I participated in the development of EVA

and……

No matter which solution it was, it was too cruel and he found it difficult to accept.

He hesitated for a moment before speaking.

“This is no longer a problem that our project team can solve.”

Ikari Yui nodded, and after thinking for a moment, she spoke: "Then your team should first test the stability and limit values ​​of the silent startup of the equipment, and come to the director's office tomorrow morning to discuss a solution."

Developing a magical biological weapon like EVA with the technology level of 2000 is a scientific fantasy and naturally it is impossible to go smoothly.

The problems we are facing now are going better than expected.

At least the most critical experimental sample cultivation technology was tens of millions times lower than expected, and it only took hundreds of attempts to successfully produce the ideal experimental sample product.

After getting the answer he had been dreaming of, he naturally responded happily.

"it is good."

After Ikari Yui left, Ikari Fumihiko said to the team members: "Starting from now on, we will form groups of five, with four shifts taking turns to conduct silent state pressure tests for 24 hours... If any abnormality occurs in the equipment during the pressure test phase, the observers do not need to report it but must immediately initiate the emergency termination protocol - do you understand!?"

"understand!"

After the groups are formed, they will be announced directly.

"Except for one group of members, everyone else can go back and rest now."

After saying that, he left the control room first and went to the office to make out the bedding to prepare for a nap. However, he was woken up by a phone call not long after he lay down.

I answered the phone irritably, and heard Ikari Yui's voice on the other end.

"Dr. Ibuki has proposed a solution, and I need your cooperation in modifying the equipment."

“What about stress testing?”

"No, the solution she provided is equivalent to adding an external device to the original one. By the time the device is manufactured, the stress test will be almost over."

"Okay, I get it... Is the meeting still going to be held tomorrow morning?"

"No, but you can come and see your cute nephew, little Shinji. I guarantee you'll have plenty of energy for the day."

hehe--

Woman, don't try to trick me into taking care of the child!

Not long after he put down the phone, someone walked in from outside. Unlike the scientific researcher Ikari Yui who was dressed simply and casually, this person was dressed more sexily, wearing black leggings, a hip skirt and a women's shirt, which perfectly showed off her good figure. If he hadn't been in such a secret research institute, he would have thought he had encountered an erotic cosplayer.

"Are you Dr. Ibuki?"

"It's not Dr. Ibuki, it's Sister Emi. I'm your cousin's only friend." Without waiting for Ikari Fumihiko to reply, Ibuki Emi continued to speak in a teasing tone: "Originally, your cousin had many close friends... Guess why I'm the only one left now? If you guess correctly, there will be a mysterious reward——"

Mysterious reward?

hehe--

I'm tired of this routine.

"The others must have died in the second impact."

"How clever! He was crushed to death by the collapsed building right in front of me. The blood splashed all over my face, and even a piece of meat splashed into my mouth..."

and many more!

What kind of tricks are you going to play?

Looking at Ibuki Emi in front of her, who seemed like she might become mentally ill at any time, she felt a little scared.

Seeing the fear on Ikari Fumihiko's face, Ibuki Emi put away her dangerous smile with satisfaction, and said with a happy smile: "I'm kidding, I haven't experienced such a terrifying thing! Well, Yui only has me as a friend, well... Under the current circumstances, we can still be considered friends! We won't turn against each other in the future."

What does it mean that we are friends for the time being? What does it mean that we will never fall out with each other in the future?

What secret is hidden between you and Yui Ikari?

"In fact, there is no big grudge between her and me. It's just that when I was in college, she quietly snatched away my crush Liufen Yiyuantang."

etc--

Are you still harboring any thoughts about calling Ikari Gendo by his original surname?

isn't it...

Isn't this old man Gendo Ikari too popular? How come people still miss him even though he's married?

He shook his head and threw aside the messy thoughts in his mind.

Anyway, this matter has nothing to do with him.

"I'm not interested in these personal matters. Let's talk about business first."

"If you continue to have this kind of personality, it will be hard to find a girlfriend in the future."

"What do you need me to do?"

"I plan to connect a cockpit to the neural connection device to directly connect with the experimental subject and seek answers from practice."

Damn it——

Are you planning to conduct human experiments directly and use human lives to verify the feasibility of your current design ideas? ?

As if seeing through Ikari Fumihiko's thoughts, Ibuki Emi spoke again.

"This is the best solution if we want to achieve results quickly at this stage... Don't worry! There's no need to worry. Although the United Nations has announced that half of the world's population has died, this is only a rough estimate. The exact number will only be known after order is fully restored. No one will know if this number has been increased for no reason."

Is this what I care about?

It's you...you don't take human life seriously!

"No one is an exception. Even you and I are likely to be included in the disaster death toll. Oh—"

Upon hearing this, Ikari Fumihiko felt a chill rising from the bottom of his heart.

This woman must have encountered some major change during the second impact that caused her to have mental problems!

The estimate that half of the world's population had died flashed through his mind, and he realized that Ibuki Emi might have lost all her loved ones in that catastrophe.

007. Everyone has their own choice

"Oh, by the way, Wei also agreed with my approach."

It was not until now that he clearly realized the current situation in the world.

Fourteen years later, the apostles will attack. If we cannot defeat them, human civilization will end.

"Don't be so nervous--

Unless there are any accidents, you and I will not be included in the disaster death statistics.

Well, maybe... not?"

Fumihiko Ikari looked at Ibuki Emi, who looked a little crazy, and the image of Ishida Ame who died suddenly not long ago flashed through his mind. He didn't know why, even though the two of them were so different and he was not familiar with them at all, he still felt that there were some similarities between them. As for what the similarities were, he couldn't tell. He stood up and turned his back to Ibuki Emi, pretending to get water from the water dispenser to hide his weakness.

He took a deep breath and suppressed the fear that was spreading through his body and mind.

Only then did he return to his seat and face Ibuki Megumi.

"Dr. Ibuki, please stop this meaningless intimidation. We need to get the conversation back to work."

Ibuki Emi took out some design drawings and pushed them in front of Ikari Fumihiko.

He picked up the design drawing, took a look at it and put it down.

There is no substantial content on it, which is far from the inserted string in the original work. It is just a simple square shell and some scribbled annotations.

"Just take a look at the design. You are the one who will design and lead the specific operation. I have read the information about the mental connection device before coming here. My request is very simple for you. I just want to make a device that can realize the mental connection between humans and experimental subjects. I will not consider the control system and other aspects for the time being...

Now we are only testing whether human consciousness can suppress or influence the consciousness of the experimental subject to complete the link, and testing the feasibility of this plan.

You take care of the equipment issues, and I will be responsible for coaxing some volunteers to participate in the experiment.

How about it……

This division of labor is fair, right? "

After a moment's silence, Fumihiko Ikari was unable to give a direct answer.

After all, it's an experiment involving other people's lives.

"Can I say no?"

Ikari Fumihiko was surprised by Ibuki Emi's answer.

"Can.

This device is not difficult to make, and your graduate students are capable of making it.

I came here just to inform you according to the rules."

Ikari Fumihiko nodded.

The refusal is not because of mental mysophobia, it is just a choice to escape.

After all, he was just an ordinary worker before he traveled through time, so he naturally didn't have the courage to shoulder such a heavy burden that concerned the safety of other people's lives.

"Go back to the dormitory and catch up on your sleep. I can borrow it from the office first."

After Ibuki Emi finished speaking, she ignored Ikari Fumihiko and contacted the Human Resources Department through the phone. She directly changed Ikari Fumihiko's previous shifts, changing the stress test to two groups of people rotating every twelve hours, and changed the configuration of each group of five people to a group of two people. The rest of the people were all concentrated together to develop the cockpit.

Ugh--

Ikari Fumihiko sighed, stood up and returned to the dormitory with mixed feelings.

The escape did not make him feel relieved. Instead, his mood became even heavier. He even felt that an inexplicable force was pressing on him and it was hard for him to breathe. After all, it was because he was staying in a place that did not belong to him, and... he did not have enough confidence in his abilities. The knowledge he had now was not something he learned through his own efforts step by step.

After returning to the dormitory, I tossed and turned, but couldn't fall asleep like usual.

For the next two days, he forced himself to pay as little attention as possible to the manufacture of the cockpit, but in the end he couldn't control himself and took a look at the design drawings.

"Isn't there an additional termination device designed separately?"

"Isn't that necessary? If there's an accident, wouldn't it be enough to just cut off the power supply of the entire set of equipment?"

Ikari Fumihiko frowned and nodded. Just as Ibuki Emi said, designing an additional termination device was indeed a bit superfluous. He looked at the design drawing and pondered for a moment before speaking: "It's better to adjust it here. Its upper limit exceeds the safe range that the human body can withstand. Replace it with a smaller one so that when the signal exceeds the safe range, it will directly fuse to protect the safety of the experimenters."

"I didn't think this through. Do you have any other questions?"

"I saw on the blueprint that it was set up as a completely sealed space, so why is there no oxygen supply equipment on the blueprint?"

"A special liquid will be injected inside, allowing humans to breathe freely without being affected."

"Special liquid..."

Ikari Fumihiko was stunned for a moment before he realized that Ibuki Megumi was talking about LCL liquid.

A very magical liquid.

"The scientific name of this liquid is Link Connect Liquid, and we usually refer to it as LCL."

He recently read some papers, most of which were in English, which improved his English level which was basically zero.

LinkConnectLiquid…basic form of animal body?

lcl?

Oh!

correct--

LCL is like instant orange juice, the most basic form of organism set in the original work.

"You don't need to understand these, you just need to know the concept, just like ordinary people treat technological products. You don't need to know its specific operating principles, you just need to know how to use it..." After a pause, Ibuki Emi added with a complicated expression, "There's no need to add to your troubles."

Ikari Fumihiko nodded.

"I'm sorry, I was a little emotionally unstable earlier and scared you. As compensation, please come to my room tonight."

???

Is this the invitation I imagined?

"Yes, it's the kind of invitation you imagined."

Ikari Fumihiko swallowed nervously. How could he not be moved by the invitation of a sexy beauty? However, when he thought of Ibuki Emi's previous mental state, he finally backed off.

I keep reminding myself that lust is like a sword hanging over my head.