I participated in the development of EVA

“Why do you edit so much content?”

Ikari Fumihiko was a little confused.

"Does this need to be explained? Just explain it clearly at the time to prevent her from imagining things."

"Have you ever heard that explanation is just covering up? Just say 'hmm'."

"Uh...it seems to be true."

Now Ikari Fumihiko felt even more guilty.

【Um. 】

After receiving the news, Fuyutsuki Kana did not become suspicious. She mentioned Ibuki Emi earlier just to make Ikari Fumihiko feel that she cared about him, that was all.

Just as we were about to chat about meaningless topics like what to eat during the afternoon break, someone knocked on the locker room door.

"Doctor Dongyue."

"Hmm? I'm here, what's up?"

"There's someone outside looking for you. His name is Fuyutsuki Kozou, and he says he's your father."

Upon hearing the news, Fuyutsuki Kana stood there in a daze.

The two lost contact after the second impact, and she had always believed that her father, Fuyutsuki Kozo, was dead.

Father is still alive? ?

"Ah? Okay—"

The huge surprise made her forget for a moment that her clothes were too revealing, but she came to her senses after she walked out of the dressing room.

He put on a piece of clothing to cover himself and followed the nurse to the hall.

Even from a distance, I saw a familiar yet unfamiliar figure.

"dad--"

"Kana——"

The two hugged each other and cried with joy.

"I thought I'd never see you again."

"I'm sorry, it's Dad's fault for taking so long to find you."

The two of them expressed their feelings about the reunion.

"It's not your fault. No one could have imagined that the world would suddenly become like this."

"Yes, this change came too suddenly."

At this time, Fuyutsuki Kana's phone rang. Although she knew it was a message from Ikari Fumihiko, she was in no mood to check the message. However, the reminder sound still made her sober up from the joy of reunion. An idea flashed through her mind, making her hesitate whether to explain the situation to her father.

Compared to an outsider like Ikari Fumihiko, his father Fuyutsuki Kozo is the person he can truly rely on.

And with his father's identity and ability as an associate professor, it would be easier for him to find out the truth.

only……

This would put the father in danger.

115. Those in charge are confused, but those who are watching can see clearly

After a moment's hesitation, the result came out.

Deal with this matter yourself first and try not to involve your father.

Kana Fuyutsuki was worried that she would be seen through by Kōzo Fuyutsuki, so she brought up a topic.

"Dad, have you been okay these past two years?"

"Fortunately."

The joy of reunion made Fuyutsuki Kozo not notice Fuyutsuki Kana's abnormality. He paused before speaking again.

"This place is a bit too messy, not a place to talk. When I came here just now, I saw a restaurant not far away that seemed to be open. If you are not busy, we can go over there and eat and talk."

After meeting her father again, Kana Fuyutsuki will take a leave to rest no matter how busy she is.

"Dad, I'll go talk to the section chief."

"Ah."

As the two walked out, Fuyutsuki Kana called and asked for leave.

By the way, I took a look at the message sent by Fumihiko Ikari.

【What did you have for lunch? 】

Not wanting Dongyue Gengzao to notice anything unusual, he did not reply to the message.

We came to the restaurant and booked a private room.

After sitting down, Fuyutsuki Kozo began to narrate: "Before the disaster, I was attending a meeting abroad. After the disaster, I couldn't contact you and I couldn't come back, so I joined the United Nations Antarctic Survey. I have been busy with Antarctic surveys in the past two years. I should have come back last year, but the country was too chaotic at the time. I couldn't come back without official support. I didn't find the opportunity to come back until a month ago.

I am lucky to have received your message as soon as I got back."

Kana Fuyutsuki's eyes widened, and then she became nervous.

Do not!

I was getting scared.

While I was afraid, I was also looking forward to it. I was afraid that all these catastrophes were just natural disasters, and I was looking forward to my father giving a different answer.

"Dad, you joined the Antarctic Survey?"

The joy of reunion made Dongyue Gengzao too excited.

Only then did I realize that I had said the wrong thing.

When I came here earlier, I only saw my daughter. When I didn't see my son-in-law, I knew that he was probably dead.

Isn't it just rubbing salt into my daughter's wounds to say this now?

But the words had already been spoken, and it was too late to take them back, so I could only grit my teeth and respond.

"right……"

"Did the investigation reveal anything?"

Fuyutsuki Kozo hesitated for a moment before speaking.

"No, to be precise, Antarctica has completely disappeared. There is nothing there anymore."

Kana Fuyutsuki realized that Kozo Fuyutsuki was hiding something from her.

"Dad, you hesitated when you spoke just now."

"There are some things you're better off not knowing."

"No! I want to know the truth, what killed him."

Fuyutsuki Kozo sighed before speaking. If it was anyone else, he would definitely not say anything, but the person who asked this question was his daughter.

Looking at the painful expression on her daughter's face, she wiped away the tears from her face with heartache.

"I'm not lying, Antarctica has completely disappeared, but before the disaster happened, I accidentally took some unusual images."

"What image?"

"A giant, a huge humanoid made of light."

Kana Fuyutsuki stood there in a daze, and it took her a long time to come back to her senses.

"What it is??"

"I don't know what it is specifically." Fuyutsuki Kozo was silent for a moment, then spoke again with a complicated expression, "It was precisely to find out what this thing was that I joined the Antarctic Survey. I thought I could at least find some clues, but the entire Antarctica disappeared and nothing was found."

After saying this, Dongyue Gengzao wanted to change the subject.

“Guess who I met when I went to Antarctica for an investigation.”

Without waiting for Fuyutsuki Kana to reply, he spoke again.

"Rokubungi Gendō, um... that's not right! He has now married into the family and changed his name to Ikari Gendō."

Having said that he smiled bitterly.

At first, he didn't want to see such an excellent student like Ikari Yui hanging out with Ikari Gendo and wasting his talent. However, he didn't expect that this behavior would make his daughter Fuyutsuki Kana mistakenly believe that he liked Ikari Yui, so she wanted to help him become friends with Ikari Yui, constantly passing on information about Ikari Yui to him and encouraging him to pursue Ikari Yui.

"Now you can give up completely and stop messing around."

When Fuyutsuki Kana heard this, she also recalled the past.

After her mother died, her father had been alone with her as the only relative around him, and she was about to get married and start her own family because she didn't want her father to live too lonely.

Therefore, I have always wanted to find a partner for my father.

The first target is Ikari Yui.

My father always thought he hid it well, but she could see it.

At that time, the feelings that her father had for Ikari Yui were definitely not the concern that an elder has for a younger generation.

After hesitating for a while, Fuyutsuki Kana still couldn't help it.

"I know this."

As soon as I said it, I regretted it.

It was too dangerous to involve her father, but apart from her father, she really didn't know who else she could rely on.

Fuyutsuki Kozo was very surprised.

"Huh? How do you know?"

After a moment of shock, he realized, "You've been with him for the past two years?"

Kana Fuyutsuki bit her lips tightly and said nothing more.

Seeing this, Dongyue Gengzo guessed the answer and immediately asked.

"This time I came back to the country, in addition to finding out your whereabouts, I also wanted to investigate this Ikari Gendo."

Seeing that her daughter still refused to give in, she began to explain.

"After we met in the investigation team, I felt that Ikari Gendō must know something."

He knew this was outrageous, but he had no clues now and could only follow his intuition. Regardless of whether there was any gain in the end, it was better than doing nothing. This was at least a direction for investigation.

After spending many years together, Kana Fuyutsuki understands him better than Kozo Fuyutsuki himself.

He felt that Gendou Ikari was suspicious, but that was just an excuse to cover up his true thoughts. The real reason that drove him to investigate Gendou Ikari was actually to use this opportunity to meet Yui Ikari.

After a moment's silence, she neither exposed her father's thoughts nor told the truth.

Although she didn't know what the research institute was researching or what kind of forces were behind it, she could see that it would be very dangerous for her father to investigate these things.

"I just happened to see them."

The father and daughter depend on each other. Just as Kana Fuyutsuki can see through Kozo Fuyutsuki, Kozo Fuyutsuki can also see through Kana Fuyutsuki's thoughts.

"I know you're worried that I might be in danger."

After tidying up his words, he started to persuade again.

"Tell me everything you know now, so that I can be prepared when I investigate later. It will be safer. Otherwise... it will be more dangerous for me to investigate without knowing anything."

Kana Fuyutsuki was controlled by the words of Kozo Fuyutsuki.

Although the father's love for Ikari Yui is restrained, obscure, and concealed with various reasons, it truly exists deep in his heart.

She knew very well that she could not stop her father from meeting Ikari Yui.

"Um……"

He responded reluctantly.

Fuyutsuki Kozo waited for a moment, but Fuyutsuki Kana didn't continue talking, so he immediately asked anxiously.

"Where did you see Ikari Gendou!? What was he doing?"