The results of Ko Ikari, Asuka, and Ayanami's identical plug insertion experiments were leaked almost immediately. After the various branches "took" the results of the three, they naturally began their own plug insertion experiments. After failing to obtain the same results as the Japanese headquarters, the NERV branches around the world began to think that the Japanese headquarters was keeping secrets.

"Sigh... Various places are requesting special envoys to come and visit..." Misato, who was in the Operations Class, felt the pressure. After all, as a senior operator, she was well-suited to taking the blame when things were not going well. "I'm going to be interacting with some foreigners soon. Ah, that 35th District in China is also going to send someone to see Xiaozhen and the others' experiments."

"That's impossible, don't dream. The Commander won't let anyone get involved with NERV's Japanese headquarters." Akagi Ritsuko knew what she liked, but it didn't matter. "The most they can do is share the experimental process, data, and videos. They can't visit the headquarters—but basically, from other reactions around the world, it can be seen... Xiaozhen is really different, right?"

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"Hmph, hmph..." Katsuragi shook his head indifferently and continued, "So what if he's different... Who knew his mental pollution was so severe? Why not just share his experimental reports? Shut up those jealous people. If you can, send EVAs to Japan and let them participate in the fierce fighting on the front lines. Once they've recovered from the mental pollution, can't you go back and continue your experiments?"

"Well, maybe. But the Vatican..."

The Vatican Agreement stipulates that no country in the world can have more than three EVAs - because of the high cost, China in the EVA world in 2015 (to save money) has just started to build EVAs.

"That kind of thing, as long as the crisis is serious enough. Politicians around the world will not watch humanity destroyed?" Katsuragi was stubborn.

"Hmph..." Akagi Ritsuko sneered noncommittally and said, "That's not necessarily true. All crows are black. Even if there are a few gray ones, do you think they would put the interests of humanity first? Unless they really threaten themselves - but if they had that kind of brains, the world would have been peaceful long ago. You have to know that some people wish NERV would fail."

The two ladies exchanged a glance and sighed. Ritsuko took the lead in breaking the awkwardness, taking off her glasses and stretching. "By the way, where's Xiaozhen? It's lunchtime - call Maya, let's go get something to eat."

"Well... Yeah, that's perfect. Let's go."

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So, what is Shinji Ikari doing now?

He was taking a break, discussing the philosophies of various countries with Asuka and Ayanami.

"Forrest Gump, right? You definitely haven't seen it. It's on TV every day since I started my second stroke. It makes me sick watching it." Asuka thought for a long time, recalling her experiences in the United States: "The streets of Germany are gloomy and cold, the streets of America are stupid and dumb - and the streets of Japan are full of all kinds of perverts. Ah, this is how the world is. After all, there's only one genius like me in the world - but I guess it's the same with your brainwashing thing, right?"

Pride and arrogance. Pride leads to failure, you know?

"Then you lose. I've read Forrest Gump." Little Ikari suddenly burst into laughter. "I've read both the original novel and the movie. It was made five years ago, right? It's about a guy with a low IQ. The original novel was supposed to be a satire on the current state of affairs in the United States, but it ended up being made into a mainstream American film. The original author was furious and couldn't do anything about it—Look, Asuka, you lose. I've read Forrest Gump, but you haven't seen Fullmetal Alchemist, right?"

"...Tsk."

Asuka and Shinji Ikari are battling it out over their respective knowledge reserves—of course, considering that Ikari hasn't even graduated from high school, while Shinji already holds a double doctorate. So, Asuka is simply lowering her status to test Ikari's knowledge reserves.

The everyday kind.

Unexpectedly, Kodakari, a Soviet, knew America so well.

"Hey, 1st." Asuka shifted the blame. "Don't you Japanese have anything that can suppress this guy's bloodline? It would be best if this stubborn guy could reflect on himself."

"? Asuka, you're going too far. What do you mean by me reflecting on myself? It's obviously you..." Ikari Shinji spoke rudely and dared to slander Asuka!

"Yes, there is a Japanese method that can solve your two problems." Rei Ayanami said this, and in the surprised eyes of the other two, she slowly took out a small box. The cover seemed to contain some snacks.

"Pocky game—you can try it."

This Ayanami has good self-management skills.

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Shinji Ikari is weird.

Last week, in that perfectly normal world, Ayanami, as her cousin, had a perfectly normal life. She could be as venomous as she wanted, but what was the point of being a "three-no" girl? We'd have to look no further than our "three-no" venomous loli.

Logically speaking, if Ayanami were a normal person, growing up, she'd be just like the girl Shinji Ikari saw last week: a sharp-tongued girl. Without intervention, that girl could turn Shinji into autistic. Fortunately, she's a bit of a brother complex, so she doesn't launch too severe a mental attack on him.

However, this week's Ayanami is a more standard "Ayanami Niime," a simple, unsophisticated young woman with no common sense. Ikari Shinji has recently stepped up his efforts, working with Asuka to pull Ayanami back onto the path of normalcy, even going so far as to have the three of them enter "mental sync" together with the plug.

But Shinji Ikari recently discovered that he might have been trying too hard.

"What the hell?" Ikari Shinji looked at the other side with a confused look on his face: "Ayanami...what did you say?"

"What? Why? How? Who?" An American-German-Japanese man who did not want to reveal his name was also a little confused.

"Pocky game, doesn't Ikari-kun know about it?" Ayanami's calm expression remained unchanged, but she was holding a book in her hand that would make Shinji Ikari's pupils dilate at the first glance of it.

Ayanami is usually indifferent and likes to read a book alone.

From philosophy to biology, it covers a wide range of topics, but ultimately, they all belong to the kind of cool ones. And Ayanami's German should also be good. The original German books are easy to read and enjoyable.

But at this moment, Ayanami was holding a light novel called "Pocky Game, Free Game". The cover showed two young girls playing Pocky Game.

We all know the Pocky game. Invented in a place that had been through the anime, two people hold a thin "Pocky stick" between their mouths and eat it together. Whoever gets shy and bites off the Pocky stick loses.

Ah, of course. The last time I saw a similar "Backy game" was in "Grand Blue", where the male protagonist and the male supporting role were eating a long baguette, but in the end they couldn't finish it at all.

"I don't know." Ikari Shinji shook his head blankly, saying he was a Soviet citizen. "I'm Soviet, I don't know what you're talking about—Asuka, do you know?"

"I... I don't know!" She obviously knew, but she wasn't as good at acting as Shinji Ikari. The girl blushed and said, "I don't know! What about Pocky kissing? I don't know!"

"Don't you know a lot?"

"I said I don't know, so I don't know... Wait? First, how do you know about this strange game?" Asuka was stunned. She was not good at Japanese, so she couldn't understand the cover of the book that Ayanami was reading.

"You'll understand after looking at this. You asked just now and I answered." Ayanami held up the cover of the book in her hand.

"?! What is this?"

"Are you trying to embarrass Ikari-kun?" Ayanami even knew the word "embarrass." Perhaps she's just born with a dark side, and with a little guidance, she could turn a blind eye. The three-no girl was just suggesting something; it was up to you whether you listened or not. "The Pocky game is a good idea; it's perfect for embarrassing Ikari-kun. Of course, if it embarrasses Sōryu-kun, then forget it."

Every word is heartbreaking.

"Scared! I would be scared! I just... don't have any Pocky. Ha, there's nothing I can do about it..."

"Click." Ayanami walked to the vending machine nearby and skillfully used coins to buy a pack of Pocky. Asuka was surprised, embarrassed, and even angry, but couldn't utter a word. She handed the Pocky to her.

"Now there is."

"Are you looking for trouble, top student..." Asuka was so depressed when she said this. "How...how have you changed so much...Hey..."

"That's great, Ayanami. Well done." Seeing Ayanami, who didn't understand why Asuka was upset, Ikari Shinji praised everyone: "You did a good job! You did a good job! - But can you tell me where you learned this?"

"From this book."

"? Why did you start reading light novels?"

"I like watching it." Ayanami shook her head slightly, then frowned and looked at Asuka. With a look that no one could refuse, she said, "Did I... do something wrong?"

"No! Not at all! It's just a Pocky game, no big deal! Asuka, come here, let's play for Ayanami to see!" Shinji Ikari pulled Asuka aside.

"?! Are you crazy?!" Asuka kicked Shinji Ikari's calf lightly, then blushed: "What do you, a Soviet, know! - Pocky game is... Ah ah! Pocky game is..."

"It's on the cover. I'm Soviet, I'm not stupid." Ikari Shinji pointed to the cover of the light novel where two girls were playing Pocky. "As the name suggests, I can guess it pretty accurately. Do you think I'm an idiot?"

"You're an idiot!"

"...If you don't dare, forget it." Ikari Shinji let out a long sigh and said with contempt on his face: "Americans, forget it. You can't win the Cold War--"

"?!?! Am I afraid of you?!" This wasn't just an ordinary question; it was a US-Soviet rivalry! "It's just a Pocky game! Am I afraid of you? You're just a little brat, and I'm a grown-up!"

Asuka muttered about her social experience while unpacking Pocky.

"I am a German ace pilot..."

"Tsk, I'm a Hero of the Soviet Union."

“…I have a double doctorate!”

“Oh, then I’m a high school student.”

"Hmph!—Come on." The girl, who had never smoked before, made a cigarette-holding gesture. The beautiful girl with a Dio-like face was just asking for sex: "Soviet, don't be shy! Don't act like a little sissy...ah!"

Shinji Ikari isn't a carnivore, but he's at least an omnivore. You're already so angry, let me tell you how simple and brutal the Soviets were.

One hand hit the wall behind the other person.

"Woo woo woo!—What are you doing, idiot…"

The beautiful girl saw the beautiful boy's face moving towards her frantically - their mouths were about to touch in an instant.

"Crack!" Then Asuka bit off the Pocky.

"Victory! Hahaha, see?" Ikari Shinji, without a trace of gentlemanly demeanor, struck a victorious pose. "Once again, we've triumphed! Facts have once again proven that the Americans are nothing but paper tigers."

"You! - You just pushed me suddenly just now! Do it again!" Asuka couldn't bear to see Shinji Ikari jump like that.

"Asuka, forget it." Ikari Shinji said, his face a triumph, because if he continued playing, it was clear he would win even more. The other player, who was weak, couldn't sleep that night: "Being weak is a sin. You can't beat me. I'm such a strong person, how could I possibly lose in a Pocky game? Don't humiliate yourself..."

"Would I be afraid of you?!" Asuka pushed Ikari Shinji into a corner. The result was self-evident.

"Don't say I'm bullying you." Ikari Shinji bit his head, put on a contemptuous smile on his face, and spoke a little unclearly: "Well, it's not too late to surrender now."

"Don't you have any gentlemanly manners? - Never mind, there's no need - if you let me go now, I'll give you half the loss."

"Haha, Soviet soldiers never retreat."

“!? Stop, stop, stop! If we go any further…”

"Then why don't you just admit defeat?"

"How could I possibly recognize... Ugh!"

Then, Ayanami on the side looked at the scene in front of her with a cold and indifferent look.

"Oh... they are still young and youthful." Ritsuko Akagi, Misato Katsuragi, and Maya Ibuki, who had just found the place, turned a corner and saw this scene in the rest area.

"Ah! - Are kids nowadays so bold?" Maya Ibuki didn't quite understand what she saw.

"Hmph, hmph..." Katsuragi saw the world famous painting, even though I saw it first. I've been seeing this famous painting a lot lately...

Ayanami looked at Shinji Ikari kissing Asuka with curious eyes - the background was the two mature women Katsuragi and Akagi and the cute little Maya Ibuki.

"What happened again!" Katsuragi was a little crazy. They had clearly agreed to come back and continue - oh, just continue like this?

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A kiss between a boy and a girl—theoretically, it should be more beautiful. At the very least, it should be worthy of their relationship and appearance, but the two people in front of them were even more important.

"Mr. Li, loosen your arms!"

"Mr. Li!"

"Did Lee snap?"

"Li Cai snapped!"

Katsuragi initially felt a bit jealous at first, but after a closer look... he was still a bit jealous. Jealousy aside, the scene before him wasn't quite like an affair.

Shinji Ikari is a little better, he simply refuses to speak up.

Asuka was probably holding on a bit harder, maybe because they were both from Western countries - but when these two kissed, it didn't quite look like a kiss.

It's more like a competition.

"Ah, Katsuragi and the others are here! If you want to embarrass yourself, just go away." Ikari Shinji was instantly excited when he saw Katsuragi coming. Although his words were still unclear, he shouted excitedly like a child with his parents, "What's wrong? Are you scared? Americans, if you lose, you lose. What's the big deal?"

"!!! I, I won't lose! - Katsuragi, come and help! This guy is a bully!" Asuka was so embarrassed that she almost cried, but she still gritted her teeth and refused to let go: "The Soviets should admit defeat! - Your Japanese allies over there, come and help! Yes, that's right! US-Japan, the US-Japan Security Treaty!!"

This first kiss is truly unforgettable. Not only was it witnessed by so many people, but it also tasted like Pocky.

"...Pfft!" Maya Ibuki laughed out loud, as if it had nothing to do with her. Then she turned her head and hid behind Ritsuko Akagi who was also laughing at the joke, feeling too embarrassed to continue watching.

"Hey, I'm asking you for help." Akagi Ritsuko also turned her head away, looking like she couldn't bear to have any more fun - how could she not bear it! Just because this fun wasn't big enough, Akagi Ritsuko pushed the bigger fun beside her - Katsuragi Misato.

"!" With veins popping out of her head, Katsuragi Misato walked in front of Ikari Shinji and Asuka. The 30-year-old adult pushed the young girl away! Stop cheating on me!

"What's going on!" The head of the Operations Section glanced at Pocky beside him and thought his head was too environmentally friendly. "Hey! You guys aren't eating lunch and just snacking! - And you still have time to play Pocky games!? Have you done your homework? Have you done your training? Have you done your ideological review? If you have time, just rest. What's this!"

"...Tsk, I've already graduated with a PhD, why am I still doing homework? How boring." Asuka, her face still red, was finally saved. She touched her lips lightly and said with a disinterested look, "I'm not interested in children's affairs."

"And you made such a big deal out of it?... Kissing is something adults do!"

"Well, that's a cultural difference." Shinji Ikari curled his lips and said, "It's normal for us Soviets to kiss a few times. We two seventy-year-old men can kiss mouth to mouth in front of the whole world, and we can kiss for a long time."

"?!?!" It was indeed a cultural difference. Katsuragi Misato subconsciously asked, "There's such a thing? How come I didn't know about it?"

"You must know."

"No, I don't know—who?"

"Brezhnev." Ikari Shinji took out his cell phone and quickly searched for a name on Google, adding a kiss: "Look--"

The pictures all show Su Xunzong hugging leaders from various countries and kissing them mouth to mouth, real kisses everywhere. The two old men, who are more than a century old in total, are of the same sex, and they kiss passionately, kiss...

"Isn't this just a matter of courtesy?" Not being a fun-loving person, let alone a meme-loving kid, Katsuragi Misato had no idea the Soviet Union had this dark history... no, that they'd actually spent time in the German branch. But the people there seemed fine. So, she glanced at Asuka with a puzzled look, "Uh... are you really that close?"

"Only the Soviets do this!!!"

"Don't listen to Asuka's nonsense." Ikari Shinji shrugged his shoulders. The Soviets considered themselves Europeans. "We Europeans do this. It's normal for everyone to kiss."

"Are you worthy of being called a European? How can a Slav be called a European! Besides, you are not even a Slav." Asuka said that she was the real old Berliner with the German swastika flag, with a pure family background.

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