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Yang Tao cautiously walked towards the little girl, trying his best to show a kind smile, afraid of scaring her, as this was very likely a real child.
"Little friend, what's your name?"
"My name is Kari…"
The two words "Kari" transformed into a bullet named 'Memory' and accurately struck his forehead.
He seemed to hear the deafening whistle from the whistle hanging around the little girl's neck, and a pink hat flying past him.
"Yagami Kari?"
Kari blinked her big eyes and looked at him in surprise, asking, "Uncle, how do you know my name? Do you know me?"
Seeing the surprised expression on the little girl's face, Yang Tao knew his guess was correct.
Yagami Kari is the last of the eight chosen children in the "Digimon" world, and also the younger sister of another chosen child, Yagami Taichi.
Initially, she missed the opportunity to go to the Digital World because she was sick and couldn't attend summer camp.
However, later, guided by the Digimon Wizardmon, she met Digimon and joined the adventure as the 8th child.
"Uncle, are you okay?"
Kari's gentle and concerned voice brought Yang Tao back from his memories.
'Uncle???'
Yang Tao didn't react for a moment; he had only been called "brother" for a few years, and now he was an "uncle"?
However, looking at Kari's tender face, he consoled himself:
'That's right… I'm already in my twenties, no longer the child who wondered why he wasn't chosen.'
He reached out and touched Kari's head, feeling a soft sensation in his palm. Yang Tao squatted down and said in the gentlest tone he had ever used, "Uncle is fine. Kari, are you looking for your brother, Yagami Taichi?"
Kari's eyes lit up. She looked up at Yang Tao with adorable eyes and asked excitedly, "Uncle, do you… do you know how to find my brother?"
"Your brother… he will come back."
Yang Tao didn't know the "Digimon" timeline right now. Although the real world and the Digital World are closely connected, their time flows are completely different.
"Kari, do you remember what date it is today?"
"I remember, today is August 1st. Brother left with Koromon this afternoon… I also wanted to go with brother."
As she spoke, tears welled up in Kari's eyes.
Yang Tao fell silent. He now knew the "Digital World" timeline. Yagami Taichi and the others had already defeated Etemon. Due to the big explosion, the barrier between the Digital World and the real world was broken.
Time between the two worlds began to synchronize.
Now was the period when Taichi and the others were dealing with Vampiremon.
Just then, Kari suddenly started coughing. It was then that Yang Tao remembered Kari was still suffering from a cold and fever.
"Kari, wait for me, I'll pour you some milk. Your cold will be gone after you drink it."
Actually, he didn't know if milk could cure a cold, but trying it wasn't a big problem, at least there was no harm, right?
"Thank you, Uncle."
Kari weakly expressed her gratitude, which made Yang Tao think about raising a daughter in the future.
He took out a new iron bucket from his backpack and walked towards the cow.
Eric asked curiously, "Yang, do you know this child?"
He couldn't understand Kari's words. His previous communication with Conan was purely because Conan's English was amazing, and had nothing to do with him.
"I know her, but only her name and some things. Oh, by the way, Eric, this world is very interesting. If I get a chance, I'll take you to see it."
"Interesting?"
Yang Tao finished collecting the milk and said with a smile, "Hmm, very interesting! But also very dangerous."
The danger level of the "Digimon" world is no less than the deeper levels of the Backrooms. With Yang Tao's current strength, where he can easily defeat enemies in the first few levels of the Backrooms, he can only bully Rookie Digimon in the "Digimon" world.
If he were to face Champion Digimon, he felt that fleeing was his only option.
However, he felt that fighting Champion Digimon like Numemon or Sukamon shouldn't be a big problem. (He chuckled.)
He returned to Kari's side, handed her the milk, and said, "Drink it, it's delicious."
Kari was only 8 years old, so she had no guard against Yang Tao. She was inherently a kind child.
"Mm…"
Kari softly responded, took the milk bucket, and gulped down the milk.
In just a few sips, the milk in the milk bucket was finished by Kari. Yang Tao took the empty bucket and asked with a smile, "How do you feel now?"
Kari felt her body and quickly said gratefully, "Uncle, Kari's head doesn't hurt anymore, thank you."
"You're welcome."
Yang Tao again reached out and touched her head, then extended his hand and said, "Kari, I'll show you a magic trick, watch closely."
He thought about exchanging something.
But a line of text appeared in the chat box in his line of sight.
"Insufficient energy…"
Looking at the prompt that appeared, Yang Tao felt a bit awkward for a moment.
'I forgot, I only have 12 energy points now, how embarrassing…'
He quickly took out a bright red apple from his backpack.
Seeing the apple suddenly appear in Yang Tao's palm, Kari's face showed surprise: "Uncle, are you a magician?"
"Something like that. Here, Kari, this is a gift for you, do you like it?"
"I like it, thank you, Uncle."
Yang Tao peeked through the wooden door at the situation in Kari's world. Opposite was likely Kari's bedroom, and through the window, he could see golden sunlight shining into the room from outside.
Just then, the sound of a door opening came from the opposite side. Yang Tao said with a smile, "Kari, you should go back. Your mom and dad should be back."
In the plot, when Taichi returned, only Kari was home; her parents had gone to her grandma's house. When he watched the anime as a child, he didn't feel anything was wrong.
But looking at it now, he only felt that the scriptwriter was truly despicable.
Leaving an eight-year-old girl, who was sick with a fever, alone at home—is that what parents do?
Now, one could only say that for the sake of the plot, the scriptwriter abandoned even basic logic.
At the same time, a woman's voice came from outside.
"Kari."
Hearing her mother's voice, Kari showed a cute smile and said, "Then, Uncle, I'll go now. I'll come back to find you when I have time. Bye-bye."
"Bye-bye!"
Yang Tao sent Kari home, personally closed the wooden door, took out a notice board from his backpack, and pasted it on the wooden door. The kind smile on his face could no longer be maintained.
He squinted and murmured to himself, "When I was a child, I dreamed of owning a Digimon or a Pokémon. This time, even if I don't have a holy plan or an evolution badge, I have to find a way to raise a Digimon!!"
Even if it's a Numemon, he'd accept it. Isn't it just throwing poop? Maybe if there's a lot of it, he can exchange it for energy points later.
This was his childhood dream!!
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