Is this cartoonist mentally ill?.

Chapter 516 The Eighteenth Apostle (Original)
However, for ACG enthusiasts, Lin Qingshan's comic fans and audiences.

I wasn’t even happy for a moment that Aoyama the old thief would “participate” in the creation of the plot of “Jujutsu Kaisen”. What’s coming up next is…

Episode 25 of "Neon Genesis Evangelion"!
Regardless of whether the 25th episode of "Neon Genesis Evangelion" is the finale, or rather, it is the penultimate episode.

But for the audience, it's all the same.

Because some people discovered...in fact, the second to last episode of Lin Qingshan's half-year series is usually the real ending.

For example, the two current anime series in the "Fate" series, "Fate Zero" and "Fate Stay Night", the penultimate episode of which was aired not long ago, are both the last episodes, which is actually not a big deal.

But the penultimate episode is often the climax of the plot.

For example, in the penultimate episode of "Fate Zero", Kiritsugu used the Command Seal to order Saber to release the Sword of Promised Victory and destroy the Holy Grail.

For example, in "Fate Stay Night", the penultimate episode last week was about Shirou using his Infinite Sword Skill to cut off Gilgamesh's right hand and send him back to the Throne of Heroes.

If you want to continue searching, the same is true for "Akame ga Kill!" In the penultimate episode, the protagonist Tatsumi fought against the most powerful imperial weapon, the High Throne, driven by the young emperor of the empire, and died in the end.

Compared to the final battle between Esdeath and Akame in the finale, the plot of that episode was the most climax and the most exciting.

In short, the 25th episode of "Neon Genesis Evangelion" aired this week, even if it is not the finale, is definitely the climax of the plot.

Therefore, the audiences are extremely looking forward to what the plot of the 12th episode of "Neon Genesis Evangelion" will be like, which will be updated at 25 o'clock in the morning.

Lin Shengjie is also one of the audience who is looking forward to the 25th episode of "Neon Genesis Evangelion" tonight, or the students in their class who like to watch animation are one of them.

As two of the most popular anime series in recent times, "Neon Genesis Evangelion" and "Fate Stay Night" are always the subject of discussion.

Especially since they are all works by the famous cartoonist Aoyama.

Lin Qingshan has been somewhat deified by both the government and the public in recent times, which has led to some celebrity effect on him.

In other words, watching his works and liking his works has become a trend, a mainstream tendency.

Just like Lin Qingshan's previous life, boys around the 21st century liked "Neon Genesis Evangelion" and "Dragon Ball", while girls liked "Sailor Moon", "Cardcaptor Sakura" and "The Prince of Tennis".

Around 15 years ago, boys liked "Ghoul" and "Attack on Titan", while girls liked "Seraph of the End" and many otome anime.

Different times and the celebrity effect will produce different results.

Even in certain eras, contemporary cartoonists are more famous than previous cartoonists.

For example, nowadays comic fans may rarely read the famous work "Black Jack" by master Osamu Tezuka, but instead choose more new comic works released in recent years.

Lin Qingshan is the hottest star in the eyes of comic fans and ACG enthusiasts!

So in Lin Shengjie's school, people have been discussing Lin Qingshan's two original works, "Neon Genesis Evangelion" and "Fate Stay Night".

Especially since "Fate Stay Night" came to an end last week and there is nothing much to talk about.

"Neon Genesis Evangelion", which still has a lot of suspense and plot, has become the main topic of discussion among students.

Just after class, his best friend Wang Xueqin ran to Lin Shengjie’s desk.

Seeing this, another close friend, Li Wenfan, came to Lin Shengjie.

The main reason was that they were separated by the class teacher because they talked too much.

The key point is that the academic performance of these three people is actually not bad, otherwise they would be asked to be the left and right guards if they can chat, or they would be thrown to the back of the classroom.

So the class teacher had no choice but to separate them to different places.

But they still couldn't help but get together as soon as the class was over, like they are now, and then they started talking about the plot of the 25th episode of "Neon Genesis Evangelion" tonight.

"...By the way, is Kaworu Nagisa the last apostle or something? Then who will we fight next tonight and in the finale?"

Li Wenfan asked curiously.

"Could it be... that Adam has revived?"

Wang Xueqian speculated, "The apostle on the cross right now is not Adam, but Lilith? Where is Adam? It must be Lilith who is behind the scenes manipulating the apostles to attack humans!"

"I don't think that's likely..."

Lin Shengjie frowned and said, "Adam...Xun Zhu seems to be Adam's soul. Without a soul, can Adam continue to attack humans?"

"No, no, the other apostles actually don't have souls, right?"

Wang Xueqian insisted on his opinion and said, "Adam must have done all this!"

"Are you guys discussing EVA again?"

Just as they were discussing intensely, a girl's voice came from behind them.

Wang Xueqin and Li Wenfan knew who the voice belonged to without looking back.

But they still looked back.

"Shen Xiaoxiao..."

Lin Shengjie held his forehead and said, "You don't like watching "EVA"..."

"I've seen it... but I don't know what's good about it."

Shen Xiaoxiao curled her lips and said, "It's not as good as the "Chainsaw Man" you recommended to me last time."

“EVA is indeed different from Chainsaw Man.”

Lin Shengjie said.

"Chainsaw Man" is a TV series with a relatively simple and straightforward narrative and setting, and the focus is on the touching and sad plot.

Therefore, among the audience and fan base of "Chainsaw Man", female fans also account for a considerable proportion.

"EVA" is completely different from this narrative style. Instead, it is rather obscure and difficult to understand. The setting is full of various religious metaphors, and so is the plot, which is full of obscure metaphors.

However, since they are all Lin Qingshan's works, no one will deliberately try to put him down or praise him less.

They say that "EVA" is more obscure and difficult to understand, and is better than "Chainsaw Man".

All we can say is that these are different works created by Lin Qingshan in different periods.

In the eyes of comic fans, "Chainsaw Man" has always been a popular work created by him with some sacrifices for commercialization.

After all, before this, Lin Qingshan had also created works such as "Edge Walker" and "Flame Fist".

This is enough to prove that he was able to create this type of work in his early years, the prerequisite being whether he wanted to do it.

So no one would think that "Neon Genesis Evangelion" is Lin Qingshan's later work, so it has become more mature and obscure, or better than "Chainsaw Man" and so on.

Because as long as Lin Qingshan wanted, he could create many such works in the early stage.

"Ding-ling-ling——Students and teachers, class is about to start..."

Not long after Lin Shengjie and the others chatted during the break, the bell for class rang again.

Shen Xiaoxiao and the others had no choice but to return to their seats and prepare for class.

……

The day passed like this.

However, in the eyes of different people, the speed at which time passes in a day is different.

In the eyes of office workers, a day passes in a flash.

But for students who go to school, the day just feels particularly long.

As for the teachers who are both teaching and working... this day is both fast and slow. It is fast because except for class time, they feel that time passes very quickly.

But the tragedy lies here. The get out of class has just ended and we have to go to class again after a short break. It is really torturous.

And after the class, they found themselves having to prepare for the next lesson...

Therefore, teachers’ days are usually in a state of superposition of fast and slow. The time spent in class and preparing lessons is very long, but the free time is fleeting...

It was like the National Day holiday was apparently very long, but suddenly it was gone, and I woke up to find myself on the 8th.

Chen Wenrui is even more miserable because he married his long-time girlfriend, who is also a teacher.

Then I had a daughter, and after work I had the double pain of not only preparing lessons but also taking care of a child.

After finishing his lesson preparation while struggling to help his wife take care of the baby, he did not go to bed.

"...Mr. Chen? Why aren't you sleeping yet?"

Chen Wenrui's wife You Youyou looked at Chen Wenrui who was still sitting in front of the computer desk and asked.

"I'm going to watch some anime tonight..."

Chen Wenrui yawned and said.

Tonight may very well be the finale of "EVA", how could he let it go easily.

"Aren't you going to the morning reading?"

Although You Youyou didn't like animation, she respected and understood her husband's hobby, but still asked curiously.

"The English teacher said that she wants to use the morning reading session tomorrow to conduct a listening test to test the students' true listening level."

Chen Wenrui smiled and said, "I can go to class later tomorrow."

As for what will happen to those students who suddenly find out that they have to take a surprise English listening test tomorrow... he can only wish them good luck.

"Well, Rui Ge, you should go to bed early. I'm going to sleep first."

You Youyou finished speaking immediately and went back to her room to sleep.

"Okay, good night, wife."

Chen Wenrui waved his hand and said.

Then after a while, he finally waited for the update of the 25th episode of "Neon Genesis Evangelion".

I clicked on it, started playing, and then Station C jumped directly to the opening credits and went to the main story.

However, the opening plot of Episode 25 seems like a review of the previous events.

In the black screen, lines of sentences appeared silently.

“The reason for existence.”

"A reason to stay here."

"Ikari Shinji, he is because..."

Then the tenor sang "Ode to Joy" in bel canto, with goosebumps-inducing background music, and the scenes flashed back again.

The picture of Kaworu Nagisa looking at Shinji Ikari with a smile...

The scene where Kaworu Nagisa is held in Unit-01’s hand…

And... the scene where Kaworu Nagisa's head fell into the water at the end...

"The last apostle was eliminated..."

As Kaworu Nagisa was crushed to death, these words appeared on the screen.

Then there was Shinji Ikari's look of being unable to let go, he seemed to have serious psychological problems.

He kept blaming himself for why he wanted to kill Kaworu Nagisa.

Faced with his own inner condemnation, he could only continue to persuade himself——

"I was forced into this!"

"Because he is an apostle! No! He is an apostle! He is our enemy!"

"No! He's not human! He's not!"

Even in the illusion, there was an illusion of Ayanami Rei, who questioned him, saying that Kaworu Nagisa was also a human being, and even if Kaworu Nagisa was an apostle, would he still kill Kaworu Nagisa?

In the painful illusion, it can be seen that Shinji Ikari's spirit is on the verge of collapse.

Then, not only him, but Asuka and Ayanami Rei also encountered such mental difficulties.

However, at this moment, Seele suddenly announced that NERV was going to trigger the Third Impact, and then actually sent troops to attack NERV headquarters!

The reason is actually because... the Human Completion Project is actually-

"In order to make God, mankind and other life forms one through death!"

Ikari Gendo and Fuyutsuki refused to accept this when they faced Seele.

Then, Seele sent out mass-produced EVA machines to attack NERV headquarters.

At this moment, Asuka regained consciousness from her mental dilemma and once again piloted Unit 2 to fight back!

NERV headquarters was directly bombed by Seele.

On the other side, Misato tried her best to enlighten Shinji Ikari, who was in confusion and mental distress, and explained the reasons for everything.

"They want to trigger the Third Impact, not with the Angels, but with mass-produced EVA machines."

Misato told the truth and said, "The second impact 15 years ago was also planned by humans, but it was a measure to minimize the damage by restoring Adam to eggs before all the apostles awakened."

In the picture, the vertebrae of the apostles were crisscrossed like a DNA chain, appearing in the scene that Misato and her friends were driving through.

But Shinji Ikari still sat in his seat with his knees hugged, unmoved.

"Shinji..."

Misato continued, "We humans are actually the 18th Apostle born from Lilith's source of life, just like Adam. The other Apostles have other possibilities for development. They have abandoned the human form, so we and the Apostles can only exclude each other."

Humans...are also apostles?
Or the 18th Apostle?

This was something the audience had not thought of before. How could humans be apostles?

According to the previous setting, although humans are the descendants of Lilith, they should be called the children of the devil. How can they be apostles?

And humans as apostles... does that mean all humans are the eighteenth apostles?
How can this be?

Chen Wenrui did not expect the subsequent setting, that the person is a human and also an apostle.

If that’s the case, why do the other apostles look like they want to exterminate humanity? Aren’t they fellow humans?
Misato thought the same about this.

"It's so sad. We are all the same."

Misato continued, "Listen, Shinji, you have to destroy all the mass-produced EVA machines. This is the only way to survive."

But... Ikari Shinji still hugged his knees, unmoved.

(End of this chapter)