I participated in the development of EVA

Ikari Fumihiko responded.

After separating from Ikari Yui, he came to Rei Ayanami's project team.

"Good morning, Wen Yan."

As soon as she appeared, Ayanami Rei came close to her. The only people she could contact here were Ikari Fumihiko and two nurses on duty. For some reason, Ikari Fumihiko felt that she was closer to him.

"Well, good morning, Li."

After two months of intensive training, Rei Ayanami is now able to carry out basic communication, learn to take care of herself, and no longer needs to wear diapers.

"Is the treatment over for today?"

He first asked the nurse, and when she nodded, Fumihiko Ikari spoke to Rei Ayanami beside him.

"Li, come with me for a moment."

Ayanami Rei blinked her pure eyes and looked at Ikari Fumihiko.

"Are you going to the park?"

"Ah."

Ikari Fumihiko responded.

There is a small park inside the base, with some flowers, plants and trees planted in it. Fumihiko Ikari has been there twice before with Rei Ayanami.

Arriving at the park, Rei Ayanami looked at the flowers and plants around her with a happy face.

Just walking through the grass can bring a pure smile to her face.

"Wen Yan, why aren't you smiling?"

In response to Rei Ayanami's question, Fumihiko Ikari hesitated for a moment, but still spoke up.

"Li, I have something to explain to you."

Ayanami Rei looked at Fumihiko Ikari in confusion.

"Ok??"

"Do you know why we live underground?"

"underground??"

Rei Ayanami obviously doesn't quite understand what the underground is.

"We are now living underground, with a vast sky above our heads. There is night and day, the sun and the moon alternate every day, there are endless grasslands, blue skies, and many humans like us. It was only two years ago that the world changed and an unknown disaster nearly wiped out humanity. In order to prevent this from happening again, we came underground."

Fumihiko Ikari tried his best to explain things in a simpler and easier-to-understand way, but even so, Rei Ayanami still only had a vague understanding of it.

Thinking of the fairy tale told by the nurse earlier, Rei Ayanami gave her own understanding.

"There are bad guys who want to do bad things, and we have come underground to avoid them?"

"Yeah, that's pretty much it."

“Is there really a sky and an ocean on the ground?”

"Ah."

Ikari Fumihiko responded, and just as he was thinking about what to say next, Ayanami Rei said something that surprised him greatly.

"Wen Yan, you're planning to let me drive that giant to defeat the bad guys, right?"

"what?"

Ikari Fumihiko was stunned for a moment and asked back subconsciously.

"how do you know……"

"I not only remember the giant, but also remember that it was you who led me in, and it was you who carried me out after the accident."

Ikari Fumihiko found it a little hard to believe and couldn't understand... but he understood it the next moment.

Although Rei Ayanami had no self-awareness at the beginning, she had a healthy brain, but her appearance was similar to that of a baby, not a real baby.

Under his gaze, Ayanami Rei continued speaking.

“It felt very warm.”

Ikari Fumihiko didn't know how to start for a moment, and only asked after a while.

"Aren't you afraid of driving a giant?"

"Scared? The ones who should be scared are the bad guys, right?!"

Feeling Rei Ayanami's pure thoughts, Fumihiko Ikari felt even more depressed. However, after the previous conversation with Emi Ibuki, he felt less confused. No, he had recognized the reality. Rei Ayanami couldn't hide, and the only thing he could do was to make up for it in other ways.

"Tomorrow you will come into contact with a giant again. Um... that's not called a giant, it's an EVA, and its name is Unit-0."

Rei Ayanami asked curiously.

"Is it alive?"

"Ah."

"Is the villain we are facing also a giant like Unit-0?"

“Not sure, but it should be about the same.”

Ayanami Rei looked at Ikari Fumihiko with pure eyes.

"I will definitely become best friends with Unit-00 and protect Fumihiko and return him to the ground!"

"Ah."

"Once we're on the ground, can Wen Yan take me to the Ocean Zoo? I want to go and take a look."

Ikari Fumihiko felt it was too heavy, so he made a joke.

"Well, we'll eat charcoal-grilled dolphin then."

"No - dolphins are so cute, how can we eat them?"

“But it’s really delicious.”

"Even so..." Ayanami Rei hesitated for a moment but couldn't help but said, "Is it really delicious?"

"I haven't eaten it either, but I heard others say it's delicious."

Rei Ayanami hesitated and shook her head.

"Then don't try it. What if Wen Yan is deceived? The dolphin's death would be too pitiful."

Ikari Fumihiko chuckled.

"Even if you want to eat it, you probably won't be able to eat it."

"what happened?"

"The ocean was severely polluted in that disaster, and most marine life died. There were probably only a few single-celled organisms left in the entire ocean."

Rei Ayanami was feeling a little depressed.

"Ah? How could this happen? This bad guy is too bad! How could he do this..."

Fumihiko Ikari thought of the situation in the original work.

"The survivors on the ground have already started organizing rescue work, right? When we get to the ground, we should be able to see some marine life. Even if we can't eat the charcoal-grilled dolphin, we can try some rats."

Rei Ayanami has limited knowledge.

"mouse?"

Ikari Fumihiko said with a smirk.

"Mm, a very delicious food."

"really?"

"really!"

"Then I want to try it."

Just imagining the scene of Rei Ayanami being scared by a mouse, Fumihiko Ikari couldn't help laughing.

135. You understand the atmosphere

"Wen Yan, I want to see the giant—"

Ikari Fumihiko hesitated for a moment, but finally agreed.

"Ah."

"I'm tired, Wen Yan, carry me on your back."

"Ah."

The effect of the treatment is obvious. Now Rei Ayanami still maintains her age of about ten years old, and the rate of cell division in her body has been reduced to a normal to high level. However, this treatment is not permanent. She must soak in the treatment liquid for ten hours every day, otherwise the rate of cell division will increase.

He carried Rei Ayanami on his back and arrived at the gate of the second research area where he was stopped by the guard on duty.

Seeing the stranger, Rei Ayanami's body tensed up, obviously a little nervous.

"Team Leader Wen Yan, she wants to enter the second zone and needs to submit an application..."

Before the guard could finish his words, the intercom rang.

"Please come in."

Apparently someone had notified the guards.

As for who it was, Fumihiko Ikari was not interested. With Rei Ayanami's identity, he could solve the problem by simply registering. He was not surprised that his whereabouts were being monitored. He had long been immune to this. In this kind of life where someone was monitoring him all the time, he would be surprised if no one was monitoring him.

Came to the Unit 0 project team.

The huge body of Unit 00 is restrained in LCL liquid by a metal frame.

Although only the head was exposed outside the incubator, the exposed part alone was enough to make people feel its terrifyingly huge size.

"so big……"

Rei Ayanami exclaimed.

Although the sound was not loud, it still attracted some people's attention. However, after seeing Fumihiko Ikari next to Rei Ayanami, they all withdrew their gazes.

Not long after, Ibuki Emi received the notification and came to Ikari Fumihiko. She was stunned for a moment when she saw Ayanami Rei. Ayanami Rei looked too young. A flash of pity appeared in her eyes, but she soon became firm. Not everyone can drive EVA, otherwise such a young child would definitely not be allowed to go to the battlefield.

"What's her name?"

"Ayanami Rei."

After a pause, Ikari Fumihiko instructed Ayanami Rei: "Rei, this is your aunt Emi."

"Aunt Huimei."

Ayanami Rei's voice was very delicate, and Ibuki Megumi was very angry and glared at Ikari Fumihiko fiercely.

"It's sister, not aunt."

Ayanami Rei ignored Ibuki Emi.

"Don't look so fierce, it will scare the children."

Ibuki Emi rolled her eyes.

"If you don't cause trouble, would I be so mean to you?"

“Just to liven up the atmosphere.”

Ibuki Emi was so angry at Ikari Fumihiko that she started laughing.

"You really know how to liven up the atmosphere. I was originally in a good mood, but now you've made me so angry that I want to kill you."

"I was wrong……"

"You'll dare to do it next time, right!?"

Ikari Fumihiko smiled awkwardly and said to Ayanami Rei, "Call her Sister Huimei!"

"Sister Huimei."

"Well - Li, you're so good."