I participated in the development of EVA

"Ok."

Ibuki Emi thought about the embarrassing situation she was in last time when she went out and had no money.

"Oh, by the way, help us prepare some currency for outside."

"Ok."

Return to the living room.

"Passed?"

"Ah."

“Does it really work?”

"very useful."

The next day, Ikari Fumihiko was still half asleep when he was woken up by Ibuki Megumi.

"Wake up, it's time for us to leave."

Facing the excited Ibuki Megumi, Ikari Fumihiko replied weakly.

"No, you're too excited!"

"It's not easy to get a chance to go out, so hurry up."

Ikari Fumihiko opened his eyes helplessly, and only then did he discover.

Wow, not only is Ibuki Huimi dressed, she's even put on her makeup.

While he was getting up, washing and getting dressed, Ibuki Huimei woke up the two little ones, no! It was Rei Ayanami who was sleeping. Asuka was so excited that she didn't sleep all night.

The two little ones are naturally beautiful and don't need any makeup, but Ibuki Huimi still simply dressed them up.

She talked while putting on makeup.

"Li, remember, in our place, it is very rude for girls to go out without makeup."

After washing up, Fumihiko Ikari, who had just put on some clothes, came out of the room and just happened to hear these words. Perhaps because he had to say goodbye to Asuka today, his nerves were more sensitive. When he heard these words, he felt that Ibuki Huimi was saying goodbye, and his heart couldn't help but twitch, and his confused brain also woke up at this moment.

After thinking for a while, he returned to the house.

What he was wearing now was too casual, so he changed into a slightly more formal set of casual clothes and shaved his face again.

The four of them packed up and left the dormitory.

Outside the door, Saori Hashimoto, dressed in professional attire, and several security guards had been waiting for a long time.

Surrounded by a group of more than ten people, the four walked out of the institute's gate and got into a luxury car, driving on the newly paved road.

Next to the EVA-exclusive elevator where Unit 0 was deployed last time, a new route leading to the outside world has been opened.

There are not only elevators for passengers, but also large freight elevators.

"We will take the freight elevator and transport the car up directly. We don't have to get off the car."

Before coming here, Saori Hashimoto explained the situation in advance.

The luxury sedan drove into a large freight elevator. The space inside was astonishingly large. Saori Hashimoto didn't need to introduce it. Fumihiko Ikari only took a look at the huge space inside the freight elevator and knew that this freight elevator also had the function of transporting EVA to the ground in case of accidents. It was considered an EVA backup elevator.

The car drove out of the elevator and appeared next to a construction site.

“Staff dormitories are being built here.”

Saori Hashimoto introduced the four people.

Ikari Fumihiko and others took a look and then looked away.

The car is driving on the road. If you look far ahead, you can easily see the Third New Tokyo City which is under construction not far away.

"That's the direction towards the smart city trial site you designed, the Third New Tokyo City."

After sitting for nearly two hours, everyone finally arrived at the busiest commercial street in the center of the Second New Tokyo. Just looking out the window at the busy streets outside gave people a special feeling, as if the Second Impact was already a distant past.

Ibuki Huimi was touched when she looked at the bustling streets outside the car in the early morning.

"It's great that we have recovered to the prosperity before the impact! But it's a pity that the apostle crisis has not been eliminated... All this is just a castle in the air, a fragile bubble."

"Ms. Ibuki, please abide by the nerv confidentiality rules after you get off the car."

"Ah."

Ikari Fumihiko had not experienced the prosperity before the second impact, nor had he personally experienced the devastation of the second impact, so naturally he would not have any special feelings about all this.

The same is true for Ayanami Rei and Asuka. They have been living in the research institute and have had almost no contact with the outside world. At this moment, all they have is curiosity about the outside world.

"Minister Ikari, where would you like to start?"

"Let's go to the biggest mall."

18:01:43

443. It’s always sudden

Ibuki Huimi sighed as she walked around.

"There are so many. Many luxury goods that I don't recognize."

“You used to go to luxury stores often?”

"No, I couldn't afford these luxury goods at the time. I was a print model for a while in high school, and I came into contact with these things at that time. Uh, well... I was obsessed with these things for a while, and I really wanted to buy one, so I knew more about them. Well, speaking of which, I was almost dragged into compensated dating by my high school classmates at that time."

The second half of the sentence involving privacy was spoken by Ibuki Huimi close to Ikari Fumihiko's ear.

"I plan to buy a bag for each of them as a gift. Have you decided what to buy?"

Fumihiko Ikari really doesn't have any ideas in this regard.

"A doll."

"You are fooling around."

"What to buy then?"

"A necklace or something like that."

"Row."

Half a day seemed like a long time, but by the time Asuka had picked out the gifts, it was already time for her to leave for the airport.

When they parted, Ikari Fumihiko and Ibuki Megumi gave each other gifts, two handbags of the same style, and two necklaces of the same style, while the two little ones just exchanged gifts as a formality.

In addition to the head of the European Equipment Department, the people who left with Asuka also included Asuka's real adoptive father, Professor Langley.

They didn't spend much time together, so there wasn't much sadness when they parted, and Ikari Fumihiko was just a little worried.

Asuka followed Professor Langley towards the boarding gate. When she was about to board the plane, she suddenly turned her head and shouted to Fumihiko Ikari.

"Next time we meet, I will make you realize your mistake!"

Fumihiko Ikari was stunned for a moment before he realized that this was referring to the time when he belittled Professor Kyoko.

"You really hold a grudge. Haven't I already admitted my mistake?"

"I don't need charity or pity. What I want is for you to truly realize your mistakes."

Ikari Fumihiko smiled with a crooked mouth.

"Really? Next time we meet, you'll be able to make me realize how great you are?"

"Correct!"

"Very good, I'll book a flight for tomorrow, and if nothing goes wrong we'll see each other the day after tomorrow. I want to see what kind of shock you can give me after not seeing you for a day."

"you you you……"

Asuka didn't know what to say after being tricked by Ikari Fumihiko's unconventional and rogue tactics.

Except for Ayanami Rei who had a blank expression on her face because she didn't understand German, the others couldn't help but twitch their lips slightly.

You are such an adult, can't you be more considerate of the children?

Ikari Fumihiko looked very proud.

"You little brat, I'm a great scientist, but I can't cure a little devil like you?"

"you……"

Asuka is just a five-year-old girl after all, and she was so angry that her eyes turned red.

But he still replied stubbornly.

"Don't underestimate me. One day is just one day. That's enough for me! Don't forget! I'm Soryu Asuka Langley!"

"Okay, then I'll take the plane tomorrow."

Asuka finds her rhythm again.

"You can follow me now!"

Now it was Fumihiko Ikari's turn to be at a loss.

"Forget it. I'm a busy scientist and don't have time to argue with a little brat like you."

"Humph."

Asuka snorted complacently and walked into the cabin with a proud stride.

As the cabin door closed, Fumihiko Ikari withdrew his gaze.

Standing in the terminal hall, I watched through the window as the plane soared into the sky and finally disappeared into the blue sky.

"She is such a strong-willed girl."

Hearing what Ibuki Huimi said, Ikari Fumihiko responded.

"It's not about being strong, it's about wanting to be stronger than everyone else in order to protect something precious."

"Precious things? Professor Kyoko?"

"Well, only Professor Kyoko makes her feel loved."

"Now there are two."

"two?"

"You love her too, don't you?"

"I just care about her, which is different from love."

"No, it's a thing."

Rei Ayanami tilted her head and drank her Coke. She didn't understand what the two were talking about, nor did she want to understand.

What's the point of loving or not loving it? Is Coke not delicious enough?

There were four of us when we came, and only three of us when we left.

Do not--

It became two people.

The car stopped abruptly at a fork in the road.

Ikari Fumihiko was about to ask what happened, but before he could say anything he was stopped by a kiss. He was stunned for a moment and then reacted.

After the lips parted.

"My resignation application has been approved. I will not go back with you this time. Remember to take good care of yourself and Li in the future."

Ibuki Huimi opened the car door and said something with her back turned.

Ikari Fumihiko was stunned for a moment before he reacted.

"Wait a moment."

"Huh? What's wrong?"

She then got out of the car and took out a necklace from her pocket that she had secretly asked Saori Hashimoto to buy for her in the morning.

Put the necklace on Ibuki Huimei.

"Not bad. You actually prepared gifts secretly. I thought you were paying attention to them two."

Ikari Fumihiko hesitated for a moment, but couldn't help but speak.