Shinji Ikari returns from Warhammer

"If it's a boy, it's Shinji, if it's a girl, it's Rei."

"Why do you have a fake heart and body? You are just an artificial person with a fake soul created. You are just a fake object pretending to be a human. You see, there is only darkness inside you."

"——GOD'S IN HIS HEAVEN, ALL'S RIGHT WITH THE WORLD——"

The bursting spirit roared in the depths of Ayanami Rei's mind, and fragmented images flashed before his eyes... In the misty ward, the pregnant woman smiled and looked at her husband standing beside her... on the towering tree , those pale humanoid apostles with wings collectively opened their eyes... In the huge blood-colored eyes, a purple body like a god climbed up from the blood pool...

Until the end, in the car swaying with the warm glow of dusk.

He was sitting on the right side of the carriage, and a young man with a Walkman was sitting opposite him.

"I'm getting out of the car first, Li."

The young man bowed to himself with a smile, put the Walkman in his school bag, and turned towards the exit of the carriage.

Ayanami Rei was about to raise her hand, but hesitated.Because the boy's face was shrouded in the warm yellow sunset, she couldn't see it clearly.But it's like we know each other, very familiar.

But just after this brief hesitation, what echoed throughout the car was a strange vibration that sounded like countless metal pieces colliding and squeezing.

"The number one girl! Sanwu!"

"——Ayanami Rei!"

The boy's roar tore through the girl's illusion. The moment she opened her eyes, she saw Shinji Ikari's face, eyes wide with anger.

This time she raised her hand without hesitation, only to see him forcefully pull her over.If you hadn't experienced it yourself, it would be hard to imagine that such a thin and slender arm could have such huge power, and that there would never be such a violent embrace in this life.

Steam is rising, the fail-safe system is finally activated, and a large amount of LCL is poured into the test site.Shinji Ikari held Rei Ayanami floating in the light orange viscous liquid, also announcing that the accident was resolved smoothly.

Shinji Ikari turned to look at the man in the control center on the third floor. The commander-in-chief was standing in the shadows, staring straight at him, his stone-like face expressionless.It's like the previous emotion was just an illusion.

"Is this a dream or reality?"

Ayanami Rei was still in a daze, and the scattered memory fragments still stayed in her mind, with a deep aftertaste.

But a crisp slap hit her face, and the pain made Ayanami regain her clarity, and she also heard the boy's warm tone full of blessings.

"Stupid."

Shinji Ikari let go of his hand, regardless of the fact that Ayanami Rei's still bleeding body was about to be submerged in the LCL liquid.Turn around and walk towards the railing of the platform.

But there is really no need for him to take care of it at this time.

The medical staff who had been prepared for a long time rushed over with first-aid kits. The orange-yellow viscous liquid was flowing and they carried the injured Ayanami Rei onto a stretcher and rushed towards the medical room at high speed.

"The first qualified person has been put on a stretcher, and the S36 elevator shaft has been opened."

"The patient's mood is very stable, and the injury has been assessed..."

Ayanami Rei watched the figure of the young man in the black jumpsuit disappear from sight, and finally closed her eyes.

After a long time, in the severely damaged No. [-] test site, the area without light source was completely hidden in darkness. This man sat in the empty control center for a long time, and no one was aware of his existence.

Except for the tall, thin old man in military uniform standing behind him - the deputy commander of NERV, Dongyue Xingzhi.

"Unit Zero has been sent for maintenance. Her loss of control should be repelling the child." Fuyutsuki Yukinomasu bowed slightly, "But this is just an example. After all, they have the same origin."

"To rule out the problem, violence like this should never happen again." Ikari Yuantang said.

"That's a huge amount of work. I can't say I'm ready for it, but let me do it step by step." Dongyue Xingzeng paused, "There is something I don't know whether to ask or not."

"Just ask."

"If Shinji-kun really killed Rei at that moment, what would you do?"

Ikari Yuantang did not speak, but pushed up his glasses coldly.

Chapter No.17: Rejecting a girl will lead to disqualification in the world

Xia Chan neighed, which reminded Shinji Ikari of the day he woke up.

The playground of Third Tokyo Municipal High School, in front of the volleyball court.

Nakano Nino jumped up high and swatted the flying volleyball towards the opposite side. His long hair, originally tied up in a Hime style, was completely let out, and swayed a little with the slight hot wind.

"By the way, Miku-san has such a great figure!" Isshiki Makoto, who was sitting next to Shinji Ikari, whispered in his ear.

This is a physical education class in Class A of the second grade. Most of the boys are playing on the playground, while most of the girls are wearing swimsuits and gathering in the swimming pool on the top floor.Boys are off-limits even in their old school swimsuits.

But here comes the problem. Shinji Ikari looked sideways at the very familiar classmate next to him.

"Are you sure she is Mijiu's classmate?" Shinji Ikari said with a doubtful tone.

A male classmate named Isshiki Cheng waved his hand nonchalantly, "It doesn't matter. Who among the five sisters can tell them apart?"

"Hey, have you noticed? In fact, Tenme-san looks surprisingly good." Issei Cheng beeped in a low voice, "I'm sorry, she seems to be very interested in you."

Sheng Tianmu was standing next to the squad leader Dong Muguang, his innocent and innocent face was deliberately disguised, his eyes were slightly narrowed, and a crescent moon shape appeared at the corner of his eye.

His eyes scanned the crowd, and he smiled brightly when he saw Shinji Ikari.The reason why she didn't go swimming with the girls in her class was because her target was this legendary tall robot pilot.

If you were a boyfriend, it would be quite honorable to pull him out.It can greatly improve your status in the class.

But when she was walking towards Shinji Ikari holding the mineral water she bought from the school convenience store, she saw two figures walking in front of the boy first.

"Ikari-san, I didn't disturb you." At this time, a girl with short twintails holding a book stood in front of Shinji Ikari.Shinji Ikari put his hand in front of his forehead to block the sun, and recognized the girl in front of him.

Dong Muguang seems to be 14 years old, the same age as himself, and is the monitor of the class.He has a strong sense of responsibility and is quite trusted by his classmates.It seems that he hates the idiot group that Suzuhara Toji and Aida Kensuke belong to, but after they were beaten to the hospital by Shinji Ikari, he was the first to visit them as the squad leader.

Thinking about it this way, he is quite qualified as a monitor.

The person next to him seemed to be a little star in the class.Shinji Ikari stared at her short, ear-length hair, Nakano Ichika.

"It's the monitor, what's the matter?" Shinji Ikari lay on the grass with a smile, and even moved his butt a little to the side.

"Oh, thank you, I won't sit down." Dong Muguang waved his hand, "It's just that Ayanami Rei seems to have taken sick leave. What's the reason?"

"She accidentally hit her arm while moving something." Shinji Ikari said with a smile.

Naturally, the content of the simulation training within NERV was not allowed to be disclosed, so Shinji Ikari just found an excuse to fool him.But the squad leader named Hikaru Toki was obviously not a spy. A casual excuse from Shinji Ikari satisfied her, and she could even be said to be relieved.

She looked sideways at her friend next to her. She was actually a little scared of the famous Shinji Ikari.After all, although he looks handsome, he likes to show off his fierceness in school.

On the first day they transferred to another school, they beat up their classmates Toji Suzuhara and Kensuke Aida and sent them to the hospital.But these two idiots deliberately provoked him, and it was understandable that he was beaten.During the month after I transferred to the school, I went around looking for class bullies in each grade to cause trouble, and I looked like a middle school dragon.

But today I found out that he seems to be quite friendly and kind.Obviously I was still a little scared, so I specially invited my good friends to come with me, but now it seems that there is no need for it at all.

"Mainly, we want to go in and visit."

"Well, this is a bit difficult to handle." Shinji Ikari showed a troubled expression, but his eyes were fixed on the girl's face, "But if it's the monitor's request, it's not..."

But before Shinji Ikari could finish his words, his friend who came with Hikaru Toki intervened.

"Ayanami Rei-san lives in Hakone, right? We can't get in there, so we have to get rid of Shinji and go visit on behalf of our class." At this time, Nakano-san, who had his hands clasped together, winked at Shinji Ikari, "Please , please, we will buy the gifts in advance."

"I can't find any reason to refuse at all." Shinji Ikari smiled.

"Does that mean you agree?" Nakano Ichika smiled broadly.

"Of course, a noble knight who rejects a beautiful girl will be disqualified from the world."

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Late at night, a bar in Anding District.

This place in Anding District is obviously a quiet bar. Under the burgundy lights, everything looks particularly ambiguous.The music playing in the background is classic Scarborough Fair.It's a pity that there are two women sitting in front of the bar.

"Are you still a little nervous? Haha, are you some innocent girl, Ms. Katsuragi?"

Listening to her friend's teasing tone, Misato Katsuragi held her face in her hands and closed her eyes.

"Ha, it's different from that time eight years ago. And Shinji and I don't have any romantic relationship."

"You can't say for sure." Ritsuko Akagi pursed her lips, took a drag on the cigarette held between her two fingers, and then exhaled a long breath of white mist. "That kid Shinji, he and the commander are only officially father and son. Relationship, maybe you are the reason why he chooses to stay.”

"Not really."

Ritsuko Akagi turned her face sideways in surprise. She rarely heard such a sure tone.I saw Katsuragi Misato shaking the wine glass in her hand and speaking softly.

"I think it's more likely that he likes EVA. Just like the battle data from unknown sources, just like it's unclear why he is so good at driving Unit [-], he has a strong sense of responsibility and inexplicable reason. A sense of mission. Although he never said it, as an operations commander, I could feel that he had a belief that I had to do it."

Having said this, Misato Katsuragi drank the shaking cocktail in her glass, her face flushed.

"Maybe in his eyes - killing the apostles and protecting humanity is his responsibility. However, he just enjoys it."

"That sounds great." Ritsuko Akagi also drank the wine in one gulp.

"Really, I don't know why Commander-in-Chief Ikari Gendo is so alienated from his son." Perhaps because of the alcohol, Misato Katsuragi felt a little sorry for Shinji Ikari, "Commander-in-Chief, he can talk to Rei, but he doesn't want to Talking to your own son is completely reversed."

"Men today are so selfish."

"Being a woman is hard, isn't it."

After the two women shared their worries with each other, Ritsuko Akagi gently placed the wine glass on the table and stood up.

"It's time, it's time to work." Ritsuko Akagi simply said goodbye.

"You only have work in mind." Misato Katsuragi simply waved her hand.

But Ritsuko Akagi did not turn around. Instead, she thought of something and took out a document bag from her bag and handed it to Misato Katsuragi.

"By the way, I still have an inspection report on Unit Zero to be submitted tonight. Please help me give this to Rei. Compared to your Shinji, remember to pay more attention to this child. She is also very lonely."

Chapter 18: Golden Chivalry

Returning home normally with a fruit basket, Shinji Ikari rubbed his nose as soon as he walked in. He smelled a strong smell of alcohol as soon as he entered.Immediately, he looked at Katsuragi Misato, who was lying on the sofa.

The purple-haired lady was still wearing her daytime leather jacket and denim skirt, and her precious cross was placed on the ashtray in front of the coffee table.She was sleeping with her arms stretched out, one foot on the top of the sofa, and one hand unconsciously reaching into her skirt.

"If you drink during the day, the beer spirit will curse you with hemorrhoids." Shinji Ikari put down his schoolbag and walked to Misato Katsuragi's side with a frown.

However, Katsuragi Misato, whose face was flushed, shook her index finger proudly and said with a smile, "Uh-huh, what I drank was a cocktail. Let the beer wizard get off work first. What good things did you buy?"

Misato Katsuragi moved towards the fruit basket and bouquet held by Shinji Ikari, but Shinji nimbly dodged it, turned around and put a bottle of milk on her head.

"This is the fruit basket and bouquet that my classmates raised money to buy for Rei Ayanami. Please let me go and visit it. Although the Japanese are a group of people who have a strong sense of formalism and ritual, at least they do a good job on the surface."

"You don't seem to be Japanese." Misato Katsuragi sat on the sofa with her legs crossed, drinking milk happily, not caring about the safety pants exposed under her skirt. "Since you are going to visit Rei, then help me Bring this to her. I just want to go to bed and relax for a while. Remember to take the key with you when you go out."

As she spoke, Misato Katsuragi walked towards her room, farting in the direction of the passing hot spring penguin.

Then he walked into the door and blinked at Shinji Ikari again.

"Don't close the door, be careful and seize the opportunity."

Shinji Ikari pursed his lips, wondering why a nobleman with a golden spirit like himself would live with such a vulgar woman.Sometimes I really don’t know who is the adult in the family between me and her.

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As the elevator descended, under the influence of the lights, Shinji Ikari's face seemed to be uncertain.

During the physical education class at school during the day, Hakone mentioned by Nakano-san was actually a bit unfamiliar to Shinji Ikari who had just returned.

——Hakone is the underground part of the Third New Tokyo City.

Nakano-san and Class Leader Hikaru Toki said that they could not enter Hakone was actually a bit of a misnomer, because most of the citizens of Third New Tokyo also live in this fortress city, including many who live in Hakone.What they said was inaccessible were some special zones in Hakone.

Hakone is divided into 23 areas in total. For example, the first area where judicial and administrative agencies are gathered, and the second area with strong heavy industry color are not allowed to enter by non-NERV staff.

But in the same way, there are naturally no taboos in areas such as the fourth and fifth districts where entertainment and dining are concentrated, and the fifteenth district where residential buildings are located.

Ayanami Rei is in the sixth district, and she and Katsuragi Misato are also in this area.Because the Sixth District was originally a residential area where NERV's internal staff were located, it seemed that before I lived with Misato Katsuragi, the housing I was assigned was also in this area.

When the elevator door opened, Shinji Ikari thought he had arrived at his destination.But when he looked up, his eyes met with Ikari Yuantang standing at the door.

"Sorry! Sorry! I was a little late just now, thank you!"

An unsuspecting male assistant from the other side of the corridor trotted over and thanked Shinji Ikari.I thought he was pressing the door-open button in the elevator, but the next second, the elevator door closed with a sound.

He was left awkwardly looking at Ikari Yuantang, who was also left behind.

Shinji Ikari took the elevator to Area 808 B-type [-]V, and suddenly felt a little happier.The boy rang the doorbell, but it didn't ring at all.

The doorbell seems to be broken.

Shinji Ikari kept trying to ring the doorbell every five seconds, and after the third time there was no response.Then he turned his attention to the decorative golden wire that tied the fruit basket.

As a knight, he would not break into a house without notifying the owner of the house.But since the doorbell was rang, it was considered as notification.Noble knights have always had a very flexible level of knightly morality.