I participated in the development of EVA

Fumihiko Ikari noticed the omission in Rei Ayanami's words.

“Those things… Never mind. It’s too much trouble to describe this kind of thing or that kind of thing. I’ll just temporarily name this thing soul matter.”

After saying this, he asked about some of the information that Rei Ayanami had omitted from her words.

"What is the speed at which soul matter moves within the force field?"

Feeling that his explanation was not clear enough, he spoke again in a simpler way.

"Well, it's how long it takes to move from one place to another."

Rei Ayanami hesitated for a moment before speaking.

"Very quickly, very quickly. I don't know how to describe it. Anyway, before I could react, those... um, soul substances had already been transferred over."

When Ikari Yui heard this, her brows, which had just relaxed, furrowed again.

When she heard the information from Rei Ayanami, she immediately thought that those areas with thin soul matter were the weaknesses of the AT force field. She even imagined that in the future, EVA could use a two-sided attack tactic when facing the enemy, and use tactical coordination to pull out the thin soul matter gap to destroy the enemy's AT force field.

I feel a little disappointed to hear this answer now, but after thinking about it carefully, I find that the tactic of attacking from both sides is still applicable.

Because there is an upper limit to soul matter, soul matter must be evenly distributed when facing a pincer attack, which is equivalent to weakening the upper limit of the at force field's bearing capacity in disguise.

Fumihiko Ikari didn't feel much. Compared to unraveling the mystery of the at force field, he was more concerned about whether the at force field would cause any damage to Rei Ayanami when it was hit.

"After the attack, did you experience any abnormalities physically or mentally?"

"No."

Ikari Fumihiko nodded and lowered his head to think.

Is it that the driver will not be impacted after the force field is hit, or is it that the previous test intensity was too low?

Considering the original plot, he felt that the latter was more likely.

When the force field is subjected to a greater impact, it will cause a mental shock to the driver. He had had similar thoughts before, and now he has a new understanding when thinking about it again. Although this mental shock will bring negative effects to the driver, the essence of the impact is like human pain, which is a special protection mechanism.

The impact is to remind the driver that the force field has reached its limit.

Seeing that Ikari Fumihiko was silent, Ikari Yui wanted to pry open his brain to see what he was thinking.

"What did you think of?"

I thought Fumihiko Ikari would just respond casually, but I didn't expect him to actually say what he was thinking.

"I'm thinking, since the force field is so closely related to the driver, is there a protection mechanism similar to the human body's pain perception that gives the driver a negative impact when the force field is at its upper limit?"

Faced with the question raised by Fumihiko Ikari, she thought about it briefly and shook her head.

“It will take testing to find out.”

Compared to this question itself, she wanted to conduct a violent test to explore the upper limit of Unit-00's AT force field protection capabilities.

Although she didn't say it explicitly, Ikari Fumihiko knew what she was thinking.

"Don't even think about it. That kind of test is too dangerous."

As I said this, a thought flashed through my mind.

Whether Rei Ayanami had undergone this kind of test in the original work, thinking about the various weapons in the original work, only with detailed data on the AT force field can special attack weapons be developed specifically. Thinking so, he felt that the possibility was very high. He even felt that the reason why Unit 0 in the original work resisted Rei Ayanami was probably because she had endured too much inhuman treatment in the next thirteen years, but Rei Ayanami was indifferent to it, which made Unit 0 angry.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but emphasize it again.

"You'd better give up such thoughts."

Ikari Yui did not back down this time, "You know, there is a need for research in this area."

Fumihiko Ikari was not being unreasonable.

"Research is fine, but we need to be excellent in ensuring the safety of drivers, not only physically but also mentally."

189. Why is it getting even darker?

Previously, all kinds of EVA-related research have been carried out in a very barbaric manner, and all ethics and safety regulations have been put aside.

The root cause of this situation is -

The enemy may arrive at any time, and mankind is in the shadow of the third impact.

After being silent for a moment, Ikari Yui couldn't help but speak again.

"If you lose your humanity, you will lose a lot. If you lose your animality, you will lose everything. This is what you said before."

Fumihiko Ikari did say this and agreed with it, otherwise he would not have said it.

But he knew that the apostles would not attack until thirteen years later.

If he believed like everyone else that the Third Impact could come at any time, in that situation, he would still find a way to protect Ayanami Rei, but the protection would definitely be much smaller than it is now. He would not oppose Ikari Yui's radical style of behavior. Of course, not opposing does not mean support, it can also mean compromise.

After all, human beings may perish at any time, and it is ridiculous to talk about human morality at this time.

There is humanity only when there are human beings.

All human beings have died...

What's the point of talking about humanity?

Not to mention putting Rei Ayanami in danger, even if he had to sacrifice half of the population to ensure the survival of the other half and allow human civilization to continue, he would still choose to compromise in that situation. However, he would most likely feel guilty and would not have the courage to live anymore, and would be included in the other half of the population that was sacrificed.

If it is just if after all, he knows clearly the time when the apostles will attack.

However, he could not refute it with this reason, because he could not explain how he knew that the apostles would attack thirteen years later, nor could he provide evidence.

Therefore, we can only refute it from other angles.

"What if the pilot is injured during the experiment and can no longer fly the EVA, and the enemy attacks at this time?"

It’s not that Ikari Yui hasn’t thought about this problem, but she just can’t come up with a solution.

Rei Ayanami is a clone. If this situation occurs, the problem can be solved by killing the injured Rei Ayanami and activating the backup of the hatchery.

"..."

Although she remained silent, Fumihiko Ikari knew what she was thinking.

In the original work, although Gendō Ikari seemed to have placed the fate of mankind on the fact that Yui Ikari's consciousness had not dissipated, and that as long as Shinji Ikari entered the cockpit of Unit-01 and encountered danger while fighting the enemy, Yui Ikari's consciousness would be revived to protect his son, in fact, he had already prepared to activate the backup, and as long as there was an unexpected situation in the plan, Unit-00 would take action.

Otherwise, the top management would never agree to such a gamble. After all, although there are Japanese among the top management, most of them are not Japanese and do not have such a strong gambling nature.

As for whether the temporary wake-up backup will delay the fighter? ?

He felt that in the original work, Gendo Ikari should have conducted relevant verification a long time ago and knew clearly how long it would take for the new backup to be activated after Rei Ayanami's death.

These things cannot be discussed openly, so Fumihiko Ikari did not say anything else.

Instead, it was Ikari Yui who remained silent for a moment before speaking again.

"I hope you know what you are doing. This is a judgment you make based on reason, not an impulse."

He paused for a moment, feeling that this was still not enough to express his attitude, and then added another sentence.

“This concerns the fate of all mankind.”

As these words were spoken, the atmosphere in the entire command room became tense and heavy.

Ikari Fumihiko did not avoid the question, but nodded seriously.

"I know."

Ikari Yui really wanted to ask Ikari Fumihiko why he made such a judgment, but the timing was not right so she did not speak again.

He just nodded reluctantly.

Fumihiko Ikari glanced at the time. It was already past nine o'clock in the evening and the experiment had been going on for more than three hours. During this period, Rei Ayanami did not deploy the AT force field every moment, but even so, it had been deployed intermittently for nearly an hour. Now she looked very tired.

"That's about it, let's stop here for today—"

No one raised any objections.

The research team evacuated from the training ground in an orderly manner. The physical strength of these scholars had reached the limit at this time. They looked like they had been fished out of the water, and their clothes were all soaked with sweat.

Unit-00 was restrained again and the insertion bolt was sent to the disinfection room.

Ibuki Emi directed the personnel on site to put on biochemical protective clothing and temporarily reinforce the restraints.

Fumihiko Ikari was pulled into the conference room by Yui Ikari.

When there were only two people at the scene, Ikari Yui started asking.

"What on earth do you think?"

Ikari Fumihiko didn't know how to explain it, so he could only change the subject and ask a question.

"No, it's not what I think, but what you are hiding."

"What do you mean?"

"Since the situation is urgent, why hasn't an EVA attack plan been formulated yet?"

Ikari Yui didn't realize that Ikari Fumihiko was changing the subject. She just thought that Ikari Fumihiko had misjudged the situation because of this incident. In order to continue the topic, she first gave a brief explanation, and then used her authority to retrieve the corresponding plan that had been formulated from the computer and played it on the conference room screen through the projector.

"The arrangements have already begun. A special orbital elevator for EVA strikes is being built outside. In addition, the elevator at the entrance and exit can also send Unit 0 to the ground."

After patiently waiting for a while for Ikari Fumihiko to finish reading the above content, she opened her mouth to ask him again.

"Do you understand now? The situation is not unurgent, it's just that you pay too little attention to the outside world. This plan is not confidential, and you can read it with your authority. The situation is still very dangerous. We must master more data on the AT force field so that we can develop corresponding weapons to increase our combat power."

Fumihiko Ikari also found a reason for himself to refuse.

"Be sensible."

"I am very rational..."

Before Ikari Yui could finish her words, Ikari Fumihiko interrupted her.

"No, you are irrational now. Impatience has affected your mind."

Ikari Yui was so angry that she laughed.

"Okay, you said I'm irrational, then tell me what irrationality is?"

Ikari Fumihiko spoke slowly.

"The force field is so strong that it has blinded you."

Without giving Ikari Yui a chance to refute, he changed the subject and began to express his own opinion.

"The force field is indeed the key to preventing the third impact, but it is not everything. Have you ever considered the impact of violent testing?"

Although he was questioning, he still didn't give Ikari Yui a chance to speak, and continued speaking.

"I know that in your eyes, the pilot is still a cheap accessory that makes the EVA move. Each one is worth about 180,000 yen. If there is a problem, it can be replaced at any time. Now it is irrational for me to hinder you from violent testing and collecting data. It is a decision mixed with personal emotions. Indeed! I don't deny this. There is indeed a large proportion of personal emotions involved.

but--

I also have my own considerations, no! Not considerations, but judgments. "

190. When the underworld reaches its extreme, it becomes the world of the living. Good morning.

Faced with Ikari Fumihiko's belittlement, Ikari Yui did not lose her mind or become sarcastic, but remained very calm and rational, because she knew very well that every decision she made was related to the fate of all mankind.

The current conversation is not conducted in an individual capacity, but from the perspective of the fate of all mankind.

"reason."

Even so, people are still people after all.

It is impossible to be as rational as a machine.

The voice was a little cold.

Fumihiko Ikari knew that if the reasons he gave could not convince the other party, they would most likely retaliate afterwards.

"In your eyes, the only thing about this Coke incident is the increase in synchronization rate?"

"What do you mean?"

When asking this question, Ikari Yui had actually reacted, but she was just not willing to face her own negligence.