#izaki yuta

[unfortunatelyilikebnha]

Ok now that I’m thinking abt it cfv cast social media headcanons if cfv was set a little closer to now than 2011:

Aichi: he has Instagram but mostly to follow Kai (who didn’t actually accept his follow request until like the end of season 1 lmao) and Misaki and all his other friends rather than out of a particular desire to post pictures himself. It’s a private account and he posts when the mood strikes him, with content wildly varying from like pictures with friends to cute animals to cool new vanguard cards to food that was particularly good. Has Snapchat because Kamui bugged him about it and mostly uses it for streaks (but he forgets a lot & kamui’s like BROTHER AICHIIIIIIII :( OUR STREAK :( ).

Kai: Instagram. It’s also a private account, and for a while he just had 2 followers (Ren and Tetsu), then after their fallout he blocked Ren and Tetsu but Miwa bugged him into accepting his request (though he didn’t really post during that time just used it to observe), then after s1 he finally accepted more of his friends’ follow requests. Eventually he starts posting food he made & ofc his favorite kagero units (& maybe his friends. Occasionally. He’s not big on writing captions though). I can also see him having a Twitter where people try to antagonize him & he roasts the shit out of them (Kamui is constantly in his mentions trying to start shit, at first out of genuine dislike - he gets blocked for a while because of this - but then just for fun. Kai still blocks him every so often, and/or occasionally plays along and snipes back with some rude comment, but it’s mostly to annoy him back rather than out of genuine malice. Mostly. He does enjoy being an asshole to Kamui though). Has Snapchat but pretty much only opens it when Aichi sends him something (Ren likes to send him a million snaps chronicling his whole day to annoy him so mostly he ignores the app).

Misaki: she’s a Pinterest girlie for sure. Very organized Pinterest boards with images that are always properly sourced. She also has Instagram (also a private acc) but she didn’t use it much before she met her card capital friends, now she uses it to keep tabs on Aichi and the others. She doesn’t really post pictures except on special occasions but she is an avid close friends story user, especially when she knows Kourin will see her posts (before s4? Or au where she doesn’t disappear I guess? Idk it’s my city & I’m already diverging from canon to say they have social media just roll with it). There’s also an official Card Capital Instagram, and when she becomes the store owner in G she doesn’t really run it but she has to approve the content that gets posted there. I can also see her having tumblr just bc of her “strange” sense of humor, like she’d be very anonymous about it and not put basically anything in her bio (MAYBE her name but maybe not even that, & possibly a fake name), but I can see her being fairly popular here.

Kamui: he’s too young for social media AND YET he has it anyways. Can frequently be found getting into fights on Twitter. He’s also a big Snapchat user and HATES when people leave him on read, or when someone’s about to break a streak. Very big on streaks in general, has insanely long ones with Reiji and Eiji. Also he definitely has tiktok and (he will deny this but) he’s jealous when anyone he knows has more followers than he does. How does Suzugamori Ren have that many followers anyways >:/? In G era he downloads Instagram because he heard that Emi did it.

Miwa: definitely a Reddit user (but like not in the derogatory way, he’s just fascinated by the site). He has a personal Instagram as well as a wildly popular other account dedicated to unflattering candid pictures of his friends (mostly Kai but Misaki Kamui and Morikawa are also frequent features, and, on one memorable occasion, Jun). Semi-popular on TikTok for being a sweet & funny guy and also for casually mentioning insane things that happened and never elaborating (“yeah sorry I was absent I got kidnapped because my dumbass friend wanted to play cards with a gang leader, that guy better be grateful”).

Reiji and Eiji: have the same social media Kamui does, and hype him up on it (/occasionally bemoan how lame he is) but also do their own things.

Morikawa: Tumblr user, fully believes the wizard blogs are real wizards. Gets anons from people like “I want to study you” all the time & he always misses the point and makes it into “the Morikawa vanguard school is always open to new students because I am the greatest teacher ever”. After meeting her, a lot of his posts start focusing on Kourin and his followers have an equivalent experience to when someone you’ve followed suddenly turns into a K-pop blog with absolutely no explanation. Kind of famous just because of how fucking weird he is. He also has Snapchat but is like really bad at taking pictures so everything he sends/posts is blurry or at a bad angle, but unironically. Had no interest in any other social media until he heard Kourin had Instagram and Twitter, at which point he downloaded them both and immediately started posting about her.

Izaki: Twitter user /derogatory (sorry Izaki but I know this in my heart to be true. He’s gotta have some red flags to have stayed friends with Morikawa this long). Also has Snapchat and tries (and fails) to help Morikawa take better pictures. Kamui frequently bullies him about losing their streak, which since they’re not actually that close is probably their main form of communication. Izaki’s not totally convinced that Kamui actually knows his NAME, so he’s confused about why he cares so much (it’s bc Kamui has a Snapchat streak with literally everyone he knows who 1. has Snapchat and 2. does streaks). Also possibly has an Instagram where he occasionally gets influxes of followers when he’s tagged in pictures with his more famous friends, but some of them probably don’t think he’s that interesting and soon unfollow (lmao rip)

Emi: does not have social media in the main series but gets an Instagram by G era (when Kamui finds this out he suddenly downloads Instagram even though he has never expressed an interest in it before, and thus so does Nagisa, somehow sensing what Kamui has done).

Nagisa: has Twitter only so she can follow Kamui (again, she is too young for Twitter). Kamui has her blocked but she can still somehow sense when someone’s arguing with him & she comes into their replies like “leave my man alone!!” I would not be surprised if she doxxed people tbh. She keeps getting banned but somehow every time she appeals it the ban is lifted (Kamui suspects dark magic). Also downloads Instagram in G era after Kamui does (how does she know he got it if he didn’t tell her??? She has her ways).

Kourin: has an official ultrarare Instagram and Twitter where she promotes her idol work, and also a private Instagram and Twitter where she posts pictures of her friends and nerds out about vanguard and thoroughly logically dismantles stupid people. Once she posted a stupid meme making fun of Kai on her official ultrarare Twitter instead of her personal one by accident and fully freaked out trying to take it down before the fans screenshotted it (she wasn’t successful bc idol fans are crazy and ended up saying she was hacked) (Kai will never admit it but he thought it was funny). She probably has Morikawa blocked on every platform.

Rekka: an instagram girlie FOR SURE. She posts often and sticks to a cutesy aesthetic, and is wildly popular. She’s also very into Snapchat, both in terms of doing streaks with people and live-blogging funny bits of her day on her story. Probably also spends a lot of time on Pinterest & has a lot of Pinterest boards for every situation.

Suiko: I’ll be real I have no idea. I feel like she either has no social media at all and just like guest appears on Kourin and Rekka’s, or has like official instagram/twitter accounts with tons of followers that she semi-maintains and weird shitposty anonymous accounts where she just posts whatever comes to her brain. Tbh I can see her stirring the pot so she can observe Kamui into getting into more twitter beef just to see what happens. Redditor??? She is a mystery to me.

Kenji: has Tumblr & like 60% of it is dedicated to Ancient Rome, 30% of it is about vanguard, and the last 10% is just him reblogging like feminist stuff and positive messages. A wife guy without actually having a wife or realizing he’s a wife guy (posts a lot about “his friend” - Yuri - bc he just thinks she’s neat, but his followers seem to think he’s in love with her for some reason???). Cries when people on tumblr celebrate the ides of March. Probably has been cancelled for unironically stanning Caesar. Also has an official Instagram but doesn’t post on there much, when he’s there he’s usually just there to like his friends’ posts and log back off. People are surprised by his lack of social media and have not connected his tumblr (where he stays completely anonymous thank you very much, he is Not a fan of the attention) to him, and are always begging him to post more on his Instagram/get more social media, but when Yuri and Gai bring this up hes like no <3 I will not <3

Yuri: she’s a YouTuber for sure & she has helpful videos on deck building, strategy, how to stay calm under pressure, etc. Occasionally she includes her teammates or people from other teams in her videos (Aichi featured in one once and now her fans regularly ask for him to come back lol). She also has an official Instagram and Twitter, and runs most of the official Team Caesar accounts on various platforms. Yuri and Misaki are tumblr mutuals, and she is aware of Koutei’s tumblr (bc they’re both in the vanguard tag a lot and who else would be THAT obsessed with Julius Caesar. She’s no fool, she recognized it was him instantly) but she thinks it’s funny to not tell him it’s her (+ she’s kind of embarrassed in a fond way/thinks he might be embarrassed about the posts abt her if he knew) so she just scrolls through his nice posts abt her when she’s having a bad day.

Gai: tiktok famous for generally being a chill dude who’s willing to answer your vanguard questions but mostly for posting Team Caesar behind the scenes videos, which range from Yuri being mad at one or both of them to them doing challenges/playing games together, to some of their movie star stuff in G, to one particularly memorable video where he just stared at the camera while Yuri and Koutei were being in love with each other and (at least in Koutei’s part) oblivious to it in the background.

Ren: pre-season 1 he had no social media except an Instagram account and a Snapchat, both of which he used to post an ongoing stream of whatever was in his brain so that Tetsu and Kai would see it. After The Breakup™️ he went private and posted a lot of stuff about revenge, and being stronger, etc (which was no use since Kai had him blocked and he was not popular pre-Asteroid era, so pretty much only tetsu saw his posts). Also he’s DEFINITELY a Reddit user lmao. Post-season 1 Asaka got him into tiktok which he immediately became famous on, he joined Twitter which had a preconception of him due to the way he acted during season 1 and so he gets cancelled every other week for a while (eventually they mostly get used to his new personality and the way he says the weirdest shit), and he rebooted his Instagram to be public and deleted most of the old revenge posts (he probably leaves one up just to cause controversy lmao). Often leaves Kyou on read on Snapchat, but whether that’s on purpose or an accident is anybody’s guess. Actually he probably would have tumblr too & be kinda infamous bc his personality would definitely make him popular here tbh. He runs a “official ren suzugamori” blog but he never acknowledges he’s on tumblr anywhere else and everyone thinks it’s just a fake parody blog.

Asaka: tiktok famous for being hot, on team asteroid, and if she’s feeling generous for answering people’s vanguard questions (with a special focus on the Pale Moon of course). Probably also has a sizable following on Instagram. Lords her amount of followers over Misaki who pretends she doesn’t care but early seasons Misaki was actually a little annoyed by this.

Kyou: had a Twitter. Keeps getting banned from Twitter and making new accounts and the cycle repeats. Doesn’t have a tiktok but is tiktok famous anyways for always appearing in team asteroid videos in the weirdest ways (disguised as a potted plant. Scaled the building and can be seen inaudibly yelling in the background through the window on the third floor of team asteroid headquarters. Parachuting down from an airplane. Etc). When people comment about him on Ren’s videos he’s always like “who?” “I don’t see him?” or “huh, that guy looks vaguely familiar…” and when people comment about him on Asaka’s videos she refuses to name him but always says something about how much she hates that guy. Has Snapchat but about half the cast either leaves him on opened/read or straight up has him blocked (he Does take really interesting pictures though, and it’s cool to see all the places he goes! How does he have the money for all this??? Nobody knows).

Tetsu: runs “official team asteroid” accounts, including a YouTube on which Ren is IMMENSELY popular despite not being the account owner. Known for being intimidating on Twitter, and also for (one-sided tbh) twitter beef with Kamui (who would @ him like HEY ASSHOLE ACKNOWLEDGE ME >:/ & Tetsu would just ignore him) in earlier canon. He doesn’t actually use any of his accounts that much besides the YouTube and to publish official updates about team asteroid, but - though he’ll never admit it - he’s a fan of terrible memes. He asked what Asaka was laughing at once and she showed him a vanguard meme (“I don’t know if you’ll get it though”) and he excused himself and went to another room to laugh (Asaka was like ???).

[starburstsobsessions]

Nobody has ever talked about Izaki Yuta look at that mf. He's a real G he's got dinosaurs he's got conflicting social skills he's got no personality What more could you ask for?

also this is his hair

[khainovo]

unnamed american university says his hair is a safety hazard, and it had to be cut down for the greater good. card capital 1 gang thinks its a crime against humanity.

[lacunasbalustrade]

do my eyes deceive me or did Yuta Izaki just make an unobserved cameo 

returning to our story 

[thebladeblaster]

Digimon Tamer ZERO -Earth Arc-

Chapter 1 Reunion

Many were still in awe of the knight clad in silver armor who saved them. There was a boy with him as well. Gossip about the duo dispersed throughout the witnesses.

Aichi’s friends waited in cautious anticipation for his arrival. They were certainly worried about him, but they knew something had gone horribly wrong. Aichi and Kotemon were silent as they walked to card capital. The tamer watched as many were scurrying by perhaps looking for others. Anxiety filled the faces of many as they failed to make calls with the power cut. In the sprawling chaos no one was focused on Aichi and Kotemon.

“This is far more serious than even Link Joker…I must…do whatever it takes to protect everyone.”, Aichi thought as wisps of red and black flickered in his eyes.

His normal happy exterior had been completely frozen over, replaced by a cold resolve. Aichi stopped in front of the familiar building which was still recognizable due to avoiding the wreckage. The teen walked through the automatic doors with his Digimon. Everyone’s attention instantly turned to him with a few of them gasping.

“Aichi!/Brother!”, they called out.

Though a thick feeling of awkwardness settled in as they weren’t met with the kind of warm greeting they’d expect.

“Hello.”, Aichi said simply.

Attention was also drawn to his partner who stood next to him. Aichi looked over to Kotemon, noticing this.

“This is Kotemon.”, Aichi introduced.

“This is not the time for introductions! What the hell is up with you?!”, Naoki questioned as he got close to Aichi and Shingo tried to hold him back.

“The Digimon attack was rather shocking.”, Aichi replied, plainly.

“Before that! Misaki told me you’ve been avoiding your own club for weeks!”, Kamui interjected.

Kai studied Aichi closely, whose eyes narrowed for a mere moment. He could see pain in that gaze. There was something Aichi was keeping from them.

“Did we do something wrong?”, Shingo asked.

“You better answer because the great Morikawa won’t let you escape, Aichi!”, Morikawa said as he and Izaki stood in front of the door.

“It’s not personal man…but come on you have to say something.”, Izaki said.

“Nothing’s wr-“, Aichi was saying.

“Oh, don’t even try to lie, man! You said it yourself ‘you can’t act’!”, Naoki replied as Aichi closed his eyes.

Aichi was incredibly silent which only made them more worried. Kai got up, still holding onto the chair.

“Aichi…you have not been acting like yourself at all recently. You claimed your strength comes from your bonds with your friends, but you’ve been doing nothing but avoiding them since Link Joker.”, Kai said.

“Kai…”, Aichi murmured.

“What will you do now, Aichi? Can you really push your friends away?”, Kotemon thought.

He noticed the thinly veiled worry on the brunet’s face.

“I must have really been worrying him sick…”, Aichi thought as he narrowed his eyes.

Aichi felt like he had swallowed a bitter pill. Being surrounded by his desperate friends showed him just how badly he’s hurt them.

“I really am the worst. Darn it…this is so much harder than before…”, Aichi thought.

Aichi’s heart ached as he tried to find his resolve. He thought of Earth being left desolate and devoid of life with his friends having perished. He hesitated because the idea of hurting his friends made him physically ill. Every now and again he thought of how he treated them when he was lost in Psyqualia’s allure and was left riddled with guilt.

“But, I have to if I want to protect them. Even if they end up hating me I have to protect them.”, Aichi thought.

“Really guys are doing this now? When the city is in shambles? We have bigger things to worry about than personal drama.”, Aichi said.

“Stop deflecting, Aichi.”, Kai replied as he narrowed his eyes.

“Think Aichi think…I have to remember what I was like then. I need to mimic that state of mind right now.”, Aichi thought.

His suspicion about Aichi’s current condition only grew. Aichi let out an exasperated sigh to his friends' surprise. He put the palm of his hand on his head trying to sound annoyed.

“He really doesn’t want to tell them the truth…just what is Aichi planning to do?”, Kourin thought.

Aichi felt his heart beating rapidly against his chest as he remembered Imaginary Plane Dragon’s warning. He had found himself in exactly the position the Link Joker unit predicted. Though, it was not just his heart. He could feel the seed pulsing within him as if reacting to his thoughts. Oddly as it did he felt his anxiety decrease. He suddenly felt truly and bizarrely calm. He became innately aware of the sensation of something flowing into him. It felt so…intoxicating. For a split second there were bits of dark red and flickering black in his eyes. A smirk naturally slipped on his face making the others extremely worried.

“Maybe it wasn’t as hard as I thought…After all I’m simply mimicking myself after all.”, Aichi thought.

After all that struggling to even find the words he suddenly felt supremely confident. The others looked wary even before he continued.

“Haven’t you ever thought that I just want a break?!”, Aichi questioned, his voice fully slipped into the deeper tones and stayed that way.

“What?!”, Kamui questioned as Aichi rubbed his head.

“Do you have any idea how annoying it is to constantly keep up such an act?”, Aichi replied.

“But, you can’t act! You said that, Aichi!”, Naoki replied.

“Well people lie.”, Aichi replied in an exasperated tone.

“You're lying right now. I don’t know why, but I know you! You always stick your neck out for your friends!”, Misaki spoke up as she put her fist over her chest.

“Aichi, you should know to trust all of us by now.”, Shin replied as Aichi narrowed his eyes.

“As if! I’m pretty sure Link Joker proved how much I can’t rely on you all.”, Aichi replied, shocking all of them at just…the pure audacity.

They couldn’t even believe their ears. Was this really Aichi talking? Aichi turned to Morikawa who flinched at the bluenette’s intense gaze. Kourin sweated nervously as Aichi’s former v-pet lightly glowed for a moment.

“Aichi!”, Kourin called out.

Aichi said nothing in response, not reacting to Kourin’s cry.

“I can’t look back at them or I’ll fold…”, Aichi thought.

“Get out of my way.”, Aichi demanded as Kotemon suddenly raised his kendo stick threateningly.

“No!”, Kai called out sternly, grabbing his sleeve to his shock.

Aichi was genuinely shocked as Kai stubbornly pulled back. He tried not to look bad at Kai, but he…he could feel the abnormal amount of emotion in his voice. Aichi suddenly felt his resolve waning as his heartbeat overpowered the seed’s pulsing. The others looked stunned as Kai gave Aichi a dauntless stare.

“You're lying, that's why you won’t face us.”, Kai said.

Aichi felt himself lightly shake as he tried to slip back into the act. Morikawa and Izaki could see Aichi’s pained expression plain as day. It was clear he had been lying the whole time. Kotemon looked over to Aichi as he desperately tried to salvage his act. The Digimon sighed as he got the order to lower his sword.

“It’s as I thought. You really are too kind and honest for your own good, Aichi. There’s no way you could ever make your friends believe the opposite. Your reputation is too good.”, Kotemon finally said as Aichi’s head sank.

“Why have you been trying to lie to us, Aichi? What is really going on?!”, Misaki questioned, sounding extremely annoyed as Aichi looked down.

When Aichi turned to them his facade was completely broken. Tears slipped freely from his cheeks.

“I am really sorry…I just want to protect you all.”, Aichi said, his voice back to normal.

“I don’t get it, what are you saying? How is pretending to be a-“, Naoki questioned.

“Link Joker is inside me.”, Aichi admitted, making the room go completely silent.

Kourin was the only one who didn’t react with shock to this revelation.

“So, you finally came out with it.”, Kourin said.

“You knew?!”, Misaki questioned angrily.

“Don’t blame her! I am the one who wanted to keep it secret.”, Aichi hastily defended.

“Why…? It’s only made us worry about you more.”, Misaki replied.

“This explains the real reason Aichi has been avoiding us. It’s possible he possesses the capability to reverse people.”, Shingo said as he adjusted his glasses.

They noticed the increased pain in Aichi’s expression after hearing this.

“Aichi, how is the reverse still inside you after the gate closed?”, Kai questioned.

“A seed that can resurrect Link Joker entered me after I defeated it. Every time I cardfight it grows stronger. Not to mention…when I cardfight I risk reversing others…”, Aichi said as his fists shook.

Misaki’s eyes widened as she put two and two together.

“Did you-?!”, Misaki questioned.

“Over two weeks ago I almost reversed Naoki.”, Aichi said as the cardfight club members stumbled back.

“Wait a minute, that's why you looked so freaked out back then!”, Naoki said as he remembered Aichi’s expression.

“Why couldn’t you just explain it?”, Shingo questioned.

“I wanted to find a way to deal with it on my own. I didn’t want you all to panic.”, Aichi replied, before Naoki put his hands on his shoulder startling him.

Kamui got close to him, raising his fists.

“Aichi, we’re a team don’t you remember?”, Kamui said.

“Right just what I was going to say, short stack. We’re with you Aichi! Rather you like it or not you're stuck with us! And if something’s bothering you we can work it out together!”, Naoki said, passionately.

“This isn’t something that can be solved so easily…If I lose the seed will simply jump into another host and it will continue till it's strong enough to destroy Earth! Not even the Celestial Digimon could remove it from me!”, Aichi replied.

“Surely we can figure out something. Even if Takuto isn’t around anymore, surely there’s something we can do.”, Miwa said.

“You have to believe, bro!”, Kamui said.

Aichi’s expression still seemed hopeless despite his friend's assurances.

“I tried to…but the more I find the more I lose hope…”, Aichi replied.

“Well, you’ll have a bunch of people helping you search for a solution now! It’s sure to be far more efficient!”, Shingo said.

Aichi felt tears fall down his cheeks. He couldn’t do it. He knew he couldn’t. Imaginary Plane Dragon growled in annoyance. The seed’s power was not enough to turn him against his friends. Their bond was far too strong for Link Joker to break.

“Aichi, you know nothing good comes from keeping everything to yourself.”, Misaki said as Aichi lowered his head.

“I’m sorry…I’m just so scared I will end up hurting you all.”, Aichi replied, his fear evident.

“We won’t let that happen! If Link Joker tries to control you we’ll stop it!”, Naoki replied.

Aichi didn’t feel very assured, only far more concerned. He remembered what he was told about when he lost control after the fight with Ryu and Bryweludramon. His friends didn’t stand a chance. Kourin and Ren hardly stood a chance with mega level Digimon. He became immensely aware of the pulsing of the seed over his heart again. The seed felt like a blade near his heart threatening to pierce it.

“I’m so weak. I’m supposed to protect them yet I let myself crumble so easily…How in the world did I do it months ago?!”, Aichi thought.

Perhaps the difference was that it wasn’t genuine. That’s why he crumbled.

“Hey, it will work out, alright. Just like wannabe said.”, Shingo said as Naoki looked annoyed.

Aichi couldn’t even pretend he believed that. The others that were able to catch on were stunned. Just how terrified was Aichi of Link Joker? Was there something he still wasn’t telling them?! Putting on a smile was difficult.

“What’s with the gloom, bro? You’ve got to have faith! Together we can do anything!”, Kamui said.

“Guys…one thing I am serious about is that you need to stay away from me. For your own good.”, Aichi said in a very serious tone.

“Oh come on, Aichi!”, Naoki replied in disbelief.

“I don’t know how long I can still fight against the seed or how long the battle against the Demon Lords will last. We can’t do both at once. They have completely cut us off from the outside world. Without the power we can’t search for any solution.”, Aichi explained.

The others were left stunned knowing he had a point.

“What will we do then, Aichi? If you really think you will lose before this conflict is over what will we do?!”, Kourin questioned.

“Nothing.”, Aichi said, before turning away from them with Kotemon by his side.

“It’s probably for the best anyway. Most of you here besides Kourin completely lack the strength to fight the Demon Lords.”, Kotemon said.

“Who asked you?!”, Naoki questioned.

Kotemon sighed in exasperation.

“If you try to get involved in this conflict as you are, you'll be killed. That certainly won’t help Aichi in his constant struggle against Link Joker.”, Kotemon explained.

“Exactly.”, Aichi said, with an intense stare at Morikawa and Izaki which made them flinch.

The two felt themselves trembling before going away from the entrance. Aichi and Kotemon walked through the door.

“Hold on, Aichi!”, Kai said, making Aichi look over his shoulder.

He could see how pained Aichi was having to do all of this. He really didn’t want to, but did so reluctantly. Aichi looked so lonely like when he first met him.

“I’m serious. Even you, Kai.”, Aichi said in a deathly serious tone.

Kai looked completely stunned. Aichi had never pushed him away before. It had always been the opposite. The bluenette wordlessly turned to Kotemon as if they had a silent conversation no one knew about. Aichi’s digivice glowed brightly emblazoned with the crest of loyalty.

“Kotemon warp digivolve to….! Dynasmon!”, Kotemon said as he grew into the wyvern knight.

Aichi got on the back of Dynasmon flying away before the others could catch him. Kourin watched Aichi leave with concern. He was not made to fight alone.

“Hey!!! Come back here!”, Naoki yelled, indignantly as he could see the two flying away in the distance.

At Fukuhara…

“So you're telling me your digital pet and the world it’s from is real? There’s also some bad guys from that world who came here to try and take over it?”, Tetsu questioned as he rubbed his head.

“That’s the basic gist of it. Yes.”, Ren replied.

“Darn it! If only I had my partner here I could help you, Master Ren!”, Asaka said.

“Don’t worry about it. I wouldn’t want you two to be in harm's way anyway. I just wanted to make sure you knew and were alright.”, Ren said as he put his hands on her shoulders.

“This is so infuriating…in a battle like this we can’t help you at all, if only it was a cardfight.”, Tetsu said as his fists shook.

“You guys can give me moral support. You should trust Alpha-chan he’s got my back.”, Ren said as Alphamon awkwardly waved.

In France…

Olivier finally breathed a sigh of relief when all the Demon Lords forces were dealt with. He made sure to check on some orphanage. Thankfully it and the orphans in it were alright.

“Things are stable now. However I have no idea where the Demon Lords are and I can’t contact the others.”, Olivier thought.

He started searching hoping to find a Demon Lord so they may end this conflict soon.

In Japan…

Emi was still stunned by the power her brother displayed. That wasn’t the Digimon he just made a Digimon that wasn’t his own digivolve. She really had missed out on a lot hadn’t she? Her attention turned to contacting the others. She called Misaki to see how things went with her brother. The young girl sweat dropped hearing how infuriated Misaki was.

“That idiot!!! Who does he think he is Kai?!”, Misaki said, over the phone, audible to everyone in the room due to how loud she was.

Hearing about Link Joker being inside her brother made her very worried. Thankfully her mother didn’t know what Link Joker was simply looking confused. It explained why Aichi had been acting so strangely recently. She remembered what it did to Rekka and the others and that was just a small sliver of it. Aichi had the entirety of Link Joker inside him for weeks. She was amazed he wasn’t already reversed. Somehow he had the strength to fight Link Joker for this long. That alone was nothing short of a miracle. Aichi was understandably worried about how much longer he could do so.

With Aichi…

He and Dynasmon looked around as they flew. They hoped the Demon Lords were near. Little did they know Gatomon stealthily watched them from the shadows.

“Fighting those two head on is a lost cause. I will need an opportunity to ensnare them. But, first…I need my power back. I wonder who I should dine on to regain my power? Perhaps one of his little friends?”, Gatomon thought, with her paw on her chin.

After the thought the Demon Lord’s smile turned devious.

“That would certainly make him lose control again. This time perhaps for good.”, Gatomon thought.

She scurried off to prepare her plan as the other two searched for the Demon Lords. Gatomon easily made her way to his house after tailing him. She spied on the residents taking note of Barbamon’s project protecting them. She was left stunned when Herissmon’s eyes somehow spotted her and she quickly fled.

“Well, that’s a no go. It might be a rookie now, but considering what it was made for, who knows what it could be capable of. I suppose I will have to be patient. I can feed off randoms in the meantime.”, Gatomon thought.

Elsewhere…

A group of six kids stood in a circle. One was the brown haired kid from earlier, Takuya. He wore a yellow shirt and a red jacket also with blue jeans. He had a backwards cap and goggles on his head. Another was a girl with a pink hat and clothes. Another was a teen with a long black ponytail wearing a yellow shirt. He had a blue jacket and a bandanna on his head. Another one was a much smaller kid with a big hat, a white shirt, and jeans. Then, there was a larger kid with brown hair and a blue and yellow jumpsuit. The final one looked very similar to the kid with a bandanna though his hair was shorter. He had a red shirt and a green jacket along with jeans.

“Digimon are back! And they’re in the real world! So, let’s teach these guys a lesson!”, Takuya said, hot headedly.

“Takuya, we don’t have to D-Tectors anymore remember?”, the kid with a bandanna replied dryly.

Takuya looked stunned, seeming to have forgotten.

“Well, we can’t just do nothing! We need to fight, Kouji!”, Takuya replied.

“Yeah, but if we fight without our D-Tectors we’ll be killed.”, the kid in a jumpsuit replied.

“There’s got to be something we can do.”, Takuya grumbled.

The group suddenly flinched wearily hearing something approaching. They tended to get in fighting stances before they saw Sorcerermon. They relaxed seeing him, with him carrying some sort of briefcase.

“As you know the current situation has become rather dire. The three great angel Digimon didn’t want to involve you, but we need the ten legendary warriors.”, Sorcerermon explained.

He opened up the briefcase revealing colored devices that were a very different shape from the v-pets instead more phone-like.

“Let’s go!”, Takuya said, grabbing the device without hesitation.

The others grabbed one of the devices each. They stood together in a line almost like Power Rangers as they activated their devices. When they did so a circular energy appeared around one of their hands.

“Execute! Spirit evolution!”, the six said.

With Aichi…

He and his partner spotted another scuffle. It seemed reinforcements were back already. Aichi was wary, knowing the difference in time between the human and digital worlds. Sending out more forces would take no time for them at all due to that. Dynasmon flew down straight at the invaders. The people on the streets fled from the battle between Digimon. Aichi looked over making sure the people escaped.

“Okay, you can fight them now.”, Aichi communicated through his former v-pet.

Dynasmon delivered a blindingly fast punch which went clean through one of the invading Digimon. As more poured in he picked them off with unmatched speed. Any working cameras were focused on them, but no one could report anything without the internet. Though, rumors still circulated about the knight in shining armor. Any who saw were stunned by how easily the wyvern knight dispatched the invaders. Aichi looked around to see if there was any they missed. The two of them heard feet running drawing their attention.

“There’s more?”, Aichi thought as he looked at the new arrivals.

He raised his eyebrow not recognizing any of them. Dynasmon froze when he saw them tensing warily. Aichi looked down at Dynasmon, noticing his reaction.

“Dynasmon, do you know these Digimon? I’ve never seen them before.”, Aichi said.

The new arrivals looked wary at Dynasmon tensing.

“Heh. Some legendary warriors you are. You're late again.”, Dynasmon said, haughtily.

“Legendary what…?”, Aichi questioned, cluelessly leaving the new arrivals stunned.

The one that looked like a man in a red shin with wild blond hair gripped his fist hot headedly glaring at Dynasmon.

“We are the ten legendary warriors! Here to save Earth!”, the wild haired Digimon said.

Aichi looked perplexed, craning his head over.

“…Can these guys count?”, Aichi thought.

“But, there’s six of you.”, Aichi replied, as a tick mark appeared on the wild haired Digimon’s head.

“The other four are in…wait never mind I probably shouldn’t tell you.”, the one who looked like a man in a black lion suit said.

“That’s besides the point! How was Dynasmon of all Digimon trusted to save the world?”, the one who looked like a man in a blue beetle suit said as he pointed at Dynasmon.

“Yeah, I can’t believe they actually called upon him before us! What’s their deal?”, the wild haired Digimon replied.

“It’s because you’re incompetent obviously. All you do is talk about saving everyone then lose.”, Dynasmon said as he crossed his arms and Aichi sweat dropped.

“You jerk! Don’t think we’ve forgotten the terror you brought to the Digital World! If you think you’re so much better let’s fight!”, the wild haired Digimon said angrily, making his teammates sweat dropped.

“Are you stupid?! You can’t beat him alone, Agunimon!”, the beetle one replied as the one who looked like a man in a wolf suit rubbed his head with exasperation.

“Heh, he’s right. I could take on all of you if I wanted to. Unfortunately I don’t have time for you right now. I have bigger fish to fry.”, Dynasmon replied, condescendingly.

The wyvern knight sweat dropped when Aichi gave him a look.

“If you want to help, that's fine as long as you’re strong enough. My name is Sendou Aichi. What’s yours?”, Aichi said, kindly.

The ten or more accurately six legendary warriors were weirded out by the contrast between Aichi and Dynasmon. The one that looked like a woman in a butterfly suit looked contemplative.

“He kinda looks familiar? I think seen him on tv or something. Oh…I am Kazemon, the warrior of wind.”, the butterfly one commented.

“I’m Lowemon, the warrior of darkness.”, the lion one said, before gesturing the wolf one to speak.

“Lobomon…the warrior of light.”, the wolf one said simply.

“I’m Kumamon, the warrior of ice!”, The one that looked like a teddy bear made from snow said as he held out his hand.

Oddly he looked completely starstruck seeing Aichi.

“Well…if we’re doing this…I’m Beetlemon, warrior of lightning.”, the beetle one said, awkwardly.

“And I’m Agunimon, warrior of fire!”, Agunimon said.

“Well…like you said I have been on tv before. I am one of the Asia Circuit champions.”, Aichi said as he rubbed the back of his head sheepishly.

“Holy crap it is…he’s a cardfighting legend.”, Kumamon mouthed with wide starry eyes.

“Oh I must remember it from when Kumamon was watching it.”, Kazemon replied.

“Digimon watch Vanguard…?”, Aichi questioned incredulously.

“Well we’re…humans that transform into Digimon.”, Kazemon explained, making Aichi’s eyes widen.

“You can do that?! Why did the Celestial Digimon never mention it?! That could have been useful!”, Aichi replied.

“So, what is your purpose then if you can’t transform? Just hiding behind Dynasmon?”, Agunimon questioned pointing at him.

This made Dynasmon growl glaring at Agunimon and surprising the legendary warriors. Aichi put up his hand trying to calm down Dynasmon.

“You worms, you dare insult my tamer?! You’re half the digidestined he is!”, Dynasmon said.

He looked over to Aichi before calming himself slightly.

“I can’t do anything as amazing as transforming into a Digimon. I’m here to support Dynasmon. That’s my purpose.”, Aichi replied, calmly.

They were stunned to see that Aichi didn’t seem offended by Agunimon’s comment at all.

“Even if it’s a small bit I want to do everything I can to protect everyone.”, Aichi said.

Agunimon didn’t know how to respond to this. He was just left gaping like a fish and Dynasmon “hrumped”.

“Small bit, huh? You really take that modesty of yours too far sometimes, Aichi.”, Dynasmon replied and Aichi chuckled.

“A small bit is beyond modest when he intends to give up everything to save the world.”, Dynasmon thought.

To be continued…

[calyxlytsong]

[blaster-aichi]

“We've struggled all alone within the confines of our small worlds. Until... we obtained a little beacon. These beacons allowed us to connect to a wider world”.                 “And then, thanks to Vanguard, I met a whole lot of people”.

                                                  “Or I was supposed to...”

[shiroekoyuki]

MIWA'S ICONIC LINE STRIKES AGAIN

[myworldofpassion]

Awwww ❤❤😍😍

[edenleicester]

devotion

[unfortunatelyilikebnha]

Morikawa would love tumblr bc of all the wizard blogs. He’d be like “see Izaki i TOLD you wizards are real, they’re right here on this website!!”

[violaceoussky]

[DL] Rice on Stage 【ラブ米】~Endless rice riot~ niconico version

RULES:

Sharing the link to this post is ok but no repost/reupload/hotlinking please. I’ll immediately delete my link if I ever find any.

It’s from niconico livestream so the quality is not that good. Please buy the DVD for a better quality and more bonus.

The link is hidden somewhere under the cut, no need to ask me for it. I rarely checks my tumblr so messaging me is a waste of time, too.

Enjoy!

Cast:

【Love Rice】 Hinohikari: Tamura Shogo Sasanishiki: Hoshino Yuta Hitomebore: Maekawa Yuki Akitakomachi: Shiraishi Kousuke Nikomaru: Mashiro Sano

【ST☆RICE】 Nerika: Kento Hirayama: Kawakami Shota Toyohatamochi: Kenshin Sato Kiyohatamochi: Kitano Satsuki Yumenohatamochi: Miyamoto Kosuke

【GAZEN BOYS】 Shirozuiko: Shirakashi Judai Kurotaiko: Toki Hiro Youkihi: Izaki Ryujiro

Fukushima Kaita Takiguchi Yukihiro

[hakuryuryuryu]

So I caved in and made a (headcanon based) thing for the pride month~ Bigger resolution under the cut.

[lacunasbalustrade]

We have a birthday list for the CFV characters but has anyone ever made a blood type list?

I don't think so. If I've accidentally missed anyone, please inform me and I will update it.

All blood types taken from the fandom Wikipedia.

Blood Type [A]

Toshiki Kai

Taishi Miwa

Yuta Izaki

Katsumi Morikawa

Kyou Yahagi

Naoki Ishida

Ren Suzugamori

Asaka Narumi

Jillian Chen

Sharlene Chen

Chrono Shindou

Mikuru Shindou

Kiba Shion

Karl Yamaji

Am Chouno

Yuichirou Kanzaki

Rin Hashima

Henri Hayao

Asada Makoto

Blood Type [B]

Misaki Tokura

Emi Sendou

Aichi Sendou

Nagisa Daimonji

Gai Usui

Yuri Usui

Kourin Tatsunagi

Rekka Tatsunagi

Leon Soryu

Jaime Alcarez

Shinonome Shouma

Satoru Enishi

Shouji Kazuma

Kazumi Onimaru

Fuchidaka Saori

Verno Fahrenheart

Noa Hoshizaki

Blood Type [O]

Shinemon Nitta

Hibino Esuka

Tetsu Shinjou

Suiko Tatsunagi

Kenji Mitsusada

Sugiru Kariya

Tokoha Anjou

Mamoru Anjou

Taiyou Asukawa

Kei Nagara

Luna Yumizuki

Nishizawa Arata

Blood Type [AB]

Kamui Katsuragi

Shingo Komoi

Kouji Ibuki

Kumi Okazaki

[thebladeblaster]

Digimon Tamer ZERO

Chapter 13 Forlorn Vow (Finale of the first part)

Aichi’s heart felt so warm and fuzzy right now. He always wanted to do this deep down. It was not unlike when he reunited with Blaster Blade on Cray. Now, he finally understood those strange thoughts and feelings he had towards Dynasmon.

However, he felt something else in his chest. Something inside it that was invasive and foreign. A grim reminder that this was…fleeting. He was on limited time…a ticking time bomb that could go off at any moment and spell doom for those he loved.

Even still he treasured this moment. Those watching could tell from Aichi’s expression how much the affection meant to him. They wordlessly separated from each other. Aichi looked up at Dynasmon who looked away flustered. Aichi then turned to the angel Digimon more serious. Pusumon giggled happily.

“Great angels, is there any way to destroy the seed?”, Aichi asked.

The room became silent and tense. Seraphimon looked at Aichi intently.

“I honestly don’t know. I suppose there’s no harm in trying.”, Seraphimon replied, honestly.

On Earth…

The forces of the demon lords slowly encroached from the train stations.

At Forest Terminal…

Aichi looked down disappointed. They tried everything they could. He saw so many bright flashes of light he felt his head spinning. The mood was doured and Kourin looked very worried looking over to Aichi. Dynasmon looked annoyed grumbling about the uselessness of the Celestial Digimon. Pusumon looked confused and sad not exactly understanding the situation.

“I have news from our scout that the Demon Lords are on the move! It seems they’re trying to go to the human world!”, Sorcerermon said as he ran in.

This quickly gained their attention. The humans tensed at the news.

“Then, you must chase after them. We’re deeply sorry we cannot lift your curse, but we can provide you passage to the human world.”, Ophanimon said.

“You're just moving him not solving the problem…you useless angels.”, Dynasmon grumbled.

“It’s fine, Dynasmon. The seed didn’t even originate from the Digital World. Hoping they could get rid of it was always a long shot.”, Aichi replied and Dynasmon hmphed.

“We wish we could have aided you more after everything you’ve done. Unfortunately this is the most we can provide.”, Seraphimon said.

“So, what will we do about the seed then?”, Kourin asked.

“I guess we will simply have to wait until the Demon Lords are dealt with…I wish there was something I could do.”, Olivier said as he balled his fist.

Ren looked over to Aichi who seemed deep in thought. He swore he could see darkness in his expression.

“Oliver’s right. We will have to find a way to deal with it after defeating the Demon Lords.”, Aichi said.

Sorcerermon led them to a secret Trailmon underground.

On Earth…

The time was 6:01am. Despite the time that passed in the Digital World the forces of the Demon Lords hadn’t gotten far due to the time difference. The people of Earth were quickly starting to take notice of the invaders. Soon, the Demon Lords arrived on Earth….

The streets erupted into chaos when people saw the monsters roaming. Cars drove wildly trying to get away causing crashes. Screams of terror and explosions rang through the air. In mere minutes the city was thrown into chaos. A humanoid Digimon with blue armor roared as he cut through an electrical pole like butter. Just like that the internet which humans could use to contact the outside world was being cut off. A black t-Rex Digimon yanked at another electrical line with its tail.

“W-woah, what the hell is going on?!”, Naoki questioned and Shingo pulled him back behind a building.

“Shut it, wannabe! We don’t want those monsters to come near us.”, Shingo whispered.

“I’ll just cardfight them.”, Naoki replied.

“Do those guys look like they’re interested in cardfight?”, Shingo questioned, incredulously.

“Dark Roar!”, the Digimon with blue armor called out as it fired dark matter from its weapon.

The two paled as those hit by the dark matter were completely annihilated. This made Naoki rethink getting anywhere near them.

“Let’s bounce.”, Naoki said as quietly as possible and Shingo nodded.

The two started to sneak away from the chaos. They quickened their pace when debris started to fly everywhere. The Digimon with blue armor spotted them as they started running, aiming its weapon at them.

“S-Shit!”, Naoki cursed.

However suddenly something flew past them like a blur.

“Kotemon warp digivolve to…! Dynasmon!”, a familiar voice said.

The Digimon with blue armor coughed up blood as it suddenly had a gaping hole through its stomach. It was created by a massive fist that tore through its armor and body like tissue paper. More Digimon suddenly flooded in to combat the invading Digimon. This left the two very confused not understanding what was going on at all. Naoki tensed and Shingo flinched when the Digimon that easily dealt with the Digimon with blue armor turned to them. That Digimon was…Dynasmon.

“Naoki! Shingo!”, the two turned as they heard a familiar voice.

Their eyes widened in disbelief to see both Aichi and Kourin. They were even more confused to see Aichi carrying a small Digimon. Crusadermon struck a Digimon trying to attack them from behind with her roses.

“What the hell…?”, Naoki questioned.

“You guys need to go somewhere safe!”, Aichi said.

The black dinosaur rushed at Dynasmon in fury drawing their attention.

“How d-“, the black dinosaur was saying however it never got to finish its sentence.

Dynasmon backhanded the dinosaur without looking at it. It’s strike blew the dinosaur’s head off. Naoki and Shingo gaped incredulously at seeing this. Aichi would normally scold Dynasmon for killing another Digimon so casually but…He looked around seeing the untold destruction all across the city in mere minutes. The stench of blood and ash was in the air. Regrettably they really didn’t have time to purify every attacking Digimon if they wanted to save as many victims as possible.

It was frightening to imagine what level of destruction would have been caused before they arrived if Earth and the Digital World moved at the same time. Aichi went over to Dynasmon’s side. Naoki froze at seeing Aichi and Dynasmon together. Something about it felt oddly familiar.

“Where are you going, Aichi?!”, Shingo questioned fearfully, before Aichi looked back at his friends.

“We’re going to deal with this.”, Aichi replied, only adding to the two’s confusion.

“It’s a long story. We don’t have time to explain.”, Kourin said.

Aichi put Pusumon into his former v-pet and got on Dynasmon’s back as he flew. The wyvern knight manipulated the wind to move the debris out of the way of crushing people. He then fired that same debris at the many Digimon that charged at it. The pressure of the wind increased the deadliness of the debris drastically allowing it to kill the Digimon attacking it. Kourin led Naoki and Shingo away with Crusadermon guarding them.

“Does this mean you remember us?!”, Naoki questioned and Kourin nodded.

The two looked stunned learning this.

Dynasmon flew at unbelievable speeds tearing countless numbers of the invading Digimon apart. Aichi had a much better view of the devastation now. It unnerved him greatly to see the city he’s lived in his whole life torn asunder. He only hoped that no one he knew was…Aichi visibly flinched holding his chest as a dark aura appeared around him briefly. He really didn’t have the time. Any time.

“I’m sorry for this…���, Aichi thought solemnly.

Only due to this ruthless decision and the blessing of Dynasmon’s speed were they able to save as many people as they could. In less than a minute the invading forces within the city were annihilated to the awe of those witnessing it. Dynasmon stood victorious over the corpses of the invaders who quickly faded away. People looked out from the destroyed buildings seeing Dynasmon high in the sky.

“How shit!”, Naoki said, completely stunned.

“Well, that was quick. I suppose we should focus on our second objective then, my lady.”, Crusadermon said.

“Second objective?”, Naoki questioned, having the same strange feeling as when he saw Aichi and Dynasmon together.

“We have to check on everyone to make sure they’re alright.”, Kourin replied.

“That makes sense.”, Shingo replied.

She started explaining to them how they went to the Digital World with vague details. She was unsure if they should know about the seed considering Aichi hadn’t told them before and they didn’t need to be worried about that and the Demon Lords at the same time.

Gatomon snickered as she viewed Aichi and Dynasmon from afar.

“It seems the Digimon we sent after them failed miserably. Alas…”, Gatomon sighed.

She watched as the two flew off. She observed them quietly following them.

Aichi looked beyond relieved to see his house in one piece. Dynasmon shrunk down, becoming Kotemon. His family would definitely freak out seeing Dynasmon’s towering form, but there was no telling if there were surviving invaders lurking around. Aichi and Kotemon looked around cautiously before entering the house.

At the door he was met by his mother who seemed to be rushing out with Emi. She quickly stopped before she ran into Aichi.

“There you are, Aichi! We have to go! Did you hear those explosions?!”, his mother said, sounding panicked.

Emi looked over, noticing how bizarrely calm Aichi was. She remembered Link Joker and wondered if her brother was somehow caught up in this too. Her mother noticed the small figure in kendo gear next to Aichi and her eyes widened.

“Everything is fine for now.”, Aichi replied as he noticed his mother looking at Kotemon.

“Your…that can’t be…”, his mother murmured.

“This is Kotemon.”, Aichi introduced, gesturing to his partner.

The two looked completely stunned at this.

“Wait…’mon’? Kotemon? Isn’t that a Digimon?!”, Emi questioned.

When she looked more she noticed the reptilian feet and tail clearly poking out of the kendo armor. Emi’s eyes were completely wide as she realized it was real as she saw the tail move.

“I don’t understand. What’s going on, Aichi?! I thought Kotemon left.”, his mother said, surprising Emi.

Aichi looked a bit shocked due to not having his memories.

“This might sound unbelievable, but there’s really no way to hide it after what just happened…”, Aichi said.

He explained how he went to the Digital World leaving out any parts about the void. He had also brought Pusumon back out who was fussy at being forced into the former v-pet. His mother calmed it down and Emi’s eyes sparkled at how cute it was. Notably Pusumon was bigger than when it was seen last. It no longer had its binky, it had grown short stubby legs and had yellow spikes on its back.

“I’m sorry, Pusurimon. I put you in the v-pet because I didn’t want you to be in danger while Dynasmon was fighting.”, Aichi apologized, waving his hands.

“It was still so mean, mommy! I didn’t know where you were!”, Pusurimon replied.

However, it quieted down when Aichi’s mother gave it food and it focused on eating, making them sweat drop.

“Because the Demon Lord’s forces are attacking all over the world through the train stations we all had to split up.”, Aichi was saying.

Aichi looked down at his phone and Kotemon looked over his shoulder. His phone was full of worried texts from his friends. He kept repeatedly hearing dings as he tried to talk. He quickly tried to text all his friends back clarifying he was okay and asked if they were. He frowned as he got a call from Misaki, but he knew better than to ignore her. It wasn’t as if he didn’t want to hear her; he just…didn’t want to explain what happened at the club.

Emi gave him a judging look as he looked down at the ringing phone.

“Come on, what’s up with you, brother?! Answer her!”, Emi said.

“She will only get more worried if you don’t answer her again.”, Kotemon said as Aichi closed his eyes.

Emi raised her eyebrow at this. What he said implied Misaki had already called him. She was absolutely perplexed at why her brother was avoiding her and his other friends. He raised the phone up to his ear accepting the call.

“Yes.”, Aichi replied softly.

He instantly backed away as he could hear Misaki yelling. She was so loud Emi could hear her even though it wasn’t on speaker. Kotemon had never felt such unbridled fury from a voice alone. He wondered what kind of power this Misaki had, especially since he could see his tamer’s intense fear plastered on his face.

“I have been trying to call you for the past half hour! Why the fuck haven’t you been responding?! I thought you were dead! Are you and Emi alright!”, Misaki said, fuming with rage which made Aichi tremble in fear.

She could tell just how enraged she was when he heard her curse. He’s never heard that before so he knew he was basically dead. Was the void going to matter when Misaki murders him?

“I-I’m s-“, Aichi was saying shakily before he was cut off.

“Get your ass over here now! You are going to explain what the fuck is going on! I got a message from Ren saying you went to some ‘Digital World’ and Kourin’s back!”, Misaki practically ordered.

“E-Emi’s fine…so is my mom.”, Aichi replied, sounding like a mouse compared to her.

“Then you have no reason to not get over here now!”, Misaki replied.

Aichi was silent for a moment as he held the phone.

“Aichi?! Did something happen?”, Misaki asked, sounding concerned.

The others looked confused at Aichi’s behavior. He seemed to have calmed down from his initial fear. His expression was more calm and almost cold. Emi noticed Pusurimon froze looking scared. Kotemon was worried the void was doing something again.

“Fine. I’ll come.”, Aichi replied, simply.

Misaki was put off by the bluenette’s tone. She recognized it far too well…the way Aichi’s voice sounded deeper than normal. Hearing that familiar tone made her more worried than ever before.

“W-wait Aichi-“, Misaki questioned, concern was very visible in her voice before Aichi hung up.

Aichi’s mom and Emi looked completely stunned. Aichi just…hung up on someone. Not just someone, one of his closest friends. They were starting to feel seriously concerned about Aichi now. Had something happened in the Digital World he hadn’t mentioned? Even more so Emi was alarmed because she recognized Aichi’s tone as well. It was the same as ‘that time’ where her brother suddenly became frightening. Something was…very wrong with her brother. She could feel it.

“A-Aichi?! What the heck was that?! Why did you hang up on her?”, Emi questioned.

“Let’s go, Kotemon. Pusurimon, can you keep mom and Emi safe?”, Aichi said as the small Digimon looked up at them.

“Sure? Where are you going, mommy?”, Pusurimon questioned with concern.

“Aichi, what’s going on with you?! You’ve been acting strange!”, his mother questioned.

Kotemon looked at Aichi as he looked over. This completely stunned his mother. She had absolutely no idea why her son was acting like this and it was terrifying.

“Everything’s fine. I will see you two later.”, Aichi said, followed by Kotemon as he quickly left.

Emi got up at this practically about to chase after him herself.

“Wait! Emi, there could be more monsters!”, their mother warned.

“Pusurimon digivolve to…!”, Pusurimon said, suddenly sounding surprised.

Very soon after Pusurimon was engulfed in light stunning them. When the light vanished Pusurimon was bigger again and now bipedal. Its fur was spiky, it now had red claws and pointy ears.

“Herissmon?!”, Pusurimon now Herissmon, said as surprised as they were.

A blue aura was visible around it briefly before quickly fading away. It suddenly felt so much power surging through it. Did Aichi do that?

At Card Capital…

Aichi’s friends looked absolutely stunned as they overheard Misaki’s call with him. Kourin, Naoki, Shingo, Kai, Miwa, Kamui, Morikawa, Izaki, Shin, Reiji and Eiji.

“Maybe you're onto something Izaki. Aichi really is turning into Kai…”, Morikawa said with wide eyes.

Naoki and Shingo noticed how particularly spooked the others were hearing Aichi’s tone of voice. The two of them had never heard it before but it put them on edge especially seeing the others reactions. Kourin lowered her head and Kai was completely silent looking at the wall. Kamui’s fists were shaking, Reiji and Eiji’s mouth’s were agape. Miwa had a serious look and looked over to Misaki as concern flashed on his face. Shin touched Misaki’s shoulder with concern on his his face.

“I was just joking about that. I didn’t think he was really…”, Izaki said as he rubbed his head.

Misaki had a nervous sweat as she stood there gazing at her phone, unable to believe what she heard. The amount of worry that entered her overpowered the anger she felt. She had noticed the startling similarities with Aichi’s behavior to how he was acting then. Her greatest fears were being proven to be correct.

“Misaki…? What the hell?! Why did Aichi do that?! Was he lying to us?!”, Naoki questioned, seeing that as the only explanation.

“I don’t know…but Aichi has been acting strange for over two weeks.”, Misaki replied.

“Something has definitely been seriously up with him. If we caught him before would he have acted like that?”, Shingo questioned.

“Even still there’s no reason to act like that when we’re worried about him! He hasn’t had the hall to talk to Misaki like that since…”, Kamui was saying.

“It’s gall, kiddo.”, Miwa corrected.

“That doesn’t matter! The way he was acting was just like he was during Nationals!”, Kamui replied.

Shingo’s eyes widened as he suddenly remembered how Aichi was in the Nationals. He hadn’t thought about it for awhile and he had only been a spectator then. He thought it was some sort of heel performance considering how nice Aichi proved to be. But, Aichi had later said he couldn’t act confusing him. He remembered Aichi used the same tone there too.

“What the hell has crawled up Aichi’s ass to be acting like this?!”, Naoki thought.

“Nationals?! Was he acting like a complete ass then too?”, Naoki questioned.

Miwa looked over to Kai who frowned deeply. He could see Kai gripping his fist tightly.

Flashback

“That’s…That’s a mistake!”, Aichi said, emotionally as he tried to talk him away from the metaphorical edge.

Flashback end

“This all started after Link Joker…Did it do something to him?!”, Kai thought, full of concern.

Kai suddenly thought of his own words.

Flashback

“You’re going to be locked by me forever!”, he said menacingly.

Flashback end

Kai froze feeling like it was hard to breathe….Did he? Did he really lock Aichi?! It would explain his uncharacteristic behavior…He held onto the reverse for a while. Was it possible for the reverse to hold onto Aichi?

With Aichi…

“Aichi…why are you acting like this? Is the void doing something to you again?”, Kotemon asked.

Aichi looked down at Kotemon as they walked. There was something in Aichi’s gaze both powerful and utterly terrifying.

“I’ve decided what I need to do…”, Aichi replied as Kotemon sweated nervously.

“And what is that?”, Kotemon asked.

“I’m going to get rid of the seed by sealing myself away to protect everyone.”, Aichi said, through the former v-pet.

Kotemon’s eyes widened in shock as he met Aichi’s gaze. Aichi was deadly serious about what he said. His partner could tell very well he meant every word of it without the void’s influence. Kotemon briefly stopped completely stunned by the declaration.

“You don’t agree do you? You want to stop me?”, Aichi said.

“That’s why you were acting so strange…you have been pushing everyone away so they won’t get hurt…”, Kotemon murmured.

That was how strong Aichi’s dedication was to protect everyone. He was willing to do anything to save his loved ones even if they ended up hating him. It was perhaps the ultimate display of loyalty. There was a moment of silence between the pair.

“You are one who is truly noble beyond belief, Aichi.”, Kotemon said as Aichi’s eyes widened.

Shock was visible on Aichi’s face. He had honestly expected to get lectured for suggesting such a thing. Kotemon bowed to Aichi who fully turned around to him.

“There is truly no human more worthy of being my partner.”, Kotemon said.

Aichi smiled warmly at Kotemon, his cold mask completely melting away.

To be continued…in Digimon Tamer ZERO -Earth arc-!

Aichi and co will return!