“…… We had two tents, but we couldn't fit that many people.

Since you're here for camping, I guess you might as well rent a tent?

Of course, if you find it 'not very convenient', you can also rent a wooden house, which is just a place to sleep at night. ”

Chu Xuan pushed down his reflective glasses expressionlessly, and calmly discussed the matter of spending the night with Misato Katsuragi, as if he had never had a conflict with her, which made Shinji Ikati, Ritsuko Akagi, and Maya Ibuki ...... Even Misato Katsuragi herself breathed a sigh of relief.

However, the so-called "contradiction" was originally unilaterally thought by Misato Katsuragi, and Chu Xuan never took that matter to heart, let alone have any problems with Misato Katsuragi because of this.

"Ritsuko-senpai, let's rent a tent, it's rare to have such an opportunity, and we just want to relive the feeling of middle school!

And I've never lived in a tent, so we either come back the same day from our school hike or stay in a cabin......"

At this time, Maya Ibuki, who is very clean, didn't know what kind of mentality he had, so he actively encouraged Ritsuko Akagi to choose to rent a tent, Ritsuko Akagi and Misato Katsuragi glanced at each other, and then looked at Shinji Ikari with a longing look in his eyes, and quickly made a decision.

"In that case, let's go rent two more tents."

"Yay!"

After receiving a satisfactory answer, Maya Ibuki looked even happier than Shinji Ikari and playfully made a V gesture like a little girl, which made Ritsuko Akagi and Misato Katsuragi smile.

However, Misato Katsuragi immediately reacted that she was still in a "cold war" with Chu Xuan, so she immediately restrained her smile and continued to say to Chu Xuan seriously:

"Ahem...... Case. That's it, we're going to rent a tent now. I'll leave it to you here. ”

After finishing speaking, Misato Katsuragi didn't wait for Chu Xuan to answer and pulled Ritsuko Akagi and Maya Ibuki and left. Shinji Ikari watched her leave with gentle and forgiving eyes behind her back, feeling that Miss Katsuragi was like a child.

"Let's go too."

Looking at the backs of Misato Katsuragi and the others, Chu Xuan pushed down his reflective glasses expressionlessly, and greeted Shinji Ikari lightly.

"Yes!"

Shinji Ikari agreed loudly, and then immediately followed the pace of Chu Xuan, who had already turned to leave.

His voice was a little more than usual...... No, it's a lot more sunshine, it can be said that the sun is shining, and even Misato Katsuragi, who has already walked far away, can't help but pause.

Now Shinji Ikari, the mood may be like seeing a child whose parents who have quarreled and returned to good words. But his mother was long gone, and his father was no different from him, so he had no way of knowing what such a child would be like.

And behind Chu Xuan, Shinji Ikari looked at Chu Xuan's head and straight waist at all times, and unconsciously straightened his thin chest full of unconfidence.

For the son, the father is a special existence, the first hero and the first idol in the son's life, and the son grew up looking at the back of the father and imitating the appearance of the father.

But for Shinji Ikari. His father is not such an existence, and his father in his impression is just an indifferent man who left silently with his back to him crying helplessly, and never looked back.

But now he's ahead of him. Like his father, he wears always reflective glasses, a more aloof, better, but more awe-inspiring and admirable man than his father. But he met all the conditions for standing in the special position that should have belonged to his father in his heart, so that he involuntarily put that person in that special position.

"Ahh You're back. ”

Ming Ming Ikari Shinji felt that before he had taken a few steps, he and Chu Xuan had already returned to the parking lot. Looking at the black cat and Rei Ayaba, who looked at this side with rather cold expressions, Shinji Ikari, who felt as if he was a little different, did not bow his head in cringe as usual, but plucked up the courage to show a smile to the two "colleagues" who had not spoken a few words at all.

"What do you kid want to do, why are you laughing so obscenely?"

Seeing the distorted smile on Shinji Ikari's face, the black cat couldn't help but tighten the placket of her clothes and pull Rei Ayanami behind her.

In the black cat's gaze as sharp as a female cat protecting her cubs, Shinji Ikari hurriedly raised his hands and waved desperately, stammering to defend himself:

"No, no, no, I don't have any ill intentions, I'm just, just, just ......"

Shinji Ikari didn't know how to explain his behavior just now, and it was too embarrassing to say "I just want to have a good relationship with you" or something, but if he made excuses, he was afraid that it would make people even more suspicious.

"Black cat, Shinji, he just wants to have a good relationship with you."

Although Chu Xuan's calm voice was so boring that people would forget after three seconds of listening, it seemed to be able to soothe people's hearts, and Shinji Ikari glanced at the indifferent man who spoke his heart for him in surprise, and then nodded to the black cat again and again.

But then he discovered something more important than resolving the misunderstanding - just now Chu Xuan actually called him "Shinji" very naturally.

Although Misato Katsuragi, Ritsuko Akagi, Maya Ibuki, and other familiar people had already changed their names to call him, it seemed that this was the first time Chu Xuan had called him "Shinji" - but this was probably related to the fact that he had been subconsciously avoiding Chu Xuan.

This unexpected discovery made Shinji Ikari shudder for a moment, and then a feeling of indescribable taste came to his heart - but it should not be an unpleasant feeling.

"Hey! What are you doing in a daze! ”

"Ah, yes, yes...... I'm sorry. ”

Before Shinji Ikari could experience the unprecedented emotion in his heart, the unusually sharp and cold voice of the black cat burrowed into his ears, making him can't help but shudder, and instinctively apologized, and his chest, which had only been standing up for a few minutes, deflated again.

"Hum ......"

The black cat stared at Shinji Ikari with her eyes that glowed with a ghostly red light, and laughed wickedly, as if she was very satisfied with her own deterrent, while Shinji Ikari froze there like a frog stared at by a snake, not daring to move, not knowing what bad idea the other party was playing.

Shinji Ikari has also secretly paid attention to the black cat and Rei Ayana, who are also EVA pilots, and this girl with long black straight hair like an ancient princess always gives people a gloomy feeling as if she may release black magic at any time, making people feel that it is difficult to approach; And he also knew that this girl's interests seemed to be quite odd - to use a fashionable word to describe it as "secondary two......

But he didn't expect that this "poor girl" who was no different from him in terms of situation, and was marginalized or even ignored in school, would be so ...... Terrible.

"Remember, it's better not to say my name as a human, but to call me 'black cat', otherwise ......"

Facing the two deliberately bared tiger teeth of the black cat, Shinji Ikari nodded very obediently, he actually felt that this kind of "middle two" classmate seemed to be a little handsome, but he had never had the courage to contact such a classmate before, although the black cat now gave him a feeling that was quite weird, but also a little bit novel and ...... Interesting.

"By the way, there's one more thing you have to remember."

After threatening Shinji Ikari in order to call the matter, the black cat immediately returned to his previous cold expression as if to say, "Please don't talk to me", and raised his hand in a dashing manner to stroke his long black and shiny hair, and said to him in a tone that felt a little cool:

"Don't beat the idea of the girls around Chu Xuan, you must call Li 'Ayabo' - because whether it is me or Li, we are already one of Chu Xuan's 'harem'.

For the sake of your life, I suggest that you do not take my words as a joke.

But that's all I have to say, and I hope you can firmly remember a proverb from China.

If you don't die, you won't die. ”