I participated in the development of EVA

"It's not something too amazing, I just want to create a virtual world."

"virtual reality?"

"Yes, the specific situation is too complicated to explain, so I won't explain it to you in detail."

Ryosuke Kaji really wanted to ask more, but he knew in his heart that if he pressed the issue at this point in time, he might not be able to leave alive, as those armed security guards outside were not just for show.

"Ha, the virtual world sounds amazing."

"It's not that great actually. You can also think of it as me making a game. Well, it's probably a game of life."

After a pause, Ikari Fumihiko changed the subject.

“The movie looks pretty good.”

Not bad? The plot is old-fashioned and there is nothing new about it. You can know all the subsequent developments after watching the beginning.

Ryosuke Kaji thought so but would not actually comment on it.

"Yes, it's interesting."

"Especially the survival tips in it, which look quite realistic."

"really."

Fumihiko Ikari wanted to make a more direct hint, but he was worried that Ryosuke Kaji would not be able to leave the camp and that Misato Katsuragi would be implicated.

Forget it...

Let's stop here! More haste, less speed.

He was just about to talk to Ryosuke Kaji about the matter of Misato Katsuragi when Ryosuke Kaji suddenly spoke.

"By the way, I heard my professor complain before that you stole his nomination for this year's professor... uh, you got the nomination for this year's professor."

Although I didn't know in advance that the person I would meet this time was Ikari Fumihiko, this was a rare opportunity, so I naturally had to take the opportunity to test out more things.

"Stole your mentor's nomination?"

"Uh... sorry to embarrass you. The instructor felt that you were not even an associate professor, nor did you teach at the University of Tokyo, but you were directly nominated as a professor. He was a little dissatisfied."

Ryosuke Kaji smiled sheepishly.

"I don't know much about the nominations. I just heard about it from Ritsuko a few days ago."

"Will you go to the selection?"

"Probably not. My research is at a critical juncture right now."

"If you attend, this year's professorship may very well be yours."

Ikari Fumihiko smiled and changed the subject.

"Miri doesn't want you to continue to pester her."

"Uh……"

The faint smile on Kaji Ryosuke's face froze. After a long time, he spoke, and said something with great difficulty.

"I see."

"If we can't be boyfriend and girlfriend, we can be ordinary friends. Just don't be as persistent as before."

Fumihiko Ikari cares about the line of Ryosuke Kaji, but since things have developed to this point, he can only go with the flow. If he doesn't say this, it may arouse suspicion from the top management.

What else could Ryosuke Kaji do? He had to agree even though he was reluctant.

"Uh...I understand."

He likes her, but as I said before, compared to his own happiness, he wants to find out the truth about the impact that year.

Now he really wanted to ask Ikari Fumihiko a question.

Do you know the truth about the Second Impact?

However, when the words were on the tip of his tongue, he felt that it was useless to ask. Ikari Fumihiko was focused on scientific research and knew too little about the outside world. Perhaps he didn't know as much about the Second Impact as he did.

After a moment's silence, he spoke again, following the previous topic.

"Um...can you tell me how you met and fell in love with Misato?"

"Nothing special. We just met through Ritsuko and spent some time together during the New Year holidays. There's nothing special worth mentioning."

"New Year's Day? It seems that I am a step late."

“That’s what fate is.”

"Yes."

The two didn't say anything else afterwards, just watched the movie in silence.

After the movie ended, Fumihiko Ikari stood up.

"As you please, I'm going to go back and see if Misato is awake?"

"Uh, okay..."

Fumihiko Ikari came to the room upstairs and as soon as he entered, he saw Ritsuko Akagi and Misato Katsuragi chatting.

Ritsuko showed up here, wasn't she trying to make sure whether she had threatened Misato?!

no--

Ritsuko, am I so dirty in your eyes?

"How about it?"

Katsuragi Misato asked anxiously, and Ikari Fumihiko explained what happened just now, "I just talked to him, and he probably won't bother you anymore in the future. Well, he just asked how we met, and I told him that it was Ritsuko who introduced us, and we got together after spending some time together during the New Year."

"That's good."

"If there's nothing else, I'll go back first."

Misato Katsuragi responded.

"Ah."

Ritsuko Akagi asked back.

"So anxious?"

"I'm afraid if I continue to stay here, I'll just have to sleep on the sofa."

"Well, I thought you were in such a hurry to go back because you had made some key breakthrough in your research."

"Things haven't been going well lately. Well, that's it. I'm leaving now."

When Ikari Fumihiko turned and walked to the door, Akagi Ritsuko spoke again.

“Can I go there for an internship?”

"Just wait until you finish your postgraduate entrance exams, otherwise you will just be doing odd jobs."

The current research steps only seem simple, and without sufficient knowledge support, it is impossible to participate.

"Okay, I'll try to finish my graduate studies this year and get my doctorate next year."

Fumihiko Ikari didn't think that Ritsuko Akagi was bragging. Talent was partly the reason, but the main reason was that Ritsuko worked hard enough and spent most of her time studying.

"come on."

"Ah."

Ryosuke Kaji was not in the lobby, and seemed to be still watching a movie in the theater.

Fumihiko Ikari did not go over to say hello, but got on a special car accompanied by Ritsuko Akagi and the other person and returned to the research institute.

After returning to the research institute, he did not go back to the underground base, but came to the Hyacinth Project Team.

"Where's the deputy team leader?"

In this project, Dr. Ito is only the deputy team leader; he is the team leader.

"Director, the deputy team leader went to the rehabilitation center and hasn't returned yet."

"Rehabilitation center?"

He didn't pay attention to the situation here, so he didn't know what was going on in the rehabilitation center.

"It's a makeshift rehabilitation center. There are too many patients who need treatment. The wards here are full. We can only send those who have regained consciousness there."

17:20:56

325. Brilliant

Fumihiko Ikari thought for a moment and did not see any building similar to a rehabilitation center on the way back.

“Isn’t this rehabilitation center built nearby?”

"In the upcoming Third New Tokyo, it is just a simple shelter for now, but the building is already under construction."

"When is he usually on the project team?"

"In the morning, evening and most of the afternoon, I stayed at the rehabilitation center to check on the patients."

Ikari Fumihiko nodded and turned to leave.

Good luck to you.

He then learned from Misato that all the Tokyo University professors had received invitations, but he had not, and that Dr. Ito must have known about this but had not told him. So he wanted to make trouble for the other party, not to force him to take sides, but simply to embarrass the other party and vent his dissatisfaction.

After returning to the underground base, he first reported the situation to Ibuki Emi.

"Come back so early?"

As he spoke, he walked around Ikari Fumihiko, as if he was looking for something.

Ikari Fumihiko stood there stiffly.

"Well, now that the matter is resolved, I came back early."

"You didn't take advantage of the girl, did you?"

"What a joke! My feelings for you are clear to all. How could I do such a thing?"

Ibuki Huimei chuckled.

"Okay, it seems like you didn't lie. Well, next time, don't agree to do such a favor. You know, it's not a good influence on the girl."

"Uh, okay."

"Here are some documents I need you to take care of."

Although Fumihiko Ikari pushed all the director's work to Ibuki Megumi, Ibuki Megumi was just a secretary after all, and many important tasks still had to be handled by him.

He logged into the database using his own account permissions, and before Fumihiko Ikari could do anything, an email popped up directly.

Ibuki Huimi stepped aside. Ikari Fumihiko might not care, but she knew she couldn't cross the line.

When you open the email, the first thing that catches your eye is a profile.

The second qualified candidate is Soryu Asuka Langley.

Looking at the photo of the little girl with a bright smile in the file, Fumihiko Ikari stood there in a daze.

Unit 2 has indeed been built, and Asuka has become the pilot.

She was smiling so brightly in the photo, it must have been taken when she was just selected as the pilot of Unit 2, thinking that she could regain her mother's care... Now the smile should have disappeared, replaced by sadness!? Uh... Now I came up with the concept of soul injection, so I killed her mother, right?

This would have happened even without me.

No, now the point is...

Didn't the top management want me to not get involved in Unit 2's affairs? Why are they sending me Unit 2's related information now?

After reading it carefully, I found that in addition to the pilot information, the document also included detailed information about Unit 2. I also figured out why the top management sent this information.

Asuka established a connection with Unit 2, but no matter how much she trained, the synchronization rate could not be improved.

He couldn't help but sneer and said.

"This is going to eat me up."

Ibuki Huimi asked with concern.

"what happens?"