EVA: Shinji Ikari Returns from the Dragon Clan

Chapter 48 47. Report on Ikari Shinji's Genetic Corrosion

It's already the second day.

Ritsuko Akagi gently placed the flowers into the vase.

This is the first time I have received flowers in several years. It is worth cherishing, even though they were not sent by that man, but by his son.

sometimes.

I always feel like a fool.

The blonde beauty sighed. Unlike Katsuragi Misato who returned to New Tokyo yesterday, she would not go back until today. She finally had a holiday and received flowers, so she decided to take a lazy day and relax. She didn't want to go back and work overtime.

Set the vase aside.

She called the headquarters to report.
"Unit-01 has been transported back. At the meeting, everything went as planned except for Captain Katsuragi's actions."

"Thanks for your hard work."

The commander-in-chief's voice came from the other side.

New Tokyo City.

NERV headquarters.

The man named Ikari Gendo hung up the phone.

He was still dressed the same as usual, with brown glasses, a black coat, and a scraggly beard on his chin. He glanced at the flowers in the vase on the table next to him - they were brought by Dongyue for decoration and had nothing to do with him - was today a holiday? Why did he seem to be able to smell the fragrance of flowers?

Flowers.

My wife's death anniversary seems to be approaching.

"anchor."

in the office.

Only the old deputy commander stood quietly by.

Seeing that he had ended the call, Deputy Commander Dong Yue came over and handed him a document that had just come out of the fax machine. The old man said calmly, "Here is a document. I'm afraid you need to take a look."

The file was uploaded on the smooth desktop.

Ikari Gendo stretched out his finger to stop it, then he picked up the document.

It contained a complex genetic testing map. The commander-in-chief could naturally understand the information on it, but after just a few glances, he frowned tightly.

"This is the genetic information of the third qualified person."

The old man's voice was low and hoarse. "The report said that his genes had undergone slight changes compared to the initial test results."

"What's the reason for the change?" asked Gendo Ikari.

"I'm afraid it's because of Unit-01."

Unit-01.

In an instant, this word made the atmosphere in the office fall into silence.

But the problem cannot be avoided.

Still have to face it.

"Every time he pilots Unit-01, his genes change a little. The specific reason is still unknown." Deputy Commander Dongyue sighed, "It seems that there are still many secrets in the apostle that we don't know."

Both men fell into silence.

Even though fifteen years have passed since the Antarctic continent melted, and humans have conducted in-depth scientific research on the Apostles, no researcher dares to say that they have mastered the Apostles thoroughly.

Humans used biotechnology to replicate the DNA of the apostles.

Then created the humanoid weapon EVA.

But the apostles are creatures like this.

It is still impossible to fully explore what is hidden in them.

In the office, both sides were silent. The commander-in-chief sat upright in his chair, his expression vague behind his brown glasses, like a stone sculpture full of secrets and a past that no one knew.

But the old man knew his past.

Ikari Gendo.

This man's original surname was not "Ikari". When he was young, he had a deep obsession with power, so even marrying into the wife's family was not a problem. So after getting married, he used his wife's surname.

"anchor."

As if calling that former student.

From beginning to end, Fuyutsuki Kozo never called this man by his name, but only by his surname, because this man was the only one who was not annoying. The silence finally ended.

Ikari Gendo crossed his fingers and placed them on his chin.

"What's the doctor's advice?"

"It is not clear whether the effect on the human body is good or bad. It is best not to drive Unit-01 again to prevent the genetic changes from becoming more serious."

"..."

This is totally unacceptable advice.

"How's the usual training going?"

"Nothing unusual."

Not only is there nothing abnormal about it, but it can also be described as genius.

Compared to the second qualified candidate Asuka, the third qualified candidate Ikari Shinji is simply too talented, but this is the biggest anomaly. Can an ordinary boy who has never received training have such a strong talent? Or is it because he inherited the talent of his deceased mother? Is there such a thing in the world?

The old man buried this doubt in his heart, and then asked calmly,

“What should we do with this information?”

"Let's suppress it for now and find out the cause of the genetic change as soon as possible. Unit-01 is the most important thing right now." The commander-in-chief said coldly, "As for the pilot, it's fine as long as he's not dead."

Sure enough.

It really fits this man's terrible character.

I am thinking about farming in the winter month.

It's really ridiculous. He was such a jerk in college, but he fell in love after getting married. He even realized what the most important thing was after his wife passed away.

My own student.

There have been many changes to him.

...People always understand the value of something only after they lose it.

"But it's really troublesome."

The old man mentioned what happened on the phone before.

"Evangelion Unit-01 overexerted itself during the meeting. After all, this is not our territory, and everyone saw it. It looks like some information will be leaked."

Ding--

The fax machine next to him suddenly rang.

Dongyue walked over.

The machine was ticking, transmitting the news from afar. He took out a document, took a look at it, and then, as if to confirm what he had just said, said some bad news.
"The head of the technical department of the European branch has applied to come to Japan for exchange."

The old man said, "Ikari, I'm afraid she has bad intentions."

"That woman..."

Ikari Gendo frowned.

She was his wife's junior when they were in college, and a very close friend of his wife. She was also a genius. She was promoted to a high position just a few years after graduating with a doctorate, and now serves as the director of the technical department of the European branch.

When his wife was still alive, the relationship between the two was pretty good. In fact, his wife was introduced to him by her. The last time they met was at his wife's wedding.

But since his wife passed away.

The two sides almost never interacted with each other.

What was her purpose in suddenly applying for exchange at this critical moment?
"Refuse it."

He said decisively.

No matter what that woman's purpose is, just don't let her come to Japan.

Many years have passed, and the people he knew in college are still alive and smiling happily, but his wife is still in that world due to an experimental accident, and will never come back. Now all that is left is a walking corpse named Ikari Gendo.

Ikari Gendō turned his gaze to the West.

Mention the European branch.

The man named Kaji Ryoji who was stationed there before should be coming back soon.

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