Ultraman: What, I am guarding Ultra Father?

Katsuragi Misato let out a long sigh: "You have made contributions in this combat mission, but you also made mistakes.

Merits are merits, mistakes are mistakes. You are a soldier. If you disobey orders on the battlefield, Asuka, you must be prepared to bear the consequences."

"I...I understand."

Asuka's mood was visibly depressed.

"Dilili~"

Seeing the call from Vice Commander Fuyutsuki on her phone, Katsuragi Misato glanced at Asuka, then stood up and answered the call:

"This is Katsuragi. I'm deeply sorry. My delayed judgment led to the Second Front Army suffering heavy losses. I must bear some of the responsibility."

"It doesn't matter. I have already received the thanks from the commander of the Second Front Army. They said that this loss is nothing.

Asuka will not be held accountable for disobeying orders on the battlefield, and her merits will not be recognized, but she must be given a warning. I don't want to see her disobey orders a second time.

The cleanup work is up to you, Lieutenant Colonel Katsuragi."

Katsuragi Misato responded seriously, "Yes."

Asuka was obviously relieved when she heard that the only punishment was a warning.

There was an expression of "as expected" in Kei Higashino's eyes.

As if remembering something, Fuyutsuki Kozo paused on the other end of the phone and continued, "By the way, is Dongye with you?"

"I'm here, Deputy Commander Fuyutsuki," Kei Higashino responded with a smile.

"Hahaha~" The person on the other end of the phone laughed for no reason: "Do a good job, I'm counting on you."

After saying that, he hung up the phone.

However, from Fuyutsuki Kozo's previous tone, it was not difficult for Kei Higashino, who was listening on the side, to hear that the Second Front Army's ability to retain its manpower was not something they wanted to see happen.

"Whoo~"

Katsuragi Misato already felt something was wrong, and seeing Higashino Kei's expression, she couldn't help but ask:

"Dongye, did you discover something?"

"No, I just feel that the Second Front Army is lucky. Compared with the Fifth Apostle we faced before,

The technicians of the 8th Ground Artillery Group, who were evaporated in an instant, were not so lucky.

However, this time the Angels were not killed by Titans, but by EVA herself. I think the outside world's opinion of NERV will be much better."

Kei Higashino sighed. After all, there were surveillance personnel from the Intelligence Bureau outside, and walls had ears. It was naturally impossible for him to tell Misato Katsuragi about the situation he had analyzed.

However, in Misato Katsuragi's opinion, what Kei Higashino said made sense.

After all, the difficulty of fighting apostles on the sea and on land is completely different.

The weapons of the former require a large number of crew members to operate.

The latter only requires underground lines and remote control.

In terms of risk alone, they are completely different.

But even such a small risk still led to the annihilation of an entire ground force.

But the main reason why the headquarters still let go of Asuka even though she had made a serious mistake was,

Or it is because this time the apostle was killed by EVA herself.

Asuka's actions alone have redressed NERV's recent public opinion about the uselessness of EVA.

Misato Katsuragi knew that Asuka would not suffer any serious punishment.

"Yes," Katsuragi Misato sighed softly, "In the adult world, there are only interests, no right or wrong."

Asuka listened to the conversation between the two, but she looked confused and couldn't get a word in.

Why doesn't she understand that there is only interest and no right or wrong?

Hearing this, Higashino Kei looked at Misato and signaled that there was a child nearby: "Miri, it's better not to talk about such bad things in this situation."

"The maintenance work on Unit-0 and Unit-2 hasn't been completed yet. The Angels came too hastily this time. We should quickly arrange the aftermath."

"Don't let the logistics keep up and become a mess the next time the apostles and monsters attack."

"Sorry, sorry,"

Katsuragi Misato apologized subconsciously, then seemed to have thought of something, and put her hands on her hips:

"No, Dongye, you are a temporary worker and I am a lieutenant colonel. Why should I apologize to you?"

"Who knows," Kei Higashino turned his head away speechlessly.

……

NERV Headquarters

Commander's room.

Fuyutsuki Kozo hung up the phone and looked at Ikari Gendō, who was sitting in the commander's seat with a gloomy face, with a smile:

"Ikari, this time Seele didn't follow the script and awakened the Seventh Angel early. I guess Seele has discovered NERV's ultimate goal."

"That's fine," Ikari Gendo said calmly, "Even so, even if it goes against God's will, we must follow our own path."

"Well, this time, thanks to Asuka, that child, her act of disobedience unexpectedly helped us recover a large part of our losses.

At least in the short term, we don’t have to worry about funding issues.”

Fuyutsuki Kozo took a sip of tea and sighed:

"It's a shame that we couldn't get the apostles and monsters to completely wipe out our team's manpower. I hope their presence won't affect our plans."

"With the Asuka incident easing things up, we don't have to worry about their problems in the short term."

Ikari Gendo thought for a moment and said, "Once we get that thing, let's go to the moon together."

Fuyutsuki Kozo was puzzled: "Why did you suddenly want to go to the moon?"

Ikari Gendō said thoughtfully, "I have a question that can only be verified by reaching the moon."

"So what about the trial plan? Will it not continue?" asked Fuyutsuki Kozo.

"Cancelled,"

Ikari Gendō understood that Fuyutsuki Kozo was referring to the plan to test whether the Titans posed a threat. He shook his head slightly.

"The results of Kaji Ryoji's investigation have come out. Giants have come to this planet.

In addition to destroying the monster, another goal is to find the stone statues that Seele has hidden in the other two branches."

"I suspect that Kaji Ryoji has found traces of the giants hiding among humans through special channels."

After all, they were partners of many years. As soon as Ikari Gendō said this, Fuyutsuki Kozo understood Ikari Gendō's intention after a little thought.

"You intend to kill someone with a borrowed knife."

There was an undisguised coldness in Ikari Gendo's eyes:

"Seele was the only obstacle in our way. I was just helping a bunch of tombstones get back to where they belong."

"Those stubborn fellows, want to pry into the secrets of God,"

Dongyue Gengzo sighed, "It really proves the saying, if you don't seek death, you won't die."

……

"EVA Unit 2 is currently being transferred to Sagami Base 1. It has already passed the seventh bridge and is expected to arrive at the transfer gate in ten seconds.

Please pay attention to the reception, technical staff of Gate 256."

"Gate 256, First Base, received."

After saying this, Higashino Kei took off his headset and looked at Unit 2 slowly emerging along the track not far away. He sighed and said:

"The transfer is finally complete. The next step is to send Unit 2 back to headquarters via the underground track for repairs."

"This is the handover document,"

Higashino Kei handed the document signed by Akagi Ritsuko to Otsuka Makoto, the transport manager.

"The document is correct,"

Otsuka Makoto took the document and paused. "Hitsuka, thank you for what happened this morning. If you hadn't helped me, I would have become the ghost under the armored vehicle."

"Don't take it too seriously, it's just something that happens naturally. If it were anyone else, they would probably do the same thing as me."

Kei Higashino smiled and waved his hand casually.

Makoto Otsuka smiled awkwardly and disagreed with Kei Higashino's words.

He saw clearly the ugly look on the faces of the group of salary thieves belonging to the Mihong Official Supervision Department who scrambled to grab the car and abandoned him, their leader, when they saw the monster.

As their leader, Makoto Otsuka has a deep understanding of their nature.

But family disgrace should not be made public, and I cannot tell Kei Higashino about it in detail.

But it was a life-saving grace after all.

Otsuka Makoto said solemnly: "In short, they are them and you are you. If someone makes things difficult for you in the future regarding coordination,

I have some influence in the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and the Cabinet Office, so please don't be polite to me."

Oh, it seems that I accidentally saved a guy with some background.

Higashino Kei didn't care and said, "If I encounter any problems, I won't be polite to you."

Upon hearing this, Otsuka Makoto's face stiffened. Did this guy not understand his subtext, or was he just such a simple person?

If it were someone else, upon hearing his name, they might have used his connections to transfer away from the dangerous place of NERV.

Since Higashino Kei didn't speak, Otsuka Makoto couldn't make his own decision:

"I still have work to do. If you have the chance to come to Old Tokyo, I'll treat you to a drink."

"Let's talk about it when we have a chance."

Kei Higashino thought it was just a polite remark and didn't take it seriously. He casually waved his hand to indicate that he heard it.

At this time, Misato Katsuragi came over with Shinji Ikari, Rei Ayanami, Touji Suzuhara and Kensuke Aida.

Seeing that the man who was talking to Kei Higashino didn't even look at them, he hurried away.