EVA: Shinji Ikari Returns from the Dragon Clan

Chapter 105 103. Weeding the Watermelon Field

What do you think of XXX?
This is a classic question. If the person asking this question is your boss, or if the person you are asking is a colleague, you have to consider whether you should get a promotion or a raise, or be optimized and transferred to society. But the person asking this question is Ryoji Kaji, and his question is also inexplicable. Shinji Ikari tried his best to consider his wording, but he still complained accidentally:
"Ms. Misato? I think she's okay. Although she's a little unstable sometimes, she's pretty reliable most of the time."

When he was sent to the battlefield.

Misato Katsuragi still feels guilty for leaving the responsibility of the battle to a child.

"Reliable?" The driver in front, Ryoji Kaji, smiled, and no one knew what he was thinking. "What a strange evaluation. If she heard it, she might be so happy that she would be at a loss. In the eyes of young people, we can actually become reliable seniors."

That was basically all the conversation between the two of them in the car.

I do not know how long it has been.

We finally arrived at our destination. In front of us was a hillside with lush green plants growing vigorously.

After parking the car, Jiachi led him to a terraced field.

This is a watermelon field.

Standing on the ridge, looking at the vibrant watermelon field, they are particularly eye-catching in the sun. The green vines and the round watermelons form a beautiful pastoral picture.

Shinji Ikari has always lived in the city and hasn't seen such beautiful rural scenery for a long time.

and.

Watermelon...

Although it is delicious, it is extremely expensive in Japanese supermarkets. Even Shinji Ikari, who cares about his appetite, doesn't think it is necessary to buy such an expensive thing.

The sign erected in the watermelon field reads [Kaji Ryoji], declaring the owner of this land.

"What are you doing here?" asked Shinji Ikari.

"Put it on."

The libertine handed over a pair of gloves and a sun hat.

After the two of them were dressed, Ryoji Kaji was the first to go down to the watermelon field. He pulled out the weeds in the field like a skilled farmer. Seeing this, Shinji Ikari had no choice but to follow and help him tend to the watermelon field.

Scorching sun.

After pulling out another weed, Shinji Ikari was a little speechless.

In this weather, he should stay in the apartment and enjoy the air conditioning, or hug Ayanami and enjoy the air conditioning together, instead of accompanying a grown man to work hard in the watermelon field. He was suddenly brought here, is he going to be a free laborer... He originally thought that there would be some movie-like development, such as suddenly going to find a highway to race, facing the pursuit of the police, and finally the two of them revealed their identities as the headquarters, and the Tokyo police respectfully sent them away.

Even if Jiachi suddenly took him to rob a bank, it was a very possible thing.

The result was that I came to weed the watermelon field.

Is this some kind of social practice?

After sweating a little from the heat, and not knowing how long he would have to finish pulling the weeds, Shinji Ikari stood up and looked at the sky. He actually had quite a lot of patience, but being brought here suddenly and then started pulling weeds without saying anything would make anyone anxious.

Kaji Ryoji asked:

"Tired?"

"Fortunately."

Shinji Ikari thought to himself, if you're not in a hurry, I'm not in a hurry either.

At this time, Kaji Ryoji bent down to pull out a weed and suddenly said,
"Protect Katsuragi for me."

This statement is too incoherent.

Shinji Ikari immediately looked over with curiosity. He wondered if this artist-like man was finally going to speak out his purpose, so he couldn't help but ask:

"Does Miss Misato need protection?"

It means blessing and good governance.

It was as if there was some huge danger around, so much so that even the head of the headquarters' operations department was in danger, but what else in this world could pose a threat to the people in the headquarters?
Are you referring to the apostles?
Shinji Ikari somehow felt that the other party didn't mean that, so he continued the topic and asked:
"And why did you, Mr. Jiazhi, entrust this matter to me?"

"Because I can't do this, only you can do it."

The libertine shook his head.

Something only you can do...

Shinji Ikari thought about it, and for a moment he thought it was because of his identity as the pilot of Unit-01, but defeating the Angel was his job, and if that was the case, he should go find Asuka, after all, the two women must have a better relationship. So he immediately rejected this guess in his mind. But is there anything else besides this?

"Mr. Jiaji, is there any secret you can tell me?"

Shinji Ikari also sighed.

"Originally, I thought I had a pretty good understanding of the current situation, but recently everyone seems to be hiding something from me, and now I'm a little confused."

For example, the secret behind Ayanami.

He had not given up on this, but there was no information about the girl, and he was not born and raised in Tokyo-3, so he had no idea where to start to explore the secret. Sometimes Ikari Shinji even thought about it.

Or why not just go to the underground city and meet the first apostle Adam who is attracting other apostles to invade?

"It's a secret..." Kaji Ryoji also sighed like him, "I want to tell you, but reason tells me that it's better not to let young people know too much. That way they will only feel pain."

"But the thing is still there, it's just hidden."

Ikari Shinji shook his head to deny his point of view.

But he obviously didn't convince the other party, because the playboy just smiled, as if carrying something heavy and dark, and said: "So, I can only ask you for help."

These words sound too much like a farewell.

This man named Kaji Ryoji has been full of mysteries since he first appeared. People you have only met a few times will come up to you and tell you to protect an acquaintance of yours. You ask him if he has any secrets to tell you, but he ends up saying nothing. Anyone who comes will be at a loss as to what to do.

Ikari Shinji was stunned.

He shook his head and made no promise.
"For matters like this, I think it's better to ask the person's opinion first."

“…That’s true.”

After a moment of silence, Kaji Ryoji smiled with relief.

"But," Shinji Ikari looked into his eyes and said something that the prodigal son did not expect, "I am not the kind of person who would sit by and watch someone die without helping."

after that.

The hard social practice of weeding in the watermelon field has finally come to an end.

Neither of them spoke in the car.

And so I returned to the headquarters.

Shinji Ikari sat in the back seat, and for the first time he felt that he should be sitting in the passenger seat, because he couldn't see Kaji Ryoji's expression at all. When the car was about to arrive, Katsuragi Misato could be vaguely seen in the distance. She paced impatiently, obviously waiting for the two of them.

But it seemed that Ryoji Kaji had no intention of going back together. He parked the car and said goodbye directly.

Shinji Ikari couldn't help but ask:
"Mr. Kaji, are you just leaving like that? Ms. Misato looked like she was waiting for you."

"She's going to call me to task, so I'll leave first." The prodigal raised his eyebrows, "This is how cunning an adult is, Shinji-kun, you should learn from her."

"..."

Results to the end.

Only Shinji Ikari faces Misato Katsuragi alone.

The urban beauty looked at his side, and after not noticing her ex-boyfriend Jiaji Liangzhi, she smiled without any surprise,

"Hey, Shinji-kun, did that guy do something bad? I can help you vent your anger."

"Nothing happened, but thank you anyway, Miss Misato."

Ikari Shinji said kindly.

As for the inexplicable words that Kaji Ryoji said in the watermelon field, he thought about it, looked at the urban beauty in front of him, still beautiful, and the heroic posture of a female captain was a rare posture, and finally did not say it. Of course, if it was Rei Ayanami in front of him, especially after what happened last night, Shinji Ikari would definitely tell everything.

He could somewhat understand Jiachi's mood of not saying anything just now.

After hearing that he was fine, Katsuragi Misato seemed relieved. After a while, she seemed to remember something and said to Ikari Shinji:
"By the way, I'm going to hold a celebration party to celebrate your promotion. Do you want to come, Shinji-kun?"

"A celebration?"

"I was promoted to major, so I'm no longer a captain."

The new female major smiled and said,
The military rank insignia on her shoulder did change.

That was the mark of the major.

Having fought against the Angels so many times, it was natural for her, as the head of the Operations Department, to be promoted. Shinji Ikari congratulated her quickly, and Misato Katsuragi also responded politely.

She said invitingly, "So Shinji-kun, do you want to go to the celebration?"

"Is that okay?" Ikari Shinji nodded and agreed, "I will definitely go when the time comes."

The relationship between the two is pretty good.

It was reasonable for him to participate in this celebration. There shouldn't be the embarrassment of "I was just being polite according to etiquette, but this person agreed so casually." After all, Asuka lives with Miss Misato. He had never entered the apartment before, mainly because the situations those times were too embarrassing. He was like a bad boy who kidnapped girls.

"Okay, then remember to come to my apartment tomorrow."

The female major waved goodbye.

Thanks to A Feiqiu for the reward, thanks to the big guys for the votes, I am guilty, I am so late

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(End of this chapter)