EVA: Shinji Ikari Returns from the Dragon Clan

Chapter 128 126. The Great Liar Ikari Shinji (Part )

"That never happened."

Shinji Ikari replied calmly,

"It's my responsibility to lie to you until now. This is not something to laugh at. I would never do such a thing, and this has nothing to do with Ayanami."

"It has nothing to do with the honor student? Shinji, you should like her, right? Yes, although the honor student is very dull, you boys should like girls with this kind of personality the most. After all, she will listen to you in everything. Shinji, you like her because of this, right?"

She spoke ill of her rival like a stubborn primary school student.

Then Asuka changed the subject and said tentatively:

"Shinji, do you remember? A long time ago in the swimming pool, we had a swimming speed competition. The loser had to agree to a request from the winner. You still owe me a request. Now is the time to fulfill it. I now demand that you separate from that top student."

Ikari Shinji shook his head.

"Sorry, this is the only one that won't work."

"why?"

"Because I do have feelings for her, the kind between a man and a woman."

"..."

There was a sudden silence between the two because of this sentence.

Asuka showed an expression of "as expected". She took several deep breaths in succession. Her small, not-so-premature chest rose and fell violently, and her exquisite dress was also trembling. It seemed that she was suppressing some emotion and not letting it explode. After a long time, she calmed down her agitated mood, exhaled slowly and said,

"So, it's not me you like, but the top student, right?"

"Yes."

"No wonder, I've been puzzled for a long time recently, and I finally found the answer." She paused and said, "When we were dating in the amusement park, couples held hands naturally; when we were having dinner together, Shinji, you didn't pick out the green peppers for me."

"So you didn't like me from that time onwards, Shinji. I was the only one who pestered you from the beginning to the end. Shinji, you must hate me, right?"

As Asuka's tone gradually became more affirmative as she spoke towards the end.

He looked into the girl's blue eyes. The sun in the sky was still scorching, but the girl's eyes were like a light from a distant mountain in the quiet night, dim and a little cold. At this time, he could just say "I hate you" to knock out this German lady, but he would definitely not even be friends with her in the future.

"I can't say I'm annoying." Shinji Ikari said carefully.

"Were you happy when we kissed Shinji?"

"I'm really sorry about that." He said, "At that time, I didn't know how to handle this relationship. I only liked you as a friend, but I still accepted your kiss. Then things got even more chaotic."

"Was the previous breakup also because of this?"

"Part of the reason."

"Then... were those breakup words on the Ferris wheel also fake?"

"That's true, and that's why I'm worried about you." Ikari Shinji said sincerely, "Asuka is a mature adult in many aspects, but she's still like a child in this aspect, and she doesn't know how to love herself at all. I didn't dare to mention this before, for fear that you would be upset, but I've seen a lot of changes in you recently, and I think maybe it's time. If we can get over it, it will be good for both of us."

"relief……"

Asuka repeated the word.

This time it's not about breaking up, but about completely abandoning the meaning of the word "like". No big deal.

I have lived alone since I was a child. Shinji just suddenly barged in and then ran out. What's more, he didn't like me from the beginning to the end. What's the point of persisting to the end? Asuka thought to herself, she sniffed. She tried very hard to change, but now even the motivation to try disappeared. Why did she insist on changing until now?

"Shinji, do you think I'm pitiful? I don't have a father and a mother..." she asked subconsciously.

"We are equally pitiful."

Ikari Shinji sighed.

makes sense.

Asuka couldn't even be blamed in this regard.

"Liar, big liar, why...why can't you continue to lie to me?"

"Because that's not right."

Ikari Shinji said slowly.

In front of the street telephone pole, the boy and the girl looked at each other.

Asuka sat on the ground weakly, her dress still lovely, but the excitement she had before was gone, and the ground began to shake again, this time with great force, reminding them that time was running out. Fortunately, Miss Misato didn't call to urge them, so it seemed that they hadn't reached the critical point yet.

"Can you cheer up? We still have apostles to deal with next. If you can't do it for the time being, I will be the main force this time." asked Ikari Shinji.

"Will not."

Asuka said firmly,
"Isn't it just an apostle? Just defeat it."

Ignoring the hand extended by Shinji Ikari, she struggled to stand up and walked alone.

The girl looked a little lonely. The two of them were originally walking side by side, but this time they were walking one in front and one behind. After walking for a few minutes, just when he thought everything would go on peacefully, Asuka, who was leading the way, suddenly spoke:

"From now on, until we fight the apostles, can you please not talk to me for a while?"

She added,
"I beg you."

"..."

Shinji Ikari followed behind with neither agreement nor objection.

This long street is almost coming to an end, and all the misunderstandings of the past seem to have been explained today.

After today, no one can tell how things will develop. Anyway, Ikari Shinji knows that he has to pay attention to Asuka in the next few days to prevent her from doing something stupid - she uses her outward arrogance to cover up her inner cowardice.

Even if things have changed during this period of time, some things in nature will not change.

As time goes by, Asuka will probably gradually accept it all. A breakup in her youth is actually not a big deal when she grows up, and she doesn't need to take it so seriously. Ikari Shinji thinks that the follow-up with Asuka should end here, and there won't be any more accidents.

The car from headquarters has been waiting for a long time.

A female staff member from the headquarters came up to them. The staff member acting as the driver wanted to say hello, but seeing the strange atmosphere between the two people, she was scared away. After the two drivers got in the car, she looked curiously at the two people reflected in the central rearview mirror.

How weird.

(End of this chapter)