Is this cartoonist mentally ill?.

Chapter 483: The Meaning of Fighting (Original)
This time, Shinji Ikari piloted Unit-01 to fight the Angel.

But this time he was still confused.

He recalled the bullying by his classmates, who blamed him for his sister's injury.

Therefore, perhaps he no longer wanted to drive Unit-01 to fight.

After all, if Shinji Ikari pilots Unit-01 into battle, he would be taking a huge risk.

Moreover, while piloting the Unit-01, he could synchronize the pain of the machine during the battle, and he could directly feel the severe pain coming from his body.

But even after taking such great risks and suffering such pain, he was still misunderstood and beaten.

That is indeed difficult for a high school student to accept.

And on top of that, there's his father's indifference, and some undisclosed experiences that Shinji Ikari may have had in his past.

All these made him confused.

But no matter how confused he was, Shinji Ikari still chose to fight against the fourth angel.

But during this battle, the two classmates who bullied Shinji Ikari also ran out.

They watched Shinji Ikari piloting Unit-01, but being suppressed by the Fourth Angel in the battle, and even began to brazenly and grinningly belittle Shinji Ikari.

This made the audience feel itchy.

However, they were almost dragged into the battle between Unit-01 and the Fourth Angel.
But fortunately, Shinji Ikari did not blame them. Instead, he protected them and allowed them to take refuge in the insertion plug of Unit-01.

But there were two other people who entered Unit-01. They were like two impurities, greatly affecting the synchronization rate between Shinji Ikari and Unit-01.

Just when everyone was worried about Shinji Ikari and Unit-01, and asked Shinji Ikari to evacuate the scene in Unit-01 and launch a second attack...

Shinji Ikari did not obey the order, but chose to pull out the high-energy particle vibration dagger directly...

Then he fought with the fourth apostle in close combat as if risking his life!
In the end, Shinji Ikari killed the Fourth Angel with a desperate fighting style that made people feel painful to watch.

But afterwards, he also sobbed secretly while holding the extremely painful abdomen of Synchro Unit-01 that had been pierced by the Angel.

The two men seemed to realize their mistakes at this time and planned to make up for their mistakes afterwards...

Still, this episode was painful to watch.

He is clearly a fighting hero, yet he is not understood by others.

Anyone would feel worthless and angry.

……

Zhou Wenwei also watched some anime during his weekend break and finished watching this episode of "Neon Genesis Evangelion".

He opened the old group after a long absence - "Magic City Science Fiction Enthusiasts Group".

Most of the group members are science fiction enthusiasts. Zhou Wenwei has never left the group and he often shows up in the group.

After all, he not only watches anime and comics, but also watches movies and reads science fiction novels.

Members of this group come and go. The old members leave the group and stop talking, but new members join and become as active as when the old members first joined.

At this time, in the penguin group of "Magic City Science Fiction Lovers Group①", people started talking about Lin Qingshan's work - "Neon Genesis Evangelion" after a long absence.

After all, Lin Qingshan hasn't created any science fiction works for a long time.

He made a splash with "EdgeWalker" and became famous in the science fiction world. Later, he shocked the world again with the live-action movie "EdgeWalker".

However, there are no more science fiction works.

What? You said Parasyte is science fiction?

If "Parasyte" is considered science fiction, then ghouls can also be considered science fiction...

But considering that Star Wars is also a science fiction work, okay...

After all, science fiction themes are divided into hard science fiction and soft science fiction. "EdgeWalker" is hard science fiction in the eyes of comic fans and moviegoers.

Although the setting of the prosthesis is a bit fantastic, it still has some logic. It has not developed the ability for a living organism to produce lasers without relying on any external objects.

Anyway, this group doesn’t seem to regard Edgewalker as soft science fiction.

Naturally, I didn’t consider “Parasyte” as hard science fiction.

But "EVA" is different. Isn't the setting of mecha a hard science fiction work?
Although the word apostle also seems a bit religious and not sci-fi.

But mecha is hardcore science fiction!

However, at the end of the second episode, it was revealed that the "mecha" Unit-01 might be a biological weapon.

But it doesn’t matter!
Biological weapons and artificial mechas can also be considered hard science fiction!
So the group members began to follow the trend and discuss the plot of this anime in the group.

Galactic Empire Private: "Speaking of which, this episode doesn't count as a crime of obstruction of military power. How about dealing with those two guys?"

The Lord of the Force: "Reality will certainly convict you. After all, you are sixteen years old and can take some responsibility."

Zhou Wenwei saw the words of his group members, thought about it, and then typed to join the chat.

The science and engineering man said: "It's really not easy to arrange it this way in anime, and there won't be any big consequences if it is arranged."

Nostalgia is not a durian: "By the way, what do you think Unit-01 is? At the end of the last episode, when Unit-01 regenerated its eyes, it should be a biological mecha, right?"

What's wrong with beating you: "Biological mecha... This is the first time I've seen this kind of setting. Can a ghost mecha be related to biological beings?"

The science and engineering man said: "After all, he is the old thief Qingshan. It is normal for him to come up with some unreasonable settings."

The Lord of the Force: "That's true... He always thinks differently from us ordinary people..."

Galactic Empire Private: "The Force says you have known Qingshan the old thief for many years, you hidden boss!"

The King of the Force: "Haha, we are just work partners. I am not that familiar with that teacher."

Private of the Galactic Empire: "You posted photos of the wedding of the old thief Qingshan last time. What a great guy! You even got the autograph of the old thief for your group members last time."

What's wrong with beating you: "Ghost, is the Force boss so powerful?"

Cyber ​​Ronin: "The Force has always been the boss, so don't make a fuss, okay."

The King of the Force: "Keep a low profile."

Zhou Wenwei knew that this "King of the Force" whom he had known for a long time was indeed a big shot in reality.

They had known each other for a long time, but before that they thought that the "King of the Force" was just a rich second-generation man from a wealthy family.

Unexpectedly, he was not a rich second-generation who simply squandered his family's wealth, but a successful...emerging entrepreneur.

However, no one in the group knew the true identity of the "King of the Force".

After all, we are just friends.

Last time, the "King of the Force" got some autographs of Qingshan Laozei for the group members, which was already very thoughtful.

But he is still very curious now.

Curious about the setting of Neon Genesis Evangelion.

The science and engineering guy Da Shiye said: "By the way, big brother, do you know the setting of EVA? Is Unit-01 related to the Angels?"

The Lord of the Force: "Ah? I really don't know. I really have a cooperative relationship with that teacher... um."

Liang Zhiyuan was just slacking off, and he felt a little helpless.

In fact, he wanted to get closer to Lin Qingshan.

After all, he knew very well that Lin Qingshan was not only an IP gold mine, but also a development tycoon.

Cyberpunk 2077 was developed with the help of Lin Qingshan and was a huge success. So much so that Cyberpunk 2077 is still among the top ten in history in terms of domestic and international ratings.

Its sales volume has always been the best among the many games developed by Lightspeed Development Company.

Other 3A masterpieces developed by Lightspeed Development Company are still completely inferior to Cyberpunk 2077.

Among these, the control variable method certainly makes Lin Qingshan appear more powerful.

Therefore, Liang Zhiyuan has always wanted to make friends with Lin Qingshan and ask him for help to produce another "Cyberpunk 2077" in one year.

He would come occasionally to provide guidance and solve some difficult BUG problems.

It would be fine to wait for four or five years before releasing a high-rated, high-selling stand-alone 3A masterpiece.

After all, isn't it normal to take several years to develop a 3A masterpiece?
Lin Qingshan’s original version of "Cyberpunk 2077" in his previous life took eight years to develop.

However, faced with Liang Zhiyuan's proposal, Lin Qingshan was unmoved.

Want him to work extra overtime to develop games? Don’t even think about it!
Liang Zhiyuan could only try to find ways to win over Lin Qingshan indirectly.

Of course, it has been proposed to use the IP of Lin Qingshan's works to develop another 3A masterpiece.

However, Lin Qingshan declined the roles in "Flame Fist", "Parasyte", and even "Chainsaw Man", which is currently his most popular work besides "Edgewalker".

until……

Liang Zhiyuan proposed to use the IP of "Daoguiyixian" to make a 3A masterpiece.

Lin Qingshan thought about it...

It's true that the magical powers, evil spirits and other settings in "Daogui" are really suitable for adaptation and development into a stand-alone masterpiece with a folk style.

So Lin Qingshan agreed to this cooperation and put it on the agenda.

Apart from that, Liang Zhiyuan is still not familiar with Lin Qingshan.

Not to mention the setting and plot of "Neon Genesis Evangelion" or something like that.

The science and engineering guy said: "I'm just asking, Qingshan Laozei likes religious settings very much, and the word apostle is full of déjà vu."

Galactic Empire Private: "So... there won't be a direct airdrop later, or something like this is God's way of testing humanity, right?"

The science and engineering guy Da Shiye said: "Probably not. The old thief Qingshan wouldn't do such a setting."

Cyber ​​Ronin: "That's true. Even in Parasyte, it doesn't say that some god created parasitic beasts to test humans."

The King of the Force: "Just wait and see what happens next. The teacher's ideas are beyond the imagination of normal people."

The science and engineering guy said: "Yeah, he's a mental patient after all, it's strange that we would think of him..."

……

The beginning of "EVA" is actually similar to that of "EdgeWalker".

Anyway, the first few episodes were either mediocre or nothing, but in the later part, when all the plots and settings were revealed step by step, it was a huge hit.

On to episode 4.

After winning the battle against the fourth angel, Shinji Ikari still did not realize the significance of his fight.

This makes people feel emotional.

Perhaps some viewers don’t understand what they see and are confused.

The meaning of fighting... is to protect humanity, so we have to fight.

But most viewers understood.

You can hold up the banner of justice and say you want to fight to protect humanity.

But the real meaning of fighting is that everyone who needs to fight believes in it.

Fighting for a reason that you don't even believe in will not inspire you to fight.

Just like Shinji Kido from Kamen Rider Ryuki.

Only when you truly know the meaning of why you are fighting can you unleash powerful power.

As old fans of Lin Qingshan, we all know that this is what he always talks about in his works.

The outcome of the battle is not important; the will to fight is the most important thing.

Shinji Ikari can't find the true meaning of his fighting, and as he is only a sixteen-year-old boy, it is natural for him to be lost.

Especially after that battle, he had no idea what to do.

I even didn't go to school for several days.

Until this day, Misato finally realized that he was not in her room... He ran away!
Suzuhara and Kensuke, two classmates who had bullied Shinji Ikari before because they did not understand him, also came to Misato's house to apologize to Shinji.

Shinji Ikari ran away from home and took the subway to walk around aimlessly in this new city.

He got off the subway station casually and walked into a movie theater.

In the few movie theaters, science fiction movies based on the disasters in this world are played.

In front of Shinji Ikari, one of the few couples watching the movie seemed unaware of his existence and were kissing and cuddling without restraint.

Everyone else has someone they care about.

But he didn't.

So his eyes were still empty, as if he had no soul.

After the movie ended, Shinji Ikari slowly fell asleep on a seat next to a vending machine in the cinema.

But when he fell asleep, he dreamed of...

In a dim pink city, noises like a mixture of apostles and cicadas could be heard all around.

The sound is getting louder and louder...

Even Shinji Ikari couldn't bear it in the end and ran wildly in his dream.

Then, the scene switched to Misato's side.

She was chatting with Ritsuko, who was checking on Rei Ayanami's recovery.

During her conversation with Ritsuko, it turned out that after the last battle with the angel, she was very dissatisfied with Shinji's behavior of not obeying orders and instead continuing to fight desperately with the fourth angel at a risk to his own life.

He even spoke a little harshly to Shinji Ikari because of this.

Although everyone knows that she actually cares about Shinji Ikari, it was obvious that Shinji Ikari's mental state was not right at the time, and she still reprimanded him in such a harsh tone.

Then of course Shinji Ikari's psychological problems will worsen.

At this time, he continued to walk outward, even leaving the city and going to the suburbs outside the city.

But here, he met... Kensuke, the classmate who once didn't understand him and helped Suzuhara bully him.

Only this time Kensuke understood him and chatted with him in the wild.

Shinji Ikari stayed with Kensuke for one night and was taken back by NERV's Security and Intelligence Department the next day.

After giving up his EVA driving job, he will be escorted back to his original residence.

After listening to Kensuke's insights into Shinji's psychology, Misato hurried to the station to see him off, but the train had already slowly left the station.

But Shinji Ikari is still there, and he chooses to stay...

(End of this chapter)