I participated in the development of EVA

"..."

"If you and Ritsuko have a child in the future, if it's a daughter, she will inherit my name. Well, actually, I have always wondered what my life would be like if I grew up in a normal family, my life would no longer be arranged by others, and I could be a little more willful and make my own choices... Now I have the chance. Naoko, your and Ritsuko's child... her life will be the answer to this question."

"..."

"I don't want... myself to be an obstacle to your future. Fumihiko, promise me that you won't live in the past like Ikari Gendou..."

"Stop talking to yourself! Get down here right now!"

"See you in the future... Fumihiko."

As these words fell, the call was disconnected.

Fumihiko Ikari ran towards the project team in a panic. When he arrived at the scene, he saw Zhao Shuo trying to do something, but the operating system was completely locked. Besides, there was another woman at the scene, who was the core driver of T1. This scene made him understand that Naoko Akagi's prediction was correct... NERV was ready to take over the Artificial God Project.

The previous meeting notice was a reason to transfer Naoko Akagi from the project team without arousing suspicion.

However, after Naoko Akagi emerged from the core and regained consciousness, she realized their intentions.

"Get out of my way! Don't get in my way—"

Zhao Shuo dodged to the side.

Obviously, Fumihiko Ikari did not perform any operation, he just sat in front of the computer, and the operating platform that had been locked just now was completely unlocked.

This is the most mysterious part of the Three Sages System.

Unknown operating principle of permission authentication.

Holding on to the last glimmer of hope, he opened the system backend.

The camera in the core module was turned on, and Naoko Akagi had completely disappeared, leaving only the combat uniform floating quietly in the LCL liquid.

This time, Naoko Akagi’s disappearance…did not use the dream program to generate an anchor point.

“Damn it!!!

What good-bye in the future? Stop talking to yourself.

I don’t allow this kind of thing!”

His brain was working rapidly.

Thinking about the rescue plan, the feasible option now is to create a dream to trick Naoko Akagi out.

This plan has the highest feasibility, but there are no successful cases yet.

When thinking about what kind of dream to create...

Feeling the breathing sounds around him, anger suddenly rose in his heart.

"Get out! Get out, everyone!"

Zhao Shuo and others did not dare to stay and left the control room in silence.

At this time, the phone rang.

After taking a look and seeing that it was the nerv council, he threw the phone away.

At the same time, a command was entered into the console.

As the Enter key was pressed, the Global Three Sages System shut down almost all services and denied any form of access.

All the people who were waiting for the meeting to start in the dream program were forcibly kicked out of the server.

Only the virtual gaming service is still functioning normally.

Ikari Fumihiko noticed this scene and felt incredible.

The instruction just now was to shut down all services, including virtual games.

But the Three Sages System now rejected the command to shut down the virtual game.

After checking, I found that there was no problem with the background program, and I couldn't find the reason why the Three Sages System refused to shut down the virtual game.

Two names suddenly flashed through his mind.

There are only two people who can do this...

One is Naoko Akagi who just disappeared.

The other is the second apostle Lilith.

The former reminded him of the previous experiment, in which the Three Sages System would become alive every time Naoko Akagi injected her soul. The current situation might be that Naoko Akagi's soul had merged into the Three Sages System, but she was temporarily unconscious and in a half-awake state, rejecting herself.

the latter……

Lilith hopes to gather enough spiritual power through virtual games.

Both are likely.

It could be both.

He couldn't make an accurate judgment for a moment.

20:19:40

652. Dream Hotel

but……

Fumihiko Ikari felt that this was a rejection of him by Naoko Akagi.

Because this means that even in a half-asleep state, Naoko Akagi still remembers that he likes virtual games, and hopes that virtual games can help him get out of Naoko Akagi's "willfulness". Only in this way can he have an idea and construct a dream to pull Naoko Akagi out of the core.

Naoko Akagi loves herself.

Then let her see her own degradation.

As for the cost of doing this?

It doesn't matter what happens.

Fumihiko Ikari didn't really like Naoko Akagi. He was with her just for the sake of benefit and also because he didn't dislike her.

But this does not mean that he has no feelings for Akagi Naoko and will not be moved.

Again……

Man is not a creature governed by pure reason, at least not for him.

The dream was generated very quickly. The reason why it was so fast was that in this dream he directly copied all the buildings in the training dream.

Then he changed into rest clothes and lay down in the virtual warehouse.

The moment he closed his eyes, he hesitated for a moment, because the images of Rei Ayanami, Asuka, and Ritsuko Akagi flashed through his mind.

He was worried that after he gave up...

The fate of Ayanami Rei and Asuka will return to the trajectory in the original work.

There is less worry about Ritsuko Akagi because, unlike the previous two, she is at least an adult.

but--

He still closed his eyes.

Entering into a dream does not mean death, and you can still think about solutions to these problems there.

A feeling of weightlessness came over me.

When I opened my eyes again, I was in a dream.

The location is your own villa.

The whole villa was empty, with only him there.

Sitting in front of the computer, he began his own human-making project.

Just like creating a character in a game, a cartoon character that you watched in your previous life was generated.

This was the first time he had done such a thing, and in the brain of the Type 02 prototype with Naoko Akagi's soul injected into it, he was a little hesitant to let go, so the first person was not a high school girl, or a junior high school student, but a college student, Makise Kurisu, the heroine of Steins;Gate.

The generated Makise Kurisu looked around blankly, and when she saw Ikari Fumihiko, her delicate little face turned as red as her burgundy hair.

The reason for this is naturally that Ikari Fumihiko directly maxed out the favorability when adding the setting.

"Wen Yan, this is..."

"My room."

"Idiot, I...I know, this is...your room...I haven't finished my studies yet, now..."

The further he talked, the quieter his voice became.

The last words were inaudible.

Although Fumihiko Ikari planned to do something exciting, he couldn't let go when it came to actually implementing it.

It’s not because Makise Kurisu looks too much like a living person, it’s not good to use her as a tool.

He knew that the current Makise Kurisu was made of a bunch of data, and her current shyness and love were all generated by data, not a real living person. But now every move will be presented in front of Akagi Naoko, which is equivalent to face-to-face NTR. He has no experience and cannot let go of himself.

This inability to let go is not only mental, but also physical.

Makise Kurisu was so intoxicating, but at this moment, his mind and body did not react much.

He decided to take a walk to relieve his tension and also to cultivate a relationship with Makise Kurisu.

"Assistant, what are you talking about? I didn't quite hear you. Please help me with what to wear when we go out."

This time, Makise Kurisu's face turned even redder, as if there was a fire burning on it, and she lowered her head in shame.

"what……"

"what happened?"

"No, nothing, you're fine wearing this."

"That's it, let's go... We haven't been to the city center for a long time, let's go shopping together."

"okay……"

The two drove to the Third New Tokyo City.

After getting off the car, Fumihiko Ikari was a little confused.

“There have been huge changes here.”

The bustling commercial street in my memory is now almost deserted. The doors of various buildings are closed and the signs have been removed. It is obvious that they are all closed, even the casino.

Although the dream situation was directly copied from the simulated battle, the simulated battle side generated the dream based on the real situation.

That is to say...

The situation here now is the real situation in reality.

Makise Kurisu replied excitedly.

"It is the virtual game you created that has changed people's lives and made the city what it is today. Now the most prosperous place in the city is no longer the commercial street, but the Dreamland Hotel."

In the setting, the two are "master and apprentice".

Fumihiko Ikari is a professor at the school, and Kurisu Makise is a college student who plans to study for a doctorate under Fumihiko Ikari after graduation.

Dream Hotel?

Why does this name give me an inexplicable sense of déjà vu?

"Then let's go over there and have a look."

"Ah."

Under the guidance of the navigation, the two arrived at the Dreamland Hotel.

Although it is called a big hotel, it is actually more like a super-large residential area with a population of tens of millions. The central area houses the brains of the three sages that run the dream program.

Originally, Fumihiko Ikari thought that all NPCs here would live in the game.

however……

The 'reality' is still very lively.

Makise Kurisu noticed Ikari Fumihiko's doubt and explained.

"Among the people here, only a small number are new to the game. Most of them are not very receptive to new things. Although they don't play the game, they make a living by providing real-life services to players."