"This is Hanji Zoye, who is the main person in charge of this cooperation, and this is the deputy responsible person, Armine Arnold." Ian introduced the delegates from various countries who came to the city of Third New Tokyo.

Three months have passed since that big war.

With the help of the international community and the main forces of the Hakone NERV headquarters, they took control of the various branches of the NERV almost without much effort.

NOW, THERE IS NO LONGER A NERV, AND THE OLD MEMBERS OF THE HEADQUARTERS HAVE BEEN RE-INTEGRATED INTO A NEW MULTINATIONAL ORGANIZATION, WILLE.

IN GERMAN, THE WORD WILLE STANDS FOR DETERMINATION AND WILL.

Today is the day when WILLE is officially recognized by the international community, and in simple terms, it is the opening ceremony, and Ian officially establishes diplomatic relations with the countries of the planet on behalf of the Parady Island side, and the two sides seek the future together.

Ian, Hanji, Armin, and others stood together with representatives from various countries, as well as three EVA drivers, including Ryoji Bukku, Misato Katsuragi, Ritsuko Akagi, and three EVA drivers, and took the first photo representing peace and collaboration under the sign of WILLE.

"I'm so excited!" After the photo shoot, Hanji patted Ian on the shoulder: "I can't take it anymore!" How much knowledge is still waiting for me to dig up! ”

"You have to study hard!" Armin nodded: "This is a rare opportunity. ”

"It's because we have helped the people of this world that they are willing to trust us and set up a special exchange school for us." Ian smiled, "In this way, our hometown will also enter a stage of rapid development." ”

"That being said," Hanji sighed again, "but you must also want to come back and see what has become of Paradis Island now." ”

"I'll definitely be back." "Because my home is on the island," Ian said. ”

WILLE's "opening ceremony" went smoothly, and over the past three months, the ruins of the third new Tokyo city have been cleared and rebuilt.

IAN MOVED INTO A REBUILT APARTMENT AND SERVED AS THE "CHIEF REPRESENTATIVE OF PALLADIUM ISLAND" IN WILLE.

Shinji Ikari and Rei Ayanami went to the city of Daiichi Tokyo and went through the transfer procedures for a boarding school.

Their past as EVA drivers, known only to a few, will start their lives anew.

Don't worry financially, Ian helped them get their "wages" back, and they got their earnings back as EVA drivers.

The city of Tokyo No. 2 is not far enough to meet in the city of No. 3 Tokyo, and on holidays, the two of them take the train back and spend a few nights at Misato Katsuragi's house.

Now Misato Katsuragi and Ryoji Blesse have moved in together, and they have deliberately prepared a guest room for the two, and they take care of Shinji and Rei Ayanami like a father and mother.

Asuka stayed in the third new Tokyo city.

Her studies had already been completed, and there was no need to go back to school.

As for going back to Germany, she talked to Ian frankly once, she didn't want to go back to her father's big house, even if she went back, it was nothing more than to find a similar job under her father's arrangement.

In that case, it is better to stay at WILLE.

Therefore, although Asuka is still a minor, she is allowed to join WILLE as a full-time employee.

SHE'S MAINLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE OTHERWORLDLY PEOPLE PROJECT ON PALLADIUM ISLAND, AFTER ALL, SHE IS ONE OF THE FEW WILLE WHO CAN COMMUNICATE WITH THE PEOPLE OF PALLADIUM ISLAND IN THE ISLAND'S LANGUAGE.

Ian, who saw off the delegates of various countries, stretched his waist.

It was already night, so he called Shinji, Rei Ayanami and Asuka and drove back to the apartment to rest.

Ian drove a black Mercedes and drove the three of them back to the house.

Tomorrow there is a scheduled visit arrangement, and I watched TV for a while in the evening, played games together, and then went back to my room to sleep.

In the dream, Ian is once again connected to Lu Mingfei.

"How's it going?" Ian asked.

"It's the same as before." Lu Mingfei sat cross-legged: "Just stay at my uncle and aunt's house, waiting for the start of school in September to go to school." ”

Since Lu Mingfei began to meet Ian in his dreams, more than three months have passed, and the college entrance examination has just ended, and he has gotten rid of his identity as a high school student and officially become a jobless vagrant.

In May, he attended an interview at his last foreign school.

I didn't have much hope, but I didn't expect it to be over.

However, Lu Mingfei knows that he can pass this interview, not because of how good he is, but because of his parents.

I didn't expect his parents to be so energetic that they could directly ask the principal of that school to write a letter to him.

"Didn't you say that the Kassel Academy was high-end?" Ian and Lu Mingfei chatted: "What major do you plan to study?" ”

After the end of the war, he would occasionally chat with Lu Mingfei, but he didn't have any special purpose, just to listen to Lu Mingfei talk about the strengths and weaknesses of the family.

Although Lu Mingfei's life is not stormy, some words come out of his mouth, which is quite interesting.

"It's not decided yet." Lu Mingfei thought about the red-haired senior sister who was heroic that day: "I heard that when you enter this school, you have to take the exam first, and only after the exam is completed will you choose a major according to your grades." ”

"Well, it's good to have some choices, and if you don't choose to accept your fate, it's a big deal to finish four years and go back to China to be a cleaner!"

"Ambitious." Ian gave a thumbs up.

Lu Mingfei sighed and shook his head: "If I were so powerful, I would also go to fight the apostles, but unfortunately, we are just a dick, just this life, we have to burn high incense." ”

"Don't be so discouraged." Ian smiled: "The future is undecided, who knows that you are not a dark horse." ”

He really wanted to go to Lu Mingfei's side, which was very similar to the world he had lived in his first life, but the timeline was earlier.

It seems that there are no apostles or giants over there, and it is a good place for peace and well-being.

"If you really come, then I will definitely call you boss." Lu Mingfei patted his chest and said, "Boss, I haven't caught oil and water for a few days, so I'm counting on your KFC." ”

The two of them chatted casually for a while.

When Lu Mingfei opened his eyes, he heard an alarm bell.

It's my cousin's alarm clock, my cousin Lu Mingze is one grade younger than him, and this summer vacation is a critical period for the second year of high school to connect with the third year of high school, so my aunt arranged an extra cram school for my cousin.

As soon as the alarm went off, the aunt came in and came up and called her son's name affectionately.

"Narusawa, hurry up, didn't you say you wanted to eat meat dumplings yesterday? Mom cooked it for you. ”

"Is it a red bean meat dumpling?"

"Then for sure, the round glutinous rice that I bought specially."

"Okay."

"After eating, go downstairs with your dad, and your dad will send you to class."

Lu Mingfei pretended not to wake up, his eyes were closed, and he ignored it.

When the movement outside had subsided, he slowly got up and looked out of the window.

My cousin is really a good treatment, just like a prince, I have a special car to pick up and drop off at cram school, and I have some hot tea when I come back.

Lu Mingfei took advantage of the fact that there was no one in the house, washed up, got dressed and came to the living room.

There was no breakfast on the table, only leftover bowls piled up in the sink.

He took a look, took out a handful of crumpled pocket money from his pocket, estimated how long he could get on the net, and went out alone.

He walked on the way to the Internet café, and the further he went, the fainter the noise around him and the honking of car horns became, and gradually, all the sounds disappeared.

Only then did he realize that something was wrong, and he looked around as if he had walked into some remote alley, how could it be? He's walked this road hundreds of times, and he won't go wrong with his eyes closed?

He jerked back to see a teenager-looking kid standing behind him coldly, staring at his back.

The child's face is round and delicate, his facial features are almost between boys and girls, he is the kind of star face that seems to be glowing at first glance, he is wearing round leather shoes, wearing a small suit, with a rich and noble face, staring into Lu Mingfei's eyes.

"Little brother, where are you from?" Lu Mingfei felt that this child's eyes were very fierce.

"Brother, you've been getting into trouble lately." The child whispered.

"Brother? Are you talking about me? Lu Mingfei pointed to himself.

The child shrugged, a little helpless on his face.

"Don't think cranky when you go to bed in the future, it's very dangerous, and if you don't get it right, you may die."

Before Lu Mingfei could understand what this little brother meant, a gust of wind blew, and he returned to the noisy world.

Where is he in a small alley, it is clear that he has just walked out of the door of the community, and in front of him is a busy road.

It's March again, and finally dogma zone.

IN A FLASH, SIX MONTHS HAVE PASSED SINCE SEELE WAS ELIMINATED, AND IAN HAS BEEN IN THE EVA WORLD FOR MORE THAN HALF A YEAR.

The fifty-meter-high spear of Longinus, inserted in front of the cross, all the EVAs, were quietly placed here, and after retrieving Rei Ayaba, they were never activated again.

In three months, he never had contact with Lu Mingfei again.

I don't know if there was an accident on Lu Mingfei's side.

Through the grotesque worm, he captured Lu Mingfei's thinking fluctuations and connected with Lu Mingfei.

It stands to reason that the connection will not be disconnected.

Although he was reluctant to say this, the biggest possibility was that Lu Mingfei had an accident.

If Lu Mingfei unfortunately died in the disaster, then it would be impossible for Ian to contact him.

Ian was unable to cross the barriers of the world and get in touch with Lu Mingfei.

Sometimes when I think of that face, I can only shake my head, it's been three months, if something really happened, it would have happened a long time ago, if nothing happened, it was useless to worry.

He is still concentrating on his own business, concentrating on the study of how to travel through the barrier of the world.

The first machine of the gods, in which the soul that lodges, Ikari Yui, is willing to lend him power.

"The method you said is also a form of continuation, and I would also like to see you pass through this wall one day, but please forgive me for my personal selfishness, and I will do my best to help you if it ensures that EVA can survive."

What Ikari meant was that she could help, but she had to make sure that it didn't affect the existence of the Hatsuki itself.

So she won't take risks for unknown things, such as letting the first machine travel through the world by itself, this kind of risky thing, she won't do it, at most it's just to give Ian a hand.

In this regard, she is very cooperative, and Ian, with the help of Ritsuko Akagi and MAGI, has been studying the first machine for more than five months, and finally found some possibilities.

"The current No. 1 machine undoubtedly has the power close to that of 'God', and it should be able to provide energy for world shuttle."

"But if you want to break through the barriers of the world, you still have to find that feeling on your own."

During this time, Ian has been looking for the possibility of returning to Paradis Island.

Today is the day of the experiment, and Ritsuko Akagi has prepared the matching equipment.

"This is a miniature copy of MAGI." Ritsuko Akagi handed a bracelet to Ian: "It records all the code of MAGI, which is equivalent to a mobile version of MAGI, and the gap between it and MAGI is only the basic computing power on the hardware." ”

"It can be used as your assistant to help you analyze complex scenarios, and if you have the conditions to upgrade the hardware for it, its computing power can be further improved."

"Well, let's start experimenting." Ian took a deep breath and slipped the bracelet on his wrist.

"Don't force it too hard." Asuka's voice came through the headset, "This is completely uncharted territory, I know you want to go back, but you still have to put your own safety first." ”

"It's rare, Asuka, that you would say something like that." Ian said.

"What do you think of me?" Asuka snorted: "In three years, I will also reach the legal age of majority!"

"I know, thank you for your concern, don't worry, I have my own measure, this is just an experiment, I will try it with the crystalline puppet first, if the puppet can pass through the barrier completely, then I will talk about the next step."

"Then let's go to the outer layer." Ritsuko Akagi said.

"Okay, give it to me here." Ian said.

Ritsuko nodded and left with Asuka and the rest of the staff, leaving only the crystallized puppets of Hanji and the others.

Ian calmed down and made contact with the first machine.

Yui Ikari lent him his power, and his consciousness sank into the sea of Dirac and came to the grotesque insects.

Through the power of the grotesque insect and the first machine, he slowly found the feeling of being forced to travel through the world in the first place.

The hazy feeling that seemed to be separated by a layer of yellow sand came, and he felt as if he was touching the barrier of the world.

"Is this Paradis Island?"

He stretched out his hand and touched it, and a lot of messy information passed over, giving him a little headache.

"Not true. It's not Paradis, it's a little further away."

He saw the arrangement of the world, like bubbles, and the world soaked in nothingness and slowly surged.

He had a lot of connections with Paradis Island, which was the domain of grotesque insects, so he could sense that place, but in between, there were several layers of world barriers.

It seems that the chaotic movement between worlds has made the EVA world a little farther away from that side.

"If you want to go back, you'll have to go through the layers of layers," Ian pondered, "Otherwise, I'll have to try my luck and wait for when the two sides get closer." ”

He never liked to try his luck, and luck couldn't be trusted.

"All in all, let's try it first and see if we can break through the nearest world barrier."

He returned to reality, and the crystals spread on his arm, creating a "clone".

He took off the bracelet and put the headset on top of the clone, his mind sinking into the clone.

Next, it was an experiment to use the clone to break through the world barrier, and the first machine emitted a faint fluorescence, lending him little by little energy.

The doppelganger is lying on the trumpet fish angel, and the apostle's AT force field surrounds the clone.

The fluorescence gradually shrouded the clone, and in an instant, the clone disappeared into the positive universe and entered the sea of Dirac.

The AT force field protects the clone, and Ian begins to try to break through that barrier.

Unlike the grotesque worm back then, this time only this small doppelganger had to shuttle through the barrier, and it didn't seem to take much energy to pass through.

Faintly, he heard someone talking.

"It's too late, Ye Sheng, we don't have enough oxygen"

It was a soft female voice with a crying tone.

"Enough." Another man's voice.

"Not enough, let's stay here, I want to watch you, there's not much time left...... I've had something to say to you for a long time...... I ......"

"I love you too."

"Stupid, trust me, enough!"

In an instant, Ian's doppelganger broke through the barrier, followed by the sound of surging water.

(End of chapter)