Note: Cybersystem Gaiden is set to occur in the world of Cybersystem Chronicles, but entered on another character that is also in the Cybersystem Gaiden RPG.
Chapter 5: Same Power, Different Mode
I can't quite recall how long I was unconscious after that fight ended, but when I did wake up, I was lying in a bed of a hospital room.
"Ryuu-kun?" a familiar voice called as I slowly turned to look to the direction where I heard it. It was Arisa, and from the looks of it, she is clearly very worried.
"Arisa...?" I remarked as I eventually smiled at her and tried to get myself to sit up. It was at that moment that I found myself devoid of any strength to even move an arm.
"Please, Ryuu-kun, don't force yourself!" Arisa told me as she placed a hand on my shoulder to let me know that it is all right to just be at the way I am. She blushed lightly when she did this before taking her hand off my shoulder, "I'll call the doctor to come."
When Arisa left the room, I tried to recall what happened before I passed out. One thing for sure, Jian and Earl have figured out a new way of fighting when it comes to pair netbattling, and it made the combined form of their Navis much more powerful than any one Navi on its own. It was what happened next that was unclear, it felt as if he was looking right through Gaius' eyes on that last few moments of the fight, and he could actually feel how it is like to move like his Navi.
"It is really surprising that you were able to execute that feat, Ryuu..." another voice said as I looked to the door. It is a man, a doctor to be more precise, coming through the door as Arisa followed closely behind, "I am Dr. Seitamashii Daikou Kojuro, pleased to meet you."
"Pleased to meet you, thank you for watching over me..." I replied out of courtesy as he stood beside the bed. From where I am, I could see that he has some form of device worn over his left eye. It must be one of those newer devices used in hospitals to refer to the condition of patients.
"So... How long was I unconscious?" I then proceeded to ask the doctor out of curiosity of my condition, "A few hours?"
"The truth is, you have been unconscious for three days straight," Kojuro mentioned calmly as he looks to Arisa before asking her, "Could you leave us by ourselves for a moment?"
"Y, yes, doctor..." Arisa replied as she looked to me and told me before leaving, "Please get well soon, Ryuu-kun."
'Three days?' I thought as I simply nodded to Arisa, seeing her leave the room with a soft click of the door. It is now just the doctor and me in the room.
"Actually, you were expected to be unconscious for two more days," the doctor finally mentioned once he is sure that Arisa has left the room, "But that is not the reason why I need to talk to you about your condition."
I finally calmed down as I looked to the doctor, waiting for him to explain to me what happened at that moment.
"First things first, the condition that you went through at the moment of the fight is called Synchronization," the doctor mentioned as the monitor beside my bed turned on to display some figures representing a person and a Navi, "Synchronization is the capability of the operator to have his awareness be present within a Navi, thereby increasing the performance of the Navi by at least double of its original ability."
"I guess that explains how I managed to beat the combination of those two Navis..." I mention after listening to the explanation given by the doctor, "But how does it explain why I am here right now?"
"It's not difficult to explain that," the doctor continued as he proceeded to discuss about synchronization, "In addition to having one's awareness together with the Navi, the downside is that whatever damage that is suffered by the Navi will also be suffered by the operator. It has been speculated that this is done in order for the Navi to cope with the shock it receives from attacks and therefore suffer less at the cost of the operator's condition."
"That is also why this has happened to you..." the doctor said as he held up one of my arms to me, it was then that I realized that both of my arms have bandages rolled on them, "The sword attacks that your Navi has parried that time were not completely negated, and part of the damage has been inflicted upon you."
I was speechless when the doctor explained to me what has happened, so many things going on that I'm not sure what I should ask about first.
"We have checked the condition of your Navi as well, by the way..." the doctor mentioned as he places my PET on the bedside, "There was no permanent damage to him, or anything that is out of the ordinary."
"How do you know so much about this...?" I finally mustered the thought to ask the doctor, mostly out of the drawing curiosity that he is no ordinary doctor in this hospital.
"You are not the first one to have gone through the Synchronization, or what is commonly termed as the 'Full Synchro'", the doctor mentioned as he used the device that covers his left eye to change the display on the monitor to show some people, "Hikari Netto and Ijuin Enzan were the first to have used this technique with their Navis, Rockman and Blues, respectively. The Solitary Star is also known to have mastered this technique to a point where his Navi has defied the rules of Navi sciences."
"So why are you here then?" I then asked the doctor, feeling somewhat wary of how he mentioned examples as if they are more of specimens for studying, "I mean, I was just lucky to be able to do something like that, right?"
"On the contrary, Ryuu, luck only plays a very small role with regards to the capability to do a Synchronization," the doctor mentioned as he finally turned the monitor off and pulled a chair to sit beside my bed, "One can technically die from misusing the capabilities of Synchronization."
"W, what should I do then?" I nervously asked when he mentioned the possibility of death. I have no plans of dying at this age, especially not while being with my Navi within the network.
"That is why I am here, Ryuu," the doctor reiterated as he leaned back on his seat, "We need to get a better look at the nature of the Synchronization, and you are the only one actually here with that capability. Once we understand the limits of the capability, then we can figure out how you can perform Synchronization without having to worry about passing out like the previous battle."
I simply nodded in agreement to what the doctor said at that time, not realizing that this is the point where I will not be living an ordinary life of being just another netbattler any more.
Chapter 5: Same Power, Different Mode
I can't quite recall how long I was unconscious after that fight ended, but when I did wake up, I was lying in a bed of a hospital room.
"Ryuu-kun?" a familiar voice called as I slowly turned to look to the direction where I heard it. It was Arisa, and from the looks of it, she is clearly very worried.
"Arisa...?" I remarked as I eventually smiled at her and tried to get myself to sit up. It was at that moment that I found myself devoid of any strength to even move an arm.
"Please, Ryuu-kun, don't force yourself!" Arisa told me as she placed a hand on my shoulder to let me know that it is all right to just be at the way I am. She blushed lightly when she did this before taking her hand off my shoulder, "I'll call the doctor to come."
When Arisa left the room, I tried to recall what happened before I passed out. One thing for sure, Jian and Earl have figured out a new way of fighting when it comes to pair netbattling, and it made the combined form of their Navis much more powerful than any one Navi on its own. It was what happened next that was unclear, it felt as if he was looking right through Gaius' eyes on that last few moments of the fight, and he could actually feel how it is like to move like his Navi.
"It is really surprising that you were able to execute that feat, Ryuu..." another voice said as I looked to the door. It is a man, a doctor to be more precise, coming through the door as Arisa followed closely behind, "I am Dr. Seitamashii Daikou Kojuro, pleased to meet you."
"Pleased to meet you, thank you for watching over me..." I replied out of courtesy as he stood beside the bed. From where I am, I could see that he has some form of device worn over his left eye. It must be one of those newer devices used in hospitals to refer to the condition of patients.
"So... How long was I unconscious?" I then proceeded to ask the doctor out of curiosity of my condition, "A few hours?"
"The truth is, you have been unconscious for three days straight," Kojuro mentioned calmly as he looks to Arisa before asking her, "Could you leave us by ourselves for a moment?"
"Y, yes, doctor..." Arisa replied as she looked to me and told me before leaving, "Please get well soon, Ryuu-kun."
'Three days?' I thought as I simply nodded to Arisa, seeing her leave the room with a soft click of the door. It is now just the doctor and me in the room.
"Actually, you were expected to be unconscious for two more days," the doctor finally mentioned once he is sure that Arisa has left the room, "But that is not the reason why I need to talk to you about your condition."
I finally calmed down as I looked to the doctor, waiting for him to explain to me what happened at that moment.
"First things first, the condition that you went through at the moment of the fight is called Synchronization," the doctor mentioned as the monitor beside my bed turned on to display some figures representing a person and a Navi, "Synchronization is the capability of the operator to have his awareness be present within a Navi, thereby increasing the performance of the Navi by at least double of its original ability."
"I guess that explains how I managed to beat the combination of those two Navis..." I mention after listening to the explanation given by the doctor, "But how does it explain why I am here right now?"
"It's not difficult to explain that," the doctor continued as he proceeded to discuss about synchronization, "In addition to having one's awareness together with the Navi, the downside is that whatever damage that is suffered by the Navi will also be suffered by the operator. It has been speculated that this is done in order for the Navi to cope with the shock it receives from attacks and therefore suffer less at the cost of the operator's condition."
"That is also why this has happened to you..." the doctor said as he held up one of my arms to me, it was then that I realized that both of my arms have bandages rolled on them, "The sword attacks that your Navi has parried that time were not completely negated, and part of the damage has been inflicted upon you."
I was speechless when the doctor explained to me what has happened, so many things going on that I'm not sure what I should ask about first.
"We have checked the condition of your Navi as well, by the way..." the doctor mentioned as he places my PET on the bedside, "There was no permanent damage to him, or anything that is out of the ordinary."
"How do you know so much about this...?" I finally mustered the thought to ask the doctor, mostly out of the drawing curiosity that he is no ordinary doctor in this hospital.
"You are not the first one to have gone through the Synchronization, or what is commonly termed as the 'Full Synchro'", the doctor mentioned as he used the device that covers his left eye to change the display on the monitor to show some people, "Hikari Netto and Ijuin Enzan were the first to have used this technique with their Navis, Rockman and Blues, respectively. The Solitary Star is also known to have mastered this technique to a point where his Navi has defied the rules of Navi sciences."
"So why are you here then?" I then asked the doctor, feeling somewhat wary of how he mentioned examples as if they are more of specimens for studying, "I mean, I was just lucky to be able to do something like that, right?"
"On the contrary, Ryuu, luck only plays a very small role with regards to the capability to do a Synchronization," the doctor mentioned as he finally turned the monitor off and pulled a chair to sit beside my bed, "One can technically die from misusing the capabilities of Synchronization."
"W, what should I do then?" I nervously asked when he mentioned the possibility of death. I have no plans of dying at this age, especially not while being with my Navi within the network.
"That is why I am here, Ryuu," the doctor reiterated as he leaned back on his seat, "We need to get a better look at the nature of the Synchronization, and you are the only one actually here with that capability. Once we understand the limits of the capability, then we can figure out how you can perform Synchronization without having to worry about passing out like the previous battle."
I simply nodded in agreement to what the doctor said at that time, not realizing that this is the point where I will not be living an ordinary life of being just another netbattler any more.