Hawks from the Land of Light are calling me a dove and an undercover agent in the chat group.

Since his wife's death, Gendo Ikari, who had been so emotionally detached from worldly affairs that nothing could stir his feelings, experienced the urge to curse for the first time in a long time.

"What are you still standing there for? Hurry up and do it, Gendo!" The dizzy, bewildered, and crazy old people were still urging them on.

Gendo Ikari was stumped. This was only the early stages of the plan, and NERV still needed the support of the elders' authority for various expenses and scheduling. He really couldn't refuse the elders' unreasonable demands at this moment.

He could only take a deep breath and coldly order: "Unit 1, retreat to base. Unit 0, deploy. We must get something out of that thing, even if it kills us!"

The order spread throughout the base. Not to mention Misato Katsuragi, even Ritsuko Akagi, who had always regarded Gendo Ikari as her everything, was dumbfounded. She looked at the giant of light on the screen, then turned to look at Gendo Ikari, her face full of question marks.

The other employees inside the base were even more absurd, their mouths full of profanities but unable to speak.

"You don't want this base anymore, do you?" Misato Katsuragi offered a slightly tactful suggestion.

With this nonsensical order, the aura of absolute authority that Gendo had forcibly built up within the organization over the years suddenly cracked. No one would believe that the commander was always right, or that it was right to just listen to the commander.

Everyone here came with the mindset of saving the world, so they were prepared to die in the fight against the apostles.

But you can't do this to people! We want a glorious death, not someone who's just looking for trouble and getting themselves killed!

"Don't say anything more," Gendo Ikari said coldly, trying to salvage the situation. "Don't assume that just because the other side looks righteous and kind and defeated the Angel, they're on our side. This kind of inexplicable thing could turn on us humans and start a fight at any moment."

His explanation made the staff at the base think about it and finally nod in agreement. Yes, although the light was so warm... as professionals fighting against the apostles, they couldn't let their emotions get the better of them. They had to be vigilant about all the unknowns!

Despite being severely injured, Rei Ayanami struggled to climb onto Unit-00 without saying a word.

Meanwhile, in the cockpit of EVA Unit-01, Shinji Ikari, who also heard his father's order through the communication device, was horrified. Was his biological father even human? Instead of being grateful, he betrayed his father, Gauss, who had protected him, and now he wanted the half-dead Rei Ayanami to fight!

"I……"

Shinji Ikari almost swore for the first time in his life.

But before he could do that, Kassadin had already turned around and stared at him, as well as at Unit-01. That one glance instantly dispelled all his negative emotions.

However, while his negative emotions subsided, Unit-01, like Hakimi, seemed to be on the verge of a breakdown, almost going berserk. There seemed to be some faint tremors coming from beneath the NERV city.

Throughout the world, and even beyond Earth, other apostles' reactions and breaths have been observed in various locations.

Ultraman's life essence seems a bit too high here, making him stand out too much in this imperfect world, much like how he was perceived by the Emotion Spectrum in the DC universe.

The difference is that the emotional spectrum won't create any area-of-effect (AOE) effects to get him; they'll just focus on one entity. But this place seems different. If things continue like this, although he himself will definitely be fine, it's hard to say whether the world will be severely affected by some aftershocks.

Kasa shook his head slightly, and the next second he turned into light and disappeared quietly. He suppressed his essence and true form as an Ultra Warrior, and transformed into a human form that no one could detect on the spot. He quietly appeared in a shelter in Tokyo-3, as if it were a natural occurrence.

"Beep beep beep beep—beep."

The instruments and satellite facilities that had been beeping non-stop since the first second the Giant of Light appeared finally fell silent.

Of the testing instruments that survived to this point, only one in ten remained; most had self-destructed due to overload and overpressure, becoming complete scrap.

All the members of NERV, the members behind SEELE, and even Ryoji Kaji, who was at the headquarters in Germany, finally breathed a sigh of relief and stopped sweating profusely.

Having already climbed into Unit-00 with her naive and resolute spirit, Rei Ayanami received the order to cancel the mission. At that moment, she felt a pang of disappointment without even realizing it.

Vice Commander Fuyutsuki, his hands trembling, lit a cigarette to calm himself down, and shouted, "Bring Unit-01 back immediately!"

Thank goodness, Unit-01 is safe and sound. The new god didn't harm Unit-01, so the plan here hasn't suffered any losses and can still be carried out.

Perhaps [that guy] is wary of Unit-01's potential to become a god, and the immense power it would possess after achieving godhood?

"The data results are in!" The voice of a NERV employee extinguished Vice Commander Fuyutsuki's delusions. "The energy index calculated by the data is at least one, five, or ten times that of the Second Impact..."

"Ten?" Misato Katsuragi and Ritsuko Akagi stumbled. Could it be that the energy index was ten times that of the second impact?

“…No.” The NERV employee hesitated for a moment, seemingly doubting his own eyes. In the end, he gave up on treatment, no longer using the Second Impact as the standard unit, and said in despair, “In short, it’s at the level that can completely wipe out the entire Earth and the moon in an instant.”

"what?"

NERV's spirit has been completely exhausted.

……

[Don't want to pilot Unit-01]: "Huh? Wait, I just realized, so Uncle Kassapa, aren't you human? Hey hey hey?"

[Actor]: "Hmm, so Shinji, you don't have any Ultraman tokusatsu films on your end?"

[I don't want to pilot Unit-01]: "What's that?"

[King of Resilience]: "Hmph, foolish and backward natives."

[Coward]: "You're the only one who can't say that..."

Hibiki Yuta retorted speechlessly, "If we're talking about natives, at least Shinji's world has more advanced technology than the ninja world, although that's not the key point."

If I had to put it in perspective, perhaps all those who can't leave their native universe are at the level of natives.

However, Sasuke wasn't a bad person. He probably just couldn't stand the loser and wanted to breathe on him a little.

[Dead Fish Eyes]: "To put it simply, Uncle Kassa is an alien from the M78 Nebula in a certain universe. Although he is an alien, he takes it upon himself to protect the justice, peace, and all innocent lives of the universe. He patrols the multiverse voluntarily and continuously to fight against darkness and evil without compensation."

【Dead Fish Eyes】: "Then, the name of the race of Uncle Kasa is commonly known as 【Ultraman】, and some call him 【Giant of Light】. Their home planet is called the Land of Light, which is sixty times the size of Earth and has a gravity more than 120 times that of Earth."

[Dead Fish Eyes]: "Generally speaking, any adult in the Land of Light, even the weakest Blue Clan member, could protect you from the Apostles if they went to your side, and Uncle Kasa is one of the top warriors in the Land of Light."

[Dead Fish Eyes]: "I think that makes sense, right?"

[I don't want to pilot Unit-01]: "I've gradually come to understand everything."

Because Shinji knew nothing about the Ultraman series and had never even heard of it, it was difficult to fully elaborate on Hachiman Hikigaya's introduction. So it was kept very brief, only covering the most basic information.

But that's enough.

Although anyone would be completely baffled just by hearing this introduction, Shinji Ikari immediately understood it after personally seeing, interacting with, being protected by, and communicating with Hachiman Hikigaya.

[I Don't Want to Pilot Unit-01]: "Simply put, you're a true god whose footprints are found throughout the multiverse, right?"

[The pro-war faction]: "...We are not gods."

【I am Batman】: "Ah, right, right, right."

Keep being stubborn!

Bruce shook his head slightly and snorted softly, "If you say it's not true, then it's not true. I won't argue."

【I am Batman】: "So, what's with the Angels in Shinji's world? That's strange, isn't it? This is probably the first time I've seen you go so far since joining the group?"

[Actor]: "Huh? Oh right, now that Uncle Bruce mentioned it, I realize that the Apostles aren't bad guys, are they?"

[Coward]: "It's quite possible. Think about it, the Angel's goal was extremely clear throughout, obviously only wanting to break into NERV's underground. Could it be that NERV actually took something related to the Angel or some of their relatives, and they're not actually bad guys?"

[King of Stress Resistance]: "Similar to the later episode with the gorilla in Dyna TV?"

[Dead Fish Eyes]: "It's amazing you remember that so clearly!"

[King of Resilience]: "Hmph, don't underestimate the last glory of the Uchiha clan. As a Kage-level ninja who has awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan, my memory is no joke."

With everyone chiming in, they quickly came up with a plausible reason for the incident.

The main point is that, as everyone knows, Ultraman goes easy on any enemy, so it's almost certain that even if the enemy isn't pure white, but rather half black and half white, it's basically safe to say that they aren't purely dark and evil, or that they have some kind of hidden agenda.

[Pro-war faction]: "No, it's not because of that."

Kasa smiled helplessly; everyone really had more confidence in him than he had in himself.

[Pro-war faction]: "I don't know if the apostles are purely evil or not. This time is too short to reach any communication. There are special reasons why I didn't kill them. If I were to kill the apostles, I can't say whether it would violate the principles of the Land of Light."

[Coward]: "Huh?"

Hibiki Yuuta was taken aback. Would it violate the principles of the Land of Light? Fighting invaders, what principles could that violate? No, wait!

[Actor]: "Does this mean... the Angels are the native Earth civilization from Shinji's world?"

Miko Yotsuya is not just a pretty face. Although she only has the ability to see ghosts and doesn't have great power, it's only because the worldviews in the group are generally too high. With her thinking ability, she is still very powerful in the everyday world.

Just like Hibiki Yuta, a protagonist in a tokusatsu world, he quickly figured out the truth behind the scenes.

[King of Stress Resistance]: "The difference is too big!"

[Dead Fish Eyes]: "Your situation is even more outrageous. Aren't there quite a few intelligent summoning beast races in the ninja world that can speak human language?"

[King of Stress Resistance]: "How can that be the same?"

[I am Batman]: "The Apostles are native life forms? How did you figure that out?"

Bruce was curious. His eyesight shouldn't have deteriorated, but no matter how he looked at it, the Apostle didn't seem like a native monster like Gomora.

[Pro-war faction]: "It is an 'at' stance."

[Don't want to pilot Unit-01]: "at position?"

Shinji Ikari was completely baffled and couldn't figure out what it was.

[Pro-war faction]: "Hmm, although you haven't used it yet, Shinji, you possess this power."

[Pro-war faction]: "According to me, this thing is actually the light of the mind, a power of the mind, but NERV uses the term 'at position,' so I'll just go with the flow."

[Pro-war Faction]: "Every race and every creature possesses a hidden power of the mind to some extent, but it is generally so weak as to be negligible. Even with full development, it is at most enough to move a ladle, and cannot be used in combat. However, based on my initial observations, it is different here."

[Pro-war faction]: "Although we are all human, Shinji, the origin of your human race is probably completely different from that of Miko and Sasuke. You all generally possess special mental powers, the power of the AT field."

Rather than calling them humans, in a sense, it would be more appropriate to call the humans on Shinji's side "at people".

This might be a revolutionary concept for Hachiman and the others, but Kassadin didn't care. He had seen countless races, and whether Shinji was a human or not made no difference to him.

Since they are all pure evil races that are not at the Bogaru level, he protects them all the same, loves them all the same, and treats them all equally.

The key point is not whether Shinji is a generic human or an at-human, but something else entirely.

[Pro-war faction]: "And the Angels also possess the same AT stance... Do you understand what this symbolizes, Shinji?"

Chapter 251 The Secret of Unit-01, The Truth of the World

Same stance as the "at" position?

Before the other minors could even process what was happening, Bruce was the first to understand: Casarte's words had a hidden meaning!

【I am Batman】: "You mean, the humans and Angels on Shinji's side are very likely the same race?"

[Best Actor]: "Huh?"

[King of Stress Resilience]: "Huh?"

[Coward]: "Huh?"

[Dead Fish Eyes]: "Huh?"

[I don't want to pilot Unit-01]: "Huh?"

They were all completely dumbfounded. Was this reasonable? Humans and Angels were worlds apart in both appearance and strength, right? And if that were the case, then Shinji and the others seemed to be on completely different levels, didn't they?