I participated in the development of EVA

"How...how could it be...this way..."

She obviously couldn't accept this result.

Not long ago, we went to a marine reserve together and talked about our future lives.

Ikari Fumihiko didn't know what to say to comfort Ibuki Megumi.

It took a long time before I reacted.

"Where's Shinji?"

In order to reassure Ibuki Huimi, Ikari Fumihiko told a lie that was not really a lie.

"There's a babysitter to take care of it."

"He's still so young... no wonder... last time we went out to play, Wei suddenly asked me if I wanted to be Shinji's godmother... she must have had this idea at that time!?" Ibuki Huimi's thoughts were a little confused, and she said almost everything she thought of. After she finished speaking, she paused for a moment and then spoke again.

"Where's Ikari Gendo?"

She couldn't understand Ikari Gendō's character when she was a child, but she saw it clearly when she grew up, but she also realized that Ikari Gendō had long changed his original idea.

He no longer maintains the relationship just for their identities and backgrounds, but because he truly falls in love with Ikari Yui.

"He should be in the hospital, right? He only drank some water during the rescue operation. He didn't rest from beginning to end. He was just holding on with this breath..."

Before Ikari Fumihiko could finish his words, Ibuki Huimi interrupted him.

"He is still my cousin's husband after all. Wei just had an accident, and you came back without caring about his condition!??"

There was disbelief in his tone.

Ikari Fumihiko had a bad impression of Ikari Gendō, and since the two were only nominal relatives, he did not think there was anything wrong with what he did.

"I stayed there for three days, risking my life to carry out rescue operations... I almost lost my life."

Ibuki Huimei immediately became nervous.

"Is this rescue so dangerous?"

Previously, she only realized that Ikari Gendou was not feeling well, and Ikari Fumihiko was just a little tired after following the rescue, so she was naturally more concerned about Ikari Gendou's condition. But now after hearing what Ikari Fumihiko said, she naturally cared about Ikari Fumihiko more. Although Ikari Gendou was her unforgettable first love that ended in failure, she now has a closer relationship with Ikari Fumihiko.

"I'm the linker this time."

Ibuki Huimei rolled her eyes in annoyance.

She was the linker when she rescued her grandfather before, so she knew that although there were risks in this kind of thing, it was actually not easy to go wrong.

What's more, the person is standing in front of him safely.

"Didn't you comfort him?"

Although Ikari Fumihiko didn't think that Ikari Gendō was so handsome that everyone loved him and flowers bloomed for him, Ibuki Megumi had liked Ikari Gendō when she was a student, so he suddenly became wary and even began to hope that Akagi Naoko would be like in the original book, unable to walk when she saw Ikari Gendō and being so in love that she would cling to him.

"I consoled him, but it didn't have any effect."

"I……"

As soon as Ibuki Huimi opened her mouth to say something, Ikari Fumihiko hurriedly interrupted her.

"No, you don't want to, and he doesn't need to."

Seeing his nervousness, Ibuki Huimi was stunned for a moment before she reacted.

"I just went to give him some advice."

Although the possibility of such a thing happening is not high, Fumihiko Ikari feels that it is better to eradicate such things from the beginning.

"He does not need it."

After a pause, he added in a serious tone.

"It's better for you not to have any contact with him in the future."

"it is good."

Ibuki Huimi felt a little helpless, but she had no choice but to agree. She cared about Ikari Gendō's situation, but compared to Ikari Fumihiko's emotions, Ikari Gendō's situation was not that important.

Ikari Fumihiko breathed a sigh of relief.

Seeing this, Ibuki Huimei shook her head secretly.

"Given Ikari Gendo's condition, I'm afraid I can't even take care of him myself..."

She paused here and hesitated before speaking.

"Otherwise, you can take Shinji over."

Anyway, I already have Rei Ayanami in my life, so Ikari Shinji won't make a difference. However, I feel a little helpless when I think about the fact that I'm still young and have to live with a son and a daughter before I even get married.

Ikari Fumihiko had never considered the point raised by Ibuki Huimi.

Even though Shinji Ikari is the male protagonist, it won't really have any impact if he's kept by your side.

but……

"Ikari Gendō will probably send him to the countryside to be raised by his relatives."

In the original work, Shinji Ikari was sent to live with relatives in the countryside. Besides not having time to look after him and not wanting to be hindered from implementing the plan... well! Shinji Ikari was not wanted to know that he was with Naoko Akagi. After all, Shinji Ikari was the offspring of Gendo Ikari and Yui Ikari who fell in love.

Ibuki Huimi was obviously a little unconvinced.

"No way? If it were me, I would definitely want to keep the child in front of me in this situation."

"Then why did you propose to bring Shinji over?"

"I'm just going to take him in and look after him for a while. It shouldn't be for too long. You haven't answered me yet... Is Ikari Gendō really going to send Ikari Shinji to the countryside to be raised by relatives?"

Ikari Fumihiko nodded.

"Keeping Shinji around would hinder him."

"What's the problem? It sounds like he's going to do something bad... Maybe he's worried that he won't have time to look after me when he gets busy in the future?"

Ibuki Huimi just thought that Ikari Fumihiko was jealous and worried about losing her, so he was so hostile to Ikari Gendō.

Therefore, when he said this, his tone sounded a bit helpless and he was trying not to laugh.

Ikari Fumihiko did not argue.

"Just take it as it is."

Ibuki Huimi brought the topic back to Ikari Yui.

"Wei, is it really impossible to save her?"

“Everything has been tried.”

Unable to control herself any longer, Ibuki Huimi began to sob softly. After a long time, she calmed down a little and looked up into Ikari Fumihiko's eyes.

“Will the Third Impact Really Come?”

Ikari Fumihiko was stunned for a moment before he reacted.

"meeting.

The enemy will come, and we will prevail, saving the world from the Third Impact, and all of humanity will applaud us, remembering those who fell before their time in this sight.

My cousin is among them, and plays a prominent role among them.

Even children will know her virtues.”

Ibuki Huimi listened quietly, and after a while asked a question in return.

"really?"

"real."

16:56:33

277. Finally it's done

The third impact is like a sword of Damocles suspended above everyone's head. In order to fight against it, many people have become neither human nor ghost. However... the most despairing thing is not that the sword of Damocles will fall, but that it will not fall. All the efforts of everyone will not make the world better, but make it worse.

This is the most despairing thing.

It was because Ikari Fumihiko saw the confusion in Ibuki Huimi that he said those words, affirming Ikari Yui's efforts, no, the contributions of everyone.

"rest early."

Next two days.

The disappearance of Ikari Yui did not bring about much change, at least not on the surface. It was as if nothing had happened. Even Ikari Fumihiko began to ignore the disappearance of Ikari Yui.

"Won't there be a funeral?"

It was not until Ibuki Megumi spoke and said these words that Ikari Fumihiko remembered.

"It depends on her husband's opinion. Actually... she can't be considered dead now."

He also didn't know whether Yui Ikari had held a funeral in the original work. But he could understand Ibuki Huimi's feelings. After all, the two had been friends for many years, and Ibuki Huimi wanted to do something for Yui Ikari. However, in this situation, Ibuki Huimi didn't know what else she could do except to hold a funeral for her friend.

"..."

Ibuki Huimi fell silent. Although she said that, it was basically an established fact that Ikari Yui would not be able to come back.

Ikari Fumihiko also fell silent, and at this time several documents were delivered to him.

Ibuki Huimi calmed her mind and focused her attention back on her work, but she opened the document and looked at the contents and was a little surprised.

"You need to handle these documents."

Fumihiko Ikari was a little surprised. Now all the major and minor affairs within the project team are handled by Ibuki Megumi.

After opening the document, I realized that it was no wonder that Ibuki Huimi did not dare to approve it, because this was a funding approval document from other project teams. Under normal circumstances, such documents are handled by the minister.

"According to the rules and regulations, when something happens to the minister, the affairs should be handled by the deputy minister, right?"

This is complete nonsense. The rules and regulations are correct, but Ikari Gendō is in no mood to deal with these things right now.

and……

"He doesn't have enough prestige to convince the public."

In the original work, the reason why Gendō Ikari was able to successfully take over the position of department director after Yui Ikari got into trouble was not only because of the succession order and the support from senior management, but also because of the full support from the only strong candidate in the department, Naoko Akagi, and Kozo Fuyutsuki. Although Kozo Fuyutsuki had just joined the e-plan project, his status as an associate professor and his past resume provided him with a lot of prestige.

Now, Naoko Akagi is not supporting the emperor like in the original story, and it is obviously not enough to rely solely on the support of Kozo Fuyutsuki.

In fact, Fumihiko Ikari is not interested in the position of minister, because the greater the power, the greater the responsibility.

Ibuki Huimi knew that Ikari Fumihiko had little desire for power, but she still expressed her views.

"It has been five days since the incident, and the top management has not directly appointed a new director. It seems that they have decided to let the R&D department choose a new director."

After a brief pause, he added another sentence.

"These project teams that have submitted their pledges of allegiance to you may not all be your supporters. It is possible that they simply do not want Ikari Gendō to become the minister."

The identity of a son-in-law brings many conveniences and benefits to Ikari Gendō, but it is also a stain that is difficult to erase. If you want others to ignore this, you have to make more effort than ordinary people.

Ikari Fumihiko looked at Ibuki Megumi and spoke after a long time.

"What do you think I should do?"

Ibuki Huimi naturally hopes that Ikari Fumihiko will have as much power as possible.

"If you can fight for it, it's best to fight for it."

Ikari Fumihiko lowered his head and began to think.

His initial idea was simple, which was to find a chance to escape from Seele and gain freedom, and live a life of luxury with the neural connection device. However, as time went by, he gradually realized that even if he could escape from the control of Seele's top management, his situation would not change much if he fell into the hands of any other forces, and even if it improved, it would only be limited.

Of course, what really made him give up this idea was...

Rei Ayanami can't live without Seele.

The debugging potion looks cheap, use it however you want, and then...

This resource is firmly controlled by Seele. Without Seele, there is no way to obtain it. As for taking some samples out and replicating them with technology, Seele has not studied it thoroughly after so many years. It has to start over again in the outside world. Before any research results can be obtained, Ayanami Rei has collapsed and turned into LCL, and is back under Seele's control.

Even if he could abandon Rei Ayanami, he would still have to face Seele's endless pursuit in the future.

It is better for the traitors to wait for the situation to develop and for NERV's E plan to be exposed to the eyes of major forces. That way, they will gain relatively more freedom.

As for the Human Completion Plan, the Apostles' Attack, and the Third Impact...

It’s not that I don’t care at all. Sometimes I have the idea of ​​whether I should do something, but I just feel that it is too far away from me.