I participated in the development of EVA

Oh, right!

You should know..."

He did not give Akagi Naoko a chance to speak, and after taking a breath, he continued.

"The souls devoured by EVA are parasitic in the apostle core. Now I don't have the ability to extract souls directly from the apostle core, but... you should know that as long as I want, I can do this sooner or later. At that time, I will inject your soul into Ritsuko's body. I am very curious...

In that situation, do you share the same body, or did Ritsuko give birth to you?

So that I can have you again, whether it is the former or the latter."

Naoko Akagi sat on the ground in a daze and cried out in pain.

"Don't do that..."

Seeing this, Fumihiko Ikari breathed a sigh of relief, picked up Naoko Akagi and added another sentence.

"Naoko, you don't want such a painful thing to happen to Ritsuko and yourself, right? If you don't want to, just do this...stay by my side forever, otherwise I will go crazy and do irrational things. Don't think it's impossible. Even the immortality surgery now can still allow me to live until the day when the real immortality surgery is completed.

Once the time scale is infinitely extended, it is destined that sooner or later I will put those ideas into action.

Ok……

Given how much Ritsuko cares about you, I only need to say a few words at that time. This is the only way to let her see you again.

Do you think she will cooperate?

I think even if she knew everything, she would agree and cooperate with my actions.”

Naoko Akagi collapsed limply in Fumihiko Ikari's arms, like a puppet that had lost its soul.

20:06:56

601. I pushed back my departure time a little bit, but I finally wrote it down

Fumihiko Ikari dressed her and carried her back to the bed in the lounge.

Looking at Naoko Akagi lying on the bed as if she was broken, with lifeless eyes staring at the ceiling, he felt a moment of pity in his heart, thinking that he had gone a bit too far.

The reason why his threat was successful was that he took advantage of Naoko Akagi's feeling that he truly loved her.

At the same time, I am also worried that this effort is not enough.

After hesitating for a moment, he picked up the phone and spoke to Naoko Akagi again.

"Well, Ritsuko has expressed her feelings to me before, and she still doesn't know about our relationship. Tell me...if I continue to hide this from her, take the initiative to ask about her well-being, and explain clearly that there is nothing between you and me, do you think she will be fooled by me? Well, of course...you can also explain the situation to her, but you don't even have the courage to meet her now, do you have the courage to take the initiative to explain the situation!?"

Naoko Akagi's eyes regained focus and she reached out and grabbed Fumihiko Ikari's hand.

"don't want……"

Fumihiko Ikari was worried that he would appear timid, so he had already turned on the facial paralysis mode to control his expression.

"Then be good and don't cause me any more trouble, got it?"

A hint of hesitation flashed across Naoko Akagi's face, and it was obvious that she still hadn't given up the idea of ​​sacrificing herself to complete the Type 02 EVA.

"But……"

The reason why Fumihiko Ikari was worried that the force was not enough was because Naoko Akagi felt that the current choice was related to the future of all mankind.

wrong!

This description is not quite appropriate, to be more precise.

If Naoko Akagi chooses to sacrifice herself, it is not only for the greater good, but also to protect everything she wants to protect. If she refuses to sacrifice herself, humans will have to continue to live in fear under the shadow of the apostles, living a life that could be destroyed at any time, and they may also lose hope of defeating the apostles.

If he didn't know the original plot.

Although this situation will not force Naoko Akagi to sacrifice herself, it will definitely not prevent Naoko Akagi from sacrificing herself.

"There is no but, believe me! Even without your sacrifice, I can still protect this world."

"..."

At this moment, Akagi Naoko fell silent again.

She wanted to believe Ikari Fumihiko, but... she lacked the courage. After all, this choice concerned the fate of all mankind.

Seeing Naoko Akagi's hesitation again, Fumihiko Ikari picked up the phone again.

He opened the chat box of Akagi Ritsuko in front of Akagi Naoko, but before he could type, Akagi Naoko grabbed his arm.

Faced with this kind of thing, Naoko Akagi could only cry out helplessly.

"don't want……"

Fumihiko Ikari couldn't bear it, but he had to harden his heart. If he didn't show his awareness, there would be no way to stop Naoko Akagi.

The reason why he was so determined to stop Naoko Akagi was actually not complicated.

It has nothing to do with interests or feelings, but the relationship has developed to this point, and he has the responsibility to stop Naoko Akagi from doing stupid things.

The two fought over the phone.

During the struggle, Fumihiko Ikari's arm was scratched by Naoko Akagi's nails, but neither Fumihiko Ikari nor Naoko Akagi noticed this at the time.

In the end, Naoko Akagi was unable to stop Fumihiko Ikari from sending messages to Ritsuko Akagi.

【I will report here tomorrow. 】

Seeing that the message had been sent, Akagi Naoko loosened her hand and sat back on the bed weakly, with a look of sorrow on her face.

"Wen Yan, you can't do this..."

Ikari Fumihiko also got angry.

"Naoko! What do you want me to do? Watch you inject your soul into EVA? Or give you a push from behind!? And then... enjoy the peace you sacrificed for, and when time has diluted everything, find another woman to take care of me in your place with guilt!??

OK!

Since that's what you want, I think Ritsuko is a good fit.

Not only does it look very much like you, but it also has your blood flowing in its veins... How great is that! You can have some sense of participation in the offspring you give birth to."

Fumihiko Ikari's sophistry silenced Naoko Akagi again.

"..."

Fumihiko Ikari did not stop there.

"Don't worry! I will keep the secret of our relationship and take good care of Ritsuko for you. And Ritsuko will take good care of me for you."

Naoko Akagi's mind was in a mess. She wanted to refute, but she had no idea what to say.

"..."

At this time, Ritsuko Akagi also replied to the message.

Ikari Fumihiko picked it up and took a look.

Ritsuko Akagi no longer had the same enthusiasm as before, and this time her reply was very formal, revealing a sense of alienation.

【Yes. 】

Naoko Akagi also saw the content of the message and her face turned even paler.

"Give up... Ritsuko, I'm already doubting it..."

"As long as you don't say it, I don't admit it, and you don't dare to be too intimate with me, even if I don't explain, this suspicion will easily turn into her overthinking, and your current state will provide me with an opportunity."

Naoko Akagi fell into helpless silence again.

Fumihiko Ikari took the initiative to send another message to Ritsuko Akagi.

[Do you have any trustworthy friends over there? I'm a little worried about Li living alone on the surface.]

I thought Ritsuko Akagi might not reply to the message, or might just reply with a "no".

But I didn't expect to receive an unexpected answer.

【Misato is interning at the Tactical Operations Department.】

It was only after seeing the news that Fumihiko Ikari reacted.

It is now 08. In the original work, Misato Katsuragi joined NERV in this year. However, he thinks that in the original work, Misato Katsuragi definitely did not join as early as it does now.

He didn't care.

Although Misato Katsuragi has many roles and is very important in the original work, whether she joins NERV earlier or later does not have much impact on the plot.

Not to mention that given the current situation, it wouldn't be a big problem even if the story line didn't develop according to the original work.

As for whether Seele will use Adam cells to lure the apostles to attack early?

He had considered this factor before, and now he can still sit back and relax.

It's not that Seele doesn't have the courage to take a risk, but from the state of the eighth angel's fetal angel in the original work, it can be analyzed that the other apostles are most likely not fully developed at this stage. In addition to the example of the eighth angel's fetal angel, if the other apostles had already fully developed, the second impact would not have been caused by humans.

And then there is...

The behavior of the apostles in the original novel who went to the door to kill people one by one is enough to show that the apostles did not fully develop one by one until the beginning of the original plot.

[It’s not graduation season yet, right? ]

[No, it seems that because of the space elevator incident, the parliament also recruited some personnel for other departments when expanding the recruitment of related personnel. This is what Misato told me before. I am not sure whether it is true or not.]

Fumihiko Ikari's attention was not on the message that Ritsuko Akagi replied to, but he asked Naoko Akagi a question.

"Ritsuko, she replied so quickly. Is it because I took the initiative to send her a message and talk to her... This action has dispelled her suspicion?"

"..."

Naoko Akagi said nothing and did not stop Fumihiko Ikari.

Just staring at the ceiling with lifeless eyes.

It was a long time before he spoke.

"nausea--"

20:07:08

602. Naoko, you can’t do this!

"Yeah - it's really... disgusting."

There was no expression on Ikari Fumihiko's face, but he confirmed this sentence in his heart.

However, this disgusting feeling was not caused by his own behavior, but by the terrible feeling of excitement that emerged in his heart.

"..."

Naoko Akagi really wanted to say: Can't you be more normal! ?

But the words were on the tip of my tongue but I couldn't say them, because this situation was created by myself.

How did things turn out like this...

She hated it.

It's not that she hated the torture that Ikari Fumihiko inflicted on her, but that she hated herself for not being as decisive as Ikari Yui.

If you were more decisive, you wouldn't have to face all this.

Makes the decision more difficult.

Normally, Fumihiko Ikari would not reply to Ritsuko Akagi at this moment, but now, after thinking for a while, he edited a message and replied.

[I'm so sorry, you finally got to meet Katsuragi again, but now because of me, you have to be separated for a long time. ]

Although Ritsuko Akagi has a special identity, after she joined the Artificial God Project, it will be difficult for her to leave the project team in the future unless she is accompanied by Fumihiko Ikari and Naoko Akagi.

Not long after, the phone rang.

Akagi Naoko seemed to have accepted her fate and no longer paid attention to what was going on here.

Ikari Fumihiko took a look.

[Only by defeating the apostles can there be a future. Otherwise... no matter how many people gather now, it will only add to the sadness.]

He didn't understand what the second half of Akagi Ritsuko's sentence meant at first.