I participated in the development of EVA

In her senses, Fumihiko Ikari was special.

Everyone around him was immersed in the pain brought by the Second Impact. They were supported by the belief of preventing the Third Impact and saving human civilization. They numb themselves with work and lived like zombies, wondering when they would be free. However, Fumihiko Ikari seemed to have forgotten everything, no... as if he had not experienced the Second Impact. He only thought about how to spend every day comfortably.

Even Kana Fuyutsuki, who was the least affected by the second impact, did not have as good an attitude as Fumihiko Ikari.

but--

This kind of good attitude also made Ikari Fumihiko fragile inside... No, I don't understand what Ikari Fumihiko was like before.

It was precisely because of this greater understanding that Ibuki Emi realized at the first moment that the experimental accident had caused Ikari Fumihiko to have emotional problems.

"Becoming a teacher? That's a good idea."

Ibuki Emi seemed to recall something, and without waiting for Ikari Fumihiko to react, she continued talking on her own.

“I had an interview at the University of Tokyo on the day of the second impact, and I had been preparing for this for several years. I had always wanted to become a teacher since I was in school.

But fate played a joke on me. I lost the chance to apply to the University of Tokyo right after I passed the interview...

Well, my parents who accompanied me to the interview also disappeared.

Actually, only half of what I said last time was a lie. Well, it was my parents who were crushed by the collapsed building, not my friends. I was stunned at that moment and completely forgot about running away. When I came to my senses, the first thing I thought of was not running away, but why I was still alive... and if I had reacted faster, or walked a few more steps forward and away from the building, could I have saved my parents' lives.

Um--

I also wondered if I had accidentally offended the gods at some point, which led to the second impact.

Doesn’t it feel ridiculous?

In fact, it’s not just me, almost everyone has had similar ridiculous thoughts. Later I learned that this is a mental illness called survivor syndrome. "

At first, I just wanted to talk about something and get Fumihiko Ikari to talk, but as the conversation went on, she started to be the one doing the talking.

On normal days, Fumihiko Ikari would try to find a way to calm Ibuki Emi down, but now he was not in the mood to do so. He even felt that Ibuki Emi was too noisy and made him irritated.

"What exactly do you want to say? Are you trying to say that everyone in this world is mentally ill?"

Recalling the painful memories brought by the second impact, Ibuki Emi was no longer in the mood to continue chatting.

"Roughly the same……"

021. As long as your brain is broken, you don’t have to worry about anything

After Ibuki Emi left, he read documents until late at night, and slept in the office when he felt tired.

It wasn't until I was woken up by a call from Fuyutsuki Kana that I realized -

I have a girlfriend.

Kana Fuyutsuki returned to the dormitory tired as usual. When she got up in the middle of the night, she found that Fumihiko Ikari had not come back. She first picked up her cell phone and saw that Fumihiko Ikari had not sent any message. She felt a little worried and went to Fumihiko Ikari's dormitory to take a look, but did not find anyone, so she called him.

The call was connected, and I breathed a sigh of relief when I heard Ikari Fumihiko's dazed voice.

At the same time, I was a little angry about it.

"Where are you? Why didn't you leave me a message if you didn't come back?"

"Uh--"

After a pause, Ikari Fumihiko hurriedly explained, "I'm in the laboratory office. Something went wrong today, so I worked overtime until midnight. I didn't go back because I was worried about disturbing you."

"Then you have to leave me a message too."

"Sorry, I was wrong."

After saying this, a sense of déjà vu arose in my heart. I wonder if Ibuki Emi will say "What's wrong with you" later?

Thinking of this, he didn't give Ibuki Emi a chance to speak.

"Where are you now?"

"Dormitory, your dormitory."

"Wait a moment, I'll be right back."

Ibuki Emi hesitated for a moment, but still responded.

"Ah."

The reason for her hesitation was not only that she was worried about disturbing Ikari Fumihiko's rest, but also that she was worried that Ikari Fumihiko had been hanging out with other women and had forgotten about her.

The reason for this idea is that there is an eight-year age difference between them. Therefore, she is actually very conflicted about this relationship. She wants to continue but is afraid that it won't go far. She wants to end it but is reluctant to do so. She has been busy with work during this period of time, which is an attempt to avoid this problem. She still can't let go of her ex-boyfriend who died in the second impact.

The two were already engaged and were planning to get married the next year, but they didn't expect that her boyfriend would die that year.

It didn't take long before the two met in the dormitory.

Fumihiko Ikari didn't have any other woman's scent and didn't behave in any suspicious way, which made Fuyutsuki Kana feel relieved but also a little disappointed.

If she is betrayed, she will have a reason to end the relationship.

At the same time, I don't want that to happen.

Fumihiko Ikari wanted to talk to Kana Fuyutsuki about his troubles, but he didn't know where to start without mentioning the "time traveler".

The two people with complicated emotions did not say much at this moment, everything was done in an ecstatic action.

When I woke up the next day, it was already afternoon.

I was still awakened by a call from Eri Akagi, but Kana Fuyutsuki had already gone to work.

"Dr. Wen Yan, your team member asked me to convey a message."

"what's up?"

“The model has been optimized.”

"Okay, I understand. Prepare breakfast... lunch, and a change of clothes."

"Ok."

Fumihiko Ikari washed himself, had lunch and went to the medical department.

02 The volunteer has left the emergency room and entered the intensive care unit. Whether he is dead or alive... depends on the results of the next operation.

Fumihiko Ikari came to the laboratory with a heavy heart.

Ibuki Emi came to Ikari Fumihiko and was ready to report the situation. Before she opened the card, she sensed the scent of Fuyutsuki Kana.

Stronger than usual.

No, right——

I was reading materials until late last night, and I still had the energy to pull out radishes.

"The error has been optimized to 0.5%, which is the limit under current conditions."

I am still somewhat dissatisfied with this number.

However, he felt that no one would cheat, as this had already reached the limit, and continuing would simply be embarrassing.

"Well, let's check the equipment first, and the relevant personnel should also make preparations for the experiment."

If possible, he really didn't want to continue this experiment, even if the error value was less than one in ten thousand, after all, it was a matter of a person's life.

"The equipment has been inspected and no abnormalities were found."

"The experimenters are ready and the experiment can start at any time."

Just as Ikari Fumihiko was about to give the order to start the experiment, he heard Ibuki Emi remind him.

"Didn't you dispatch a witch here yesterday?"

"Almost forgot--"

Ikari Fumihiko then remembered, "Let the shrine maiden prepare, and everyone should pray together before the experiment begins."

???

Sending a clergyman here really seems like they want to try some metaphysics!

Everyone was a little at a loss.

The person who was most at a loss among them was the miko, Yae Kiriko.

Please!

I just needed money when I was in college, so I worked part-time as a witch for a few days.

Feeling the gazes from all around, Yae Kiriko, wearing a shrine maiden costume, stood there in a daze, not knowing what to do.

Seeing that Yae Kiriko had not taken any action, Ikari Fumihiko asked in confusion.

"what happened?"

"I only worked part-time for a few days... I don't know how to do it..."

"What do you do when you're part-time?"

"Cleaning..."

"???"

Ikari Fumihiko looked at the other people around him speechlessly, trying to find someone who knew the business to give him orders.

When the people around saw this, they immediately hid as far away as possible.

Ikari Fumihiko said helplessly, "I remember that the ritual seemed to be performed by the shrine maidens dancing. You can dance for everyone and say a few words to pray for the success of the experiment."

"I can do the bunny dance..."

"also."

"..."

Yae Kiriko regretted her decision very much. She wondered why she was so stupid. She could have just said that she couldn't dance.

Ibuki Emi couldn't stand it any more, "I really don't know, do you have low emotional intelligence or low EQ... You let a little girl dance the bunny dance in front of so many people in a miko dance costume, are you playing some kind of shameful play? If you really like this, go back tonight and let Kana satisfy you."

"Well, it's a bit embarrassing."

"Okay, I think I understand what you're thinking. You just want to pray for good luck, right? There's no need to make it so complicated."

"How to do it?"

"Just ask her to tell the experimenter, 'God bless you.'"

???

"If I remember correctly, you're not saying this is a job that a witch can do, right!?"

"Almost all, they are all praying to the gods."

Ikari Fumihiko shook his head.

"Just say that after the experiment begins, you tell the experimenter something like 'God will bless you', and then pray for this in your heart."

Yae Kiriko nodded hurriedly, fearing that Ikari Fumihiko would go back on his word the next moment and force her to wear a shrine maiden's costume and dance the rabbit dance in front of everyone.

"I see."

"..."

Fumihiko Ikari got up and returned to the command room, waiting for Yae Kiriko to finish praying for the volunteers before starting the experiment again.

Looking at the familiar scene on the screen, he subconsciously thought of the still unconscious volunteer 02, and the scene of volunteer 03 being pushed into the emergency room appeared in front of him. He took a deep breath and suppressed the fear in his heart, because he knew very well that whether it was to prevent volunteer 02 from being deprived of medication or to save his own life... the experiment must continue.

At this moment, Ibuki Emi realized why Ikari Fumihiko had found a shrine maiden to cause trouble.

It is to give yourself more confidence.

"We have been fully prepared this time and there will be no more surprises."

Ikari Fumihiko glanced at Ibuki Emi, and his originally confused thoughts became clear at this moment. He knew what he should do now.

"Change the sequence. I will conduct the experiment this time—"

The people around were stunned for a moment, and their eyes were focused on Ibuki Megumi. It was obvious that everyone hoped that she could persuade Ikari Fumihiko.

Ibuki Emi felt a headache when she looked at Ikari Fumihiko.

Having made the same choice before, I can naturally understand Fumihiko Ikari's current thoughts.

"Have you really thought about it?"