Chapter 129: NERV Diary (II)

"Shinji salvage plan?!"

"Yes. It can be said that Shinji's life is still alive. "On the third day after the battle with the Angels of Strength, Ritsuko took Maya and Misato to stand in the hangar of Hatsuki, looking at Hatsuki, which was already tied with restraints, and discussing." According to our speculation, Shinji's physical body has lost the boundaries of its self. So now floating in the insertion plug in a quantum state. And his spirit, what we call the soul, is also in it. ”

That is to say. Shinji has now become a form that we can't confirm with our naked eyes? Misato frowned.

"Yes. The composition of the LCL inserted inside the plug has undergone a chemical change, and now resembles the seawater of the original Earth. ”

"The soup of life."

"Well, now that the vital signs that make up Shinji are still in the LCL, all we have to do is to carnate his will again and let his spirit settle down from the anger that preceded the first plane's rampage."

"Can it be done?"

"As long as there is MAGI."

On the fourth day, the hospital of the NERV headquarters.

"So...... Shinji is now completely melted inside the LCL with the plug inserted? Asuka stared at Misato who came to explain in disbelief.

"Yes, we can only wait until Ritsuko carries out the salvage plan." Misato low road.

"Sister Misato...... Can't you find a way to contact Shinji? Standing aside, Li, who was still wearing a hospital gown, said anxiously.

"No...... Only the living matter that is inserted into the plug can be detected. However...... "Misato language stopped. "Anyway...... Now the situation is just to wait, Asuka. Liz, you should have a good rest during this period. The zero and second planes were badly damaged, and they could not be put into actual combat immediately. So I'm giving you some time off. Take care of your body.

"So, what if the apostle takes the opportunity to call?" Asuka is dissatisfied.

"Aircraft Six."

"Machine Six?"

"Yes. Played by the 5th Qualified and the 6th Machine. With that, Misato turned her gaze to the boy who was still looking out of the window, feeling Misato's slightly indifferent gaze, the silver-haired boy turned his head slightly, and his red pupils exuded a soft luster. He smiled softly at Misato and the others.

"So I wanted to say just now, why did this person come with you!" Asuka broke out. From the last time we met. Asuka's favorability towards Kaoru Nagisa has always been at its lowest point, not to mention why, just he shot through the first machine a little. Asuka doesn't have any good feelings for Kaoru Nagisa. On the other hand, the appearance of this enigmatic boy made Leigh fluctuate a lot, and that feeling was not so much indifference as fear. Or. It is deep disdain.

"I'm sorry. It seems that I am not suitable here, so I will leave first. Feeling the gazes of the three women, Kaoru Nagisa did not get angry, but left the room with an apologetic smile.

"So! Misato, why did you bring him here! Asuka dissatisfied.

"I didn't bring him." Misato argued. "It was when I came back from the first plane that I happened to see the child, and then he asked to come to the hospital to see Li."

"Come and see Leigh?" Asuka's gaze shifted to the girl who was still sitting on the hospital bed, and what she saw was Rei clasping her hands. Qiao Shou bowed slightly, looking embarrassed.

"Leigh, do you know the Fifth Qualifier?" Asuka wondered.

“……”

"Leigh?"

“…… Well? "The girl who was called came back to her senses." What's wrong? ”

"Are you alright?" Asuka said with concern.

"Yes. It's okay. Leigh replied softly.

"Well, do you know the Fifth Qualifier?"

"Huh?"

"It's the kid named Kaoru Nagisa."

"Nagisa Kaoru ......" Li's red eyes floated through a trance. Then there was a slight indifference: "No, I don't know him." ”

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Shinji Rong on the seventh day of the LCL.

"Leigh, are you really okay alone?" At night, Misato asks Rei, who is still lying on the hospital bed. "Asuka has been discharged from the hospital and gone home, and Miss Makipo has also been picked up by someone from the European department. Is it really okay to leave you alone? ”

"Well, thank you for coming to me these days, I'm fine by myself." Leigh said softly. "Misato-san, what's going on with Shinji?"

"Ahhh......h There was still no movement at all, and the plug was inserted completely silent. Before Ritsuko didn't come up with a plan, the first machine could only stay like this. Misato rubbed her hair and said helplessly. I just hope that little ghost can settle down in it and there will be no more accidents.

Shinji Rong on the sixteenth day of the LCL.

"Ahra, I finally have a chance to see you alone." At the door of Leigh's ward, a young man with silver gray hair stood there. "It's rare, the first qualifier, Rei Ayanami." Kaoru Nagisa smiled faintly.

"Is there something wrong?" Rei didn't give the child of the so-called fifth qualified person a good face, as if Shinji was not there, Rei also reverted to her original cold appearance, sitting on the hospital bed and looking indifferently at the door of her ward

"No, nothing." The boy's red eyes were slightly closed. "It's just that an old friend hasn't seen me for a long time and came to say hello."

"......" Kaoru's friendliness, in exchange for Rei's indifference. What are you doing here. Leigh continued in a deep voice.

"Why did you come to NERV?" The teenager does not shy away from this topic. "I'm here to fulfill my mission. Maybe you need to help ......."

"I won't help you." Leigh frowned. "I'm not her."

"Heh......" the young man laughed. I'm talking about my mission, not ours. Nagisa Kaoru said indifferently. Let's reintroduce myself. I'm Kaoru, Kaoru Nagisa. At the same time, it's also Adam's doppelganger, long time gone, Lilith. ”

"......" ignored Kaoru's words. Rei turned her face to look out the window again. After a long time, a word full of disdain reached Kaoru's ears. "I'm not Lilith, my name is Rei Ayana."

Shinji Rong on the thirtieth day of the LCL.

"At the moment, the LCL temperature is maintained at 36 degrees. Oxygen density is normal. There is no abnormality in the radiated electromagnetic pulse, the waveform mode is B, and the measurement devices are operating normally."

The hangar of the first machine, which has been repaired and repaired, has been connected by the staff with countless cables and nerves. It's been a month. Ritsuko has finally completed an outline of all the theoretical foundations of Shinji's salvage plan.

"It's really worthy of the seniors, it only took one month to complete the outline of the plan." In front of the console. Maya couldn't help but admire the outline of the plan in front of her.

"It's a pity. I didn't do the original case. This is the material from an experiment ten years ago. Ritsuko replied without changing her face.

"Ten years ago? Did something like this happen ten years ago? In the development of EVA. Ibuki wondered.

"Well, that was before I came here. At that time, my mother was in charge. I just know some data. ”

"That'...... The result? ”

“…… Failed. ”

Same as thirtieth day. on the promenade of the hangar.

"Li...... It's been so long, what the hell is Shinji doing inside? After a month of recuperation, Asuka, who has fully recovered her body, is dragging her chin at the moment and asks Rei, who is also recovering her health. Vital signs were well detected, and there was no abnormality for thirty days. What the hell is he doing in there? Didn't Dr. Ritsuko say that if the driver wants to come back, there will be a reaction. Why hasn't Shinji moved until now? Doesn't he want to come back? Faced with Asuka's question, Rei just shook her head slightly.

"Alas...... I really don't understand, what the hell is Shinji doing in there. Asuka frowned.

"Perhaps, it's not that he doesn't want to come out." Not far from the two girls, a boy with a soft voice came, and the owner of the voice was, of course, the fifth qualified person, Kaoru Nagisa. "It's that someone doesn't want him to come out."

"Hey! Fifth Qualifier, what do you mean by that! "A month has passed. Asuka doesn't have the slightest affection for the new driver, and one of the main reasons is that he takes Shinji's place as the driver. Along with the sixth machine made from the moon, he took over the position of the first machine, and another reason, this person called Kaoru Nagisa seems to have a great affection for Rei and always wants to get close to Rei, and Asuka is very dissatisfied with this kind of thing, and has repeatedly emphasized Rei's relationship with herself and Shinji. But Kaoru Nagisa was unmoved.

"No, I don't mean to be offended, I'm just stating a fact." Kaoru spread her hands. Then he looked meaningfully at the first machine, "EVA is not a machine that can only fight. He's a lot more complicated than you might think, right, Ayana. ”

"......" didn't answer Kaoru's words, Rei just glanced at the smiling boy and then put her gaze back on the first plane again.

Shinji Rong on the thirty-first day of the LCL.

"The salvage program has officially begun." With Ritsuko's order, the staff of NERV's control room, hangar, and various lines all set off a nervous atmosphere.

"All probes are inserted and the electromagnetic waveform is fixed at (0,-3). The self-conscious pulse is connected, and the rescue plan begins. Maya's report rang in the ears of the people.

"Really! Why am I on standby in Unit 2? Asuka sat in the second machine and vented her frustration through Mike.

"In the process of rescuing Shinji, there is a high chance that Hatsuji will go berserk. Therefore, it is necessary for the No. 2 machine to suppress it in time when there is a problem. Ritsuko replied to Asuka as she tapped on the keyboard.

"Then why don't you let the Fifth Qualified and the Sixth do this!"

"Machine Six is the last line of defense." Ritsuko continued. "In the event of a rampage on the first plane, the headquarters must leave one of the planes behind as a tool to fight against the Apostles in the future."

"Che, that's a really uncomfortable answer." Asuka frowned. "Alright, let's get started!" The second machine is activated, and Asuka is in the hangar adjacent to the first machine, and once there is a problem, the second machine can rush out to stop the first machine's action as soon as possible, and the other side. On the corridor of the first machine hangar, Li was quietly looking at the first machine. There was a worried look on his face.

"The salvage program begins, the first signal is transmitted." Hinata began the rescue work.

"EVA received the signal and did not reject the response." Aoba reported immediately.

"Go on, send the second and third signals."

"Yes, there are no anomalies in mental perfusion, no anomalies in Destrudo."

"Understood, move the signal processing to the second stage. The driver signal connection is on. Ritsuko muttered, but it wasn't long before a shrill alarm sounded.

"No, the harmonic image is reversed, and the self-consciousness is confused. Abnormal psychiatric perfusion. The reason is unknown! ”

"The electrolysis rate has risen to 203, and the first shape cannot be maintained!"

"Illuminate all areas in all directions." Ritsuko commanded.

"Parsing can't. The signal is blocked! Maya reported. The intermolecular gravitational pull of LCL drops! If this continues, the molecular structure will be broken. ”

"Oh no, the transmitted signal is stuck in Klein Space." Ritsuko frowned.

"What do you mean?" Misato asked looking back.

"It means...... Failed. ”

"What?!"

“…… The interference is terminated, the tangent is reversed, and the correction value is made up to zero. ”

"There is a destructive instinct in the old area, and the pattern is dark brown. The core pulse is abnormal, and the LCL cycle stops! The temperature is rising! ”

"Maintaining the status quo is the highest priority, and the countercurrent is closed." Ritsuko is still doing the best remedy. But the data in front of her told her that it was all in vain.

"EVA is starting to reject signals! The self-composition of the LCL is gradually decomposing, the pressure inside the plug increases, and the hatch is about to be opened! ”

"Turn off the power! Stop all work! ”

"No, the opening signal can't be blocked, and the plug will be discharged!"

As soon as Maya's words fell, the plug of the first machine was forcibly discharged in the hangar. The LCL solution poured out in an instant. At the same time, it is also announced that Shinji will never come back. (To be continued.) )