EVA: Shinji Ikari Returns from the Dragon Clan

Chapter 17 16. Ta-da! The Apostles Are Coming!
"Then it's a deal. I'll take you with me to the hospital next week. You must not break your promise!"

The bad boy breathed a sigh of relief.

It was as if some important and difficult task had been accomplished.

Shinji Ikari dismissed him without a word and went back to playing tennis. During the break in physical education class, he occasionally noticed Rei Ayanami, who was just sitting there in a daze, just like usual. No one in the class, whether boys or girls, wanted to communicate with her. It must be too lonely.

After class at noon.

He walked over to ask and have a meal.

"Are you feeling better?"

"Ah."

After such a long time, Rei Ayanami had already removed the bandage on her head, leaving only the bandage on her right hand unhealed. Ikari Shinji estimated that she had injured her bones, and he didn't know what the accident was. Her short blue hair just past her ears revealed her entire outline, and her fair skin set off her inhuman charm, but she was still so three-dimensional.

He noticed that the girl's eyes lingered on his bento for a moment longer.

Recently, Shinji Ikari has started to cook for himself, and no longer relies on bread from the convenience store to satisfy hunger at noon. He opened the lid of the box, revealing the rice and the side dishes with sauce, and flashed it in her direction.
"How's it going? Want to try it?"

Ayanami Rei: “…”

Sure enough, there was no response.

Shinji Ikari started eating without caring. He was just saying it as a daily talk. Anyway, this girl would definitely not eat it. It was not the first time he invited her. He was used to her reaction. It was clear from Ayanami's expression that she had some thoughts, but for some reason she always refused silently.

Open the lunch box.

The most common ingredient is meat.

As the days went by, he felt that his physical fitness was gradually syncing with that of his adult self. This feeling was similar to the feeling when his physical fitness began to surge after he awakened his Word Spirit during the Dragon Test. Even... his Word Spirit had made some progress, which indirectly showed that the dragon bloodline in his body was improving. He didn't know whether it was a good thing or a bad thing.

Several days passed like this.

go to school.

training.

One day, Shinji Ikari was staring at the sky in a trance while eating. As he was eating, he suddenly thought that maybe Ayanami was disgusted by his saliva?
"How about I cook a special meal for you next time?"

"it is good."

The girl's voice passed by like a breeze.

For a moment, Shinji Ikari thought he had misheard something, until he stared at Rei Ayanami for a long time, and then he realized that the girl had just whispered "OK".

He was a little surprised.

Every day he tried to make conversation to liven up the atmosphere on the way to and from school, but all he got was a dull expression. Most of the time he told stories that he thought were interesting. Sometimes he would think to himself, how could there be such an icy person in the world? Are you a humanoid robot made of icebergs from the North and South Poles? That kind of setting is outdated in the last century! Even when Shinji Ikari thanked him late at night, he almost thought he was hallucinating because he was in so much pain at that time.

More than two weeks have passed.

Only now did he realize that Rei Ayanami might like cooking.

He had played a dating game before, at the instigation of his roommate. If he wanted to capture a character with no character in the game, he had to follow the routine of falling in love with her over time, and the options were to show concern for her. Isn't this just being a dog? And when did I want to pursue her? Isn't this just a pure friendship? Anyway, that's what it means.

But reality is not a game.

Shinji Ikari wants to be friends with Rei Ayanami because of the feeling of Blood Sorrow. The feeling of loneliness is not pleasant, and Ayanami may be the only one like him in this world.

But if friends keep entertaining themselves unilaterally, the relationship will soon become distant.

Please give me some reaction.

If you don't get a response, everyone will be very sad. And this response is like the modified version of Snow White that Shinji Ikari has seen, where the evil queen caught Snow White and asked the prince if he was willing to eat the apple.

Do you want to eat it?
Eat! If you don’t eat, you are not a human being.

He immediately took advantage of the situation and handed over the lunch box in his hand.
"You can try this one, too."

"……Do not."

The girl probably realized that such a rejection was a bit ambiguous, so she said slowly, word by word, "You... also need to consume energy, right?" She spoke like a robot... although it came from her side.

Did she think she also needed to eat to prevent herself, a robot, from running out of energy, so she didn't try the bento? Could this be an illusion?
Shinji Ikari couldn't describe his current mood.

Take a look.

Isn't this a little bit of change that has happened unconsciously?

He felt a sense of accomplishment for some reason. In the past two weeks of peaceful daily life, he had successfully made a little change in a girl who was nothing but an iceberg. Compared to the days of hunting down those out-of-control anti-human hybrids, or searching for dragons in every deserted place, every day he spent now might be a series of miracles.

but.

Days like this continued for a while.

The rocks that disrupted the calm finally fell from the edge of the cliff, creating ripples on the water surface.

Third week.

Shinji Ikari specifically asked for leave from the headquarters and planned to meet Suzuhara Touji after school to go to the hospital to visit his sister.

This week, Dong Er has been praising his sister Suzuhara Sakura in front of him for how well-behaved and cute she is. It's getting to the point of being annoyed. He finally understands the horror of having a sister complex.

The food for my friend Rei Ayanami is also ready.

He asked Ayanami about her dietary taboos and favorite flavors. Although the answers he got were basically "I don't know", it was not a complete failure. He would just try it today to see if it suits her taste.

At this time.

His mobile phone rang.

The mobile phone I used for communication on the day I came to Tokyo was not handed in, so I left it with him in case of any emergency. There were only a few people whose contact information was on the phone, and everyone in NERV saw each other every day, so not many people contacted him through the mobile phone.

Shinji Ikari had a premonition and answered the phone.

"Shinji-kun." The anxious voice of Katsuragi Misato came from the other end of the mobile phone. The female captain's words finally disrupted the peaceful daily life. "A new apostle has appeared. Please come to the headquarters immediately."

After he said he would be there right away, the phone was hung up with a beep.

Just applied for leave.

It's over before it even started.

Shinji Ikari came back to his senses from the phone call that disrupted his plans.

The promise cannot be abandoned, but fighting the Angel is more important now. It seems that I can only go to the hospital to visit Suzuhara Sakura after defeating this Angel. As for what will happen if I fail to defeat it, Ikari Shinji has never even thought about this question.

Behind.

The sound of footsteps came slowly and steadily, and he was already very familiar with this sound.

Ikari Shinji looked over.

The person who came was indeed Rei Ayanami.

The beautiful girl remained expressionless as always, maintaining her nonchalant demeanor even in this tense situation.

"Emergency assembly," she said.

I’m here to send a message. I’m finally here to send a message on the fifth day of cross-examination.

Thanks to the big guy for helping me promote the book on Longkong, I am really grateful.

Friends who have investment can invest

Thank you all for your support.

I'm going to go write some words and take care of the signing process at the same time!

It will be updated on time at 8 o'clock in the evening. By the way, Asuka will be on the stage soon. Just defeat one more apostle and it will be almost done.

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(End of this chapter)