Shinji Ikari, the pilot of Unit-01 during the Spirit Awakening Era

The frenzied battle between Shinji Ikari and Ayato Kamina was almost a major test for all the detection equipment in the human world, because even the most advanced high-speed cameras in NERV could only capture a few afterimages of the two fighting at high speed. Even when they were able to find something, it was often just the smoke and dust that erupted when Unit-01 and Sion Wing God crashed to the ground after being hit hard.

However, at this moment, the giants who fall to the ground will almost instantly jump up, turn around, and run away, without lingering on the ground for even a second, leaving only a large crater in the ground as proof that they have crashed to the ground.

The situation in this part of the sky was even worse than on the ground. All the aircraft had wisely left this airspace and hurried away. They dared not stay here at all, not even the huge aerial city that the MU race had built over Tokyo!

Because of the battle between the two sides, even the light wings had turned into something like flowing clouds in the sky, flashing wildly. The air explosions from their collision continued to erupt in the air, dense like holiday fireworks blooming in the sky. Airflow? Turbulence? No, this was like a spatial trap. The two giants fighting to the death in the air tore apart all the airflow in this area.

Under such circumstances, any aircraft that approaches this airspace will have their fragile wings torn apart by the violent turbulence in a short time, and then the raging hurricane will sweep them into a deadly spiral, eventually shredding them into pieces no larger than a fingernail!

In this situation, all aircraft, even the powerful Dorem of the MU race, would be destroyed in a short time after approaching this airspace. If they still don't know to run away quickly, then their brains are not just filled with water, but have probably already been put in a washing machine and enjoyed a super-fast centrifugal massage.

To be precise, as this area of ​​"absolute turbulence" continues to expand, the Japanese government has begun issuing emergency evacuation notices for aircraft.

"This..." It wasn't just Ibuki Maya who was shocked; Hyuga Makoto stared in disbelief at the scene before him. Not only were they speechless, but everyone at NERV was at a loss for words.

“Ritsuko, this is a bit like…” Although she was frowning, Misato Katsuragi couldn’t see what was going on at all, but she felt that this scene was strangely familiar to her.

"Isn't it realistic to see what it's like when Shinji and his back-to-back confidante fight?" Ritsuko Akagi laughed. Yes, she laughed. Yuu Aso wasn't particularly strong, but when Shinji Ikari and Mei Isayama were having a serious sparring match, it was often a scene that shook the earth.

There was one in NERV's underground EVA laboratory back then, but it was abandoned because it was used twice by Shinji Ikari and the cost of renovation was too high.

So, while NERV personnel weren't entirely unfamiliar with such scenes, they had only witnessed A- and S-rank exorcists and fighters battling it out. They had never even considered, let alone seen, a battle between giants over 70 meters tall, encased in steel, fighting at such incredible speed!

Unit-01 (or rather, all EVAs) and Ryougi Shion both possess S-class combat power, but this S-class combat power is often due to their enormous size and the various weapons and equipment they use.

However, this doesn't mean that these two steel giants couldn't do it. Just one glance at the battle scenes displayed on the screen would make it clear that this is a joke. It's not that these giants can't do it, but that fragile humans can't! The hardware is there, but the software is incompatible, so the hardware's full potential cannot be realized! It's like having an i9-13900 CPU and a 4090 graphics card, but installing a Windows 1.0 operating system that was released in 1985 on it. Its full potential is completely limited by the deadly operating system.

In a sense, if the two pilots hadn't taken that final step as they grew stronger, becoming beings capable of bearing that power, the power of EVA and Ryougi Shion might never have been truly unleashed.

"Shinji!" After being blasted away once again, Ayato Kamina's face was contorted with rage. He could sense that Shinji Ikari was gradually unleashing increasingly greater power, and he was slowly gaining the upper hand. Because both of them were attacking and defending at top speed while in a state of high-speed maneuvering, they couldn't use those powerful moves that required charging up their energy before unleashing their full potential. Doing so would have allowed the other to land a hundred punches and dozens of kicks on them.

And most importantly, even after paying a huge price, these powerful moves might not necessarily hit their opponent! So neither of them made any attempts. However, the Blazing Finger technique used by Unit-01 under Shinji Ikari's control annoyed Ayato Kamiya. Although he only took a few heavy blows, the pain that went straight to the depths of his soul still easily caused him great damage.

"Here!" Shinji Ikari's Unit-01 clashed with Ayato Kamiya's kick once again, but this time, something unexpected happened. Shinji Ikari feinted, and Ayato Kamiya's powerful kick missed! Missing was a minor issue in itself; the most important thing was that, because he had used too much force, his body swayed slightly!

This slight sway would have been nothing more than a flickering shadow to others, something that wouldn't normally warrant any attention. However, in the rapid exchange between Shinji Ikari and Ayato Kamina, it became a fatal flaw! Unit-01's seemingly unadorned, fiery finger strike aimed once again at Ayato Kamina's waist.

Ayato Kamina gritted his teeth, intending to take Shinji Ikari's attack head-on. This would not only cause him pain, but Shinji Ikari himself would also be momentarily stunned by the attack. Ayato Kamina even planned to endure the injury and directly block Unit-01's last arm.

"Pfft..." But Ayato Kamina miscalculated! The terrifying high temperature rushed into his body like surging lava. Even with his body that could regenerate at high speed, this attack still caused terrible damage. Ayato Kamina felt that it wasn't just his skin and body that were writhing. Soon, this burning pain began to spread all over his body.

"Ah!" Ayato Kamina was a decisive person. He immediately conjured a blade of light on his arm and slashed down directly. Even if it meant harming himself, he was determined to eliminate this troublesome opponent in one fell swoop. Ayato Kamina knew very well that Shinji Ikari wouldn't give him a chance. Although they were friends, and they wouldn't deny that even now, they had chosen different paths. They were absolute enemies! There was no doubt about that!

No mercy shown! No compassion shown!

Ayato Kamina is back to the life she wanted—simple, but happy!

Shinji Ikari is determined to hold onto the present. Humanity is rebelling! Humanity is rising up in rebellion! Once upon a time, countless beasts oppressed humanity, treating humans as their prey. And now? Oh, across the sea, that great nation has published a culinary guide called "The Classic of Mountains and Seas."

The two paths will never intersect, and there will be no compromise between them!

The light blade fell!

"Whoosh!" The imagined collision did not occur. Unit-01's powerful arm took the light blade head-on. The highly condensed AT Field was not afraid of the power of the light blade at all.

On the contrary, Ayato's pupils began to contract rapidly. He couldn't understand what was happening in front of him at all, because Unit-01's Kirin Arm began to contract and deform, just like when it launched the Spiral Shuriken before.

"A Super Type without a Flying Fist is incomplete..." Shinji Ikari chuckled, then his outstretched arm gripped Ayato's light blade, while the back half of his arm exploded, propelling his arm forward. The next instant, Shinji Ikari gasped, "Hiss!"

"Ugh!" Unlike Shinji Ikari, Ayato Kamina didn't even have the strength to shout. He just let out a muffled groan as his entire arm was ripped off! Blood sprayed onto the remaining peak of Genji Island. The intense pain made Ayato Kamina unable to maintain his balance any longer, and he collapsed headfirst.

"Sleep! When you wake up again, you bastard, you should be able to catch up with a good era!" As Shinji Ikari spoke, the phantoms of Himuro Kirie and Kurosawa Ayase slowly rose on either side of Unit-01, and then slowly merged with Unit-01. The pitch-black barrier rope began to wrap around Ayato's body, and then Unit-01's hand pressed against Yonex's chest! Ayato's milky-white body suddenly began to fade.

"Don't struggle, Ishrith. You will meet him in the future. This time, have a proper romance with him." Shinji Ikari looked at Sion, who, despite beginning to fall back into her original state, seemed to be restless and wanting to resist. He laughed. "Just watch. This time, he might have a lot of people coveting him."

"..." Suddenly, Yonex Soryu stopped struggling, which was very realistic... However, it was clear that the power of Unit-01 and the two evil gods alone could not accomplish all this, but Shinji Ikari had his own plans.

"Linghua, I'm counting on you." Shinji Ikari suddenly spoke up, and a third pair of tattooed hands emerged from the void, slowly brushing across Sion's eyes.

"..." Unit-01 slowly formed a sword with its fingers, and scorching heat shot out from its palm. "It's over! Get some rest!" Winged God World slowly lowered its head, and two orbs of light were taken out from them.

"Pfft!" There was no blood splattering as expected. Instead, the body of Winged God Seine shrank into a ball of light and crashed into the core of Unit-01. For a moment, Shinji Ikari felt as if he were a being that could decide the future of humanity in an instant.

Then Shinji Ikari banished that thought from his mind!

"It's time for us to move towards the future!"

Instead of a descending feather of light, the gathering of three fierce gods caused the heavenly lightning to stir restlessly. Lancer took a deep breath and opened the communication interface, "Sister Miri, are you there?"

"Yes." Misato Katsuragi felt her voice tremble for some reason.

"Notify the United Nations that the mission is complete and hand over the post-mission responsibilities." Shinji Ikari sighed. This time, he was truly exhausted.

"Understood, thank you for your hard work." Misato Katsuragi replied simply, just like countless times before.

"Yay!" The NERV... oh no, the Kurt team's command post erupted in a loud cheer that had never been heard before.

Phew, this book... the main plot is over, now it's time to explain some of the later developments. Scratching my head, it really is a book that evokes a lot of感慨 (feelings of mixed emotions). I can't believe I've actually finished writing it, even though it's quite different from what I envisioned.

Now I can whisper this: the birth of my little rascal has disrupted everything. As a first-time father, I'm completely panicked. Many plans have fallen apart, and the entire outline has collapsed.

Moreover, my writing ability seems to have deteriorated further after I contracted COVID-19.

The original plan, as you can see from the synopsis, was to focus on daily exorcisms, with the main participants being Eikichi Onizuka from GTO and Yusuke Urameshi during his growth phase, as well as a certain high school detective with an ageless heart. There will also be some lighthearted skits involving things like Yukira and certain special demon worlds.

Then, in that state, I couldn't write anything at all... lol, and in the end, it turned out like this, which is quite a regret.

Finally, one thing is clear! This type of book is still quite different from what I'm suited for. *shrug*

The new book is already being written, and there are some drafts in hand, though only a little bit. The short stories from the old book are also being written.

It's May Day, so I'm taking three days off to spend time with my family. I'm so grateful to my wife for taking on so much without complaining too much!

I need to take a break. My sleep schedule has been terrible lately. Not only do I have little time to write during the day, but it's also chaotic, and I can't concentrate on writing anything. As a result, I can only write at night after they've gone to sleep, usually working until 1:30 AM. Now I need to adjust my schedule; I'm so exhausted I feel like I could collapse at any moment.

Finally, thank you to all the readers who have made it this far! Thank you! (Fist bump!) See you in the new book! (Of course, there will be some additional information in this book, but probably not much.)

"Thank you, Botan. See you later." With a band-aid on his face, Urameshi Yusuke said casually to Botan, who had brought him back but seemed hesitant to speak. He didn't seem to care much, gave Botan a handsome smile, and then turned and waved goodbye.

Peony sighed, a smile appearing on her face. As always, the unreliable Urameshi Yusuke waved goodbye and left. Spirit Detectives, to put it nicely, are an important force in maintaining peace between the Spirit World and the Human World, but in reality, they're just employees of the Spirit World. And often, are they really protecting the interests of the Human World?

But now, Yusuke Urameshi's identity has suddenly changed. He is now the acknowledged heir of one of the three giants of the Demon World. To put it bluntly, he could mobilize forces to wipe out several small countries with ease. As for the King of Hell in the Spirit World, he was completely dumbfounded by this situation and simply let the little King of Hell do as he pleased. Maintaining good relations is always a good thing.

"It's really good that you came back alive, isn't it?" Sensui Shinobu glanced at the boy and shook his head. He had rushed back from the Demon World after hearing about the strange things that had happened to Shinji Ikari. Otherwise, he would still be working hard towards his goal!

"Battle Emperor" Lei Chan, having unexpectedly recovered from his weakened state, and having a grandchild, decided rather casually to open a trade route between the human and demon realms. He also planned to use this route to send humans who had accidentally fallen into his territory back to the human world. This place became a quasi-marketplace, and the location of its entrance...

Since neither the owners of Mount Hikami nor the Himuro Mansion could be offended, the United Nations eventually talked to the little loli sisters from Minakami Village. As a result, the more happy they were when they sealed the cave entrance, the more troublesome it became when they dug it later... However, since the things at the other end of the cave entrance were taken away by Maou Sadao, apart from some pollution, there were no major problems.

After making these decisions, Lei Chan went to greet his old buddies. He hadn't had a proper spar with them for hundreds of years, and his hands were itching to fight. Moreover, he had a feeling that the quality of the special tonics that were sent later was even better than the ones that were sent earlier. He even had a feeling that if he could continue to receive these things, he might become even stronger.

The reason isn't too hard to understand. The "blood of God" mentioned earlier was the blood of the Angels, but now that all the Angels are dead, what kind of blood could be provided to Raizen? It was Ritsuko Akagi who had a sudden inspiration and used diluted Unit-01 blood...

When the ingredients reached Nakiri, he and the other top chefs from the Totsuki Culinary Group stared blankly for a long time. There was no other way; the ingredients were far beyond their capabilities. They had no choice but to bite the bullet and begin processing. According to those who tasted the dish, it was no different from swallowing a mouthful of red charcoal. They then frantically activated their "Hyōrō" technique and forcibly unleashed their maximum power, only then feeling somewhat better.

After these finished products were handed over to Raizen, Raizen, unleashing a terrifying aura, drank alcohol while ferociously devouring the snacks. Once he finished, he went to give Urameshi Yusuke "extra training." Now, more than four months later, their combined "training" had created a "sea" of debris on the ground.

Of course, in the end, Yusuke Urameshi was dragged back by Raizen like a dead dog...

"Ha... I probably need to go home right away and explain to my parents. I don't even know if I can still use NERV as an excuse now." Kurama chuckled and scratched his head. Compared to the other two unlucky ones, he now had both parents alive. Previously, NERV had taken care of some of his worries, but now even NERV was gone. Looking at the layoffs of the original NERV staff, he... sigh!

"Don't worry, Shinji is always very reliable. He'll definitely handle it." Yusuke Urameshi wasn't worried at all, laughing and saying the most carefree thing he could think of. "On the other hand, Hiei, I heard your sister is already the newest star of Izumo Shrine. Aren't you going to go and see her?"

"..." Hiei glanced at Urameshi, "You don't need to worry about it..." Then the afterimage he left behind slowly disappeared.

"Hey! You two-faced bastard." Yusuke Urameshi grinned, hands on his hips, mocking his friend. "Kurama, what are you looking at?" Then Yusuke turned his head and noticed that Kurama seemed to be watching a television set on the side of the road, so he went over to look.

"News." Kurama looked at the news broadcast with a somewhat strange expression. In the past six months, because of the existence of the town of Sensui Ninja, they were not completely unaware of what was happening in the human world, but knowing and seeing with one's own eyes are very different.

The television screen showed several people bumping fists and jumping off a transport plane. Behind these strangely dressed individuals was a large group of well-equipped, menacing soldiers who followed them out of the aircraft. If this scene merely illustrated that the Science Patrol, beginning to integrate humanity's elite combat forces, was launching global raids against the alien races controlling human nations, then...

But the crucial point is what they saw after jumping out of the plane: a massive warship, leisurely flying in mid-air, with the 70-meter-tall EVA standing on its wings, appearing as if it were the size of an ordinary passenger plane. The two girls successfully seized the warship, and then, in their frenzy, they steered it erratically into one of the largest US naval ports—God on a dime! No, it was San Diego…

"Wow! This! So cool!" Yusuke Urameshi stared in disbelief at dozens of super-massive transport planes, each the size of an An-224 with the "UN" character painted on its fuselage, circling this enormous airship. Massive numbers of personnel and equipment were being continuously ejected from these transport planes, clearly indicating a surprise attack aimed at achieving a decisive victory in one fell swoop.

"Operation Odin's Thunder has been a preliminary success. The Kurt forces have suppressed most of the S-class alien beasts in South America, and human troops are now making a large-scale landing!" Suddenly, several mushroom clouds rose in the distance on the screen. The announcer quickly explained, "Please don't be afraid. These are not nuclear weapons, but large-scale air-fuel bombs. They are clearing out the beast hordes and annihilating the stubborn defensive forces."

“A very… resolute will.” Sensui Shinobu shook her head. Humans are such a narrow-minded race. They will not tolerate anything that treats them as prey. Even after witnessing Raizen’s power, the United Nations still had a lot of ulterior motives.

Even Sensui Shinobu himself had to admit that it was precisely because of humanity's resolute actions that fewer people in the Demon World had recently come to covet his town. After all… the piles of corpses allowed them to reorganize their thoughts. Dignity is never given by others; what others give is pity.

“Never mind them, let’s go home first. Oh no, we have to go to Tokyo-3, which is called Hakone now, right?” Yusuke Urameshi frowned and said with a hint of curiosity.

"It's still Tokyo-3. To commemorate NERV's contributions to humanity over the years, Tokyo-3 retains its original name," said Sensui Shinobu, rubbing his head. When he was managing the town, he had more dealings with the United Nations, so he knew more about the news than Urameshi Yusuke and the others who were being trained by Raizen every day.

Given his very special bond with Shinji Ikari, he would proactively inquire about Shinji's current situation. Even if the United Nations didn't consider that Sensui Shinobu was effectively in charge of the town, they would still tell him the information he wanted, considering that he was a top-tier powerhouse.

So, Shinobu Sensui knew that after Shinji Ikari's father, Gendo Ikari, was defeated, NERV was reorganized into the Science Special Search Party, and in fact, the one in charge of the Science Special Search Party was Shinji Ikari, who is currently very likely one of the strongest in the human world...

This was one of the reasons why Sensui Shinobu rushed back this time. He wanted to personally confirm Shinji Ikari's condition. After all, just listening to Shinji's battle was enough to make him sense all sorts of strange things, which inevitably made him a little worried. Although he and Shinichiro had a conflict over the right path back then, it goes without saying whether Sensui Shinobu had any regrets in the dead of night.

Now, as Shinji Ikari, who in a sense inherited Ichiro Shinichi's ideas, Shinobu Sensui doesn't want to see him have any problems in this regard.

“Alright, let’s go then.” Yusuke Urameshi said with a grin, “I’m going to have a big meal at that guy’s shop! I’m going to have a really big meal, and then he just left us there and disappeared somewhere! I heard recently that he’s even gone back to his shop and is happily working as a shop manager! He’s such a heartless guy.”

"You once said you wanted to learn from him how to be a good store manager," Kurama teased Urameshi Yusuke, who also wanted to run a traditional Japanese small restaurant.

"That bastard agreed, and then dumped me in that bastard Raizen's hands! It's just too much." Urameshi Yusuke said with dissatisfaction. Even an optimist like him would be full of complaints after being mercilessly trained by a strong person like Raizen for six months.

"So I have a small question." Sensui Shinobu looked at the two people in front of her, who were beaming with joy at returning to the human world, and couldn't help but pour cold water on their enthusiasm. "Did you bring any money? Or are you planning to go to Hakone? Or are you planning to dine and dash at Maou Sadao's place?"

"Um... I remember I should have a credit card!"