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

"What about Kanzaki Reimi?"

"No Road Race!"

Chapter 47 Busy Shinji Ikari

"What's the deal with Kanzaki Reimi?" After Onizuka Eikichi left, grumbling, Nagase Nagisa immediately came over. Onizuka Eikichi's romantic relationship was always their biggest concern. After all, they knew that several girls were waiting for Onizuka Eikichi, but he seemed unaware of it. Kanzaki Reimi, on the other hand, sounded like a woman's name, so... Nagase Nagisa's gossip fire was burning fiercely.

“My classmate,” Shinji Ikari said, resting his chin on his hand in a strange, lifeless manner.

"Oh! My classmate, you're already old enough to get married, at the latest next year!" Nagase Nagisa said with a smile.

"..." Shinji Ikari looked at Nagase Nagase and gave her an Anya smile. You're so funny! "IQ 200, a very scary woman, with a tendency to do anything."

"Isn't that a perfect complement to Eikichi? Eikichi is great in every way, except she's a little slow." Even Ryuji Danma, who had just escorted Eikichi downstairs, perked up! A smart girl! "Eikichi can attract a girl like that? I find it hard to believe!"

“It’s true.” Shinji Ikari shook his head with a smile. “If you can wait, follow Eikichi Onizuka after get off work these next few days. You’ll probably see enough laughs to keep you entertained until the next century.” Shinji shrugged. If it weren’t for his own troubles, he definitely wouldn’t have missed this exciting spectacle. This part of the story was only comparable to the arm-wrestling scene with 200 people that followed. Eikichi Onizuka gave Reimi Kanzaki a near-perfect psychological lesson in an unexpected way.

"I've almost found a shop. I just need to talk to the owner tomorrow during the day," said Danma Ryuji.

"I've pretty much explored Third New Tokyo." Nagase Nagisa smiled. She hadn't been idle these past few days. Third New Tokyo was a fairly large city, and Nagase Nagisa had basically explored the whole area, gaining a basic understanding of the city's vitality. She thought it was a good idea to start Ryuji's new shop here. What made this city different from other places was the large number of young people, and their spending power was generally quite high. Plus, young people from the neighborhood who liked to drive around often sped around here, so while they might not become rich, making a small fortune shouldn't be a problem.

"Good luck, send me the video!" Shinji Ikari's attitude was simple. He might be going to check things out tonight, so after reporting to NERV later, he'd probably have to go to the rumored location of the Headless Rider late at night to see for himself what exactly was speeding along the Tokyo Bay Expressway. "I'm going to NERV now. I'll be waiting for your good news tomorrow!"

"Be careful on the road!" Nagase Nagisa said quickly. "I'll take care of the packing."

"Give me a call if anything comes up!" Danma Ryuji said simply.

"Okay! Go to bed early, oh no, not too early, it's about time to have kids!" Shinji Ikari said with a smile. Then Nagase Nagase directly displayed the demeanor of a former berserk angel executive, kicking him with a side kick. Shinji Ikari was fast and jumped down the stairs. In his emergency dodge, Shinji Ikari didn't give the old Yasha a chance to kick him to death. He simply did a front flip and jumped down the stairs.

"Shinji has actually learned to tease the adults!" Nagase Nagase was clearly very unhappy with Shinji's words, but a sweet smile appeared on his lips.

“Shinji Ikari is right, shouldn’t we…” Danma Ryuji hugged his wife, a smile playing on his lips. His expression was incredibly sweet, unlike the Danma Ryuji who became a legend in Shonan as the “Oni-Baku Duo,” a pair of duos whose backseats were once considered a source of pride for girls, but who seemed to have never cared at all back then.

"Hmph! Not a single one of them is any good," Nagase Nagase said with a laugh...

"Hi! Hi! Hi! Shinji Ikari, NERV's most popular guy!" Misato Katsuragi was eating a McDonald's hamburger meal. Because of Shinji Ikari's agreement with a certain A-rank or higher powerhouse, NERV would purchase 500 McDonald's meals every day for each of its employees.

This approach was inexplicably welcomed by all NERV employees. Although the original cafeteria offered some simple sandwiches, the taste was obviously mediocre and they were mostly cold. In a sense, being able to eat something different made these employees quite satisfied, including Misato Katsuragi, who was too lazy to cook! Now she could go to McDonald's to order by facial recognition, and McDonald's would simply add an extra portion to her order.

"Aren't you afraid of getting fat to death?" Shinji Ikari looked at Misato Katsuragi in front of him. He himself wouldn't dare to eat like this, but Misato Katsuragi, who didn't even get a third of his daily exercise, dared to eat such high-calorie foods every meal? She really wasn't afraid.

"Oh well! Anyway, I don't have a boyfriend... and as for losing weight, all you have to do is exercise more. Besides, NERV really doesn't lack places to exercise. After all, NERV is a place where it takes half an hour to walk up and down the elevator, isn't it?" Misato Katsuragi calmly munched on her hamburger. After all, this kind of Australian beef burger is not cheap at all.

"So, I guess I did something good? Let me ask you this: if a NERV crew member is overweight, will they be fired? Or is getting fat considered a work-related injury?" Shinji Ikari said with a sigh, looking at Misato Katsuragi, who was wandering around the lounge. He thought, "What if when the Ground Self-Defense Force launches an attack, NERV's resistance is already weak, and now they're even more useless because they've gained weight? That would be ridiculous."

"That's great! It's a pity there aren't any!" Misato Katsuragi was clearly very pleased to agree with Shinji Ikari's point about gaining weight due to workplace injuries. Lately, she had completely lost the ability to face her own scale. "But stingy NERV would rather spend a lot of money on creating these utterly useless places than improve employee benefits!"

"To be honest, no insurance company has ever offered such outrageous insurance as yours." Ritsuko Akagi listened to the two idiots chatting. Then, watching Shinji Ikari buy a drink from the vending machine in the lounge and walk over to them, she asked, "What else did you discuss with McDonald's? Is it just about trying to fatten up the NERV members?"

"I just made an agreement that we NERV members can stay at his shop, but we need to make certain purchases! And we need to pretend to be reading or something. That's all. He seems to be obsessed with daily life and the McDonald's promotion game, so you have no idea what he actually wants." Shinji Ikari said that he only watched one season of the anime back then and had never read the novel, so he was not very clear about what this future version of himself did. He only knew that this person was obsessed with promotion and would save the city when it was attacked.

"Such a surprisingly low level of desire, a truly astonishingly low-desire lifestyle. How would the Onmyo-ryo usually handle this?" Misato Katsuragi asked seriously, somewhat curious as to why someone so powerful would... find working interesting.

"Perhaps everyone has their own thoughts and pursuits. No one knows what they're really thinking, right?" Shinji Ikari said with a speechless expression. Everyone's thoughts are different. Some people want to go up and see the scenery they've created, while others find it incredibly boring and would rather see the everyday life of people below.

It's like when you've finished a game, you might consider starting a new one and playing it all over again. Of course, it's also possible that you get bored with the game during your first playthrough because you're using cheat codes. These are just different results from different choices, nothing more.

"Ideas and pursuits? That's very interesting." Ritsuko Akagi understood, but found it very ironic. However, this was the cruel reality: what you treasure, others discard like trash.

"I'd like to ask how Rei Ayanami is doing, and how Unit-00 is doing?" Shinji Ikari shrugged, took a sip of his drink, and rolled his eyes. Sure enough, drinks without sugar and carbon dioxide are soulless!

"If you asked the question in reverse, I'd believe you were innocent, Shinji with a girlfriend!" Misato Katsuragi had just finished her hamburger, licking her fingers as she looked at Shinji Ikari with a mischievous grin.

“There’s nothing wrong. Rei Ayanami is in excellent health and everything is recovering. As for Unit-00, just as you said, the problem naturally disappeared after a short while.” Ritsuko Akagi glanced at Shinji Ikari, her eyes flickering.

"Okay, can I go see her in a bit? By the way, are there any tests I need to prepare for today?" Shinji Ikari thought about it and decided to visit Rei Ayanami. Although the soul resonance last time put a lot of pressure on Shinji, to be fair, the benefits afterward... well, the increase in spiritual power was terrifying. As expected of Lilith's soul, it's just too good!

“Oh…” Misato Katsuragi drawled, “Should I approve it or not, Shinji? Are you up to no good? Rei is lying in a hospital bed!”

"..." Shinji Ikari rolled his eyes. "You woman, can you please stop thinking about all sorts of trouble?"

"I approve." Ritsuko Akagi immediately exposed their mistake. Shinji Ikari's help in the hospital room last time wasn't just about exorcising spirits. Now, with the comparative data, they realized that the commotion Shinji caused during his exorcism was no less significant than the incident at Mount Kintoki! And who knows what they might find if they go and take a look today?

"Thank you! Ritsuko-nee, you can start preparing your swimsuit for the beach in Shikoku now!"

"Hey! What's wrong with these kids these days? Is stirring up trouble so natural?"

"Perhaps it's because someone is too naive."

Chapter 48

"Rei Ayanami! I've come to see you!" Shinji Ikari ran to the cafeteria to find some fruit and snacks. Since it was a spur-of-the-moment decision, he hadn't prepared any special fruit or snacks for visiting a patient.

"Hmm!" The girl's red eyes looked at Shinji Ikari, and she said naturally, "Thank you!"

"Huh?" Shinji Ikari felt a little strange, then observed the girl lying on the bed for a moment. She was no longer under the supervision of many medical devices and was simply resting quietly. "It's nothing. I'm happy to be of any help." After all, in a sense, you carry my mother's genes, so you could be considered my half-sister.

"Hmm!" Rei Ayanami returned to her unapproachable demeanor, looking at Shinji Ikari with a detached expression.

"Speaking of which, where do you take classes?" Having learned from their previous experience, Shinji Ikari no longer felt awkward. They had already met in spirit form, so what was there to be embarrassed about? Neither he nor Ryoko Sakaki had ever had such a deep "spiritual exchange." "Hmm, we talked on the phone a little late last night, so I didn't get much sleep."

"Class? No class." Rei Ayanami said calmly, though the word seemed to stir her emotions, a hint of curiosity appearing on her face.

"No classes? Do you spend all your time at NERV?" Shinji Ikari looked puzzled. Although he was certain that his life was far from pleasant or enjoyable, he at least had some memorable experiences: his friends, his brothers, and his girlfriend! But Rei Ayanami... had nothing.

“Hmm…” Rei Ayanami nodded. Although for various reasons, Rei Ayanami didn’t really need to study. After all, from any perspective, as Lilith, in a sense, neither Gendo Ikari, who had ulterior motives, nor SEELE, who was waiting in the shadows to guide humanity in the Instrumentality Project, needed Rei Ayanami to have too many emotions. The simpler she was, the easier she was to control…

For some reason, Shinji Ikari felt a surge of inexplicable anger, "These guys..."

This world, though he didn't know what had happened, had become even stranger than the EVA world he remembered. Shinji Ikari hadn't thought too much about it at first. So what if spiritual energy was reviving? From what he knew, there were several powerful individuals involved. If the sky fell, the tall ones would hold it up; he didn't need to worry too much. What he needed to do was to do his job well and, in the final choice, give everyone the world they expected, right? However, Shinji later discovered that it seemed someone else was also vying for this task. After all, there was an egg in Old Tokyo, and it seemed to be within NERV's jurisdiction.

"That's great!" The girl in front of him had an inexplicable relationship with him in theory. At the very least, they were genetically close. In any case... Anyway, Shinji Ikari took a deep breath. "You might want to consider what your school uniform looks like." Shinji Ikari clenched his fist, turned around, and left.

"Where is my father's office?" Shinji Ikari asked, his face pale as he returned to the lounge.

“Um… Shinji, your father is a NERV…” Misato Katsuragi tried to help Gendo Ikari decline, but suddenly felt a chill down her spine as Shinji Ikari merely glanced at her sideways.

"Do you want to see him because of Rei Ayanami?" Misato Katsuragi's reaction made Ritsuko Akagi sigh. She had to face it eventually, didn't she?

“Yes,” Shinji Ikari answered decisively. “I want to help her apply to attend school. Your actions will only make Rei Ayanami’s condition worse.”

"Based on what?" Ritsuko Akagi crossed her arms, holding a cup of hot coffee, and simply looked calmly at Shinji Ikari in front of her. She... had a certain appreciation for the little boy in front of her.

"Isn't it pointless for me to talk to you about human mental health? We all know that this doesn't seem to matter to Rei Ayanami. The key is whether you treat her as a basic human being!" Shinji Ikari took a deep breath, his palms opening and closing slightly. "To be honest, I'm starting to regret joining NERV. There are more and more people here with the same stench as the NERV."

"..." Misato Katsuragi was speechless. This brat was being incredibly ruthless. Clearly, the way Rei Ayanami was being treated had angered the boy in front of him.

"So what do you want?" Fuyutsuki Kozo also went into the lounge and made himself a cup of coffee from the automatic coffee machine. "Or, if we don't agree to you seeing Gendo Ikari, what are you going to do?"

"Hey!" Shinji Ikari chuckled, then fell silent.

"..." Everyone looked at Shinji Ikari, who had a cold smile on his face. What could he do? He could do a lot. Not to mention anything else, he could just throw the Divine Mirror into NERV and let Himuro Kirie do whatever she wanted. Killing half of the people in NERV headquarters would be no problem at all. Moreover, as more people died, her power would continue to increase.

"Sigh..." Fuyutsuki Kozo sighed, "You really insist on meeting your father?"

"Yes! There are many things I really want to know, and only he has the answers." Shinji Ikari said bluntly, nothing more than wanting to beat him up. "Don't worry, I won't waste any time, it won't take long." He'd leave after he finished.

"...I've already asked Commander Gendo Ikari for you." Kozo Fuyutsuki sighed. "Commander Gendo Ikari doesn't plan to meet with you for the time being. However, it's really not appropriate for Rei Ayanami to just stay in the base. Misato, you should go and arrange for her to attend the same school as Shinji Ikari. Shinji, you need to take responsibility for taking good care of Rei Ayanami."

"Where does she live? It's inconvenient for her to go back to base." Shinji Ikari nodded. This old man... is difficult to deal with. His own idea was nipped in the bud.

"How's your upstairs? I know your friend is staying there temporarily; there's a woman there who can take care of Rei Ayanami." Fuyutsuki Kozo's lips curled into a smile as he devised a way to seduce this little brat who was threatening him. "Your girlfriend shouldn't misunderstand, right?"

"Oh! Cohabitation!" Katsuragi Misato exclaimed immediately after a moment of surprise. Shinji Ikari's gaze had instilled a sense of genuine fear in her almost instantaneously. This was definitely not a joke, and it reminded Katsuragi Misato of something someone had once told her: "The strong should not be underestimated."

This era... after all, it's been different since the Second Impact! Shinji Ikari right before our eyes is perhaps the best example.

"Don't imagine me as someone who only thinks with my lower body all day..." Shinji Ikari sighed helplessly. On the surface, he had achieved his goal, which could be considered a small accomplishment. But Rei Ayanami living upstairs from him? Wasn't this a dilemma, a life-or-death choice between being a beast and being worse than a beast? Luckily, he had a girlfriend! "It's no problem to temporarily arrange for her to stay with me. I'll find her a place nearby, which will also be convenient for your intelligence department's outpost downstairs to monitor her. If they can't keep an eye on her, then it's not my problem."

"Shinji! I'm really surprised you made this decision!" Misato Katsuragi said with a sigh. "Speaking of which, I'm curious about something: will your girlfriend agree?"

“…Not being honest in this round is a death sentence!” Shinji Ikari shook his head. “Luckily, I don’t know much, do I?” Shinji Ikari threw the empty drink can into the trash can next to him. “I’m counting on you first thing tomorrow morning! Guardian of Misato Katsuragi!”

"Sure thing, sure thing!" Misato Katsuragi waved to Shinji Ikari without a care in the world. Once you've done it before, you'll get used to it. Anyway, Rei Ayanami isn't a troublesome kid, so she'll probably be easy to manage.

"Shinji-kun, today's test items!" At this moment, the electronic door opened, and Ibuki Maya handed a form to Ikari Shinji! Since the problem in the base was resolved last time, Akagi Ritsuko has added a lot of test items. She seems to want to use Ikari Shinji as the standard to quantify and standardize spiritual power, so that she can refine her ideas.

“Okay!” Shinji Ikari took the receipt and glanced at it. There was nothing out of the ordinary. He nodded and followed Maya Ibuki out. Perhaps because they came and went so quickly, Maya Ibuki didn’t notice the strange atmosphere in the room.

"Sizzle..." The electronic door closed.

"Could you explain why you agreed to let Shinji Ikari take Rei Ayanami out?" Ritsuko Akagi asked softly, maintaining her posture with her legs crossed, a calm expression, and even taking a sip of coffee. Every Rei Ayanami is special, and every Rei Ayanami is unique, so Kozo Fuyutsuki's decision was rather unusual.

"This is Gendo Ikari's decision. Rei really should go out and meet some other people. As for the base... Hmph, with Shinji Ikari protecting him, nothing should happen! Go buy the house across from Shinji Ikari's and rent it to him later." Kōzō Fuyutsuki shook his head. The incident last time wasn't their doing at all. Contaminate Unit-00 and Rei Ayanami? Only a fearless bastard would do something like that.

“No…” Misato Katsuragi seemed to have some unpleasant suspicions about her boss, so when she heard Kozo Fuyutsuki’s words, she subconsciously asked a question, but immediately stopped herself.

"Please understand one thing: as the commander of NERV, please believe that the people behind you are standing with you." Kozo Fuyutsuki wasn't angry, and said in a nonchalant tone, "Remember to increase Shinji Ikari's living expenses a little, since Rei Ayanami's expenses will probably fall on his shoulders now." After saying that, Kozo Fuyutsuki walked out.

"understood."

"Ritsuko, so what's going on here?"

"You saw it all, didn't you?"

Ah, we've reached this part again~

This book will probably be available tomorrow. Please support it when it's released!

It seems that every time a book of mine is about to be released or has just been released, I have a bunch of messy things going on, which is really embarrassing to a certain extent.

Originally, I planned to write a slice-of-life novel, but when choosing a subject, my thoughts inexplicably wandered (my brain ran away), and I thought of a world where spiritual energy is reviving, which might be fun. At that time, I was still imagining a group transmigration story similar to my previous book. However, when I read the final chapter of EVA, although I don't know if I can say that my youth is over, I still feel a lot of regret. Suddenly, the idea that I, Shinji Ikari, can also have a colorful life arose in my mind. After all, this awkward uke has really been the source of all my resentment from my teens to now.

Despite Shinji Ikari's astonishing courage and determination in the movie when he fought the Angel of Power, and his line "Give me back Rei Ayanami!" was absolutely heart-wrenching, he then suddenly started acting all fussy again... What a waste!

But imagining it now, piloting an EVA to fight those massive monsters (it reminds me of Ultraman) sounds pretty awesome. As for the troublemakers in the group, of course you're all allowed to participate this time, but you'd better all be the bad guys!

So the book's positioning is roughly: to write a slice-of-life story, occasionally featuring EVAs fighting giant monsters in the EVA world of spiritual revival.

During this period, I've been going to the hospital every day for some reason. It's not that I'm sick, but I'm going through a certain stage of my life. As a result, there are some differences in the current plot arrangement and update volume. It seems that the first battle of Unit-01 should have been written by now.

However, the book will be released on Friday, so as usual, there will be an extra chapter upon release—five chapters in total! I'll post the first three chapters at midnight, and then post the rest as I write them.

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Chapter 49 My Sister Rei Ayanami?!

"Oh! What a pretty little girl! Is this your classmate, Shinji?" Nagase Nagisa said happily as he opened the door, then pulled Rei Ayanami upstairs. "Come on up, come on up!" He then turned back to Shinji with a face full of veins. "It's quite something that Shinji would bring a girl back!"

Shinji Ikari rode his motorcycle home and ran into Ryuji Danma and Nagase Nagase, who were returning from their walk after dinner. Rei Ayanami, who was perched on Shinji's back, immediately caught Nagase's attention. This was partly due to Rei's beauty, and partly because Shinji had brought a girl home, especially since his girlfriend wasn't there. Moreover, because Shinji's motorcycle seat was small, Rei was practically lying on his back, and the two were in a very intimate position.

"Slap..." Shinji Ikari covered his face and began to lament, "Kouzou Fuyutsuki! You wait! Is he now in a situation where he can't clear his name even after jumping into the Yellow River?"

"So what happened? Are these the victims who were rescued?" Danma Ryuji took a deep drag on his cigarette. He noticed that Shinji Ikari's attitude was clearly not good, and he didn't seem embarrassed at all. He felt that there was something going on, so he pulled Shinji Ikari to the backyard to talk.

While she is quite pretty, among Shinji Ikari's admirers at Nakiri Academy, there are very few who are not good-looking. Ryoko Sakaki was almost the one chosen from among thousands. She can cook, has a generous and proper personality, and her appearance and figure are beyond reproach. She doesn't look like a middle school girl at all; she looks more like a college student.

"No, colleague, in a sense... well, she's more like my sister, but don't say anything like that, just say hello to Nagisa-nee." Shinji Ikari sighed. How am I supposed to calculate this? Rei Ayanami has her mother's genes, so they're related by blood? So my sister is Rei Ayanami? Awakening means sacrificing all of humanity? Just imagining it gives me a headache. It's all Gendo Ikari's fault after all. "That bastard father of mine... I'll have to give him two Spirit Guns sooner or later!"

"Sister?" Shinji Ikari's words surprised Ryuji Danma. Colleague, sister, beating up his father... well, this... he imagined a whole season of family drama in his mind. "Doesn't she look a bit like you? Hmm..." Ryuji Danma looked her over carefully. "I have to say, if you grew your hair a little longer, you really do look a bit like her."

"Hmm, she has my mother's genes, and the rest... she doesn't have my father's genes. Don't ask me... I don't want to say why! Anyway..." Shinji Ikari spat on the ground. If I ever see this bastard again! Shinji Ikari grabbed a steel bar that Ryuji Danma had bought to help him repair the shack in the backyard, twisted it into a pretzel, and then gathered his spiritual power in his palm. Instantly, the scorching Blazing Palm melted the entire steel bar into molten steel.

"Hey...hey...don't make such a scary face." Danma Ryuji casually took out a cigarette, rubbed it against Shinji Ikari's palm, lit it, and exhaled a puff of smoke. "I'll talk to Nagase Nagase. You should tell Sakaki Ryoko yourself."

"Okay, it's nothing..." Shinji Ikari shook his head, then took out his phone and made a call to chat with his girlfriend. Ryoko Sakaki quickly asked if there was anything she wanted to tell him. Shinji was speechless. Was he that obvious? Then he sighed, "My sister is staying at my house temporarily. When are you free these next couple of days? I'll come pick you up!"

"Friday, I'll stay at your place for two days. How's the soy sauce seasoning this time?" Ryoko Sakaki smiled. This girl was honest enough. She looked like a girl, and there was something special about her. Shinji Ikari himself couldn't say it over the phone. Ryoko Sakaki glanced at her phone. Two more days.

"Very good. Nagase-nee used almost all of it yesterday to stew meat." Shinji Ikari laughed. Nagase Nagase even felt like he was gaining weight these past few days!

“Okay, I’ll bring two more bottles. We just finished brewing a batch of the shochu you wanted. I tried it, and it’s about 50 degrees. Is that alright?” Ryoko Sakaki said with a smile. She knew that Shinji Ikari was an exorcist, which greatly motivated her to study the craft. She would also follow this path in the future.

This time, the brewed shochu used some special grains obtained through Totsuki merit points. Following the five-grain recipe that Shinji Ikari found, the brewed liquor has just been aged for a full month. Every night, Ryoko Sakaki takes it out to bask in the moonlight. She doesn't know if it will help, but the aroma of the liquor has already begun to break through the mud seal. She brought two small jars to Shinji Ikari to try last time, but she doesn't know if he drank them.

"Okay!" Shinji Ikari took a deep breath. It was best that Ryoko understood. "Then see you this weekend! Let's go have a good time! Last time I came and went in a hurry! We didn't even have a date."

"Alright! See you this weekend!" Ryoko Sakaki was also looking forward to it, both to meeting her boyfriend and to Shinji Ikari's "little sister"! Ugh! What a womanizer!

"Shinji!" Just as Shinji Ikari stepped upstairs, he heard Nagase Nagase calling out to him, her tone quite cheerful. "Come on! Try my noodles!"

"Huh?" Shinji Ikari was a bit flustered. A bowl of noodles in the middle of the night? Are you worried about gaining weight? Everyone thinks their figure is perfect and won't be affected, huh?

"Hmm! Rei Ayanami hasn't eaten yet! She didn't eat anything decent while she was in the hospital, and she doesn't have any clothes or anything she needs. Why haven't you taken care of anything she needs?" Nagase Nagisa sighed. "I'll take her to buy some necessities in a bit, Shinji!"