I participated in the development of EVA

Naoko Akagi originally wanted to shake her head to refuse. Compared to her daughter, she was more worried about Fumihiko Ikari. When the words of refusal were on the tip of her tongue, she realized that she didn't need to leave. If she just wanted to ensure her safety, she could use her cell phone. She immediately sent a voice message to Ritsuko Akagi.

【We are fine here. 】

Ikari Fumihiko felt a little helpless when he saw this scene.

"You should at least pay attention to her situation."

"What could possibly go wrong with her? And even if something does go wrong, Zhao Shuo will notify us immediately."

To sum up, this statement means one thing.

No need.

Fumihiko Ikari didn't want to argue with Naoko Akagi about the meaning of doing this, so he spoke again.

"You do as I say."

Although Naoko Akagi was puzzled, she still listened to Fumihiko Ikari's advice.

However, before she sent the message, Ritsuko Akagi replied.

[That's great, mother. I was startled by the noise just now. Are you not hurt? ]

After listening to the news, she looked at Ikari Fumihiko again.

It is obvious that this means that Ritsuko Akagi is fine. Do you need to ask again?

Ikari Fumihiko was speechless.

“It’s a way of showing that you care.”

Akagi Naoko nodded.

[No one was injured on our side, how about your side? ]

This time it was typed.

After the fight, he let Fumihiko Ikari take a look.

Ikari Fumihiko nodded.

"can."

Only then did Naoko Akagi send the message.

After receiving this reply, Ritsuko Akagi felt her mother's care and her heart was warmed at first, and then she reacted.

My mother wouldn't say such a thing. This message must have been sent by Fumihiko Ikari.

[Mother, I'm fine.]

After replying to her mother's message, she opened Ikari Fumihiko's chat box.

[You asked your mother to send that message just now, right? ]

Unlike when she was chatting with Naoko Akagi, she was not so reserved when sending messages to Fumihiko Ikari and dared to say anything.

Ikari Fumihiko saw the message.

I wanted to deny it, but when I thought about how Akagi Naoko looked just now, I realized that it was useless to deny it.

Naoko Akagi is not the kind of person who would say something like that.

【Um. 】

[What happened just now? Was there an accident in the experiment? ]

After thinking about it, he admitted it.

【Um. 】

At this moment, Ritsuko Akagi reacted.

Fumihiko Ikari agreed with the higher-ups' opinion not to let him participate in this experiment because he knew that this experiment was very dangerous.

As this thought flashed through her mind, she felt happy but also worried.

She was worried that her mother and Fumihiko Ikari would get hurt in the experiment, but she also knew that the experiment they were conducting concerned the future of all mankind, and this experiment could not be terminated and must not be stopped.

【be safe. 】

Fumihiko Ikari didn't know what Ritsuko Akagi was thinking, so he just responded simply.

【Um. 】

After putting down the phone, he found that Naoko Akagi was looking at him with a complicated expression.

"what happened?"

Naoko Akagi has complicated feelings. She doesn't want Fumihiko Ikari and Ritsuko Akagi to have too much contact, but she also doesn't want their relationship to be too strained.

"nothing."

Fumihiko Ikari saw the struggle in Naoko Akagi's heart.

I wanted to say something to comfort him, but I was worried that Naoko Akagi would see my weakness.

"If you don't mess around, I won't mess around."

Although he now has a new solution, this is just the beginning, the result is still unknown, and it is impossible to determine whether the direction can be taken. Therefore, he is still a little worried that after Akagi Naoko sees that his previous threat is just a bluff, will she come up with the idea of ​​completing the 02 EVA again?

Thinking of Ikari Fumihiko's previous threat, Akagi Naoko responded with a complicated expression.

"Ah."

Although the personnel deployed were death row prisoners, this was ultimately a human experiment. Even with special approval from the highest level, it still took nearly a day to arrange it.

Fumihiko Ikari looked at the criminal's crimes in the file and felt that the death penalty was too easy for him.

Therefore, the guilt that had been lingering in my heart suddenly disappeared.

He no longer hesitated.

"let's start."

As he finished speaking, Naoko Akagi, who had already edited the code, pressed the shortcut key.

The virtual driving system is activated.

The prisoner established a connection with the testing machine, and the synchronization rate was displayed first.

"Huh... His synchronization rate with the test machine is actually 16.78%."

Fumihiko Ikari nodded. Considering that he only had driving privileges, this synchronization rate was already very high.

The prisoner was not devoured either, and the testing machine did not show any abnormalities.

He thought for a moment and then issued another order.

"Test circuit number two."

"it is good."

Circuit 1 is connected to the brain, while circuit 2 is directly connected to the apostle core.

After Naoko Akagi sent the command, a red prompt popped up on the big screen.

"Connection failure for circuit 2."

Ikari Fumihiko frowned.

"Detection anomaly."

"Unable to confirm anomaly."

"..."

Fumihiko Ikari didn't say anything. In fact, when designing the No. 2 circuit, he had the thought that "this design should not work", but he didn't say it at the time. Virtual driving is carried out in the dream program, so the No. 2 circuit just pulls a line from the brain to connect directly to the core. Logically, this is not much different from a normal line. After all, a normal line is also connected to the core. In essence, there is no difference between the two.

Thinking of this, the reason why he still did it was because he was hoping for a lucky break.

Because only in this way can safety be ensured.

otherwise……

Establishing a connection with the core can only be done on a real machine.

Naoko Akagi was silent for a moment before she spoke up to express her opinion.

"There must be a logical problem."

She saw the problem when Line 2 was designed, but every time she tried to point it out, she was interrupted by Fumihiko Ikari.

She didn't react at first, but then she reacted a little bit slower.

Fumihiko Ikari actually knew about this problem, but he didn't modify it because he felt that direct connection to the real machine was too dangerous, so he wanted to find a safer solution.

The results are now obvious...

Failed!

Ikari Fumihiko sighed.

"Well, there are indeed some logical problems. Alas - there are some things that you can't take shortcuts after all."

Although he said this, he did not give up and was still thinking about how to control the risks.

20:10:11

614. What a sense of participation

The experiment couldn't just stop like this, so Fumihiko Ikari hesitated for a moment before speaking.

"Pressure test Line 1 and prepare for the transfer of prisoners."

Zhao Shuo and Akagi Naoko responded almost at the same time.

"Yes Yes."

Fumihiko Ikari no longer paid attention to the experimental situation, but focused his attention on Line No. 2.

The plan to reduce risks by using virtual driving failed.

Now there are only two directions left to solve the problem.

One is to eliminate the phenomenon of devouring, that is, to inject the soul inward.

two is……

The secret book of cultivating the soul.

Uh, okay - it's about finding a way to allow the pilot to resist EVA's devouring instinct.

The former is that either Akagi Ritsuko or Akagi Naoko chooses to inject their soul into Eva...

This thought flashed through his mind, and he subconsciously looked at Akagi Naoko.

Coincidentally, Naoko Akagi also looked up.

Fumihiko Ikari has been maintaining a blank expression recently, so Naoko Akagi couldn't see anything. However, Fumihiko Ikari saw the struggle between Naoko Akagi's brows, and it was obvious that she was hesitating whether to sacrifice herself or not.

At this moment, a thought flashed through Fumihiko Ikari's mind and he said it almost subconsciously.

“It’s actually a technical issue.”

"Technical problem?"

Ikari Fumihiko glanced at Zhao Shuo beside him and did not say the rest of the words.

If it were Ritsuko Akagi, she would definitely be unable to resist her curiosity, but Naoko Akagi remained silent.

Seeing Ikari Fumihiko stand up and walk out, she stood up and followed him.

"Uh...I'm going to the bathroom."

"..."

Naoko Akagi stood there awkwardly, her face flushed.

Ikari Fumihiko couldn't help but laugh in his heart.

"Just kidding."

In fact, when he said he was going to the toilet, he didn't just want to tease Naoko Akagi, but it was both.

Seeing that Akagi Naoko was a little angry, he quickly changed the subject.