Title: Jun doesn't contribute to his work......

(I'm Shell 2...... Well...... There is no regression...... ）

Housing shortage is a common problem all over the world.

Not...... Well, it seems a bit paranoid to just jump to conclusions? However, at least for now, it seems that this underground city, known as the Third New Tokyo Metropolis, is not yet able to effectively use the power of science and magic to solve this problem that plagues the vast majority of humanity.

Well, to effectively solve this problem, it seems that the Apostles and Beta have done quite well, whether it is digging deep underground to build a nest, or simply falling from the sky, or throwing themselves into another world, in terms of adaptability and living environment, these creatures do not seem to be picky by humans.

However, if we ignore the rudimentary ability to survive, then the "relative adaptability" of human beings is the strongest of all living creatures when they are also able to survive...... It seems to be an indisputable fact.

At least, whether it's Bai Ling Hiiragi, who is besieged by BETA, or this third new Tokyo that has been invaded by the apostles more than a dozen times, and even now, maybe there are tentacle meat balls crawling around on the ground and somewhere in the underground base, but there is a happy dinner party in the room to welcome me.

Not...... Perhaps the only thing that is uncertain is the accuracy of the concept of "pleasantness".

"Come on...... Chengjun ...... Cheers."

"Ah...... Ahhhh......h Good. ”

Raising the beer glass to my lips with a sad face, my eyes were still focused on one of the members of the party.

Ahh

Actually, this particular being that I am thinking about is not even a human being.

"Quack ......"

After swallowing the sumptuous dinner of canned raw sardines on his own plate whole, this one was actually supposed to be the host, and the haughty Cunzài, dressed in a black and white tuxedo, didn't even look at me, poked his sharp beak into the beer glass in front of him, and then ......

"Hey, hey? It...... It...... It'......"

"Goo-goo...... DON'T UNDERESTIMATE THIS GUY, PENPEN'S ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION IS QUITE GOOD."

Suddenly I feel very sad, as a human being, am I not even as good as a penguin in a sense?

That's right, the one who unceremoniously poked out his beak next to me, and after a dry glass of beer, he was looking around for a snack was a penguin.

Not...... I don't know exactly what kind of penguin, but no matter how you look at it, it's not just an ordinary penguin, right?

Before, after Misato Katsuragi came out of the bathroom with her smooth thighs naked and unscrupulously wrapped around the towel and urged me to enter, I could only enter the bathroom with the towel in my hand.

However, when I took off my clothes and prepared for a comfortable hot bath, I also saw this quirky penguin for the first time in the bathtub.

Ah, yes, it's weird, right? At least as far as I know, aren't penguins living in Antarctica? So...... You don't like to soak in hot water, do you?

Anyway, when I had just been immersed in hot water and was startled by this guy who suddenly popped out of the tub in protest and rushed out of the bathroom, nothing good would have happened to greet me.

It's scared enough by you, Ito-kun, come and apologize to PENPEN, and the two of you shake hands, right? ”

“…… I'm the one who was scared, right? And ......"

The forehead is still taut because he was slashed with a knife by a vicious woman, and Misato Katsuragi's gaze has always been very weird from before to now, so I shouldn't have believed this kind of false plot of living with an unfamiliar girl and having an ambiguous relationship from the beginning.

"Ga"

Look, even Penguin-kun doesn't agree...... Huh?

"This guy...... Can you really understand human speech? ”

I, who had always thought of this stupid round thing as a puppet, looked at the penguin again in amazement and turned away from me.

"Hmph...... PENPEN IS SMARTER THAN YOU IDIOT, ISN'T HE? ”

Asuka waited for a long time and managed to stimulate my self-esteem.

"Ah, indeed, and, besides, you know human manners better than you as a woman, don't you?"

"You...... You bastard"

Don't quarrel with me casually if you don't have the corresponding bearing, really, if it weren't for Misato Katsuragi and Ling Boli here, maybe I would have picked up my gun and mounted my horse cleanly, and taught this woman who doesn't know how to respect men a good lesson.

However, it has to be said that this kind of dinner with three girls in civilian clothes is really quite rare or never experienced at all - usually dinner with my combat girls is usually just in the boarding school cafeteria.

"But...... Why are they just cooked food...... Not...... Woohoo......"

Before I could finish my question, a whole chicken leg had been stuffed into my mouth.

"Give me a good meal, don't talk nonsense"

At the same time, Asuka angrily gave me the most obvious hint that I was being slapped on the thigh by the penguin PENPEN.

"Today is because time is in a hurry, and the ingredients can only be obtained by going to the restaurant, so tomorrow, I will simply ...... for Ito-kun himself."

"No...... Don't bother Miss Katsuragi, Miss Katsuragi must be very busy with her work."

Not...... It seems that there are taboos in this room, too, but if a woman like Misato Katsuragi can be good at cooking, then it is not unusual for this penguin named PENPEN to be able to speak.

Luckily, because I changed the subject just right, Misato Katsuragi let out a long breath after draining the can of cold beer in her hand in one go.

"Hah...... Who's to say it isn't? Then again, I really want to thank Ito...... Well, I'm just calling you Makoto, and I really want to thank you......"

Not...... Thank me? I'm afraid it's because I happened to kill the apostle by mistake this time - I've seen a lot of things about carrying the black pot, but it's the first time I've experienced the matter of giving credit to others.

Well, I didn't get any real benefits, did I?

"The First High School is already struggling to deal with the Apostles, and recently those disgusting monsters have suddenly appeared...... Hiccup...... It's disgusting just to think about. ”

Misato Katsuragi, who hiccuped, didn't seem to notice any contradiction in her conversation, and continued to praise me as she poked her arm across the table and slapped me on the head.

"But then it's going to be a lot easier, right? Even if you don't take into account the support from friendly forces, before the next Apostle attack, the plan for the third machine ......"

Huh?

Sure enough,Even Ashford School Park、Bailing Hiiragi School Park and I School Park are constantly developing new bodies,How can the first middle school rest on its laurels and stagnate?

It seems that in the recent period, the status of the big brother of No. 1 Middle School will still be steadily preserved, then again......

"Unit Three...... Is it? However, on the driver's side, it seems to be quite a difficult problem to solve, right? ”

From all aspects of understanding, I have gradually learned about the strict requirements for the driver of this EVA.

Well, whether it is the so-called "co-tonality", or the requirements for the driver's own spirit and all aspects are quite high - in short, it is more exaggerated than the one-in-a-million I Academy.

In addition, at least the selection conditions for drivers can be found on the part of the I Academy, and it seems that the so-called NERV has been in full control from the very beginning......

What kind of weapon is it......"

As far as I know, the EVA mech, a regiment in the afterlife, was built in just three days using my drive armor as a model, and was specifically designed to deal with the "Apostle", a super-large lifeform.

Well, the manufacturing process sounds a bit exaggerated, and so far it has only been a "test subject", but from the perspective of combat effectiveness, the Zero, Primary, and Second units, which are the first batch of products, are already powerful enough individual units.

So, what kind of body will the No. 3 machine be as a follow-up product?

More than that, I am more concerned about the news that seems to be closely related to the "No. 3 machine" this time.

Ahhhh

"Because there is no way to ensure safety at Ashford Academy, I would like to conduct a very large test specifically against BETA/Apostle at one of the two campuses of I Academy or No. 1 Middle School.

What I'm talking about here should be the one that Lelouch missed because he was "unwilling to submit to the witch"? It seems that who is driving this body is really an uncertain factor.

In any case, I've already raised this issue with Shinji Ikari, and Shinji Ikari has generously stated that the test of this unit, which is a new weapon of the regiment, can be carried out at the No. 1 Middle School. A