I participated in the development of EVA

The familiar words made Fuyutsuki Kana stunned.

My ex-boyfriend once said something similar...

wrong!

It’s my boyfriend.

She didn't know when the figure she saw in her field of vision was no longer that of Ikari Fumihiko.

After a moment, she came to her senses and the figure in her eyes became real at this moment, allowing her to see clearly that the person in front of her was Ikari Fumihiko.

The brain also calms down at this moment.

"Then I'll wait for you outside."

For some reason, Fumihiko Ikari felt that Kana Fuyutsuki's smile was not as genuine as before. It seemed a little fake and strange.

Ikari Fumihiko didn't care and just thought he was wrong.

He continued to lie as sincerely as possible without blinking.

"Well, don't worry, I definitely won't keep you waiting too long."

At this stage, EVA is in a completely confidential stage, and the outside world knows nothing about it. How could Seele let a person who holds a lot of EVA-related secrets leave? Although life is a little depressing now, Fumihiko Ikari still doesn't want to become a corpse to gain soul liberation.

I spent the night of separation in joy, and only remembered the next day that I had not submitted my application.

After hesitating for just a moment, he took out his cell phone and sent a message to Akagi Eri, informing her that he was going to send Fuyutsuki Kana off.

As soon as the message was sent, the phone rang.

"Master Wen Yan, could you please inform me in advance about this kind of thing, so as not to launch a surprise attack?"

After spending a long time together, the relationship between Akagi Eri and Ikari Fumihiko became more familiar. Naturally, the way and tone of their conversation were not as professional as at the beginning, and some emotional fluctuations were added.

"You are so capable, otherwise I would have become so lax."

"No, it's just your lazy nature that has nothing to do with my ability."

057. Playing games? No...

"You have passed the review. Please wait in the dormitory. Security personnel will accompany you there."

"Yili is worthy of you. You are very capable. It's easy for you to deal with this little problem."

Akagi Eri smiled politely.

"Haha - please don't conduct such a surprise attack next time."

"This incident happened quite suddenly."

He smiled politely again.

"hehe."

Fumihiko Ikari hung up the phone with a little embarrassment.

Not long after waiting, the dormitory doorbell rang.

"Hello, I am the captain of the security team assigned by the Human Resources Department to protect you."

After opening the door, Ikari Fumihiko was a little surprised.

It wasn't just one person who appeared outside the door, but a security team.

"Wait a moment, I still need to deal with something."

"Please make yourself available. We will be waiting for you outside the door."

"it is good."

Fumihiko Ikari helped Kana Fuyutsuki pack her luggage, and after a while he pulled the suitcase out of the dormitory.

One of the security guards took the suitcase.

As they walked out of the research institute, the view suddenly became dim. The group rode in an off-road vehicle on the concrete road. It took only a dozen minutes to reach the vertical elevator, the only passage leading to the ground. Before getting on the elevator, the guards stationed nearby not only checked the suitcases and personal belongings, but also conducted a very comprehensive body search on the two.

This made Ikari Fumihiko speechless, but he still endured it.

After taking the simple elevator to the ground level and basking in the sunshine for the first time in a long time, Fumihiko Ikari did not feel comfortable, but rather a little uncomfortable.

Although the natural climate is good, it is still more comfortable to stay in an air-conditioned room...

The clear weather made people feel stuffy. This kind of weather was totally unlike the winter climate. After a while, Fumihiko Ikari realized that the second impact caused the earth's axis to shift from its original trajectory, so that Japan's climate basically remained in summer throughout the year. For this, nearly one-third of Japan's land area was completely submerged by the ocean.

"I'm leaving—"

"Ah."

After watching Kana Fuyutsuki disappear from sight on the helicopter, Fumihiko Ikari remembered that he had overlooked something.

Kana Fuyutsuki was too calm today... No, she was too cold.

Although it felt a little wrong, he didn't care too much.

There are no normal people in this world... Only those with abnormal mental state are considered normal, and those with normal mental state are abnormal.

What a cold-hearted person it must be to survive a doomsday-like catastrophe and still remain sane.

Back inside the institute, on the way to Laboratory Zero.

"Team Leader Wen Yan, long time no see—"

Ikari Fumihiko looked at the person who came and was stunned for a moment before he realized that this person was... Sakuragi, a graduate student who was originally a member of the group and loved playing games.

"Are you Sakuragi?"

"Yes, Team Leader Wen Yan is indeed a gentle person. He actually still remembers a small person like me after such a long time."

Ikari Fumihiko was a little confused.

This kind of thing has nothing to do with whether it's gentle or not, right?

But he still responded politely: "How could I forget? It's not like several years have passed. It's only been a month or two."

"Of course we only met once, but just like that I can remember it for a month or two...it's already impressive enough."

The two didn't have much interaction. Ikari Fumihiko was busy with other things and didn't want to talk too much with the other party.

"Is there a problem?"

"Nothing, I just ran into you by chance, and then I remembered that I wanted a game, so I came to ask... Do you still need it? I have cracked the anti-theft encryption of most games."

Ikari Fumihiko was a little tempted, but he finally held back.

"No, I've been too busy lately and don't have the extra energy to play games."

"Then you can always let me know when you need it."

"Well, thank you."

"You're too kind."

Graduate student Sakuragi stared at Ikari Fumihiko's departing back with some disappointment. This encounter was not accidental, but something she had deliberately created. She even prepared for it for a whole month to avoid being suspected. Of course, her intention of approaching Ikari Fumihiko was not to make a seamless transition after knowing that Fuyutsuki Kana had left, nor was it that she had any admiration for Ikari Fumihiko.

But there are other intentions.

Fumihiko Ikari did not take this encounter seriously.

Arriving at Laboratory Zero, Ibuki Emi was not surprised that Ikari Fumihiko was late today.

"Kana left?"

"Ah."

Ibuki Emi was so busy yesterday that she only realized it when she was sleeping. She was the one handling all the construction work of Unit 0, and Ikari Fumihiko had been sitting at her post doing nothing all day. This made her extremely upset. Ikari Fumihiko was not her grandfather, so she didn't need to take on so much work.

"Wait, what do you want?"

Ikari Fumihiko nodded, "There are some things that need to be discussed with the Minister."

This unexpected answer left Ibuki Emi a little confused.

What's up???

Isn't it me who's doing all the work? What else can you do?

Can you please not be so shameless?

"what's up?"

Ikari Fumihiko hesitated for a moment, but still shook his head. He was not sure whether Ibuki Emi knew about the artificial pilot plan.

"I'm going to deal with an issue related to the construction plan of Unit 0."

Seeing Ikari Fumihiko's serious expression and tone, Ibuki Emi was still a little skeptical.

"Can't you elaborate?"

"You can appeal to the minister and obtain the relevant authority, then I can explain the situation to you in detail. Things here still need you to deal with them today. I'd like to say hello in advance. Thank you for your hard work..." After a slight pause, Ikari Fumihiko continued to speak to Ibuki Emi in order to increase the persuasiveness of his words.

"Your grandfather should know something about this matter. If you don't believe it...you can call your grandfather and ask."

"No need, I still have a certain basis of trust in you."

After watching Ikari Fumihiko leave, Ibuki Emi hesitated for a moment and finally took out her cell phone.

I immediately called my grandfather.

"What's wrong? What happened?"

"That guy just pushed all the work here to me, saying that he was dealing with something related to Unit 0."

When Professor Yamaki heard this, he knew what Ibuki Emi was intending.

"Yes, there is such an incident. Yesterday he submitted a relevant plan to his superiors, and the senior management and the minister held a day-long meeting on this plan. He should continue to put pressure on the senior management to compromise today... You don't have enough authority, so I can't tell you the specific content."

Ibuki Emi was very surprised.

Is it true???

"Is this important?"

After I finished speaking, I realized that what I said was a bit stupid.

The fact that the ministers and senior management can hold a day-long meeting on this matter shows how important this matter is.

"It is very important. Its value far exceeds that of the Unit 0 construction project."

"It's even more important than Unit-0..."

Ibuki Emi was stunned for a moment, then she reacted.

There is only one thing more important than Unit-0.

EVA driver!

There is no point in just building Unit 0 if you can't find a corresponding pilot.

"Hasn't this matter been resolved?"

She thought she had found a solution to the pilot problem, so she started building Unit 0.

“It’s only half the solution.”

058. If you don’t take the moral high ground, someone else will.

Ibuki Emi didn't think too much about it.

Her criteria for selecting drivers are still in the No. 1 Laboratory era, and ordinary people can establish a spiritual connection with EVA.

"Halfway solved? Synchronicity too low? Unable to exert EVA's strength?"

Professor Yamaki responded vaguely.

"more or less."

It wouldn't have been a big deal if she didn't know, but now that she knew there was a problem with the driver, Ibuki Emi naturally wanted to know more about the situation.

But Professor Yamaki didn't give her a chance.