Chapter 128: NERV Diary (Part I)

First day after the battle with the Angels of Force:

“…… The extent of the damage to EVA Zero and Zero has far exceeded the limits of laboratory data. ”

"Is that so...... It looks like it's going to take a lot more time to repair. "In the NERV command room, Maya and Ritsuko talked without a word.

"Fortunately, there are no attacks here, and the MAGI system is still working." Maya rejoiced.

"But the buildings on the surface are not immune." Aoba took the words. "The battle between the First Machine and the Apostles resulted in the destruction of the entire pyramid. I don't know how much time and money it will take to fix it. ”

"Even if it's all destroyed, it can be built very quickly." Ritsuko said in a deep voice. "The key question, however, is ...... If you can't use it anymore...... I can only use the toys sent by the old man. ”

At the same time, the hangar of the first machine:

"It's just a hangar, there shouldn't be any more problems, right?" Inside the hangar, Misato, who was still wearing bandages, frowned as she stared at the broken Hakutsuki.

"Ahh Right now, there is no heat, electron, chemical, or electromagnetic energy in this guy at all, and even the S2 mechanism is in a state of complete stopping. ”

"Even so...... This first machine has also taken its own initiative many times. Don't just touch it just because it doesn't seem to be moving. What's more, there are ...... inside" At this point, Misato's brows furrowed even tighter.

"yes, I don't know what the consequences will be if you touch it casually." Hinata responded. "But about ...... day"

"I don't need to mention it." Misato interrupted Hinata's words. "Someone will take care of that kid."

"And what about the new EVA?"

"If the first machine can't be used before the next apostle appears......"

"What is Shinji-kun going to do?"

“……”

"I'm sorry, I seem to have asked something I shouldn't have asked."

"Nope. Never mind. Misato turned and walked towards the hangar door. I'm sure that kid will come back. ”

At the same time, in a dimly lit room:

"The EVA series can't be born with an S2 trap."

"However, no one thought that the first opportunity would be obtained by themselves in that way."

"It's so different from our SEELE script. This is not easy to fix. ”

"Ikari Gendu...... Was it a mistake to hand over NERV to such a man in the first place? ”

"But...... We couldn't have done this without this man. Nothing can be planned. ”

"But now it's not just a matter of the first machine."

"That's right, three EVAs were badly damaged at the same time. The headquarters is half-destroyed. Even if we send the sixth machine, if there is an apostle, we may not be able to rely on Adam's clone to complete the annihilation battle. ”

"Well, just in terms of the loss and repair of EVA, our expenses are astronomical."

"Hmph, that's what happened when I didn't tie a bell to him."

"No, the bell is already tied, it's just not ringing."

"What's the use of a bell that won't ring?"

"So...... We just sent him to stir the bell on Gento Ikari to turn the bell! ”

The other side. Commander-in-Chief's Office:

"Oh, that's amazing." In front of the window of the office, he looked out the window at the underground city that had become ruins. "It's unexpected. Commission...... NO, WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO SAY ON SEELE'S SIDE? ”

"The first machine is completely out of our control, and this is an accident." Dongyue, who was standing beside Yuandu Ikaru, said calmly.

"Therefore, the first machine is to be frozen until the committee has an order."

"Nice way to cope." Blessing smiled, "But doesn't it matter if your son is inside?" ”

“……”

"Ahh I seem to be asking something I shouldn't have asked. "Blessing spread his hands." So, I'll go first. "Not staying. After getting the answer he wanted, he left the dimly lit office of Ikari Gento.

"Ikari, what should I do with Shinji's affairs?"

"Let that kid do it." Ikari Gendu said coldly.

"But...... Do you want to get them in touch now? ”

"Ah, otherwise SEELE wouldn't be reconciled." A sneer appeared at the corner of Ikari Gento's mouth. "Our script doesn't need to be changed, that kid will fix it for us."

"Is that so...... I've even reached this step. ”

At the same time, the same scene took place in NERV's medical room.

After a "......" sound, the blue-haired girl lying on the hospital bed opened her jewel-like red eyes. The heavy blow of yesterday's battle added a pale touch to the girl's moon-like cheeks.

"Oooh. You're awake. Leigh's ears rang. Turning her head slightly, on the hospital bed next to her, a girl with a plaster cast on her hands and feet and bandages on her head was greeting her with a smile.

"True Hippo...... Miss? Leigh regained consciousness. Said softly.

"Uh-huh~ It seems that you are sober." Makibo smiled. "How does it feel?"

"Me? Well, I'm fine. Here it is......"

"Hospital. After the battle, you're sent here. ”

"Hospital? Well, did I survive......" Leiz said in a trance. But it didn't take long to think about it. "What about the battle? How's Shinji doing? ”

"Won. Wang Wangjun finally killed the apostle. ”

"Really...... That's great. Leigh's hanging heart relaxed. So...... What about Shinji? ”

“……”

"Miss Mahipo?"

"Huh? Ah, Wang Wangjun, he ......" Zhen Xibo's words were a little prevaricated. Feeling the entanglement of Makibo, Rei's heart that had just been put down was lifted again. "He ......"

"What's wrong with him?" Leigh asked.

The door to the "Li......" ward was opened. A young girl, also in a hospital gown, walked in. Her ice-blue eyes were filled with endless sadness.

"Asuka? You've woken up. Leigh's eyes trembled slightly.

"Hmm." Asuka said softly. "Rei, Shinji...... He was sucked into the EVA. ”

“…… What the?! Rei couldn't believe Asuka's words, "How could this ......"

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Moved forward to the day of the engagement.

"Serul! I want you dead! ”

Anger is no longer enough to describe Shinji's current mood, and at the moment when Zero was pierced by Celul, Shinji's originally black left eye was rendered scarlet in an instant. Crazy. It's not just Shinji.,Echoing it, there's also the first machine.。 At the moment of Shinji's change, the eyes of the first machine also burst out with a crimson fishy glow. With an earth-shattering roar, the shattered body rushed towards the apostle like an arrow off the string.

Seeing this, Cellul hurriedly opened dozens of layers of A.T. Field to resist, but was smashed by all the walls of light with a punch from the first machine. Just one hit. The bone spurs in Serul's chest were all blown off. Even the burning red core was punched with a huge rift.

A punch flew through Cellul, and the First Machine grabbed and ripped off the apostle's unretracted blade. Unfurled the wings of light, and quickly flew back in front of Zero. The blade belt in the body of the zero was drawn, and an arm composed of A.T. Field was carved from the severed left wrist and pressed it on the head of the zero, instantly severing the nerve connection between the zero and the driver. With both hands in unison, pull out the insertion bolt that was carrying Lili on the back of Unit Zero. Spread the wings of light and flew towards the NERV headquarters, which had just been smashed into ruins, and whispered as she gently lowered Leigh's plug......

"Sister Misato, take care of Haoli."

"Shinji...... You ......"

"It's okay, I'll be back......" Without further ado, Shinji turned back. Fly towards the battlefield again.

"Shinji ......" looked at the first machine as if it were a god of war. Misato's heart faltered. The annihilation of the apostles has become an inevitable situation, but she always feels uneasy in her heart, and after listening to Shinji's words, Misato hesitates, as if Shinji is gone, and she will never come back.

"Ma, Maya." Ritsuko cried out tremblingly. "What about the data of the first machine......

“……”

"Maya?" Ritsuko saw that Maya did not answer, and looked down at Maya. I saw Maya's hands in the seat trembling constantly, and the pupils in her eyes had contracted to the extreme. Apparently stunned by the data in front of him. Reaching out to wake Maya up, Ritsuko asked a little hurriedly.

"Ah...... Predecessor. Maya came back to her senses ...... "Yes, I'm sorry...... The data of the first machine ...... "Maya swallowed nervously and began to report. "Same, the synchronization rate is 400%. The driver's neural connections cannot be detected...... The inside of the plug is messy and undetectable. But, but ......"

"What's wrong!" Misato hurriedly turned around.

"The plug is getting deeper. Exceeding the critical value - 180. It's close to the core! ”

"What!? Shinji! Come back! Ritsuko almost screamed. You're going to lose your human form! ”

“…… Doll? So what. "Controlling the first machine, he walked forward step by step. Shinji's scarlet eyes were filled with indifference. "I can be whatever I want, but dare to hurt the people who matter most to me. I'm going to make him die a bad death!" Tightening the joystick, the first machine turned into a bolt of lightning and rushed towards the apostle again. Sailur, who was knocked away, opened the A.T. Field again to resist, but it did not have the slightest effect. It was as if it was dozens of layers of flakes that were shattered by a punch from the first machine. A straight punch was imprinted on the apostle's twisted grimace, and the newly restored face was once again deformed. There was no respite for Celul, and a kick followed, and Celul was kicked out entirely. Before he landed, he saw that the eyes of the first machine burst out with a scorching light and swept towards Serul, and in an instant, Celul's body was split in two. Even if it burned the fruit of life, it would not be able to recover from its heavy damage at the moment.

"Serul...... Do you have any last words? In the first machine, Shinji asked coldly.

"Celeur...... life has come to an end, but before he died, he left Shinji with a strange word. Shinji Ikari ...... Welcome...... You join...... Our ranks! ”

“…… When it comes to dying, there are a lot of nonsense! Shinji frowned.

"Boom...... Maybe you didn't even notice it yourself...... The fruit of life ripens much earlier than you think. In this way, you will not be able to control the power in your body. Celeur's tone changed suddenly. It became as if I was chatting with a friend. Although his voice was extremely harsh, the tone was no longer-for-tat. "A little longer...... You will be lost in the water of life. Don't you feel it at all? ”

"What? Not! Woo whoa, aaaa As soon as he finished speaking, a sharp pain swept through Shinji's brain. There are dozens of voices in it that are constantly circling. Keep telling Shinji. In just a few seconds, Shinji's brain was completely out of control. Fainted in the plug...... The body also slowly melts until it disappears. ”

Woo woo !!!

On the contrary, Shinji's disappearance was exchanged for the madness of Hatsuki, and above Hatsuki's head, the aura of an angel gradually appeared in front of people. The scarlet light in his eyes kept blooming. Like a god of death from hell, he rushed towards the apostles. Began to tear up constantly. In an instant, the blood flowed like a river.

"Truly...... Welcome, Shinji Ikati-kun. Celeur, who was on the verge of death, let out an ugly laugh again. Lilith's doppelganger has awakened. Your soul has become a sacrifice. Then it's energy, yes, Lilith's doppelganger. Take away the unburned fruit of my life. Then you will be the new God. Come on. Come on!!! Hahahaha! Our mission is almost accomplished! All for the return of the Asian ......"

The sound stopped abruptly. The first machine didn't give Sellul a chance to hiss further. Directly reached out and pulled out his red core, put it in his mouth, and bit it. At this point, Celeur was completely devoid of life. And the first machine is looking up to the sky and roaring. The armor around the body is constantly shattering. Ugly muscles are exposed. The S2 mechanism on his chest was also exposed. In the next second, the Gate of the Soul opened. The sky crumbles for it. The earth trembled. Huge A.T. Field wings soar into the sky!

"First machine...... Actually devoured the Apostle's S2 mechanism. Misato clutched the cross on her chest. The eyes staring at the screen kept shrinking. "The sky crumbled, the earth trembled. And also...... Those wings, as ...... as they were fifteen years ago"

"It's over......" Ritsuko gave up trembling, but her eyes were full of despair. The restraints that limit the size of the body are lifted. The first EVA machine, which was confined to the human realm, is returning to its original state. Freed from the bondage of human beings. Become a god-like being that transcends human beings. and all things in heaven and earth are entangled with each other. Transform yourself into a concentrator of energy. Because of the resonance of humanity with the apostles. The Gate of the Soul is opened.

"What do you mean?" Misato looks back

"Don't you understand?" Ritsuko looked at Misato coldly. "Shinji was apostolized. When he fused with the first machine. Life that transcends the common sense of this world will be born. At the price, old life will be extinct. Following the continuation of the second shock, the third shock is about to begin. The world is coming to an end......"

"How so...... Shinji...... What exactly was done. "On the screen, huge cracks began to appear in the earth. Countless rock fragments flew into the sky, and the earth began to crumble. The sky began to crumble, and an apocalyptic darkness enveloped the world. Desperate, dissatisfied with everyone's faces, only three people, in the face of such a state of affairs seemed calm and comfortable.

"Hehe, the early awakening of the first machine. Commander Ikati, SEELE won't do anything. Somewhere on the battlefield, a magnetic voice said with a hint of playfulness. The chief prosecutor, blessed with good governance, after disappearing for a while. Here again, and this time, he's bringing a whole new message. A message that is enough to affect the entire script. And the two people on the other side who were not chaotic at all were the two commanders who were sitting in front of the command platform, Yuandu Ikari and Dongyue. Because, the awakening of the first machine was within their expectations.

"Sure enough, the first machine has awakened because of Shinji." Dongyue said calmly. "What's next? Lao Ikaru. ”

"It's okay." Yuandu's cold voice came. "The toys from SEELE will arrive soon."

"Oh? The fifth child chosen by fate. Dongyue raised an eyebrow. O child bound by fate...... It's pathetic. ”

As Gento Ikari said. At the moment when the heavens and the earth were about to collapse, a sharp luster flashed from the blue starry sky, and a huge spear flew straight towards the first machine, and with the sound of metal collision, it instantly penetrated the body of the first machine. The huge wings disappeared abruptly, and the soul came to an abrupt end, turning into a point of light in the sky and disappearing into the night sky, the sky was restored to peace, and the earth was restored to tranquility. Under the starry sky, an EVA body very similar to the first machine slowly fell, and inside the body, a silver-haired and red-eyed, gentle young man looked at everything in front of him with a faint smile, and the voice full of endless tenderness came into the ears of every staff member of NERV.

"First meeting, Shinji-kun Ikari." The boy's smile was like that of an angel. "This time it must be to give you happiness alone."

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"What? Fifth Qualifier? Time returns to the present, and after listening to the explanations of Asuka and Makiba, Rei understands the situation in front of her. It was also learned that the Fifth Qualified Person had officially joined the NERV headquarters.

"Yes." Asuka said with some displeasure. "And, he's coming, too." As she spoke, Asuka turned her head to look at the location of the door, and then, a silver-haired teenager in a school uniform slowly walked into the ward. With a natural smile, he looked at the girl in front of him who also had the same eyes as himself.

"First meeting, first qualified." A simple sentence, as if facing an old friend I haven't seen for a long time. "I'm Kaoru, Kaoru Nagisa, please advise." (To be continued......)