EVA: Shinji Ikari Returns from the Dragon Clan

Chapter 139 137. Ikari-kun, will you hate me?
Come out of the lounge.

Shinji Ikari ran into Asuka who was about to buy a drink alone.

Recently, the German lady didn't ask him to bring a drink, but had to take care of it herself. This was of course related to what Shinji Ikari had explained to her before. He thought that this kind of thing was harmless, but Asuka didn't seem to think so.

Probably because he didn't expect Shinji Ikari to come out.

Asuka's face was obviously surprised. She thought to herself that she had just seen Vice Commander Fuyutsuki. Did the two chat? The boy in front of her looked extremely unhappy. He looked as if he was struggling with some unsolvable problem. Asuka had never seen Ikari Shinji like this. This guy usually looked calm, but now he was like this. Did something bad happen that she didn't know about?
"What's wrong with you, idiot?"

She blurted out subconsciously.

Asuka regretted asking this question. Because she soon realized that it was none of her business. No matter how sad she was, she had the comfort of the top students. She was not alone. Even Misato was not willing to chat with her recently. Asuka thought that Misato was a completely unreliable adult. She had not been seen recently. She didn't know what she was doing. She could only be seen in the apartment.

as predicted.

Ikari Shinji shook his head and just forced a smile at her:
"fine."

Humph, if you don't say anything, don't expect others to understand you. Asuka, whose face had regained its composure, snorted in her heart. She was now in a state of "breaking off friendship". She just couldn't help but say those caring words. It was all because of her good character. She thought so, but as long as she persisted, she would be able to treat it with a normal heart sooner or later.

"Then I'll leave." Asuka said.

"Ah."

The two looked at each other and passed each other by.

The conversation with Vice Commander Fuyutsuki had already confused Shinji Ikari's thoughts. Looking at Asuka's receding back, Shinji Ikari still had no intention of making things worse. Judging from the attitude of this German lady, she should be able to be an ordinary friend in the future, and that would be enough.

The most important thing right now is Rei Ayanami.

She can only survive for one year...

Shinji Ikari stood there in a daze for a while before leaving the corridor. The three machines were still under repair. There was no training today, so it was time to prepare to go back.

He took the normal cable car alone.

In the empty underground city, there was only the echo of the cable car operation. Shinji Ikari suddenly thought that it would be great if Ayanami had a mobile phone at this time. It is normal for couples to chat on the phone for a long time, but the telephone in this world is only used for communication in emergency situations.

As expected, he still had to buy the girl a mobile phone, so he put this matter, which he had considered before, at the top of his plan.

Only after taking this long cable car ride did we leave the underground city.

It was dusk outside.

The beautiful girl is already waiting.

"Ikari-kun."

Seeing him come out, Ayanami Rei, who was always in school uniform, approached slowly. She took the initiative to extend her fair hand to him, and Ikari Shinji naturally took it, and the two of them went back together tacitly.

Bang, bang, bang.

It's the sound of a tram running.

On the train, Shinji Ikari felt his chaotic thoughts gradually relax.

When he watched TV dramas in the past, there were always some classic scenes in them. For example, the train was too crowded, and the male protagonist struggled to open up an area for the female protagonist to stay inside. Unfortunately, the train in the Third New Tokyo City was empty, and there were no such problems. Moreover, when they were outside, Rei Ayanami was too shy, so more intimate actions were currently impossible.

After getting off the tram, the two walked towards the apartment. Night had already arrived.

When Shinji Ikari used his key to open the door of the apartment, he suddenly thought of something.

The two have not yet exchanged the keys of each other's apartments.

For some reason, even though the girl still had one year left to live, he felt as if they would be separated in the next second. So much so that everything he thought about now was filled with sadness.

Coming in from the entrance, the two began to go about their respective business with proficiency.

Cut vegetables and cook.

Clear the table.

After everything was done, he and Rei Ayanami sat on the sofa in the living room.

The TV was already on, and it was playing a boring news program. Rei Ayanami nestled in his arms, and Shinji Ikari put his hands on the girl's soft belly, feeling her delicate skin. The two watched TV together. In fact, it didn't matter what program was on it, but sometimes just doing something together was enough.

After watching TV, it’s time to decide whether to do something between men and women.

But Shinji Ikari was still thinking about what happened during the day.

Should I pretend I know nothing? Since Ayanami kept it a secret from him, it meant that the girl didn't want him to know about it. Or I could tell her that you are a clone of my mother, and we are not suitable to be together based on our identities. But Ikari Shinji couldn't say anything no matter what, and he couldn't pretend that it didn't happen. This was something that a girl shouldn't bear alone.

Both of them have come to this point.

Her affairs are naturally Ikari Shinji's affairs.

Of course he was confused. If it was normal, Shinji Ikari would probably be confused for several days and toss and turn in his sleep about the identity of Ayanami Rei as his mother's clone. Although the two of them no longer had genetic problems, this aspect could not be ignored. But the last words of Vice Commander Fuyutsuki were as if the god of death had written the girl's name on the Death Note. Every minute and every second now was worth cherishing.

I can't let my imagination run wild any longer...

Ikari Shinji sighed in his heart.

His hand unconsciously played back and forth on Rei Ayanami's smooth belly. The girl felt itchy and grabbed his naughty hand. At this time, Shinji Ikari suddenly spoke, destroying the somewhat harmonious atmosphere:

"There's something I want to tell Ayanami."

Ayanami Rei probably sensed the heavy tone in his voice.

So the girl turned her attention from the TV to Ikari Shinji: "Ikari-kun, what's wrong?"

"Ayanami is a clone, right?"

Shinji Ikari said this simply and clearly.

The girl in his arms immediately stiffened. She lowered her head and buried it in his arms like a deer that had made a mistake. She hesitated and did not dare to look up. Her wet red eyes only focused on secretly studying his expression. "... Ikari-kun, do you know already?"

Ikari Shinji nodded: "Yeah, I just found out about this today."

Rei Ayanami asked anxiously:
"Then Ikari-kun, will you hate me?"

I'm guilty.
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(End of this chapter)