EVA: Shinji Ikari Returns from the Dragon Clan

Chapter 111: 109. Mother's Death Anniversary, Unit- and the Ninth Angel
Ventilation ducts on the ceiling.

This is a shortcut that Rei Ayanami came up with.

With the apostles invading and time running out, all three drivers chose to take a shortcut.

Although crawling around in the narrow and cramped pipes got me covered in dirty dust, it did save a lot of time.

But what a damn place.

After all, it is not meant for people to pass through.

Shinji Ikari has seen many intelligence movies, and the agents in them are all amazingly skilled. Dodging bullets and infrared rays are basic operations, and the ventilation ducts on the ceiling are the best place to sneak in, and they are elusive. But when it was his turn, the ventilation ducts made a humming sound because they could not bear the weight of three people. Moreover, the space inside was small and the heat wave was very serious. It was obviously a ventilation duct, but it was so stuffy that it was almost difficult to breathe.

"Don't move, idiot."

The pretty girl crawling behind with sweat all over her face complained, "It's all Shinji's fault that you're too heavy."

Fortunately, I was relieved soon.

Shinji Ikari has already seen the exit ahead.

He crawled over and opened the exit. Just as the beautiful girl said, this was the ventilation duct leading to the command room. The people inside looked over in surprise after hearing the noise. Shinji Ikari was almost scared. Who knows? As soon as you open the door and stick your head out, more than a dozen people are looking at you. Even the agents who come here have to say sorry that they have come to the wrong place. Even the ghosts in the horror movies have to scratch their heads when they see you.

"Shinji-kun, are you here?" asked the blonde beauty.

"Yes, and Ayanami and Asuka."

He struggled to maneuver his body at the exit, then rolled forward to relieve the force. Although it didn't look very good, he managed to stand firm without any injury.

Asuka came out next.

The German lady probably wanted to perform some fancy moves again. After all, it was really undignified to crawl through the ventilation duct in such a mess, covered in dust. She supported the exit with both hands, swung them violently, and did a 360-degree roll in the air, but the ventilation duct made a mournful sound for her violent move. Asuka, who had been suffocating for a long time and was almost unconscious due to the heat, was even more undignified when she let go.

Shinji Ikari hugged the beautiful girl with one hand and stood firm, almost preventing her from falling to the ground.

The girl also subconsciously hugged him.

Asuka immediately calmed down. She wanted to let go but was reluctant, so she simply buried her head in Shinji Ikari's shoulder like a little ostrich. This time it was not her who wanted to be hugged, but Shinji who took the initiative.

The last one is Rei Ayanami.

To prevent any accidents, Ikari Shinji waited below with his arms open. The beautiful girl seemed to trust him very much, and she jumped down without considering the force. Fortunately, he caught her with his hands. Ayanami Rei also left his arms quickly, not as greedy as Asuka just now. After all, she had done even more extreme things, and she could ask Ikari-kun to hug her whenever she wanted.

In public.

This ambiguous attitude did not last long.

Before everyone's eyes were focused on them, the three people had already separated. The German lady over there returned to her usual arrogant appearance. She looked around the command room, and the excitement on her face could no longer be concealed.

"The apostles are invading."

"We all know it, Asuka. The EVA machine is ready and waiting for you three pilots."

Ritsuko Akagi, wearing a white coat, said with a smile.

Hangar direction.

Three machines, purple-green, fiery red, and yellow-white, were being transported. A dozen workers were working hard to dismantle some equipment. Shinji Ikari glanced over there and saw his own Unit-01.

The eighty-meter-tall giant painted in purple and green suddenly looked at him, and a huge sense of oppression came over him.

Shinji Ikari's breathing tightened for a moment. It seemed...

Glancing at myself.

There was no malice in that look, but the giant's body alone was enough to cause pressure. It had no reaction during normal visits, but after the blackout today, it actually reacted. Maybe it was worried about me? Ikari Shinji couldn't help but feel a little funny, but soon he inexplicably felt that this was not an illusion.

Thank you, he thought.

He turned his attention back.

There was only Ritsuko Akagi in the command room, and it was then that Asuka noticed that someone was missing.

"Where's Misato?" she asked curiously, "She's not here at this crucial moment. What on earth is she doing? And I couldn't get through to her on the phone before."

"She's stuck in the elevator."

The blonde beauty said with a rare gloating look, "She was discovered only after she shouted for help, but we don't have enough manpower right now, and we can get out of this once the power is restored, so we can't help Misato for now."

Trapped in the elevator during a power outage.

This is too unlucky. It seems that all my luck in getting promoted to major has run out. Shinji Ikari looked at the dark command room and the hangar in the distance and asked in confusion:

"But if there's no electricity..."

If the EVA body wants to be transported from the underground city to the ground, it must be assisted by transmission tracks.

And plugging into the cockpit also requires electricity.

"We can use manpower. This was Commander Ikari's idea."

Ritsuko Akagi pointed to the busy staff members in the distance, among whom a middle-aged man stood out.

It is Ikari Gendo.

The two of them didn't meet very often, and they consciously avoided each other when they were at the headquarters. This had become a tacit way of getting along. Ikari Gendo was currently dismantling equipment with the staff, and this was the first time that Ikari Shinji saw him doing things himself, which overturned his previous impression of his bastard father as a "wage thief" because he always didn't know where he went.

"There is no command this time. Only the internal communication channel of the machine can be used, so you can only rely on yourselves."

The blonde said solemnly.

Three EVA machines are ready.

The Ninth Apostle is outside.

Just attack and defeat it.

The three pilots went to the locker room, took a quick shower, washed off the dust on their bodies, and changed into their respective combat uniforms. Before setting off, he said "Come on" to both girls. Asuka snorted with both happiness and dissatisfaction, and Ayanami Rei replied to him, "Ikari-kun, you should also come on."

anyway.

As more and more apostles are defeated, my mother's death anniversary is approaching.

When boarding Unit-01, Shinji Ikari thought so. He had not forgotten this incident, but his impression of his mother had become vague. As a son, this was really wrong. Maybe he could go and ask Miss Makiba Marie.

They were good friends from college, so they might have some photos of them together.

Maybe I can remember something.

(End of this chapter)