"Seventeen hours to prepare two programs. The commander is really embarrassed..."

Misato spun around in the swivel chair.

"The Yang Electron Cannon actually let you borrow it..."Ritsuko sat next to him. Looking at the materials taken from the Strategic Self-Defense Forces.

"So I owe a lot of favors..."

"Is it just a favor... It's really a snake with a snake and a rat with a rat..."

"Set up a makeshift sniper position in the Twin Mountains and concentrate the power supply of all neon... What a bold idea. I heard that it was brought up by Shinji-kun? Misato stopped spinning in circles. It's really enough nonsense, to concentrate the country's electricity or something. ”

"But this is the plan with the best chance of achieving in the next 15 hours. However, thanks to the fact that you can solve the design of the fortress in less than 2 hours, the government will negotiate and negotiate with that side. ”

"I've said it all, it's a lot of love... Then again, what about Shinji-kun? ”

"At the design department, I will assist in fine-tuning the feel of the spear for throwing."

"Would he like to try a long-range throwing solution?"

"It's not his style," he said, to sit back and wait.

"Really, what about the process?"

"The time given by the design department is that you can conduct actual combat within two hours."

"Third, the attack facilities in New Tokyo City have been destroyed too much, and they may not be able to provide enough cover..."

Shinji-kun refused the cover shot two hours later. It is said that this is a one-hit battle, and there is no need to spend too much effort. ”

"The first machine, the launch preparation is complete, and it is fired out at the W336 launch port."

"There's a high-energy reaction inside the target!"

"Unlock the lock!" Ian controls the catapult from inside the first machine. The last time I forcibly broke free from the catapult, I made the logistics nag for a long time.

The catapult reached the surface, and the first machine instantly ran away from the catapult.

After resisting the acceleration of the particle run for half a second, he ran behind the cover that rose from the ground and took down a javelin from behind.

Burst out of cover and shoot the javelin at the Thunder Angel.

A hastily fired acceleration particle cannon flashed by the Thunder Angel, melting only half of the javelin.

"It works!" The first shot made the people in the office have not had time to leak a smile.

The apostle is deformed...

"Nani?!" The first machine stopped instantly. "Shall I go and you play with me?"

The Thunder Angel changed shape several times before finally becoming a large cross made up of multiple triangular pyramids. Each of the four vertices has a small core.

On the outside of the core, there is a small triangular pyramid that rotates rapidly.

There was a shrill hissing sound in the direction of the apostle.

"Not good!" The first machine turned around and ran. Take off the second javelin from your back. Throw it slightly at the center point of the apostle.

The apostle did not care about it, but continued to accumulate strength. After breaking through the apostle's position, the javelin flew out grazing the edge of the core. I didn't meet the apostles at all,

"Isn't it accurate enough to throw it? Holy! "A super-thick pillar of light with a diameter of hundreds of meters spawned in front of the apostle.

Although the first machine tried to dodge, it was still covered by an oversized pillar of light.

"The first machine has been hit! Monitor offline! ”

"The umbilical cable melted down, and the first machine switched to the internal power supply! Remaining movable time is 55 seconds! ”

"What about the AT position?"

"Concentrated in front of the airframe, but..."

"The temperature inside the body is too high..."

"The operation is terminated, and the recovery of the driver is the highest priority. Insert the plug and shoot out urgently! ”

"No way!" ×3 by Hinata/Ikari/Ritsuko

"Ensign Hinata?" The three of them looked at Hinata.

"The first machine refused the order, and the shot command was locked from the inside. The first machine... On the move? ”

Ian's left hand was in front of him, his position compressed as much as possible into a shield. Blocks high-energy particles that shoot at you.

However, even so, there was a large area of melting of the armor on the surface of the first machine. The LCL inserted inside the plug is heated to a boil.

The temperature is more than 100 degrees, and for a demon like Ian...

"Scalded!!" Despite this wail, Ian's grip on the joystick was very steady.

One hand holds the stance, and the other reaches behind the back to touch the remaining 8 javelins.

"Gone?" The first machine only touched a few wrecks that remained. "Is it melted..."

"I can only move forward... 15 seconds to go... This internal power supply must be replaced. "Under the shelling, the first plane went forward step by step, then faster and faster, and finally ran directly.

Running and running, Ian felt the pressure lighten.

"Is this your limit?!" The First Trumpet jumped high and kicked at the apostle's core. Before he could take out the high-energy particle vibrator from his shoulder, the body ran out of power.

"Again..."The light inserted into the plug dimmed instantly.

After several shocks, the first plane crashed to the ground.

“…… Next time, let the maintenance class hang the plug-in for a long time with the battery to the first machine in advance. Seize the time to recover the first machine, and carry out a tentative attack after the recovery is completed. ”

"Yes!"

"Because of the attack of the first machine, the apostle was silent, and now the structure similar to the shield machine has been transformed like this......"

The picture shows a blue prism twisted into the shape of a drill.

"Now the apostle is repairing itself, and the drill has stopped turning."

"Taking advantage of this opportunity, we used all non-N2 weapons such as tactical ballistic missiles, long-range rocket artillery, heavy self-propelled howitzers, bombers, and Type 13 self-propelled accelerated particle mortars. However, despite the sinking of the Apostles, the Apostles still hold the AT position that they are immune to these weapons. Hinata quickly flipped through a dozen pages of the report.

"In other words, conventional attacks still don't work...", Misato held a pencil in her mouth. What about the Twin Mountains Fortress? ”

"The works are well underway and the first phase of the foundation has been completed. The concrete is waiting to set, and the stepped part is poured after the concrete has set. Ibuki also held a report book more than a dozen pages thick in his hand.

"The self-propelled electron cannon and the ultra-high voltage power supply system have been installed at the standing wave and are ready to go at any time."

"The war itself proposed to use N2 aviation mines to bomb the Apostles intensively. But the required equivalent directly vaporizes the entire ground-level portion of the city of Third New Tokyo. The Underground City will be directly exposed to the surface. ”

"Therefore, there is also a proposal to directly let the NERV blow itself up to destroy the Apostles."

"Watching the fire from the other side... To lose this place is to lose everything. What about the first machine? ”

"The driver is in good condition, but the surface of the armor of the first machine is dissolved in a large area, and the fourth layer of armor on the left arm is dissolved, and it needs to be replaced. The estimated retooling time is seven hours. ”

"In the cockpit, the LCL is boiling for 1 minute in a row, and you tell me that the driver is healthy?"

"The physical examination is over, and the body is really undamaged, even healthier than all of us. All of us ......"

"So, has Shinji-kun given up on the plan of throwing attacks?"

"The accuracy is too low to accurately hit the core of the Apostle under the Apostle's attack."

"That is, as long as the apostles do not attack him..."

"No, I was just giving him some face, and her exact words were that the throwing attack couldn't hit the Apostle's materialized spherical core that was just over two meters in diameter at medium and long range."

"Well, that's the plan. Let the war itself be ready, heavy explosive aircraft and strategic ballistic missiles are ready to attack at any time. Now NERV is in full swing for sniper operations in the Twin Mountains. Meeting. ”

After the physical examination, Ian, who was overfit no matter how he looked, dodged some fanatical biology doctor who tried to keep Ian's genetic sample. Back in the driver's lounge.

Even though it's just two people now......

"Is Rei going to attack this time?" Ian wiped his wet hair, which had just finished taking a shower.

"There is no order yet." Rei Ayanami sat in the lounge with a book in her hand and watched.

"yes, let's take a break. I guess I'm going to stay up late tonight. "I chose a sofa at random, filled a bottle of ice happy water, and ate two bites of sandwiches.

Ian lay on the couch and closed his eyes to recuperate, thinking about EVA's plot.

Now, judging by the appearance and numbering of the fourth and fifth apostles, there is no doubt that the plot of the new theatrical version is going on here.

But in the details. There are delicate problems. For example, the soul of Naoko Akagi in Machine Zero, such as Lilith's activity, such as the young Ayanami Rei of Zuan who was killed by her in Naoko's impression, and the thunder angel who will not transform at first.

But, look at it now. The plot is no longer confirmed, and the vague memory is no longer entirely reliable. It is not even possible to determine whether there were 13 or 18 apostles.

Although the new theatrical version of the Apostle has a few difficulties, in the final analysis, it is still a problem of insufficient attack. If the first function is running at full power, it won't be too troublesome to fight.

The most disgusting force angels can also be solved by the super heavy electromagnetic cannon and heavy yang electron cannon arranged in the past few months.

But if it's the TV version, it's still quite troublesome to have a few. For example, the shadow of the Night Angel is the body, and the body is the shadow, and Ian didn't think of a way to deal with it for a while.

"Forget it... First, install the solar stove on the first machine. Let's take the rest one step at a time......"

Ian's consciousness gradually calmed down, and he was ready to sleep.

Before he could fall asleep, Ian felt his head lifted. Then it was placed on a softer one.

Opening his eyes and facing Ling Bo Li, Ayanami Li's red eyes looked innocently at Ian.

"Did you wake you up?"

"I didn't fall asleep in the first place."

"Then sleep, you won't be comfortable sleeping without a pillow."

What about Rei Ayanami's leg pillow......

"Go get some sleep, and leave me alone. If you want to have a pillow, let the logistics department send it over. "Ian is reluctant to give up (??? Get up from the leg pillow.

"But..."

"No but, rest obediently." Took two pillows from the hands of the support staff and stuffed one to Rei Ayanami.

Brought two more blankets and covered one for Li.

"Hurry up and go to sleep, I have to stay up late today."

"Hmm."

More than 4 hours later...

"Apostle, the event is back!"

"MAGI calculates that it will take about 22 hours for the Apostle to break through the remaining 9 layers of armor. The estimated breakthrough time is 5:21 a.m. tomorrow morning. ”

"The sniper operation in Twin Mountains has now entered the preparatory stage, and the 3rd New Tokyo City Shelter has been emptied and all of them have been transferred to the Vault in the Underground City. Ritsuko, what about the equipment? ”

"Machine Zero, the adjustment hasn't been completed yet, but Rei's synchronization rate has risen to 84%, which is close to Shinji-kun's record."

"In other words, will there be errors in the battle? What about the first machine? ”

"G equipment for snipers is being replaced, and it is expected to be completed in 3 hours. In addition, because there was enough time, the design department developed a shield that could resist the apostle's 21-second bombardment on the basis of the space shuttle. ”

"So the man came up with a plan to have the first machine with his shield and force his way to the apostle."

"Isn't that man gone yet?" Misato's entire face was distorted.

"After all, it was in the afternoon that you told him to get out... The HR department hasn't sent him a notice yet. ”

"Dismissal, dismissal, it is rare to be able to defeat the Apostle with human equipment once, why let the driver take the risk."

"The time of the battle is 3 o'clock in the morning? It's really a world that can't be up and down......" Ian looked at the clock on the wall that showed 21 o'clock in the evening.

"Fight at 3 o'clock, get up at 2 o'clock... Do you have 5 hours left? Leigh, do you want to sleep again? ”

"No, I've slept all afternoon."

"Then ......" Ian pondered, 5 hours is not a long time, it is embarrassing to do anything. Let's teach you how to make ramen. ”

"Hmm!" The speed of nodding is 35% faster than usual, and it seems to be really happy...

With the assistance of the base cook, Ian and the two stewed bone broth. I found flour and started teaching Rei how to make ramen......

"You two are really normal......" Misato swallowed a piece of meat and looked at Rei Ayana, who was wearing an apron and was contacting Ramen.

"Obviously the apostle said above."

"As the saying goes, but whoever doesn't kill you makes you more awesome, you have to eat, you have to learn ramen, and the apostles have to fight, don't you?"

"Yes......" After sighing, Misato continued to eat noodles.

After eating the noodles, Misato took Ritsuko to the temporary fortress of Twin Mountains. The two of them, Ibuki, Hinata and others were also going to debug the equipment of the temporary command center at the fortress site.

"What about the power system?"

"The power system will be distributed directly from the new Goten substation and two preparatory substations."

"At present, the superconductive cable for introduction is being laid in the direction of the Twin Mountains. Including the transformer system, the whole line will be energized at 22:50 today. ”

Sitting in the cramped makeshift fortifications, Misato played with her pen boredly and yawned.

"I'm old... I was sleepy at only 22 o'clock. ”

"No way, we haven't had much rest since the apostle appeared at ten o'clock in the morning today." Ritsuko set the coffee cup aside. "But at least after this apostle is finished, we have about three weeks of leisure."

"Does the Dead Sea Paperwork even have a timetable?"

"So at the same time as the crisis, I felt funny, and I felt that strong unwillingness."

Ritsuko pulls a cigarette out of her pocket and finds none of them gone.

“… What a misfortune..."

"yes... Unfortunately..."

I don't mean that misfortune...

Ritsuko puts the empty cigarette case back in her pocket and glances at Misato.

"So, who is the gunner?"

"Let's operate a more accurate first machine."