EVA: Shinji Ikari Returns from the Dragon Clan

Chapter 55. Men are hopeless romantics

Ritsuko Akagi drank coffee with abandon.

When she is busy with work, she likes to drink coffee to refresh herself.

It would be nice if I could have a cigarette now... No, I'd better quit.

Suddenly, a flower popped out in front of her eyes, and the frivolous man approached from the corner of her sight. The blooming flower swayed slightly, and there was a charming floral fragrance.

The blonde took it casually and said,

"You are such a romantic."

"Men are hopeless romantics,"

Kaji Ryoji's teasing face appeared.

His shirt was casually undone at the collar.

The playboy, who exuded an aura that was out of tune with the headquarters, couldn't help but feel a little strange when he saw Akagi Ritsuko's indifferent reaction. "Such a small reaction, so sad, this is something I worked so hard to get for a long time."

"Because someone has already given it to her, women will only cherish the first flower they have given to them."

The blonde smiled.

The teardrop mole on her face made her smile charming. She casually placed the flowers given by Kaji Ryoji on the table.

"Oh? Who is it?" he asked curiously.

"It's Shinji-kun."

"That boy..."

"Have you met already?" she asked.

"I just met him a while ago. I also bumped into Katsuragi."

Mention this.

Ritsuko Akagi immediately became interested.

She raised her eyebrows and said casually, "I think Misato's expression will be very interesting if she runs into her ex-boyfriend who she hasn't seen for a long time."

Ritsuko Akagi, Misato Katsuragi, and Ryouji Kaji.

The three were college classmates.

When she was in college, Misato Katsuragi had a past with the man in front of her, but they broke up later. Counting the time, they haven't seen each other for about seven or eight years. What is the purpose of his coming back to Japan at this critical moment? Now they are fighting against the apostles here, and any normal person would run away.

The blonde kept this doubt to herself.

"As for her expression... she doesn't look like she has any feelings for the old times at all."

Kaji said with a smile.

"Correct!"

Someone suddenly shouted,
"If anyone thinks that the woman from the past is still in love with him, they are totally wrong!"

It’s Misato Katsuragi.

It seemed that she had finished chatting with the three drivers.

At this moment, the female captain walked in majestically, completely losing the gentle image of an urban beauty in front of the driver, and looked down at her ex-boyfriend condescendingly.

She questioned,
"How did you get here?"

"It's a special mission, so I'll be staying at headquarters for now. Just like our school days, the three of us can be together again," the rake said with a smile.

“I don’t want to go back to the past.”

Misato Katsuragi replied dissatisfied.

Now she looks more like a German lady.

But even though she was reminiscing about the past, the female captain had not forgotten one key thing. At this point in time, any outsider who came to the Third New Tokyo City was suspicious, even if the other party was her ex-boyfriend. Even though she had always been indifferent to these things, she realized that something was wrong. She and her good friend Ritsuko unexpectedly had the same doubts at different times.

Kaji Ryoji on the other side just smiled calmly, ignored her dissatisfaction, and asked about what happened just now.
"What's the response from Shinji-kun?"

"I asked the three of them to take a leave from school. It would be nice to go see the sea tomorrow."

Misato Katsuragi thought as she spoke.

I just hope that the apostles won’t suddenly appear at that time.

The last apostle.

It was a long time ago.

Life is very quiet now, and no new apostles have been detected in various parts of New Tokyo. Such a life is simply heaven.

At this time.

Misato Katsuragi finally noticed the flowers on the table.

The blonde smiled.
"It seems that you two old friends want to reminisce about the past, so I need to step aside for a while." After saying that.

She didn't wait for the two old classmates to react and walked out on her own.

Misato Katsuragi secretly glanced at the flowers on her friend's table.

She knew her ex-boyfriend's character very well, a playboy. Since even Ritsuko got the flowers, he would definitely get some for herself.

as predicted.

Kaji Ryoji took out a flower from somewhere.

He handed it over.

"I can forget everyone's flowers, but I can't forget yours. These are especially for you."

"Don't think you can buy me off with flowers." The female captain acted reluctant, "I have this kind of stuff too."

Then she reluctantly accepted it.

Sometimes it’s not that you don’t want others to give you flowers.

But the person who sent the flowers was not the right one, and her relationship was not over yet, so when Shinji-kun asked for flowers, she chose to pick one herself.

So far.

What a failed life.

Even the failed love still has some ties with me, but these are enough for me now.

Katsuragi Misato smiled noncommittally.

For a while.

The office of the Ministry of Science and Technology fell silent.

Ryoji Kaji looked at his ex-girlfriend in front of him and sighed in his heart.

He recalled the purpose of his stay in Tokyo.

——The number of apostles is limited, and sooner or later all the apostles will be defeated. But after that, it does not mean that everything is over and humans can continue to live like this.

Sadly.

Including his ex-girlfriend Misato Katsuragi.

Most people believed that everything would be over once all the apostles were defeated.

However, only a few people know the purpose of Commander-in-Chief Ikari Gendō and the hidden purpose behind the NERV organization. They are implementing a very dangerous plan, and the entire world's humanity is in danger.

Shinji-kun.

Jiaji thought silently.

Your father might be a demon who wants to destroy the world.

After completing the task assigned to him by Commander-in-Chief Ikari Gendō, he returned to Japan as a matter of course, and stayed in Tokyo just to find out the truth about the plan. This was an extremely dangerous road, and he could be humanely eliminated at any time. He had no doubt about the commander-in-chief's determination.

All the little ones have to think about is driving.

And all the adults here seem to be trapped in the disaster that swept the world fifteen years ago.

It’s better not to involve Katsuragi in dangerous places.

"It's rare that someone gives you flowers. Is it Shinji-kun?"

"right."

Katsuragi Misato responded with a smile.

"Yeah." Jiaji nodded, "Is that so."

Do not know why.

He looked relieved as he said this with a smile.

My eyes followed the stubble on his chin to his neck. His shirt collar was crudely unbuttoned, revealing a man's strong and broad chest. Although the man in front of me was still so carefree, he was indeed getting closer to that world. For so many years, it seemed that only Katsuragi Misato was left, still immersed in the disaster that killed her father fifteen years ago, and still standing still.

"I have something else to do. I'll leave first."

The ex-boyfriend turned and left. His figure looked unusually serious, and his back was no longer bent as usual.

Misato Katsuragi couldn't help but shout at his back,
"Hey, what on earth are you doing back in Japan this time?"

Kaji Ryoji did not answer.

He waved.

Like a mountain, there is no turning back.

Thank you all for your votes. My schedule has been a bit messy these days and I’m recovering now.

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(End of this chapter)