EVA: Shinji Ikari Returns from the Dragon Clan

Chapter 165 163. The full picture of the first apostle Adam?
Shinji Ikari decisively passed the buck.

No, this blame was not on him. It was just that Miss Misato had always been the kind of person who was familiar and unreliable, and only showed her reliability in some important matters. He thought to himself that this was the first time he had seen Miss Misato holding a gun with such determination.

“…Are you crazy?”

Misato Katsuragi asked Kaji Ryouji.

She didn't ask why, just like when they separated a few years ago, they each went to pursue the unforgettable thoughts of their youth, one for their dead friends, the other for their dead father. But Kaji Ryoji knew what she was asking about, referring to him involving Shinji Ikari.

This shouldn't be the responsibility of these children.

But Ryoji Kaji understood that sometimes judging whether a person is an adult or a child is not as simple as distinguishing by age.

"The more I avoid your affairs, the more I want to find out. Katsuragi, you are just a child."

Kaji Ryoji said.

When he said this, the hand hiding behind Misato Katsuragi had already swiped the pass card. The gate detected the permissions of the card in an instant and opened all the permissions. Misato Katsuragi wanted to stop him, but she never pulled the trigger of the gun. Even if it was just to fire a warning shot, she would not do such a thing. Perhaps, even she was expecting something in her heart.

There was a beeping sound.

The heavy iron door slowly opened.

The intricate metal gears spun and meshed with a creaking sound, and a green OPEN light appeared on the display, emitting a faint glow in the darkness.

A slight breeze blew from inside, as cold as if it came from the deepest part of hell.

All three of them couldn't help but shudder.

It was bright inside the door.

Even without stepping inside, you can still see the whole picture clearly.

There was a hole several hundred meters long. The huge spotlights on the wall released high-power lumens, presenting everything under the white light. An orange-red pool came into the eyes of the three people. This pool was even larger than the hangar of the EVA body. It was like a silent lake, but there were no fallen leaves on the water and no fish under the water.

And in the middle of the pool, there is a huge cross.

At a height of hundreds of meters, even if you look up hard, you can only barely bring it into your field of vision.

——There was a white giant nailed to it by a spear.

On his chest was a spear several dozen meters long, and his hands were fixed with sharp nails. These two things seemed to seal his ability to move. Only the upper half of the giant was left, and blood was constantly flowing from his broken waist and abdomen. Every drop of blood was bright red, flowing down along the cross. But he stayed quietly on the cross, and the thick and fishy blood dyed the entire cross red, like the tentacles of a human leg moving unconsciously at the wound.

"This is...Adam?"

Misato Katsuragi said with shock in her tone.

Is this the first apostle Adam?

Or, was this the subject of the Antarctic experiment fifteen years ago? Her father died in Antarctica while participating in the experiment on the first apostle Adam.

The second impact, which reduced the world's population by half, was also caused by Adam in that experiment.

Even those EVA bodies.

They are all physical replicas of this apostle.

She had put down her pistol. Sometimes, weapons are used only for deterrence, but when the other party knows that you will not shoot, the deterrence is almost non-existent. However, when she saw the apostle being crucified with her own eyes, Misato Katsuragi did not feel much hatred.

Was this all that Ritsuko and Commander Ikari had been hiding from her? She wasn't surprised at all, but instead felt that it was as she expected.

As long as the apostles come into contact with Him, the third impact will be triggered, leading to the destruction of the world.

But Kaji Ryoji shook his head.

"Not Adam."

no……?
Shinji Ikari went over this sentence in his mind before realizing what Ryoji Kaji had just said.

In the past, he had asked Miss Ritsuko, and she said that the apostle in the underground city was Adam, and the reason why the apostles invaded the Third New Tokyo City was to contact the first apostle Adam, triggering the third impact and destroying the world. But now Kaji Ryoji said that this apostle was not Adam? Who is right?
Misato Katsuragi next to her was dumbfounded.

"Hey, what do you mean?"

"I don't know who 'He' is, but he's definitely not Adam." Kaji Ryoji showed a hint of sarcasm, which was a rare expression. "Proclaiming that he is Adam is just a trick used by Commander Ikari to deceive people."

"Is there any evidence?"

"Because Adam is in Commander Ikari's hands." He raised his eyebrows and said jokingly, "and I brought him here personally."

Misato Katsuragi wanted to treat this as a joke, but she was familiar with this man's character, and this was not a lie... But this was just Kaji's one-sided statement. Besides, he had revealed everything and brought Shinji with him. What was his purpose? Shinji Ikari was thinking over there.

If it wasn't Adam, then who was this apostle in the underground city?

Could it be the mysterious second apostle?

He still has no information about the second angel. When he first came to Tokyo, he drove Unit-01 to destroy the third angel, and Adam was the first angel, so there was a vacancy in between. At that time, Shinji Ikari thought that the second angel might have been destroyed.

But now it seems that it may have just been sealed here.

At this time.

After a long silence, he asked:
"In other words, even if the apostles come into contact with Him, it will not cause the destruction of the world?"

Shinji Ikari doesn't care that much.

He just wanted to know the most crucial part.

Any evil plan can be solved slowly, but we must distinguish between the primary and secondary issues. If the apostles contact this apostle in the underground city and it still leads to the destruction of the world, then everything else is not too important before solving this problem.

“…I can’t guarantee that.”

Kaji Ryoji smiled bitterly.

This was something no one could afford to gamble on, and he didn't dare to make any guarantees. Even if there was the slightest possibility of human destruction, he couldn't gamble.

Humanity can no longer afford another shock.

Shinji Ikari thought so too. It was like a discarded nuclear warhead. No one could tell whether it would explode on the spot. He had to be extremely careful in handling it. Besides, the appearance of the apostles heading towards the underground city was not something that could be faked. Since the apostles were enemies, it was best not to let them succeed in what they wanted to do.

But Misato Katsuragi was speechless.

She looked at Kaji Ryoji and said with a tone of regret:

"Is this what you wanted to know all these years? You took such a big risk, but in the end, all you got was some insignificant news. Even if Shinji and I knew that the only Angel in the underground city was not Adam, but something else, would this have any impact on the outcome of the annihilation of the Angel?"

"……Do not."

Kaji Ryoji's tone suddenly became serious.
"Have you thought about it? After destroying the apostles, where will the EVA be used? Will the headquarters be willing to seal up such a powerful weapon?"

"You mean..."

"——Human Instrumentality Project."

"Uh, what does completion mean?"

Having to interrupt Kaji Ryoji's words, Ikari Shinji asked hesitantly.

Unfortunately--

"do not know."

"do not know?"

"Yes, I haven't gotten much information about this plan. I only know that Commander Ikari and his team are going to implement a negative plan against all of humanity, and that EVA machines are involved. I've been asking about this plan for many years, but I still don't have any useful information."

Kaji Ryoji showed an unwilling look on his face.

Shinji Ikari believed what he said.

Shinji Ikari had long suspected what would happen after defeating the Angels, and Kaji Ryoji's words only confirmed his thoughts.

However, this is really a pirate ship.

There wasn't much information about the plan, just a name, which was useless except for adding to the troubles. It would be nice if he could live happily without knowing anything, and then wait for someone to show up, like a bald superman, to solve the problem behind his back... But Shinji Ikari knew that this was just an escapist idea.

"Aren't you worried?"

Ikari Shinji suddenly asked.

Katsuragi Misato showed a puzzled expression at his sudden question, but Kaji Ryoji laughed. He seemed to have guessed what Ikari Shinji was going to say.

"I am Commander Ikari's son. Aren't you worried that I am also part of that plan?"

(End of this chapter)