EVA: Shinji Ikari Returns from the Dragon Clan

Chapter 43 42. The old man should be severely defunded
Old Tokyo City.

It is the remains of the former Tokyo City after the disaster fifteen years ago. In the past, this city was known as the Flower City and was stunningly beautiful, but now only some bases used for research remain.

high altitude.

The planes were humming.

Being in the small and incredibly hot interior, listening to the noisy jet sounds, Shinji Ikari had a bit of a headache.

At a time like this, he should be slacking off and reading a professional biology book in the quiet campus, or going to and from school with the beautiful girl Ayanami, instead of sitting on the plane like a trash can listening to Miss Misato's nagging accumulated over the past few days, and even having to go out to fight next.

"What kind of meeting is this?"

he asks.

How could an accident happen when attending a random meeting about funding?

Fortunately, it has nothing to do with the apostles.

Shinji Ikari felt like he was about to develop Angel PTSD symptoms. When he heard Miss Misato asking Unit-01 to go into battle on the phone, he subconsciously thought that the enemy must be an Angel. And not just him, but Rei Ayanami, who was listening to the phone next to him, seemed to have the same idea.

It's rare for a girl to have such a big reaction.

Should I pretend the phone is ringing next time? Never mind... I'd better not make such jokes.

Why does he always want to bully Ayanami?
"It's about a giant humanoid robot newly developed by another organization, the JA Robot, which was supposed to be unveiled at this meeting, but ended up causing a lot of trouble."

Misato Katsuragi, whom I haven't seen for a few days.

She was wearing a heroic formal suit, which was eye-catching.

Her temperament in formal attire is completely different from before. At this moment, she seems to have shed the aura of an urban beauty and has really become the female captain, the chief of operations. If Shinji Ikari saw her like this when he first came to Tokyo, he would definitely think that she was a reliable female officer, not some logistical civilian staff member.

"What's the trouble?" he asked curiously.

"It's out of control and is now heading toward the city on its own. It can't stop at all, and the combustion engine inside it is at risk of exploding."

"out of control?"

"Well, the reason is unknown. But we have to stop it now."

Shinji Ikari thought for a moment, "Is this robot very powerful? I heard from Ms. Ritsuko that if it's not handled properly, half of the headquarters' budget will be cut. How does it compare to Unit-01?"

“Very impressive…right?” she said hesitantly.

"for example?"

"It has a built-in nuclear reactor and can carry out operations continuously for 150 days."

Ikari Shinji raised an eyebrow.

He suspected that he had heard something wrong. Even Unit-01 could only last a meager five minutes.

And it turns out that his idea of ​​inserting a nuclear reactor into the giant's chest a long time ago can really be realized. Such a good thing should be given to Unit-01 as well. He doesn't mind its ugliness. Five minutes is really too little. If an apostle who needs to fight for a long time comes one day, the endurance will become a fatal weakness.

The female captain added:

“No driver is needed, it’s remotely controlled.”

Okay, surrender, surrender, he was the first to surrender.

Ikari Shinji nodded.

What EVA and Unit-01, they were just born in an era without JA robots. Those old things should have been eliminated long ago, and the funding should have been spent intensively.

Seeing that his attitude was not very serious, Katsuragi Misato smiled kindly.
"——But there is no AT field."

"It's useless. Is this the only capability of the so-called JA robot?"

He immediately defected.

wrong.

This is a move away from darkness and toward light. For monsters like the Apostle, only a machine with an AT force field can neutralize its outer defenses and then destroy the red core. A simple humanoid robot, without solving the problem of the AT force field, is useless on the battlefield.

Speaking of this, Shinji Ikari remembered a question that had puzzled him before.

Apostles have AT force fields.

The body of Unit-01 also has this force field, and underneath the armor is a living organism.

What is the relationship between the two? Shinji Ikari vaguely sensed the answer. He had felt long ago that they were from the same source, and now it was just a confirmation. He put this idea aside and asked about the specific battle plan.

"If there is no AT field, you can just use some bombs to destroy it on the spot. Why do you have to do it yourself, Miss Misato?"

Yes.

Misato Katsuragi's battle plan.

She entered the giant humanoid robot from the back entrance and shut down its nuclear reactor core. For this, Unit-01 needed to come over to escort her and send her into the out-of-control robot.

"It has a nuclear reactor inside, and it's too close to the city. If it explodes, the nearby cities will suffer a fatal blow." The female captain shook her head and rejected his suggestion. "Besides, I have its core program password. As long as I enter it, I can stop its action."

There is a password.

In this kind of meeting where everyone is competing for funding, the relationship between us and the other party must be bad, right?

How did he get this... Ikari Shinji thought strangely.

“Isn’t it too risky?” he said.

After all, when it comes to nuclear energy, if you’re not careful, all the ashes will be scattered.

Since Unit-01 has the AT force field, Shinji Ikari will definitely not have much of a problem, but by then, Miss Misato inside the robot's body will probably be reduced to nothing in a nuclear explosion.

"There's nothing we can do about it. For the sake of the city."

she says.

There was a look of determination on Misato Katsuragi's face.

I don't know whether it's better to say that she values ​​responsibility or that she ignores her own life. It feels like Miss Misato is a person who gets crazy occasionally. As a mid- to high-level manager, she doesn't need to come here in person. Ikari Shinji thought silently that this action was too dangerous. Moreover, it's normal for a remote-controlled robot to go crazy and run around in the same place when it suddenly loses control, but why would it go to a nearby city with a clear goal? No matter how you think about it, it feels inexplicable.

but.

Regarding this department.

This is actually a good thing. After all, the rivals competing for funds have developed something that is so out of control and threatening that its value is extremely low in everyone's eyes.

"It's too dangerous. I do have a suggestion." Shinji Ikari said disapprovingly.

The current situation is different from that of the apostles.

This was just an ordinary nuclear reactor explosion. At most, it was a small-yield nuclear bomb. There was no need to risk one's life. In the movies, those who tried to shut down nuclear reactors often did not have a good ending.

There must be a better way.

This was the first time he gave Miss Misato combat advice.

"What do you think?"

"Tear it down and dump it in no man's land within five minutes."

Misato Katsuragi was surprised.

Although the AT force field is there, the explosion of the nuclear reactor is unlikely to hurt the driver, but there is still a risk. Besides, five minutes... is it really enough time to throw it over the no-man's land?

"Are you sure?"

"I am sure."

Thanks to this for the tips from Shanmu and Duying. Thank you all for your monthly tickets and recommendation tickets. Because there were too many people today, I spent a long time getting all the names, but I gave up. The author said that this place is really full and can't hold any more.
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