Ultraman grunts? Call me Space Policeman outside!

"Can you finish all that food by yourself?" Asuka asked curiously when she saw that Shinji had prepared three lunchboxes.

Although Shinji's recent training has made him a bit more muscular, he is still on the thinner side and doesn't look like he can eat much.

"It's not just for me," Shinji said, placing the prepared dishes into the lunchbox one by one.

"And Asuka and Rei's too."

Hearing that she would also get a share, Asuka's delicate cheeks flushed slightly, and she turned her head to the other side, no longer looking at Shinji.

That idiot...

She originally came to Japan intending to make a name for herself and become NERV's ace as the best pilot, thus satisfying her inner pride.

She always strives to be number one in everything.

She couldn't accept that she was weaker than others because she was afraid.

I'm afraid of losing my value, afraid of losing the feeling of being needed by others, afraid of being abandoned, like my father abandoning my mother... and like my mother abandoning me...

I must become number one, otherwise... I will lose my reason for existing.

That was what she originally thought.

However, after arriving in Japan and meeting Shinji Ikari, she realized that her excellence was nothing compared to his.

This boy possessed power beyond her imagination, even beyond reality. He was cheerful, popular, and understanding of others' thoughts. He would never abandon his teammates and would always step forward when she needed him.

Compared to him, Asuka realized that she was just a proud and arrogant young lady.

Originally, she would have been devastated, and she would have questioned the meaning of her existence. But this fool didn't care at all about his clumsiness or the sharp words he uttered in order to maintain his dignity.

She was caught in a contradiction.

Even though I would normally feel discouraged by the other person's excellence, now... I feel a sense of security and reliance on them because of their outstanding qualities.

At that time... deep underwater, in the dark abyss about to be swallowed by the Sixth Apostle, in his most desperate moment, he gave himself an absolute sense of security.

Her inner thoughts were complicated.

On one hand, she dislikes Shinji because of his excellence, and on the other hand, she likes Shinji because of his excellence.

Every EVA pilot has various psychological problems, but none of them want to be this way; it's just that no one has been able to bring them salvation.

Now, a ray of light has saved the boy, and the boy who also shines under the guidance of that light will bring salvation to them.

"Idiot Shinji..." Asuka still had her back to Shinji, looking at the blue sky outside the window.

You could have just prepared a bento for me... Why did you have to prepare another one...?

Girls of this age always have all sorts of thoughts and ideas.

......

"Let's head out now."

After breakfast and getting ready, Asuka pulled Shinji to the entrance and spoke to Misato Katsuragi, who had gotten up a little later than them in the living room.

"Okay, be careful on the road," Misato Katsuragi replied, taking a can of beer from the refrigerator.

The two, dressed in school uniforms, walked from their apartment to the bus stop, boarded a bus with only a driver, and finally arrived at the school.

The school, which was once full of vitality and youthful energy, is now unusually deserted. There are hardly any people at the school gate, and the playground is also empty.

Entering Class 2A.

Good morning, Shinji.

"Good morning."

I briefly greeted my classmates and sat down in my seat.

Looking at this class that originally had more than forty students, now only a dozen or so remain.

"We must resolve all of this and protect everyone." Shinji clenched his fist on the desk, making a firm decision.

From this small class, one can infer what the world is like now.

"Idiot, we just need to do our jobs well."

"We can't care about the others at all." Asuka, who came to get her lunchbox, heard his words and comforted Shinji in her own way.

This guy has already done so much, yet he still wants to do even more.

"No, it's not just my job."

"My dream is to protect the dreams of others."

“Of course, that includes Asuka’s dream as well,” Shinji said firmly.

I will not let Mr. Natsuki down, he thought to himself.

"...Hmph, what an idiot."

"Idiot Shinji." Asuka looked away from him, grabbed her bento, and quickly returned to her seat.

Then, in Asuka's pouting and squinting expression...

Shinji left his seat again and placed the last bento on Rei Ayanami's table.

Looking at Rei Ayanami's gentle smile.

The pen that Asuka had just taken out of her bag was instantly broken.

“That idiot…” she said through gritted teeth.

She turned her head away, no longer paying attention to that side.

She made up her mind; she wouldn't say a word to that idiot all day.

One day... um... half a day!

Chapter 140 The Brave Boy

The last class in the morning was a math class that made me drowsy.

Apart from Shinji and Rei Ayanami diligently taking notes, all the other students in the class were already asleep.

Asuka had already learned these things and even graduated from a university in Germany, so she slept the best.

Just when Shinji thought today would be an ordinary day...

Shinji, assemble immediately!

The Apostles have appeared!

A message suddenly popped up on the computer I was using for class.

“No mistake, it’s right above us.” At that moment, Natsuki also gestured for Shinji to look out the window.

Through their special vision, they could see a huge figure, like a black circular core. Its AT field distorted the light, so it appeared black to satellites, but to Natsuki and Shinji, it was a colorful sphere.

"It's about 40,000 meters above the ground. If it were to crash into the ground from that distance with an AT field, the city and the surrounding area would be instantly razed to the ground." Xia Shu roughly assessed the danger of this apostle.

Upon hearing Natsuki's words, Shinji's eyes widened instantly.

"It really has that much power?"

"Should we transform and destroy it now?"

“No.” Xia Shu shook his head. “This apostle is probably just a vanguard sent out by that guy.”

"There are probably even more troublesome enemies waiting for us."

The apostles that appeared in the last two instances did not appear alone, leading him to speculate that there were other enemies behind them.

Moreover, his years of combat experience told him that this time, the enemy was going to get serious.

"Let's go to headquarters first. If we can eliminate this Angel using conventional methods, that would be best," Natsuki said to Shinji.

"Okay." Shinji also thought it made sense.

Then, he stood up from his seat.

"What's wrong, Shinji?" The teacher, who was in the middle of class, asked in confusion when Shinji suddenly stood up.

"I have a mission," Shinji said directly, his gaze serious.

"Ah...we can't delay, you should go quickly." The middle-aged math teacher understood the situation and knew Shinji and the others' identities, so it was impossible to let them stay for class at this time.

The teacher was somewhat moved when he witnessed students skipping class to save the world.

Rei Ayanami and Shinji were already heading towards the door, and they also woke up Asuka, who was sleeping.

The sudden change also attracted the attention of other students.

"Go for it, Shinji!"

"We must win!" Suzuhara Touji and Aida Kensuke shouted to Shinji as he strode away.

"Go for it!" the other students shouted in response.

The teacher on the podium looked at the backs of the three teenagers with a complicated expression. Was it too heavy a burden to place on these children the responsibility of saving the world?

......

NERV Headquarters Command Room.

"The Tenth Apostle, the Sky Angel... is descending to the ground."

Misato Katsuragi felt a headache coming on as she looked at the huge black sphere in the satellite image.

"Commander Ikari, initiate the evacuation order." She turned to Gendo Ikari on the high platform and said.

If this operation goes wrong even slightly, everyone in the city will suffer.

"What is your battle plan?" Gendo Ikari nodded, then asked.

There are not many citizens left in the Third New Tokyo City, and they will all be evacuated soon.

“Unit 3 has been transported to headquarters and is waiting in the hangar,” Misato Katsuragi replied. “I plan to deploy all four EVAs to use the AT Field to offset the impact before the Angels completely land on the ground.”

"Shinji's Unit-01 has the power to penetrate the AT field directly, so as long as the other three units hold it off immediately, it will be fine."

Have EVA catch the Angel with his bare hands, and then destroy it.

This plan sounds somewhat unreliable.