Chapter XVII: Training

Early on Saturday morning, Shinji arrived at NERV aboard Miri's new Renault.

"Now, Miss Misato, aren't the nerv staff resting?" In the transport ladder, Shinji rests his left hand on the door and holds his chin, and asks Misato a question while looking at the scenery.

"Huh? Why do you ask? Misato asked Shinji with some curiosity.

"Because, as drivers, I think we need to rest. How can one go and fight the apostles without a good rest? Shinji argued.

"Hehe, you're really a lazy little ghost, why haven't you rested, haven't you been off for a week?" Misato laughed.

"Huh? Going to school is also a break, and it's boring to go to class there all day. Shinji cried to Misato with a bitter face. He also squeezed tears out of his eyes to make his expression more realistic. "What I mean by rest is the kind of sleep you can sleep at home."

"Alright, alright, Shinji-kun. It's already good to have a normal life in this situation, don't you be able to meet Rei every day now, don't complain about such a good welfare, besides, as the savior who saves the world, you have to work hard," said Misato and flicked the tip of Shinji's nose.

"Che, I want to appeal, appeal to my father for hiring child labor without authorization, and not paying him wages." Shinji narrowed his half-moon eyes and said viciously. There is really no way for Shinji to say Misato, and Misato has always held on to the fact that Shinji has a good impression of Rei, and he will move Rei out at every turn and threaten to eat Shinji to death. Shinji had no choice but to turn the finger at his indifferent father.

"Haha, you little ghost." Misato clutched her stomach and smiled without an image.

"Then again, why didn't you see Leigh?" Shinji, who had entered the training field, looked around, but did not find the familiar shadow.

"Rei's zero body is still freezing, so today Rei is resting, and only you oh Shinji-kun are coming." A soft voice answered Shinji's question. It was Ritsuko Akagi, who was wearing a white coat and had blonde hair. Along the way, the two have reached their destination.

"Then, Ritsuko, Shinji will ask you." Seeing Ritsuko coming to pick up Shinji, Misato shook her long dark blue hair and left a beautiful back, and walked towards her office.

Shinji looked at Misato in the distance and couldn't help but sigh. "Alas, what a trouble, it would have been better to drive the apostles away sooner."

"Hehe, that is also our goal to defeat the apostles." Ibuki next to him said to Shinji.

"You are?" Shinji looked at the beautiful girl in overalls on the side. I can't help but inhale, lean. Daddy, yes, the female staff at nerv all wear miniskirts. Ibuki doesn't look very old, with a miniskirt uniform of Nerv on the top and a pair of crisp white stockings on the bottom, and the whole outfit makes the girl look seductive. Of course, he didn't say what was in his heart.

"I'm Maya Ibuki from the first technical department, so please advise. Your battle uniform is already in the locker room, and on the 3rd floor, you can go straight to the testing ground after changing your clothes, where Ritsuko-senpai will direct your training. Come on, Shinji-kun. Ibuki smiled sweetly

"Yes, please advise, Miss Ibuki." After speaking, he left the real room and walked towards the dressing room. Shinji, who had changed his clothes, got into the cockpit and began the boring training that kept him from taking a vacation.

"The plug is inserted and the LCL solution is injected. There was no abnormality in electrification, no abnormality in neural connection, and the synchronization rate was 77.2%, and there was no rampage. Ritsuko Senpai can begin. Ibuki reported from the sidelines.

"The synchronization rate is so high. What an amazing kid. Even Rei's child has been synchronized for seven months, and the synchronization rate is just over 50%," Ritsuko Akagi sighed secretly.

"Shinji-kun, how do you feel?" Ritsuko Akagi still asked out of safety.

"Well, it feels pretty good. I feel better than the last time I fought, and it's this LCL solution that makes me feel bad, and I have to cough for a while every time I go out. Shinji said with some dissatisfaction.

"Hehe, the combat suit can enhance the synchronization rate between the driver and the EVA, and at the same time, it can also protect the driver well and provide information to the driver. The LCL solution is designed to ensure the safety of the driver in the plug, as you said, it is very safe for the baby to be protected by amniotic fluid when it stays in the mother's belly. Ritsuko's soft voice came through the guò audio.

"Let me explain to you the structure of the third new Tokyo metropolis and a few locations that you should pay attention to. The first is the ejection exit of the EVA, the location of the emergency power supply, the location of the armament building, and the place of recovery. They are located in the ...... of the fortress city"

After the guidance of the map and Ritsuko's introduction, Shinji memorized the distribution of the entire city in his head. After all, before he crossed over, Yeyue had developed the use of his brain and mental power for him. So Shinji was able to quickly write down these deployments-

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"So, do you understand all of them?" After some explanation, Ritsuko opened her mouth to ask Shinji.

"Yes." Shinji replied as he digested the information he had just gotten.

"So, finally, a little bit about EVA's power configuration. Generally, EVA is operated by wired electricity, and the power supply in the body can be used in case of emergency. Due to the capacitance, it can only last for one minute, and even with the power gain, it can only last for a maximum of five minutes. That's the limit of our science. Got it? ”

"Well, but I'd like to ask a question, Dr. Akagi. About the Apostles...... How did they get here? ”

Hearing this question, Akagi's eyes were a little dazed.

There was a long silence. Ritsuko Akagi gave the answer: "As an enemy of humanity, the Apostle wields superscientific abilities and numerous mysteries that cannot be solved. None of them are the same. Almost all of the apostles made the city of Third New Tokyo the target of their aggression. They hold A.T. Field. Excellent defense, especially self-healing and self-proliferating, these powerful abilities make human combat and defense facilities unmatched. The Apostle's intrinsic waveform signal is blue, and its material composition is 99.89% similar to that of human genetic factors. The only weakness is the red orb as a power source, which we call the S2 mechanism, which you can also understand as the heart of the Apostle, and once the red core is broken, the Apostle's actions will be aborted. This red sphere is sometimes outside the apostle's body, sometimes hidden inside, but in general, the apostle's material composition, origin, purpose, etc. are unknown. I'm sorry Shinji-kun, but that's all we can say to the apostles now. ”

"Well, thank you, Dr. Akagi. But I still have a problem. The last time I fought, I found out that EVA is not a machine, I found out that he also has *, what is going on? Looking at Ritsuko Akagi's trance-like expression, Shinji seemed to see something. But he didn't force it too far-fetched, but continued to ask the question in his heart.

"Were you awake at the time? In the last battle, the first plane went berserk, how did you feel at that time? Ritsuko Akagi couldn't help but be shocked when she heard Shinji's words, and the number of jù when she ran out last time couldn't be displayed at all. If the driver can say something, it will be an important reference. So Ritsuko Akagi asked very formally. "Last time I fainted from blood loss. I saw the last look of Eva because Miss Misato's shouting made me sober up for a while. But soon I fainted again, so I didn't know either. Shinji replied apologetically.

"That's right." Ritsuko Akagi was a little disappointed. But he still answered Shinji's question, "You can see Eva's * because, that's Eva's essence, and that's a long story." It was the Apostle who appeared at the time of the first and second impacts, and humanity extracted the Apostle's genes after discovering it, and finally created the current EVA. Since only a small part is extracted, we can't get an answer to the question about the S2 mechanism. ”

"Oh, I see, thank you, Dr. Akagi. Please don't mind if I ask so much, knowing yourself and knowing your opponent is the only way to win a hundred battles. Shinji said with a smile.

"There's nothing Shinji-kun. If this helps you in your battle, we're happy to answer for you. Ritsuko Akagi also smiled. But it's a bit far-fetched. "So let's start training. Start with the induction mode. ”

Hula......

Shinji's testing ground changed to the third new Tokyo city in an instant. A virtual water angel appears in front of Shinji. Raise your rifle and aim your crosshair at the Apostle's S2 trap. Press the trigger when the crosshair coincides. "Ritsuko Akagi commands Shinji.

Da Da Da ...... After a burst of shooting, the apostle fell. "Good job. Next. ”

Da Da Da ...... Da Da Da ...... There was a burst of strafing fire. Shinji was bored with training.

"I didn't expect Shinji-kun to be really willing to do it." Ibuki turned off the intercom and turned to Ritsuko.

"yes, that kid. I have to say, this kid seems to have a lot of fighting talent. "Although I said so, Ritsuko's mind at this time was not here." Answer Shinji's question today is yes or no? Will suing him so much now cause him stress? ”

The day passed quickly. End of training. Ritsuko walked over to Shinji and handed him a drink. "How does it feel to train. Shinji-kun? ”

"Hmm...... How so...... Shooting is always my forte, so this kind of training is easy for me. Shinji said with a nonchalant expression. But it doesn't matter, it's just a simulation game hahaha. ”

"Hehe, are you dissatisfied with the training?" Dr. Akagi smiled softly.

"No, I don't. I just don't like to use rifles, do you have weapons such as pistols and daggers? "Shinji used pistols in his previous life, so it's a little unaccustomed to using a rifle all of a sudden.

"Well, there is. However, the number of bullets is relatively reduced, but the power is greater, if you like, we can especially configure the first machine. As for the daggers, each EVA is equipped with a high-energy ion dagger on its shoulder. Looks like you like fighting, Shinji-kun. Ritsuko Akagi looked at Shinji in surprise.

"It's okay. I just want to bring down the apostles as soon as possible and live the life I want. So, if it's okay, I'll go back first, I'm a little tired today. Shinji rubbed his somewhat sore shoulder.

"Okay. Thank you, Shinji-kun. Tomorrow we're going to have a dagger training in melee combat, so don't be late. Ibuki still smiled sweetly.

"Hmm. No problem. Then Ibuki-sama will see you tomorrow. See Dr. Akagi tomorrow. ”

"Be careful all the way, Shinji-kun." Dr. Akagi finally said goodbye to Shinji. After Shinji walked out of the room, Ritsuko sighed softly, sat back down in front of the computer, and began to study the information about the apostle.

Back home.

"I'm back." Shinji walked through the door.

"Welcome back, Shinji-kun. How's it going to be today's training? Misato, dressed as a young lady at home, was lying on a tatami mat, drinking beer and watching TV. Ask Shinji about today's training.

"Ah, it feels good, it's just so tired. I'll go back to my room first. Without too many words, Shinji walked back to his room.

"What's going on?" Misato couldn't understand why Shinji was so unenergetic today. Maybe I'm really tired. Misato didn't think much of it either.

In the room, Shinji lying on the bed. Looking at the ceiling and thinking about what happened today.

Ritsuko Akagi's answer to her question was clearly not the whole story. She's deliberately hiding something.

The Apostles' assault was all at the headquarters of the Nerv. The first impact, the second impact, must have been associated with the apostles. It's not at all the same as the meteorite impact that the teacher talked about in class. What exactly is the purpose of the apostles. Why would EVA extract genes from the body of the apostles. The first apostle he knocked down was the third angel, so where did the first two apostles go. And when did it appear. If Eva's genes were extracted from them, what was that familiar feeling from the last time she went on a rampage? Why is it that with the same genes, the Apostle has the S2 mechanism and the EVA can only be sustained by electricity. Too many questions linger in Shinji's mind. Makes Shinji irritable.

Bang! A heavy punch slammed into the pillow. Shinji frowned. Forget it, these questions will probably be understood after all the apostles are defeated. Let go of the doubts in your mind. Shinji fell into a deep sleep.

PS: Sorry sorry, there is something to delay today. It was a little late