EVA: Shinji Ikari Returns from the Dragon Clan

Chapter 70 69. About Mary Makiba

"Ritsuko, let me tell you something."

In the office of the technical department, two adult women were chatting. Misato Katsuragi's face was full of gossip, and her eyes were almost narrowed. Even adult women of this age could not help but gossip. It would be better to say that they liked it more.

"Guess what I saw last night?"

She said with a smile.

This gossipy smile stunned Ritsuko Akagi, who was drinking black coffee to refresh herself.

last night……

If it was the night before a few days ago, the blonde beauty could have guessed something, but what could have happened in such a severe storm last night?
She thought to herself that she had been working overtime here, busy from day till night, working hard for more than ten hours, and had solved countless technical difficulties. The weather outside was so bad that she didn't even give herself a day off... and then you came here leisurely just to gossip about other people. Are you still a human being?
Ritsuko Akagi shook her head, not wanting to guess at all.

Misato Katsuragi quickly revealed the answer.

"Last night during the storm, I saw Asuka wearing Shinji-kun's clothes. The two of them came back together. Could it be that these two kids are going to fall in love?"

For an instant.

The blonde beauty suspected that she was hallucinating.

Her brain, which was groggy from working overtime, seemed to be hit hard by a bell hammer, and it immediately woke up. Asuka and Shinji-kun? Who? These two people? She thought her good friend was joking, but this guy was not a joker when it came to gossip. In other words, the little girl who always wanted to show off was together with Shinji-kun?
think carefully.

She actually thought this was quite reasonable.

"Asuka?" Akagi Ritsuko paused and said thoughtfully, "If it's that girl, it would be a good choice for Shinji-kun."

"Yeah, Ritsuko, do you think so too?"

The urban beauties all seemed to think alike.

A few nights ago.

Ritsuko Akagi once saw Rei Ayanami and Shinji Ikari hugging each other.

But in the eyes of the technical director who knew the truth about the clones, this girl was not suitable to be with Ikari Shinji. If the two continued to be together, there would be no good results.

Asuka is still a normal girl and is more suitable for love.

of course.

There was also some selfish motive on her part.

Clones...

Ritsuko Akagi thought about the pilot swap experiment that would be launched soon. That experiment was actually mainly to test the feasibility of Rei Ayanami, as a clone, to pilot Unit-01.

As long as you can succeed.

By then, we can use clones as pilots.

The headquarters calls this the "puppet system", which is a very appropriate name. It will be installed on all EVA machines and mass-produced clones will be used to drive and fight. Maybe in the future there will be no need for drivers.

This way, you don't have to risk your life fighting the apostles.

Even death.

It was also the clones in the puppet system who died first.

However, this puppet system is too inhumane in the eyes of ordinary people. The ethical issues of cloning also need to be resolved. Besides, clones are not as good as real people and lack adaptability.

Unless absolutely necessary, it is better for real people to drive EVA.

They are still gossiping over there.

“When the two came back, their expressions were very interesting.”

An urban beauty with a cheerful look and a desire to share.

She was describing in vivid detail what she had seen and heard last night, wishing to explain every detail clearly.
"This is the first time I've seen Asuka like that. Moreover, they were holding the same umbrella. It was a very ambiguous atmosphere. Something must have happened between the two of them. Ritsuko, what do you think it was? Could it be..."

The next topic.

It's about to move towards adulthood.

Akagi Ritsuko sighed, "Your own love life is still a mess, yet you dare to interfere with young people's love life."

Veins popped out on Misato Katsuragi's forehead and she clenched her fists with a smile.

Hold on.

Can't be angry.

Seeing my friend’s defense almost broken.

Ritsuko Akagi smiled in her heart.

That's fine.

Misato just needs to happily defeat this apostle and then defeat the next apostle. It is better not to let her know about the dark side of EVA and the truth about the puppet system.

"Katsuragi's love life isn't a complete mess. At least I think it's pretty good."

A voice said.

The person who interrupted the conversation was the man who had just entered the office.

The one who comes is to bless you with good governance.

He still had that dissolute and frivolous look, with his shirt buttons unbuttoned, revealing a little of his chest, so that when the urban beauty saw him coming, she turned her head away in displeasure. The ex-boyfriend, who had not been seen for a long time, only showed up once after arriving in Japan, and no one knew where he went for the next week.

At first, she thought that this guy came back to do something dangerous, or to rekindle their old relationship, but she found out that she was overthinking.

"I haven't seen you for so many days, where have you been?"

"I'm just doing some tasks assigned by my superiors." He winked at Misato Katsuragi and gave her a frivolous smile, "Don't worry, I'm not looking for any woman."

The ex-girlfriend just walked out.

It’s true that out of sight, out of mind.

After waiting for the two people to finish their interaction and Misato Katsuragi walked out.

The blonde beauty, who was drinking black coffee and taking a break, said,

"That's not necessarily the case."

When Kaji looked at her with a puzzled look, Akagi Ritsuko explained, "Before you came to Japan, someone from the European branch had already applied to come. Maybe they couldn't bear to let you go."

"Oh? I don't remember having any romantic affairs there."

Kaji recalled.

Could it be those few... This shouldn't be the case. Although he looks a bit dissolute, he still cares about Katsuragi Misato. In order to investigate the truth over the years, he has been running back and forth, and he just flirted with a few women along the way.

"He's the head of the technical department of the European branch."

The blonde said calmly.

In this position.

The one waiting there was a woman.

"You mean that Mary Makiba?"

The libertine frowned for once.

That woman...

If a child has a personality, he or she may be eccentric, but if an adult has a personality, he or she may be unpredictable.

"Yeah, I was really shocked when I saw that she applied to come to the headquarters for exchange." Akagi Ritsuko leaned back in her office chair. She said she was shocked, but there was no surprise on her face. She just asked calmly, "And you applied not long before you came to Japan, and you came right after that. Do you really have nothing to do with her?"

"What a dangerous woman she is."

Jiaji raised his eyebrows, as if recalling something.
"Her challenge is too difficult. I've already failed once with Katsuragi, so I will never take action against a woman I'm not sure of. Is she actually coming to Japan?"

"No, the application was rejected by us."

"reject?"

"Applying to come to Japan for exchange at this critical juncture is suspicious no matter how you look at it, so it's only natural that it will be rejected."

The blonde beauty looked directly at her college friend and said meaningfully.

Blessing: ...

You might as well just say it out loud.

But he has made up his mind. These days, he has been investigating all over Japan for information about Commander Ikari's plan on how to use the EVA body after destroying all the apostles. No matter who tries to stop him, only death can stop him.

Next step.

The agency that should be investigating and finding EVA-qualified people is an organization called Maru Duk.

Rei Ayanami, Asuka, Shinji Ikari.

These three people.

How are people determined to be eligible?

"She probably has things to do over there, too."

Pretending not to understand what his friend said, the playboy smiled.

"I remember that the German branch had the experience of Asuka Unit 2, and they are now manufacturing EVA Unit 4, right? At this critical moment, that woman should not be able to get away."

As for Unit 3 in the middle.

That one was built in the United States.

"No matter what her intentions are, she can't come to Japan anyway, right?"

Got the answer to the question.

After testing the situation and confirming that the two people had no connection, and that this good friend from college was acting entirely on his own conscience, Ritsuko Akagi said somewhat listlessly.

"I think..."

Jiaji pretended to be amused and said, "She is not the kind of woman who would give up just because of one rejection."

Wait until Unit 4 is built.

Make some time.

He estimated that the woman was about to make a move.

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