EVA: Shinji Ikari Returns from the Dragon Clan

Chapter 108: 106. Human Instrumentality Project
Maruduk Agency.

I have heard of Jiazhi Liangzhi for a long time.

It is an organization that searches for qualified people who can pilot EVA machines in the world. No one knows how this organization works, nor does anyone know what basis it uses to find qualified people.

After the celebration.

Ryoji Kaji, who was sending Ritsuko Akagi back, looked at the night scenery.

He sighed in his heart. After investigating in Japan for so long, he finally gained some results, but things were indeed moving in a bad direction.

The result of the investigation is -

The Maruduk Agency does not exist.

Using his internal authority, he investigated companies in Japan that were related to this agency, and later discovered that this agency was just a shell organization, and the hands behind the scenes were still the headquarters. But this was too strange, since the agency that was looking for qualified people was a shell, how did the headquarters find qualified people?

Could it be that the so-called qualified candidates have already been selected by the headquarters? Or can they create qualified candidates at any time as long as they want?
Jiazhi Liangzhi was puzzled.

In order to understand all this, we need to investigate further.

He sent Akagi Ritsuko to the train station. It was not too late and there were quite a lot of people in the station. When he waved goodbye, Akagi Ritsuko whispered:
"Thank you, you're so thoughtful."

"I'm just like this with women. I'm not very serious about my work."

The playboy smiled frivolously. He was about to leave, but the words from the blonde stopped him.

Akagi Ritsuko suddenly asked:
"What did you do after returning to Japan?"

"Hmm? I'm in Japan because of a special mission. Given our relationship, it's not impossible for me to answer you, but those people above might suspect that I leaked the secret."

Kaji Ryoji kept smiling.

He didn't really want to talk about this topic with his friends.

"Don't play dumb with me. Be careful not to get into trouble if you investigate too deeply. This is the advice from my friend."

The blonde sighed. She rarely spoke seriously, "Also, you may not know since you just came back, but the European Makiwa Mari has already come to Japan. From her looks, she has been collecting something recently. People who challenge the bottom line often only need one person."

In other words, has Germany's Unit 4 been completed?
Kaji Ryoji thought of something else.

At this time the evening train arrived.

The blonde didn't wait for his answer before entering the platform and boarding the tram.

The advice was really unpleasant to the ear. The playboy smiled at her back as always, then turned and left.

"Ikari Shinji."

The pilot of Unit-01.

The son of the great devil.

This boy is extremely important in terms of identity.

Fortunately, after observing for these days, he was sure that Shinji Ikari was not aware of everything behind the scenes. If even the driver was in cahoots with those people, Kaji would not even have the confidence to continue the investigation. He might even run away with Misato Katsuragi immediately, even if it meant finding some seclusion in the mountains or forests.

You won't just watch someone die without helping him...

That's a kind thing to say. What an unexpected answer, Kaji Ryoji thought, but he really took it for granted and never asked Katsuragi's ex-girlfriend what she thought, mainly because she knew nothing about everything, so people really didn't want to involve her. In the final analysis, Katsuragi Misato was just chasing the shadow of the past.

——And so is he himself.

He thought back to his first meeting with Shinji Ikari.

After talking about how it felt to watch the sea with his companions, the boy asked him, "Where were your companions at that time?"

Kaji Ryoji knew the answer to that question, but he didn't speak, and just fooled around because all his companions had died, leaving him alone to survive.

Many years ago.

While people were still enjoying the blue sea, people gathered on the beach to cheer for the sunbathing, and people on the deck of the big ship to witness the beautiful waves created by humans, none of them foresaw when and what kind of end it would have.

The world is on the verge of collapse and many cities are abandoned.

At that time, only street kids and military bases were active, and Kaji was a member of a small street kid group.

Due to hunger, the small group had to rely on stealing canned meat and previously abandoned garbage from the military base to survive. But when it was Jiaji's turn to steal the canned food, he was caught by the soldiers who had already suspected him. Due to torture and life threats, he had to confess the residence of his friends.

The soldiers left one to watch Kaji while the others went to "have fun". Kaji took advantage of the guard complaining about being distracted and hit him on the head with a can, then ran away.

But when they returned to the bloody room, the "funs" were no longer human and had been shot to death.

It seemed like a nightmare from which one would never be able to wake up.

From then on, Kaji vowed to find the truth about what had led to all this, and has been working towards this end until now.

Growing watermelons was his dream when he was young.

From the perspective of adults today, this is a simple wish. As long as there is a piece of farmland, it is not easy to grow a watermelon. But after the disaster, the price of this thing in Japan is very expensive, and basically no one can afford it. When this dream was blessed by children, it was considered a great thing by their peers.

That watermelon field is the starting point of the playboy's dream.

After destroying all the apostles, the plan is to use the EVA machine to achieve a secret purpose.

He only knew the code name of the plan.

——The Human Instrumentality Project.

As can be seen from this terrible code name, this is a plan targeting all mankind.

If the EVA's powerful combat capability is used against humans, a disaster will probably occur immediately. After all, the greatest enemy of mankind is mankind itself. However, the remaining people in the world cannot bear to be tormented again.

Next, Ryoji Kaji will find an opportunity to investigate the apostle in the underground city, who is called Adam by the outside world.

He is a real bad boy and never listens to others.

Both in the past and now.

The prodigal looked towards the Third New Tokyo in the middle of the night. The lights of the whole city were bright, like stars. He seemed to see some signs in today's power outage. Such a city really should not be destroyed. For a moment he felt the breeze coming, and the next moment he returned to his youth, downcast, numb, and smiling foolishly.

But some things, such as the meaning of life, will never change, and the ending has been determined years ago.

Akagi Ritsuko was no longer around, but he still answered softly:
"If this is playing with fire, then I'm happy with it."

(End of this chapter)