Chapter 1 I. Traveled. Anew!

“Pah…Pah!”

In the dim cave, a bonfire was burning brightly, making small noises from time to time. The flames flickered, illuminating the cave.

In a corner of the cave, a boy about twelve or thirteen years old was curled up beside the fire. He was wrapped in a huge black animal skin. Through the firelight, one could see that there was still unprocessed animal fat inside the skin.

This is an animal skin rug, made with extremely rough workmanship, and even emits a faint fishy smell.

The boy had a smooth complexion, delicate features, and a handsome appearance. His long, flowing red hair was beautiful, but despite his handsome appearance, he had a large, flame-like marking on his left forehead, which spread to the corner of his eye and onto his cheek. The presence of the red, flame-like marking added a touch of mystery to the boy's demeanor.

At this time, the young man had his eyes closed, curled up, and his body trembling slightly, as if he was enduring great pain.

After a long time, the boy opened his eyes and looked at the surroundings in confusion. The twilight flashed across his bright eyes, replaced by surprise, astonishment and... disbelief.

"This... How is this possible?!" A low murmur broke the silence in the cave, the young man's words filled with shock. He seemed to be in disbelief at what was happening before his eyes. He reached out his hands from the animal skin rug and rubbed his eyes.

He closed his eyes again, opened them again, rubbed them hard, and then slapped himself. Feeling the pain on his cheek, the boy seemed to realize the situation he was in.

After a while, the shock and astonishment in his eyes disappeared, replaced by a deep curiosity. A low murmur echoed from the cave:

"I probably traveled through time again."

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"My name is Taiyi."

"This name was given by a blind fortune teller in the village. He said that my life was precious and I needed a name that matched my status. As a young and immature person, I believed it without a doubt!"

"When I was little, I thought I was a child chosen by fate, and that one day, the Digimon from another world would need my help."

"But as I grew older, I realized I was a child who was teased by fate."

"At only 24, my life has come to an end. And I just passed the civil service exam!"

"I suspect that my own name has brought me to death..."

"I thought my life was a tragedy."

"Until... I lived a second life."

"My second name is...Tsugikoku Yoriichi."

"That's a world where humans and ghosts coexist. From the moment I was born, I knew my mission."

"In just over twenty years, I've worked from one end of the coast to the other."

"Finally, having completed my mission, I retired to the mountains and lived the peaceful life of my dreams."

"Years later, I closed my eyes in old age, but when I opened them again... I discovered that I was alive again!"

"I feel like... I'm truly the one chosen by fate! Although, I don't have any Digimon around me..."

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In the dim cave, Ji Guoyuan, covered with thick animal skin, slowly stood up and looked carefully at his environment.

Yuanyi was already alone and had no regrets in his old age, so he quickly accepted the current situation.

Obviously, the most important thing right now is to figure out your current situation.

This is a cave of about 7 square meters. It should be winter now, and the temperature feels very low. Even though there is a bonfire burning in front of Yuan Yi, and even though he is wearing thick animal skins, the coldness can still be transmitted to his body, making him shiver.

"Is this... a primitive society?"

Yunyi glanced around the cave and found no modern utensils. Beside the campfire in front of him lay a pair of crudely made wooden knives and forks, clearly not machine-made. Next to them lay a low-quality wooden bowl, half filled with a yellow paste.

"It should be food, curry?"

Yunyi thought to himself, then looked away and observed his surroundings.

In one corner of the cave, a pile of dry firewood, nearly two meters long and half a meter high, filled the air with the strong smell of firewood and a faint smell of the sea.

"Is this... the smell of the sea?" Yuanyi sniffed and thought to himself. Soon, his eyes were attracted by a black long sword at his feet.

"knife?!"

Yuichiraka quickly crouched down, picked up the long sword, and examined it carefully. It was a two-handed sword, approximately two meters long. Judging by its design, it should be a straight blade. The black scabbard was intricately carved with wave-like patterns. The handle was approximately 40cm long. Even with his hands on the handle, Yuichiraka couldn't fully grasp it.

When he drew out the long sword, the cold light that Yuanyi had expected did not appear. Instead, all he saw was pitch darkness.

"A black blade? Even the blade is black? Matte?"

Yunyi pulled out the long sword a little and found that not only the scabbard and handle were black, but even the blade and the blade were black, giving people an inexplicable sense of solemnity.

The width of the long sword is about 5cm, and the thickness of the blade is more than 1cm. Normally, such blade conditions combined with the length of the entire sword should be quite heavy.

But what surprised Yuanyi was that he picked up the knife very easily, as if he could not feel the weight of the knife.

There is a word "Mie" printed on the root of the knife. Judging from the style of the knife, it looks very much like the weapons produced in the knife-forging village in the previous world.

Yuanyi grabbed the handle of the long sword with one hand and pulled the sword out of the scabbard. Somehow, after pulling out the long sword, Yuanyi instinctively held the long sword tightly with both hands and made a light chopping motion.

The tip of the knife silently passed through the top of the cave, leaving a deep scar.

"Crash!" As the long knife slashed across, small pieces of gravel fell from the top of the cave and shattered on the ground.

"Huh?" Yuan covered his eyes subconsciously. After a long time, when there was no more falling debris, he looked up and found a long knife mark on the top of the cave.

“Nice knife!”

"This kind of craftsmanship... the world that can produce a knife like this must be quite civilized. Or was this knife originally brought by me?!"

"And my power"

Yunyi withdrew his gaze and looked carefully at the long sword in his hand. He couldn't help but reach out and touch the blade. After sitting quietly for a long time, Yunyi walked to the entrance of the cave with the long sword in his hand, stood inside the cave and looked out.

What came into view was pitch black darkness. A biting cold wind whistled past, forcing Yuan Yi to retreat back into the cave.

"It's too cold. It's late at night, so you should get some rest first. We'll see about the surrounding environment tomorrow."

After retreating into the cave, Yunyi hurried back to the campfire, added a few more sticks, and curled up to keep warm. After an unknown amount of time, a deep sense of exhaustion enveloped his body, causing Yunyi to unconsciously close his eyes and fall into a deep sleep.

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That night, Yunyi had a dream.

The sea, the sun, the beach, and a small seaside town. The people in this small town are simple and kind, living a simple and self-sufficient life. They may not be rich, but they live in peace and tranquility.

And Yunyi also became a member of the town, living in peace and tranquility.

The world in the dream is heaven!

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When the sky turned pale and the morning light shone on the earth, Yunyi woke up from his sleep.

"Really... I've traveled through time again!"

Yunyi slowly sat up from the stone bed, looking at the embers of the bonfire in front of him with wisps of green smoke rising from it. His expression looked a little dazed, and he was in a daze for a long time.

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(End of this chapter)