Chapter 455: NO．38：Who isn

NO．38：Who isn't a special effects fan these days?

In the Holy Terra Federation, if you have experience working online, you'll come to realize a fact.

That is——there are truly many demons and monsters on this internet!

And among them, the most prominent are no longer considered rare creatures—Digimon.

Since the Heart of Terra reached agreements with several major organizations and legions in the Digital World, granting legal activity rights to most Digimon willing to abide by the rules, they have become active across the online world……

At the same time, new species occasionally emerge whose digital data hasn't been promptly recorded.

And at the same time, the Federation's internet often 'haunts'.

The Federation's network security regulations permitting the placement of deceased souls have led to the frequent occurrence of this phenomenon.

You can't even be sure whether the one surfing the net alongside you is human, or even whether they're a living being or a ghost.

Besides…ghosts themselves come in various forms.

Because the types of the deceased now fallen upon Earth are still quite diverse.

Humans are the most common, but beyond them there are also demi-humans, even spirits and monsters, not to mention dragons and monsters of various kinds.

There are also time travelers and extraterrestrial beings mixed in.

Because in the data world, they mostly don't appear ashen and miserable, but rather relatively normal in appearance, which also gives netizens a greater challenge in identification.

And beyond that, the online world is also mixed with more living strange fellows—frankly, it's just some self-conscious mechanical bodies surfing the net—this kind of thing also exists.

So when that fighter jet was lifted into Chaldea's 'ward' and remained unconscious without regaining consciousness, internal debate in Chaldea never ceased.

Is it the fighter jet's AI?

Or some peculiar mechanical Digimon?

Or perhaps some scientist's strange invention?

And so on—speculations varied, yet yielded no results.

Even the net police who came later to investigate couldn't retrieve the corresponding existence information from the Federation's archives.

For this fighter jet with such a mysterious identity, Chaldea's internal discussion concluded with the decision to first conceal its existence.

After all, the other party was clearly pursuing that illegal intruder who broke in—perhaps a law enforcer, or perhaps merely the enemy's enemy.

No matter what, this will be a special witness.

The identity of the airship that broke into the IheWorld server remains unclear, but it was able to detect that the familiar computer imp·Laplace, which records phenomenon data, had suffered a fairly severe intrusion, with part of its data stolen.

【Stable-running novel app for years, comparable to the old version of the tracking worm app everyone uses, huanyuanapp.】

Chaldea certainly wouldn't let it go like that.

Tracing the traces left by the intrusion and comparing residual data in the server are being conducted simultaneously.

And before this, the most obvious source of information is clearly this fighter jet, which from its very first appearance has been engaged in combat with that airship.

I truly hope it wakes up soon… or recovers soon……

Fujimaru Ritsuka stared at the massive fighter jet placed in what could be called a hangar-like ward, thinking to himself.

Then he turned his head toward the black-haired man approaching.

"Long time no see, Professor."

Servant Zhuge Kongming, or rather, El-Melloi II.

In the Mage's Association, only twelve people are granted the Lord rank by the Clock Tower, simultaneously serving as administrators of their respective departments, and this man, who is both a Servant and a mage, even among those twelve, is a star-like presence.

That's also why he doesn't appear often in Chaldea.

He is usually in Constant Market, or perhaps in Hongying District, busy with Clock Tower affairs and modern magical science courses.

So when he appears, his very presence signifies that something special is happening.

Either Chaldea has something to ask him for help with, or the Clock Tower has something that requires him to act as a communication intermediary.

"I haven't really given you any lessons, so who told you to call me like that?" El-Melloi II wore a forced-overtime grimace, but when greeted, he still showed a hint of helpless, bitter smile.

These Servants in Chaldea all have good relationships with the Fujimaru Ritsuka and Fujimaru Ritsuka siblings as Masters.

Some even border on being inseparable, with deep affection.

These bonds were forged during the journey to save the world, and describing them as 'bonds' in the Eastern context is by no means excessive.

Indeed, El-Melloi II is not among the last in line; he merely appreciates this increasingly mature youth, and even hasn't suffered stomach pain due to the other's achievements.

This is quite rare.

As a top-tier idol in the Clock Tower, El-Melloi II is known to everyone for envying talented geniuses; whenever students achieve success, he feels mixed joy and sorrow, even to the point of stomach pain.

But even so, he has never stopped nurturing students.

As a mediocre in magical talent, he is both struggling against his own 'ordinariness' and striving forward with the goal of becoming a first-rate mage, only to be dazed by the increasing genius aura in his classroom (x).

But Fujimaru Ritsuka is certainly not a genius.

Like Wei Ber. Weilvite, he is a mediocre talent who strives through effort, and compared to Wei Ber. Weilvite's situation, it's worse that Fujimaru Ritsuka is indeed a genius.

With an extremely high quantity and quality of magical circuits, even though she joined Chaldea as an ordinary person like her brother, got swept up in that struggle-for-survival journey, her growth speed is astonishingly rapid.

Having such a sister, Fujimaru Ritsuka's pressure can be imagined.

He is undoubtedly unfortunate, yet also fortunate, because the siblings have always been inseparable, and this journey also has countless stars accompanying them.

Accepting one's ordinariness and striving to rise——viewing his achievements this way, El-Melloi II certainly won't suffer stomach pain.

On the same path of seekers, the student walks farther than the teacher; compared to the jealousy and expectations that would likewise exist, there is far more comfort.

Even if, as you yourself said, you haven't been taught by me for several lessons.

"Eh? I heard you've already obtained the professor title here, so you say that like this, and I still regret not being able to congratulate you right away then."

"Still congratulating……" The man helplessly raised his hand to his forehead, "Do you still remember what you were doing back then?"

"Being surrounded, perhaps," the youth chuckled lightly, "Those war machines, when I first saw them, were quite oppressive."

"So being surrounded by Greek war machines, don't think about these things," El-Melloi II said displeased, feeling that this tendency to show off strength is the same in these two siblings, so he simply redirected the topic to the not-so-distant fighter jet, "Do you really trust that thing?"

"Not sure, but I still want to give him a chance."

Fujimaru Ritsuka turned his head, looking at the aircraft whose indicator lights were all rather dim, the huge hole in the center making it look completely destroyed, but according to the device Da Vinci hastily assembled for detection.

He is still 'alive'.

"In this world, having no identity is hard to imagine; he could have first resolved his identity issue before acting, but instead he is pursuing that criminal."

The inability to verify his identity is simply like that of a time traveler……

Chaldea is originally a research institution composed of a large number of time travelers and a small number of locals, so it's not surprising that such a guess would arise.

And among them, as one of the main figures in Chaldea, he is even willing to actively vouch for it.

He understands this experience of having no identity, being unverifiable, and being in an extremely dire situation, so at this moment he is both containing its existence and monitoring its internal energy fluctuations (which are regarded as proof of life), while striving to 'repair' and awaken it.

As for what kind of 'ward' could accommodate an aircraft with a wingspan of over ten meters……

Those familiar with Chaldea's time travelers know that even before arriving in this world, Chaldea's rooms often had servants raising horses, elephants, and other large objects being continually added (x).

A special effects toy-style spaceship!

It's nothing difficult for it!

Back then it was like this, and now, having come to this world and come into contact with more non-heavily-encrypted special technologies, it can easily, absolutely do it!

It's just that some things are still unclear……

Should this 'casualty' that looks like cold machinery be placed in a factory or a hospital?

Because the factory maintenance workers, and even the person called the 'Omnipotent One,' Da Vinci 'Miss,' have said: the aircraft parts collected on-site cannot be referenced for imitation, they are simply like enlarged toy parts, messing around.

Thus this aircraft, which cannot be repaired by physical means, was placed in the ward.

Various detection cables are even stuck onto it, continuously monitoring this aircraft's 'vital signs'.

"That spaceship, the trace of its electronic network was traced from the Clock Tower, so Morgan called me over, saying there is also a powerful witness here, but I didn't expect it to be like this."

"Yeah, those parts and fragments, and his overall appearance, remind me of some special effects dramas I watched in my youth."

"Wang also said that, I heard Sakata Kintoki also came specially to investigate, but got no results?"

The 'king' referred to by the Second Generation is naturally Yin Skandaru, or Alexander, but what he actually means is the younger one.

Servants respond to summons at different age stages, which is not surprising, after all some heroic spirits have multiple prime periods—youth, middle age, even old age when they become famous, or different stages of legendary tales, all exist.

Although he had no exposure to special effects culture in life, becoming a heroic spirit is different; the Infant Emperor also watches special effects, and Fujimaru Ritsuka actually knows this, but compared to him, Kintoki's operations are more suffocating.

"He did try to awaken the other party using a sentai-style approach," Ritsuka said somewhat embarrassedly, scratching his face, recalling the blond man bringing several models over and shouting loudly, "but besides dropping two new parts, there was no change; on the contrary, it worsened the battle damage, and he was driven out."

"That sounds like there's really no way left."

"The current only breakthrough can't just be given up like this, especially since this world actually has not a few special effects-style heroes, right?" Ritsuka still tried to struggle, "I heard you also met that Holy Sword user recently!"

He looked somewhat excited, truly like a fan.

"Ah, I did see him," upon thinking of that man who was completely composed in front of reporters, the Second Generation's expression became somewhat subtle, though he couldn't help but complain while looking at the aircraft, "but I don't think this guy is from that side……"

"Hope we can ask about this aspect; those light warriors shouldn't casually leak information, and they themselves also have a lot of intelligence, right!"

"Perhaps……" the Second Generation said uncertainly, but Fujimaru's right wrist suddenly received a message.

"Ritsuka, is Mr. Kongming by your side?"

"Eh? Yes, what's wrong?"

"We received a special real-name interview application, Aomo Lindun, is he someone Mr. Kongming knows?"

"His interview note says: 'I roughly know the identity of the aircraft on the news.'"