I participated in the development of EVA

“This kind of work is really torturous.”

"That's nothing. I have to deal with so many documents almost every day."

"No!"

"That's it."

"Some documents can be distributed, right? Things like those improvement plans can be handled by any clerk."

Ibuki Emi sighed.

"I want to do the same, but the project team is short-staffed. Now basically one person is doing the work of two or three people, and we are already operating at full capacity."

Without leaving his seat to look outside, Fumihiko Ikari knew that things were still busy outside.

Like a robot that never needs to rest.

"It's not full capacity, it's overloaded."

"This situation should be alleviated a little after Unit 0 is built."

Fumihiko Ikari is not as optimistic as Emi Ibuki.

It is better to hope that all the apostles will explode on the spot than to expect the cultists of the Seele upper echelons to have a change of heart.

Not knowing what to say, he just repeated Ibuki Emi's words.

"Once Unit 0 is built, everything will get better."

Life is already depressing enough here, and to be honest it just creates anxiety, nothing more than that is pointless.

Just as Ibuki Emi was about to say something, the ground suddenly shook.

Ikari Fumihiko was startled.

"what happened?"

The vibration was quite strong, and I almost subconsciously pulled Ibuki Emi to hide under the desk.

This is underground, there is nowhere to escape, we can only find a place to hide.

Ibuki Emi was a little touched that Ikari Fumihiko thought of her when she was in danger, but she still felt that Ikari Fumihiko was making a fuss out of nothing.

"There's no need to be nervous about an earthquake of this magnitude."

Ikari Fumihiko was speechless.

???

What kind of weird logic is this? There's no need to be nervous about an earthquake.

Oh, right!

It seems that earthquakes occur frequently in Japan, and people living here have become accustomed to it.

“This is underground.”

"We are surrounded by high-strength concrete and steel. Even if the cavity outside collapses, it won't have much impact here. Well... at most the life support system will be blocked, and we will suffocate to death due to lack of oxygen.

When the time comes, I will pass on the last breath in my body to you."

"You are really humorous."

After listening to Ibuki Emi's analysis and jokes, Ikari Fumihiko was no longer so nervous.

At the same time, I also noticed something unusual.

“This earthquake is wrong.”

"Something is wrong indeed. The vibration frequency is too regular. It doesn't seem like an earthquake..." After analyzing this, Ibuki Emi seemed to have thought of something. Her originally calm expression turned into panic at this moment. She almost instinctively grabbed Ikari Fumihiko's arm and expressed her guess in a voice trembling with panic.

"The... the third... the third charge..."

Although the words were not said clearly, Fumihiko Ikari still understood what Ibuki Emi wanted to express.

The Third Impact begins -

He was affected by Ibuki Emi's panic and subconsciously began to panic.

this! ?

Could it be that my time travel triggered a butterfly effect... causing the Apostles to revive fourteen years earlier? ?

If it were the time when he had just traveled to this world, he would have been frightened to the point of losing his mind. But now, despite his panic, he was still able to maintain a certain degree of calm, analyzing in his mind whether his actions might lead to the apostle's early revival. No matter how he thought about it, it seemed impossible.

"Calm down, you almost broke my arm—"

Just as Ibuki Emi's panic affected Ikari Fumihiko, Ikari Fumihiko's calmness also had some impact on Ibuki Emi.

Although she relaxed a little, she didn't let go completely.

His face was still pale.

Without waiting for Ibuki Emi to say anything, Ikari Fumihiko continued speaking.

"If the third impact has begun, there can't be just this little noise. It must be caused by something else..."

When he said this, he thought of the testing machine.

Yui Ikari conducted a startup experiment? ?

The test machine went berserk! ? ?

122. What a joke, it's obviously a test

After hearing this, Ibuki Emi's expression improved a little.

really--

If the third impact begins, the noise cannot be so small.

"So...what happened?"

"do not know."

Naturally, Ikari Fumihiko would not express his guess.

Theoretically, Professor Yamaki has the same soul as the prototype and has the possibility of becoming its pilot.

Things are not confirmed yet, and speaking out about it will only create anxiety.

I heard screams coming from outside.

Under normal circumstances, vibrations of this frequency would not cause much commotion, but everyone in the R&D department knew that the shadow of the Third Impact was hanging over humanity's heads. It was fine when nothing happened, but once something unusual happened, people would immediately associate it with the Third Impact.

Fumihiko Ikari felt it and found that the vibration frequency was not high and the level was not large, so it did not affect his actions.

"I'll go out and calm everyone down first."

Although Ibuki Emi's emotions had stabilized, she was still a little panicked.

"Together."

"Oh."

Fumihiko Ikari stood up and crawled out of the desk, walked out of the office amid occasional vibrations, went to the control room and picked up the microphone.

After thinking for a while, he made up a reason.

"Don't panic, everyone. I have received the news. This is not an earthquake, nor is it the third impact. It is caused by the testing equipment in the laboratory next door. You can feel it carefully. The vibration frequency has a certain pattern and the level is very mild..." Seeing that the crowd was still a little panicked, he added.

"If the third impact really happened, the noise wouldn't be so small.

Don’t panic.”

With the presence of Ikari Fumihiko, the backbone, and this explanation, everyone felt a little more at ease, and at the same time, they subconsciously thought of Ikari Fumihiko and moved closer.

Ibuki Emi immediately noticed the loophole in Ikari Fumihiko's words.

If the top brass announces the news, it should not be notified to individuals, but broadcast directly to the entire base.

He immediately spoke to divert people's attention.

"This is too much! They didn't even inform us in advance for such a big commotion."

"It should be that the experiment exceeded expectations."

Ikari Fumihiko felt a little shaken as he explained.

Why isn’t it over yet?

If the test machine ran wild and caused this accident, Ikari Yui should have cut off the power supply immediately.

The prototype machine does not have a battery module. All energy is supplied by the umbilical cord. Once the power is cut off, the prototype machine will lose its power source.

After thinking about it carefully, I still think that this change should be related to the prototype machine.

Is Ikari Yui panicking?

It's possible, but the possibility is unlikely.

Could it be that it is not running wild, but just testing the performance of the test machine normally! ?

Or was it that Professor Yamaki was too excited about successfully making Eva move?

Just as he was thinking this, the internal broadcast sounded and the abnormal noise subsided.

(Don’t panic, this incident was caused by a device failure in a project team, and the failure has been eliminated! Report again...)

With the site-wide notification, people's emotions finally calmed down.

"What kind of equipment caused such a big noise?"

Someone in the crowd asked the question that everyone was wondering.

Before Ikari Fumihiko could say anything, people in the crowd started to speculate.

"It should be related to the prototype, right?"

"This time the movement is similar to the previous one."

"The last commotion seemed to be caused by the test machine."

Hearing this, Ikari Fumihiko subconsciously looked towards Ibuki Emi.

Ibuki Emi was visibly stunned when she heard this, and her pale face made it impossible to tell her true emotions.

Ikari Fumihiko said with a headache.

"Don't let your mind wander. Those who need to rest should go back to rest, and those who need to work should return to their posts."

Soon the crowd dispersed, and only Ikari Fumihiko and Ibuki Emi were left in the control room.

"Don't let your imagination run wild. The higher-ups have already cancelled the relevant experiments. This incident should have nothing to do with the prototype. It's getting late, so go back and get some rest!"

He really didn't know what to say except this.

Seeing that Ibuki Emi didn't react, he made a joke to divert Ibuki Emi's attention.

"If you're scared alone, I'll sacrifice myself to stay with you for one night."

Ibuki Emi was in mixed feelings. No matter what, Professor Yamaki was her only remaining relative in the world.

After hesitating for a long time, he spoke again.

"I want to go over and take a look."

If she were faced with this situation alone, she would continue to hesitate, but it was only with Ikari Fumihiko by her side that she made the decision so quickly.

She didn't want Ikari Fumihiko to think that she was cold-hearted.

Ikari Fumihiko wanted to stop it, but didn't know how.

I could only say it reluctantly.

"Professor Yamaki is a patient. He should be asleep at this late hour."

Ibuki Emi just shook her head, said nothing, and dragged Ikari Fumihiko out.

Ikari Fumihiko was a little confused.

Just go if you want to go, why are you dragging me along for the ride?

If all this is really related to the prototype, given how much Professor Yamaki hates me, I would definitely be slapped to death if I went there now.