EVA: Shinji Ikari Returns from the Dragon Clan

Chapter 129 127. The Tenth Apostle in Space

It was very quiet inside the car.

Asuka sat in the passenger seat as always.

The scenery passing by the window seemed very charming. She supported her chin with one hand and stared out the window. The empty street was very quiet. The sign of the closed tonkotsu ramen shop on the street was still flashing bright neon lights. For a moment, the city seemed to have a fleeting glimpse of light.

Today is such a dreamy day.

Many things had been foreshadowed before they happened, and some of the previous confusions were also answered. Thinking carefully, when we went out before, Shinji never took the initiative, nor did he make any intimate gestures.

All those sweet words I said to her about my love were also fake.

Ice cream... Did I eat too much before? I feel a little pain in my stomach, like it's twitching.

Her thoughts were scattered and lonely.

Finally, everything comes to an end.

This time it wasn't fake, because this time was different from the last breakup, it was a complete separation, there was no possibility of them being a couple anymore. Looking at her own reflection in the car window, Asuka could clearly see her own face.

In fact, she was not very sad. She was just a little sad, like a small puddle of water. After all, they broke up long ago. No one would still miss the person they loved after breaking up on the Ferris wheel.

But her mind was still blank.

Why did it turn out like this? This was the first time I had someone I liked, and I even thought about visiting my mother's grave with him next year. But then he came to me and said, "I don't like you. I've lied to you before." All the good times in the past seemed to have become a joke, and I didn't even know how to start to keep him.

There is really nothing we can do.

He doesn't like himself, and this is the most fatal point. Other reasons such as Shinji suddenly getting into a car accident and losing consciousness, or the doctor diagnosing that he has a physical problem are possible, but this reason is like those turning points in life that cannot be avoided, such as a friend's marriage, the death of an elder, you simply cannot escape these things.

"How to do how to do?"

she thought.

This is all I can do. There's nothing I can do.

She was now like Snow White in the fairy tale, waiting for the prince to come and take the poisoned apple out of her mouth, but the prince passed by, glanced at her in the crystal coffin, turned around and ran to the set of Sleeping Beauty next door and kissed Sleeping Beauty to wake her up.

Asuka tightly grasped the passenger seat belt, and she unconsciously slid her fingernails over it bit by bit. She knew that she had to cheer herself up next, and live proudly like before. She had to put Shinji and the rest of him behind her like a passing cloud. If anyone dared to lie to her like this, humph, he didn't even want to be her friend.

Shirt, I don't want to keep Shinji's shirt.

There were also gifts, gifts for Unit 2, and she didn't want the gifts from Shinji. The box containing the model of Unit 2 was not forgotten in front of the telephone pole, but was taken to the car. She started to complain about various things in her life like a child in a rage.

So angry.

Why did you lie to me? Why didn't you lie to me?

You took many steps towards him, but he didn't even take one step. He didn't like you at all, and even walked in the opposite direction. He liked the girl named Ayanami Rei, not you.

Asuka recalled the time when Shinji gave her flowers a few months ago. It was so casual that it touched her heart. It was the night at the airport. She was waiting for Misato's return on the lawn. The cicadas outside were chirping desperately. The sun was still hot during the day, but what she was waiting for was a boy named Shinji Ikari.

Shinji Ikari was wearing a white shirt and black trousers, and every move he made was neat and tidy.

"This is for you." Ikari Shinji forcefully pressed the flower into her hand. "This is a rare flower that I have cultivated. At least let me cherish it."

Asuka looked over in surprise and he smiled at her.

Shinji Ikari said to her,

"Sometimes it's better to believe in Santa Claus."

I think it's better not to believe in Santa Claus. So sad.

The sadness of a small puddle, but her heart is only as big as the puddle.

At this time, the car finally arrived at the headquarters.

The journey to the interior was very long. The cable car made a humming sound, which echoed for a long time in the empty underground city. The two people on it were very quiet and didn't say a word. Ikari Shinji knew that he had to give the girl time to calm down, which was different from the previous situation where she had to stay alone at the telephone pole.

The workers on the road are busy.

The two stepped into the command room.

The Minister of Operations, who was pacing anxiously inside, immediately looked over.

"You're finally here."

Relief was evident on Misato Katsuragi's face.

Then she frowned slightly, because the atmosphere between the two drivers in front of her seemed really weird, especially Asuka. The German lady was full of low pressure and had her head hung, and it was obvious that she was in a bad mood.

What's going on?
Are you being angry like a child again? Or is there something wrong with your love life? But now is not the time to worry about this. There are still imminent apostles to defeat. Only by surviving can you have the right to talk about these things. Katsuragi Misato didn't have so many thoughts. She just asked to confirm,
"Asuka, you don't look very well. Can you fight?"

"of course."

The German lady managed to cheer herself up.

Shinji Ikari next to him couldn't help but sigh in his heart. The timing of the Angel's invasion was really not a good time. It would be better if they could come a few days later, at least to give Asuka some time.

And in the command room.

Ayanami Rei is already here.

She was wearing her usual school uniform, standing straight, with bright eyes, unlike Asuka who looked listless in her dress. When she saw the two people coming in, she nodded in their direction as a greeting.

"So, how about the Apostle this time?"

Shinji Ikari asked the most crucial question.

This is not talking to Asuka, so the girl's ban is naturally useless. Besides, the pilots do need to know the information of the apostles in order to gain an advantage in the next battle.

"This time the apostle is a little different..."

This is the first time Miss Misato has said such a thing.

How different could it be?

The female major immediately called up the surveillance footage of the apostles. It was different from the usual footage. This time the background was an uninhabited universe. The images transmitted from the satellite gave him an ominous premonition.

“…Its location is in space.”

Misato Katsuragi said.

Shinji Ikari couldn't help but be stunned.

An apostle in space? How can we defeat it? Can the EVA body fly into the sky? However, he quickly realized that no matter what, the apostle's destination must be the headquarters, and it must come to the headquarters in the end.

In other words.

This time the battle probably didn't take place in space.

(End of this chapter)