Chapter 117: Safety

"First ...... The first machine is silent, and the driver confirms safety. Start recycling. "At the end of the battle, NERV employees began to recover the first machine, as well as dispose of the third machine, which had been torn apart. Shinji's black plug was retrieved first, and the white plug on Unit 3, which was still full of blue viscous, was sent directly to the quarantine area.

Soon, the plug of the first machine was recovered and approached the NERV processing chamber.

"The pilot of the first machine confirmed that he had returned to the hangar. But ......" said this, Maya hesitated, but still broadcast the picture. Everyone looked at the screen, but what they saw was Shinji's lifeless face. The emptiness of the eyes, the confusion of the expression, the dead silence of the body. If it weren't for the fact that MAGI's vital detection system was still running, everyone might have thought that Shinji was dead now. At this moment, Shinji is not saying a word, like a puppet on the seat of the soul. Looking at the state of the driver, everyone turned their eyes to the position of the supreme command platform, Ikari Gento.

"Let the driver come and see me." The silent command platform, Ikari Yuandu ordered in a cold voice. After receiving the order, the staff of the hangar set up Shinji, who had long lost his lustre, left and right, and brought it to Ikari Gentoto. Standing in front of the table, it seems that he has lost the ability to speak and act, his head is lowered, his eyes are scattered, and he cannot see the slightest anger.

"Shinji." Gento Ikari's cold voice pierced Shinji's eardrums. And what he got in exchange was Shinji's puppet-like head. Father and son looked at each other, one side was cold, the other side was indeed sluggish.

"Why destroy Dummy.System." The cold voice struck Shinji like a lightning strike. With Gento Ikari's words, Shinji's eyes began to focus, and his body began to tremble.

"Puppet system...... Golem system. Puppet system! Ikari Gento! It's all your doing! His black pupils were filled with rage, and his hands trembled uncontrollably. Shinji rushed out with a single lunge, forming a fist with his left hand and striking straight towards Ikari Gento.

"Shinji-kun! Stop it! Fuyutsuki, who had already discovered that something was wrong, saw Shinji's movements, and immediately stopped Shinji who rushed over, and the two staff members who had just brought Shinji up next to him also hurriedly reached out and grabbed Shinji's arm.

"Let it go!" Shinji roared. "That bastard, that bastard! I even want to kill Asuka with my hand! Unforgivable! ”

"Shinji-kun. Don't do that! He's your father! "Fuyutsuki is holding Shinji to the death.

"Father? What father would let his son kill the person his son loves the most! He doesn't deserve the title of father at all! The anger in Shinji's eyes kept rising. Finally, a hint of red flashed in Shinji's black eyes, and he broke free from the restraints of the three people, grabbed Yuandu Ikari's collar and formed a fist with his left hand again, punching Yuandu Ikari who was already stunned.

Boom.

A slight crash echoed in the NERV's command room. All the NERV employees turned their eyes to the command platform, because at the command platform, Ikari Gento looked at the fist almost in front of his eyes in a bit of panic, but the punch from the owner of the fist stopped in front of his face. Because behind Shinji, a softness was coming up from behind him. Hold Shinji tightly.

"Shinji...... No. The soft voice carried a hint of grievance. It rang in Shinji's ears, and Shinji, who had lost his mind, gradually calmed down. Slowly retracting his fist, Shinji's gaze fluctuated. His body trembled a little, but the people behind him didn't mean to let go.

"Li...... Why. Without looking back, Shinji just stood there silently. He didn't understand why the last person to stop him would be Leigh.

"Shinji...... I'm sorry. The trembling words caused Shinji's brain to go into chaos once again.

Drip, drip, drip.

The lowest level of NERV. The phone next to Ibuki's hand broke the silence in the air just in time. "Moses, Moses, what? It's true?! Be. I understand. I'll report it right away! With that, Ibuki hung up the phone and shouted excitedly at the command platform. Report from the medical team. The Matsushiro Laboratory, Misato Katsuragi, and Ritsuko Akagi, the first technical department, have been confirmed to survive, and treatment has begun. At the same time, it was reported from the war department that the pilot of the EVA No. 3 plane, Asuka Rangree, was confirmed to be alive and had begun emergency treatment. ”

"Huh?!" Hear Ibuki's report. Shinji was slightly stunned, and the depression just now disappeared in an instant, and he reached out to gently break free from Rei's restraints on him, and ran quickly towards NERV's treatment room.

Seeing Shinji rush out desperately, Rei seemed to be unable to support her body anymore, and slowly slid to the ground, a drop of crystal liquid pouring down her cheek from her ruby eyes.

"Shinji, I'm sorry...... Sorry ......"

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Drip...... Drip...... Drip......

Outside the emergency room of NERV Hospital, Shinji sat quietly by himself, unaccompanied and undisturbed. Ever since he learned that Asuka was still alive, he had come here in a hurry, but all he was left with was a closed door and a red warning light. and the sound of a vital detector that is unique to surgery. Look at everything in front of you. Shinji's eyes were once again clouded by a layer of gray. He sat down in his chair dejectedly.

One hour, two hours...... Three-hour ...... The minutes and seconds passed, but Shinji's movements did not change in the slightest, and the hands of the clock were already past one o'clock in the morning. But the emergency lights in the operating room didn't go out for a minute, and Shinji's heart couldn't be calm. Over time, the silent corridor seemed to be covered with a dead silence because of Shinji's silence.

Da ...... Da ...... Da ......

I don't know how long it took, and the footsteps peculiar to high heels slowly walked in the direction of Shinji, and finally stopped in front of Shinji. The owner of the footsteps did not speak, but quietly stared at the decadent and remorseful young man in front of him. There were no words of comfort, no rebuke. Just like that, I watched quietly all the time.

"Sister Misato, your injuries don't matter, right?" A long time has passed. Shinji, who looked overwhelmed but pretended to be calm, finally spoke.

"I'm sorry, Shinji." Shortly after Matsushiro's explosion, Misato finally woke up after some treatment. At the same time, she also learned about Shinji's battle with the apostles from the blessings of the medical entourage. Knowing what happened, Misato ignored the pain on her body and rushed back by plane as soon as possible, finally in the early hours of the morning. Misato sees Shinji with a lifeless face in the hospital. "I'm sorry, Shinji, if we were careful, Asuka wouldn't have ......" At this point, there was a fluctuation in Misato's eyes.

"No, it's me who is wrong." Shinji said silently. "If I hadn't hesitated to fight the Apostle, I wouldn't have let the Apostle have a chance, and Dad wouldn't have forcibly turned on the puppet system, Asuka she...... At the end of the day, it's all my fault. "Shinji's finger knuckles are clenched. A look of remorse cast over his face.

"Shinji ......" Misato said. Because of the current situation, she didn't know how to deal with it.

Drip...... Brush.

The emergency room alarm bell broke the silence in the air at the right time. The emergency lights went out, and a doctor in a lab coat stepped out of it.

"Dr. Shira, how is Asuka doing?" Seeing the lights in the operating room go out, Shinji immediately rushed up and asked.

"Alas......" The doctor called Shira sighed softly, causing Shinji's heart to thump. His life was saved, but the child's brain waves were very weak. If you do not regain consciousness within three days, then prepare for the worst. "The doctor in front of Shinji is named Sagara Kasuke (thanks to the cameo of the official Shaoshao), and he is also a person in the technical department. Although the treatment methods this time are handed over to the intelligent first-aid cabin, the person's vital function still has to be judged by the person.

That is to say. Worst-case scenario...... Vegetative? Shinji frowned.

"I don't want to say it, but it's true." Dr. Shira was also a little embarrassed. "Moreover, with that level of apostolic invasion, it is still unknown whether that child will be able to escape the pollution, and I can't make a decision here, so I can only wait for Dr. Akagi to come back and make a decision."

"I see. Thank you, Kawasuke. After understanding the situation, Misato also hurriedly took out her mobile phone and made a call to Ritsuko. Well, I see, okay. Please. Soon, Misato hung up the phone. Said to Shinji with some apologies. "Shinji, Ritsuko's side has already learned about Asuka, but Ritsuko can't get out of Matsushiro's side now, and she won't be able to come back until tomorrow morning at the earliest. So, you go back first, you can't help here, go back and rest, you have worked hard in today's battle, besides, she ......" said this, Misato stopped talking.

"Hmm...... I know. After a short period of thought, Shinji chose to compromise, indeed, he couldn't do anything here.

"What about you? Sister Miri. ”

"I still have some things to do, I'll keep it for you here Asuka, go back. I'll let you know as soon as there's something going on. ”

"......" Shinji looked at Misato solemnly, then turned to ask Kawasuke Shira. Dr. Shira, can I go in and see her? But the answer he got was only Shi Liang shook his head slightly.

Without the doctor's permission, Shinji also frowned solemnly. He took a deep look at the door of the emergency room, then turned around and drove home from the hospital.

When Shinji got home, it was already three o'clock in the morning, however, after Shinji turned on the lamp in the living room, in front of the table, Rei was sitting there with her head bowed and not saying a word. Feeling the light in the room, Rei raised her head and looked at Shinji, and what caught Shinji's eyes was Rei's red eyes and two clearly visible tears.

"Li, haven't you slept yet?" At this time, Shinji didn't know how to face Rei, so he could only greet softly.

"Shinji......" Reito's red eyes fluctuated again. Asuka she ......"

"Ah, the doctor said he was out of danger, but ......" Shinji said halfway through his words but came to an abrupt end. Leigh, go to bed early, I'm a little tired too, I'm sorry. With that, Shinji walked towards the bathroom. After taking a shower, he returned to his room and slammed into bed. I'm obviously tired, but Shinji can't sleep at the moment. As soon as I closed my eyes, the image of the battle at that time came to my mind. The body also trembled uncontrollably, is it anger? Or sadness? Neither, but deep self-reproach. If he was stronger, maybe Asuka wouldn't be hurt, and Rei wouldn't be ......

Hula......

There was a knock at the door, and Shinji opened his eyes and looked up. What I saw was a touch of blue walking towards me.

"Leigh?" Shinji sat up. "Sorry Li, I have some ...... today Huh? "Shinji wanted to refuse to talk to Rei, after all, Asuka's affair made Shinji almost go crazy. Fortunately, he destroyed Dummy.System and made the first machine stop at the last moment, otherwise Shinji would really regret it for the rest of his life. However, before Shinji's words could be finished, Rei fell straight into Shinji's arms, and at the same time, there were tears of sadness and grievance in Rei's eyes.

"Shinji, I'm sorry, I'm sorry. It's all my fault. ”

"Huh?" Shinji didn't understand Rei's words. "Leigh, what are you?" Shinji lifted the tearful man in his arms. "Asuka's affair has nothing to do with you, why do you say that?"

"Because, because...... The culprit who injured Asuka, the prototype of the creation of Dummy.System, was me. It's all my fault, it's me who hurt Asuka! ”

"You say...... What the? (To be continued......)