EVA: Shinji Ikari Returns from the Dragon Clan

Chapter 123 121. What is Asuka doing?

What a big storm.

It was also accompanied by strong lightning and thunder, as if it was going to crush the whole world.

In Misato Katsuragi's apartment, the penguin Pianpian was staring out the window without curtains. He always liked taking hot baths and seemed to want to run into the storm for a swim. But the closed door and Misato Katsuragi and Asuka watching TV beside him reminded him not to do so.

"I am bored."

"Then take out your school homework and do it." Misato Katsuragi said casually.

"I don't want to do my homework."

"Studying cooking?"

"I don't want to either."

Asuka answered the question capriciously.

The entertainment programs on TV were all jokes with some local jokes. For her, who came from Germany, it was hard to understand the jokes. However, Katsuragi Misato laughed happily occasionally. Coming to Japan, a place where she was unfamiliar with everything, there were not many interesting things.

It’s a rainy day…

Asuka thought about what happened on the last rainy day, and wondered what Shinji was doing at this moment, whether he was watching those boring TV shows like her.

White shirt.

It has never been returned to Shinji.

Asuka thought as she watched the storm outside. I wore this outfit when I stayed at Shinji's place last time. I was supposed to return it, but I always forget about it. Why not return it during the weekend?
weekend.

This is the gift Shinji is going to give himself this weekend.

What could it be?

Asuka thought hard, and several answers flashed through her mind, but she still couldn't guess. Flowers? She hadn't seen Shinji leave Tokyo-3, and if she received them again, she would be very happy, but she would always feel that something was missing. She looked at the vase, which was empty. The withered flowers had been cleared away long ago, and leaving them there would only give off a rotting smell.

The answer can only be revealed at the weekend.

She also had to prepare her own return gift. This was something she had decided long ago, but Asuka still had no idea what to give as a return gift.

...Let's take a look at Shinji's gift before making a decision.

When she thought about this, she felt that she would not be able to muster any energy until the weekend.

"I am bored……"

She complained again.

Then Asuka, why don't you go find Shinji-kun again?

Misato Katsuragi originally wanted to say this, but when the words came to her lips, she realized that she shouldn't say too much. Urban Beauty has experience in this area, and in the end, she will definitely be the one who gets hurt. She couldn't help but think of her ex-boyfriend Ryoji Kaji. Although he has been staying in the headquarters recently, his whereabouts are mysterious and no one knows what he is doing.

Misato's silence made Asuka even more bored.

Until now, only things related to EVA can cheer her up.

Speaking of EVA, Asuka thought of Mari Makiba. The arrival of this girl means that Germany's Unit 04 may be completed, but there has been no news from the headquarters so far, and no one knows what the current situation of Unit 04 is.

"Hey, Misato."

"What's wrong? If you're really bored, why not read a book?"

"That's not what I'm talking about." The German lady frowned, "If Unit 4 in Germany has been completed, then Unit 3 has also been completed, right?" "I think so."

Without any thought, Misato Katsuragi said perfunctorily.

Both commanders are away, and there are many things going on in the NERV headquarters, which are temporarily handed over to her as the director of the operations department. She has been very busy these days, and only has time to rest on rainy days because of the weather. It was not until then that she understood the pain of her good friend Ritsuko working overtime. Fortunately, this pain will soon be over.

Asuka on the other side continued:
"If there is no pilot, the No. 3 machine in the United States should be shipped to Japan by then, right?"

All EVA machines need to undergo startup tests.

Currently, there are only three pilots in the world, all of whom are concentrated in Japan. When the No. 3 and No. 4 unit start-up experiments are carried out, one of the three pilots should be selected.

Experiments are generally not dangerous.

But it's not necessarily the case. For example, when Rei Ayanami first started Unit-0, she was seriously injured. Misato Katsuragi realized what Asuka was going to say.

"Are you going to pilot Unit 3?"

The German lady was not even interested in the upcoming body swap experiment, so how could she be interested in starting this experiment?
"If I can change it to the same paint scheme as Unit 2, I'll give it a try." Asuka lay back on the sofa and said lazily, "In this way, I will have two exclusive EVA machines."

Is the result still a competition?

Katsuragi Misato smiled in her heart, but she didn't comment on her idea. If Unit 03 or Unit 04 were really shipped to Japan, and no new qualified person appeared, then let Asuka try it. As for the danger, it should be very low. Listening to Asuka complaining about being bored every day, she made a suggestion while watching TV programs:
"Unit 3 is still far away. If you're so bored, why don't you go out shopping after the rain stops in the next few days?"

For women, shopping is a very interesting thing, especially walking around the commercial street and looking at beautiful clothes and exquisite jewelry.

"I don't want to. It's so hot outside, who would go out?"

Asuka immediately rejected her proposal.

"What if I ask for reimbursement for the purchase?"

"I'm not going either."

This doesn't work and that doesn't work. Misato Katsuragi, who had just reluctantly given up her wallet, immediately gave up. Of course, she could go alone, but it would be too pitiful for her to go shopping alone. It would be more fun if she had a companion.

As for being with Ritsuko?
I've been too busy these days, and my friends should be more eager to rest now.

Both commanders went to Antarctica...

I hope nothing happens at the headquarters before they come back.

Asuka is such a lazy little girl, and who knows if her condition will improve after she defeats the Angels and grows up in a few years. Misato Katsuragi heard that there is a group of hikikomori in Japan who stay at home every day without working or doing any housework, and are like complete useless people. Asuka is showing signs of becoming one of them.

"what--"

At this moment, Asuka suddenly screamed.

"what happened?"

"My stomach seems to hurt a little."

"You ate too much ice cream, didn't you? I remember you were on your period these few days, right?"

Misato Katsuragi said gloatingly.

The German lady over there had a twisted face. It seemed that the retribution for not listening to advice and eating ice cream every day had finally come.

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