely any visitors who come in person.'】

Zhouri Ningjing: 【'Alright, if I get the chance I'll come sit with you, as long as you can fix your awful speaking style.'】

Zhouri Ningjing, still unaware of what step she had taken, was now waving off the staff with an excellent mood.

Meanwhile, on the other end of the call, the equally cheerful blonde girl looked at the message just sent by her assistant.

Xiangyu Ami: 【'I'm about to send Aomo Brother back to the surface, and I'll be back soon too.'】

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The western wasteland of the digital world.

This world composed of data, as long as no actual destruction occurs, feels not much different from the real world.

Only when destruction occurs do dead or inanimate objects display a certain degree of fragmented crystallization at the 'wound'—shattered data, proof that this world is made of data.

Online, there have also been popular digital game worlds built on this prototype, which are quite popular.

But if you let those players come here, they are obviously unwilling.

After all, this place is genuinely dangerous; without some skill, one wouldn't recklessly overestimate oneself.

If you want to get along with digital beasts, you can simply adopt digital eggs through legal channels and raise digital pets.

Just like Qiwei of the Edge Runner Agency, who keeps a relatively rare Hackbeast (ha).

That Hackbeast, with its hacking abilities, is a perfect match for her team's positioning.

So, does Aomo have any skill?

He's actually too heavy.

【'Aomo Brother, we're almost at the endpoint—aren't you going to come clean?' Xiangyu Ami had already repeatedly asked this all the way, growing tired of it.】

【'Why is your motorcycle and your data volume so huge? What exactly are you carrying that gets detected as Ultimate-level?'】

【'Haven't I already said? It's a high-end motorcycle,' Aomo said while lifting his left hand to lightly tap the demon-skull-shaped front, 'The applied technology is more complex, so a large data volume isn't surprising.'】

This damn thing is a Beta System entity capable of turning a living body into a material-integrated giant without side effects; its data volume being comparable to Ultimate-level is only natural, Aomo thought.

But such an explanation is hard to convey to outsiders, whether it's their understanding of the technology or the process of modifying a high-tech system into a motorcycle—it's all overly tedious to explain.

Moreover, he actually can't explain it clearly.

The principles of the Beta System and how the motorcycle was modified—he's just an ordinary high school graduate, he doesn't understand that stuff.

For these things, he's still at the stage of 'you can use a computer but can you fix one?'—just use it and be done; if it ever breaks, he'd go kidnap an Ultraman (crossed out), then wait for an Ultraman to come through and consult.

From his scavenging and chatter in a few tokusatsu sections, he could confirm that the official name of the Beta Magic Blade in another world is 'Beta Igniter,' which sounds like a lighter; since this thing can come over, he thinks maybe one day a new Ultraman could also come over.

In fact, this world already has too many crossing monsters; Ultraman has always been lacking movement, making people suspect that some humans or Ultraman himself are deliberately keeping a low profile.

Aomo feels maybe one day Ultraman will show up to block his door, though that doesn't matter either—after all, the universe has LeoNex, so why couldn't he have one who uses the Beta System to ignite monsters?

But even if the motorcycle data is large, scanning you, Aomo bro, you also say it's the ultimate form—what's going on?

…… The silent Aomo, hearing that, lifted his head and looked at Xiangyu Yamei, who was perched on the Violent Dragon Beast's shoulder looking down at him, and asked, "After I tell you, you also answer me a question, how about that?"

Sure.

This girl is still as simple and easy to talk to as she was at first.

He sighed, Aomo reached into his bosom, and after a few seconds pulled out those two monster cards: "Here, having this kind of thing, it wouldn't be surprising even if judged as Super Ultimate… uh, are you okay, Violent Dragon Beast?"

The Violent Dragon Beast suddenly staggered, but Xiangyu Yamei remained firmly perched on its shoulder, fully displaying the tamer's magnetic nature.

"... It's fine." the Violent Dragon Beast said in a low voice, warily glancing at the card in his hand.

Meanwhile, Xiangyu Yamei, as if sensing something, fell silent for a little while.

Super Ultimate... a rating for Digital Monsters not widely recognized; Aomo, who can speak of such a thing, is indeed the Aomo Lindun who left a deep impression on Xiangyu Yamei's memory.

In his youth, he actively approached the Chiyu siblings who were discussing the "beast fighting topic", bringing up a bunch of Digital Monster level settings that peers their age wouldn't remember, leaving the two siblings speechless; the "Chief" even appreciated him quite a bit, and then the Chief also brewed him a cup of coffee… The memories of that half-day are quite profound for the members of the Dusk Sea Detective Agency.

One can see that the youthful Aomo Lindun had a strong interest in Digital Monsters, which is why he understood that series of level-related settings so well.

But Aomo simply pays attention to any special giant beast.

Whether it's Digital Monsters, or Pocket Monsters that exist only in plagiarized works, or even the giant beasts in Monster Hunter… young people who have free time will learn about anything that gives the impression of a monster.

Although that young person's schedule is packed, to the point that even at a young age they already understood the office worker's long-term knack for "finding leisure in busyness" and "pooping at the workstation".

Ah! It's that kind of monster card mentioned online… Aomo bro! "No way!"

Having seen through the other's thought, Aomo decisively cut off the conversation.

The data-formatted cards also emit an aura, and even because they are in a data-filled world, that strong instinct manifests as a thick, chilling black mist through direct visual effects—this is also why the Violent Dragon Beast, with its battle-raged posture, suddenly staggered.

Now Aomo puts them back into the box in his clothing pocket, and the Violent Dragon Beast feels much more relaxed.

How can this be!

Now it's my turn to ask a question.

Go ahead and ask... Seeing Aomo's flawless coldness, Xiangyu Yamei felt rather down, rattling off a long string of words without pausing for breath, "Whether it's your brother's mysterious browsing history, or the measurements of the Heavenly Beast and Lilith Beast, or the recipe the Chief added to coffee yesterday, I can tell you all of it."

Why would I need to know that stuff, and can you even borrow a recipe for whatever was put in that coffee?!

Could it be that you want the Chief's measurements? Or mine? Hey… this is sexual harassment, right?

It's you who's sexually harassing me," Aomo corrected, "What I want to ask is only whether you contacted me because of someone's orders."

Um… can we change the question?

Never mind, that's no different from just answering directly.

…Then! Then I'll tell you why the Dusk Sea Detective Agency has an independent real-world interface; just pretend that earlier thing didn't happen, okay?

No, not interested.