I participated in the development of EVA

No matter how much you eat in a dream, you will still be hungry.

"Eat your fill offline first, then gather online."

"Ah."

"it is good."

The three of them exited the dream.

When Fumihiko Ikari walked out of the virtual cabin and passed through the control room, he noticed Naoko Akagi sitting in front of the computer analyzing those strange symbols.

I really don't want to rest for a moment...

No, it should be said that scientific research is the most important part of Naoko Akagi's daily life.

"I'm going to take Rei and Asuka camping in my dream world later. Do you want to join us?"

Naoko Akagi shook her head.

"No, I want to study these symbols."

Ikari Fumihiko wanted to give some more advice, but gave up after thinking about it.

He felt that Naoko Akagi's state of scientific research should be the same as when he was playing games, and he did not want to be disturbed by unexpected events.

Rei Ayanami was on the ground, so he ate alone.

After dinner, as soon as I entered the dream, I saw Asuka sitting alone under the street light, looking around.

Seeing him online, Asuka's eyes brightened a little.

"So fast?"

Asuka turned her head away to hide her expression and spoke in a slightly unconfident voice.

"I want to eat bread."

Ikari Fumihiko smiled.

Asuka snorted in annoyance.

18:51:24

565. That's Closer to the Sky

"Remember to eat well, otherwise you won't grow taller and will give others the impression that Professor Kyoko is a woman with a bad figure."

"I see."

Ikari Fumihiko chuckled.

The two sat on a bench, bathed in the streetlight, and waited for a while before Ayanami Rei appeared.

The camping site is not the campsite I often go to in the past.

It's a natural park.

In addition to the three of them, there are some NPCs camping nearby like real living people.

When we arrived at the campsite, we tried to set up the tent.

however……

"You have refreshed my understanding of what adults are capable of."

Listening to Asuka's sarcasm, Ikari Fumihiko felt helpless.

He didn't know that the structure of the tent was not complicated and it should be easy to set up, but he had been trying for nearly an hour and still hadn't set up the tent.

"How about... just make do and experience the original ecology?"

"do not want!"

Asuka refused flatly.

"What if it suddenly starts to rain and blow at night? Even if that doesn't happen, where can we change clothes without a tent?"

Fumihiko Ikari had no choice but to ask the NPCs camping nearby for help.

Only then was the tent successfully erected.

After setting up the tent, the three of them received a warm invitation from an NPC family and had a barbecue meal.

Then they looked at the starry sky above their heads together.

The starry sky in the dream is so beautiful that even people addicted to games like Fumihiko Ikari can feel the beauty of nature. However... such a wonderful night sky has always been hanging above their heads, but most people who enter the monster invasion dream have never looked up to take a look.

"What a nice view."

“Is this what is called the Milky Way?”

They entered the monster invasion dream many times, and Rei Ayanami stayed in it for more than half a year, but she never looked up at the night sky.

Ikari Fumihiko wanted to take the opportunity to show off in front of the two little ones, but he found that he could only recognize the moon in the night sky after searching through all the knowledge in his mind, and he couldn't distinguish other things like the Big Dipper. Fortunately...these two little ones were not curious babies, so he didn't expose any jokes.

After training for a whole morning and strolling around the commercial street in the afternoon, the two little ones got tired quickly.

The three of them squeezed into the same tent, said good night to each other and were about to rest when Asuka suddenly asked a question.

“If you sleep in a dream, will you still dream?”

This question really stumped Fumihiko Ikari.

"Maybe? I don't know the details."

"Don't know? I heard from people around me that... the dream program was developed by you."

"Strictly speaking, the dream program is an extension of the Three Sages System. I just discovered this function."

"Didn't you also develop the Three Sages System?"

"I'm just a participant. The main developer is Mr. Akagi."

"Professor Akagi? Which young woman is the professor?"

Fumihiko Ikari realized that Asuka had misunderstood and mistook Akagi Ritsuko for Akagi Naoko.

"The young woman you mentioned... should be Professor Akagi's daughter."

"..."

Seeing that Asuka didn't say anything else, Ikari Fumihiko looked over and discovered that Asuka had fallen asleep.

He smiled helplessly.

A child is a child.

He turned his head and looked at Rei Ayanami next to him, and found that she was also asleep, so he closed his eyes again and rested.

He was half asleep when he was awakened by a sharp pain.

When I woke up, I found that I was woken up by Asuka's bite.

"Why did you bite me?"

"What do you think... I was almost crushed to death by you just now."

"Uh……"

He laughed dryly.

At the same time, his cell phone rang.

I picked it up and took a look. It was a message from Naoko Akagi.

[Can we start the experiment now?! ? ]

isn't it?

Why did you send me a message when I just opened my eyes? You are not letting the Three Sages System monitor my condition!

He felt that this was most likely the case, otherwise Akagi Naoko's message would not have come at such a coincidence.

Really anxious...

With a sigh, he stood up.

He began to put on his clothes, and Asuka and Rei Ayanami did the same.

The three of them had lived together for a while, so there were not so many taboos. No! To be precise, Ikari Fumihiko treated the two little ones as children. The two little ones were too young to have the concept of gender differences, so there were not so many taboos. Ikari Fumihiko even took the initiative to help Asuka and Ayanami Rei put on their clothes.

When the three of them parted, Fumihiko Ikari remembered something.

"By the way...are you still training here today?"

Asuka spoke first.

"I have cultural classes in the morning and will come to take driving training in the afternoon."

Ayanami Rei then spoke.

"Driving training in the morning, physical training in the afternoon."

Although Ikari Fumihiko felt that the two kids had shouldered too much, he didn't say anything else, as if he was just asking casually.

The three of them separated.

He woke up from the virtual cabin and went to the control room to take a look at the Type 02 prototype.

Hope everything goes well...

Only by successfully completing the Artificial God Project can Asuka and Rei Ayanami be freed from the fate of being EVA pilots.

Naoko Akagi was unaware of the sentimentality in Fumihiko Ikari's heart and just said something.

"I have asked someone to prepare your breakfast. After you eat, you can start the experiment."

Ikari Fumihiko couldn't help but say something.

"You are too impatient."

Naoko Akagi shook her head.

“This meeting made me think about a few things.”

"what's up?"

"It has been almost eight years since the apostles first appeared. Do we have another eight years..."

It is now close to 08. Since the invasion of the Apostles began, there has not been a second eight years, but... there are still seven years.

however……

Ikari Fumihiko definitely couldn't say this.

"..."

He didn't say "don't be so anxious" to comfort Akagi Naoko, because he knew it was meaningless. Unless he could produce evidence to prove that the apostle would appear again in 15 years. If he couldn't produce evidence and just talked to himself, no one would believe him, and...if the apostle really appeared in 15 years, he would be suspected because of this prophecy.

If he didn't know the plot, he might be more anxious about Naoko Akagi.

After breakfast, Fumihiko Ikari returned to the control room.

At this time, Naoko Akagi had already made preparations and lay down in the connecting cabin. She was even sitting in the virtual Type 02 prototype cockpit in her dream. All she had to do was activate the virtual driving system.

Seeing this situation, he thought of the things discussed in the meeting and started to make a suggestion.

"Do you want to create a Himalayas? That way it will be closer to the sky and the success rate of the experiment will be higher."

“Test the data first before adding other factors into the mix.”

18:51:36

566. Talent points increased, finally full stars

"Are you ready?"

"anytime."

Fumihiko Ikari activated the virtual driving system.

Naoko Akagi immediately felt that she was connected to the Type 02 prototype, and there was an invisible shackle on her body, as if she was wearing a weight, and every move she made was extremely heavy. The Ladder Project was to be simulated in the dream program, and in order to make the results closer to reality, she now needed to cooperate with the Three Sages System to collect data on the Type 02 prototype and her own physical limits.

After completing the data update, Fumihiko Ikari turned off the virtual driving system.