"what?"

"If Shinji-kun saw your expression, he would be angry, right?"

"...cough cough cough."

"Let's go, let's go see Shinji-kun together." Ritsuko waved her hand gently, indicating, "This guy's mental system is quite powerful... Well, it's worth taking a look at his daily life. Let me remind you, if the mental pollution reaches plus or minus 5, people will become irritable and autistic; plus or minus 10, they will be severely irritable and autistic; plus or minus 20, people will fall into anxiety, autism, and unreasonable anger and crying. Above plus or minus 30, it's considered severe pollution. People will enter a state of schizophrenia - fortunately, Shinji-kun is only at the primary level of pollution, so it's nothing serious. But he's not in a good mood recently - so be careful."

"Me? Why should I be careful? Tsk, if he dares to glare at me, just try it! I haven't even bothered him yet! You should respect your elders, okay? Really, that brat..."

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"Wait, wait! Shinji-kun... Shinji-kun..."

115 Three Days Countdown Before Kirishima Mana's Free Gift

Mental pollution, a very strange "biochemical level" crisis.

Unlike common mental illnesses, this kind of mental pollution physically alters a person's body—through a psychic attack. Records of this phenomenon have been found as early as the 16th century and into the 20th century. Some individuals experience dual personalities. After this personality switch, a person's appearance, strength, voice, memory, personality, and so on—both internal and external—can undergo visible changes. You could call it pseudoscience, or perhaps an incomprehensible phenomenon.

Although I don’t know about Earth OL, in the world view of EVA, mental attacks can directly change the body.

Why does one have to throw their own mother into the Eva-01 and let it dissolve alive? At least that way it can block mental attacks—at least that's how the logic and program work, in a sense. Of course, mother-like characters like Yui Ikari are not included in this category.

After all, Unit 2 didn't react much when Asuka was about to be sunburned to death. In the movie, there was a pre-swinging cutscene during Asuka's execution song. Asuka is so strong, she basically got rid of the mental pollution on her own, and she is the type of person who got enlightened in the Ryuba.

Of course, what exactly is spiritual pollution?

"To summarize, during our research on mental contamination, some researchers went completely insane. Their mental contamination levels weren't significant compared to others. Some researchers, in the early days of the plug-in experiments, experienced complete physical collapse due to mental contamination. Therefore, all we know is the general possibility of mental contamination, along with some potentially useful drugs to block it," Ritsuko Akagi explained to Misato Katsuragi. "Their radiation isn't strong. Without the plug-in, even the most severe mental contamination and the most broken bodies wouldn't have a significant impact. However, for pilots and those who spend extended periods of time plugged in, this is a serious problem."

"Six! Nine; #; ④? Nine" Three? ⑥: One? ③' Five; Uh..." Katsuragi Misato seemed to understand.

But the real question is...

"I'm going to test Shinji-kun. The process might be a little scary. Do you want to continue watching? Of course, Shinji-kun's mental pollution isn't very serious, so it shouldn't be a big problem."

"...No matter what, I will watch Shinji to the end." Katsuragi was silent for a moment, then said again: "No matter what happens, I will watch him to the end!"

"Well... maybe it's a little cruel to Shinji-kun."

Ritsuko Akagi sighed and took out a document.

The two men, along with some staff, moved into a room that resembled an interrogation room. The four opposite walls were bare, save for a single chair fixed in the center. The chair's corners were rounded, each one more rounded than the last. In the center of the interrogation room was a glass wall, presumably explosion-proof.

"Shinji-kun—don't be nervous, don't worry." Ikari Shinji was led to the other side, without any restraints, simply being led here. The iron door slammed shut with a thud, and then Akagi Ritsuko spoke from the other side of the wall.

"We're just conducting a simple Q&A session with you. You don't have to answer any questions." Akagi Ritsuko looked at Ikari's dissatisfied eyes and explained, "We believe you've been infected with mental pollution during the test. The test we're conducting on you is for research and your protection..."

Balabala explained a lot more.

"No problem, Ritsuko-san, I understand." Ikari's expression brightened. He'd long understood that measuring mental pollution was actually quite simple. Initially, a simple diss was enough, followed by various medical examinations.

"Well, let me ask you a few questions. Don't try to control your emotions. Just do whatever you want to do and say whatever you want to say."

Ritsuko took out a piece of paper and began to read from it.

Xiao Ding felt that his mental pollution level was low. After the baptism of the previous episode, he could be afraid of being tested by others? That was impossible, right?

"It's well known," Akagi Ritsuko said to Ikari Shinji, reading the text on the document. "Xism is doomed to fail."

“……!!!?!?!”

"Everything you do is just an illusion. In terms of concrete implementation, you can't do anything at all."

"No, Sister Ritsuko, what are you talking about..."

"And you also know what kind of imperial monster the Soviet Union is. The global XX movement has completely failed..."

"!!! No, what does this have to do with the test?" Shinji Ikari stood up and walked to the explosion-proof glass.

There was a hint of mania in his expression.

"Wow, he has this expression too." Misato Katsuragi looked at the other person's anxious look and said, "He's anxious, he's anxious."

"Hmph, you're still too young." After a direct attack on the other person's faith, Akagi Ritsuko frowned, "Shinji-kun, even if you heard me say these things normally, you wouldn't be so manic. This shows that you do have a problem with mental pollution. It's just that it doesn't show normally. You need to rest."

"actually--"

"Don't be so stubborn! I'm the boss here, and subordinates shouldn't kiss their bosses!" Akagi Ritsuko, with her black hair and light makeup, suddenly shouted, giving Ikari a direct order: "From today on, your training time will be strictly limited! No more plugs inserted for long periods of time. Misato!"

"Eh? I have something to do here?"

"Of course!—How did you, a guardian, do that!"

"Uh..." Most of the time it wasn't me who was watching over him, it was him...

"You need to report his living conditions to me promptly!" Even though I observe him every day with the female head of Section 2, you've really been getting worse lately—Akagi Ritsuko muttered to herself as she continued, "Well, Shinji-kun, don't be unconvinced. I'll ask you a few more questions. If you can hold your nerve, I won't say anything."

"! I'm a seasoned warrior. What can I possibly be so weak against? I..."

"Excuse me—if you..."

Ritsuko Akagi asked a heart-wrenching question.

“!!! I 2#¥@#¥!!!!!!!!!” Shinji Ikari’s eyes turned red instantly and he punched the thick explosion-proof glass, and blood flowed out.

"Look." Akagi Ritsuko threw away the questions on the back of the page. "Spiritual pollution attacks the weakest part of a person's heart. The method of attack varies depending on the person. Okay, Shinji-kun, I'm so sorry just now—it was just a simple test, but you couldn't help it?—Maya, go in and bandage him. Shinji-kun, don't take your anger out on Maya, otherwise... I won't be polite to you."

"Eh? Senior..." Maya Ibuki blushed a little beside her: "Shinji-kun is very gentle..."

"Huh?" Katsuragi turned around and asked, "How did you know?"

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Shinji Ikari was forced to take a vacation.

"Do whatever you want—but don't go to the Soviet Embassy! The people at NERV are going crazy, understand?"

After receiving such an order, Ikari walked down the street with his hands behind his back. He was still wearing his school uniform, not his military uniform. A small decorative bag seemed fashionable, but it was actually a loaded Makarov rifle.

Xiao Ikari knew that there must be a lot of surveillance personnel following him, but it didn't matter.

After ordering a very unhealthy cup of milk tea, Xiao Ding really planned to relax today.

Because tomorrow, the apostles will come.

"Ah..." Ikari sat in front of a cafe in Tokyo-3. After sitting down in the open air, he ordered a cappuccino and took a sip: "Sokka! What the hell is this!"

He started cursing right away, really not being able to get used to the drink: "Boss, give me a whiskey instead!"

"...Are you an adult?" Looking at the teenager with an abnormal accent, the middle-aged boss frowned and was ready to call the police.

"I am a Soviet officer and I have extraterritoriality." Xiao Ikari took out his officer's certificate.

"...Alas." What bad luck! I ran into someone with a Chuunibyou syndrome. The boss waved his hand unhappily and said, "I can still afford coffee. Young man, if you don't have money, please leave..."

"!! Who said I don't have money! — Swipe the card!"

"Why would you use a credit card to buy a cup of coffee?"

Although everyone in the school knew about it, and the confidentiality level was zero or even negative, outside, the confidentiality measures were very good - for ordinary people, no one knew who the hero who protected the earth was.

"Anone, Anone..." Suddenly, a familiar yet unfamiliar voice sounded pretty.

Xiao Ding looked back and was shocked.

Is the action so fast this time?

Isn't this Kirishima Mana?

"If, if you don't mind." The girl in a white dress nervously played with a white sunhat in her hands. Her short chestnut hair was playful and cute, and her big blue eyes looked at Shinji shyly and cutely: "How about, I'll buy you a cup of coffee..."

"No, absolutely not. How can I let a woman pay for my meal? I'm not a gigolo." Ikari Shinji flatly refused the other party's help. Then he suddenly slammed his bag on the table and said, "Leave it here. I'll go get the money. I'll be right back!"

"Hey! Young man, what on earth do you have in there? Alas... you can't move." The boss looked at Xiao Ding running out, shook his head and sighed.

"Hehe, if the boss can't move, I'll come help." The cute girl beside him—that is, Kirishima Mana—suddenly felt that the task was really simple. The other party was not as "good at investigation" as the report said, although he was indeed a "steel straight man" as the report said.

"That's not good……"

"Don't worry, don't worry—if there's any problem, just tell him to come back to me." Kirishima Mana said as she opened the small bag that Ikari had left on the table. She wanted to see what was inside...

The total length is 161.5mm, the caliber is 9mm, the ammunition capacity is 8 rounds, the initial velocity is 315, and the effective range is 50 meters.

This is what was in the small bag - a Makarov pistol.

"...Boys just like these things, even fake ones, huh." She's a true professional, acting like a pro. Kirishima Mana broke out in a cold sweat, but still curled her lips in frustration. She secretly closed Ikari Shinji's shoulder bag and tossed it aside—making a coy gesture. "But this boy looks so handsome... Boss, do you know him?"

"..." The owner of the nearby cafe thought the girl was in love and was actually setting a trap. The owner couldn't help but sigh that youth was a good thing, and then said, "I don't know her, but she should be a resident of this area."

Nonsense, this cafe is right near Katsuragi's house, and District 11 is full of apartment buildings, not some kind of residential complex.

"Is that so... Boss, can you please do me a favor~"

The cute little tongue sticking out almost melted the middle-aged man's heart.

Not long after, Xiao Ding came back and handed the money to the owner of the cafe nonchalantly: "Can you give me a glass of whiskey now? Vodka is also fine."

"...No, I received the fee. This lady has been waiting for you. Sigh... Even if I didn't hear you, you guys can continue chatting." The boss left very tactfully: "Hey, young man——時のある間に薔薇を摘め."

Translation: Pick the flowers when they are ready, pick as many wild flowers as you can on the roadside!

“…What?”

"Um...is there anything I can help you with?" Like a wounded deer, he tried to establish a relationship with Shinji Ikari.

An ordinary man, even if he is a straight man, would not say no to a girl like this, right?

"No." Xiao Ikari said blankly.

"Judging from your accent, you're not a local, are you?" Kirishima Mana's roar flashed through her mind a thousand times, but then she continued to use her ultimate, true, professionally trained, male-killing technique!

Holding onto the tabletop, she leaned forward slightly, a curious look on her face, and approached Ikari Shinji, revealing the figure of a young girl who had just begun to develop. Through her smooth armpits, the cuffs of her sleeves were faintly visible, and the waves of pleasure coming from her body...

Still wet behind the ears.

"Technically I'm a local, my accent is because I'm from the Soviet Union - I've lived here for a while." No help needed.

"Oh, that's great." Damn, the girl started cursing in her heart! You're amazing, you were able to reject me so many times! - Kirishima Mana made a happy expression: "I just transferred here from another place, and I just need a guide. Can you take me around here?"

"No, I have a mission and it's not appropriate for me to hang out here." I'm just here to hang out. Ikari Shinji also thought that the other party was really amazing! He was rejected so many times, and he still had as many contingency plans as Ram. He was really amazing! "You can find someone else. You can contact someone at the school, or go directly to the school."

"Oh, is that so... Well, I won't bother you anymore. Thank you. It was really nice chatting with you." Kirishima Mana said as she said goodbye with a sweet smile and picked up her suitcase. After bowing, she said, "I really hope to see you again. Goodbye~"

"Yeah." Ikari Shinji nodded and said in Russian: "Baga Baga."

“?!?!——Ah, it’s very exotic.” Kirishima Mana hasn’t gotten angry yet, she’s really excellent.

Xiao Ding was scrolling through his phone and waving his hands without even turning his head.

Look at the clock on the phone.

13:45:31…

At 13:46:31 seconds.

"Hoo...Hoo...Help!" Kirishima Mana, a professionally trained trainer, panted and pulled her suitcase as she rushed to Ikari Shinji. She even fell flat on her face, her knees probably bleeding. Looking up at Ikari Shinji, tears welling in her eyes, she cried, "Help me!"

Following behind were a few people wearing tilted hats and glaring, dressed as villains...

A senior agent of the Japanese Strategic Self-Defense Force's intelligence agency.

"..." Shinji Ikari frowned, thinking that the script was almost exactly the same as the previous episode.

You'll be able to climb into bed within about three days.

Considering that I met Kirishima Mana in Shanghai last week, and she was still thinking about me last week - it seems that she has more feelings for me.

Moreover, Ikari was well aware that the Self-Defense Forces were the devils who had not completely washed away the legacy of World War II. That lineage was passed down, whether it was against foreigners or their own people, they were all butchers. When NERV was slaughtered, it was also directly done by the Self-Defense Forces.

"Don't run—girl." Oh my god, what a name! "Don't think this sissy can protect you. Let me tell you, I'm going to drag you both back together! Hehehehe..."

Pulled out a knife.

"Click!" Shinji Ikari pulled out a pistol from his waist.

It was obvious that the several Strategic Self-Defense Force intelligence operators behind him who were playing the role of ruffians were stunned.

"Sukkable, by..."

"Bang bang bang bang!" Eight bullets hit the four people on the opposite side accurately.

“!!!!” Kirishima Mana was stunned, and so was everyone present!

Passersby screamed and began to run. Kirishima Mana honestly wanted to run too—but the mission wouldn't allow it. So she screamed too, hugging Ikari Shinji's waist as she did so.

The four intelligence operators on the opposite side who were playing the role of gangsters were also stunned, but then they felt cold.

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