Is this cartoonist mentally ill?.

Chapter 489: The Key of Nebuchadnezzar (Original)
“No self-awareness at all!”

Asuka tripped Ikari Shinji again and continued, "And he didn't have any sense of defense at all!"

Shinji Ikari tripped and fell, looking helpless.

Everyone can see that Asuka has a very strong personality.

"Don't you feel ashamed for not driving the EVA to fight?"

She even took a step forward, stepped in front of Ikari Shinji, and said, "As expected... he is the son of an official!"

"This personality is exactly the same as Shen Xiaoxiao's."

Looking at Asuka's personality, Lin Shengjie thought of Shen Xiaoxiao, and felt a little bit like Shinji Ikari.

Shen Xiaoxiao is also quite strong, but... other than that she is a pretty good person.

Then, Asuka had dinner with Shinji Ikari, Misato and the others.

at this time……

The man who had appeared at the NERV German headquarters when the temporary Unit-5 was fighting the Angel appeared again.

He seemed to be very familiar to Misato, but Misato...how to put it, it can't be said that she felt disgusted with him, but only that Misato became a little irritable after seeing him appear.

Then after some introductions, the audience learned his name.

Ryoji Kaji is Asuka's current guardian.

Asuka is of Chinese and German descent, and both she and Ryoji Kaji are from Japan.

Then Kaji Ryoji went to meet Ikari Gendō.

"The pending issues of the third angel and EVA Unit 5 have been dealt with as planned."

He said to Ikari Gendo, "Everything will be treated as an accident, and the Marduk plan at Bethany Base will be thwarted. Everything will proceed according to your plan. In addition, Seele's latest information has just been submitted."

"I've seen it. It's very helpful for the construction of Mark.06."

"Very good, this is what we agreed on. We have been keeping the lost code as a backup."

Ryoji Kaji seemed to show the contents of the box to Gendo Ikari.

The moment the box was opened, the contents inside sparkled, illuminating the faces of Kaji Ryoji and Ikari Gendo.

"A signpost that guides the connection between gods and souls..."

What emerged from the box was a delicate and somewhat peculiar object.

“Yes… the one who opened the door to human instrumentality…”

Ikari Gendō looked at the contents of the box and said with a smile, "The Key of Nebuchadnezzar."

The Key of Nebuchadnezzar?
what is this?
However, in the anime, neither Ikari Gendo nor Kaji Ryoji said anything and still treated him as a riddler. Kaji Ryoji also directly handed the thing to Ikari Gendo and left.

But the almighty barrage came into play at this moment——

“The Key of Nebuchadnezzar…Nebuchadnezzar was the king of the ancient Babylonian Empire. According to legend, he built the Tower of Babel.”

“Nebuchadnezzar’s key is the key to the Tower of Babel.”

"So this is what the key to the Tower of Babel means?"

"Tongtian... is it a metaphor for God?"

"I understand! Could it be that the Human Instrumentality Project is... the path to becoming a god?"

"The road to becoming a god? It's really the same as in "The Gods". Everyone wants to transform from a human into a god."

"I see. Ikari Gendo is Herzog, and he is ready to sacrifice his own son to become a god!"

"Ghost... Is Qingshan the old thief really a true fan of "The Gods"? Is that true?"

"The old thief Qingshan said... keep an eye on the Itchy Mouse, the religious metaphor is arranged like this!"

"Seele means soul in German. Seele is arranged. What does that mean?"

"Anyway, just guess. The old thief Qingshan's work is so good that he won't say a word."

……

Then Ryoji Kaji went to meet up with Asuka and the others. Asuka, Shinji Ikari, Rei Ayanami, Misato and others gathered together.

Although Asuka has a strong personality, she is also somewhat hostile to Ayanami Rei and Ikari Shinji, who took away her opportunity to pilot Unit-0 and Unit-01.

But everyone gets along pretty well.

Then, the scene switched to Ikari Gendo.

He was on a spaceship with Fuyutsuki, the deputy commander of NERV headquarters and his deputy, and it seemed that... they were flying into outer space.

The bag inside the spacecraft floated in the absence of gravity, leaving a yellow unknown liquid.

“This is Mother Earth.”

Dong Yue looked outside with emotion at this time and said, "It makes me sad just looking at it..."

Then the scene turned to the outside of the spacecraft, where a blood-red vortex was seen in the sky below the earth, with a huge hole in the middle.

This scene is quite shocking, and it makes people think that this is something only God can do.

But the audience thought of the second impact incident that the teacher had mentioned in the animation.

In a previous episode, when Shinji Ikari was in class, the white-haired teacher talked about the historical event of the Second Impact.

“…This is how humanity faced its greatest test.”

"On that day 15 years ago, a huge meteorite flew from space and crashed into Antarctica..."

"The frozen continent melted in an instant, the sea level rose, and the earth's axis tilted..."

"Abnormal climate that threatens the survival of all living things is raging around the world..."

"And so thousands of species and half of humanity disappeared forever..."

"That's what everyone knows..."

"Second impact!"

"Economic collapse, ethnic disputes, civil war..."

"The humans who survived the catastrophe experienced a terrible nightmare..."

……

A meteorite hit the South Pole, and according to Ikari Gendō and his crew's spaceship, it was below the Earth. So, that bloody vortex must be the South Pole?
The second impact actually created such a spectacular scene that the audience couldn't help but be shocked.

"But there are many people who expect to see this kind of tragedy."

Ikari Gendō said, "Because this is a world that humans cannot enter, and the filth of original sin has been purified."

"I am more looking forward to a chaotic world polluted by humans."

Dongyue responded like this.

"Chaos is just human thought, the whole world is in order."

“It’s the human heart that’s disturbing the world.”

……

Then it was back to Shinji Ikari.

Shinji Ikari was chatting with Ryoji Kaji at the base they were building on a sea of ​​red.

In Shinji Ikari's eyes, it is hard to imagine that the ocean here was blue before he was born.

In this red ocean, there is also the bloody smell of rotting marine life.

At the same time, Ryoji Kaji also told Shinji Ikari about Misato's past.

"I really want Misato-san to come here, that would be even better."

Ikari Shinji said somewhat happily.

"She won't come."

However, Kaji Ryoji said, "Because it brings back old memories."

"What memories?"

"The second impact..."

Ryoji Kaji held a cigarette in his mouth, slowly opened his eyes and said.

Then, in his memory, the process of the second impact slowly unfolded.

At the moment when the black meteorite hit the South Pole, obvious shock wave marks appeared in the sky above the South Pole.

Then, four strange figures suddenly appeared in the picture. They were made entirely of light, with a halo on their heads. However, except for their eyes, there was a strange hole on their bodies.

And… then there was a scene of three spears that looked like forks intersecting together. Then there was a girl who seemed to be Misato’s childhood, who survived the disaster under the protection of her family.

However, her father died in the end.

This is... Misato's past, when she witnessed her father die in the disaster during the Second Impact.

After Shinji Ikari learned all this, he felt very sad for Misato.

Then, when they returned, Ikari Shinji learned another thing...

That is, Asuka also enrolled in the same school as him and Rei Ayanami.

She immediately became a hot topic in the school with her strong but playful personality and her outstanding looks.

In addition, at the NERV headquarters, Asuka is also an EVA pilot, so she trains with Shinji Ikari.

As a result, the two had a lot of contact during training, and Shinji Ikari was provoked by Asuka to become somewhat confrontational.

However, at this moment, the apostle appeared again!
This time it is the Seventh Angel, a giant Angel that resembles a starfish.

The two immediately drove Unit-01 and Unit-02 on a transport plane to deal with the Seventh Angel.

Asuka initially thought that two against one was a little unfair.

But faced with the order, she still chose to cooperate with Shinji Ikari, and then under the cover of Shinji Ikari, she split the Seventh Angel with one blow.

Just when everyone thought that the Seventh Apostle was easily dealt with.

However, no one expected that the Seventh Angel, who was then split into two halves by Unit 02, would actually... actually split into two and become two individuals.

then……

They were defeated.

In the war room.

Misato, Ryoji Kaji, Shinji Ikari, and Asuka listen to the post-battle summary.

"At 10:58:15 this morning, the target was split in two."

"Unit-2 was hit by Target A and sank kilometers outside the river bay."

The scene showed Unit-01 sinking headfirst into the sea, with only its legs sticking out of the water.

"At 58 minutes and 20 seconds, Unit ceased to function due to the attack from Target B."

Then, the situation of Unit 2 appeared again, and it also fell headfirst, but this time it fell into the mountainous area.

It looks strangely like a good match with Unit-01...

The audience also posted comments and joked:

"Hahahahahaha!"

"Is this some kind of love picture? It's making me laugh to death!"

"I'm sorry I laughed!"

"world masterpiece!"

"Both husband and wife return home."

"Dreamlike linkage, one dies and the other is sent away hahahaha!"

"Use your head to grab the ground!"

"What the hell is this? It's making me laugh to death!"

"This defeat scene is really too outrageous, hahaha!"

……

When Zhou Wenwei and Ke Xinjie saw this, they watched along with the barrage and were really amused.

"Can a mecha be defeated in such a funny way?"

Zhou Wenwei grinned and said, "Hahaha, this is the first time I've seen a head-on defeat."

"How did it get knocked out and become like this? I'm really curious."

Ke Xinjie also laughed so hard that she couldn't stop saying, "This is some kind of tacit understanding."

Then they continued watching.

After looking at the report of her failed operation with despair, Asuka suddenly stood up and blamed Shinji Ikari.

Shinji Ikari was not to be outdone and began to blame Asuka.

Ryoji Kaji was watching them bickering with an amused look on his face.

At this moment, Deputy Commander Dong Yue couldn't help but say, "Really, I've lost all my face."

This defeat ultimately resulted in the battle being handed over to UN forces.

It's indeed a bit embarrassing for NERV.

Finally, the army used the N mines that had been used before and successfully stopped the Seventh Angel's attack.

But this is just a delaying tactic. Once the Seventh Apostle recovers, it will continue to attack them.

"Forget it, at least it gives me time to think of a solution."

Kaji Ryoji said so easily, "It's considered a good deal."

Then, under the preaching of Deputy Commander Fuyutsuki, Shinji Ikari and Asuka put aside their grudges against each other and prepared to work together to deal with the Seventh Angel and restore their face.

On the other side, Misato and Ritsuko were also thinking of a solution.

In the end, it was Ryoji Kaji who asked Ritsuko to help Misato find a way to deal with the Seventh Angel.

This also rekindled Misato and Ryoji Kaji's old love, and Ryoji Kaji even took the opportunity to forcefully kiss Misato.

It turns out that they had dated before, but Misato felt that Kaji Ryoji was not mature at all.

Shinji Ikari, for his part, didn’t get along particularly well with Asuka, and after a confrontation, he could only fall asleep feeling indignant.

And then there we are…

The next day, when the battle officially began.

The Seventh Angel, the Music Angel, revived again and attacked the city.

The NERV headquarters, which had been prepared, immediately monitored its movement.

"The goal is to break through Gora's absolute defense line!"

In NERV's command center.

"It's coming!"

Looking at the incoming Seventh Angel, Misato was confident this time and gave the order directly, "There will be no mistakes this time. Deploy the AT force field when the music starts, and then proceed according to the plan."

"Do you all understand?"

The scene shows Asuka and Shinji Ikari who are ready to drive Unit-01 and Unit-02 into battle.

Their expressions were also quite serious.

After all...the failure of the last battle made them very embarrassed, and the deputy commander also spoke, so they must succeed in the battle this time and get back their honor!
"understand!"

They all answered in unison, earnestly.

On the other side, the Seventh Apostle has invaded the mountain village area.

"Listen, start at full speed!"

At this time, Asuka said to Shinji Ikari, "Go all out and win quickly!"

"I know."

Shinji Ikari replied, "The battle will be over in 62 seconds."

"The target has reached location 0!"

The commander said immediately.

Seeing this, Misato no longer hesitated and directly let Asuka, Ikari Shinji and others go into battle!

Unit-01 and Unit-02 were ejected to the ground, and then the battle began!
But the following battle scene takes place...with the sound of elegant music.

Unit-01 and Unit-02 work together under the control of Shinji Ikari and Asuka.

In the sound of music, it looks extremely elegant.

This battle scene has a montage feel, but the battle scenes are extremely intense.

The Seventh Angel was once again cloned by Unit-01 and Unit-02, and then in the last remaining time, Asuka and Shinji Ikari manipulated two EVAs to successfully deal with the Seventh Angel, the Music Angel!

(End of this chapter)