I participated in the development of EVA

"Of course not. I've made it very clear just now, right? I want you to be my assistant."

As she said this, she recalled the other person's appearance in a shrine maiden costume in her mind.

really……

Pretty.

Only then did Yae Kiriko react.

"Ah...can I really?"

At this moment, a sentence that Ikari Fumihiko had said earlier flashed through Ibuki Huimi's mind.

"Just like I believe in you, believe in yourself."

"Ah? Is this a grammatical error?"

Yae Kiriko's reaction made Ibuki Huimi feel a little embarrassed. She didn't know why when Ikari Fumihiko said this, it gave people an inexplicable shock, but why it changed when it came to her?

Without waiting for Ibuki Huimi to say anything, Yae Kiriko started to make amends for her mistake in complaining about her boss.

"Uh, that's not what I meant. Ah... I mean... I will try my best to do a good job..."

"Relax a little, don't be so nervous, I'm not such a petty person."

After Ibuki Huimi comforted Yae Kiriko with a few words, she got down to business.

"From now on, you should follow behind me and familiarize yourself with the matters that will be handled in the future."

"Ah."

Yae Kiriko responded and stopped talking, obviously worried about saying something wrong again.

At this moment, Ibuki Huimi saw the shadow of herself when she first entered society in Yae Kiriko, who was equally immature.

Uh--

I think I'm only one year older than her? Why did my mentality suddenly become older?

shook his head.

The two walked out of the office and came to the command room.

Although processing documents is her main job, her most important responsibility is to complete Fumihiko Ikari's instructions and deploy personnel to complete the work.

At this time, Unit 00 had been started up, the restraints on its body had just been released, and the huge figure stood upright in the training ground.

Maybe it was because of the malfunction yesterday, but the Unit-0 that used to look so terrifying and formidable now looked inexplicably weak, as if it could shut down again due to a malfunction at any time. Ibuki Huimi knew that this was just an illusion, and Unit-0 was not as fragile as she had imagined.

"Did we discuss it?"

"Ah."

Ibuki Huimei responded.

Yae Kiriko stood behind the two men nervously, listening to their conversation, but the two men didn't say anything else.

After a moment, Ibuki Huimi seemed to have thought of something and looked around.

"Where's the minister?"

Ikari Yui was not found in the command room, so he asked without thinking too much. Only after he asked did he realize that after what had happened, no matter how strong Ikari Yui was, she was still a human being.

Ikari Fumihiko coughed dryly.

"I'm busy with other things."

Although she said so, Ibuki Huimi understood the other meaning behind this sentence.

Why are you asking this? She must have hidden herself away out of embarrassment!

211. The situation changes again

Thinking back to what happened yesterday, Ibuki Huimi felt embarrassed for Ikari Yui.

Even a strange idea popped into my mind.

Did the couple continue after that?

no--

It's too perverted to think about it anymore.

I didn't want to talk anymore, but I was worried that if I didn't say something, Ikari Fumihiko would say something else, so I immediately responded to hint that Ikari Fumihiko could end this topic.

"Ah."

Ikari Fumihiko didn't say anything, but he was a little curious about why Ibuki Megumi mentioned Ikari Yui at this time.

Is it...

Do you want to humiliate Ikari Yui in front of so many people?

Uh, you are provoking her. Aren’t you afraid that I will get beaten?

I subconsciously touched my nose a little awkwardly.

Yae Kiriko looked at the two people's strange expressions and was a little curious about what had happened, but she knew not to ask questions that she shouldn't ask.

After that, Ikari Yui did not show up again until the end of get off work.

"Okay, that's it for today."

Yae Kiriko, who had been feeling nervous, nodded and breathed a sigh of relief after leaving the office.

The reason why she was so nervous was not because of the pressure from work, but because she discovered a big melon while following her that day.

The team leader and the deputy team leader are in love.

"One more person means higher work efficiency."

Ibuki Huimi stretched her stiff body and nodded when she heard this.

"She'll be more efficient if she gets more familiar with it."

The two chatted for a while and then walked out of the office together.

At this time of day in normal times, grassroots employees would still be busy, but now most of them have stopped. It is different from the past. In the past, it seemed that there was endless work to do every day, but now the situation is not as tense as in the past, and the pace of work has slowed down visibly.

Ikari Fumihiko sighed subconsciously.

“The pace has slowed down.”

Ibuki Huimi nodded and expressed a different opinion.

"This change is probably related to power restrictions. If the external situation gets more tense and the restrictions are more severe, we will probably have to take a two-day weekend off."

When Fumihiko Ikari heard this, the plot related to Unit 02 flashed through his mind.

He subconsciously asked Ibuki Huimi.

"Do you think the top management will transfer some of the less important research to other places?"

Ibuki Huimi hesitated for a moment and thought carefully for a moment before speaking.

"It's possible. A cunning rabbit has three burrows."

I glanced at the camera in the corridor. Although this topic was not a sensitive one, it was not suitable to be discussed in the corridor.

"Let's talk about it when we get back."

"Where to go?"

"I'll go over there, change my clothes and clean up."

"Ah."

Of course, Fumihiko Ikari would have no objection.

The two came to Ibuki Huimi's dormitory. Compared with the lounge, the dormitory environment was more comfortable.

Fumihiko Ikari has not changed the layout of the lounge. It is still the same as when Professor Akagi was the team leader. It is a temporary sleeping place and naturally cannot be compared with a private dormitory for long-term residents.

After taking a shower, Ibuki Huimi brought up the previous topic again while applying a facial mask.

"Actually... given the current situation, the top management will also flee and transfer most of the research outside the core to various parts of the world to reduce their own attention, or... simply let this place be semi-abandoned, um, that is, turn it into an ordinary enterprise, and all subsequent research will be completed in other places."

Ikari Fumihiko nodded. Ibuki Huimi's point of view was very consistent with the plot of the original work.

"I feel the same way. Unit-01 has already been finalized and it is definitely impossible to transfer it out. However, the development of Unit-02 may be placed overseas."

At this point, Ibuki Huimi seemed to have thought of something and asked a follow-up question.

"Do you think that people like us will move out with the industry, or will we be left here?"

His nervous expression made Ikari Fumihiko stunned. He felt that there was something else behind his words. He carefully savored the words before reacting.

Ibuki Huimi is worried that the higher-ups will abandon her after she has served her purpose.

Now that EVA technology has become mature, we can just find a group of outstanding scholars to take over the research.

Although the second impact took away half of the population, the remaining population base is still very large. It is not difficult to find another group of scientific researchers of the same level as here. What's more, the e-plan has now completed the breakthrough from 0 to 1, and the difficulty of scientific research has been greatly reduced. Even scholars of the second level can take over the research and development work here.

Thinking of this, he became nervous for a moment. If Ibuki Huimi hadn't mentioned this possibility, he would never have considered this aspect, but he soon calmed down.

Rei Ayanami is his concern and also his amulet.

"Don't worry, I'm here, nothing will happen."

Although he said this, he was still a little unsure in his heart and just tried his best to look calm.

Ibuki Huimi's emotions have stabilized a little, but her eyes still hide the worry that the flowers will not bloom.

Although she was reluctant to admit it, she was in a hurry to establish a relationship with Ikari Fumihiko at that time. In fact, it was also related to her fear that the higher-ups would choose to get rid of him in order to keep the secret. Otherwise, she would not have been so unreserved and thrown herself at him. However, this was only a secondary factor. The main reason was that she did not want to continue to face this terrible world alone.

"Ah."

After she responded, she still couldn't help herself.

“Those grassroots…”

Ikari Fumihiko didn't want to respond to this question.

Seele is a cult-like organization that wants to sacrifice all of humanity to the so-called gods. No matter how you look at it, they are just a group of lunatics who only care about value and not life.

Although he really wanted to pull Ibuki Huimi onto the bed and skip this heavy topic, he knew in his heart that it would make the same whether he said it or not.

Ibuki Huimi is not the kind of person who has no opinion.

Not saying anything means tacitly agreeing to the worst thoughts in the other person's mind. Speaking can actually make the other person feel more at ease.

He pulled her into the bathroom, turned on the shower, and then began to speak to cover up the noise.

"Most of the grassroots are unaware of the inside story, and many of them are members of the organization. The top management will not do anything to them. As for the people in the R&D department... unless the situation changes, it will be difficult for them to see the sun above their heads again. Well... the top management will not do anything deliberately, and they can't do anything.

So many people died in the Second Impact, and the organization must have lost a lot of people as a result. That's why it opened up to the outside world and attracted many members outside the organization to join the E-plan.

The reason why the organization can gather so many people now is mainly because of the great cause of preventing the Third Impact. If the top leaders really want to get rid of them, they will not only lose their great cause, but also lose the trust of the middle and high-level people like us. Well... even if they have such intentions, the implementation of the plan still needs someone to execute it, so the instructions can basically not be implemented. "

In order to make Ibuki Huimi feel more at ease, he said a lot in one breath.

212. Negative distance contact?

however……

Fumihiko Ikari said a lot, but it didn't have much effect.

Ibuki Huimi just said this leisurely.

"They only need to close the elevator shaft and operate the control console to shut down the air circulation system to bury everything here."

Fumihiko Ikari kind of regretted bringing up this topic.

At that time, he was just thinking about the plot of Unit 2 and mentioned it casually just to chat about it. He didn't expect the topic to develop in this direction. However, he knew in his heart that Ibuki Huimi could express these thoughts in such a short time, which must be because she had such concerns a long time ago and they would explode sooner or later. It didn't really matter what he talked about with him and the other party.

Is it possible for senior management to abandon the company after it has served its purpose?

Yes, there is, but he thinks the probability is not high.

Just like he said before, Seele is short of manpower now, and has to continue to win people's hearts by talking about the great cause of preventing the third impact.