I participated in the development of EVA

"The experiment is about to begin. Please evacuate the site and repeat..."

Fumihiko Ikari came to the command room.

When he saw that Ikari Yui and the other two were looking at him, he knew that he would be in charge of on-site command this time.

"Have all personnel been evacuated?"

“Everyone has been evacuated.”

"The crane hand inserts the insertion bolt."

As the order was given, the insertion bolt was pulled up by the crane and sent into the interior of Unit 0.

"Start the system... inject LCL and monitor the voltage in real time. Report any abnormalities."

"Yes."

The inside of the insertion plug is filled with LCL liquid. Ayanami Rei has long been accustomed to the feeling of soaking in LCL liquid, so she looks very relaxed.

Ikari Fumihiko still asked with concern.

"How about it?"

"It's a little hot."

Fumihiko Ikari adjusted the internal temperature of the insertion plug.

Twenty-seven degrees five.

However, this number is decreasing rapidly, and it is obvious that the temperature control system is working.

Without asking anyone, he knew the reason for this situation.

"Raise the temperature control system priority to level 2."

Upon hearing the instructions, the operator rewrote the settings as required.

“The design has been optimized.”

Soon the temperature dropped to twenty degrees, and then it stopped dropping and rising.

"now what?"

“It’s not hot anymore, but it’s not cold either.”

"That's good."

After responding, Fumihiko Ikari spoke again to Rei Ayanami.

"We are about to establish a mental connection. If you feel anything unusual, you must report it to me. Got it?"

"Well, Li is very obedient."

Taking a deep breath, Fumihiko Ikari gave the order.

"Activate the link device."

"Starting, checking the pulse circuit... All circuits are normal, do you want to open the two-way link channel!?"

"Turn on."

"The two-way link was successfully initiated, the pulse flow is normal, the initial contact is good, and there are no abnormalities."

The system was operating normally without any unexpected situations.

The synchronization rate is just a little lower than the previous 21%, and is fixed at 18.59%.

Ikari Yui is a little too sensitive.

"Why has the synchronization rate dropped?"

Fumihiko Ikari had no idea what was going on, but that didn't stop him from talking nonsense.

"It was a prototype before, and now it's Unit 0. It's normal for there to be some deviation."

Ikari Yui nodded and accepted this statement.

Although there was nothing abnormal in the data, Fumihiko Ikari was still a little nervous and immediately asked Rei Ayanami a question.

"How do you feel now?"

"Li didn't know how to describe it. She felt as if she was stretched. Um... Li felt as if her body was held down by something."

Fumihiko Ikari couldn't quite understand Rei Ayanami's description, but it was enough for him to know that Rei Ayanami was fine.

"You need to adapt first,"

As soon as he finished speaking, the alarm sounded and the restraint was pushed by an external force.

This external force naturally comes from Unit 0.

"Turn off the alarm."

"Yes."

After waiting for the alarm to be turned off, Fumihiko Ikari spoke again.

"Relax, don't move yet."

"Ah."

Ikari Fumihiko glanced at Ikari Yui.

Ikari Yui nodded and looked at Unit 0 with burning eyes.

Although we have seen EVA in action under human control before, the prototype was just a defective sample with no combat capability.

Unit 0 is the only one that truly has combat capability.

Fumihiko Ikari first spoke to Rei Ayanami.

"Get ready, I'm going to remove the restraints on Unit Zero."

"Ah."

After Rei Ayanami responded, he gave the order.

"Contact restraints."

"Yes."

137. This may be an opportunity

As the machine started to operate, Unit 0 lost its suppression and its body tilted forward slightly.

At the same time, the LCL liquid in the incubator was also discharged, gradually revealing the appearance of Unit 0 like a mythical giant warrior to the world.

After the restraints were completely removed, seeing that Ikari Fumihiko had remained silent, Ikari Yui still couldn't contain her excitement and gave orders over Ikari Fumihiko.

"Restraints released, pilot attempting to move."

Ayanami Rei ignored Ikari Yui.

Ikari Yui was not embarrassed, but just looked at Ikari Fumihiko eagerly.

"What are you waiting for?"

The rest of the people at the scene also looked at Ikari Fumihiko.

Fumihiko Ikari was a little embarrassed. Seeing the familiar appearance of Unit-0 reminded him of the original plot and he was distracted for a moment.

“I’m thinking—

How can the restraint system be optimized to make it run faster?

It’s too slow now.”

Saying this is just a way to cover up the fact that I am distracted.

Ikari Yui was stunned for a moment.

Previously, I was only thinking about making Zero mobile, and I didn't pay any attention to the disadvantages in this regard.

Of course, what stunned her was that Fumihiko Ikari was so calm at this moment.

"Indeed, it takes a lot of time now. It's not a big deal on weekdays, but if the enemy attacks, it will take a while. Even if the situation is not so urgent, it's a good thing to be able to move out faster."

Fumihiko Ikari first asked Ayanami Rei.

"how do you feel?"

"I don't know how to describe it. Um... Li is a little afraid to move now. There's an inexplicable feeling in my heart telling Li that if she moves now, she will lose her balance and fall."

"It's nothing. EVA only looks like a human being after all. There are some differences between them and the human body, um..."

Having said that, Fumihiko Ikari thought for a moment about how to put it so that Ayanami Rei would understand, and after a moment he spoke again.

"You know coordination, right?"

"Yes, Li knows."

"Eva's body coordination is different from that of the human body. Simply put, you just need to adapt to Eva's body coordination."

"It's a bit too complicated. Li doesn't quite understand it. Wen Yan should just tell Li what to do now."

"No hurry, just use the shoulder restraints to support your balance..."

Ikari Yui interrupted Ikari Fumihiko's words.

"You're making it too complicated. Just tell us what to do and keep it as simple as possible."

Ikari Fumihiko immediately gave up on what to say next.

"Try to move your arms first and get familiar with the driving controls of the EVA. Don't make any large movements for now."

"Ah."

Rei Ayanami tried to control Unit-0 and raised her arms.

"Li feels a little slow in her movements, and um... her arms feel heavy."

Ibuki Emi spoke in confusion at the side.

"That's impossible! The system has been fully inspected this morning and there are no errors reported. There shouldn't be any problems with the power transmission system."

“Is there something wrong with the design of the power transmission system?”

Yui Ikari also thought that this was a failure in the power transmission system.

Seeing the two people's gazes converge on him, Ikari Fumihiko didn't know what the problem was, but he didn't think it was a problem with the power transmission system. "It should be a problem caused by the low synchronization rate. As long as we train more and wait until Rei is fully familiar with Unit-00, this problem can be solved. You can also think of it as a running-in period."

Ikari Yui retained her own opinion.

“We will also see if the power transmission system can be improved or optimized.”

"Oh."

After Ikari Fumihiko responded, he asked back.

"The machine has been manufactured, but how can we transport such a large machine to the ground? We can't wait for the enemy to attack before we can fight them, right!?"

Ikari Yui shook her head.

"I have asked the senior management about this issue, but have not received any response yet."

When Ikari Fumihiko heard this answer, he was somewhat disappointed. The reason he asked about this matter was that he suddenly thought of an opportunity to take advantage of this situation. If EVA wants to go from the base to the ground, they must transform the current base. Such a large project will inevitably bring about a mixed situation of personnel, and then Sakuragi Haruna can arrange people to escape in the chaos.

It would be best if you can succeed, but if you fail there won’t be much loss.

Don't worry, this opportunity will come sooner or later.

Just then, a cry of surprise was heard from the side.

"The synchronization rate has improved."

After hearing this report, everyone looked at the synchronization rate data on the screen.

An increase of 0.1 percent.

Before everyone could be happy, the synchronization rate dropped back to its original level.

“It fell back again.”

Fumihiko Ikari felt all eyes focused on him again, and felt somewhat helpless.