I participated in the development of EVA

Ibuki Emi was speechless.

"What are you thinking about every day?"

Ikari Fumihiko thought about it and changed his way of saying it.

"Then let me put it another way. You made me feel sorry for you, so I took the initiative to help share the work."

Ibuki Megumi gave Ikari Fumihiko a cold look.

"I'm starting to regret it a little bit."

"Woman, don't you think it's a little late to regret now—"

197. Beyond Cognition

Fumihiko Ikari secretly placed his hands on Ibuki Emi's slender white thighs, feeling the delicate touch.

Ibuki Emi rolled her eyes at Ikari Fumihiko again in annoyance.

If Rei Ayanami wasn't there right now, the two of them would be acting more intimately. Even though it wouldn't be too outrageous, at least they were snuggling together.

However, when Fumihiko Ikari placed his hand on Emi Ibuki's thigh, his eyes became bolder.

In the past I would just peek at it, but now I can admire it openly from all angles.

"With your figure you should be a model."

"I did work as a magazine model when I was in high school, and I continued to work part-time as a print model until I graduated from college."

Ikari Fumihiko was a little surprised.

Originally this was just a casual compliment, but I didn't expect that Ibuki Emi had actually been a model. However, after thinking about it, I felt relieved. It is normal for Ibuki Emi to be a model with her figure and looks.

"What magazine?"

"It's just a magazine about a small cosmetics brand that's not very popular. It's been published for more than ten years and it's still not very popular."

Speaking of this, Ibuki Emi missed the carefree days back then.

“I don’t know if the cosmetics company survived.”

"What's your name? Let me check it for you."

"no need."

It was enough to just reminisce about the past a little bit; Ibuki Emi didn't want to establish too many connections with the past.

It’s not that the memories are too bitter, but I don’t want to know how much I lost in the second impact.

Ikari Fumihiko felt the change in Ibuki Emi's mood, and then he realized how stupid his words were. The memories before the second impact were a past that all the survivors did not want to recall.

Ibuki Emi changed the subject.

"How do you think this situation will eventually develop?"

He deliberately lowered his voice when saying this, and spoke it in Ikari Fumihiko's ear, obviously worried about being monitored.

Feeling the hot air on his ears, Fumihiko Ikari was a little eager to do something, but he still restrained himself. Although his body reacted, he did not do anything out of the ordinary. In order to divert his attention, he seriously thought about the question asked by Emi Ibuki. Was she asking about the future development direction of the Seele organization?

wrong--

He must be worried that Seele would use EVA's power to fight against the whole world and drag himself and others into the abyss.

Uh……

It doesn’t seem right…

“That question is a little too vague.”

He also gave a reply close to Ibuki Emi's ear.

"Now that EVA research and development is close to success, what will the top management do next?"

Ikari Fumihiko hesitated for a moment before speaking.

"You should know that EVA is indeed powerful, but it also has great drawbacks. Even if the top management has the ambition to rule the world, they don't have the ability to realize it. In fact, from the changes we have seen along the way, it is not difficult to find that the top management is not inflated just because EVA is about to be successfully developed. I think the future development direction should be to continue to accumulate power."

He did not directly state the situation in the original book, but analyzed the current situation without knowing it.

"When we can solve the drawbacks of EVA, or when we have the bargaining power, we will come out from the dark."

Ibuki Emi nodded in agreement, but her ears turned a little red from the hot breath she blew on her ears.

"Disadvantages? What disadvantages?"

She knew a lot about EVA, but she still hadn't figured out what the disadvantages of EVA were.

This is not a slow reaction, but an incomplete understanding.

"The EVA has insufficient internal power storage and needs an external power supply. Once the power is cut off, the EVA will become a sitting duck."

With Ikari Fumihiko's reminder, Ibuki Emi finally reacted.

“This drawback is indeed very serious.”

When he said this, he felt relieved and nervous at the same time. He felt relieved because the greater EVA's disadvantages were, the higher-ups would not be so arrogant as to become enemies with the world. He felt nervous because he was worried that this weakness would be exploited by EVA when facing enemies in the future.

Ibuki Emi's nervousness made the skin on her thighs tense, which made Ikari Fumihiko immediately aware of her concern.

He immediately began to comfort her.

"Don't worry, this is not difficult to solve. The top leaders should invest heavily in battery research and development internationally. Well, they should do it in the name of new energy vehicles, or promote it in the name of environmental protection. In short, the top leaders should do it this way. No... maybe they have already started it now, but we just don't know about it."

Ibuki Emi first breathed a sigh of relief, then became nervous again. Her current conflict came from——

They are worried that EVA is too powerful and the top leaders will become so arrogant that they want to take on the whole world. They are also worried that EVA is not strong enough to prevent the Third Impact.

Ikari Fumihiko could understand Ibuki Emi's feelings at the moment, so he continued to comfort her, "With the current scientific capabilities, no matter how much support from the top management, it will be difficult to solve this problem in a short period of time. The best we can do is to allow EVA to function without external power supply for a few minutes, which is enough to fight a single enemy."

Compared to the top leaders' expanding ambitions and becoming enemies with the world, Ibuki Emi is more worried about the third impact.

After all, the former is an internal conflict among human beings. No matter how much trouble you make, it will only result in more deaths. However, the latter will lead to the extinction of human civilization.

"What if the battery runs out during a battle?"

Ikari Fumihiko suppressed the urge to laugh out loud.

Although he really wanted to say "then it's the enemy that we should worry about", after all, when Unit-01 ran out of power, the most dangerous people would be the Angels, but he still resisted the urge to spoil the plot.

Then I thought of another solution.

"We already have Unit-00, and Unit-01 which has not yet started construction. We will definitely need to build multiple EVAs in the future. This way, even if we cannot kill the enemy in a short period of time, we can still find a chance to reconnect to the external power supply through rotation. Of course, I am not good at tactical deployment, so I will definitely organize a tactical team to formulate a more thorough plan when the time comes."

After hearing these words, Ibuki Emi felt much calmer, but she was still a little worried.

After all, the enemy may arrive at any time, and now humans only have the trump card of Unit 00 to deploy.

But then I thought, maybe the top management has already formulated corresponding tactics to solve this problem, and I finally put my mind at ease.

"What if the higher-ups use the power of EVA within the human race?"

The main reason why Ibuki Emi has such concerns is that the human completion plan is completely beyond the scope of ordinary people's cognition.

Ikari Fumihiko had already thought of a good argument, and he immediately began to explain it slowly. "This is actually very easy for humans to target. As long as the power supply is cut off, the top leaders will be helpless. Even if they secretly build an independent nuclear power plant, it will be meaningless. Not to mention whether this place can defend against a large-yield nuclear bomb, even a random artillery shell can cut off the external power supply line of the EVA."

198. Longing and Fearing

“It’s a real problem.”

Ibuki Emi said this but smiled happily, not looking worried at all.

After more than two years of contact with her grandfather, she has more or less accepted some of his ideas.

Humanity can perish...

But it cannot be destroyed in its own hands.

EVA has such a drawback that it is destined to be unable to be used in internal fighting, at least it is impossible for such a thing to happen in a short period of time.

But at this moment, the scene of Unit 00 going berserk flashed through his mind.

"Can a power outage really stop EVA from going berserk?"

"meeting."

After responding, Ikari Fumihiko continued to explain.

"The EVA's will is almost completely suppressed, so the source of the rampage can only be the driver. The rampage can be stopped by cutting off the connection between the two."

What I am saying now is actually basically the same as what was said when Unit-0 went berserk, but it is just more straightforward.

Ibuki Emi nodded and asked another question in her mind.

I've always wanted to know if there would be a suitable opportunity to ask.

"Will Eva really not lose control?"

This is not only her concern, but also the concern of most people in the base.

Fumihiko Ikari felt his skin tense with worry and was about to say something to comfort him.

A thought flashed through my mind.

I'm afraid even Ikari Yui has similar concerns.

Humans desire EVA's power, but are also afraid of it, because it is this power that triggers the second impact.

The reason why Ikari Yui is obsessed with the research of soul implantation is not only to open up another way to control EVA, but also to use human souls to add a layer of insurance to EVA. Judging from the original plot alone, this layer of insurance has indeed played the expected role... No! It has exceeded expectations.

The scenario shown in the original book is no longer about insurance, but a replacement.

Ikari Yui's consciousness replaced that of Unit-01.

Although it cannot be said to be a complete replacement, it has also occupied a certain degree of dominance.

"What's wrong……"

Seeing that Ikari Fumihiko had been silent, Ibuki Emi asked with concern.

"I am fine."

Ikari Fumihiko responded by shaking his head, and then gave an explanation.

"I just haven't thought about this question before, but now that you asked me, I started to think about it carefully."

Ibuki Emi felt a little unbelievable.

"No way...Aren't you worried that this might happen?"

This was just a casual reason. Ikari Fumihiko did not follow Ibuki Emi's words, but explained from another perspective, "Eva has an armored restraint device on her body, and there is also a similar restraint device inside her body. Theoretically, Eva cannot lose control. At most, it will go berserk."

As a scholar, Ibuki Emi knew that she should look at this issue rationally like Ikari Fumihiko, but humans are emotional creatures after all, and no matter how rational they are, they can never be absolutely rational.

Therefore, although she was relieved by this answer, the worry in her heart still did not completely disappear.

"I hope so..."

She did not hide her inner feelings and expressed her emotions sincerely.

Ikari Fumihiko did not say any more words of comfort.

As long as EVA exists, Ibuki Emi's worry will never disappear, and no words can change it.

He glanced at Rei Ayanami who fell asleep after drinking Coke and was a little surprised, but felt relieved the next moment.

Now, Rei Ayanami has only a vague understanding of her own emotions, let alone such a complicated situation as love. In her opinion, the two people sitting together and whispering to each other are just talking about something as usual. She does not think that they are too close, so naturally she will not pay too much attention to them.

The warm feeling of the sunlight falling on her body, coupled with the breeze, made her feel very comfortable. Plus, she had consumed a lot of energy learning to swim, so she fell asleep unknowingly.

Ikari Fumihiko immediately became bolder.

Ibuki Emi was startled and subconsciously glanced at Ayanami Rei.

Seeing this light bulb fell asleep, she secretly breathed a sigh of relief and snuggled into Ikari Fumihiko's arms, enjoying the intimacy of this moment. With someone to rely on, her inner anxiety was dispelled and she removed the disguise that had been maintained for more than two years. She relaxed completely. In the past, she had found it difficult to fall asleep even at night, let alone take a nap.

She is not a workaholic—

The reason why she took the initiative to take on most of the work in the past was that she wanted to use work to squeeze out her energy, otherwise she would not be able to sleep at all.

Even if Fumihiko Ikari doesn't want to be a hands-off boss, she will take the initiative to take on most of the work.