"Are you Shinji Ikari?

I'm Chu Xuan."

On May 6, in the empty Third New Tokyo City Railway Station, Chu Xuan, who had reflective glasses, finally met Shinji Ikati, the third qualified person with a small face.

"Ah, I, I'm ...... Hello. ”

Seeing Chu Xuan's expressionless and cold face, Shinji Ikari immediately agreed uneasily, and then bowed 90 degrees to Chu Xuan.

"Hello.

Now the situation is urgent, we need to rush back to base as soon as possible and follow me. ”

Chu Xuan said to Shinji Ikari in a boring voice that was as smooth and uninhibited as ever, and then immediately took the duffel bag in his hand, turned around and walked towards the outside of the station.

His behavior made Shinji Ikari feel a little relieved that he had been treated coldly, but the cowardly surname made this 14-year-old boy unable to enjoy Chu Xuan's bag service that looked like a big officer like a "second generation of power", so he hurriedly chased after him.

Of course, this has nothing to do with the fact that he did not know that his father's position was higher than that of the big officer in front of him, but had to do with the experience of his life under the fence for many years.

"I, I'll do it myself, don't bother......"

Although Shinji Ikari said this, Chu Xuan's speed on the street was extremely fast, so he could trot all the way to keep up, and before he could finish speaking, Chu Xuan had already opened the rear door of a six-wheeled Hummer SUV that was quite high-end and high-grade, and put his luggage inside.

"Give me the luggage on my back, too."

"Yes, yes......"

Under Chu Xuan's strong order, which was extremely cold and hard, Shinji Ikari hurriedly handed over the green backpack behind his back to the other party, not daring to even have half an objection.

Inside the green bag, which was very old-fashioned, even a little too old-fashioned, there was an older tape-style wire-controlled walkman, which was a relatively important thing for Shinji Ikari.

But now, even if he was worried that it would break due to emergency braking or some other accident, Shinji Ikari could only watch Chu Xuan put the bag containing it on the ground in the rear compartment.

Say what you want in front of a tall and cold person like Chu Xuan...... Shinji Ikari, who is even thinner than boys of the same age, can't do it at all.

Absolutely, absolutely not!

"Fasten your seatbelt and be careful not to bite your tongue."

When Shinji Ikari entered the front compartment as quickly as Chu Xuan, the resolute officer who came to greet him, he suddenly heard such a warning, although Shinji Ikari's brain had not yet reacted to why he was doing this, but his body had already subconsciously obeyed the order.

It hadn't been half a minute since he buckled his seatbelt, and Shinji Ikari, who was in the passenger seat, had already understood why the seemingly ruthless officer next to him would give such a warning, but in the midst of this serious violation of traffic laws in the city, he kept clenching his teeth and had no intention of opening his mouth......

"Toot!

The gate is about to close, please be careful...... Start the train now.

This train is a C-22 special train, direct to G-33, no stopping on the way......"

It wasn't until the six-wheeled Hummer stopped on a secret train like an escalator and began to move diagonally downwards that Shinji Ikari's heart, which was constantly beating violently along the way, as if it would fly out of his mouth the next time, finally settled.

"Hoo ......"

Naotsugu Ikari leaned back on the overly comfortable saddle and exhaled heavily, although his hands were still clenched into fists and could not be opened for a moment, but this did not hinder the joy in his heart for the rest of his life.

This teenager has never been so close to death, and he has never felt that "living" is so beautiful.

"Shinji Ikari, you're about to go to a private organization directly under the United Nations, the secret service nerv, where your father and I both work."

"Rumbling ......"

When the C-22 special train was moving towards the G-33 area unfast or slow, Chu Xuan, who had not spoken since getting on the train, immediately seized the time to make the necessary explanations to Shinji Ikari.

However, his words had just begun, and a dull vibration came from above, accompanied by a slight vibration, but the sound and vibration gave the impression that it was not an earthquake, but like a heavy object falling to the ground.

But...... What a huge weight it would have to be to hit the ground to cause such a big shock! Could it be a giant robot like Gundam?

Shinji Ikari, who was listening to Chu Xuan's explanation in a trance just now, raised his head and looked at the roof of the Hummer, thinking a little absent-mindedly.

He also plays "Super Robot Wars" or something, but it's not because he was fostered by his irresponsible father at a relative's house, so he can't play as he wants.

Because of the strict requirements of his relatives and elders, he was only able to play in the pod for a few hours every weekend, and with the exception of Super Robot Wars, he had very few other virtual reality games installed in his pod.

Because of this, the level of being a robot can only be said to be so-so, Shinji Ikari has never had much interest in virtual reality games, and he spends more time listening to his Walkman and practicing the cello, but this makes his life seem much more "healthy and uplifting" than those students who are addicted to games.

"Shinji Ikari, listen attentively to me."

"Yes, yes! I'm sorry! ”

A dull voice that would be forgotten after three seconds brought back Shinji Ikari's spirit, which had begun to unconsciously begin to slump, and he mistook the voice for the teacher's voice and immediately subconsciously wanted to stand up, but his body was firmly bound to the saddle by the seat belt.

"Ah...... Yes, I'm sorry, please continue. ”

Shinji Ikari, who finally came back to his senses, hurriedly shrunk his neck, carefully looking at Chu Xuan, who had been wearing a poker face, and always paid attention to his face.

This is one of the necessary survival skills for a weak person, and Shinji Ikari, who is not only a weak person, but also has always been under the fence, has undoubtedly practiced this skill at a very high level.

"This is what you need to know before entering this base, so take it and read it.

Now you need to read the first chapter immediately, and the other thing is to pay attention to confidentiality, don't take the things you see at the base to the outside to talk about it, and try not to show the information with a certain level of confidentiality in front of people. ”

Chu Xuan handed a copy of the information with the word "extremely secret" printed on the cover to Shinji Ikati, who was quite a little scared, and then stopped talking, so Shinji Ikari could only obediently lower his head and read the content specified by Chu Xuan.

It was just over a minute later that Shinji Ikari raised his head again, looked at Chu Xuan's expressionless poker face with cowardly eyes, and said in a slightly trembling voice:

"Look, finish."

Chu Xuan, who was reflective in his glasses, nodded slightly, and then said to Shinji Ikari in a calm tone:

"So, let's look out the window first."

“？”

Shinji Ikari turned his head to look out the car window for some reason, and then his eyes immediately lit up.

"Ah...... It's amazing! It's really an underground city! ”

Outside the car window, the environment around the escalator-like "special train" is no longer a metal passage with a science fiction color, but an underground city with a more science fiction color!

This large underground cavity, which I don't know whether it is natural or artificial, has mountains, water, and buildings like the ground, and the huge underground lake is shining under the illumination of some yellowing artificial light sources; The "ceiling" of the underground city has many buildings hanging down, high in the center and low on all sides, as if the city on the ground has been turned upside down, giving people a wordless shock.

The escalator-like "special train" is now running in the middle of the big hollow underground, and in addition to the track where Shinji Ikari is located, there are several long tracks in the air, which look like wires or clotheslines stretched horizontally indoors.

"Yes, this is the headquarters of the NERV, the fortress where humanity meets the apostles.

It's also where you need to protect next. ”

Behind Shinji Ikari, who was excitedly looking at the novel scenery outside the car window, and even ignored his words again, Chu Xuan finally pushed his reflective glasses expressionlessly. (To be continued.) )