I participated in the development of EVA

"Don't forget we're going camping tonight. We can leave around 5:30."

"..."

Naoko Akagi was stunned for a moment. It was not that she forgot about the camping, but she was so focused on her research that she forgot the time.

"Uh, okay."

After hanging up the phone, he notified Eri Akagi and asked her to notify the Human Resources Department.

After making these arrangements, he returned to the command room and asked Ibuki Emi.

"Aren't you going to get ready?"

"I prepared everything I needed yesterday."

"You really can't wait."

Ibuki Emi nodded in agreement very straightforwardly.

"Yes, I can't wait."

There was still something else she hadn't said. She didn't want to stay in this dungeon with such a depressing atmosphere any longer.

Ikari Fumihiko looked at Ikari Yui.

"What about you?"

Ikari Yui shook her head.

"Your schedule is taking a bit too long. The Unit 0 project team needs someone to take charge."

Ikari Fumihiko was a little surprised.

"Li, follow me out. What are you commanding on Unit Zero?"

Ikari Yui rolled her eyes at Ikari Fumihiko.

"Have you forgotten so quickly about the last time the neural connection device didn't have enough power?"

"Uh...no."

Hearing this, Fumihiko Ikari realized that Ikari Yui wanted to complete the modification of Unit 00 while they were camping.

"I have already discussed the details of this matter with Huimei."

"Uh--"

Ikari Fumihiko was stunned.

When did this happen?

He didn't say it out loud, but Ibuki Emi still understood and explained it.

"When you go to catch up on your sleep in the morning."

After a pause, she added.

"The renovation will officially begin after we leave, and we will work overtime to finish it on Sunday. If it is not completed, we will be notified and have one more day off."

Fumihiko Ikari was not surprised by this arrangement.

There is no point in them coming back until the modification of Unit 00 is completed. No, this is not the fundamental reason for giving them an extra day off.

He glanced at Ikari Yui, and at this time Ikari Yui also looked at him.

Then Ikari Yui glanced meaningfully at Ibuki Emi.

Ikari Fumihiko understood what she meant and reacted immediately. Ikari Yui was hinting at him to take advantage of the opportunity to win over Ibuki Megumi.

He shook his head subconsciously.

I just broke up with my girlfriend last night, and he immediately got together with his ex-girlfriend's best friend. This behavior is such a despicable person.

Ibuki Emi sensed the malicious intent and questioned Ikari Yui.

"What's with that lewd look in your eyes?"

Ikari Yui just smiled meaningfully and didn't say anything.

Ibuki Emi felt uneasy when she was laughed at.

"Don't be like this. My hair is standing on end. Is there something you can't just say?"

"No."

Ikari Yui answered straightforwardly.

When Fumihiko Ikari and Kana Fuyutsuki broke up, she knew about it but couldn't tell Ibuki Emi because it was Fumihiko Ikari's private matter.

But the hint that should be given has now been given.

It depends on Ibuki Emi's understanding.

Unable to get an answer from Ikari Yui, Ibuki Emi looked at Ikari Fumihiko.

Ikari Fumihiko shook his head.

"She's just teasing you."

Ibuki Emi was still somewhat skeptical and obviously did not believe Ikari Fumihiko's explanation.

There must be something hidden from me.

He carefully savored Ikari Yui's meaningful and disgusting smile, then continued to look at Ikari Fumihiko suspiciously.

It took her a moment to react, and she immediately said something to the two of them.

"I'm going to the bathroom."

When Ikari Yui saw this, she realized that Ibuki Emi had understood her hint.

Ikari Fumihiko didn't care.

After Ibuki Emi came to the bathroom, she took out her cell phone. She wanted to prove her guess. It was very simple. She just needed to send a text message to Fuyutsuki Kana to confirm it. However, although she had a good idea, she still hesitated when she picked up the phone. If it were a normal situation, there would be nothing wrong with asking about this kind of thing. But at this moment, she felt a little guilty.

But in the end, I sent out the edited text message.

[I think that guy is a little bit off today, just like he's been heartbroken. Did you break up with him? ]

It wasn't long before I received a reply.

【right. 】

Just one word made Ibuki Emi's emotions complicated.

【what happens? 】

[Nothing, it's just that after he met my father, when he was thinking about whether to tell my father about me and him, I overreacted... I had been looking for the shadow of my fiancé in him, I didn't really like him, and he didn't do anything wrong. If it continued like this, it would be too unfair to him... So we broke up.]

The situation was similar to what Ibuki Emi had guessed.

I wanted to reply to the message, but for a moment I didn't know how to reply.

It was Kana Fuyutsuki who sent new message again.

[You don’t need to persuade me. I have tried to get over it and embrace the present, but I just can’t get over it. ]

Ibuki Emi was silent for a moment before replying.

[Then what are you going to do? 】

[What should I do? It's a split, and from now on I will devote my whole body and soul to the medical industry and strive to win a Nobel Prize in Medicine.]

170. Can you do it? No! What a coincidence, I can’t do it either.

Ibuki Emi hesitated for a moment before responding dryly.

[Uncle doesn't want you to be like this, right? ]

She knew in her heart that a few simple words of comfort would be enough.

No matter how distant their relationship is, they are still acquaintances who have known each other since college.

Kana Fuyutsuki was speechless. She had not thought about this matter before, but now that she had reacted, she realized that the father and daughter had just reunited. Her father naturally would not say anything, and he would definitely persuade her to move on with time. However, she was no longer the little girl who had no opinion of her own and lived under the protection of her father and fiancé.

[If I have the chance, I plan to adopt an orphan. ]

She has her own ideas.

Ibuki Emi shook her head secretly.

It's a good idea, but... it's difficult to implement.

It's not that it's difficult to adopt an orphan, but her father, Fuyutsuki Kozo, will definitely not watch his daughter live out the rest of her life in such a lonely way. Kana is a filial daughter, and she can persist for a while, but definitely not for long.

[My uncle will definitely not agree with you.]

He will understand me.

Ibuki Emi thought for a moment before re-editing a text message.

[If you really don’t plan to get married and don’t want to find a boyfriend again, you can consider in vitro fertilization. I remember that the technology in this area is mature. ]

This suggestion made Fuyutsuki Kana ponder.

Compared to adopting an orphan, it is easier to convince a father to adopt an offspring born through in vitro fertilization.

It's just that she was quite resistant to it in her heart.

【I'll think about it.】

[No matter what, while you are still young, save your eggs. ]

【Let me think about it.】

[That's it, if you have anything to say, you can talk to me.]

【it is good. 】

Ibuki Emi put down her phone and walked out of the bathroom with mixed feelings.

His blood pressure immediately rose after seeing Fumihiko Ikari again.

"Are you...constipated? You've been squatting in the bathroom for so long."

Ikari Fumihiko's words made her want to beat him to death. The corners of her mouth twitched and she replied while suppressing her anger.

“You really know how to chat.”

Ikari Yui looked at the two of them and chuckled.

The others didn't dare to endure it like Ikari Yui.

Ibuki Emi looked at it for a while.

"It's almost time to set off."

Ikari Fumihiko also glanced at the time.

"it is good."

He responded first, then said something to Rei Ayanami.

"Li, let's stop here for today."

"Ah."

Rei Ayanami responded and immediately controlled EVA to return to the restraint and stop. After she was pulled out of the insertion tether, the staff began to secure Unit 0 to the restraint.

Ayanami Rei and Ibuki Megumi, who had changed into casual clothes, picked up Akagi and her daughter.

Ibuki Emi sighed, realizing that she was overthinking it again.

The five people arrived at the camp again by helicopter under security guard. Compared with the last time they came here, this place is no longer primitive.

Several unfinished simple wooden houses stood by the lake.

In addition, there is a wooden pier for yachts and pedal boats, and a fishing platform made of metal frames and wood.

Ikari Fumihiko was a little surprised.

"What are the top brass going to do?"

Ibuki Emi responded.