Shinji Ikari, returned from Warhammer

Shinji Ikari is absolutely not driven by lust; he has always been a fearless warrior guarding the front lines of pure love. In this materialistic age, he steadfastly holds onto the last bastion of purity.

He swears that his father's gravestone was urinated on by dogs every day after his death, and all he wanted was to fall asleep in Rei Ayanami's arms.

"What's wrong with you? Is it because I'm not Asuka that you're unhappy?" Misato Katsuragi suddenly grabbed Shinji Ikari's waist, looking at him with a half-smile.

Let's not continue on this topic; that's Shinji Ikari's experience.

"I just woke up and saw you, it felt like a dream." Shinji Ikari hugged Misato Katsuragi tightly. The sudden intimacy made Misato a little embarrassed. Misato said, "It's Asuka. She suddenly called me and told me that you were in a bad state, like you were having a nightmare. The call was very urgent."

"Asuka, huh?" Shinji Ikari raised an eyebrow.

“When I rushed back, I found you sleeping soundly. I was a little worried and kept an eye on you for a while, but you don’t sleep very well…” Misato Katsuragi answered Shinji Ikari’s question, and what followed was self-evident.

At this moment, Misato Katsuragi, who was being held in Shinji Ikari's arms in her newborn state, was unusually shy. She was very worried about Shinji. Otherwise, she wouldn't have dropped what she was doing and rushed over as soon as she heard Asuka's phone call. Her tense mood miraculously calmed down after seeing Shinji's sleeping face.

What she didn't tell Shinji Ikari was that she was the one who initiated the kiss.

Misato Katsuragi wasn't sure what her feelings were for this young man. Was he a partner? It didn't seem so; a mother? Not entirely; a roommate, a guardian, a companion…

Misato Katsuragi's thoughts were a bit jumbled, but Shinji Ikari kissed her dry lips.

“Morning isn’t the time for this kind of thing,” Misato Katsuragi smiled. “Weren’t you satisfied last night?”

Misato Katsuragi giggled in his arms, while Shinji Ikari silently watched her tremble with delight, her eyes brimming with tears. He tried to kiss her again, but she nimbly dodged him. When he looked up again, she wore a serious expression that was completely different from her usual self.

“Welcome back, Shinji.” Misato Katsuragi stroked Shinji Ikari’s cheek.

Although she hadn't said a word before, Shinji Ikari could sense that she was very happy to have returned from the Dirac Sea.

Therefore, they indulged their own recklessness.

Shinji Ikari recalled Misato's softness and her tender, completely accepting reaction—and her alluring expression at that time. A surge of urge welled up within him, a desire to utterly ravage Misato and embrace her even closer.

The thought had barely formed in his mind when both hands reached out towards Misato Katsuragi, wanting to caress her curves, which seemed to crave the touch in return—

The two lay face to face in the bedding, their dark brown eyes locked.

Without any dialogue, Misato Katsuragi understood what Shinji Ikari wanted to do with just this simple action, and she didn't refuse. With the thought that "he's been working hard lately, so let's be considerate of the young man's feelings," she took the initiative to roll over and pin Shinji Ikari down beneath her.

She rested her hands on either side of Shinji Ikari's cheeks, her gaze tender.

"This time it's an adult's kiss, your reward."

The morning was delayed by another hour, and the blankets that had been covering the two of them were now scattered, with Shinji Ikari lying in Misato Katsuragi's arms. The two, who had just finished fighting, were quiet and seemed to have forgotten their hunger.

But suddenly, as if she had just thought of something, Misato Katsuragi abruptly raised her head.

"By the way, you don't know what Asuka did to you, do you?"

"What?" Shinji Ikari frowned. Wasn't she setting off firecrackers in the living room yesterday evening and then calling Misato Katsuragi to watch the show? Was there something he didn't know?

Speaking of watching a good show, Shinji Ikari, now back in his sage state, suddenly remembered the question from earlier: Where is Rei Ayanami?

"When you go to the restroom later, check your lower back. There's a gift Asuka gave you there... I'm also a little worried about Rei. I ran into her when I arrived. She was heading to the fourth ward and didn't look too good."

"Isn't Rei Ayanami's expression always the same?" Shinji Ikari thought, recalling that ethereal face devoid of any shyness—pale, cold, and expressionless. Even Misato Katsuragi said so, and Shinji took it to heart.

"And then there's Akagi. She was shocked when she saw Unit-00 tearing apart the Night Angel, muttering about what we're copying. I'm also very concerned about that. I know that EVA isn't just a copy of the First Angel, Adam, but after defeating all the Angels, what exactly does NERV plan to do with EVA?"

“Our ideas are NERV’s ideas. The ones who really need to be concerned are SEELE,” Shinji Ikari said. “Gendo Ikari and Ritsuko Akagi are hiding a lot from us, but they are not on the same page as SEELE.”

"And what about Vice Commander Fuyutsuki Yukimasa?"

"It's hard to tell. He seems to be SEELE's contact, but I think he might not be as simple as he appears."

"But we must not be careless. I always felt that SEELE might be the real culprit that caused the second wave of the pandemic fourteen years ago."

Faced with Misato Katsuragi's incessant chatter, Shinji Ikari nodded in agreement, saying he would be careful.

Several tens of minutes later, Shinji Ikari, who had been refused the invitation to take a bath together, walked out of the frosted glass door of the bathroom wrapped in a bath towel. He suddenly remembered Misato Katsuragi's reminder, frowned, turned his back to the mirror, and looked back.

On the back of his waist, someone had written a line of words in crooked handwriting.

"The これは-style wave Asuka exclusive uses the ホット toilet です"

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140: The Approaching Appointment Day

Shinji Ikari's vision went black. In that instant, he finally understood why Misato Katsuragi had said those words, and why there was even a typo!

He twisted his waist with all his might, rubbing that area repeatedly with both hands, but there was no sign of the color fading. The words "これは式波明日香専用ホット便器です" were firmly imprinted on his lower back, extremely conspicuous.

At that moment, Misato Katsuragi, wearing a hood and a bath towel, brushed her teeth and walked over.

"Oh, I checked Asuka's shopping history with my access privileges. She used special ink, which contains coloring agents, gentian violet, and organic solvents. Around when was this?"

Shinji Ikari thought back carefully, "It was about a week ago." It was right after they discovered the Night Angels. Asuka's condition was strange that night; she must have been stimulated by something.

Shinji Ikari never expected this woman to be so despicable! She actually harbored the vicious idea that "if she doesn't succeed, she won't be able to have a good life either!" Shinji Ikari found it hard to understand why a fourteen-year-old girl would have such a vicious heart.

"Well, there's nothing I can do about it. If you had discovered it earlier, you could have washed it off with hydrogen peroxide. Now, you can only wait half a month." Misato Katsuragi shrugged and turned to leave.

For her, it was just a young person's little pleasure, nothing serious.

She even had a lighthearted attitude; as long as Shinji Ikari didn't go out to play for the next two weeks, it didn't matter whether he had the mark or not. If he was discovered, all the better—he could just wait to get his face scratched by that girl.

Misato Katsuragi was just watching the show.

Shinji Ikari gritted his teeth; he wasn't one to swallow his anger. He'd remembered this grudge, and if he found the chance, he'd repay it tenfold!

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The fourth ward of Hakone, a room exclusively for Ritsuko Akagi.

"Alright, get ready to come out," said Ritsuko Akagi.

But there were no high-tech experimental devices here, only a cultivation chamber filled with LCL liquid, and a girl immersed inside. Her blue hair rippled, and she slightly opened her eyes when she heard Ritsuko Akagi's voice.

Several tens of minutes later, Rei Ayanami, now dressed again, sat opposite Ritsuko Akagi, and the atmosphere became slightly heavy.

“Your body has reached its limit and is on the verge of collapse.” Ritsuko Akagi took off her glasses and put them in her pocket. “In three months, or maybe less, your genes may collapse. Do you need me to help you get rid of this problem in advance?”

Ritsuko Akagi genuinely cared about Rei Ayanami, because Rei's body was inherently unstable and required a force field to protect her. Rei would come to Ritsuko every so often for treatment.

Both possess the souls of Angels and are life forms resulting from the fusion of human and Angel genes. However, compared to Kaworu Nagisa, who carries the soul of the First Angel Adam, Rei Ayanami, who carries the soul of the Second Angel Lilith, suffers a far more tragic fate.

Adam created the seventeenth apostle, Kaworu Nagisa, with a human form, based on the human genetic information that had seeped into him. In a sense, he is closer to a miracle born from the hand of heaven and earth. He is the only being who possesses both the life fruit of an apostle and human wisdom.

However, Rei Ayanami was a clone created by NERV using the somatic cells of the Second Angel, Lilith, and Yui Ikari's DNA. She existed merely as a vessel for Lilith's soul and did not possess any innate divinity.

Even the current Rei Ayanami is the second generation, and also the one who has lived the longest.

“Death is the loss of life. If it ends like this, Shinji will be sad.” She said softly, “I don’t want Shinji to be sad.”

Ritsuko Akagi gently touched Rei Ayanami's forehead with a touch of pity, but Rei remained unresponsive, like a puppet. Sometimes Ritsuko Akagi would wonder if things would be different if it were Shinji Ikari.

"My life is like a sojourn, enduring the harsh winds and frosts; my death will be like scattered foam, a desolate sight." These words suddenly came to mind for Ritsuko Akagi.

“Come see me every three days, and I’ll help stabilize your body. Hopefully, this will extend your remaining lifespan.” Ritsuko Akagi put her glasses back on. “Go do what you want to do, Rei. Don’t worry too much. Humans are born to redeem themselves. I hope you can understand this as you face death.”

Ritsuko Akagi was serious, but not overly sad.

Death is not the end for Rei Ayanami; she will return again.

But which truly carries life: the soul or memories? If it's just the soul's passing without memories, can it still be considered the same individual?

Such philosophical questions would be of interest to Ritsuko Akagi under normal circumstances.

But now, the appointed day is fast approaching.

According to Jewish tradition, the angel of power, Serul, will return to Earth in seven days. Today is the second day since the destruction of the Night Apostles.

"Perhaps my lifespan won't even be as long as Rei Ayanami's," Ritsuko Akagi smiled, seemingly not too afraid.

Five days later, perhaps crimson will descend, and all old life forms will vanish. But it is also possible that, like the eleven previous attacks by the apostles, a peaceful tomorrow will follow.

Ritsuko Akagi considers herself lucky because most ordinary people are unaware that the end of the world is coming.

The atmosphere at the Third New Tokyo Municipal Junior High School was quite joyful, as the six-week summer vacation was about to begin at the end of this month.

"Good morning, Shinji. The teacher said that your assignments can be submitted late." Hikaru Toki greeted Shinji Ikari and Asuka, who appeared together at the door.

"Hmph, that's how it should be!" Asuka raised an eyebrow. "Using that old-fashioned perfect score system, Japanese education is hopeless."

Asuka skillfully sat down in front of Hikari and put down her schoolbag. But what she didn't notice was that her friend kept glancing at Shinji Ikari behind them.

Hikaru took a deep breath; her thoughts were in turmoil.

After that day, she thought that she and Shinji Ikari were just ordinary classmates. Even if they crossed paths again someday, they would only be friends, classmates, or perhaps bridesmaid and groom.

But the fact that his aunt hasn't arrived yet makes Hikaru think of a certain possibility.

Even though I carefully considered my words last night, when I actually saw Shinji Ikari, I couldn't utter a single line from the script I had conceived.

Hikari withdrew her gaze, unsure of what to say. She instinctively stroked her lower abdomen, feeling a warm sensation inside.

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Rei Ayanami's soul continues the unique soul setting.

Rei Ayanami's body—

There are still many speculations, or rather, theories, about Rei Ayanami's vegetarianism.

Some say that Rei Ayanami is a vegetarian, respects life, and does not eat meat.

Some say that Rei Ayanami's body has a defect; if she were to consume flesh and blood, it would cause her genetic chains to break and her genes to collapse. Rei's ability to absorb arms to replenish her body, like Angels and EVAs, is considered evidence of this.

This is the setting I'm continuing with.