EVA: Shinji Ikari Returns from the Dragon Clan

Chapter 109 107. Asuka's Suspicion

The third day after the celebration.

Soryu Asuka has been thinking about something recently.

What counts as non-substitute liking?
There is no doubt that as long as she understands the difference, she will be able to reconcile with Ikari Shinji soon. As for self-love, it is easy for the proud German lady to do it. She thought that she was really underestimated. She just needed to cherish herself more.

"Asuka, eat less ice cream, or you'll get a stomachache."

"What's there?"

She said unconvinced.

Misato always complains about having stomachaches, which is hilarious. Asuka never has any pain, which is probably a disease that only adults get. She is also very normal during the bleeding days every month, and is not disturbed at all. If you work hard, you can overcome that kind of thing. Then she continued to think about not treating Shinji as a substitute for her parents, but she still has no clue.

What does normal love look like?
Just ask someone else.

"Hey, Misato." Asuka asked bluntly, "Have you ever dated Mr. Kaji before?"

“…Yes, there is.”

A dangerous smile appeared on the urban beauty's face.

The veins on her forehead were throbbing, and the newly promoted female major had an inexplicable ominous premonition, fearing that Asuka would ask something that would hit her weak spot in the next second.

"Can you tell me about it? I've been a little confused lately. I always feel like I'm sick and have a fever, and I seem to have lost something."

"Are you feeling uncomfortable somewhere?"

"I don't know what's going on." Asuka rarely showed such a confused expression, "Maybe it's my own illusion that I'm so self-righteous that I suddenly want to listen to other people's love stories."

"This is the only thing I can't tell you."

"Cheapskate."

She turned away and threatened without any instruction: "I won't cook tonight."

"I won't cook and I won't tell you." Katsuragi Misato used the remote control to adjust the TV program boredly, "And be careful or I'll confiscate your ice cream."

"Then I'll go out and buy it myself then."

Asuka responds to soft tactics and does not respond to hard tactics.

After the two of them had a few angry conversations back and forth, the apartment fell into a long silence, with only the sound of the air conditioner and the TV. Penguin Pianpian came out of the bathroom, with water droplets still on its body from having just taken a hot shower. It glanced at the two women in the apartment, innocently opened the door under the refrigerator, and crawled in.

At this time, Asuka waved her smooth feet a few times, and used her right foot's pearly toes to cover her other foot in a tangled way, and then she took the initiative to speak:

"Hey Misato, are you interested in hearing something?"

"If it's something else, I'd be happy to help, but let me ask you in advance, is it a romantic entanglement between you young people?"

"That's it."

"Then I don't want to hear it."

Misato Katsuragi covered her ears.

She turned up the volume on the TV to the highest setting, and the voices of the people talking immediately covered the apartment. Asuka jumped up from the sofa, ran to the refrigerator, and took out another ice cream. Then she made a face at this unreliable adult woman.

"Tsk, if you don't want to listen, then don't listen."

The German lady did not stay in the living room any longer, but went into her own room.

After returning to the room.

Asuka was lying on the bed, holding up the doll that was her mother's legacy.

She recalled the celebration a few days ago. Everyone was having a great time that day, even the top students came. But during the meal, Shinji picked meat for the top students but didn't pick one for himself. At that time, there were green peppers in her meal, even though she had told him that she didn't like green peppers. Just like she had told Misato before that she didn't like green peppers, but she still bought them and said something sarcastic like "being picky is not a good habit."

Why didn't Shinji pick some green peppers for himself at that time?
Are you afraid that you will treat him as a substitute again?

But he picked it for the top students...

I didn’t choose one for myself.

Although Asuka was bothered by the fact that older boys might like top students, she had enough confidence in herself. It was just a top student, and her rival had surrendered in the hot springs before. She was kind-hearted and decided to send an invitation to the top student on the day of the wedding ceremony.

What should I write about?
Just write "To the pilot of Unit-0".

Who told her to give him the gift "for the pilot of Unit 2" during the last dinner party?

...But this confidence has tended to weaken recently.

Come to think of it, not only did I not pick up the green peppers for myself during this meal, but I was also the one holding his hand when we were dating at the amusement park before, and I was the one trying to stick out my tongue when we kissed. I always felt that something was a little weird, maybe it was because the weather was too hot, people always have wild thoughts.

This was her first time falling in love, and she was extremely panicked after her fatal weakness of treating Shinji as a substitute was revealed.

Stupid Shinji, he should like me.

Asuka thought.

the next day.

In the summer heat wave.

The streets of the Third New Tokyo were very quiet. After such a long time, at least half of the population of the city had left, and the traffic on the streets was visibly scarce. Many students in the school had transferred out, but fortunately, there were only a few students who transferred out of the pilot class.

Today was another ordinary day, with no apostle invasion.

The college entrance examination seminar is next week.

The three of them were walking on the way to the headquarters. Asuka looked around and always felt that the distance between Shinji and the top student seemed to be closer. Usually, Ikari Shinji was in the middle of the two girls. She didn't think it was a big deal before, but this time, somehow, she suddenly squeezed in and stayed in the middle.

"Asuka?" asked Shinji Ikari.

"..."

The pretty girl just gave her usual smile.

But unfortunately, neither of them seemed to have any opinion on this, which made Asuka feel like she was hitting cotton with her fist. If only this moment could be like those third-rate romance dramas that Misato had watched, where she wouldn't be afraid of car accidents or unreasonable behavior, but there was no reaction at all. What should she do?

Thinking about it.

The three of them stopped in front of the gate at the headquarters.

Shinji Ikari swiped his pass card, but the gate did not make any sound. Not only that, its screen was black, as if it was not working.

"Is the gate broken?"

He scratched his head.

Asuka came forward and swiped her pass card once, but there was no response. She swiped the gate again, but there was no sound and the gate did not let her through. It seemed that it was really broken. Then she changed the gate, but it was also broken.

The three of them looked at each other.

"It seems like there's a power outage?"

Shinji Ikari was thoughtful.

(End of this chapter)