I participated in the development of EVA

Now it has been more than a year, almost two years, since Naoko Akagi was devoured, so... the body's desire to reproduce is beginning to stir?

Uh……

No, stop imagining that.

"Tell me...what do you want to do when you see me?"

Misato Katsuragi was about to speak, but then she realized that Ritsuko Akagi was still there.

Although there is no evidence to prove that my father was involved in the Antarctic incident, it can be inferred from the circumstances at the time that he was most likely involved.

but……

She still held out a glimmer of hope that her father was not involved in the Antarctic incident.

After learning the truth about the second impact from outsiders, she hesitated again and again, wanting to find out the truth. At the same time, she was also persuading herself that she was overthinking and her father was just an ordinary scholar. In the end, she decided to investigate whether her father was involved in the Antarctic incident. She went to find Fumihiko Ikari because he was the only one who could help her in this matter.

"Ritsuko, could you please step out for a moment?"

When she said that, she obviously expected the worst.

My father was one of the participants in the Antarctic incident.

The reason she let Ritsuko Akagi leave was not because she wanted to hide anything, but because if things really developed in the worst direction, she didn't know how to face Ritsuko Akagi, the victim of the second impact.

After struggling for a while, Ritsuko Akagi agreed.

"Ah."

Misato Katsuragi spoke again only after Ritsuko Akagi left the project team.

"Director, I was in Antarctica at the time."

After saying this, she completely opened her heart and added another sentence.

“I am a survivor of the Antarctic incident.”

Ikari Fumihiko considered for a moment before speaking.

"I know."

"what???"

Misato Katsuragi stood there in a daze. It took her a long time to come back to her senses and she asked in disbelief.

"you know?"

"Strictly speaking, I just had such a guess. There was no substantial evidence before you admitted it."

"you……"

"Are you asking me why I know this?"

"Ah."

"When you first appeared next to Ritsuko, I investigated your background. Of course, at that time... I didn't connect you to the Antarctic incident. I had this idea because Nerv recently found a list of people who landed in Antarctica that year, and the leader of a scientific expedition team was named Katsuragi when they were searching for evidence of Seele's crimes."

Misato Katsuragi was silent for a moment before she spoke.

"That person is the origin of my last name."

The complex emotions in her heart made her not call her father "father" in the end.

Because she felt that once she admitted that the man was her father, it would be a betrayal to her mother.

By this time, Fumihiko Ikari had also figured out how to deal with the matter of Misato Katsuragi.

"I know what you want to ask."

Misato Katsuragi asked with a trembling voice.

"Um... that expedition team belongs to Seele?"

Ikari Fumihiko replied in a decisive tone.

"No."

Now there is enough evidence to prove that Seele planned the second impact. It doesn't matter whether there is evidence of Misato Katsuragi or not. Moreover, Misato Katsuragi herself has nothing to do with the occurrence of the second impact.

He then chose to lie.

Seeing Misato Katsuragi standing there in a daze, he added another sentence.

"If there was any connection, you would have been taken away by Nerv to cooperate with the investigation."

Only then did Misato Katsuragi come back to her senses from her trance and confirmed it again, still with some disbelief.

"Really?"

"real."

Hearing this, Katsuragi Misato breathed a sigh of relief. As the huge rock in her heart fell to the ground, she collapsed on the ground as if all her strength had been drained away.

Just like when he faced Ritsuko Akagi who was hit earlier, Fumihiko Ikari just sat there and watched, without getting up to help her.

It's not about keeping a safe distance from Misato Katsuragi, but...

He was afraid that he could not control himself.

After a moment of silence, Misato Katsuragi seemed to have thought of something and asked back.

"Why would a biologist like him go to Antarctica to investigate?"

This question stumped Ikari Fumihiko, but he came up with an explanation as soon as he thought about it.

"I don't know the details, but it seems that a scientific expedition team discovered the body of a mammoth in the frozen soil of Antarctica."

His explanation didn't make much sense.

But Misato Katsuragi believed it.

Although she didn't know how to face her father, she was still unwilling to believe that her father was involved in the Antarctic incident.

Ikari Fumihiko took the initiative to speak again and broke the silence.

"Anything else you want to ask?"

"Gone."

Misato Katsuragi took a while to stand up from the ground and bowed deeply to Fumihiko Ikari.

"Thank you."

"No need to thank me, I didn't help you at all."

"If you hadn't answered this for me... I might never have known these things and would have linked that person to the Antarctic incident."

Seeing this, Fumihiko Ikari spoke up and gave a reminder.

"Don't mention this to anyone else. Once outsiders know about this, they may be angry at you without any reason."

"Um……"

Misato Katsuragi didn't know how to respond, so she just responded.

"It's nothing, just go back... don't disturb my work here."

Misato Katsuragi responded again in panic and left the project team. As soon as she walked out, she saw Ritsuko Akagi guarding the door.

Akagi Ritsuko asked nervously.

"How about it?"

Misato Katsuragi nodded.

"I've got the answer I wanted."

Noticing Misato Katsuragi's current expression, Ritsuko Akagi knew that Misato Katsuragi had nothing to do with the second impact.

Because if it was related, Misato Katsuragi would definitely avoid her.

She hesitated for a moment before speaking.

"We haven't seen each other for a long time. Let's go out for a walk."

Throughout their relationship, it had always been Misato Katsuragi who dragged her around everywhere, and this was the first time she took the initiative to invite Misato Katsuragi out.

Misato Katsuragi really wanted to go out for some fresh air, so she nodded and agreed.

"Ah."

The two walked out side by side.

When she reached the ground and felt the hot air blowing over her body, she suddenly realized what was happening.

Just like the last time they met, Fumihiko Ikari had been staring at her legs, with that lustful look in his eyes.

At the same time, a thought popped into my mind.

There has been no progress in the relationship between Ritsuko and the director, could it be because... the director likes me! ?

Uh!

She panicked a little when she thought about this.

It was not because she had any special feelings for Ikari Fumihiko, but because she was worried that if Ikari Fumihiko liked her, she would lose her only friend, Akagi Ritsuko.

Things shouldn't be like this...

How ridiculous! ? ?

Although she comforted herself in this way, if it wasn't the case, there would be no way to explain why Fumihiko Ikari ignored Ritsuko Akagi but kept peeking at her legs.

20:47:07

747. I had to go out for something yesterday.

Misato Katsuragi asked as if nothing had happened.

"Ritsuko, how are things going between you and the director?"

Ritsuko Akagi heard the guilt hidden in Misato Katsuragi's voice, but the question was a bit hurtful, so she didn't take it seriously.

Of course, this heartache refers to...

The two points are that the mother is with Fumihiko Ikari and that the mother disappears.

"It's still the same."

The two fell silent.

We drove to the lakeside campsite which we hadn’t visited for a long time.

It was only at this point that Katsuragi Misato spoke again.

"How about you try wearing black stockings?"

"Black stockings?"

"Yep……"

Misato Katsuragi hesitated for a moment before adding a sentence.

"Just like me."

Ritsuko Akagi was a little surprised.

"Did he peek at your legs again?"

"Uh……"

Misato Katsuragi nodded with mixed feelings.

Ritsuko Akagi did not take it seriously, because in daily life, whether in his true form or in disguise, she often felt that Fumihiko Ikari was secretly peeping at her. Just when she was about to tell Misato Katsuragi not to care about it, because Fumihiko Ikari was just like that... Misato Katsuragi gritted her teeth and spoke out the guess that had just flashed through her mind.

"You said... Is there a possibility that the director... actually likes me?"

Ritsuko Akagi was a little confused.

"impossible!?"

"How is that impossible? If he had no feelings for me, why would he always look at me with lustful eyes every time we meet?"

"That's just a man's instinct. It doesn't mean anything, right?"

"You have no experience, believe me... the relationship between men and women is actually just lust."