Chapter Thirty-Four: The New Tenant

"Phew......" Shinji stood up and looked at the fruits of his labor. After an afternoon of cleaning, the whole room looked spotless at this point. Not only the room and living room, but Shinji even vacated the storage room. He took out the bed that had been prepared from the necklace and put it into the small "room". Walking to the door of the storage room, looking at the layout of the small room, Shinji reached out and touched the tip of his nose and smiled helplessly. Sure enough, after putting the whole bed in, it was already difficult to put anything else, and there was a small table for the bed on the bed. as well as some books. In fact, it cannot be said that the room is too small. Because Shinji likes to sleep in a large bed, a large double bed is placed in the room. Fortunately, there is also a window in this room, so Shinji can look at the stars at night, otherwise the size of this room really gives Shinji a bit of a headache.

Croak...... A crisp cry rang out from Shinji's side, and Shinji looked down to see a small penguin rubbing against his legs. "Ah, Pianpin, you've woken up." Shinji picked up the little one from his side and held it high. "Hungry, huh? I'll get you something to eat. After that, he put Pian Pian down and walked into the kitchen.

Quack...... Pian Pian screamed excitedly, satisfied with the fact that someone had just gotten up to prepare food for it.

I took out two sardines from the refrigerator and reheated them in the oven, and then took out a can of beer and put them on a plate. He touched the little guy's head and said. "Pianpin, bear with me and eat a little, there will be a new tenant in the evening. At that time, I was preparing food for you, and the room was just cleaned up so as not to mess up. Pian looked at the food on the plate, then looked up at Shinji, pushed the plate to the kitchen little by little with her pointed mouth, and stood in the kitchen to eat. Obviously, he understood Shinji's words, and Shinji secretly exclaimed in his heart when he saw Pian Pian with such a look, how high is this little guy's intelligence? Able to understand people's words lightly. I remember the little guy reading the newspaper in front of him...... Seeing that Pian Pian had shifted the battle line, Shinji sighed helplessly, and left the house himself, driving in the direction of the hospital.

The journey was not far, and soon, a pure white Renault stopped in front of the hospital. Originally, I wanted to continue to drive the red Renault, but after thinking about it, Liz has always liked white, so I changed to a white one from the necklace, anyway, I have that condition, and it won't be troublesome to change.

When I came to the ward where Liz was, I gently pushed the door open, and I was greeted by the familiar blue hair. Leigh had woken up, sitting at the head of her bed, reading a Grimm's fairy tale in her hand. She wasn't disturbed by the sound of Shinji opening the door, maybe Shinji was moving lightly, maybe she was too focused. The boy didn't disturb her reading, just stood quietly by the bed and looked at the serious man. After a long time, Lily closed the book, and when she looked up, she met the sincere gaze of the young man. Looking at each other, the two didn't know what to say for a while.

"How is Li, are you feeling better?" Shinji first broke the awkward situation and asked with a smile.

"Hmm." Rei replied softly to Shinji, "It's good today. ”

"Really? That's great. Shinji was a little relieved, after all, being hit head-on by the Apostle's powerful acceleration particle cannon was no joke. I've already submitted my discharge request to the hospital, and Dr. Ritsuko has said that it will be okay to do it for a while, so if you're okay, we can go home today. Shinji said with a smile at Rei.

"Hmm." Leigh's answer was very simple, just a simple word, but how much emotion was contained in it. Shinji knew it from the girl's pure face.

"Soli, you change your clothes first, I'll wait for you outside, and we'll go to your place to pack your luggage first." With that, Shinji walked out of the hospital room and left the room to the girl.

It didn't take long for Rei, who was wearing a school uniform, to appear in front of Shinji.

"It's already possible, Shinji-kun." Leigh said softly.

"Ah, let's go, then." Seeing Rei so energetic, Shinji's superfluous worries just now disappeared. The two walked side by side to the parking lot, and Shinji started the car and headed towards Rei's original residence.

"That...... Leigh, are you sure you have everything you want to bring? When he arrived at the place, Shinji wanted to help Rei carry his luggage, but when he just parked the car and walked upstairs to the door of Rei's house, he found that Rei, who had gone upstairs before him, was already standing at the door and was about to go out. I saw a small backpack behind Li, which was obviously the books, computers, handouts and other things needed for school classes, and she was just holding a teddy bear in her hand, which was a small gift from Shinji, and a glasses case was grabbed by Li.

"Is that all?" Shinji asked again.

"Hmm."

Shinji grabbed her hair helplessly, took Rei's backpack, and the two of them walked in the direction of the car again, and their next destination was the house where Misato was, which was the home that Rei had been looking forward to.

As the sun sets, before nightfall, Shinji and his party return to where Misato lives. That is, their home.

"I'm back." Shinji entered the house and said habitually.

"Ah, welcome back." Misato's sweet and greasy voice came from inside the room, and it turned out that Misato had already returned from work. After a while, Misato was in the hallway, and a family casual outfit showed off the greatness of Misato's 35e.

"Huh? Why are you alone? What about Ali? Misato wondered. Shinji just shrugged his shoulders and looked out the door. Misato poked her head out of Shinji's gaze. I saw Li standing at the door, refusing to come in for a long time, her eyes were a little fluttering, and she looked a little nervous.

"What's wrong, Ali? Why not come in? Misato asked with concern.

"Nope. It's nothing," Leigh tightened the bear in her arms. Some are overwhelmed. "It's just a little unaccustomed to it. How to face the current situation. ”

Misato and Shinji looked at each other and smiled. Misato remembers that the same thing happened when Shinji came to this house.

"Leigh." Misato walked up to Rei and smiled. "From today onwards, this is your home, so don't be so formal, just be casual in your conversation with your family."

Listening to what Misato said, Rei's nervous feelings were relieved a little, and her eyes looked at Shinji, only to see Shinji smiling and nodding to herself, and that gentle gaze made Rei's fluctuating heart no longer flustered.

"I ...... I am back. Leigh's soft voice sounded like a heavenly sound.

"Welcome back."

"Welcome back." ――

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Due to Lina's quiet personality, the welcome party was not too grand. It's just that Shinji came forward to make a lot of dishes, and of course, most of the vegetable dishes are placed in front of Rei, and almost all the fish and meat are put in front of Meinai. For Leigh, who has long relied on nutritional drugs to maintain her life, the welcome dinner was the most sumptuous she has ever eaten. And Misato is full of praise for Shinji's craftsmanship. The three of them chatted about homely things without saying a word, and occasionally Misato also teased Shinji, hoping to use a happy topic to let Rei fit in as much as possible. And the results are very satisfying. Leigh doesn't talk much, though. But judging by the occasional speech and the silver bell-like chuckle that came out when Shinji was molested by Misato, this was a big change from the coldness before he met Shinji.

Since it was a welcome party, I had a dinner that was not too grandiose and I ate it late. When you are full of wine and food. The hands of the clock are already pointing to ten o'clock. Shinji stood up and began to clean up the dishes, while Misato munched on the potato chips she had already bought and drank beer. Lie on the tatami mat and watch TV, and enjoy a leisurely time after dinner. Rei, on the other hand, went to the bathroom after Misato's tirade about "bathing is washing life".

Long.

"Captain Katsuragi, I've washed it and the water has been re-released." It was Rei who had just come out of the bathroom who spoke.

"Hmm. I know, I've worked hard for Rei-chan~" Misato said as she looked back at Rei while drinking. "Also, you can call me Misato in the future...... Burst! Leigh, why did you come out without clothes? ”

As soon as Misato turned around, she saw Rei standing at the bathroom door with her whole body peeled. Before Misato could swallow a sip of wine, it all squirted out. At this time, only a large bath towel was hung on Rei's body, and the crystal droplets of water shone on Rei's milky skin. The blue broken hair is still a little wet, which vividly reflects the goddess-like temperament of Lina.

"That...... That's how I usually do it when I'm at home. Isn't that right? Leigh's expression didn't change much. Asked Misato.

Misato has a hint of helplessness. Why is Liz so unclear about the common sense of life? Didn't the commander tell her anything? Misato thought to herself. "It's not impossible. But if you let Xiao Zhen see it like this, it will be too cheap for him. So, hurry up and get dressed. There are some clothes in your room that Xiaozhen has prepared for you, go ahead and try them out. ”

"Shinji-kun? Cheap him? Rei apparently didn't understand Misato's words, and before she could speak, she was pushed back to her room by Misato.

"Whew......" Misato breathed a sigh of relief. I thought to myself, it seems that there are still a lot of things to teach Li, she knows too little about the common sense of life, and I remember what Ritsuko said last time she came, for facing life, Liz really ...... Instead, Misato's expression changed, and she laughed, fortunately she wasn't seen by Shinji, but now that Rei and Shin live in the same room, what will become of them in the future? There was a sense of anticipation and excitement on Misato's face, haha, so that there will be a lot of fun things to tease Xiao Zhen in the future. Misato walked into the bathroom with a gossipy smile. And Shinji, who was in the kitchen, although he didn't make a sound during the whole process except for washing the dishes, he didn't miss the conversation between Misato and Rei in the living room. Recalling the accident when I went to give Licong ID card some time ago, Li's snowy body and moving curves. Shinji couldn't help but feel a slight heat in his nose, and quickly touched his nose with his hand, but fortunately nothing came out, otherwise Shinji would be embarrassed again.

When Misato came out of the bathroom, she grabbed a can of beer from the refrigerator wrapped in a bath towel and headed to her bedroom. Shinji also cleaned up the dishes and chopsticks, and after a short rest, he went to wash up. Everyone will have to go to work and school early tomorrow morning. So there wasn't much nocturnal activity, and everyone went back to their rooms and went to sleep.

Lying on the bed, Shinji looked at the starry sky. Thinking about something late. The apostles' attacks continued, alas...... When will you be able to live a stable life? But now that Leigh has moved here, she can rest assured. Thinking about it, Shinji pulled out another light blue necklace from his spatial necklace, a small gift that had not yet been given to Rei. When is it better to give it to her?

ps: Well...... After three battles, the first stage is over, and the next chapter Xiaofeng wants to give the protagonist some benefits, and you don't mind...... Xiaofeng bows here ~ bows again ~