Misato had been in the surveillance room for thirty-eight hours, and it was pitch black, and she was alone. Like a lonely kitten, she huddled in a chair with her legs hugged and her eyes slightly closed. Behind her, the NERV logo on the wall seemed to be stained red with blood, emitting an unsettling red glimmer in the darkness.

Misato doesn't like the feeling of darkness and silence, and she can't help but think about some of the things that happened in the past—the second shock, her father, and the days when she lived with the blessings.

I don't know how long it took, but the automatic door of the monitoring room finally opened with a snort, and a man in a suit and leather shoes walked in with a cardboard box, which contained Misato's gun and ID card.

Misato stood up: "Is it already possible?" ”

The man nodded.

Misato took back her gun and ID card, hesitated for a moment, and asked, "How's the blessing?" ”

The man replied stiffly, "I don't know." With that, the man turned and left.

When Misato returned home, it was already completely dark. She went to the living room and took out a can of beer from the refrigerator as usual, but when she opened it, she found that she had no appetite at all, and she went to the table and sat down, put the beer aside, and closed her eyes tiredly.

At this moment, Misato's mind is a mess, and her heart is full of fear and helplessness. She was worried about the safety of the blessings, and she hoped to help the blessings, but she didn't know what to do. Or wait for a letter of blessings? She didn't dare to act rashly, she was afraid that her rash actions would harm the blessing, and she was even more afraid that the blessing was now ......

After thinking for a long time, Misato slowly opened her eyes, and then, her gaze inadvertently swept to the telephone landline on the table, and the next second, a surprise light suddenly appeared in her eyes, because she saw that the red indicator light on the landline representing someone leaving a message was flashing in and out, and in an instant, Misato's heart suddenly twitched - could it be a message of blessing? She immediately stood up, expecting and panicking in her heart, with such a complicated feeling, she stretched out her trembling fingers and pressed the message button on the landline.

After a "beep-" sound, the sound of blessing rang out.

"Katsuragi, it's me, I'm afraid I've caused you a lot of trouble when you hear this message, I'm sorry, and by the way, apologize to Ritsuko for me. Besides, I'm going to bother you with a little bit of something, in fact, I secretly planted some things, and if you can take care of them for me, I'll be glad that Akatsuru and Shinji know where to plant them. Katsuragi, the truth is always with you, don't hesitate, go forward bravely, if ...... If I had to say goodbye, I would say to you what I couldn't say eight years ago. Good bye. ”

By the time the brief message ended, tears had blurred Misato's eyes, and she knew that the blessings were no longer forthcoming. It seems that a huge hole has been torn open in my heart, sadness, pain, and reluctance...... All kinds of emotions poured out from it like a tidal wave, and Misato was overwhelmed in an instant.

"Stupid...... I'm such a ...... Stupid ......"

Misato lay on the table, like a helpless child, crying loudly.

Shinji finally heard Misato's cry, and he stayed in his room to listen to the walkman that Commander Ikari had left for him, and he didn't even know that Misato was back until he heard Misato's cry.

Shinji walked out the door, and when he saw a crying Misato in the living room, his first instinct was to run away. He hid back in his room and closed the door, fear swelling in his eyes in the darkness.

He is just a small child, and in the face of the sadness that adults can't suppress, of course he will be afraid, of course he will be at a loss. But this time, when Shinji wanted to run away again as always, to escape Misato's grief, he suddenly remembered what Li Xiao had said to him. That night, Li Xiao came to his room and said a word to him, which he always remembered.

Li Xiao said: "Shinji, if one day Sister Misato is hurt, I hope you don't forget your promise." ”

That day, in the watermelon field, Li Xiao and Shinji made a promise to protect Miri forever.

Recalling what Li Xiao said, it was as if he had been hit on the head, and Shinji suddenly came to his senses. He finally understood that what Li Xiao said to him was for this moment, and now was the moment when he fulfilled his promise to protect Miri.

Shinji had a tangled expression on his face, and in the darkness, he clenched his fists hard and said to himself over and over again, "You can't run away!" Don't run away! Don't run away! ”

This time, Shinji didn't run away.

He walked out of the door and came to Misato's side, looking at Misato's heartbroken appearance lying on the table crying, Shinji couldn't help but show a painful look, but he was just a clumsy and unspeakable child, he didn't know how to comfort Misato, and finally he hesitated, squatted down next to Misato, and held Misato's hand tightly.

Feeling her cold hand suddenly being held tightly by another warm hand, Misato raised her head in surprise, and she was stunned for a moment when she saw Shinji, and then, as if she had finally found her soul, she threw herself on Shinji's body and cried even more sadly.

Shinji is not used to hugging, especially being hugged by sadness and pain, his body can't help but stiffen, but he doesn't push Misato away, he continues to hold Misato's hand tightly, quietly by Misato's side, sharing her pain and sorrow.

Finally, I don't know how long it took, Misato's crying gradually weakened, and Shinji felt that Misato's mood seemed to stabilize a little, so he opened his mouth and asked in a gentle tone, "Miss Misato, what's wrong with you?" ”

Misato cried breathlessly: "Bless him...... Bless him......"

At this time, with a sudden snort, the door of the entrance opened, and Li Xiao and Asuka came back noisily.

Li Xiao: "That ramen just now was too tired. ”

Asuka: "Don't talk to me, a mouthful of garlic." ”

Li Xiao: "How are you doing?" Isn't it the same...... Well? Misato-san, Shinji, what are you two doing here? ”

Li Xiao and Asuka walked into the living room and saw Shinji and Misato hugging each other, Shinji looked surprised, Misato cried pear blossoms with rain, a crystal clear snot pulled out of her nostrils like a ramen, and the other end stuck to Shinji's neck.

Li Xiao, Asuka, Shinji, and Misato, these four people are just finished eating a large bowl of ramen and are discussing the funny atmosphere of who has a stronger garlic flavor in their mouths, and on the other hand, they are heartbroken and sad because they think the blessing is dead.

(The author-kun really wanted to say to Li Xiao and Asuka on behalf of Shinji and Misato at this time: "Hey, don't you see how sad we cry here?") You two be serious, okay? ）

Asuka was directly stunned: "At this time when we were eating ramen, what happened at home?" ”

Seeing such a scene of sadness flowing backwards, Li Xiao was also stunned, but he immediately understood that eighty percent of Misato had heard the message that had been blessed to her.

Li Xiao slapped himself on the head: "How did you forget this stubble." He hurriedly stepped forward to help Shinji and Misato up, took out a piece of paper from his pocket and stuffed it into Misato's hand. Don't be in a hurry to grieve into a river, come, Sister Misato, wipe the noodles off your nose, you can't go to see Mr. Blessing in the way you look now. ”

As soon as Misato heard Li Xiao's words, her two dim eyes immediately lit up, she grabbed Li Xiao's hand and asked nervously, "Bless!" Bless him and he's alive?! ”

Li Xiao hurriedly nodded: "Of course Mr. Blessing is still alive, hey, Sister Miri, stay away from me, snot!" Snot is going to fall on me! ”

Then, Li Xiao briefly told Misato what happened, of course, Li Xiao brought many details in one sentence, such as how he knew that he had kidnapped Deputy Commander Dongyue, and how would he know where SEELE had detained Deputy Commander Dongyue. And Misato is now only thinking about the safety of the blessing, and unconsciously ignores these loopholes, knowing that the blessing is still safe and sound, Misato immediately can't wait to see him now.

Li Xiao knew that in fact, Misato had always loved the blessing, and seeing Misato crying so sadly for the blessing, he couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "Sister Misato, it's okay to go see Mr. Blessing now, but can you wipe the noodles under your nose first?" ”