"What! Asuka and EVA II encounter the Apostles at sea? ”

When there was still an hour before the agreed arrival time, Misato Katsuragi suddenly received a call from the nerv base, Shinji Ikari who was beside her immediately subconsciously pricked up her ears, although Chu Xuan and the black cat had long known that there would be such a catastrophe, they still had to show limited concern with Rei Ayana.

"Uh-huh...... I see, then you stay on secondary alert first, and Gnaku will also have our two EVAs ready, and we will go back as soon as the situation changes. ”

After hearing a more specific explanation of the situation, Misato Katagi's tone softened, and Shinji Ikari heard on the phone that EVA II and the "Son of Dannu" who was responsible for transporting it had fought with the Seventh Apostle, and that they would be able to win without accident, and his heart relaxed.

But is ...... name of which battleship or aircraft carrier is "Son of Danu"?

Shinji Ikari always felt as if he had heard the name before, but he wasn't really interested in robots and everything related to military affairs, so he couldn't remember where he heard it.

-- Probably Kensuke Aida once mentioned it to him, but that guy is a real military fan, and according to his own account, he often goes out into the field on his days off to engage in real camping.

"Chu Xuan, the 'Son of Dannu', who was transporting the second plane and Asuka, was intercepted by the Seventh Apostle when he arrived off the coast of Japan - the Apostle who was said to be able to 'stand' on the water.

Now that the AS troops of Unit 2 and Mithril have begun to engage the Seventh Apostle, the other side has said that they do not need our support for the time being. ”

After Misato Katsuragi hung up the phone, she immediately reported the situation to Chu Xuan and the others who were looking at her.

"AS......"

Hearing this "plot", it actually involved the "Mithril" organization in another story. Chu Xuan, who was expressionless, raised his hand and pushed down his reflective glasses.

It seems that after eliminating the Sixth Apostle, Seele has realized that Eva is not omnipotent. Began to seek cooperation and even alliances between NERV and other military organizations, and the "Mithril" that helped NERV deliver EVA II this time was likely to be the result of Seele's diplomacy.

However, Seele doesn't seem to be planning to work with Mithril sincerely. So when he first asked the other party for help, he tricked the other party, and this kind of stingy Bala's mind really doesn't look like a mysterious organization that can influence the whole world behind the scenes.

However, Seele can also say that the reason why the "Son of Danu" was intercepted by the Apostle was precisely because of the relationship between the EVA II machine, if the high-level of the "Mithril" was not a "reincarnation" or "traverser" like Chu Xuan who learned the truth behind the scenes through cheating, even if he still had some doubts in his heart, he would not really decide to terminate the cooperation because of this.

- If Chu Xuan was not mistaken, Seele must have already explained to Mithril the risks of transporting EVA, and that should have included the possibility of being attacked by the Apostles.

“…… Feed...... The Seventh Apostle has been eliminated by the Second Machine?

What about our losses?

…… Okay, I got it. Please tell them to join us as originally planned. ”

It had only been ten minutes before Misato Katsuragi's phone rang again, this time it was actually the news of the victory in the battle, and the speed of the Seventh Apostle's silence was inevitably too fast, could it be that it was taking into account the mood of those of them who were waiting here to pick up the ship?

"Okay, so fast, that second qualifier is amazing...... And 'Mithril' too. ”

Shinji Ikari, who had just asked Chu Xuan about the basic information of the "Mithril" organization, couldn't help but let out a sigh of admiration, Asuka seemed to have completely established a tall and glorious image in his heart, which made the black cat secretly show an evil smile in his heart.

――When that kid sees the real person, he will definitely lament that "it's better to be famous than to meet."

"Let's go to the port to meet Asuka and them. If you have time, we'll come to the beach together when you're on summer vacation. ”

Misato Katsuragi put away her phone and began beckoning the three qualified people to leave the seashore, although Shinji Ikari now hopes most than to see the legendary genius girl pilot as soon as possible. But he didn't let go of the promise in Katsuragi Misato's words, and immediately asked excitedly:

"Really? It's great to come to the beach together during the holidays! ”

"Of course."

"Absolutely. And even though we don't know that Kirishima by real name, you can also call her along. ”

Maybe it's because I think Shinji Ikari's "weak suffering" seems to be getting more and more arrogant lately. The bad-eyed black cat continued to speak on to Misato Katsuragi's words, directly hitting Shinji Ikari's new vital point.

"W-That...... I、Kirishima she ......"

Really. At the mention of Kirishima Shinna, Shinji Ikari immediately fell silent, his face flushed and tried to distinguish something, but he was reluctant to say it too much.

Misato Katsuragi, who has a lot of experience in relationships, has already seen through Shinji Ikari's inner thoughts, she gently patted Shinji Ikari on the shoulder, and encouraged him with a smile:

"As a boy, you should be a little bolder, as long as you can invite that Kirishima-san, I'll allow her to come to the beach with us."

"Ah...... That ......"

Shinji Ikari lowered his head a little shyly and walked over embarrassedly, but the black cat saw that his hand was clenched and let go, presumably cheering himself up.

"Uhh

The black cat let out a sigh with its nose, then glanced at Chu Xuan quite charmingly, and quietly put its lips to Chu Xuan's ear.

"Look at Shinji Ikari's proud appearance, why don't you take a shot and attack Kirishima Shina together, anyway, you're the best at doing this.

――You should know that at least half of the girls in our school have become fans of yours now, and many of them are brain-dead fans, which is just annoying to me. ”

There was some resentment in the black cat's words, but Chu Xuan had already said that she could be allowed not to go to school, but the black cat himself couldn't rest assured that Ayanami Rei still insisted on going to school with the blue-haired girl who had no friends at school at all.

Obviously in a noisy school, but always alone, probably no one knows better than the black cat, and it is precisely because of this that she doesn't want Rei Ayanami to experience that unpleasant feeling.

For the black cat, Ayanami Rei may not only be her friend and "sister", but also her sister-like existence, so that she always wants to take care of this simple girl like a newborn baby.

"Is Kirishima's real name? That would do more harm than good—at least not until Kaoru Nagisa and Shinji Ikari have formed a deep friendship. ”

Chu Xuan, who was expressionless, cleverly avoided the resentment mine in the black cat's words and answered her joke seriously.

"You guy...... Should you say you're smart or stupid......"

Seeing that Chu Xuan, who had an attribute of intelligence, pretended to have extremely low EQ and couldn't tell which sentence was a joke, the black cat glanced at him and sighed helplessly.

But Chu Xuan still looked extremely serious, as if he didn't hear the black cat's voice at all, and pretending to be to this extent was already a bit too much even to sell cuteness - after all, Chu Xuan, who was a supreme wise man, couldn't be the kind of guy with an empty IQ and no emotional intelligence, except for fools, everyone could easily figure this out.

"There's an idiom called 'great wisdom is foolish,' and on the surface it seems that being a little wooden will be more beneficial to my actions."

Chu Xuan once again seriously answered the black cat's sigh, and at the same time, it was equivalent to frankly admitting that he was just pretending to be stupid just now, but because of this, the black cat was even more unable to be angry.

This cunning man never worked hard and never used any intrigues, but his every word and deed, every move, as if carefully calculated, always made the people around him act according to his ideas, and his cunning would make people jump into the pit willingly—maybe after jumping in, he would happily pick up a shovel and bury himself.

Unfortunately, Black Cat felt that he was the stupid guy who couldn't have been more stupid. (To be continued......)