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

Chapter 257 Ultra Infiltrates, Land of Light Investigator.jpg

"So, are you two playing some kind of young people's little spinning game?"

Along the way to NERV headquarters in the EVA world.

Misato Katsuragi looked helplessly at Shinji Ikari and Asuka.

The two stood one in front of the other, using her as a dividing line, deliberately keeping a distance of at least five steps between them. Whenever Shinji Ikari tried to take a step closer, Asuka would react as if by quickly exhaling and immediately widening the gap by the missing step.

"I don't know either!" Shinji Ikari was completely exasperated. "It wasn't like this last night, and Asuka was even nice to me when I first woke up this morning, but suddenly she's like this!"

"Seriously, tsundere girls are such a hassle. Tsundere girls, especially tsundere Asuka, are the worst. I have no idea what she's up to!"

As she listened to his speechlessness and complaints, Asuka's face turned even redder, clearly embarrassed and angry, and she angrily retorted at Shinji.

"So that's what you're bad at, you idiot Shinji! I really hate you the most!"

"You won't even tell me what I did that annoyed you, how am I supposed to know how to change? You idiot Asuka, if you keep doing this, I'm not talking to you anymore, I'm breaking up with you!"

"Fine, let's break up then. Humph, I'm not someone a fool like you could ever hope to be near. Goodbye, no, goodbye forever, humph. Don't ever look at me again. I despise you so much. Just one look from you and I'll catch a cold!"

Sigh, those two little devils.

Misato Katsuragi scratched her head helplessly. Although she was twenty-nine years old, she really didn't know how to take care of children. As an adult, she had no idea what to do in this situation.

That won't do.

Last night, when Asuka went to her place, her ex-boyfriend Ryoji Kaji also went there. Well... in short, it was like that. After a long separation, they met again, and things just happened.

She might get pregnant next. Before her own child is born, she can practice on Shinji and Asuka to try and establish the authority and ability that a mother should have!

"This..." Misato Katsuragi's mouth had just opened, and before she could even utter a word, another gentle voice suddenly appeared from the surroundings, smiling.

The voice was full of composure and confidence, as someone with experience. Although it seemed like they didn't know each other at all, just by listening, one could tell that the other party's strength in the education field was probably more authoritative and powerful than ten NERV headquarters in their fight against the Angels!

"This won't do, Shinji, Asuka."

!

Upon hearing the voice, Asuka's eyes lit up with joy, and she instinctively reached out to look up. Fortunately, she immediately realized what was happening and managed to suppress the instinct. She crossed her arms, gave a disdainful snort, and turned her head away.

"Uncle Kassadin!" Shinji Ikari was initially overjoyed, but quickly became a little uneasy, glancing cautiously at Misato Katsuragi. "Is it alright for us to be here now...?"

Although he was far from becoming a soldier, he at least knew that military organizations like NERV were quite tightly controlled. If a complete stranger appeared, they might treat him as a major enemy and try to detain and supervise Uncle Kasa with guns.

Asuka scoffed, "Huh? What nonsense are you talking about? If an idiot like you can get into NERV, how could someone who's at least a little better than you not be qualified to enter NERV headquarters? Hmph, you stupid Shinji, you're so foolish!"

At this moment, Kassapa chuckled and waved his hand, saying, "It's alright."

He has now hacked into NERV's backend and created a special internal employee identity that allows him to authorize and access the system. He has also set up a special bio-field so that any NERV employee who sees him will immediately notice the identity tag he deliberately displays outside, thus averting any suspicion.

They would all suddenly realize that he was a newcomer, but a special person with high authority—like Kaji Ryoji.

Doing these things is very simple.

Just like Seven 21 in Neos TV, who repeatedly carried out various infiltration and intelligence gathering activities throughout the series, he often used the same methods he is now employing.

Although Ultraman generally chooses to earn sincerity in return, by using his genuinely innocent identity and solid achievements as a human host to enter the local official organization, and then gradually increasing his authority to conduct the necessary investigations within his jurisdiction.

However, sometimes we have to act expediently when things are urgent, and occasionally we will be flexible and adaptable like we are now.

Otherwise, if everything is done slowly and painstakingly, before you even have access to the relevant secrets, the enemy behind those secrets will have already completed their plans.

In order to achieve the goal of protecting lives, it is important to pursue time efficiency when necessary.

Just like in Ultraman Seven OV, in order to find out whether the Numarts were the original inhabitants of Earth who were invaded and persecuted, even Seven, who loved humans the most, had to directly reveal his Ultraman form at that time and forcefully break into the headquarters of the Earth Defense Force.

Of course, when using this system externally, the investigation is limited to the parts that are "harmful to a large number of lives." The people of the Land of Light will not look at any other organizational secrets or internal technologies. They will deliberately avoid them and respect the privacy of others and other civilizations.

Shinji Ikari nodded, somewhat bewildered. He still couldn't understand how Uncle Gasar managed to keep it from everyone, but since he couldn't figure it out, he decided to stop thinking about it and focus his energy on something else.

"As expected, Uncle Kassapa said it too, 'This won't work,' you idiot Asuka, you're wrong!"

"Huh? What did you say, you idiot Shinji!" Asuka said, half annoyed.

But hidden beneath this half-annoyance was an unease she herself was already aware of: what would she do if she were really rejected?

"This guy's on your side, of course he'll side with you!" In her haste, Asuka blurted out, already having prepared an excuse for herself, "You two are in cahoots, there's no way you can be objective!"

This time, Shinji Ikari was half-annoyed: "You're talking nonsense! Uncle Kassadin isn't that kind of person!"

“That’s right, I really won’t favor anyone.” Kassagi shook his head slightly. “It seems that sometimes you’re even less confident than Shinji, Asuka.”

"Huh?" Asuka was immediately surprised. Did this mean that the one who was going to be criticized was actually Shinji, that idiot?

Shinji Ikari tensed up instantly.

Kassa used a phrase that could only be understood internally: "I saw what you posted in the group, Shinji. If you can't understand something at a critical moment, asking for help is indeed the right thing to do. But in daily life, you should first try to understand it yourself. You won't go far by relying solely on the help of others."

These words came out of nowhere, and neither Misato Katsuragi nor Asuka understood what they were referring to.

But Shinji Ikari understood immediately.

This likely refers to his continuous requests for help from Yuuta, Hachiman, and Miko in the group chat, and his practice of sending all of Asuka's comments verbatim to the chat group for translation.

Because the translations by the three high school seniors in the group last night were so insightful and accurate, easily crushing Asuka and making that tsundere flee in disarray, this morning after he woke up, whenever Asuka said something to him, he asked the three seniors in the group to translate it for him.

Asuka says one sentence, and he makes her translate it.

The result is that he is incisive and to the point; no sooner has Asuka uttered her arrogant and barbed remarks than he responds directly to her point.

Hmm... Now that I think about it carefully, it seems that it was after that that Asuka's expression started to change. She looked at him as if he were a monster or a pervert, and deliberately kept her distance from him.

"Ah, I see!"

Shinji Ikari suddenly realized!

He didn't realize it himself, but now that Uncle Casa has given him some pointers, he finally realized that in Asuka's eyes, his actions would make it seem as if he had completely seen through her heart and soul, or even predicted it.

If we put ourselves in someone else's shoes, imagine someone immediately analyzing his every word he utters, revealing all his thoughts, and responding in ways that are often not affirmative—that would be terrifying!

He must have wanted to run away immediately and never have any more contact with that person—after all, although he felt that Uncle Kasa seemed to be able to see through everything about him, even Uncle Kasa hadn't revealed everything he saw through, and he was mostly positive about him.

Moreover, although he could indeed quickly understand Asuka's true thoughts with the help of the three high school seniors translating, in that case, who would be Asuka's friend, himself or the three high school seniors?

The purity seems to get mixed up.

From any perspective, it seems like they've really done something very bad.

Thinking this, Shinji Ikari suddenly became listless, looking embarrassed, and lowered his head, sobbing softly, "I'm sorry..."

He first told Kassa that he knew he was wrong, then hesitated and, a little embarrassed, cautiously approached Asuka, "I'm sorry... Asuka."

Although he didn't say it explicitly, Asuka, as one of the parties involved, could quickly understand what he was reflecting on.

As usual, Asuka would have taken advantage of him, acted innocent after getting the benefit, and viciously criticized Shinji, belittling him to the point of being worthless, while displaying her arrogance.

But at this moment, under Kasa's gaze, Asuka surprisingly restrained her personality for the first time—a personality she was well aware of, always going too far—simply putting her hands on her hips, raising her head, and letting out a soft hum.

"Hmph! I'll reluctantly forgive you this time, you idiot Shinji. Next time, no one will come to save you. Even if this guy comes, it won't help. Listen up, this guy has no face in front of me!"

“It’s not a good thing to always be [this guy],” Misato Katsuragi finally made her presence known, kindly reminding him, “This Mr. Kasa mediated the conflict between the two of you, so be grateful, Asuka.”

"No way, nyah nyah nyah!"

Asuka made a face, turned around and ran away on the spot, sprinting down the elevator to get away from the three of them.

The noble Asuka-sama will never bow her head unless that guy first takes the initiative to praise her again—no, ten times, no, a hundred times—and then clearly abandons that idiot Shinji and stands on her side.

Okay, this condition might still be a bit too strict. Well, we can keep Shinji the fool, but just put him in second place. Asuka-sama will be number one!

In that case, she'll just reluctantly call him "Mr. Casa".

Thinking this, Asuka glanced back at the camera as she ran.

That wretched Kassadin didn't even run down to chase after her!

"Hmph, I don't care. It's not me who will suffer the loss, it's you who will... During the EVA Unit 2 test and training later, I'll show you what the strongest mobile suit and the strongest pilot really are!"

Take all the love and attention!

“Asuka, that child…” Misato Katsuragi sighed. In any case, Asuka’s guardian in Japan was half Kaji Ryoji and half her. Although this inexplicably appearing Kasa seemed to have a special relationship with Asuka, as her guardian, she still had to put on a show.

I need to apologize on behalf of Asuka, that proud and prickly girl.

But Kasa anticipated Katsuragi Misato's actions and waved his hand first, saying, "It's alright. The simulation calculations for the three EVAs are about to begin, right? Based on the current data, is it safe?"

"As long as Asuka is not allowed to pilot Unit-01, based on past data, it is still very stable for the three pilots to perform their respective duties and control their own EVA units, and it is basically impossible for an accident to occur."

Since her ex-boyfriend, Kaji Ryoji, had just arrived out of nowhere, Katsuragi Misato subconsciously assumed that Kassagi was the same kind of person, and tacitly approved of him going with her to visit the EVA test site.

Hearing this answer, Kassadin and Shinji were relieved. Since there would be no riot and it wasn't a battle, but just a test, they could still go.

After several transfers, the three of them successfully arrived at their destination. There, Asuka, who had arrived earlier, had already changed into her battle suit, stood with her hands on her hips and head held high: "Hmph, just wait and see what Asuka-sama has to say. I am the strongest!"

It looks quite imposing.

However, Kassadin and Shinji's gazes did not remain fixed on her for long. Instead, with the arrival of another person, the two of them, one big and one small, shifted their attention almost simultaneously.

Rei Ayanami, the pilot of EVA Unit-00.

Logically speaking, this was only their second meeting, and they hadn't exchanged a single word before. Shinji Ikari shouldn't have any special feelings for her, but seeing Rei Ayanami here still stirred his heart instinctively.

And beside Shinji.

The moment Kassa saw Rei Ayanami with his own eyes, he immediately frowned!

Chapter 258 The Truth About EVA, Kaworu Nagisa, the Angel of Freedom

To reiterate, while the Ultraman TV series in the world of Hachiman, Miko, and Yuta is indeed highly relevant, some aspects of its depiction are ultimately constrained by tokusatsu (special effects) and conflict with real reality.

For example, a real Ultraman would never fail to recognize a mimicking alien.

Even ordinary aliens can recognize a hidden Ultraman. If Ultraman can't recognize a hidden alien, that would be ridiculous and contrary to the natural order. If they can't even do that, the Ultraman race is too easily deceived.

The reason why the Ultra Brothers were able to be tricked on Earth is mainly because they became too integrated into humanity, to the point that they generally and deliberately suppressed all their senses for a long time when they were on Earth.

But Kassadin obviously wouldn't do that.

Therefore, it is obvious that even super-powerful aliens capable of traversing the universe alone cannot escape these Ultra Eyes, let alone the EVAs here.

Although I didn't notice this because I didn't bet on Rei Ayanami while watching the live stream and the situation was urgent, all of the girl's secrets were completely dissected by Kassadin in an instant when we met her face to face.

Rei Ayanami is an artificial clone, and only her body is cloned. Her soul was not born from this cloned body, but rather originated from a part that split off from another "mother body".

In conclusion, from all aspects, the soul within Rei Ayanami's body is definitely not a true soul. On one hand, it is incomplete, and on the other hand, it does not truly belong to Rei Ayanami.

There is no truly free person who can be called Rei Ayanami, at least not yet.