Having traversed countless realms, can you possibly be as clever as me?

"Asuka. Hold your breath, I will guide you on the right path."

Tsugumi's voice reassured Asuka. She took a deep breath, and for a moment, she felt something being infused into her soul and spirit.

At that moment, Asuka felt a jolt of electricity run through her head, and time seemed to slow down incredibly. The premonition she had felt earlier was amplified to its limit!

Time, I saw time!

In an almost infinitely reduced sensory time, she watched as the Thunder Angel opened its body and completed a complex and rapid transformation in an extremely short 0.01 seconds. Its sapphire-like body cracked, spliced, and changed.

In that instant, her eyes were fixed on the crimson core, which was insignificant compared to the enormous body of the Thunder Angel!

Wait, wait, wait a little longer—

Just before the ultimate blue beam of light was fully condensed at the core, and sensing the impending moment of life and death, Asuka immediately pulled the trigger!

The sky-blue beam of light and the dark yellow beam of positrons crossed paths in an instant!

The Thunder Angel's attack narrowly missed Unit 2's head, instantly piercing and dissolving a mountain behind Unit 2!

The beam of light fired from the positron rifle struck the core of the Thunder Angel!

The Thunder Angel's body contracted instantly, its jewel-like structure rapidly deforming, and then, with a sharp sound like a mournful cry, a large amount of scarlet blood gushed out.

The next moment, the tombstone of the Light Cross rose up on the corpse of the Thunder Angel!

Won! ! !

Looking at the tombstone of the fallen Angel, Asuka breathed a sigh of relief in the pilot's seat, panting heavily. At this moment, Unit-02 also reached its energy limit.

"I...I won..." Asuka seemed to be confirming this fact. After being certain that she had single-handedly killed an Angel, a huge, fulfilling joy and happiness filled her heart in an instant.

"Mr. Angel, I did it! I'm your best child!!!"

Asuka looked at the pitch-black cockpit and shouted excitedly, like a child asking for candy.

"You did very well, child, you're amazing." Tsurugi's light voice faded into the distance, but it was the best encouragement for her.

Feeling even more motivated, Asuka clenched her fist and decisively ejected from Unit-02, running all the way to the insertion plug from which Unit-00 had been ejected.

"Hey, top student!"

See that? I'm the best EVA pilot ever!

Full of confidence, Asuka opened the external switch of the insertion plug, looked at Rei Ayanami who was standing there dumbfounded inside, and laughed triumphantly.

Looking at Asuka like this, Rei Ayanami blinked, and a beautiful smile gradually bloomed on her face. Then...

"Daughter!" Rei Ayanami rushed over excitedly.

"Quack! You're not my mom! Don't come any closer!!!"

Asuka screamed in terror as Rei Ayanami lunged at her and pressed herself against her.

On the road to godhood, you must kill, kill, kill! :265. Asuka, so you're Wako-kun's junior!

Among their followers and messengers, if Shinji Ikari possesses perfect synchronization with Unit-01 and powerful application of the AT Field, then Asuka possesses exceptional operational skills.

In short, one is a numerical monster, and the other is a control monster.

In the end, Shinji Ikari was undoubtedly more to Tsugumi's liking and needs. His body was able to accommodate the magically modified body bestowed by Tsugumi, after all, Tsugumi herself was someone who loved playing with numbers.

Therefore, what he gave Asuka was the characteristics of a new human that matched her traits.

He was well aware that Asuka harbored a fatherly affection for him, but no matter what, his manipulation of her could not be considered despicable.

After all, he wasn't just making empty promises. He had already shown Asuka her mother, reunited them, and would keep his promise to bring Asuka's mother back to life after completing his mission in this world.

As for Asuka's usefulness? Well, one more or one less won't make a difference!

Aside from having a personality somewhat like a junior student, she's a really nice kid!

Hiss~~~ Character number two, red mecha, yellow (brown) hair, tsundere personality, father (mother) fixation, Newtype.

Asuka, you're still Char Aznable!

"How come I never noticed that Rei Ayanami actually has a motherly side?"

As Tsugumi was collecting the soul from Xiao Lei's corpse, she watched with a wicked grin as Rei Ayanami lay on top of Asuka's body, her eyes gleaming as she frantically tried to tear off her tight-fitting pilot suit.

Ha! You kept claiming fathers randomly, and now people are claiming daughters for you!

The emotionless goddess Rei Ayanami has been taken offline, and now appears—Rei Ayanami Fujina!

"Waaah! Stay away from me! You're not my mom!!!"

Originally, Asuka was very happy and proud to have defeated the Thunder Angel and successfully proven herself. She ran to Rei Ayanami, the top student who also got in through connections, to show off.

Who knows what got into her head? Her first reaction upon seeing her was to rush over and hug her tightly, refusing to let go.

"Xiangxiang, my daughter, I love it!" Rei Ayanami hugged Asuka's slender waist, burying her face in Asuka's chest and breathing heavily.

"My daughter smells wonderful."

"Quack! You don't know anything! You're not my mother! Let me go!!!" Asuka screamed and clung to the other person, her voice carrying far and wide.

Tsugumi watched the amusement from the sidelines with great enjoyment, whether it was watching the pretty little girl or Asuka getting her comeuppance, it was truly a delightful experience.

Tsugumi doesn't know what the original goddess's mental journey was like. It might be the result of Tsugumi awakening her memories and causing her to merge with herself. But in any case, she has now signed a contract with Tsugumi to sell herself.

The soul of the Second Apostle, Lilith, has already belonged to Tsurugi, and he can extinguish the flame of Lilith's soul at any time if he so desires.

Now even SEELE's final completion condition has been seized by Tsugumi, and he refuses to believe that they can still turn the tide!

but

"Uneasy, what does that mean?" Tsurugi tilted her head, muttering to herself with some confusion.

Whether it was Kaji or Rei Ayanami—or rather, Lilith—it made him feel that something troublesome might have happened in this world that he was unaware of.

But he just couldn't find it, just like he couldn't find the souls of those old guys from SEELE and Kaworu no matter what he tried.

After some thought, I decided to consider overly complex issues. And compared to...

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He prefers to make the first move, regardless of what others have to do.

"Xiao Lei, don't worry, I'll prepare an even stronger body for you soon."

"Coo-coo-cao-cao!"

Looking at the pure and innocent soul stone of the Thunder Angel in her hand, Tsugumi chuckled with pleasure amidst the somewhat discontented tone.

I'm just not sure what kind of 'monster' body would be more suitable to design?

"Hey, Shinji the charlatan! How's it going? Does my antics put more pressure on you?"

Asuka, hands on her hips, chin raised, looked smugly at Shinji Ikari, who was attending prayers in front of her.

"Hmph, I've already tied your record, and you'll soon be left far behind by me! Because from now on, I'll defeat all the apostles by myself!"

Not long ago, Asuka successfully killed the Sixth Angel, the Fish Angel, at sea, thus achieving a kill count equal to that of Unit-01.

"Really? If that's the case, that's wonderful." Shinji Ikari smiled sincerely and applauded.

He was, of course, happy and genuinely happy.

After all, if nothing unexpected had happened, Shinji Ikari would not only have been the top leader in the fight against the Angels, but also the one under the most pressure.

Unit-00 and Unit-02, while not exactly playing a significant role, are purely supportive, while Asuka is essentially a "no-crown shockwave" character.

Now even without them, they can protect the world from the apostles!

"You—ugh, how boring!" Asuka's enthusiastic boasting was met with a rebuff, and she immediately deflated in displeasure.

"Don't you feel any pressure? Like you've been replaced or something!"

"More than the feeling of oppression, I care about the change in those people's attitude towards Iscari." Shinji Ikari wiped his glasses, glanced outside, and said calmly.

“There have been more and more spies infiltrating lately. It seems the government thinks I’m no longer necessary, so they’ve started to purge Escalius.”

What he was referring to was indeed the problem that had been ongoing for the past two months.

Ever since Asuka defeated the Raikou, it may have shown the United Nations that Unit-01 and Shinji Ikari are replaceable, which is why their attitude towards Esgaro suddenly became much tougher.

Although it did not directly declare it an illegal organization and then ban it on a large scale, it has undoubtedly carried out a considerable degree of slander and attack on its religion.

As for Shinji Ikari, NERV's intelligence department had infiltrated many spies into his ranks.

The adult world is purely driven by self-interest, so it's only natural that one's own value gradually declines and one is replaced.

"What exactly did you Escalius do to make so many people hate you?"

Asuka sat on a bench nearby and asked curiously. Having grown up in Germany, she was no stranger to Catholicism, and Escalius was clearly a Catholic.

It is indeed rare to find religious sects that use names like 'murderers' or 'traitors', but this does align with their belief that people in the world today are burdened with sin.

"Assassinating those in power, the rich and heartless, and those who act as accomplices to evil," Shinji Ikari said casually.

"Then aren't you just a pure terrorist organization?!" Asuka shouted.

“No, we are not,” Shinji Ikari said solemnly.

"Because we can be certain that those we killed were all people who deserved to die, and the assassination list was personally issued by Lord Tsugumi!"

Upon hearing this, Asuka, who had been about to say something, instantly fell silent, only muttering something under her breath.

"Then isn't it only natural that you're being besieged by the government...?"

"Asuka, aren't you planning to join us?" Shinji Ikari asked softly.

"No, I have no intention of becoming religious!" Asuka shook her head decisively, then paused and corrected herself.

"Winning His favor and gaining His faith are two completely different things! The latest chapter ignites the plot! Log in to follow the updates."

“If you don’t join, then I can only advise you to stay away from my father,” Shinji Ikari said seriously.

"What's wrong? Is there some discord between father and son?" Asuka teased.

Then Shinji Ikari suddenly revealed the truth about the Second Impact and the Human Instrumentality Project.

Yes, it happened so abruptly and quickly that humanity's greatest conspiracy was spoiled.

"Wait, wait a minute—" Asuka exclaimed, her eyes widening in surprise.

"Are you making this up? How could such a ridiculous thing possibly happen—"

"You'll know if you go back and ask Rei," Shinji Ikari said quietly.