I participated in the development of EVA

Fumihiko Ikari had the same judgment as Naoko Akagi.

Now, apart from connecting himself to the Three Sages Device, the remaining two options are to "strengthen Akagi Naoko" or "change the driver". However, he seems to have experience in both of these and has formulated a training plan for the three existing EVA drivers. In fact, he knows his own business, and the so-called driver training plan is just following the original plot.

He felt the tension of being in a dilemma again after a long time.

But this feeling only lasted for a moment.

Because he already knew.

Given my current position, no one will question me for this. They will only wonder what the deeper meaning of my actions is.

That is...

He hated the idea of ​​imagination.

Despite this, he still gave a conservative answer.

"Improve your compatibility with the Three Sages' device and select those who are more compatible than you."

A previous guess flashed through Naoko Akagi's mind.

Compared to himself, Fumihiko Ikari prefers to train Ritsuko Akagi to be the pilot of the Type 02 prototype.

wrong……

Fumihiko Ikari did not choose one person alone, but chose me and Ritsuko.

Whoever succeeds will take the lead.

As these thoughts flashed through her mind, she realized the source of her mental power, and also guessed what Ikari Fumihiko's training plan was.

It shouldn't be like that...it's just my guess.

Not necessarily correct.

Although she denied it in her heart, she still remained silent.

"..."

Seeing that Naoko Akagi remained silent, Fumihiko Ikari was relieved. He had no idea what to do. What he was most worried about at this time was that Naoko Akagi would ask him what to do.

After a long silence, Naoko Akagi spoke with a hopeful hope.

"How do you want to select a match?"

The Type 02 prototype is different from conventional EVA, so the conventional 'binding' screening scheme is not applicable.

wrong!

It's not completely inapplicable. The degree of adaptability should be related to the authority level of the Three Sages System.

These thoughts flashed through Fumihiko Ikari's mind. Just as he was about to speak, he remembered that Naoko Akagi had previously suspected that he wanted to train Ritsuko Akagi to be a pilot of the Type 02 prototype. He immediately swallowed back the words of letting Ritsuko Akagi try it. Wouldn't this confirm his idea of ​​training Ritsuko Akagi to be a pilot! ?

"Let Rei try it again and see how it goes. If that doesn't work, let Asuka, the pilot of Unit 2, give it a try as well..."

At this point, another thought flashed through his mind.

Perhaps we can take this opportunity to test whether Nerv is secretly building EVA.

"If that doesn't work, we'll have to find a way to conduct a global screening."

Naoko Akagi nodded and said nothing more.

Ikari Fumihiko added, "Try it and see if you can break the limit through exercise."

Naoko Akagi was at a loss.

"Train? Isn't the AT force field the wall of the heart? How do I train it?"

She hasn't done much research on AT force fields, but she has some understanding of them.

Ikari Fumihiko shook his head.

"do not know."

Naoko Akagi fell silent again, thinking about how to get more spirit particles.

After giving his advice, Fumihiko Ikari did not completely ignore it. He was also thinking about how he could help Naoko Akagi.

After thinking for a long time, he came up with a plan that was not a plan.

He gave an order to Zhao Shuo.

"Let the game department find a way to strengthen players' recognition of the goddess Lingbo."

Just as Zhao Shuo was about to respond, Ikari Fumihiko added another sentence.

"By the way, please inform Ayanami Rei and Asuka to wait for notification for the test tomorrow."

"Yes."

Zhao Shuo agreed and took action according to Ikari Fumihiko's instructions.

Normally, the Three Wise Men device in outer space only has three biological brains and no complete body. In this case, the burden on the driver should be very small.

however……

Naoko Akagi was forced to terminate the connection before she could hold on for long.

She stood up from the virtual cabin, breathing heavily, and explained without waiting for Fumihiko Ikari to ask.

"I just used the Three Sages' Device to help me think..."

Only then did Ikari Fumihiko react and expressed his concern.

"How are you? Are you okay?"

"It's okay... I'm just a little tired. I just need to rest for a while."

After recovering her strength, Naoko Akagi came to the command room and looked through the experimental records.

"What do you think this light spot is?"

Ikari Fumihiko didn't know how to explain his judgment, so he could only respond vaguely.

"I don't know."

Naoko Akagi thought about it and expressed her opinion.

"I think this should be a projection of the power of the heart gathered together in the dream."

Fumihiko Ikari thought about it and felt that Naoko Akagi’s guess was not wrong.

The essence of the Dream Gate is the power of the mind.

Seeing that Ikari Fumihiko did not refute, Naoko Akagi continued speaking.

"These are probably not solid objects. We can try a collision test in the next experiment."

Naoko Akagi's suggestion was the normal procedure, so Fumihiko Ikari did not object.

"Ah."

The light spot was too mysterious, so the two did not talk much about it.

Naoko Akagi focused her attention on the mysterious symbol.

"With these codes... next time, even if we don't manually guide the players, we should be able to directly enter this light state, right?"

"It should be about the same..."

After hesitating for a moment, Ikari Fumihiko spoke again.

"This should be the EVA gene code in text form."

Akagi Naoko nodded.

It was obvious that she and Fumihiko Ikari agreed on this point.

The two fell silent again, because there was nothing to discuss about the mysterious characters either. There was no way... Although the mysterious characters could be traced back to their origins, they had evolved too many times. Not to mention coming up with any research results, even understanding some of their meanings was not something that could be accomplished in a short period of time.

19:58:13

570. Test

"Director Ikari, the order has been given. The Game Department has responded and they are working on a plan. The two active pilots, Ayanami Rei and Asuka, have also been notified."

Ikari Fumihiko nodded to show that he heard it.

Next, Fumihiko Ikari rejected a plan submitted by the game club.

The game department did not submit another plan until the next day, so Fumihiko Ikari focused his attention on changing the driver.

Rei Ayanami was the first to receive the notice and participate in the adaptation experiment again.

Fumihiko Ikari originally thought that the image of Rei Ayanami was used in this experiment to attract the players' attention, and that the compatibility of Rei Ayanami with the Type 02 prototype should be improved.

However, the fact is...

Nothing has changed.

At least there is no change in the synchronization rate.

"Does Li feel anything special?"

Ayanami Rei sensed it carefully before speaking.

"No."

Naoko Akagi suggested.

"Activate the light spot mode and see what effect it has."

Ikari Fumihiko nodded and added those mysterious symbols into the dream program.

Although they do not understand the specific meaning of these mysterious symbols, this does not prevent them from using them.

Just like EVA.

The two of them had tested it yesterday. By adding these mysterious symbols into the dream program, they could make the Three Sages device enter the state of light spots above the head even without getting the player's attention.

Spots of light appeared again on the Three Sages' device.

At the same time, Rei Ayanami began to report her feelings.

"I feel like Synchron's strength has gotten stronger."

Ikari Fumihiko glanced at the synchronization rate and found that there was still no change.

After thinking for a while, he asked.

"Other than that?"

"Gone."

Ikari Fumihiko was somewhat surprised that Rei Ayanami did not sense the existence of the spirit particle, but it was also understandable.

Naoko Akagi expressed the same idea as him.

“There’s too much synchronicity.”

"almost."

After responding, Ikari Fumihiko spoke again.

"Okay, Li, go back and rest."

"Ah."

At the same time as Ayanami Rei disconnected the connection, Ikari Fumihiko said something to Zhao Shuo.

"Notify Asuka."

"Yes."

The reason why Zhao Shuo was the one to inform Asuka was naturally because Asuka was only six years old and didn't have a mobile phone yet.

After waiting for a few minutes, Asuka logged into the game dream program.

Naoko Akagi also activated driving permissions for Asuka.

Without waiting for Ikari Fumihiko to say anything, Asuka spoke first.

"I will only cooperate with this experiment. No matter what the result is, I will not pilot any machine other than Unit 2."

Fumihiko Ikari knew that Asuka was not being arrogant, but that she said that because she regarded Unit 02 as a relic of her mother.