I participated in the development of EVA

Ibuki Emi is having trouble keeping up with Ikari Fumihiko's thinking.

"Well, I've submitted the application. It would be best if I can go out, but if I can't, I'll just stay in the park." Fumihiko Ikari was not actually interested in such troublesome things as camping. The reason he took action was to comfort Ritsuko Akagi, and of course the most important thing was to enrich Rei Ayanami's life experience.

Ibuki Emi is not optimistic that this application will be approved.

Since entering the base three years ago, she has never left the underground base. It's not that she doesn't want to go out for some fresh air, but she is not allowed.

“Will the top management not approve it?”

Now Unit 00 has been successfully launched. After the recent period of intensive testing, Unit 00 has not encountered any problems that require rectification, so the work on the Unit 00 project is now relatively easy.

In addition to daily maintenance, emergency attack training is also carried out.

She is not busy now, and if she could really go out for some fresh air, she would naturally not refuse, especially since they are a single man and a single woman.

As for Rei Ayanami?

Just pretend it doesn't exist.

"Give it a try. It would be best if you pass, but if you fail, there is no loss."

"Forget it if it's a park...there's really nothing interesting there."

Ibuki Emi paused and dug out a vague impression from her memory when she entered the base three years ago.

"The base seems to be next to the sea."

"The ocean is now scarlet red. Let alone enjoying the scenery, the smell alone is enough to kill you."

"Where are you going? The mountains and forests?"

"I remember there seemed to be a lake nearby."

"It's so close to the sea, it should be a saltwater lake, right?"

"I don't know. As long as it can appear, it doesn't matter if it's a saltwater lake or just a walk in the forest."

"really."

Ibuki Emi agreed with Ikari Fumihiko's point of view.

He glanced at the time.

"There's still an hour until dinner. Isn't that a bit too hasty?"

"Why rush? We don't need to prepare anything. The only issue worth focusing on now is whether we can get out."

Just then, Fumihiko Ikari's cell phone rang.

She subconsciously took a peek and found that the call was from Ikari Fumihiko's personal assistant, and Ibuki Emi became nervous.

Fumihiko Ikari answered the phone.

"How about it?"

"The review has been passed, but it will take another hour to prepare accordingly."

"okay."

Looking at Ikari Fumihiko's expression, Ibuki Emi knew that her application was approved.

I was happy but also a little surprised.

“I actually passed.”

"Don't you see my status? How could the higher-ups not satisfy my small request of just going out?"

Ibuki Emi agreed perfunctorily.

"Yes, you are awesome."

Then he added another sentence.

"When are we going to leave? If there is enough time, I will arrange the follow-up work and go back to the dormitory to prepare."

Ikari Fumihiko didn't know what Ibuki Emi was going to prepare, but it wasn't important.

"Leave in an hour."

"it is good."

Fumihiko Ikari returned to Ayanami Rei and Akagi Ritsuko.

"The application has been approved. We can go camping. Go back and talk to Dr. Akagi."

Seeing that Akagi Ritsuko looked a little embarrassed, Ikari Fumihiko thought about it and changed his words.

"Forget it, I'll call Dr. Akagi and let him know later."

Then he said something to Rei Ayanami.

"Li, wait, I'll take you to the ground."

Ayanami Rei was a little hesitant.

"But... Li still has training to do..."

Fumihiko Ikari had long understood Rei Ayanami's personality.

"No buts, just follow my instructions."

"Ah."

Rei Ayanami looked helpless, but there was anticipation in her eyes.

The more documentaries she watched, the more she wanted to see for herself the bright starry sky, the blue sea, the vast land, the dense jungle, and whether wild wolves were really that ferocious...

Uh, forget it.

Li doesn't want to become a part of nature yet.

151. You must believe in my character

Listening to the conversation between the two, Ritsuko Akagi was a little surprised.

"What is she training for?"

Fumihiko Ikari hesitated for a moment and felt that Ritsuko Akagi could not accept such a thing now, so he did not tell the truth.

"Rehabilitation training. Li was ill before."

Get ill?

Faced with this situation, Ritsuko Akagi didn't know how to respond. She opened her mouth and wanted to say something, but didn't know what to say.

In the end, I could only say this in a dry voice.

"Everything will be better."

"Ah."

Ikari Fumihiko responded and then added another sentence.

"She has almost recovered now, so don't worry too much about it."

Ritsuko Akagi hesitated for a moment and finally changed the subject, asking the question she had always wanted to ask but had not found the right time.

"What's your relationship with her?"

Fumihiko Ikari had never really thought about this question, but he still gave the answer according to the script.

"This is my distant cousin."

Ritsuko Akagi almost instinctively prepared to ask a question.

Where are her family?

Fortunately, I went over this sentence in my mind before I said it out loud.

What's going on now?

Catastrophes, wars, and a sharp decline in population are just embarrassing to ask.

I breathed a sigh of relief.

"What's her name?"

"Ayanami Rei."

Ritsuko Akagi looked at Rei Ayanami.

"Can I call you Rei?"

Ayanami Rei was a little shy, but she was still quite polite to people other than Ikari Yui. Although she didn't respond to this sentence, she nodded to indicate yes.

"Li, I'm Akagi Ritsuko, you can call me Sister Ritsuko..."

Fumihiko Ikari interrupted Ritsuko Akagi and said something with a strange expression.

"According to seniority, you should call Li your cousin."

"what?"

Ritsuko Akagi was completely stunned.

"Why?"

Ikari Fumihiko suppressed his laughter and spoke nonsense in a serious manner.

"She and the Minister are cousins. Um... I remember the Minister and your mother are also cousins."

"Ah?? Why didn't I know about this?"

"It's normal that you didn't know about this relationship since we haven't been in touch for a long time. I only found out about this relationship not long ago."

Ikari Fumihiko paused.

"So you should call me uncle."

Ritsuko Akagi reacted.

"No! There is no such relationship at all. We didn't have much contact before, so I don't know, which is understandable. But now we are in the same department. If there really is such a relationship, both my mother and the director will tell me! Especially my mother - she will never allow such a thing to happen. My mother is particularly strict in this regard."

For a moment, Fumihiko Ikari couldn't tell whether Ritsuko Akagi had reacted or was deceiving him with words.

But that doesn't matter.

I just feel a little regretful.

"You reacted pretty quickly. I thought I could trick you into calling me uncle for a while!"

Ritsuko Akagi snorted in dissatisfaction.

"Don't bring out your tricks to deceive children and embarrass yourself."

In her heart, she cried out in regret that it was a close call. Fortunately, she reacted quickly and cheated. Otherwise, she might have to call this guy uncle from now on. Of course, what she could not accept the most was to call Rei Ayanami, a child who was much younger than her, aunt.

Ikari Fumihiko thought about it for a moment and then changed the subject.

"Didn't you say before that you were the top student in your grade? Why did Dr. Akagi tell me that your grades were not that good and asked me to tutor you?"

Ritsuko Akagi did not show her anger at her mother for having her lie exposed. Instead, she asked back nervously.

"Why did you end up talking about my studies?"

Having had similar experiences, Fumihiko Ikari saw through Ritsuko Akagi's thoughts at a glance.

"We didn't talk about this issue. It was Dr. Akagi who offered to let me tutor you. She said she wasn't good at it."

Ritsuko Akagi's eyes looked brighter than ever, and she smiled unconsciously.

"Really??"

"Well, she also praised you to me."

Ritsuko Akagi excitedly grabbed Fumihiko Ikari's arm and asked anxiously.

"How do you say that?"

"Well, let me think about it. I forgot the details, but it's basically saying that being able to achieve such results at your age is a remarkable thing in itself."

Perhaps the recognition she had always wanted came too suddenly, which made Ritsuko Akagi a little unbelievable.

"Mother would never say such things. You are lying to me again, right? How can this be? Everything else is fine, but not this kind of thing... Ikari Fumihiko, you've gone too far!" She looked very angry, and she was indeed angry, but her eyes revealed a desire that was hard to conceal. It was obvious that she hoped Ikari Fumihiko could produce evidence.