I participated in the development of EVA

Naoko Akagi asked back in a slightly dazed tone.

"how should I do?"

She is not good at dealing with emotional issues, let alone solving this kind of problem.

Ikari Fumihiko shook his head.

"do not know."

He is not a hypnotist, how could he have any solution?

In order to hide her embarrassment, Ritsuko Akagi lowered her head to look at her chest. It was not that she had any preference, but her body was fully developed and now she could not lower her head to see her toes like she did when she was a child.

The bathroom fell silent for a moment, with only the sound of water from the shower and the faucet.

17:58:18

429. The forest is big, and there are all kinds of birds

Unable to think of any other answer, and the sound of water failed to attract Fumihiko Ikari's attention, he focused his attention on the current environment.

Uh……

This seems a little too close.

The mother and daughter usually focus all their attention on scientific research and neglect to dress up. They are not as good as the four carefully selected beauties such as Hashimoto Saori, or even as good as Ibuki Megumi who knows how to dress up. However, both of them have a good foundation, and at least they can reach the same level as Ibuki Megumi with a little dressing up.

He is a normal man and it is impossible for him to remain completely calm in this situation.

"How about we go out first?"

Neither the mother nor the daughter responded. He looked at Ritsuko Akagi, who was looking down in thought, with a little surprise.

It was normal for Akagi Naoko not to reply, but why did Akagi Ritsuko, who usually talks a lot, also become silent at this time! ?

Are you worried about your mother's situation?

"Don't worry, with me here, Captain Akagi will be fine."

Now he could only grit his teeth and comfort Ritsuko Akagi in this way.

Ritsuko Akagi continued to lower her head, trying to hide her cheeks which were red with embarrassment.

"Ah."

Ikari Fumihiko got up first and went to the bedroom. Thinking that there was a monitoring device in the wall, he subconsciously wanted to turn on the TV.

Before turning on the TV, Ritsuko Akagi spoke.

"I'll take a shower."

"what?"

He was a little confused and asked back almost without saying a word.

"What are you doing in the shower???"

Naoko Akagi was also a little surprised and didn't understand why her daughter was taking a bath at this time.

Right now, Ritsuko Akagi's face still felt like it was burned by fire. The space in the bathroom was small, so she could hide it by lowering her head. But if she walked out to the spacious bedroom, she would definitely be noticed. If asked, she really didn't know how to explain it, so she could only cover it up by taking a shower. She held it in for a long time before coming up with a lame excuse.

"The water has already been put away, so there's no need to waste it."

As soon as I finished speaking, I couldn't help but regret it.

Uh……

Will I be considered a frivolous woman if I say this?

That shouldn’t be the case! ?

What she said was already out of her mouth, and she couldn't take it back.

Fumihiko Ikari didn't have any wrong thoughts.

"She must be too worried about you. Now her mind is in a mess, so she wants to take a bath to calm down."

Naoko Akagi didn't have so many thoughts in mind, so she naturally agreed when she heard this.

Only then did Ikari Fumihiko turn on the TV.

Previously it was intended to interfere with the monitoring device in the wall, but now an additional layer has been added to avoid hearing the noise made by Ritsuko Akagi taking a bath.

He took out a pen and paper.

[There is no video equipment in this room. Please use pen and paper to communicate your ideas. ]

At the same time, normal social distance was deliberately maintained.

Without the previous ambiguous distance, he was able to suppress the restlessness that had arisen in his heart.

【it is good. 】

Then he fell silent again.

If the information about permissions has not been leaked, it can be covered up. But there is really no good solution to this situation.

Fumihiko Ikari wrote a sentence on the paper inspired by this.

【The human heart is the biggest variable in this world. 】

【Um. 】

The lounge has always been used by Naoko Akagi. After Ritsuko Akagi started her internship, the lounge became the dormitory for the mother and daughter, so there was no shortage of clothes for Ritsuko Akagi to change into.

After an unknown amount of silence for an unknown amount of time, Akagi Ritsuko finished her shower and changed her clothes before coming out.

She glanced at the information on the paper, then looked at the two silent people, and then the number of silent people increased from two to three.

After a long time, Naoko Akagi raised her head.

【So be it. 】

[Is the matter not resolved?]

[We are not able to solve this problem right now, and continuing will only waste time.]

Ritsuko Akagi obviously disagreed with this point of view. She wanted to speak, but she didn't know what to say, and she didn't dare to disobey her mother's opinion.

Her eyes fell on Ikari Fumihiko.

Ikari Fumihiko nodded helplessly.

[This is indeed the only way now. ]

The three were about to end the conversation and leave the lounge when there was a knock on the door.

Ikari Fumihiko stood up and opened the door.

Ibuki Huimi was standing outside the door, and she suddenly felt a little guilty, and was almost about to blurt out something instinctively.

'Why are you here?'

But when the words came to his lips, he realized that such words would easily cause misunderstanding, so he immediately changed his words to something else.

"Is there a problem?"

"Here is a document that you need to sign."

"Oh."

Ikari Fumihiko took it and took a look. It was a list of items and he signed his name on it.

This kind of document is usually signed in the morning when he is handling official business, but now it was delivered by Ibuki Huimi at this time. It is obvious that someone wants Ibuki Huimi to see this scene.

Ibuki Huimi glanced into the lounge.

Without waiting for her to say anything, Ikari Fumihiko opened his mouth and gave a vague explanation.

"There's only one listening device here."

The issue of the Three Sages' system permissions was too complicated. Ibuki Huimei knew that it would only bring harm and no benefit, so she did not continue to explain. She thought that Ibuki Huimei could understand and secretly sighed. Those people asked Ibuki Huimei to come over, not only to shake the emotional foundation between the two, but also to test what the three of them talked about in the lounge.

The logic is very simple. If he didn't want Ibuki Huimi to misunderstand the situation, he would definitely explain it.

"Ah."

Ibuki Huimi did not ask any questions, but just responded calmly.

It seemed that he understood, but Fumihiko Ikari couldn't figure out the specific details.

He sighed to himself.

This kind of situation will definitely happen again in the future. Even if he doesn't do this, someone will create similar misunderstandings. This is not a test, but a pressure that Ibuki Huimi has to bear again and again.

"Who asked you to send this document?"

In this situation, he didn't have any good solution but to kill the chicken to scare the monkeys and establish his authority.

Ibuki Huimi did not reply, but walked into the lounge, sat on the bed, and glanced at Akagi and her daughter.

Then he spoke.

"It's meaningless. It's just a discarded pawn."

When she said this, it was obvious that she had heard that Fumihiko Ikari wanted to establish his authority and reduce harassment.

After a pause, she added.

"The person who handed me the file is a grassroots member of the post-production department. If you investigate, you will find that he is a newcomer who knows nothing. Even if you take a tough stance and force the post-production department to give an explanation, at most you will just fire some people. Well, no, if you get angry, this person is more likely to be labeled as a spy of Seele, trying to sow discord between you and the United Nations.

As for what the truth of this matter is?

Maybe even the planners don’t know exactly what the situation is.”

Ikari Fumihiko sighed.

There is really no way to prevent this kind of thing.

Now, all the UN member states that survived the second impact have joined NERV, a total of 167. Although everyone's general direction is the same, to destroy the apostles! But with so many member states gathered together, they must have different thoughts. Even if there are a few forces that have the same idea of ​​​​exterminating humanity as Seele, it is a very normal thing.

It's just like the meaning of the saying 'If the forest is big, there are all kinds of birds'.

17:58:30

430. A friend of mine is getting married tomorrow, so I updated late

Ikari Fumihiko could feel it the longer he was in the storm.

Maybe it's a good thing that Emi Ibuki left.

It's such a mess here.

"Okay, I won't stay here any longer and disturb you guys from talking about business."

The words "business" were deliberately emphasized.

Even if it was her, she would inevitably think too much when faced with such a situation. Now that she wasn't making a fuss, she was already showing enough restraint.

Naoko Akagi looked calm and was completely unaware of the warning contained in the words.

Ritsuko Akagi felt a little guilty.

Ikari Fumihiko had no way to explain anything at this time, and could only respond dryly.

"Ah."

At the same time, he smiled bitterly in his heart.

This... was such a coincidence. If they had arrived a little later, the three of them would have already left the lounge, and it wouldn't have been so awkward meeting in the office.

Uh, well, it's not that bad actually.

If they had arrived earlier and noticed that Ritsuko Akagi had taken a bath, then the real Shura field would have unfolded.

After Ibuki Huimei left.

The three of them also walked out of the lounge and returned to their posts.

Now the Three Sages project team is focusing on battery research and development. Traditional batteries are not the areas that Fumihiko Ikari and Naoko Akagi are good at, and this aspect also requires their attention. Therefore, the two are in charge of the direction of bio-type batteries. To be specific, the two are now mainly studying which parts of EVA can be used as bio-batteries.

What needs to be done is not responsible, which is to dismember the EVA body in detail and provide enough data for the Three Sages System to build a database.

Although there have been studies in this area in the past, due to limited manpower, no detailed research has been conducted.