I participated in the development of EVA

This is the option with the highest return.

But she is still a human being after all, and cannot be absolutely rational.

Therefore, the decision-making power was handed over to the top management.

Avoiding cannot solve the problem, but it can at least give yourself an excuse.

The decision made by the top management was beyond Ikari Yui's expectations.

She turned off the video in anger last night and didn't know about the promise made by Ikari Fumihiko to Ibuki Emi until someone mentioned it at the high-level meeting.

The top management took Ikari Fumihiko's emotions into consideration and did not give this option that would maximize benefits.

After a long discussion, they finally decided to let Professor Yamaki conduct the start-up experiment. The reason for this was partly because Fumihiko Ikari had thrown out the bait of becoming an apostle, but more importantly, compared to Professor Yamaki, who might never recover his memory, the normal Fumihiko Ikari and the normal Emi Ibuki were more valuable.

In addition, Professor Yamaki participated in the successful launch of the experiment.

Although the data on Emi Ibuki is missing, the data that can be collected is sufficient to support subsequent research.

If they disappear during the startup experiment, it will not have any impact. Professor Yamaki has previously given relevant conclusions. Those who disappeared during the startup experiment did not disappear completely. Their souls remained in the EVA core. In simple terms, the disappearance of Professor Yamaki means injecting souls into the test machine again, which will not affect subsequent research.

As for how to explain Professor Yamaki’s disappearance?

Pointing casually at a pool of LCL liquid, he said: He lost part of his soul, which caused his body to collapse. I'm sorry... We have tried our best.

It is difficult for anyone to find problems with this explanation, and even if there are doubts, there is no substantial evidence.

Ikari Yui added.

"Emi is just a backup option."

Although it is not stated explicitly, it is no different from saying it explicitly.

"You can refuse if you don't want to."

This is not so much about giving people a choice as it is about forcing people to make a choice. It is not coercion but it is worse than coercion.

If possible, she would not want to do such a thing.

She didn't even inherit the research institute, but just lived an ordinary life as a mother.

Professor Yamaki was silent for a moment before responding.

"I will cooperate with you to complete the research. Don't let Huimei get involved."

Ikari Yui nodded.

"She is just a backup. Now that you are here, there is no need for a backup."

Professor Yamaki now has no choice but to believe.

This development made him excited.

There were indeed some emotions from the past two years lingering in his heart, but what really made him make this choice was to satisfy his fantasy of the samurai spirit.

The fate of all mankind, granddaughter, amnesia, personal safety...

None of it matters to him, and he doesn't care.

All that remains in his heart is the so-called samurai spirit.

Whether he has lost his memory or not, this is what he is most obsessed with in his heart.

110.Do cloned humans dream of cloned sheep?

I went to the Unit 00 project to learn about its progress, and then returned to the Lingbo project team.

Rei Ayanami was sitting on a chair, and behind her, the nurse Jonouchi Misa was blow-drying her hair, obviously having just finished teasing her.

"Good morning, Li—"

Fumihiko Ikari just greeted her out of habit, not expecting any response, but this time, unexpectedly, Ayanami Rei turned her head to the side.

Although there was no response and he just stared at him blankly, it still made him very excited.

After all, there was a clear response for the first time.

After a careful observation, I found that there was no overall change in Rei Ayanami, except that her empty and clear eyes were more lively.

Ikari Fumihiko asked the nurse.

“Why wasn’t this reported?”

Jonouchi Misa was also surprised.

"I just greeted her, but there was no response."

Am I the special one?

Although this thought came to his mind, Fumihiko Ikari knew that it was most likely just a coincidence.

But it still made him happy.

The pressure and heaviness caused by the previous conversation with Ikari Yui were swept away at this moment.

Misa Jonouchi tried to call out to Rei Ayanami.

"Korea."

He turned and looked at her.

She was stunned for a moment, then became excited. Unlike Ikari Fumihiko who kept his emotions to himself, she was very extroverted, and anyone could see it.

"Oh my God! Team leader, the treatment you carried out yesterday was successful! She has started to respond to her name."

As an ordinary nurse, she was only responsible for taking care of Rei Ayanami and knew very little about the entire project team.

These words, spoken purely out of joy, extinguished the excitement surging in Ikari Fumihiko's heart at this moment.

It would have been better if Jonouchi Misa didn't say anything, but when she said it, she recalled the unexpected incident in yesterday's experiment.

After thinking for a moment, he called out a name to Rei Ayanami.

"Ikari Yui."

This name did not catch Rei Ayanami's attention.

He breathed a sigh of relief, as the lack of reaction meant that Ayanami Rei had not completely copied Ikari Yui's consciousness. At the same time, a big doubt arose in his mind.

How did Ayanami Rei know that her name was Ayanami Rei?

"what happened?"

Misa Jonouchi looked at Fumihiko Ikari who didn't respond for a long time and couldn't help but become worried.

"Is there something wrong?"

Ikari Fumihiko shook his head.

"Nothing, it's just that the treatment effect is better than expected, which surprised me."

Jonouchi Misa breathed a sigh of relief.

"What should I do now? Do I need to make any adjustments in my daily life from now on?"

Fumihiko Ikari didn't know much about this, and Dr. Ito was not present, so he could only adopt a conservative strategy.

"Just like before, talk to her more."

He sighed inwardly. Now that the matter is done, he can only hope that Ayanami Rei will not be affected too much by Ikari Yui's consciousness.

wrong!

Even if it is affected, it will be fine as long as Rei Ayanami's situation is not the same as in the original book.

No matter what, Rei Ayanami is Rei Ayanami.

"Li, do you know me?"

Rei Ayanami just looked over blankly without much reaction.

He was not disappointed, but just repeated the words he repeated every time they met.

"My name is Ikari Fumihiko."

After a pause, looking at Jonouchi Misa who was frantically hinting at him to introduce herself, he could only add another sentence helplessly.

"She's Jonouchi Misa."

Still no response.

No, it's not that she had no reaction at all. Ayanami Rei suddenly started to yawn, and then she closed her eyes and went to sleep like a baby, without caring about the fact that she was sitting on a chair and would fall down if she didn't keep sitting. Fortunately, Ikari Fumihiko and Jonouchi Misa were both close to her and reacted quickly, so she didn't fall down.

Jonouchi Misa looked at Ikari Fumihiko in confusion.

"She just left the medical bay. Normally, she should be energetic at this time."

Fumihiko Ikari naturally knew what Jonouchi Misa was worried about, but in order not to create anxiety, he could only say something random.

"It's nothing, just sleepiness. This is the brain function returning to normal."

Misa Jonouchi didn't understand these things, but she knew one common sense: people will become sleepy while recovering from injuries.

Fumihiko Ikari can deceive Jonouchi Misa, but he cannot deceive himself.

He didn't know how to deal with this situation and could only take the safe approach.

"Let her go to the medical bay to rest."

"Ah good……"

After hesitating for a moment, he decided not to go to the treatment room.

Rei Ayanami needs to take off her clothes to enter the medical cabin. The outer wall of the medical cabin is designed to be completely transparent, so if you follow her in, you will see all of Rei Ayanami. Although he has seen everything he should and shouldn't see the last time he entered the incubator, being forced is different from being proactive. Fumihiko Ikari may have the idea of ​​taking a peek, but he won't really implement it.

Now the main focus of the Lingbo project is on vegetative patients, but the basic configuration is still maintained here.

After a short wait, the specially assigned doctor completed the examination.

"There was abnormal brain nerve activity, but no brain damage was observed."

Fumihiko Ikari breathed a sigh of relief, but to be on the safe side, he decided to call Dr. Ito back.

The call was answered quickly.

"What's wrong? Is there something wrong with the project team?"

Uh--

Ikari Fumihiko was somewhat embarrassed, but he soon calmed down.

I went to a meeting last night. This is force majeure.

"Li, something happened here."

Doctor Ito became nervous when he thought about the accident in yesterday's experiment. Not only because Ayanami Rei is an EVA pilot and the fate of all mankind is related to her, but more because he didn't want his child to bear too much.

"what's the situation?"

"After she was debugged today, she began to respond to her own name and then fell asleep. I have arranged for her to return to the medical cabin. Currently, her brain nerve activity is abnormal."

"Is there any brain damage?"

"No."

“Is the activity level above the limit?”

Fumihiko Ikari took a look at the test receipt in his hand.

"No, it's within the normal range."

"That's fine. This should be her thinking. Well, you can also understand it as dreaming."

"dream?"

A thought subconsciously popped up in Ikari Fumihiko's mind.

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?

wrong!

It was Rei Ayanami who was dreaming. What could she dream about? Would she dream about me?

"It's just a similar situation, I don't know the specific situation."