Ultraman grunts? Call me Space Policeman outside!

A sea breeze swept over him, and Shinji raised his arm to shield his eyes from the direct sunlight as he looked ahead.

Seeing a large number of deck crew members in military uniforms, he looked them over, trying to find the pilot of the second aircraft.

Just then, a beautiful mixed-race girl wearing a beige dress walked towards them, her skirt and long orange hair swaying gently in the sea breeze.

"Hello~"

"Long time no see, Misato." Asuka approached the three people and one figure, put her hands on her hips and greeted them with a confident smile.

The two seemed to have known each other for a long time.

"Long time no see, Asuka," Misato Katsuragi replied with a smile.

She seemed to notice Shinji's somewhat bewildered look and took the initiative to introduce them: "This is Soryu Asuka Langley, the pilot of Unit-02."

"And this is Rei Ayanami, the pilot of Unit-00, and Shinji Ikari, the pilot of Unit-01."

The two sides have now officially met.

Upon learning that the girl in front of him was the pilot of Unit-02, Shinji's fantasies shattered instantly.

“All three mechs were selected from boys and girls around 14 years old.” Natsuki had figured out the reason. “It seems to be related to your AT Field.”

"Huh? Is that so?" Shinji thought to himself, bewildered.

“If it were just an isolated case, we could still make an excuse, but all three drivers were 14-year-old children, which speaks volumes,” Xia Shu analyzed logically.

"Moreover... it's probably easier to pilot an EVA if you have a bigger inner problem."

Natsuki thought that Rei Ayanami, the pilot of Unit-00, was a suspected clone with congenital emotional defects, and was more prone to confusion after gradually learning what emotions were.

Shinji Ikari, the pilot of Unit-01, could be described as a loser abandoned by his father before meeting me. He was withdrawn and wanted to escape the world.

And beneath Asuka's seemingly arrogant exterior, there probably lies a fragile heart.

Good grief, not a single one of them is normal.

I'm the only one on the whole team... um... I guess I don't really have the right to criticize others...

Natsuki shook her head, mentally dismissing all those thoughts.

“Mr. Natsuki, it hurts me to hear you say that.” Shinji and Natsuki are of one mind, so Shinji can naturally sense his thoughts. When he hears Mr. Natsuki describe him as a loser, he naturally changes to a resentful look.

"Ah...hahaha..." Natsuki covered up her embarrassment with laughter.

Then he rubbed his head and said, "But haven't you grown a lot now? People always go through stages of growth. Don't deny your past self too much, after all, that's the path you walked yourself."

When the two communicated telepathically.

Asuka, who was standing to the side, had already frowned slightly.

"Hey, don't space out when you're greeting someone!" she said, pointing at Shinji.

It was their first meeting, and they would be comrades-in-arms in the future, but this guy was completely lost in thought the whole time, probably not hearing a single word he had just said.

"Ah...sorry." Shinji tried to cover up his embarrassment with laughter.

"That's just how he is. Sometimes he'll suddenly space out or talk to himself. You get used to it," Misato Katsuragi chimed in.

Asuka glanced at Shinji, then at Rei Ayanami.

One stared blankly upon meeting, while the other... had no expression on his face at all.

Where exactly did headquarters find the drivers?

"Forget it, I'll lead the charge in the battle against the Angels from now on. As long as you cooperate with me, we can easily win." Asuka thought for a while but couldn't figure it out, so she simply stopped thinking about it.

Chapter 114 Embryo

Inside the captain's cabin of an aircraft carrier.

"First, they used our army to transport things for you, and then they brought three children over and told me that you were in charge."

"Is everything you NERV do so carelessly?" The gray-haired UN naval captain looked at Misato Katsuragi in front of him, then glanced at the three pilots behind him, and said with a frown.

The old captain had a pipe dangling from his mouth, wisps of white smoke drifting out of it.

It's not surprising that he was suspicious, because at this moment, the weight and age on Misato Katsuragi's work ID in his hand were blacked out, and it was hard to imagine that the chief of operations of a large international organization would do such a thing.

The three kids behind him were even more outrageous. He couldn't believe that NERV would send three children to pilot EVAs and fight monsters, even if he had his head in the toilet.

“Well… our commander is a person with very unique ideas,” Misato Katsuragi explained without batting an eye.

She knew that the old captain in front of her was a veteran soldier, and it would be difficult for her to keep up with their rapid-fire thinking.

“I can’t trust you.” The old captain handed back Misato Katsuragi’s documents. “Although this is just a transport mission, we will follow instructions and ensure that the handover is completed after we dock.”

"The Pacific Ocean is still under our jurisdiction, and we cannot transfer the aircraft to you at this time."

"Whether it's an apostle or anything else, we can deal with it using the fleet's firepower, so our safety is absolutely guaranteed."

He couldn't guarantee what would happen if he handed over EVA Unit-02 to her now.

He couldn't trust an adult who carelessly scribbled on documents, plus three children.

“Okay.” Misato Katsuragi nodded in understanding and said, “Then let’s proceed with the handover as planned after we dock.”

She had only given it a try, hoping to complete the mission as soon as possible. Since the other party refused for this reason, she couldn't say anything more.

......

A lounge inside the aircraft carrier.

"Miri has arrived already? You're quick." Kaji Ryoji carefully placed a suitcase into the safe, and smiled as he heard the commotion outside.

"The real important thing about this shipment is this." He closed the safe to make sure the actual cargo was safe.

Ryoji Kaji is a member of NERV's Special Inspection Department.

But he is also a spy for Gendo Ikari.

He was in Germany, one of his purposes being to act as Asuka's guardian and ensure her growth, and another, and most important, purpose being to steal the "Adam" that SEELE had restored into an embryo and bring it to Gendo Ikari.

Gendo Ikari is a member of the Human Instrumentality Project Committee and also a subordinate of SEELE, but they are not entirely of one mind and their relationship is one of mutual exploitation.

A bunch of old fogies, each with their own ulterior motives.

As Kaji Ryoji walked towards the door, about to lock the door of the lounge.

A crisp sound rang out in the empty room except for Kaji Ryoji; it was the sound of the safe's knob turning.

Kaji Ryoji's steps froze instantly.

He reacted quickly and drew the pistol tucked into his waistband.

"Who!?" he demanded, pointing his gun at the empty room, his usually carefree and easygoing face now filled with seriousness.

From his unseen perspective, the unseen figure in the green floral shirt sat on the bed in the room, staring at the safe.

He could clearly sense that what was inside was some kind of special life.

"A hallucination...?" Kaji Ryoji held his gun at a standstill for nearly two minutes, but found nothing unusual, and breathed a slight sigh of relief.

I was just about to put the gun away.

Suddenly, an unfamiliar voice echoed in my mind: "What's inside?"

Upon hearing this sound, Kaji Ryoji immediately looked around warily and checked the broadcasting equipment.

He suspected that someone had installed audio playback equipment here beforehand, and that the person who did all this was probably someone sent by SEELE.

"Damn it... I was found out after all?" Kaji Ryoji thought that SEELE had discovered his theft, and a bead of cold sweat immediately appeared on his forehead.

Those guys don't show any mercy to spies.

But after searching for a long time, he still couldn't find where the sound was coming from.

SEELE's methods are indeed brilliant.

"Okay, you've got me."

"But... could you tell me how you found out?" Kaji Ryoji slowly moved to the wall of the room, leaned against it, and spoke to the air.

Listening to what he said, Xia Shu felt that he seemed to have misunderstood something.

He was just curious and wanted to ask.

After all, this thing was right under his nose, and it was strange in every way.

His years of experience told him that this matter was definitely of great importance.

"Don't ask yet, let me ask first." Natsuki's voice rang in Kaji Ryoji's mind again, "Answer my previous question."

Face this problem.

Kaji Ryoji chose to bite the bullet and say, "I don't know what's inside either."

"And...aren't you going to show yourself?"

The fact that he could clearly hear the other person's voice from this position puzzled Kaji Ryoji.

The voice wasn't emitted by any instrument; it rang directly in his mind.

Damn... they've even mastered this kind of technology.

“Inside is the embryo of some kind of life, and it’s not human.” Natsuki saw the contents through the safe.

"What do you plan to do with it?" he asked.

When Kaji Ryoji heard the other party specify what was inside, he became even more certain that the other party was sent by SEELE.

"Who knows?"

"It's probably used for stir-frying."

"Who wouldn't want to try something that's not on the menu?" Kaji Ryoji knew he might disappear from the world this time, but he still chose to conceal the truth.

At the critical moment of life and death, this man showed a nonchalant and carefree attitude.

"It's so tiring to talk to you."

"I'll ask someone else later." Xia Shu was speechless as she listened to him going in circles.

Don't try to play the riddle-solving game with me.

He then went to ask Albert what exactly happened.