I participated in the development of EVA

Rei Ayanami appeared in the corridor and walked straight towards Fumihiko Ikari.

The thought of marinating it flashed through his mind, and he subconsciously squatted down, held Rei Ayanami's small hand and put it under his nose to sniff.

There is only the lingering smell of shower gel.

Ayanami Rei did not find Ikari Fumihiko's behavior strange. Instead, she raised her other hand and put it under her nose to sniff with a puzzled look, but did not smell any strange smell.

"What is Fumihiko sniffing?"

"Well, nothing much, it's just that Li has been in contact with lcl, I want to see if it has been marinated."

There is nothing to hide about this kind of thing, so naturally I will say whatever I think.

Rei Ayanami sniffed once more before speaking again.

"Does lcl smell strange? Why didn't Li feel it?"

Fumihiko Ikari was not surprised by this. Ayanami Rei had been dealing with LCL since she was born, and her body had long been accustomed to the fishy smell, so naturally she didn't feel anything.

"Well, it tastes a bit fishy, ​​but the smell isn't strong."

Rei Ayanami nodded as if she understood, obviously not quite understanding what the fishy smell was.

Ikari Fumihiko was a little confused.

Ayanami Rei has such frequent contact with LCL but she is still not well-seasoned.

Is it because I have become too accustomed to having too much contact with Li?

At this time, Ibuki Huimei also came out of the ward after taking a shower. She immediately noticed that Ikari Fumihiko was holding Rei Ayanami's hand and sniffing it. He looked like a pervert. No! He was a pervert. Of course, she believed that even if Ikari Fumihiko was crazy, he would not do anything unfaithful to Rei Ayanami.

He immediately asked.

"what happened?"

Ikari Fumihiko replied.

"Li wasn't pickled at all."

Marinated to taste?

After thinking for a while, she finally caught up with Ikari Fumihiko's train of thought, and Ibuki Huimi also curiously leaned over to take a sniff.

"There really is no smell of LCL left on me."

She mentioned the smell just now mainly because she was worried that if she had more contact with it in the future, the fishy smell of lcl would always remain on her body. She didn't want to be mistaken for a fishmonger when she had the chance to come into contact with outsiders in the future.

Only after getting confirmation from Ibuki Megumi did Ikari Fumihiko feel certain.

The smell emitted by lcl should not be a smell in the traditional sense, otherwise the normal smell will inevitably remain. Ayanami Rei has been in contact with it so frequently that her breath should now have a fishy smell.

227. Hidden dangers

Ibuki Huimei hesitated for a moment before speaking again.

"Lcl itself may not have any smell, and this smell may cause people to suffer from special olfactory hallucinations after coming into contact with lcl. Well, to put it simply, after coming into contact with lcl, people will feel an odor hallucination that does not actually exist. Of course, this is just my personal guess. I don't know if it is actually true."

She didn't study much about LCL.

However, she knew something about olfactory hallucinations, and after a pause she added a little sadly.

"Olfaction hallucinations are typical precursors to temporal lobe epilepsy. Well, the most typical one is smelling blood. The smell of LCL is a bit similar to the smell of blood."

She didn't say much, but she expressed what she wanted to say.

Too much exposure to LCL for too long may trigger a seizure.

Ikari Fumihiko frowned. He didn't expect that there would be such a hidden danger behind such an insignificant matter.

These people do not have much contact with LCL, so the possibility of them developing epilepsy is low.

His eyes fell on Rei Ayanami's petite body.

Rei Ayanami almost lives in LCL. If such a hidden danger really exists, it will definitely erupt in Rei Ayanami. Of course, it is not ruled out that the EVA gene in her body can prevent such a thing from happening.

"You two go have breakfast first. I'll go find Dr. Ito."

"Ah."

Ibuki Huimei responded.

"Should I bring breakfast to you, or should I arrange for my staff to bring it to you?"

She was relatively calm and even cared about Ikari Fumihiko's breakfast.

Ikari Fumihiko thought about it for a moment.

"You and Li can go to the Unit 0 project team, but don't start today's training until I get there."

"Ah."

Ibuki Huimi responded and didn't think that Ikari Fumihiko was making a fuss out of nothing.

At this stage, there is only one pilot in the world, Rei Ayanami, so no matter how cautious we are when it comes to her safety, it cannot be too much.

Seeing Ikari Fumihiko leave in a hurry, Ibuki Megumi asked again.

"Where's breakfast?"

"Just have someone deliver it."

He said this without even turning his head. Fumihiko Ikari was in no mood to eat.

……

Dr. Ito had just returned to the lounge, picked up his chopsticks and was about to eat breakfast when a student hurried in.

"what's up?"

"The team leader is here."

She frowned.

Didn't we just meet? If there was anything missing, why didn't you just call me? Why did you come all the way here?

After thinking for a moment, she still didn't know why Ding Wenyan came here, but she didn't dwell on it for too long.

As the saying goes, a person with a clear conscience fears no slander, and a person with a clear conscience will not feel guilty.

Ugh--

Why is this breakfast so difficult to eat today?

He put down his bowl and chopsticks and left the lounge.

"Team leader, why are you here?"

As soon as he walked out, he saw Ikari Fumihiko and immediately greeted him with a flattering smile.

I don't feel guilty, but I'm afraid.

The decision-making power of whether you can become famous lies in the hands of the other party.

Fumihiko Ikari did not exchange polite words with Dr. Ito and directly told him about Ibuki Megumi's discovery.

"Is it possible that the smell emitted by LCL itself is a fake smell that does not actually exist? Well, you should know about olfactory hallucinations, right? It's the one related to epilepsy."

"Know."

Dr. Ito frowned and his face became embarrassed.

As a doctor, he naturally knew what olfactory hallucinations were, and he also knew what Fumihiko Ikari was worried about.

“It’s not impossible.”

He did not compliment Ikari Fumihiko any more, but turned around and hurried towards the experimental area.

Normal people have strong resistance, but the patients in the experimental area have very weak resistance. If lcl really has this hidden danger, these patients will easily be infected.

Now the only thing she is thankful for is...

The patient's physical condition is too poor to perform liquid breathing, and his absorption of LCL is slow.

Ikari Fumihiko followed.

Doctor Ito came to the experimental area and immediately directed the employees to get busy. As an expert in the medical field, he naturally knew what to do now. Ikari Fumihiko said nothing, just stood aside and watched Doctor Ito and his employees busy. He knew very well in his heart that no matter what an outsider did now, he would only cause trouble, and doing nothing and not asking anything would be the greatest help.

During this time, the breakfast that Ibuki Megumi had sent over was also delivered, but Ikari Fumihiko was not in the mood to eat. He put it aside and waited for the result.

After watching for a while, he also knew what Dr. Ito was going to do. In fact, it was very simple, which was to detect whether there were any changes in the temporal lobe when the person was performing liquid breathing. If there were any changes, it meant that the LCL did have the potential to cause olfactory hallucinations and epilepsy. If there were no changes, it meant that the LCL itself was special and there was no residual odor.

Now the main task is to assemble the equipment, as it takes time.

Ikari Fumihiko thought for a moment before speaking up to remind him.

"There is no need to assemble the equipment. Just pour LCL on your body and observe the changes in the temporal lobe."

Dr. Ito was stunned for a moment before he reacted.

"Team leader, you better calm down."

All patients in the Hyacinth Project are using LCL. If LCL really has the risk of olfactory hallucinations, she is worried that this will delay the announcement of the project to the public.

Of course, this is only a secondary reason. The most serious thing now is... Ayanami Rei, the EVA pilot, has been exposed to LCL for a long time. Just thinking about the enemy attack and the scene of Ayanami Rei suffering from a sudden epilepsy while driving Unit 0 in battle, she felt a chill, so she was so panicked and made such an omission.

She followed Ikari Fumihiko's method, directed her employees to take action again, and soon began formal testing.

The volunteer was a student of Dr. Ito.

It wasn't her who chose the other person, but the other person who took the initiative to step forward.

Some people study medicine for fame and fortune, while others study medicine to save lives. It is obvious that this student belongs to the latter. Of course, he may also want to take this opportunity to show himself.

But the same thing -

No one is perfect; we should judge by his actions rather than his heart.

The conclusion was reached quickly. Dr. Ito frowned. Fumihiko Ikari could not understand the film, but he could understand Dr. Ito's current performance.

It is clear--

This hidden danger does exist.

"The temporal lobe is indeed stimulated, but it is relatively weak. Short-term exposure will not cause any problems. However, whether long-term exposure will cause temporal lobe lesions and lead to epilepsy requires further research."

Ikari Fumihiko shook his head.

“Are there any treatments and prevention methods?”

"If it is for prevention, you can take drugs such as eprotropium bromide and erythromycin enteric-coated tablets according to the situation."

Although Dr. Ito didn't want to say it, he still said it.

"If we use this method to respond to emergencies over time, it is inevitable that drug resistance will occur."

Ikari Fumihiko asked back.

“How long will it take to completely eliminate this hidden danger?”

"There is no basis for this, and I don't know exactly how long it will take to resolve the issue."

After saying this, Dr. Ito hurriedly added.

"If you are worried, you can take some medicine temporarily as an emergency measure."

The reason she said this was because she knew that if the Unit 00 project was stopped, everyone's attention would be focused on her.

Just thinking about it made her feel an invisible pressure on her body, causing her heart to become heavier and beat a beat slower.

228. Some things can only be thought about for a moment

Fumihiko Ikari did not consider Dr. Ito's feelings at first, and was about to stop Rei Ayanami's daily training. However, when he turned around to make a phone call, he noticed Dr. Ito's expression. For him, Rei Ayanami's safety was naturally the most important. Dr. Ito had pulled him into the Ayanami project team because he did not want to bear the pressure of the position of team leader.

Seeing Fumihiko Ikari walking out, Dr. Ito really wanted to say that Rei Ayanami was just a clone with problems and she could get a new body at any time.

however……

This kind of words are just something you think about in your mind. If you actually say them out loud, all your previous flattery will be in vain.

However, even if Fumihiko Ikari didn't care that Rei Ayanami forced her to make a choice, he would not do so in the end. A human being has flesh and blood and emotions of his own. Even if the body is created by cloning and not born from the womb, it is still a human being. As long as a human being is special, he should be treated as a human being.