Ultraman grunts? Call me Space Policeman outside!

Hikari's phantom in the cockpit curiously observed the state of Unit-01.

"Can they react unconsciously?"

“The fusion of this soul and body seems quite deep,” Hikari said, stroking his chin.

Hearing this, Shinji became a little worried.

"Then...my mother..." He was afraid that his mother could not be saved.

"Let Unit-01 take a nap first." Hikari remained calm in the face of this situation, controlling the floating light in front of him to produce subtle vibrations.

"Click—click".

Unit-01, which was rampaging and trying to break free of the hangar's restraints, suddenly stopped moving, its arms hanging down mechanically.

From a ferocious beast about to break free of its restraints, it transformed into an ordinary animal fast asleep.

"The rampage... has stopped!?"

"Why?" Ritsuko Akagi, who was in charge of the EVA project, was stunned when she saw this.

She knew that Unit-01 had the potential to go berserk, and she also knew that once Unit-01 went berserk, it would never stop until it achieved its goal.

This is a double-edged sword used to deal with the apostles.

However, Unit-01 has now abruptly ended its berserk mode.

Their ultimate weapon, like a soothed cat, stopped abruptly, and she simply couldn't accept this reality.

“There are so many incredible things in this vast universe,” Albert said with a touch of emotion as he watched the scene from behind.

"We always call incredible things miracles, but the real miracle is the miracle that an entire planet exists somewhere in the universe."

"A miracle called light..."

As Ritsuko Akagi listened, the expression on her face gradually faded.

Humanity's pride in its wisdom... is it really nothing in the vast universe...?

A woman's figure slowly emerged from the light.

Yui Ikari has been resurrected.

Her posture was exactly the same as before she was swallowed by Unit-01.

"Alright, I haven't finished my work at the Space Science and Technology Bureau yet. Let's get back to each other later." After completing this series of operations, Hikari disconnected and his figure turned into a point of light, returning to Natsuki's bracelet.

At this moment, Natsuki also returned control of her body to Shinji.

Let this child truly experience the happiness of reuniting with family.

"Mom..." Shinji looked at the person in front of him and cautiously reached out his hand, afraid that it was just an illusion.

Touching the hem of her clothes and realizing that this was the real person, she could no longer control her emotions, tears welled up in her eyes, and she rushed towards Yui Ikari.

“Shinji…” Yui Ikari hugged Shinji, who was a head shorter than her, her eyes full of tenderness.

She felt she had failed her son too much; she knew she wasn't a good mother.

Fortunately... a miracle gave her a chance to make amends.

......

The insertion plug of Unit-01 has been ejected and placed on a steel platform by a crane.

Is it over?

"only......"

Gendo Ikari ran out of the monitoring room, into the hangar, and came to the insertion bolt.

I felt uneasy and anxious.

"I'm finally going to see you... Yui."

He was incredibly excited to see his wife, but at the same time, he was worried that it was all a lie.

He stepped forward, already impatient for the hatch with the bolt to open from the inside.

He planned to open it directly from the outside.

As soon as he stepped forward, the hatch opened, and the first person to step out was Shinji Ikari, who was wearing a white shirt.

"Shinji...Where's Yui?"

Where is she?

"Did it work!?" Gendo Ikari grabbed Shinji's shoulder and asked anxiously.

Shinji did not answer, because the answer had already appeared before Gendo Ikari.

The figure that emerged from the hatch, the one he had longed for day and night, exactly the same as eleven years ago, instantly filled his entire field of vision.

Gendo Ikari released Shinji and ran straight to Yui Ikari, feeling the long-lost feeling of her heart beating.

The expression on his face was no longer the usual indifference, but full of joy at seeing his loved one.

“Gendo-kun…” Yui Ikari looked at Gendo Ikari, who looked much more haggard than when he was young, but her eyes still held a forgiving gentleness. She opened her arms and accepted Gendo Ikari’s embrace.

"Finally...finally I can see you again." Gendo Ikari hugged Yui tightly, unwilling to let go, as if afraid that Yui would disappear from his side at any moment. "Yui..."

He was cowardly, he was insecure, and he craved affection from others.

Gendo Ikari was not a born ruthless leader; he was just a man even more cowardly than Shinji.

His inner weakness made him resist contact with others, keeping himself locked in a closed world and distrusting everyone, until... the appearance of Yui Ikari broke down the walls in his heart.

Yui Ikari is the only person in the world who can accept the ugliness in his heart and the weakness in him.

If Gendo Ikari were to find a meaning to his life, it would be to stay by Yui Ikari's side; that is the only answer.

For this reason, he can do anything he couldn't normally do, and he can use everyone for it, even giving up everything he has.

Even if the means are ugly and dirty, they still pursue love. That's Gendo Ikari.

Shinji looked at his parents embracing tightly and felt a pang of emotion: "So... my father has this side to him too."

In the distance, Misato Katsuragi watched this scene unfold.

She subconsciously reached out and grasped the cross necklace on her chest.

“Shinji… has found his happiness.” She looked at the motionless Unit-01. “He is no longer…able to pilot Unit-01.”

"But the apostles have not all been destroyed."

While she was talking to herself.

A tall figure gradually approached and hugged her from behind.

"Who?" Katsuragi Misato asked in surprise.

After turning his head and seeing that it was Kaji Ryoji, his stiff body relaxed a little.

“The apostles will be destroyed one day. The most important thing is whether we can truly achieve peace,” Kaji Ryoji said, leaning close to Katsuragi Misato.

"A world that doesn't need EVA might be the best world."

Feeling the broad chest of Kaji Ryoji, Katsuragi Misato frowned again.

"Get out of here, haven't we already finished?"

They used to be lovers, but they broke up for some reason.

Is it over?

“But your body language tells a different story.” Kaji Ryoji lowered his head.

Misato Katsuragi closed her eyes: "Mmm..."

......

The facts are just as Misato Katsuragi said.

The apostles have not been completely eliminated, and the two true enemies have not yet officially surfaced.

However, after Gendo Ikari joined, they could no longer hide their true colors.

Chapter 132 Target Locked (Bonus Chapter)

"The Third New Tokyo City and this base have already been developed." Yui Ikari arrived at Gendo Ikari's office floor, looked at the outside world through the glass, and exclaimed with emotion.

Before she was swallowed by Unit-01, Tokyo-3 had just begun development, and NERV's headquarters had not yet been established.

It seems that a lot has happened in the eleven years since my death.

“Lilith is under this base, isn’t she?” she asked Gendo Ikari, who had just sat down in a chair.

“Yes.” Gendo Ikari nodded.

“Lilith is on the lowest level of the base. We disguised her as Adam to lure the apostles to attack here, and then we destroyed the apostles.”

Facing his wife, Gendo Ikari had no more secrets and told her everything he knew.

Shinji was listening nearby.

The Creator who created humankind and came to Earth after Adam is now located beneath this base.

"Lilith's body is bound by the Spear of Longinus, while her soul has been transferred to other vessels."

"This is SEELE's plan, and it's also the method I originally wanted to use to revive you," Gendo Ikari said without reservation.

Now that Yui Ikari has been resurrected, there is no need for him to prepare for it anymore.

His next task is to eliminate all the Angels, prevent the extinction of humanity, and then continue living with Yui Ikari.

Of course, he did not forget his promise to Natsuki.

He looked at Shinji and said, "I will help you find those two criminals, but I will need you to provide some clues."

The word "criminal" alone is not enough to find the target.

Shinji's eyes lit up with golden light, and Natsuki called out.

“They are all people who did not exist in the first place,” Xia Shu said. “Generally speaking, their identities have been completely integrated into this world, and it is impossible to find any flaws by judging solely from their past experiences.”

"But in order to disrupt the world's original destiny, they will certainly make preparations and take some unusual actions."