EVA: Shinji Ikari Returns from the Dragon Clan

Chapter 167 165. Official cohabitation with Ayanami Rei and EVA Unit

After Unit-01 was repaired.

Shinji Ikari resumed his daily training.

As for the human completion plan that could destroy the world, although he knew about it, it still had no impact on his life. After all, that was after defeating all the apostles. He couldn't worry about the future so far away all day long, that would be too much of a waste of time.

just.

Occasionally, he would notice some abnormalities in the headquarters.

Just as Ikari Shinji himself said before, just because something is buried there and not discovered doesn't mean it doesn't exist. Even if you don't know the truth, you have to face it anyway in the end. But this underground city is so huge that every dark place he looks at feels like there are some secrets hidden... Ikari Shinji knows that he may have over-invented his head.

"...Ayanami, do you want to move directly to my place?"

One night after watching the apostle in the underground city.

After playing a cello piece in his apartment, Shinji Ikari looked at the girl's face and said seriously.

The cello is still very heavy, and couples in the passionate love period want to be together all the time. Even if they are just in a daze, they will feel happy. When Ikari Shinji first wanted to tell Rei Ayanami about this idea, he was a little embarrassed. After all, saying this would make him seem like a bad guy who kidnapped a girl.

"Yes, Ikari-kun."

Rei Ayanami nodded in agreement, seemingly unaware that she was walking into a trap. Shinji Ikari thought that she agreed so easily, didn't she realize what the meaning of a girl moving into a boy's house was between lovers? Why did he feel more and more like a bad guy? But would he say, "Haha, I was just making a suggestion just now, Ayanami, you should think about it seriously"?
——He won’t.

So this week's day off in the afternoon.

He and Rei Ayanami arrived at her apartment.

Although Rei Ayanami has been living at her own place these days, she actually still has her own residence, and Shinji Ikari used to come here often. This time, he came back to move some of the girl's things to Shinji Ikari's apartment, and the two of them were going to officially live together.

Otherwise it would be troublesome going back and forth.

Open the door of this apartment.

The simple furnishings inside were clearly visible, with sofas, tables... and an empty vase on the table in the middle of the house. Not long after Shinji Ikari came to Tokyo, the girl invited everyone to a dinner party and bought a lot of furniture, but now there was no one there and it still looked very cold.

Rei Ayanami turned on the air conditioner first to quickly cool down the stuffy air in the room.

"Start working!"

Ikari Shinji said in spirit.

I have to clean the apartment before I leave.

Clothes and books have been packed. In this respect, Ayanami Rei is really not like a modern girl, but considering her past life, it is normal now. Ikari Shinji wants to buy her more beautiful clothes and wear them for himself.

Well, it's best to wear your school uniform when you're outside. Students should wear school uniforms.

What a pathetic possessiveness.

He picked up the broom and mop from the bathroom and filled the bucket with water.

The rag was handed to Rei Ayanami.

During the school's general cleaning, Shinji Ikari missed it because of an accident in the unit swap experiment. Unexpectedly, he made up for it today in Ayanami's apartment. He was responsible for the manual labor, and Rei Ayanami was responsible for cleaning the surface of the furniture. It took them more than an hour to make the whole apartment clean. Finally, they covered the furniture with the newly bought dust cloth, and it was considered finished.

Shinji Ikari wiped his sweat. Although the air conditioner was on, he still sweated a lot after doing the physical work. Ayanami Rei's forehead was also covered with fine beads of sweat.

Seeing him like this, the girl whispered:

"Take a short bath."

"Ayanami, you're sweating too..."

He said.

Shinji Ikari was a boy, so he could still hold back the sweat on his body and let Rei Ayanami take a shower first. But the girl stared at his eyes for two seconds, blushed a little, and nodded softly and said "yeah". He was still a little confused about what was going on, but he immediately realized that Shinji Ikari swore that he was innocent, and he really didn't mean that.

But he didn't explain.

Ayanami is a bit too indulgent to herself. This has its advantages and disadvantages. Ikari Shinji doesn't know which is good and which is bad, but if a girl blushes and says to you like this, can you refuse? If you refuse, you are not a human being!
The two of them stayed in the apartment until dusk, and then set out on the road home before night fell. If they continued like this, they might not be able to go home tonight.

Shinji Ikari was dragging a suitcase that was not too heavy.

This is considered formal cohabitation.

I had thought about exchanging keys to each other's apartments before, but now I just did it in one go. This is how relationships progress rapidly. This way, they can see each other every morning. As for Ayanami's apartment, there will probably be no chance to go back next time.

"Ikari-kun, have you thought of anything happy?"

"Ok?"

"You're smiling strangely." Ayanami Rei's face suddenly moved closer, so close that it seemed as if she could kiss her if she just lowered her head.

It's not as if... Ikari Shinji had already kissed her, and he also rubbed Ayanami's little face. With these small actions, he finally dispelled the doubts of the curious baby. The girl had already adapted to his sudden attack, and this time she didn't blush much, but just wiped his saliva.

"Not here."

She blinked her red eyes and said.

It's just a kiss, not... Ikari Shinji was speechless for a moment. In the girl's mind, he was such a bad guy, right? Was his reputation so low? This was not okay. Ikari Shinji always thought he was a gentleman. But the more Ayanami acted like this, the more he wanted to bully her. Tokyo was sparsely populated nowadays, and even fewer people passed by on the streets with lights at night.

But the two of them just played around for a while on the way, and there was no restricted content.

He is very possessive and doesn't have that kind of interest.

After returning to Shinji Ikari's apartment.

Ayanami took out everything from her luggage. Clothes and other things were placed in a special cabinet, and as for books and homework for class, they were piled together with Ikari Shinji's. After everything was packed up and Ayanami Rei's daily necessities were integrated into the apartment, the two of them started to cook dinner for today.

the next day.

It was Monday, and it had only been a few days since the annihilation of the Twelfth Angel.

There were no strange new transfer students today, and Kirishima Mana didn't talk to him either, but was chatting with the girls and blending into the social circle. Asuka was still the same as usual, and Ikari Shinji finished a whole day of classes with rare ease - although he spent most of the class time studying on his own.

Suzuhara Touji handed over another letter for his sister.

Shinji Ikari had taken many days off due to an experimental accident. Suzuhara Sakura was very worried when she learned about this from her brother. After all, there was no Angel invasion during that period, so taking so many days off could only be an accident.

Shinji Ikari wrote back to the little girl seriously.

I thought that the rest would be a peaceful daily routine without any unexpected situations.

Just didn't expect it.

This afternoon, just after finishing training at the headquarters, Shinji Ikari met an acquaintance.

——It’s Mary Makiwa.

The two met in the corridor, and there was no one else around. She looked a little tired, and I don't know where she has been these days, she seems to be very busy. But she was still dressed the same as when we first met, and the red plate glasses on her face seemed to be her usual trademark. After seeing him, Makiba, who was originally walking hurriedly, stopped, pushed her glasses and smiled:

"Shinji-kun, long time no see."

"Ms. Mary...long time no see. I haven't seen you for a while. Are you busy with something?"

Shinji Ikari also felt that it had been a while since he had seen his mother's college friend. She was even more elusive than Kaji Ryoji. Last time, she told him about the accident in Unit-01's experiment, which taught him a lot. In short, she was a good elder.

"Busy... that's not the case."

Makiba said in a lazy tone,

"It's just that Mr. Fuyutsuki was too stingy. He made me travel all over Japan and see a lot of beautiful scenery in Japan. As a result, I can't go back to Germany now."

"I can't go back...didn't you book a flight?"

As soon as he said it subconsciously, Ikari Shinji knew that this was not the reason. With NERV's capabilities, it would not be a problem to arrange a special plane overnight if they wanted to go back.

Was he dismissed?
Shinji Ikari tried not to think negatively.

"I just can't go back. I didn't expect that I would be lucky enough to escape with my life during this trip to Japan." Makiba said with emotion.

"what?"

"The German section has disappeared," she said.

"...disappear?" Ikari Shinji asked hesitantly.

"That's right. Thousands of people from the entire NERV branch in Germany literally disappeared during the EVA-4 experiment the day before yesterday. So many familiar people died. I only found out about this today, so I ended the tour and returned to the headquarters. I hope the princess won't be too sad when she finds out later."

She dropped some pretty bombshell news.

Princess……

Ikari Shinji reacted.

The princess she was talking about was Asuka.

But this kind of verbal problem is not important. The big problem is that the German branch disappeared during the experiment on Unit 04. Asuka had discussed this with him not long ago and speculated that Unit 04 may have been officially completed and could be put into actual combat, with only a pilot missing.

What kind of outrageous experiment did they conduct over there to lead to such consequences?
(End of this chapter)