I participated in the development of EVA

"Don't drink Coke so quickly next time."

Fumihiko Ikari did not ask about Rei Ayanami's situation. Based on his own understanding of her, he analyzed that Rei Ayanami had just been hiding in the locker room and drinking Coke alone.

248. We are just here by the way

Rei Ayanami's face was full of embarrassment and apology, and she quickly ran into the bathroom.

The experiment was indeed delayed for some time because of her problem, but she did not express dissatisfaction about it, at least not on the surface. After all, Rei Ayanami is the only EVA pilot in the entire E-plan. It is not an exaggeration to even say that the fate of all mankind rests on this petite and frail body.

wrong……

That's a fact.

At this stage, the fate of mankind really depends on her, and everyone knows this.

Without a driver to operate it, the EVA is just a huge ornament.

"Feel sorry."

It was unclear whether her apology was because she drank the Coke secretly without calling Ikari Fumihiko, or because she wasted everyone's time.

This was just a small episode, and the subsequent tests went smoothly.

Unit-01 did not have any major problems. They were all minor issues that could be solved with simple debugging. The biggest problem was that the performance was five percentage points lower than expected. However, even so, the benefits brought by the new technology still made Unit-01 3% better than Unit-00 in terms of overall performance.

The testing of Unit-01 lasted a full month before it was completed.

"Okay, that's it for the test environment!"

After hearing what Ikari Yui said, Ibuki Huimi asked curiously.

"How will Unit-01 be placed in the future?"

"Temporarily sealed, waiting for the suitable driver to appear."

Ibuki Huimi almost blurted out, "Now that one has been cloned, wouldn't it be nice to clone another one?"

But I finally endured it.

She was a little confused. Why did such a simple matter seem so complicated now?

Ikari Fumihiko stood aside without saying anything, because he knew without asking anything that Ikari Yui was planning to drive him away from the Unit-01 project to facilitate his injection experiment.

After a long silence, Ikari Yui suddenly spoke.

"The Evangelion Unit-01 project has been completed perfectly. You two have worked hard during this period. Let's take this opportunity to go out and relax together."

Originally, Ibuki Huimi felt that there was something hidden between them. Now, hearing Ikari Yui say such abnormal words, she was more certain of this guess. In fact, as long as she thought about it carefully, she would be able to realize the reason for Ikari Yui's abnormality. After all, she had been exposed to the soul injection experiment because of Professor Sam.

The reason why I can't think of this now is naturally because I haven't associated it in this direction, and it doesn't make sense for Ikari Yui to make such a choice with a family.

It's not just her who thinks this way, everyone thinks this way.

This includes the original map and the entire Seele senior management.

"No need. I just want to stay in the base and have a good rest now."

Ikari Fumihiko naturally knew that this unusual invitation was the last holiday.

And during this last holiday, Ikari Yui will most likely take the opportunity to confess her thoughts, because she has realized that she has noticed what she wants to do.

If this were to happen...

Fumihiko Ikari really didn't know how to deal with the situation, and was worried that he would do something irrational in the heat of the moment.

If you don't want to face this problem, the natural thing you should do is to eliminate the possibility of it happening at all.

Ikari Yui smiled.

"Sure enough, I can't hide this kind of thing from you."

Ikari Fumihiko remained silent and did not respond to the conversation.

"gone."

After greeting Ibuki Emi, he turned around and walked out first.

"Again, sometimes not objecting means consent."

When the two were about to leave the office, Ikari Yui said this again without any context.

Ikari Fumihiko still couldn't keep his cool and responded.

"I don't understand, what are you talking about?"

Why do you have to put so much pressure on me... Can't you just keep pretending to be ignorant even though you know the truth?!

Ikari Yui chuckled.

"You live too passively. If you want something, you have to work hard to get it."

Ikari Fumihiko calmed down and stopped talking.

When the two returned to the dormitory, Ibuki Huimi knew that there was no point in asking, but she still couldn't resist her curiosity and asked.

"What on earth were you two talking about just now? What are you going to do?"

"nothing."

Apart from responding perfunctorily like this, Ikari Fumihiko really didn't know how to answer Ibuki Megumi.

Ibuki Huimi did not ask any more questions, but just silently analyzed in her mind what the conversation between the two people meant. However, no matter how hard she thought, she could not figure out what the two were talking about.

The next morning, Ikari Fumihiko and Ibuki Megumi were woken up from their half-sleep.

He opened his eyes and glanced at the clock.

It's only half past six.

I complained in my heart, who is this! You come here so early to disturb my sweet dreams, are you sick?

He put on some casual clothes and then stood up and opened the dormitory door.

Then I saw Ikari Yui holding Ikari Shinji, with Ikari Gendo and Fuyutsuki Kozo standing beside them, as well as the Akagi mother and daughter and Ayanami Rei. All the people who were familiar with him were here.

He quickly made an excuse.

"I'm so tired lately. I really don't want to go out."

Ikari Yui still had a smile on her face.

"This time we're not going camping, we're going to the marine reserve. There's a marine zoo over there, and there's also a water park."

Hearing this, he subconsciously glanced at Ayanami Rei.

His eyes were already glowing.

Even Ibuki Huimi, who was woken up by the noise at the door, was the same.

Seeing his weak spot being exposed, Ikari Fumihiko sighed helplessly. At the same time, he also realized that some things cannot be avoided just by wanting to.

"Wait for me to clean up."

After closing the dormitory door again, the two of them squeezed into the small bathroom to wash up. Ibuki Huimei was silent for a moment and then expressed her thoughts, "I don't know why you are so resistant, but if you don't want to go, just continue to refuse later... You don't have to consider my feelings on this matter. I support you no matter what."

In these words, Fumihiko Ikari heard the dilemma of Ibuki Megumi.

The marine protected area is obviously not under the control of the organization. Once you miss it... you may never have such an opportunity again in the future.

At the same time, she also knew that Ikari Yui must have a big plan in taking out such bait in order to get Ikari Fumihiko to go out.

Ikari Fumihiko was silent for a moment, but still gave a vague explanation.

"It's not a big deal. She went out this time mainly because she wanted to take this opportunity to spend some time with her children and husband. We were just there because she wanted to have some fun."

Ibuki Huimi could tell that Ikari Fumihiko was not lying, but she also realized that he was hiding something.

Now she was even more confused.

"Hurry up, we're still waiting outside!!"

Ikari Yui's voice came through the door.

Ibuki Huimi didn't say anything else. Since she couldn't persuade him, she would just enjoy herself and deal with the rest later.

The two of them washed up briefly, changed into casual clothes and walked out of the dormitory.

249.Change

As soon as I walked out of the research institute, I felt that the void was brighter than before, but I couldn't find where the light source came from.

"This is?"

Ikari Fumihiko was a little confused.

The one who gave the answer was not Ikari Gendō, but Akagi Ritsuko, who had little presence among the group of people.

"A lot of holes opened on the top of my head not long ago."

She is currently studying abroad, and although she only comes back during holidays, she is the person who knows the most about the external situation besides Ikari Gendo.

Ikari Yui then added.

"This is a special elevator for EVA deployment. It's not a vertical shaft, but a tree canopy-like shape. Well, there are only three exits for now. In the future, it may be built as complicated as a city subway."

When Ibuki Huimi heard this, something that she had been deliberately ignoring flashed through her mind.

The strategic layout of the top leaders has always revolved around this hole. Rather than preventing the third impact as claimed, it is more like building a fortress.

Is there some secret hidden here?

Or, he will build this place into the last bastion of mankind, hide until the moment when human civilization is about to be destroyed, and then appear as a savior, ultimately carrying only the tamers to the new world.

Either the former or the latter is likely.

As a descendant of an organization member, she has a certain understanding of Seele. She knows that before the second impact, the organization's activities were mainly concentrated in Europe, spreading outward from its birthplace Germany. Now it has inexplicably moved to Japan, where its influence is relatively weak. No matter how you look at it, this move seems very suspicious.

And the latter...

She felt that compared to relying on EVA to fight against the whole world and realize her ambition of ruling the world, it would be easier to control the whole world by allowing civilization to be crushed to near destruction by the enemy and then appearing as a savior.

Of course, she would only think about these in her mind and would definitely not discuss them with anyone.

Only then did Ikari Fumihiko remember that Ikari Yui had mentioned this matter before.

“Here’s the principle.”

He simply responded and didn't continue the topic.

Before, one had to take an off-road vehicle to get to the elevator, and supplies were usually transported by off-road vehicle. But now, after not going out for several months, the off-road vehicle has been replaced by a railway train.

"Isn't there a power shortage right now? Why did you create this thing?"

The one who asked this was not Ikari Fumihiko, but Ibuki Megumi.

These things definitely wouldn't involve any secrets that couldn't be told, so naturally I asked out of curiosity.

The one who gave the answer was still Ikari Yui.

"This is oil-burning. While trimming the EVA elevator, we'll also rebuild the ventilation system. Well, the institute may expand the dormitory area. How about that?"

If the dormitory could really be expanded, it would be very easy to get enough living space, whether it was as Fumihiko Ikari, her, or Rei Ayanami's. In the future, she would no longer have to squeeze in a single dormitory with Rei Ayanami and would be able to have enough private space. Ibuki Megumi would naturally be happy.

But before she could ask for the details, Ikari Yui poured a bucket of cold water on her with a sly smile on her face.

"Of course, the premise is to solve the power supply problem first."

The happy smile that just appeared on Ibuki Emi's face immediately fell.

After taking the train to the elevator and undergoing inspection, everyone came to the ground again.

Compared to the underground cavity, the situation above has changed more during this period.

There were hardly any people walking around before, and the above-ground research institute was just a decoration to cover up the underground cavity. But now, the further you go outside, the more people there are around.

Without waiting for Ibuki Huimi to ask, Ikari Yui introduced the situation to everyone.

"Something less important shifted to the ground."

There are many non-confidential research projects in the underground cavity research institute, and now all of these have been transferred to the surface.