EVA: Shinji Ikari Returns from the Dragon Clan

Chapter 12 11. Sister-loving boy Dong Er
In the quiet dormitory behind the school.

Cool place.

Two people are confronting Ikari Shinji.

"I'm sorry, Dong Er's sister was injured in the commotion yesterday, so he wanted to beat you up."

The person who said this was the delinquent's companion, a freckled boy wearing glasses.

There was a hint of embarrassment on his face.

The bad boy next to him named Dong Er ignored his companion's words, walked over angrily, and then punched him with a straight punch.

Just brute force?
The enemies are too simple.

Shinji Ikari doesn't even have any desire to fight.

Looking at this straight punch that required no skill, he dodged it by simply ducking, and then he kneed his opponent in the stomach, making him groan. Then he used the momentum to sweep with his right leg, and knocked the opponent to the ground on his face.

just in case.

Shinji Ikari was still on guard against an attack from his companion.

But when he saw him looking at him, the boy with glasses immediately raised his hands in surrender, as if he was just an innocent passerby and had no intention of helping.

Is this person really bad company?
"Did I cause the injuries from yesterday's commotion?"

Using the bad boy's body as a cushion, Shinji Ikari was a little confused. Did he accidentally hurt someone when he was flying Unit-01 yesterday?

But he should have been careful not to destroy the city at that time. Was it because he lost consciousness due to the pain?

"That shouldn't be the case. I remember it was affected by the earthquake."

The boy with glasses scratched his head in response.

Looking at his struggling companion who was pinned to the ground by Shinji Ikari, he thought that this pilot looked quite thin, but he didn't expect him to be so strong.

Dong Er really suffered a lot this time.

"So, the culprit is the apostle, right?"

Shinji Ikari looked down at the bad boy who was unable to stand up because of his joints being controlled by him.

"Why do you think I'm the murderer? If it weren't for me, your sister would have been more than just injured."

"you……"

The other party clenched his fist.

But to Shinji Ikari, this is just the wail of the powerless.

Are you taking your anger out on others?

The weaknesses of human nature are something that even we ourselves cannot avoid.

"You've vented your anger on the wrong person."

"You, you, what do you know!!!"

Touji struggled to twist on the ground, but since his most critical joints were controlled, he couldn't get up no matter what. Shinji Ikari felt a headache looking at this bad boy.

Otherwise just beat him up like this.

And then let him reflect on his mistakes in pain?

After all, he was a stranger, and he even wanted to beat him up just now. Shinji Ikari had no intention of giving him a verbal education on behalf of his family.

But he still made a final effort.

"Is this really good?"

"You came to me because your sister was injured, but have you really considered your sister's feelings?"

"It's for my sister that I..."

Shinji Ikari moved his hand and interrupted the other person's words with pain. It must be said that this method is really useful. It can force the other person to calm down and listen to what he says.

"What's your sister's personality like?"

"Kindness, gentleness..."

Is this bad boy also a sister-con?
The contrast cuteness of boys is not popular at all. The world is so unfair.

"If she knew you attacked an innocent person, her love for you would definitely drop to the lowest point. She might even say, 'Such a bad person is not my brother.'"

"No, it's impossible."

Visibly shaken.

Ikari Shinji didn't understand the sister control's thoughts at all, but he knew that he had found the opponent's weakness, and he just needed to attack this aspect. So he went a step further,
"I thought I was helping my sister get revenge, but ended up taking my anger out on someone else. I said it was for my sister, but it was actually for myself, right?" "The hatred for myself that I can't do anything about it?"

Shinji Ikari analyzed the other person's heart bit by bit, and his cold words pierced directly into his heart.

After repeated resistances failed and realizing that he could not escape his suppression, the bad boy named Dong Er gradually gave up struggling and lay on the ground obediently.

"It must be very painful to watch your sister get hurt and be unable to do anything about it, right?"

"I can understand how you feel."

No.

People who say things like “I understand.”

Often it is just to give others the illusion of a common front so that the next words can be heard by the other party.

"But it's wrong to vent your anger on others. Does your kind and gentle sister really want you to do that? Instead of coming to me, why not spend more time with your sister? She probably wants you to spend more time with her when she's hurt instead of picking a fight with someone, right?"

Ikari Shinji tentatively loosened his grip a little.

Seeing that Dong Er didn't respond, he gradually let go. The bad boy who was obsessed with his sister was still immersed in the previous words.
"Your sister must be missing you in the hospital now, don't you go back to see her?"

Like a devil's whisper.

It can arouse people's strongest desires at the moment, but no one knows how long it can fool people.

of course.

come back next time.

Not so kind.

Shinji Ikari thought to himself that he would use his fists to teach the bad boy a lesson.

Standing up, Shinji Ikari patted his dusty pants, looked at the sky where the sun was still scorching, and prepared to leave.

"Um... Ikari-san."

The boy with glasses who had been watching the game for a long time spoke up.

Seeing Shinji Ikari looking at him, he smiled awkwardly.
"Nothing, I just wanted to ask you how it feels to drive that mecha. I'm super curious about this, more curious than anyone else in the class."

"Haven't I already..."

Yes.

After all, these two people are friends. Before, the bad boy named Dong Er wanted to beat him up, and the boy with glasses was probably too embarrassed to ask.

A sister complex.

An EVA fanatic.

It's true that birds of a feather flock together.

Shinji Ikari looked at the two people. He didn't answer perfunctorily like he did in class before. Instead, he thought about it for a while and answered seriously.
"It hurts."

"You..." Dong Er, who was lying on the ground, opened his mouth to say something.

"Because when the mecha is damaged, I will also be damaged, so it hurts, very, very painful, but I don't think the job of a pilot is painful."

He guessed what the bad boy wanted to say.
"Are you worried that if I give up this job, my sister will get hurt more seriously next time?"

"It's not a good feeling to be powerless and have to trust others. I understand that. But I can't make any promises to protect Tokyo from any destruction. Since driving the EVA can protect everyone, I will take responsibility and will not give up easily."

The two people were stunned.

Their eyes changed as if they were looking at something.

At first, Shinji Ikari thought that they were stunned by his words, and was secretly happy that he could say such cool words, but he suddenly realized something and looked back.

bandage.

School uniform.

A girl named Ayanami Rei was standing not far behind, watching this scene silently as if she had activated the maximum level of stealth.

"Going to training."

She couldn't tell the expression.

Her slender body stood straight as always, like a sculpture.

Terrible.

This is too embarrassing. Is there anything more embarrassing than being seen by acquaintances while you are saying cool lines?
(End of this chapter)