EVA: Shinji Ikari Returns from the Dragon Clan

Chapter 56 55. Even in the water tank, you should still yearn for the sea
The son of the great devil.

Shinji Ikari.

He was shirtless at the marine life research base, being disinfected all over his body by an instrument to prevent bacteria and viruses from entering the base. Miss Misato asked for leave from school for the three of them, and there was no simulation training at the headquarters today, so they had a day off.

He glanced to the side.

There were two girls wearing only underwear. Their fair skin stimulated his eyes and made him dare not look at them for too long. Fortunately, they were still young and there was no beautiful scenery that could make him unable to resist.

There is also a penguin at its feet, and it is also being disinfected in a serious manner.

"Why is Pianpian here too?"

"Miri said it's a good opportunity for it to visit its companions."

Asuka said boredly.

It can be seen that she really doesn't like this place.

Shinji Ikari couldn't help but think that you are really a fighting maniac, but it's a pity that you can neither use the Kamehameha nor transform into a Saiyan, and you are always stubborn. Except for being a little bit powerful when piloting Unit 02, no matter how you look at it, you are just a tsundere girl, although very beautiful.

The disinfection was completed quickly and the three of them put on the special white visiting uniforms here.

He looked like a critically ill patient who had just completed fourteen days of isolation as he walked into the base.

Inside the base are three-dimensional water tanks.

All kinds of marine creatures were swimming in it, dancing their tails in the water and swimming lightly. Unfortunately, because the place was too small, they would occasionally hit the wall.

They were all the marine creatures that Shinji Ikari was familiar with in another world, and there were no rare species.

It's not as good as the aquarium there.

But it is not common for people here.

At least not long after coming in, Rei Ayanami stared at the marine life in the tank in a daze. Even Asuka seemed to have given up the bored expression she had when she first came in. The German lady stood aside, staring at a few strange-looking fish by herself, and even leaned close to the glass to observe them carefully.

The three people looked at the fish swimming inside through the glass.

The tank is really small. This is obviously a research base, and I thought it would be as big as an aquarium, but now it is about the size of an ordinary home fish tank.

He walked with Ayanami.

Shinji Ikari sighed and said,
"This place is really small. It would be great if they could swim freely in the blue sea."

"No," after hearing his words, Ayanami Rei, who had always been a nobody, refuted for the first time. She looked at the creatures inside the glass with calm eyes, "They can only survive in the tank."

She said absentmindedly,
“…same as me.”

Again.

This feeling of loneliness.

Although he could feel a sense of kinship from Ayanami, and Blood's loneliness was somewhat alleviated, this negative thought was not a good idea. At least, he hoped that Ayanami could feel companionship from him, rather than his one-sided self-righteousness.

Ikari Shinji thought so.

So he said,

"But they used to live in the ocean. Even though the space has become so small now, they must be thinking about their previous lives, right? They must be thinking about it very much, the kind that makes them yearn for the ocean even in a tank, Ayanami."

The girl turned to look at him, her red eyes reflecting his face.

She nodded slightly.
"Ah."

The sound is very clear.

A sense of accomplishment suddenly arose in Shinji Ikari's heart.

Look, there is a beautiful girl who belongs to you alone. Your color gradually stains the pure white paper. You lied to her to hug her and she knows nothing about it. She will hug you foolishly. If this goes on, she might do something bad to her at some point. When she looks at you with her deer eyes, blinking, you will have to feel guilty and curse yourself for being such a nobody.

But who can bear this?

soon.

The visit finally ended.

Shinji Ikari was quite disappointed. What he wanted to see was the boundless blue sea, not the marine creatures in small tanks, which were all species he had seen before.

No wonder Asuka said she was bored and didn’t want to come.

That Kaji Ryoji suddenly appeared in the headquarters and invited him here, which made his current peaceful life feel a little bit over.

I always feel something is suspicious.

After changing back into their previous clothes, the three of them spread out a tablecloth on the lawn outside and sat on the ground. The research base was built on the seashore, and from here, looking out into the distance, one could still see the clean, orange-red ocean of only one color.

Two bento boxes.

A loaf of bread.

Ayanami kept eating the food she cooked herself.

Although Asuka was feeding him, the penguin still ran over to get some food when it smelled the aroma, and it was so funny and cute with its plops. Shinji Ikari looked at the German lady eating bread with pity, feeling that she might already know what the 100 flavors of bread are, and what Asuka said.

Uh.

For now, we can barely be considered... friends.

At least it has evolved from an ordinary colleague relationship.

"What are you looking at? I shouldn't have told you about Misato."

Asuka over there has given up being angry.

then.

Shinji Ikari took out the second bento.

This morning when he was cooking, he thought of the three of them coming to the research base together today. He hesitated for a moment and thought that they would definitely have lunch here, so he made an extra portion.

He tentatively handed over the lunch box.
"Want something to eat?"

“…I won’t eat it.”

Even this iconic tone seems weak.

It can be seen that this German lady was still hesitant in the face of the fragrant food. For some reason, Shinji Ikari felt that her attitude was just like a proud little girl who fell into a mud pit and was waiting for someone to pull her out. She was obviously covered in mud, but she was still unwilling to stretch out her hand to be rescued from it.

Shinji Ikari wasn't really bothered by her words.

He stuffed the lunch box in, just like Santa Claus stuffed the flowers in.
"I made this especially for you, so enjoy it."

"Specially?" she asked.

"I felt like you would still eat bread today, and then watch me and Ayanami eat it, which would be too pitiful, so I made an extra portion."

"I'm not pathetic!"

"That's right, it's all Miss Misato's fault."

He set up the enemy as the female captain, and spoke in a tone of solidarity, saying they were on the same front as him, with an attitude of "I understand you". Asuka quickly agreed with his words, and this time she opened the lunch box hesitantly.

it is as expected.

Ikari Shinji thought as he stared at her.

Although I am yearning to grow up and become an adult, I am unconsciously doing childish things.

The same goes for eating ice cream.

Even though I would take on the responsibility of an adult and fight against the apostles, I still wanted someone to comfort me.

It just tastes a little different.

Asuka ate her meal angrily, as if she mistook the food in the lunch box for him.

The three of them were almost finishing their meal.

The German lady suddenly asked another question.

"you……"

Shinji Ikari shook his head helplessly.

He had predicted what Asuka was going to say. After facing this question several times in a row, he could predict what others would say... This was the first time he had said this to Ayanami. Fortunately, she didn't understand anything about this. At this time, the beautiful girl with red eyes raised her head in confusion, as if asking why she was mentioned.

"That's it..."

Seeing him shaking his head, the German lady lowered her head, not knowing what she was thinking.

It's a bit inconsistent with the character.

collapsed.

Normally at times like this, shouldn't she have turned away with a look of disbelief?
This was the Asuka he remembered.

Why does he seem to believe it this time?

As Shinji Ikari was thinking this, he noticed that his body was shaking and swaying. It wasn't just him, but Rei Ayanami and Asuka beside him as well. Because it wasn't his own body that was shaking, but an influence from the outside world.

The ground shook slightly.

Was it an earthquake?
The three of them suddenly looked towards the sea.

In the distance, on the dead silent orange-red sea, there were ripples and a huge black shadow was wandering.

nautical miles.

It seems like something big is moving.

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