Negamon didn't understand the human heart, so it didn't know whether its own question even had an answer.
But not understanding the heart didn't mean it was stupid.
When it ran into something it couldn't comprehend, it would seek help.
So, with brutal straightforwardness, it tossed the question to Narumi Akira—who was staring at his phone, waiting for the signal so he could proceed to the next step of his plan.
If I become human, can I have emotions?
"???"
"…What?" Akira genuinely thought he'd misheard. He had to confirm. "You… want human emotions?"
Yes.
If I become human, can I have emotions?
What the hell? Akira screamed internally.
I'm a fragile elementary school kid and I'd love to become an immortal, high-spec Digimon like you—why are you trying to nerf yourself into a human?!
Which part of your 'robot' is malfunctioning to produce a thought this absurd?
Joking aside, Akira knew he had to answer carefully.
Negamon might be his partner Digimon, and it might listen to him—
but it was still a villain-class Digimon that could destroy the world whenever it felt like it.
If he answered wrong, the mild outcome was the Digital World suffering.
The severe outcome was Akira himself suffering.
Faced with a question this important, Akira thought long and hard, then decided on the most mature option possible:
Instead of choosing A or B, he chose "or."
"I don't know whether you'd have emotions after becoming human," Akira said carefully. "Because there are humans in this world who lack emotions too."
"But before that, I have a question." Akira looked at the Digivice in his hand. "Can you even become human?"
Constructing a human body is not difficult for me.
I can create and control a human body, but I cannot change my lifeform into a carbon-based organism.
Akira's mind nearly short-circuited again.
So you can manufacture and pilot a human body, and your true self doesn't get affected by it?
…Okay. That's the benefits.
Where's the downside?
"Strictly speaking, that's not truly 'becoming human,'" Akira said, maintaining a perfectly serious tone while his brain screamed, "but it does let you walk the world in a human form."
"At least you could talk to me in a more human way. That's still a step closer, isn't it?"
You are correct. I should perhaps try a different way of living.
Just as Akira finally managed to patch that question over, Negamon dropped another one that made his face twitch.
What appearance should I have?
"Huh?" Akira blinked. "You're asking me?"
Yes. Negamon's tone was extremely solemn. You are my human partner and tamer—my most important person.
Therefore, I believe my appearance should follow your opinion.
"Ah… this…" Akira's expression turned painfully complicated. "Even if you ask me, your current form is so far from human that I can't think of something suitable on the spot."
…I can extract keywords from the internet, then pull an appropriate appearance from your memory.
May I do that?
"You can do that?!" Akira jolted. "And it won't affect me?"
No impact.
However, this may expose your privacy, so I require your consent.
You have the power to do it anyway, and you still care about my privacy enough to ask?
At that point, what was he supposed to say? Refuse?
"Read it, read it." Akira waved it off generously. "We're partners. We're beyond a few secrets."
Understood.
Negamon nodded calmly, then began "working" at a speed that made Akira's eyes blur.
According to online data, humans are more inclined to prefer youthful, attractive individuals with a 'gap moe' contrast trait.
Keywords extracted: malicious AI, robot, contrast, pretty girl.
According to online data, when humans anthropomorphize other lifeforms or objects, they tend to redesign based on original features.
My primary color scheme is black. My defining feature is multiple black tentacles. Based on online data, numerous soft, flexible features like tentacles can be anthropomorphized as hair.
Therefore, my inherent feature: long black hair.
My eyes are gold and red. Given the black-hair element, humans tend to pair it with red eyes.
Based on these keywords, a suitable appearance has been extracted from my partner's memory.
The moment Negamon finished speaking, Akira's Darkness Xros Loader burst into radiant light.
The light gathered, shaped itself—
and became a petite girl with black hair so long it nearly touched the ground, and red eyes that gleamed like polished rubies.
Before Akira's brain could catch up, she introduced herself in a sweet, crisp voice:
"My appearance is: AL-1S, Princess of the Nameless Gods."
[Image: AL-1S]
Then—
Akira once again went completely blank from his partner Digimon's uninvited nonsense.
Oh hell no.
Isn't this literally the default look of Tendo Alice from Blue Archive?!
I said you could check my memory and you actually CHECKED IT?!
And you went deep enough to pick out "black hair," "red eyes," and "contrast," and you even know I like voluptuous women—
so why didn't you pick the hottest BA option like Tsukatsuki Rion?
Why did you pick the absolute washboard Alice?!
Is your robot taste module really that bad?!
Maybe she'd read Akira's emotions, or maybe she'd simply seen it written all over his face—either way, the newly formed "pretty girl Negamon" noticed something off.
"You don't like this appearance?" she asked evenly. "If you don't, I can adjust it."
Akira had to admit:
That suggestion was incredibly tempting.
But he refused anyway.
"Even if you're not truly human, humans generally only maintain one social appearance," Akira complained. "And you're… honestly pretty cute like this. If you change again, it'd be a shame."
"I understand."
With Negamon's "appearance problem" settled, Akira finally remembered the actual main event and hurriedly looked outside the snow shelter.
Only then did he realize—
the snowy ground outside was completely empty. Not a single child in sight.
He knew there was only one explanation.
"Mimi and the others…" Akira stared at the empty cliffside and muttered, "They got chosen?"
"While we were talking for, what—just a few minutes?"
"I transformed after they were chosen," the girl said calmly, "so they didn't notice what happened between us."
She nodded obediently and reported with precision:
"I've already used the beacon on Mimi Tachikawa to obtain the Digital World gate's coordinates and key."
"Do we go to the Digital World now?"
"Of course we go!" Akira answered without hesitation.
"Not only are we going—we're skipping Devimon and Myotismon, and going straight for the Dark Masters."
"Once we deal with them… we can figure out how Apocalymon can elbow Homeostasis into a crash, right?"
Even though Negamon's sudden absurdity had nearly derailed his sanity, Akira immediately pulled out his backup plan:
"Let's start with Puppetmon."
"I understand."
Negamon nodded calmly. The tentacles she'd turned into hair extended into the void behind her, carving open a massive dimensional rift.
On the other side—
was the Puppet House in the Forest Zone.
Staring at that childhood-memory-soaked Digital World beyond the裂缝, Akira felt a surge of emotion.
And all that emotion condensed into a single line:
Digimon World Adventure—initiate!
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