I participated in the development of EVA

"Hello, I don't have your phone number notes, can you identify yourself?"

"it's me."

The person on the other end of the phone was obviously stunned for a moment, and then spoke after a while.

"I'm sorry, Team Leader Wen Yan, I didn't expect to be so surprised to receive your call."

Ikari Fumihiko thought for a moment before speaking.

"Do you have time? Play games with me."

"Well... I can't leave for now. I'll have time after I finish my work."

"Why are you so stupid? Do I need to teach you how to slack off at work? Just tell them that your old boss wants to see you, and you can skip work early."

"But……"

Sensing Sakuragi Haruna's hesitation, Ikari Fumihiko felt a little relieved. The other party was hesitant because they were obviously worried that his sudden change of attitude was a trap for law enforcement. Of course, this could also be acting, but now what else can he do except believe it and bet that Seele is not a monolithic organization! ?

"No buts. If you don't come, I'll find someone else."

"Ah... wait a moment, I'll be there soon."

"You really love playing games."

"Work is to make a living, and gaming is my soul. That... let's not talk about it for now. We can talk about it when we meet, otherwise it will delay my gaming."

"Okay, I'll wait for you in the dormitory."

Sakuragi Haruna hesitated again, and after a moment she responded.

"it is good."

After Ikari Fumihiko hung up the phone, he waited for about half an hour before the phone rang again.

It was Sakuragi Haruna calling.

I thought that due to some unexpected circumstances, Sakuragi Haruna did not get leave, but I didn't expect that she didn't know the way when she arrived at the door, but called instead.

"I'm at the door."

"Why didn't you just knock on the door? Why did you call? I thought you failed to skip work."

As he spoke, he opened the dormitory door.

Sakuragi Haruna did not rush over. Just from the clothes she was wearing, one could tell that she had dressed up carefully before coming.

After hanging up the phone, Sakuragi Haruna began to explain nervously.

"My friend used to come visit me, but I often knocked on the door but couldn't hear her. So she would call me whenever she got to the door. This made me..."

Ikari Fumihiko interrupted what Sakuragi Haruna was about to say.

"No need to explain so much, just come to me next time... Never mind, just do what you are used to."

"Ah."

Sakuragi Haruna paused for a moment, then handed over the gift bag in her hand.

Ikari Fumihiko was a little surprised.

"You're here, why do you bring gifts?"

"This is the game cartridge I recently pirated. I wanted to send it to you before, but there was never a suitable opportunity."

"Oh."

Fumihiko Ikari noticed that Sakuragi Haruna was carrying another bag.

"what about this?"

"Cola."

"drinks?"

"Well, I like to drink Coke while playing games, um... that kind of experience is pretty good."

For a moment, Fumihiko Ikari didn't know how to get to the point, but he knew that this matter couldn't be rushed, so he continued to talk about the topic.

"Will drinking too much Coke make you fat?!"

"Do you think we have a chance to gain weight in our current situation? We are so busy every day that we don't even have time to play games. To be honest with you, I haven't played games for a long time, so long that I can feel that my soul has withered. If you hadn't called me today, I would have pretended to be sick and secretly played games in the next one or two days."

"You're exaggerating! If you don't play games, your soul will wither."

"To describe it, this is one way to describe it. Well, to put it another way, I feel that I am becoming less and less energetic, and even the meaning of living is almost gone."

“It’s still too exaggerated.”

"You don't understand. This is not an exaggeration."

Sakuragi Haruna seemed to have opened up and added a sentence at the end.

“Games are my life.”

Fumihiko Ikari felt a little regretful at this time, and felt that Sakuragi Haruna was a little unreliable, but he still said what the other party said.

"Okay, I believe it. Games shape your soul."

131. We know, they don’t know

Looking at Sakuragi Haruna indulging in games and drinking Coke, Ikari Fumihiko was a little confused.

Did you understand it wrong?

Is she really just an ordinary girl addicted to games? Is she simply sharing games with me?

I don't understand.

I really don't understand.

But it was not without gain. After two hours of gaming, my heavy mood was somewhat relieved.

Playing games is fun, but unfortunately...

I have too many things on my mind right now and I can't concentrate on enjoying the game like I used to.

Ikari Fumihiko was absent-minded for a moment, which led to the death of his character, and Sakuragi Haruna's dissatisfied voice was heard immediately beside him.

"Team leader, how can you be distracted while playing games?"

Ikari Fumihiko thought about it and decided to give it a try.

"Sorry, there have been too many things going on lately and I can't calm down."

“That’s not enough love!”

? ?

After a moment of hesitation, Ikari Fumihiko immediately reacted.

"Indeed, I don't love the game enough. If I did, this wouldn't have happened."

Sakuragi Haruna was a little surprised.

"The radio waves matched so easily. I was just thinking about how to explain it! It seems that the team leader is really a kindred spirit."

Ikari Fumihiko was silent for a moment before explaining with a wry smile.

"Before, I could immerse myself in the game like you, but now I can't do that..."

After Sakuragi Haruna pressed the pause button, her eyes left the game screen.

"People are not plants or trees, so who can be heartless? In this environment, who can really live without a heart?"

"yes……"

"In fact, I am the same. No, everyone is the same as you. It's just that most people have limited abilities and cannot reach your level. They have such thoughts as "the sky is falling and the ocean is falling" and tall people are there to support them. On the contrary, they live a little easier. And you are that tall person, the one who truly bears the fate of all mankind."

Although he was not able to admit it clearly, Fumihiko Ikari knew it very well in his heart.

Now the idea of ​​wanting to take Rei Ayanami and escape from here is actually because I want to escape.

I wanted to directly question the other party's identity, but I didn't know how to start. I also didn't feel like continuing to play the game, so I finally sighed.

"I'm tired, let's stop here for today—"

Sakuragi Haruna did not get up and leave, but took out a strange device from the pocket of her skirt.

"No, I haven't had enough fun yet!"

As he spoke, he winked at Ikari Fumihiko.

Seeing this scene, Ikari Fumihiko's eyes lit up and he immediately responded.

"Then let's play for a while longer."

"Team leader, you are such a good person."

After saying that, Sakuragi Haruna pressed the button on the strange device and then explained to Ikari Fumihiko.

"This is a jammer. It can transfer the monitoring equipment in your dormitory to another room that has been set up. Someone there will play games for us instead."

"Are there any areas in the base that are not under surveillance?"

"Yes, and quite a lot. Well, I should say that the surveillance here is not as strict as you think. It can even be described as lame."

At this point, Sakuragi Haruna paused for a moment, and then continued to explain, "There are indeed enough monitoring devices, but the machines can receive all the monitoring information, and there are not enough people in the organization to process so much information. There is not even enough equipment to store this information. Most of the monitoring archives will be overwritten within a few minutes, and they are basically just decorations.

Of course, the base surveillance was not originally so poor, it only became like this after the last incident.

Ok……

Do you remember the big blackout a few months ago?"

Ikari Fumihiko nodded, and seeing this, Sakuragi Haruna continued to speak.

"That incident caused a lot of equipment to short-circuit and burn out. Although the external situation has stabilized a bit now, this type of technology industry has not yet recovered and naturally there is no way to replenish it."

"There's no shortage of equipment in the base, right? It shouldn't be difficult to repair the equipment, right?"

"Indeed, it can be repaired, but it is meaningless because there is not enough power to support it now. The power consumption of the R&D department and the life support equipment alone has reached the critical value of power supply." Sakuragi Haruna paused for a moment before speaking again: "And now the organization has been targeted by the United Nations, and the situation is very bad."

Ikari Fumihiko asked back, pretending to be stupid.

“Isn’t this project supported by the United Nations?”

Sakuragi Haruna couldn't tell whether Ikari Fumihiko was playing dumb or not, but she still cooperated and gave an answer.

"No."

"This... is impossible!? What kind of organization can have such a terrifying power??"

"I don't know."

"You don't know either?"

"If the Second Impact hadn't happened, I would have thought, like you, that the Institute of Artificial Evolution was just an ordinary scientific research institution."

Ikari Fumihiko felt that it was about time, so he asked the questions in his mind.

"Since the United Nations has set its sights on us, no, this organization, why don't we just take action?"

"Isn't this a move? It cuts off the organization's resources."

"My thought is why not just send troops directly."

Sakuragi Haruna shook her head.

"Graduating quickly means you don't have to take political courses."

Ikari Fumihiko naturally heard the meaning behind these words and immediately defended himself.

"I don't pay much attention to this aspect, and I have no intention of entering politics."

“We know what’s going on here, the United Nations doesn’t.

As long as the organization does not commit suicide and go after sensitive resources such as nuclear materials, it will naturally not attract too much attention from the United Nations, and it is even less likely to send troops to suppress it. There are too many things that need to be paid attention to and dealt with internationally. Of course, another reason is that the United States has lost control over us. Now it is mainly checked by its neighbor China. They want to take a peaceful route and not seek hegemony, and their means of dealing with things are relatively gentle. "

Fumihiko Ikari was somewhat unwilling to give up.

"Countries just impose sanctions? No investigation?"

"An investigation has already begun, but the organization claims to be conducting medical research and has released some LCL liquid data."