DIGIMON SEEKERS CHAPTER 1 Eiji: Wolf of ninth avenue
Intro
Taking place in the dawn of Digital World research, everyone will seek out what's important to them in both the real and Digital Worlds. Fights break out between three main groups; the Crack Team, a group of vigilante hackers who plan to bring the Crack Team to justice, and the DigiPolice.
The Digital World, a land entirely unlike that which humans call the real world. This cyberspace built upon the network is home to digital monsters known as Digimon. The discovery of these AI lifeforms is both a blessing and a curse to human society, which relies on the network to manage everything in their world. Eiji Nagasumi is 19 years old and earns a daily income by doing dangerous work related to the Digital World. It's a loser cracker.
One day, Eiji meets Professor Ryusenji, an authority at Tokyo Dennou University, and he is given a certain Digimon along with the latest Digimon Linker, a Digimon dock. He meets Loogamon, a wolf-type Digimon with a mysterious interface on its mangy forehead and Eiji’s daily life changes drastically. Judge is a righteous hacker who hates crackers.
DigiPolice, the 11th Investigation Section of the Metropolitan Police Department's Cybercrime Division takes action against Digimon crimes. The martial crack team Sons of Chaos is led by legendary cracker Tartaros. Eiji attempts to infiltrate Sons of Chaos at the request of Ryusenji. A large-scale cyber-terrorist attack is being planned. What is the special skill mind-linking? What is Loogamon's lost past and true specs? Will Eiji win in the digital world and achieve the ultimate reversal of his life? The story of Digimon chaos begins.
Eiji, a broke code cracker, lets Professor Ryusenji get the ModokiBetamon he requested in exchange for a paycheck that would allow Eiji to have a hearty meal that day. To capture that specimen, whose only difference from a Betamon is a slightly lighter skin tone, he needed 3 Tyranomon. The professor reveals that the revolution that the discovery of the Digital World and Digimon, a living AI, has brought to mankind is at the same time a secret for most of the population. That's why they were planning to launch a project called Digimon Land to sell these creatures to the general public as science fiction characters.
Eiji is shown a confidential footage of a reality created by an AI, based on actual observations of the Digimon in their home world, the Digital World. Eiji witnessed a terrorist using a Digimon to bring down an airplane. When the professor tries to transfer the ModokiBetamon data, he realizes that it is damaged, so decides to upgrade Eiji's equipment by giving him a Digimon Linker, Vital Bracelet for those in the know, which is an improved prototype of Eiji's Digimon dock, for him to use in his next job.
He asks Eiji to train Loogamon, the Digimon in the Digimon Linker that will grow while connected to Eiji's vitals. The professor is conducting an investigation that should lead humanity to be able to see, feel and smell the Digital World as it is and not through monitors.
The police captain Satsuki and her team try to arrest a group of high school students that are using the Espimon remotely to earn money snatching away Digi-eggs in the Digital World. Satsuki acts via the Digimon linker, which lets you port your consciousness in temporarily. The Digimon act out what they're told in the digital world while hackers in the real world just see the 8-bit sprites shuffling around on a LCD screen. At the end the hacker known as Judge and his partner Pulsemon get hold of the Digi-eggs.
Eiji, a code cracker, lives all alone in the world, but now he has Loogamon, a Digimon he has to raise at the request of Professor Ryusenji. But having no experience as a Digimon breeder, he feels a bit lost and decides to ask for help on how to raise dog-type Digimon on Grimm. Someone tells him that the thing is to train more than one Digimon at a time so that they learn as a group. Eiji excitedly sets about transferring his Tyranomon from the Digimon Dock to his newly acquired Digimon Linker. But he forgot to read the rest part of the answer: this type of Digimon, like a dog, can become obsessed with the rank within their pack, so they need to be disciplined first.
Loogamon, a dog-like Digimon descended from domesticated wolves, has Eiji's three Tyranomon cornered and intimidated in his Digimon Linker's virtual training cage. Professor Ryusenji tells Eiji that the DS, or D4, is an indicator of his own making that shows the compatibility between a Digimon and its tamer, in this case, the compatibility between Eiji and Loogamon is extremely high, one of the highest even among top breeders. This indicator shows the potential that a Digimon has to evolve thanks to being connected 24 hours a day to its tamer via the Digimon Linker. Eiji is willing to do anything to please the professor and to raise this Digimon up to Mega level, which he is already extremely curious about, as, for example, the mark and protectors covering Loogamon's mangy forehead have already caught Eiji's attention.
Chapter 1-8 introduced the Sons of Chaos organization, a dangerous extremist group of top-ranking code crackers who oppose the Japanese government's laws which limit freedom of action in relation to the Digital World. Their leader is the legendary cracker known as Tartarus, who is only known to be probably Japanese. This organization is destabilizing the system of both the real and the Digital World with their terrorist acts by misusing Digimon and exploiting Digimon. This is even more dangerous in their system where the laws against such crimes are insufficient and where the government has no power to act while it is lost in investigation committees. They only rely on the DigiPolice, a secret organization but known to Grimm users, which enforces the laws and only fights against code crackers. The situation has worsened since the Cyclops Incident, of which we only know that it made it impossible to ignore the existence of code crackers and the Digital World any longer. That is why, in order to protect the Digimon and the Digital World, Professor Ryusenji asks Eiji, a code cracker who only seeks his own benefit and the power to improve his life, to infiltrate the Sons of Chaos, whose values he does not share but respects, and find out what Tartarus' goal is.
In chapter 1-9 we basically see Eiji begins to do the online interview with a mysterious interviewer to join the Sons of Chaos group, where he has orders from Professor Ryusenji to infiltrate and discover their leader's ultimate goal. To do this, Ryusenji has made modifications to Eiji's Digimon Linker as well as greatly increasing his hacking skills so that he can pass the test with his Loogamon. If he fails, he will lose his Digimon. Eiji's goal is to excel in his hacking skills in order to enter the elite chat where their leader Tartarus participates. The chapter ends with Eiji preparing for the mind link to allow him to see the digital world as it is.
In chapter 1-10 Eiji experiences the suburbs of the Digital World through the Digimon Linker, where he witnesses a fight between Damemon piloted by ChuuChuumon and Chuumon, who had stolen food from them. Strangely Loogamon beats the crap out of them, defeating them on the spot, when they threaten Loogamon to leave what they claim to be their territory. Loogamon wields inexplicable power over Digimon, with a reputation that precedes him. In the midst of all this, Eiji can only watch the spectacle that unfolds before him through his transported consciousness.
In chapter 1-11 there is little action, mostly we see the aftermath of the battle that happened in the previous chapter, in which Chuumon happened to be saved and now thanks Loogamon, whom he refers to as "boss, master" and says that Loogamon was rumored to have been turned into a Digi-egg and captured by a human, at first Loogamon plays it cool, but then when the nickname everyone refers to him by rings a bell, and starts to wonder if he was really captured by someone. Chuumon leaves with his cheese and with the human meat that Loogamon gives him while Loogamon explains to Eiji about the mindlink, how the human consciousness is transported thanks to the information of the vital signs captured by the Digimon Linker to the Digicore of the Digimon, and it is where the exchange of thoughts between the Digimon and the human, in this case Eiji who sees the digital world through the 5 senses of Loogamon, takes place. The chapter ends with a wonderful view from a skyscraper.
In chapter 1-12 we see Loogamon and Eiji together in the digital world, or at least a rather shallow part of it, the only one humans have ever visited, and we are introduced to its entire map including the area of the deep web. Thanks to Eiji's tinkering with the mindlink, he hololizes himself in the digital world and is able for example to touch Loogamon as the data in the real world is not tangible, but it is in the Digital World. A mysterious Digimon covered in rags gives them the mission of the entrance exam to the Sons of Chaos organization, which consists of going around Ninth Avenue to keep the map of the Wall Slums up to date, a location very important for the organization, as it is where the exchange of data with the real world is concentrated and is constantly changing, so it has to be kept up to date on a daily basis. Loogamon laughs because he claims to have some business to attend to in the castle of the nine wolves, where they are headed. The chapter ends with this mysterious Digimon of similar stature to Loogamon, wishing that Eiji will pass the test and, for the sake of the leader Tartarus, become part of this organization.
In chapter 1-13 we accompany Eiji and Loogamon on their train journey to Ninth Avenue, where they must use a mapping tool of the area for their SoC entrance exam. However, the interviewer was using mindlink with the Digimon who gave them the mission and at the request of the latter, who claims that for Loogamon this mission may be too easy because he knows Ninth Avenue well, the interviewer agrees to raise the level of the exam. Meanwhile, we discover that the Digimon of Wall Slum are all outcasts so to speak, injured after being used by humans, broken in the process or discarded. These are Digimon who have gathered together and formed this suburb from which they cannot leave, as no Digimon who has come into contact with data coming from the human network, and Wall Slum is affected by this constantly flowing data, will be able to return to the "deep" Digital World, also known as the Digital World behind the wall, by order of the Digimon God. The underground where they are, along with Zero Avenue, are the only places where there is a non-aggression pact in force, something very common in the place as there is a shortage of resources and the Digimon fight over food, territory, etc. with a Digimon acting as a boss controlling each area. Loogamon comes clean with Eiji and admits that he suffers from some kind of memory loss as he only remembers growing up in Wall Slum but nothing else after his Rookie stage, but he has a feeling that there is something important for him at Ninth Avenue.
In chapter 1-14, Eiji and Loogamon arrive at Ninth Avenue, located in wall slum, the boundary between the real and the digital world. It is a dangerous place, with ramshackle buildings hanging by a thread, without any architectural order, reminiscent of the Hong Kong city of Kowloon, full of buildings of vice where no one would want to go on holiday. Although Loogamon claims to sense their presence, they see no Digimon in the area, and when they approach the castle of the nine wolves, the DigiPolice appear with their Digimon Commandramon aboard the transport Digimon Cargodramon. The police order Eiji to open the communication channel of GriMM's social network, and although not doing so would not be a crime in itself, it is an act against a state organization. However, Eiji could not do so even if he wanted to, as the interviewer is the only one who has such power.
Chapter 1-15: Deputy Squad Chief Satsuki received a tip-off alerting them to Eiji's presence on Ninth Avenue, most likely from the interviewer to see how Eiji would fare in that situation. In the crossfire Eiji experiences what it's like to take a bullet in the middle of a hololization, and it's really terrible, as if his soul was breaking into pieces. After the probe, Satsuki gets disappointed to find that they have nothing to charge them with as they haven't found any stolen Digi-eggs or anything like that, and that they will have to stick with Eiji's version that they were just walking around mapping the area for scientific research, although she is not convinced because it is too dangerous an area to just be walking around. Then Loogamon starts to attack, defeating the DigiPolice's Commandramon as if their bulletproof equipment was nothing, and the angry Satsuki, who has a Digimon Linker like Eiji's, since Ryusenji is also the police's technical advisor, orders her partner Digimon Numemon to get off the Cargodramon.
1-16: In this chapter, Loogamon can no longer contain the overwhelming power that it has started to feel since they arrived at Ninth Avenue, and finally digivolves to its Champion-level stage, Loogarmon, after realizing that its flame has no effect on the Champion-level slug, Numemon. Eiji encourages Loogamon's evolution once he has canceled the hololization and returned to his partner's Digicore after being hit by one of Numemon's attacks and getting covered in poop. Not much else happens in this chapter aside from discovering Satsuki's passion for slugs, which extends to keeping them as pets in the real world, and learning how her name is written in Japanese kanji.
1-17: Loogarmon, the evolved form of Loogamon, swiftly defeats Numemon with its magical flames that no slime from the slug can counter. Numemon flees, rescued by Cargodramon and in the arms of Satsuki, the deputy squad leader of the DigiPolice, who swears revenge on Eiji as they order their troops to retreat. Thanks to the digivolution, Loogarmon recovers some of its memories, including being the leader of the territory in the ninth avenue, although it remains unaware of the reason behind its removal from that position. Hundreds of Digimon pour out of the castle of the nine wolves to celebrate the return of their boss, Loogarmon. Meanwhile, the SoC interviewer talks to the hooded Digimon, who turns out to be Dorumon, a Digimon that shares the interface on its forehead with Loogamon. The interviewer confesses to being the one who tipped off the DigiPolice about Eiji and Loogamon as part of the examination, but he says that the outcome has been as expected. He adds that Eiji will have to continue guiding the prototype Digimon, Loogamon, with the goal of reaching the promised land for all of them.
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Chapter 1.18 discusses the legal and societal challenges surrounding Digimon, questioning whether they should be considered living beings or computer programs. Due to the lack of a clear definition of the Digital World and the absence of legislation related to Digimon, the legal framework regarding their capture and possession remains uncertain. Different countries may have varying approaches, but there are instances of Digimon-related crimes occurring in Japan.
To address Digimon crimes, the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department establishes a specialized unit called the Cyber Crime Investigation Unit, known as the "Digimon Crime Countermeasure Team" or "Digitai." The team's purpose is to combat criminal activities involving Digimon, particularly those carried out by hackers. The team's leader, Shuu Yulin, and her deputy, Tamahime Satsuki, discuss a recent encounter with a hacker who possesses a powerful Digimon.
The hacker, named Eiji Nagasumi, has a Digimon named Loogamon, which displayed exceptional speed and attack power for its Rookie stage. The team analyzes the situation and realizes that Loogamon had evolved into the Champion level, causing harm to Satsuki's own Digimon, Numemon. They acknowledge the danger posed by such skilled hackers and vow to apprehend Eiji when they next encounter him.
The text also explores the risks associated with the use of Mind Link, a technology that allows humans to mentally connect with Digimon. Mind Link has time limitations, and exceeding the safety thresholds could lead to severe consequences, such as the individual's consciousness being trapped in the Digital World. The team emphasizes the importance of preventing casualties and ensuring the safety of their members.
Further investigation reveals that Eiji Nagasumi is not a student of Tokyo Dennou University, a prestigious institution known for its high concentration of hackers and crackers. Eiji is currently unemployed, and the team analyzes surveillance footage to gather more information.
Ryuudamon, Yulin's Digimon, shares the same interface as Loogamon. This observation raises questions about the connection between the two of them.
The story then shifts to Leon's perspective, as he resides in an apartment owned by his former mentor and boss. His Digimon companion, Pulsemon, informs him about recent activities by the SoC, hinting at a large-scale operation as they were recruiting new members. The recent episode involving Eiji, which had taken the online platforms by storm is also mentioned. Leon contemplates the potential implications of these developments.
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