I participated in the development of EVA

This is why Fumihiko Ikari did not take revenge on Yui Ikari.

He wouldn't do that for such a small matter. He wasn't the type of person who would want to kill an entire family just because he was wronged. If he were like that, he would have become a murderer long ago.

But the resentment in my heart will not disappear.

"That's not how it works. A threat is a threat. You can't use the excuse of 'this is for your own good' to ignore the feelings of the person involved, not to mention that there are other survivors in the family. If she really cares about family ties, why would she ignore those people... In the end, it's because I have irreplaceable value."

"Ugh--"

Ibuki Emi sighed, knowing that it was useless to say anything more and could only hope that the conflict between the two would not escalate further.

Things turned out just as Ibuki Emi had expected. Two days later, one team was temporarily disbanded, and Ikari Fumihiko and Ibuki Emi were separated into different teams.

Fumihiko Ikari came to Project Group 2 headed by Naoko Akagi and replaced the position originally held by Yui Ikari.

As soon as I walked into Laboratory No. 2, my eyes were attracted by the EVA immersed in the incubator. The state of the EVA here was similar to that of the EVA in Group 1, both of which had only half a body, but... the EVA immersed in the second group of incubators had a huge scarlet crystal on its chest, which was the core of the EVA!

Naoko Akagi pushed a piece of information in front of Fumihiko Ikari.

"You should learn about this information first."

He opened the file bag, took out the paper document, and read the contents carefully. Just as he expected, it recorded the core information, which involved the concept of AT force field.

And s2 agency.

s2 agency?

That’s not right!

The test machine currently under development is the prototype of Unit 0 in the original work.

According to the setting in the original work, only the first angel and his descendants have the S2 mechanism, while Unit-2 and Unit-2 are replicas made from the genes of the second angel and do not have the S mechanism. Although Unit- is a replica of the first angel, it does not have the S mechanism due to technical reasons.

I remember...

The background story in the original work did mention that Misato Katsuragi's father discovered the existence of the S2 mechanism during the Antarctic experiment that caused the second impact.

Before traveling through time, Fumihiko Ikari studied EVA information out of curiosity.

In the official setting, the S2 mechanism is a device that can provide unlimited power to living things.

According to the specific principles described by the author in the interview——

The s2 mechanism uses a biological superconducting coil the size of DNA to form a huge circuit, which throws special substances into a higher dimension. Although this substance can enter the high-dimensional space, it cannot truly stay in the high-dimensional space. When the initial force of throwing is exhausted, the substance will slide back to the origin, and this process will generate huge energy far exceeding the initial kinetic energy.

Only an initial force is required to achieve perpetual motion in this form.

I carefully looked through the information of the S2 agency, but found that there was no substantial content.

It is just speculation about the S2 agency and scattered supporting information.

at the same time……

Deep underground, in a laboratory independent of the research institute.

Howls of pain filled the entire laboratory.

Even with perfect soundproofing design, everyone in the laboratory was still dizzy and deafened by EVA's roar, and some people even fell into a coma.

Fortunately, the EVA used in the experiment only had the upper body, and it was nailed to a huge metal cross that imitated the Spear of Longinus and could not move at all, so it did not cause further damage. Soon, the nutrients in the LCL were consumed. Without the subsequent energy supply, the crazy EVA gradually lost its vitality.

If there weren't people still unconscious, everything that just happened would have seemed as unreal as a dream.

Ikari Gendō was the first to come to his senses.

He stared deeply at the EVA body in the incubator and muttered to himself.

"What exactly should humans do to harness this power—"

A figure flashed through my mind.

"Ikari Fumihiko... you should be the one closest to the answer!"

Since the launch of the e-project, Fumihiko Ikari was the first person to produce results. Although this result was based on Ishida Ame's design, this design was just a concept on paper when Ishida Ame died. Not only did he himself not have much confidence in it, but the same was true for others. Everyone felt that this somewhat magical technology could not be completed in a short period of time.

If it weren't for the fact that there were only a few in the research institute, and the position of the number one leader was very representative, how could it have fallen to a fresh graduate like Ikari Fumihiko! ?

Does it mean that Fumihiko Ikari and the Minister are cousins?

of course not.

The fundamental reason is that no one is willing to take over this project that cannot produce results in a short period of time, and each of the big guys has his own problems to overcome, so they picked Fumihiko Ikari from the short ones and made him the team leader.

In the eyes of everyone, Fumihiko Ikari's creation of the mental link device was nothing short of a miracle.

Ikari Gendō doesn't like uncontrollable factors like miracles, but the act of developing EVA itself is a desire for a miracle to happen. After all, the world has just experienced the doomsday catastrophe in which the Second Impact killed half of the world's population. Even if the Second Impact did not happen, it would be a pipe dream for human civilization to develop to a level sufficient to defeat the apostles within a dozen years with the current technology.

025. The easier it is to lose the human form and return to the basic biological form

It took a long time for everyone to recover from their deafness. There was no problem with the order at the scene, and everyone looked normal. It was obviously not the first time they had faced such a situation.

Among the people present, an old man wearing glasses spoke in a cold voice: "The seventh start-up failed. This time the driver did not dissolve back into the basic biological form. He still maintained the basic human form, but his brain was severely traumatized. It can almost be determined that he has lost basic biological functions."

Another person spoke up.

"Now we can basically confirm that Dr. Wen Yan's theory is correct, but the higher the degree of adaptability, the stronger the awakening power, and the easier it is to lose the human form and return to the basic biological form."

After hearing this report, Ikari Gendō's expression did not change.

"If EVA's power is not restricted, it will be too strong for humans."

"Yes, but——"

Another person took over the conversation.

"This is exactly the power we need. Just as Dr. Wen Yan said, without this power, EVA is just a giant humanoid doll."

“The question now is how to address this.”

"The trouble should end it."

"He will not participate in such an experiment. Forcing him will only backfire."

“No one can take his place in this regard.”

"He is indeed a genius, but he lacks the responsibility as a human being."

Ikari Gendo listened to the discussions around him without saying a word. He just stood there quietly, watching the medical department carry the seventh, no... third body out of the cockpit. The previous four experimenters all lost their human form and turned into the most basic form of organisms. They were mixed with the LCL liquid in the cockpit and discharged into the sewer, leaving only the diving suits they wore during the test.

"Perhaps, we should not prevent him from having a relationship with Professor Dongyue's daughter. If we want a boy to become responsible, the fastest way is to let him become a father."

"Even if I'm not making things difficult, this is the situation right now. It all comes down to the shortage of medical staff."

"I don't think he will change after becoming a father. His irresponsibility is a bad quality that comes from his genes."

"His father is dead. There is no need to pass on the prejudices of the older generation to the younger generation."

"In fact, it doesn't matter whether you grow up or not. As long as you have concerns, you will have a soft spot for giving in."

“The operation cycle is too long and there are too many unstable factors.”

Ikari Gendō withdrew his gaze from outside and looked at the leader of Group 5 who had been standing on the chair in silence.

"Professor Yamaki, what do you think about this?"

Professor Yamaki pondered for a moment before speaking: "Don't overestimate the kid from the Ikari family. The experimenters may lose their human form because their AT positions are assimilated by EVA. Not to mention that we have been studying for two years and still don't understand why the AT position is assimilated, let alone the kid. Now he doesn't even know the concept of AT position.

No matter how talented you are, there is always a limit.

Of course, having said this, I am only against the proposal to make him the general manager of the No. 0 test machine. I have no objection to the proposal itself of letting him join in the construction of the No. 0 test machine.

His talent for bioengineering is truly astonishing.”

Ikari Gendō nodded without comment.

"Then let's follow the original plan and build a test machine based on Professor Naoko Akagi's proposal to see how it goes."

After the meeting.

Ikari Gendō left the scene without stopping.

Researchers also began dissecting the body of the seventh experimenter, intending to find out the assimilation of the AT position... No! The reason why the human AT position disappeared. Of course, in addition to the dissection work, there are many other tasks. Every scholar uses his own knowledge to try to interpret all the information related to the AT position. Only by deciphering the mystery of the AT position can humans find a way to manipulate EVA.

……

……

When Fumihiko Ikari was thinking about his future work content, he had already turned to the last few pages of the document. He was originally careless, but was immediately stunned by the content.

【Start the simulation experiment report. 】

He glanced at the experimental process and then skipped it, focusing his attention on the final result.

[Affected by unknown factors (Note: It may be caused by the loss of their own AT force field, which cannot be confirmed due to the lack of relevant equipment) the experimenters numbered 01 to 04 lost their human form and returned to the most basic form of biology. After many tests and studies, they were unable to restore their human form. After many experiments and tests, if the compatibility exceeds a certain value, the experimenters will be swallowed by EVA.]

Paper documents only have illustrations, which cannot depict the entire process of humans returning to their most basic biological form.

But even so, Fumihiko Ikari still gasped and his scalp tingled. He still underestimated the degree of Seele's madness.

No, to be precise—

It's not that I underestimated it, it's that I have been deliberately avoiding this aspect.

After all, he had read the original novel and knew what kind of organization Seele was. He was even very clear that the few lives listed in the information were just the tip of the iceberg hidden in the dark. There must be more insane experiments hidden in places he didn't know about, more terrifying casualties, and even...

The current turbulent situation in the outside world may be caused by Seele deliberately in order to achieve some goal.

He has been aware of this all along, but he has been deliberately avoiding it and not thinking about it.

But now it is forced upon him, leaving him with no way to avoid these things.

Mad——

These beasts!

The research results led to the loss of seven lives. He had anticipated on his first day on the job that this would happen sooner or later. He thought he was mentally prepared, but when it actually happened he still found it hard to accept. However, while he felt sad, he was more afraid... worried that he would be killed after he lost his usefulness, and he was also angry.

Even without carefully reading the contents of the previous experimental report, he could tell that the protection mechanism was turned off during the startup experiment.

The protection mechanism is an emergency termination protocol that automatically cuts off power when it detects that EVA has regained consciousness.

Based on his understanding of the mind link device, as long as the protection mechanism is activated normally, such an experimental accident will never happen. Of course, the existence of this protection mechanism will greatly limit the power of EVA. No... it is very likely that even controlling EVA itself is impossible. The most it can do is to move the eyeballs.

"Have you finished reading the information?"

Try your best to control your emotions and calm yourself down.

"Correct."

"Any ideas?"

"Your question is too general. I don't know how to answer it."

Naoko Akagi thought for a moment before speaking: "Tell me what you think of this creature as a whole."

"It doesn't look like a normal creature. It feels more like a giant in myths and legends. No..." His eyes fell on the red core of EVA's body in the incubator, and Ikari Fumihiko continued, "Without this core, EVA is just an enlarged human. Although it is incredible, it is also within the scope of modern scientific cognition. With this core, it is like those creatures that exist in myths."

Naoko Akagi nodded, having the same feeling when she first came into contact with the complete information of EVA.

"What do you think this red core is?"

"It's similar to the godhead mentioned in mythology, or something like a magic organ."

"Magic organ?"

"Well, how should I put it? You are familiar with the concept of magicians in myths and legends, right?"

"Know."

026. This man should be taken out and shot to pay the price for his stupidity

"Magicians need to consume a kind of energy called magic to release magic, and in order to master magic, they must have the corresponding magic talent. What determines this talent? I personally think that magicians have an organ in their bodies that can manipulate, store, transform, and sense magic... Do you understand what I mean?"

“That’s a wonderful understanding.”

Naoko Akagi complimented him without any emotion, and then got back to the point.

"Have you read the startup test data?"

Looking at Naoko Akagi in front of him, Fumihiko Ikari originally felt pity for the woman who was used and abandoned by Gendō Ikari in the original work, but now this feeling has faded a lot. Because he has realized that what Naoko Akagi wants to say later is nothing more than forcing him to participate in the start-up experiment through moral kidnapping or other means.