EVA: Shinji Ikari Returns from the Dragon Clan

Chapter 51 50. Asuka is excellent
It sounded as if he also wanted to hear him play the cello.

what the hell.

I haven't even said it yet, just to give you some face.

Asuka thought.

"You two..."

The German lady looked at him with extreme suspicion.

Shinji Ikari shook his head regretfully.

It seemed that she had thought that he and Ayanami were a couple once before, and now it happened again. In the eyes of others, do she and Ayanami look so much like a couple?
Not yet.

But soon...

Right?
Asuka temporarily withdrew her suspicious gaze. Looking at her expression, she probably still didn't believe it.

But Shinji Ikari doesn't care what others think.

The two changed into combat uniforms and waited for a while before finally seeing Rei Ayanami. She was still wearing the school uniform. He and Ayanami nodded to each other in tacit understanding as a greeting, which made Asuka look a little out of place in this harmonious atmosphere. Then Rei Ayanami also went in and changed into a white combat uniform.

The blue-haired girl came out and suddenly looked at him with a puzzled look.
"..."

"In the lounge."

Shinji Ikari guessed that she was confused as to where the cello was, but that thing was not a small item that could be brought casually, so it would be the same if she left it in the lounge and waited until the training was over to get it.

The beautiful girl nodded to show that she understood.

Asuka watched everything silently.

Are there really no ghosts among these two people... She doesn't believe it!

And that flower is indeed not unique. It seems that everyone has one, and I just got it as a by-product. It is indeed like this. This idiot didn't have any other intentions. I was just overthinking.

The three of them walked into the training ground.

The person in charge is naturally Ritsuko Akagi.

The beauty with blonde hair and teardrop mole seems to have less dark circles under her eyes these days. It is unknown how many days this energetic state can last. When the apostles arrive, she will definitely have to stay up late and work overtime again.

First there was daily simulation training, and then the synchronization rate test was carried out by piloting Unit-01.

Somehow.

Simulation training has been increased recently.

Shinji Ikari doesn't fly Unit-01 as many times as before.

Soon all the training was completed, the cockpit began to be evacuated, and the neural sympathy was cut off. After the blonde Ritsuko Akagi checked all the data, she was wearing her signature white coat. When she saw the pilots coming down, she praised him.
"As expected of you, Shinji-kun. The synchronization rate has been steadily increasing."

Several staff members also echoed and said,
"Yes, Shinji-kun."

“The training results were also perfect.”

It feels like there's some kind of Shinji-kun praise cult set up here at the headquarters. After Shinji Ikari started training, he's hardly ever been criticized, only praised. He almost feels embarrassed.

"correct."

Here, Ritsuko Akagi announced a message to the three drivers.

"There may be exchange experiments later, and I need your consent."

"exchange?"

"After all, you are all qualified, and you don't have to drive a fixed machine all the time. In an emergency, you may need to drive other EVA machines to fight."

He and Rei Ayanami both nodded.

The blonde didn't say what the emergency was.

But Shinji Ikari understood what this meant. Legend has it that there is a set of alchemical weapons in the academy called the Seven Deadly Sins, which contains seven swords. The conditions for pulling them out are very harsh. The higher the bloodline, the more swords one can pull out. The same may be true for qualified people. The more talented a person is, the more EVAs he can pilot. He always feels that there is something wrong with this metaphor. Evangelion Unit-01 cannot be simply described as a weapon.

What exactly is the consciousness inside?

apostle?

Or something else?
He glanced at the blonde who had walked aside and decided to find a time to ask about this matter. Akagi Ritsuko on the other side asked the German lady about her opinion on the exchange experiment.
"Where's Asuka?"

"I don't want it. I just want Unit 2." Asuka snorted coldly.

Sure enough.

Compared to the European ace title that sounds so cool, she is now more like a willful little girl. Because of this, others think she has not grown up. Because everyone knows that just being good at fighting does not mean you have grown up, Ikari Shinji thought.

Akagi Ritsuko didn't seem to care much about Asuka's rejection.

"I'll let you know on the day of the experiment."

Since Asuka disagrees.

By then, only Unit-01 and Unit-00 would be swapped.

Swap with Ayanami... Should I ride Unit 0? Unit 0 might also have a machine soul. Ikari Shinji thought about it and didn't know what attitude the consciousness in Unit 0 would have towards him. He hoped that they could get along well. Not to mention that the machine soul would be happy, at least it shouldn't hate him.

"Come on, Shinji-kun."

The blonde beauty said casually and turned back to processing the data.

The training ends here.

The three drivers can go about their business.

Misato Katsuragi, who had reappeared from nowhere, leaned against the wall and listened to the conversation leisurely. At this time, she heard Asuka complaining and mumbling,
"What? Everyone is praising Shinji."

"After all, he is really amazing."

The female captain smiled.

Shinji Ikari thought to himself, Miss Misato, you are like a bad parent now. You like to use other people's children to stimulate your own children. This will only suppress the children's enthusiasm. It is better to give them appropriate praise sometimes.

"Asuka is also excellent."

Ikari Shinji suddenly interrupted.

With the German lady's arrogant personality, if he keeps bragging about how great he is in front of her, sooner or later she will cause trouble for him, so he has to take care of her face occasionally. After saying this, he didn't care about Asuka's reaction after hearing this, and left on his own.

He went back to the lounge to pick up the cello, and then went to find Rei Ayanami.

The beautiful blue-haired girl was standing quietly at the exit waiting for him. Compared to the calm look she had a long time ago, her expression was now much more lively. After completing the training, the two of them were going to leave first this time, without Asuka, otherwise they would have to take the train together.

If Asuka were here, it would be too much of a nuisance.

"Ayanami, shall we go?"

"Ah."

Rei Ayanami nodded, then looked closely at the cello bag he was carrying, probably because she was curious about it.

Shinji Ikari looked around, scratched his head, and said in distress,

"But there doesn't seem to be anywhere to play it."

After all, this is the headquarters.

Having a lounge was good enough, but there was no place dedicated to playing music. Just when Shinji Ikari was thinking of finding a place outside,

"Go to my place."

Ayanami Rei suddenly said softly.

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