I participated in the development of EVA

He once wondered if he would make the same choice if he were in the same situation as Ikari Yui.

Uh……

Ok!

If that were the case, he would most likely not make any choice, would be unable to give up everything, and would only keep complaining about the unfairness of fate and why he had to endure all this.

He opened his mouth to say something, but finally changed his words.

"Shinji, you still can't speak?"

After saying that, I also noticed that the male protagonist Ikari Shinji in the original work was very quiet and did not make any noise that day. Normally, a two-year-old child is very active. Should I say that he is worthy of being the male protagonist? He has not experienced any changes yet, but at the age of two, he has already begun to show his talent as an EVA driver.

"Of course I do, I just don't like to talk much."

When saying this, Ikari Yui's tone was filled with undisguised sadness, and she was obviously worried that Ikari Shinji would be as taciturn as his father Ikari Gendo.

Uh--

Okay, it's autism.

Ikari Fumihiko wanted to say that as long as he had enough company, he would definitely become more lively and cheerful, but what he said was...

"It would be better if it were bigger."

He thinks that the reason why Gendo Ikari is so autistic is that, in addition to his character, he is more influenced by his original family. Just like in the original work, anyone would become autistic if they were in the same situation as Shinji Ikari.

Happy people are healed by their childhood throughout their lives; unfortunate people spend their entire lives healing their childhood.

"Ah."

This time it was Ikari Yui who spoke less.

Ikari Fumihiko sighed in his heart and said something comforting.

"He's so cute now. He will definitely be a very popular handsome boy when he grows up. It will be difficult for him to be autistic even if he wants to."

Perhaps his words had an effect, and the sadness in Ikari Yui's expression faded a little.

"Correct."

After returning to the hotel, nothing happened that night. On the third day, when Fumihiko Ikari woke up, he learned a piece of news.

"Kana went back to work."

Ikari Fumihiko and Ibuki Megumi looked at each other, secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and also felt like having fun. However, no matter what he did, he took Ibuki Megumi and Ayanami Rei with him, not giving Ikari Yui any chance to be alone with him.

It was not until five days later that Ikari Yui informed everyone that they would go back the next day. Nothing unexpected happened during the few days they were away.

There was no disturbance until we got back to the underground cavity research institute by bus.

After spending a few days in the outside world living a normal life, Fumihiko Ikari returned to the research institute with a sense of inexplicable emotion in his heart.

Here, turning on the lights means daytime and turning off the lights means night.

"How's our new place going?"

As soon as she came back, Ibuki Huimi couldn't wait to ask Ikari Yui.

"What are you in a hurry for?"

Having said that, Ikari Yui still called to inquire, and then took the two of them to a spacious new dormitory.

The space of two bedrooms, one living room and two bathrooms made Ibuki Emi very satisfied.

The two returned to the old dormitory, packed their things, and moved into the new dormitory with the help of security members.

After a day's rest, the two returned to their daily work.

Life was almost unchanged. Every day he watched Rei Ayanami train in the Unit-0 project team. The comfortable life even made Fumihiko Ikari forget about the soul injection experiment.

This kind of life did not change until a month and a half later.

“The outdoor training ground has been built.”

Ikari Fumihiko was a little surprised to hear Ikari Yui's notice.

"Has the power problem been solved?"

Ikari Yui didn't explain much, just replied vaguely.

“The top brass got some support through the Hyacinth Project.”

"Oh."

Ikari Fumihiko was not surprised by this situation. He wanted to ask for some information, but Ikari Yui did not give him a chance.

"Get ready. I'll have the pilot drive Unit 0 to the outdoor training ground."

"Drive over?"

“Those with insufficient authority have been transferred to the ground.”

What Fumihiko Ikari cares about is not confidentiality.

"No, Unit-00 is so big, how can we drive it through?"

This underground research institute was fully equipped, but the problem of EVA entry and exit was not given much consideration during the design. He didn't know whether this was an oversight or whether he was in such a hurry that he didn't take this into consideration.

Ikari Yui handed a document to Ikari Fumihiko.

Ikari Fumihiko opened it and quickly scanned it, and the corners of his mouth twitched suddenly.

"Are you going to let Unit-0 crawl out???"

"Yes, that's right. The building structure here cannot be moved for the time being, otherwise it may cause problems with the life support system."

Just now, Fumihiko Ikari really wanted to ask Ikari Yui why they didn't renovate the building and make an opening for EVA to enter and exit. Now when he heard Ikari Yui say this, he realized that this was the only facility in the underground cave that could accommodate people's long-term residence. If the renovation caused problems with the life-support facilities, everyone would have to move to the ground and wait for the life-support equipment to be repaired. The top management would definitely not allow this situation to happen.

"Uh, okay..."

"I have other things to take care of, so I'll leave this to you."

After saying this, Ikari Yui turned around and left.

Ibuki Huimi, who had been silent all the time, suddenly spoke.

"What have you been doing recently, Wei? Why do you look so tired?"

Ikari Fumihiko shook his head and did not reveal the fact that Ikari Yui was researching the soul injection project.

"do not know."

After saying that, he handed the documents in his hand to Ibuki Huimi.

Ibuki Huimi flipped through the documents and the corners of her mouth twitched.

"This is really..."

Ikari Fumihiko mentioned Ibuki Megumi and said the following words.

"funny."

According to the process described in the plan, Unit 0 not only has to crawl, but also has to drill a hole. Uh... drilling a hole is a metaphor, in reality it means passing through a door. A door that is very huge for humans is a little too small for Unit 0. If it wants to pass through, it can only drill through it.

Ibuki Huimi photocopied a document and handed it to Ikari Fumihiko.

"Give this to Li, I'll use this for the meeting."

The process of transferring to the outdoor training ground requires Unit-0 to not only crawl and 'drill holes', but also find a way to ensure that Unit-0 will not lose power during the entire process, which requires corresponding preparations to be made in advance.

Ikari Fumihiko responded.

"Ah."

I found Rei Ayanami with the plan.

There were many words on it that Rei Ayanami couldn't understand at all, but she could understand what she had to do just by looking at the illustrations.

259. I can’t hold it anymore

This preparation took a whole day and officially started the next day.

Most of the time was spent on coordinating the coordination of various departments and transporting a sufficiently long umbilical cable.

The situation on the scene looked more ridiculous than expected. The huge body of Unit-0 was crawling forward cautiously in the corridor, especially when it passed through the gate of the training ground, it was like practicing yoga, twisting its body sideways to get through. This scene reminded Fumihiko Ikari of the scene in the original work where Shinji Ikari and others climbed the pipe to fight against the Rain Angel.

No matter how delicately and carefully Rei Ayanami operated, the tonnage of Unit 0 was there, and it still crushed many floor tiles as it crawled forward.

"The hallway is going to be renovated after this."

Although Ikari Fumihiko's thoughts were jumping and a bit weird, Ibuki Huimi still nodded in agreement.

"really."

There's nothing I can do about it. It's my own man. I can't let him feel embarrassed.

"It should be changed to a concrete floor, otherwise Unit-01 will have to renovate it again when it goes out later."

Unit 01 is dispatched?

That was at least fourteen years later. Of course, Ikari Fumihiko couldn't say such things out loud. He could only respond to show his agreement with the point of view.

"Ah."

The situation in the living area was exactly as Ikari Yui described. Despite the loud noise, no one else was watching.

The entire living area was empty, with only Unit 00 crawling forward and its guide.

It took nearly an hour for Unit 00 to crawl out from the graduate school and stand upright on the open space outside the research institute. It was not obvious in the past, but now with the backdrop of the research institute next to it, its horror is even more evident. In front of the eighty-meter-high Unit 00, the five-story research institute is like a small bench.

At this moment, the huge body of Unit 00 suddenly shook, as if it couldn't stand firmly and almost fell.

Everyone's heart suddenly rose to their throat.

Ikari Fumihiko was the first to react.

"Li, what's going on?"

"The road was a bit rough, and Li didn't have the right balance."

In the past, training was conducted on flat ground, but outside the institute, except for the roads and railways leading to the outside, the rest of the ground has not been repaired and is rugged.

This is because Ayanami Rei's synchronization with Unit 00 was high enough that she reacted immediately to regain her balance and stand firm. Otherwise, with Unit 00 being 80 meters tall and weighing nearly 1,200 tons, if it fell and crashed into the research institute, the power would be no less than a head-on artillery bombardment.

"Can it be done?"

"Li feels like it will take a little getting used to."

"Then let's practice after we're some distance away from the institute."

Fumihiko Ikari believes in Rei Ayanami's ability, but there is no need to gamble everyone's lives in this situation. Rei Ayanami's talent and the research institute are not a shoddy project, so there is no need to add pressure on Rei Ayanami.

"it is good."

Ayanami Rei controlled Unit 00 and crawled a distance like an animal. She made sure that even if she fell, she would not hit the research institute building, and then she stood up again.

The first few steps were still not very steady, but soon Rei Ayanami mastered the technique and walked more and more steadily.

Ikari Fumihiko and others followed behind in the car, and someone reported after a while.

"Report! The remaining length of the cable is thirty meters."

Ibuki Emi immediately gave orders to Ayanami Rei.

"Lee, stop."

Rei Ayanami stopped immediately.

"Be prepared for the plug to pop out."

"Yes."

Rei Ayanami adjusted the posture of Unit-0 to prevent it from tilting and falling to the ground when she was not able to control it, and to facilitate the insertion of the plug to log out.

The plug popped out, and Rei Ayanami came to the off-road vehicle and sat next to Fumihiko Ikari, drinking Coke happily with an intoxicated look on her face, watching the site staff operate the engineering vehicle to transport the thick and long cables out of the research institute and transfer them to the circuit of the outdoor training ground.

Ibuki Huimei took the opportunity to ask.

"Has the battery problem been resolved?"

If the built-in battery of Unit-0 could last longer, there would be no need to fiddle with the cable like this.

Ikari Fumihiko shook his head.