I participated in the development of EVA

Compared to Ritsuko Akagi, she knew more comprehensively, so she immediately concluded that Ikari Fumihiko had further closed his heart and rejected everything from the outside world.

She cast a shocked look in the direction of the laboratory.

It actually affected the entire dream process.

[Mother, what on earth happened? ]

The reason why Ritsuko Akagi asked this question again was because the monster siege in the game had not yet started.

The wave of ferocious beasts strangely stopped outside the city wall and did not make any further movements, trapping everyone inside like a physical wall.

Naoko Akagi did not answer Ritsuko Akagi's doubts.

Instead, he was thinking whether he should cut off the power to wake up Fumihiko Ikari.

"Why did the strange tide stop?"

"Is there a bug in the game?"

"Probably not?"

……

While listening to the discussions of the players around her, Rei Ayanami felt something as she looked at the monster tide outside the city.

Wen Yan didn't want to be disturbed by himself.

Without hesitation, she logged out of the game.

As she quit the game, the waves of monsters outside the city walls that were opposing the players dissipated.

After seeing the strange tide dissipate, Ritsuko Akagi still didn't understand what was going on. She just thought that all the problems were caused by Fumihiko Ikari.

Ayanami Rei came up to her and said something.

"I'm going back."

Akagi Ritsuko subconsciously tried to persuade him to stay, "Wait a minute, we still need you here."

Rei Ayanami shook her head.

"Wen Yan doesn't want me to disturb him from playing games."

"Did he just reply?"

"No."

"Then how did you..."

Halfway through her speech, Ritsuko Akagi finally realized that the strange tide had dissipated as soon as Rei Ayanami logged out of the game.

"Are you saying that this strange tide was caused by you?"

"Correct."

Ritsuko Akagi repeated it again thoughtfully.

"The strange tide was formed to prevent you from getting closer?"

"Correct."

Hearing this, Ritsuko Akagi couldn't believe her own guess at the moment. Ikari Fumihiko's subconscious mind was affecting the dream program.

wrong--

"Since he doesn't want you to bother him, why doesn't he just lock the login permissions?"

Rei Ayanami shook her head.

"do not know."

This time, Ritsuko Akagi frowned even more tightly and became worried.

A bad guess came to my mind...

Normally, humans cannot influence dream processes.

[Mother, he...could he be swallowed by EVA?]

This time Akagi Naoko replied.

【No. 】

Ritsuko Akagi obviously didn't believe it and questioned her mother's words for the first time.

[If not, how could his consciousness affect the dream program? ]

Naoko Akagi did not continue to explain, but just said something to reassure her.

[I will take care of this matter, you don't have to worry. ]

【How to do? 】

【The connection can be severed by simply turning off the power. 】

【Then turn off the power. 】

[I wonder if he is planning something, and the sudden power outage will affect his plan.]

Ritsuko Akagi was stunned for a moment and felt that her mother was right, but she reacted the next moment.

[Mother, you may be overthinking. I think he is simply obsessed with playing games.]

Naoko Akagi does not agree with this speculation.

She knew that Fumihiko Ikari liked to play games, but she didn't think that a great scientist like Fumihiko Ikari would be addicted to games.

Simply put, she felt that Fumihiko Ikari was addicted to games just to cover up something and deliberately created an illusion.

[I will take care of this matter, you don't have to worry about it. ]

As she spoke, she attached a picture of Fumihiko Ikari's body still in the virtual cabin.

Seeing this scene, Ritsuko Akagi breathed a sigh of relief.

[Mother, under what circumstances are you going to wake him up? ]

【When his physical indicators show abnormalities. 】

Ritsuko Akagi had just seen that Fumihiko Ikari was fine, and her spirit had deflated a little. She no longer had the courage to question her mother's decision.

Not knowing what to say to her mother, she asked Rei Ayanami worriedly.

"Is he going to be okay?"

Ayanami Rei responded calmly.

"Ah."

Then he asked back.

"Anything else? If not, I'll go back to training."

Ritsuko Akagi couldn't understand why Rei Ayanami didn't worry about Fumihiko Ikari, but seeing Rei Ayanami's attitude, she felt a little less worried.

"it is good."

After Rei Ayanami left, she hesitated for a moment and then logged into the game again.

Although there are still players discussing the previous monster tide bug in the game, most players have put their attention back on leveling up.

She was anxious and didn't want to be forced to wait for an answer, so she prepared to level up her game character, and then go to the high-level area to find Ikari Fumihiko to ask about the details.

18:47:49

553. This round of the Abyss Twelve, after playing the remaining twelve rounds,

After playing almost non-stop for two days, Akagi Ritsuko finally realized that her thoughts were too naive...

Either you are rejected or your leveling is hindered.

It was a very simple math problem. She was leveling up, and Fumihiko Ikari was also leveling up, also working almost non-stop, and even more efficient than her.

The gap between the two has not narrowed, but has widened.

Once she realized this, she began to try other methods to achieve her goal.

For example, contacting Ikari Fumihiko through other players, or waiting for Ikari Fumihiko at the city gate.

however……

It was as if there was an invisible hand blocking all this.

Normal communications from other players can be sent to Ikari Fumihiko, and any information that deviates from the normal range will fail to be sent.

Guarding the city gate also failed, as Fumihiko Ikari would only return to the city when she was offline to rest.

The last conversation with her mother made her realize what was happening. Fumihiko Ikari was influencing the dream program through his own AT force field.

Now all this is because Fumihiko Ikari refuses to meet her.

She took out her cell phone, plucked up her courage, and sent her mother another message.

【Mother, it has been a week now. 】

【I know. 】

After Akagi Naoko replied to the message, her eyes fell on the virtual cabin again. There was no change in her expression. She just glanced at the vital signs data on the screen again, confirmed that there was no problem, and then focused her attention on the research again. It was obvious that even though a full week had passed, her opinion had not changed.

Fumihiko Ikari entered the virtual game to accomplish something.

wrong!

To be precise, she felt that the fact that Fumihiko Ikari played games was part of a plan.

As for what Ritsuko Akagi wanted to say but didn't say, she realized it, but she didn't intend to explain anything. After all, she had already said what she should have said last time.

She thought that Ritsuko Akagi would send a message and then remain silent again, just like last time.

This time, Ritsuko Akagi sent another message.

[Mom, I think you are almost there. It’s time to try turning off the power to see if it can cut off the connection.]

Naoko Akagi took a look and then looked away.

The daughter's worry was purely out of ignorance. She was certain that under the current circumstances, the connection between the connection device and the dream program could be cut off as long as the power was turned off. The reason why she was so sure was that the biggest unexpected factor was the 'Apostle Core', an apostle organ that humans knew very little about and was now offline at the physical level.

Simply put, as long as the Angel Core is not allowed to reappear and connect to the brain of the Type 02 prototype, nothing will go wrong.

however……

Ritsuko Akagi wasn't the only one who lost her patience.

The top management of NERV couldn't sit still anymore.

They hope that Xing Fumiyan will disappear, but they are also worried about news about him.

The reason is very simple. They do not have their own real power against the apostles, and they still need Fumihiko Ikari to continue to stabilize the situation.

Now humans have only two weapons that can effectively fight against the Apostle Crisis.

One is EVA.

The second is the Three Sages System.

Needless to say, the Three Sages System is a technology that, except for the two developers, everyone else has only a vague understanding of.

Although there are three EVAs, and the pilots of the other two EVAs except Unit 1 have the possibility of defection, they dare not take the risk. In addition to being afraid of Fumihiko Ikari, the most important reason is that they do not know whether their defection will affect the subsequent growth of the pilots, thereby affecting the ultimate combat effectiveness of EVA.

Simply put, they don't understand the specific logic between the driver and the AT force field, and don't know under what conditions the driver's maximum potential can be stimulated.

That's why they didn't dare to act rashly and disrupt Fumihiko Ikari's training plan for the three pilots.

Zhao Shuo came in front of Akagi Naoko.

"Sorry to bother you, Professor Akagi. We have received an order from above to try to see if cutting off the power can sever the link."

Akagi Naoko didn't even raise her head.

"I remember that I have explained to you before that your worries are totally unnecessary."

"That's true, but it's been a week, and it's almost time for Minister Ikari to end his vacation."

Akagi Naoko thought for a moment before speaking again.

"My attitude on this matter is still the same as before, 'If he feels that he has had enough, he will wake up on his own.' If you have any ideas, you can implement them on your own and don't disturb my research."