Chapter Seventy-Four: Power Outages

"Dut...... Honk...... Honk...... Hello Shinji Ikati, this is the NERV headquarters. Which line do you want to transfer to? On the phone, the sweet voice of an operator at the front desk reached the ears of Shinji, who was lying on the bed and making unscrupulous calls on his mobile phone.

"Ah, hello, please help me get through to Commander Ikati." Shinji lay on the bed, eating a piece of apple that Rei peeled for him as he spoke leisurely into the phone.

After returning from the hot springs, Shinji and Rei's relationship can be said to be getting better and better. After all, the two have a physical touch, which can be regarded as an opportunity for the relationship between the two to upgrade. Although on the same day, after Shinji woke up, both of them fell into an extremely embarrassing situation. But, as you can see, the two of them are now fully adapted to the life of the upgraded relationship. No, Shinji was lying on the bed and making a leisurely phone call, and beside him, Rei, dressed in a white dress, was sitting there smiling and peeling apples for Shinji. Then cut the apples into pieces and place them on a plate.

"Okay, please wait a moment......" As the operator spoke, a string of good music came in, and in a few moments, an emotionless voice sounded from the other side of the earpiece.

"What's the matter?" Yuandu Ikari's voice was slightly dissatisfied. Maybe Shinji interrupted what he was doing when he called.

"Dizzy? Frame study! Closed dreams and jealousy are file feeds! Ao Lang sincerely criticized β Suijun? P> "What do you say?" Hurry up and say something! Ikari Yuandu said impatiently.

"Uh...... Can't I greet you if it's okay? The corners of Shinji's mouth twitched. How did it feel about changing the chair last time? "That was a long time ago.,After asking for custody of Li's from his father.,Shinji took the time to go to the mall.,Change a chair for your father.,Because he's afraid that his father has been maintaining that sitting position and it's easy to herniate in the waist.,So he ordered a leather seat.,Although I don't know how it works.,But at least I won't hear the squeaky scream of the chair anymore.。

"Did you call just to talk this nonsense to me!" Yuandu's voice brought a little anger. "I don't have time to talk to you as a child."

"Well...... Don't be so anxious, it's like this, two days ago, I told my parents about the school's college entrance seminar, and although you gave me custody to Miss Miri, as my father, I still feel the need to inform you. Shinji said as he shoved a piece of apple from the plate with a toothpick and brought it to Rei's mouth.

“…… If nothing else does, hang up, and I'll have to work. Yuandu said with a slight slowdown.

"Hee-hee, actually, there's one last thing." Shinji sat up from the bed, and the expression that had just been laughing disappeared in an instant. "Are you free on the fifteenth of next month? It was ...... day."

Multiply...... Multiply...... Kela.

Before Shinji finished speaking, there was a piercing electromagnetic sound on the opposite side, and then the line was cut off, leaving only the "beep" of his mobile phone. ...... beep".

"Huh?" Shinji couldn't help but wonder when he looked at the end call displayed on the phone.

"What's the matter, Shinji." Rei asked lightly after seeing Shinji's expression.

"Ah, the phone was cut off in the middle of the call." Shinji dropped his phone on the bed.

"Did you get hung up by the commander?"

"It's not like it, because it was cut off in the middle of the call, as if the phone line was out of order." Shinji scratched his head. "Forget it, let's go check it out. It just so happened that Dr. Ritsuko asked us to go over and do the real yàn. Shinji thought for a moment and said.

"Well, then, let's go inform Asuka." Rei put the plate on her lap aside and said lightly.

"Well, but, Rei, you know, Asuka's attitude towards me has ...... lately" Saying this, Shinji frowned slightly, because it was also after returning from a hot spring trip that Asuka had the opposite attitude towards Shinji and Rei. It can even be described as cold, either ignoring oneself or yelling at oneself. But Shinji can't figure out where he offended Asuka over and over again these days, and he also asked Misato separately about this matter, Asuka's situation when he came back that day, but Misato only said that Hika's state has always been very normal, including the night in the hot springs, she didn't do anything abnormal, the only thing that is a little abnormal is that Asuka worked extra hard when nerv was training, after the battle of the Eighth Apostle. In just one week, Asuka has roughly mastered the essentials of A.T. Field's localization, and her proficiency is already comparable to Shinji's, and because her synchronization rate has always been maintained at 90%. So it can be said that Hika's current combat effectiveness is a little higher than Shinji's, after all, Shinji's synchronization rate is stable at 88.5%.

"Then I'll go and inform her. Shinji will go start the car first. With that, Rei got up from her bed and walked outside.

"Well, I'm sorry for you, Leigh." ――

a.tfield――

"Asuka, are you there?" At the door of the room, Leigh knocked softly.

"Ayana? Come on in. A brief answer appeared on the other side of the door.

Hula.

Gently open the door, and Asuka with a tired face is greeted by Li's eyes. Since the past week, Asuka has really not been in good shape, not only because of Shinji, but also because of the training of that very person. Nerv's training plan was an afternoon, about four hours, but Asuka worked overtime for herself, training for more than six hours each time and then leaving work with Misato. Especially about the training of a.t. field localization. Originally, localization was very consuming of mental power, but Asuka has been struggling to persevere. This also leads to the fact that every time she comes home, Misato comes back with Asuka who is almost unconscious.

"Asuka, are you alright?" Rei saw Asuka lazily lying on the bed with a hint of worry, because now Asuka's face was not only tired, but also deeply haggard, and the original tender cheeks were also a little emaciated at the moment.

"Well, it's okay, are you going to train again?" Asuka's voice was a little weak.

"Well, Shinji has already gone down and started the car."

"I know, I'll get up." said. Asuka stood up and took off the home red and white dress she had been wearing. Picked up the golden dress from the side and put it on his body.

"Let's go." With a faint statement, Asuka and Rei walked out of the door together.

"Asuka, are you angry with Shinji?" On the way downstairs, Liz asked lightly.

"Huh? Why should I be mad at that idiot. Asuka didn't look back, just answered Rei's question softly.

"Lately, I see that you've always been in bad spirits, and you've been yelling at Shinji at every turn. Did he do something wrong? ”

"Hehe, are you distressed Ayana?" Asuka smiled faintly.

"Huh?!"

"Heh, I'm kidding." Asuka barely managed a smile on the corner of her mouth. "It's just that that idiot's combat performance is too good, and I can't get used to it. That's why I lost my temper with him, and no matter what, I had to surpass him. I'm training hard. He said. Asuka's shoulders trembled slightly, "Besides, I owe him a favor from the last battle." ”

"Favors? But ......" Rei's words were interrupted by Asuka reaching out before she could finish her words. Because with the foot of the journey. They had made their way to the garage, where Shinji was. So Asuka doesn't want to talk about this question anymore.

"Asuka, are you alright?" Shinji frowned as he looked at the haggard Asuka.

"It's okay, let's drive." Asuka got into the car and replied coldly.

"......" Seeing Asuka in such a state, Shinji was a little distressed, but he couldn't say anything, so he had to step on the accelerator and drive in the direction of the NERV headquarters.

At the same time, at the headquarters of NERV.

"The test report of the circuit, fast!"

"The main generator is faulty, the cause is unknown."

"The first main loop is broken, the location is unknown"

"The thirty-second backup battery can't be connected."

"The ventilation fan stopped working and could not be started instantaneously."

"The cables of the second main line were burned in many places."

For a while, the entire NERV was in darkness, and bad news reached the ears of Deputy Commander Dongyue.

"No, the backup power supply can't be connected." Aoba turned back to Fuyutsuki and reported.

"How is that possible?! What about the lines with electricity? ”

"It's only 1.2% of the total, and it's all old lines after 2567." Ibuki shouted at Fuyutsuki from under the command stand.

"Feed all the remaining electricity to Magi and the Central Dogma." Fuyutsuki immediately ordered towards Aoba.

"However, this will have an impact on the life support system of the entire underground city."

"It's okay, it's a top priority!" Fuyutsuki commanded loudly, and behind him, Ikari Gendu sat motionless, as if nothing could affect his sitting posture.

When the NERV headquarters was in chaos, Shinji and the others had already driven to the door of the headquarters, and as usual, the three children swiped their ID cards in front of the door, but unlike usual, there was no reaction from the gate this time.

"Huh?" Shinji raised his eyebrows and said in surprise, "The gate doesn't even have an electronic display, so there can't really be anything wrong inside, right?" ”

"The door is not responding, and I can't even get through the phone, is it a power outage?" Asuka said lightly as she looked at her phone. Leigh didn't speak, but took out a red envelope from her bag, which was the emergency manual that Nerv had sent them. Shinji and Asuka quietly watched Rei's movements, waiting for the instructions of the manual in her hand.

"The manual says that if you encounter an emergency, you must first go to the headquarters to meet, and you can enter the underground through the seventh passage on the right hand." Leigh pointed to the passage on the right and said lightly to the two of them.

"So, then, let's go." Asuka whispered, and then took the lead in the direction of the passage.

“…… Asuka. Shinji frowned, "Is it really okay to go on like this?" ”