I participated in the development of EVA

"..."

Knowing that Ayanami Rei didn't understand English and she didn't understand Japanese, she didn't say anything else, but her eyes were filled with a strong fighting spirit.

Fumihiko Ikari asked Sakuragi Haruna and Ayanami Rei to explain the current situation, while he input the information of Unit 2 into the simulation battle system to complete the modeling. At this time, Sakuragi Haruna also explained it clearly to Ayanami Rei.

"Don't hold back. Let her realize the gap."

Fumihiko Ikari said something to Rei Ayanami.

"Ah."

Rei Ayanami just responded and walked towards the simulation equipment room.

Asuka asked Ikari Fumihiko as she stood up and prepared to catch up.

"As long as I can defeat this guy, I can try to pilot Unit-01, right?"

Ikari Fumihiko nodded and agreed readily.

"Correct."

Not to mention that Asuka is only five years old now and has not received formal training in EVA combat. Even if she received the same training as Rei Ayanami, Asuka might not be able to defeat Rei Ayanami.

Asuka is a genius, and so is Rei Ayanami.

Based solely on their respective talents in piloting EVAs to fight, he felt that Rei Ayanami was stronger.

That's why he agreed to this dangerous proposal so readily.

Asuka didn't say anything else and sprinted a short distance before catching up with Ayanami Rei.

Under the guidance of the staff, the two came to the simulated battle room.

Seeing that Asuka was about to enter the insertion plug without changing the battle position, the staff member immediately asked a question.

He said it in Japanese first, then realized Asuka didn't understand, so he switched to English and said it again.

"You haven't changed into your battle uniform yet."

"I don't need that."

The staff did not let Asuka go and asked a question to the control room through the headset.

"There is no combat uniform suitable for her here."

Although the combat suit has been equipped with an adaptive system due to technological iteration, this system also has upper and lower limits, and it will be useless once the threshold is exceeded.

Ikari Fumihiko did not reply, but looked at Sakuragi Haruna.

"Is the protection factor of the simulation cabin the same level as EVA?"

"Yes."

After getting the answer he wanted, he wanted to ask the staff to let him go directly. As long as the safety factor was the same, Asuka would not be injured. At most, she would not be able to bear the load and would pass out in a coma. However, he did not say it in the end.

"Let the logistics department make one quickly."

After waiting for five hours, Asuka's exclusive combat suit was finally made.

There is no way around it because the combat suit needs to be molded in one piece, and each piece requires a set of exclusive molds. Fortunately, other accessories can be prepared in advance, otherwise it may not be possible to make a qualified combat suit in even a day, let alone five hours.

Asuka had been waiting impatiently for a long time. She put on the combat uniform hastily as soon as she received it and entered another insertion plug.

17:44:49

376. Withered

"Come on! I will be the winner—"

When entering the simulated battle, Asuka began to declare her victory, but her expression looked more like she was cheering herself up.

Rei Ayanami had not been idle in the previous five hours, and had been helping to test the simulation battle program.

Ikari Fumihiko asked.

"Lei, do you want to take a break?"

"unnecessary."

He asked Asuka again.

"Are you ready?"

"Ok, anytime."

The two of them were piloting Unit-0 and Unit-02, facing each other across half the city.

"start."

As he finished speaking, the two EVAs started running at high speed.

Asuka knew that her driving experience was not as good as her opponent's and she was at a disadvantage in all aspects. If she wanted to win, she could not engage in a pure head-on confrontation. Therefore, she planned to attack the power cord of Unit-0 and then use the armor to drag Unit-0 until its power was exhausted. However, before the well-thought-out plan could be implemented, he was tripped by the power cord.

There was nothing wrong with simply running. The problem was that when facing Rei Ayanami's attack, she chose to dodge without taking her own power supply umbilical cord into account.

The power supply umbilical cord was cut, and a 96-second countdown appeared on the screen of Unit .

She was panicking and hadn't regained her composure yet.

Unit 00 then chopped off the head of Unit 02, and the countdown on the screen was immediately replaced by the word "failure".

She sat in the control seat, her hands still tightly gripping the steering wheel, staring blankly at the word "failure" on the screen. She couldn't accept this result. She thought she might lose, but she didn't expect to lose so badly. The two people's driving skills were not at the same level. In front of each other, she was not even an opponent.

"It's normal for you to lose. She is the first qualified person and has received more than a year of professional training."

Looking at Asuka's depressed expression, Fumihiko Ikari felt a little helpless.

Originally I just wanted to take this kid to play games to relax, but I didn't expect it to turn out like this.

Asuka wanted to say something, but was interrupted by him speaking again.

“Don’t look for excuses for your failure. If you fail, you fail. What you should do now is to find your shortcomings from the failure, correct them and strive to win back in the future.”

This truth is too profound for Shinji Ikari, who is also five years old like Asuka, but Asuka can understand its deep meaning.

He was worried that Asuka wouldn't listen if he just preached to her, so he thought for a moment and added another sentence.

"Your advantage is in the later stages. She is protecting the present of humanity, while you are protecting the future of humanity."

Of course, the premise is that Rei Ayanami's age will increase normally over time.

He added silently in his mind.

If things develop in the normal direction, by the time Asuka grows up, Ayanami Rei will be too old to drive EVA. Even if she can drive, she will not be at her peak. After all, Ayanami Rei looks about eleven years old now, and in another nine years she will be around twenty years old, which is beyond the best age for driving.

He spoke again.

"The future belongs to you, Asuka."

"Enough of the noise. Even if you don't tell me about this, I know it. I'm Asuka, the pilot of EVA Unit 2!"

Asuka perked up.

"Now all you have to do is get basic driving training."

"Yes."

She has corrected her attitude.

Fumihiko Ikari was just about to tell Rei Ayanami to help Asuka with training when the phone rang.

He glanced at the caller ID and answered the call directly.

“The equipment has been assembled.”

"I understand. I'll be there soon."

He hung up without waiting for the other party to reply and spoke into the microphone.

"Li, her training mission is now up to you."

"Yes."

After saying that, he explained things to Sakuragi Haruna.

"Keep an eye on them both."

"Ah."

Only then did he stand up and leave the Unit 00 project team and come to the eternal life surgery.

"Director Ikari, what should we do next?"

He ignored the questions from the American consul's secretary and went directly to the main control computer to give instructions to the Three Sages System.

According to the design of the Three Sages System, everything in the immortality surgery is fully automated, and no human hands are needed from the creation of artificial organs to the performance of the surgery. However, it is now rushed out and has not been fully automated, so human assistance is needed, otherwise he would not have to come to the scene at all.

"Assign tasks according to this form."

He printed out the redesigned plan of the Three Sages System and handed it to the secretary of the American consul.

"Yes."

Wait until the American Consular Secretary finishes the meeting, assigns the work and returns.

Only then did he speak.

"If everything goes well, artificial organs and the corresponding equipment can be manufactured within five days. Please inform the consul to go for a comprehensive physical examination in three days so that the digital model in the archive can be updated."

"Ok."

There is nothing he needs to deal with here now. He just needs to stay here to prevent any accidents from happening.

Time flies by while fishing.

In the blink of an eye, it was five days later, and on this day he met the senior executive in person for the first time.

On the surface, there was nothing special about this big shot; he was just an old man who was about to die.

With black hair and blue eyes, he was skinny and looked like he would die at any moment. The American Consul was lying on the hospital bed, and every breath he took emitted a foul and rotten old man's odor. On both sides of him were two medical devices, one was an artificial heart-lung device for extracorporeal circulation, and the other was a dialysis device that used LCL liquid to perform dialysis to maintain the old man's last breath.

He appeared in the immortality surgery project team, surrounded by a group of nurses and doctors.

"Director Ikari."

His voice was weaker than before, and it was obvious that the two life-sustaining devices were no longer effective.

After saying this, he began to breathe heavily.

The doctors and nurses around became nervous at this moment, secretly preparing for first aid at any time.

Ikari Fumihiko responded calmly.

"Consul."

The two did not communicate any more after that, and the American consul's secretary handed a document to Fumihiko Ikari.

"This is the latest physical examination report of the Consul."

He didn't take it, but just said something.

“Just enter these into the computer.”

"Yes."

After sending the American consul's secretary away, he looked at the old man on the hospital bed again.

"You don't have to come so early. We need to wait a few more hours to adjust the equipment before we can officially start."

The American consul opened his mouth, but before he could say anything, he started gasping for breath again.

The doctors and nurses around wanted to say something, but they didn't dare to speak. They were the private medical team of the American consul's secretary and had no connection with the institute, so they didn't know the specific identity of Ikari Fumihiko, but they knew how to read his expression. Whether it was the fact that Ikari Fumihiko didn't use honorifics when greeting the American consul, or the attitude of the consul's secretary, all these showed one thing.

The person in front of him was also a big shot who he could not afford to offend.

17:45:05

377. Carrying a heavy burden and moving forward? ?

At this time the secretary came back.

"Director Ikari, the data entry has been completed."

After reporting his work, he spoke again.