I participated in the development of EVA

"I can't help it. I have a strong sense of empathy. These people are worried that I will affect the progress of the experiment."

Ritsuko Akagi gave her own judgment immediately.

"You are indeed a jerk. It doesn't matter whether you are there or not."

"???"

How did you see through the truth?

Ikari Fumihiko gave a wry smile.

"You're right. I'm really just a jerk."

If I were just an ordinary researcher inside, I wouldn't be under so much pressure.

wrong--

This has nothing to do with identity, it’s just that I know too much.

Internal affairs are the source of trouble.

This answer made Ritsuko Akagi confused, and she was even a little worried that Fumihiko Ikari would be hit by it. The reason she had such an idea was naturally that Fumihiko Ikari was the only one in the entire project team who was willing to talk to her. Before Fumihiko Ikari appeared, she even wondered if she was dead and that she was now living in her mother's fantasy.

I don't actually exist.

If it exists, why is it that among so many people around me, only my mother would occasionally remember me?

It was not until Fumihiko Ikari appeared that she realized that she was a real and independent person, not a ghost living only in her mother's fantasy.

"I... I was just joking. People here respect you so much..."

Ikari Fumihiko shook his head. Not to mention that these words were not offensive at all, even if they were really offensive, he would not get angry over such a small matter.

Instead, I feel a little sorry for Ritsuko Akagi.

"An Li, do you really think I have a fragile heart? I will be broken just because of such a small thing."

After a pause, he added.

"You are not an ancient maid. There is no need to live such a humble life."

Ritsuko Akagi was a little angry because her concern was met with offense.

"Why am I humble?"

Ikari Fumihiko felt helpless.

Akagi Ritsuko is too young to understand good and bad words, uh... okay! My description is also a bit easy to be misunderstood, I didn't pay attention to the words, "No, I mean you don't have to be so cautious when talking to me, I'm not saying you are mean, ah! It's hard to talk to children, is this the so-called generation gap?"

After hearing these words, Ritsuko Akagi finally reacted and understood what Fumihiko Ikari wanted to express earlier.

"Generation gap? What generation gap? You've only lived four years longer than I have."

"But I'm already a PhD student. What about you? You're still working hard for the high school entrance exam, and in four years you'll just graduate from college."

Ritsuko Akagi was angry.

"You are such a boring guy. Why do you keep telling me about this and that every time you do it, you show off your achievements to me."

Ikari Fumihiko said shamelessly.

"I can't help it. I just lack this sense of existence."

Ritsuko Akagi was choked and didn't know what to say. She was so angry that she wanted to bite Fumihiko Ikari.

"..."

"Tsk tsk, with that expression on your face, are you so angry that you want to bite me? Come on! But - you have to know that I haven't showered for more than a week, and the stains on my body are enough to build an adobe house. If you bite me like this, you won't get any flesh at all, it's all mud. The disgust alone will make you unable to eat for three days."

"Could you please stop being so disgusting—"

Ritsuko Akagi obviously took it seriously. She sniffed, but didn't smell the expected sweat smell.

? ?

How come it’s not ugly, but even smells like perfume... Is my sense of smell impaired?

"Why don't I smell anything bad? No! You're a grown man, why do you spray so much perfume on your body? It's too feminine."

Ikari Fumihiko naturally knew the source of the perfume, but how could he discuss such a thing with a 17-year-old girl? Wouldn't he be a hooligan if he really discussed such things? ?

"Did your mother ask you to convey anything to me before she went to bed?"

Naoko Akagi was a very smart person, and at the age of seventeen she was not completely ignorant. She immediately realized why Fumihiko Ikari avoided the topic.

When she thought of the answer, her face immediately turned red and her cheeks became hot.

"No, no..."

Hearing Ritsuko Akagi's embarrassed answer, Fumihiko Ikari realized that the other party had already guessed the answer.

At times like this, it is natural to pretend to be ignorant even though you know the truth.

"Tsk tsk - it's just like what you said. I'm really a nobody in the project team. I don't have much presence. They've completely forgotten about me. But it's good this way... I can take a day off." Having said that, I felt a little weird. Ikari Yui and the others were too busy staying up late last night and neglected it. Why didn't the top management make any move? Are they really going to give me a day off? No... Could it be that the top management also stayed up late last night waiting for the experimental data! ?

Uh--

Such an important matter is indeed worthy of the attention of senior management, and they should stay up late to wait for first-hand information.

"What do you mean by holiday? It's obvious that I just want to be lazy."

"You must be kidding! I am a great scientist who is responsible for the fate of all mankind. How could I be so irresponsible?"

"Can you please stop talking so awkwardly?"

049. Why do you only say half of what you want to say? Is there anything you can’t say properly?

It was as if the entire R&D department had forgotten about Fumihiko Ikari until after lunch.

"I finally found you, Dr. Wen Yan. Minister, I will take you to report to Laboratory Zero."

When talking about Laboratory Zero, Fumihiko Ikari thought of the only complete EVA that was cultivated.

"What do you want me to do over there?"

"I'm not sure about this. Someone will hand it over to you when we get to the scene."

"Well, I see."

The two came to Laboratory Zero.

Almost instinctively, he looked at the giant standing in the incubator. His huge body gave people a very oppressive feeling.

Is this the perspective of ants looking at humans?

Just as he was lamenting the insignificance of mankind, a familiar voice came from the side.

"Does the complete EVA look shocking?"

The person who came was Ibuki Emi.

Ikari Fumihiko replied stubbornly, "It was indeed shocking when I first saw it, but after seeing it once, it's nothing."

"My grandfather is the project leader, and he has other things to do, so I'll come over to receive you."

busy?

Are you catching up on some sleep?

Professor Yamaki gave Ikari Fumihiko a bad impression, not to mention that there was some grudge between the two. When he thought about working with Professor Yamaki in the future, his brows immediately frowned, but he still suppressed his displeasure and asked a question that he was more concerned about: "The previous ones were only half-bodies. Is it because this kind of complete body is difficult to cultivate?"

"I guess so—"

Ibuki Emi responded subconsciously, and then she realized that Ikari Fumihiko would be working in Laboratory Zero in the future, so these matters no longer needed to be kept secret.

Only then did he begin to explain in detail.

"Part of the reason is that the half body is enough to support related experiments, and the cost of producing a complete form is too high, and the subsequent maintenance cost is also too high. Of course, this is a secondary factor. The main reason is that the technology is limited. It took two years and hundreds of bodies were discarded to produce this complete body. Of course, with this successful case, it only takes half a year to produce this complete form of EVA without considering the cost."

Ikari Fumihiko was a little surprised.

“Is it so difficult to succeed in one case in two years?”

"It's not difficult to simply cultivate it into a human form. As long as it is provided with enough nutrition, it can grow like a normal organism. The main problem is how to keep it in human form."

After hearing this explanation, Fumihiko Ikari finally reacted.

The reason why EVA is in human form is not because of natural formation, but because of human interference.

In the original work, Eva can use special commands to remove the restrictions of the restraints in her body and enter the second form, fighting in the form of a beast, bursting out combat power more terrifying than that of a human.

Those who had previously come into contact with it only half way ignored this point.

Ikari Fumihiko asked, "Is this design so that the pilot can fight in the human form that he is most familiar with?"

"Your intuition is as sharp as ever, but you're only half right. Making EVA adapt to us humans is only one of the reasons. The main purpose is to restrain EVA through this design. After all, it is essentially the same as the enemy we humans will face in the future. If we don't add corresponding control methods, we may end up defeating the enemy only to be destroyed by EVA."

Humans are very conflicted about EVA. If they don't constrain EVA's power, they are worried that it will get out of control. However, if they constrain it too much, its combat effectiveness will be reduced and it will be unable to defeat the enemy.

Ultimately, humans are too insignificant in front of the apostles. No matter how dangerous EVA is, it can only rely on this power.

"Humans are so insignificant..."

Hearing Ikari Fumihiko's sigh, Ibuki Emi hurriedly spoke.

"Stop, don't tell me about your Dark Forest Law. It's too dark and too hopeless."

Apparently, he mistakenly thought that Fumihiko Ikari wanted to teach him that theory of cosmic sociology.

"You actually know the Dark Forest Law?"

"How could I not know? I am the deputy team leader after all."

"Okay, I just wanted to express my deep regret for the insignificance of human beings. I didn't mean to send you negative energy."

"You also know that thing is spreading negative energy, right?"

"How come I don't know? I'm not demented."

"You know, and you still tell it?"

"You couldn't help it..."

Ibuki Emi sighed, and her expression became complicated.

This made Ikari Fumihiko feel uncomfortable.

"I haven't offended you, have I?"

"Nothing, I just don't know how to face you."

Ibuki Emi knew that the changes in her grandfather had little to do with Ikari Fumihiko, the fundamental reason was that her grandfather would not let her go.

After all, the two of them are blood relatives. She realized a long time ago that her grandfather would unload the burden on the day when the development of EVA was completed, use his own blood to sacrifice those who died in his experiments, and atone for his mistakes over the years... Fumihiko Ikari just accelerated the process.

This is why she didn't know how to face Fumihiko Ikari.

hatred?

If this were true, she would have too many people to vent her anger on. She would hate everyone who participated in the development of Plan E, including herself.

Fumihiko Ikari is just the more eye-catching one among them.

understanding?

The other person did nothing wrong, why should she forgive him?

Ikari Fumihiko's expression turned strange.

"You don't have a crush on me, do you?"

Ibuki Emi's newly-awakened emotions were immediately ruined at this moment. She rolled her eyes and said speechlessly, "Wake up - if you were as handsome as our minister's husband, Ikari Gendo, this might be possible. With your looks, you'd better not dream of that cliché drama of two women fighting for a husband."

"That's the best way, otherwise I really don't know how to deal with it."

Seeing Ikari Fumihiko heaving a sigh of relief with a serious expression, Ibuki Emi felt helpless inside, and she had no idea what Ikari Fumihiko was thinking about every day.

"I still don't know how to deal with it. What you said is really a jerk... I warn you that when faced with that kind of situation, you'd better speak directly and cut the Gordian knot. Don't give the other party any hope, and don't have any unnecessary delusions. From what I know about Kana, if that kind of thing really happens, what awaits you is definitely not two women serving one man.

Instead, they acted separately.

Not only does she have superb dissection skills, she also served as the head of the Kendo Club in college and won the runner-up in the national competition. "

Ikari Fumihiko was immediately startled.