Ultraman: What, I am guarding Ultra Father?

After all, public opinion is just a tool for Seele to manipulate at will, and covering up the truth is just a piece of cake for them.

But they are now penniless.

Apart from knowing some of the truth, they have no ability to fight against behemoths like Seele and NERV.

This 20% success rate is most likely the result that Misato Katsuragi achieved at the cost of all their lives.

Ryoji Kaji's gaze swept across Ritsuko Akagi and Misato Katsuragi, and stopped at Shinji Ikari who came out of the kitchen holding a sukiyaki pot.

"Shinji, what do you think?"

The three of them did not deliberately lower the volume of their conversation just now, so Shinji Ikari could naturally hear it clearly.

"I agree with Mr. Kaji,"

Shinji Ikari smiled and placed the Sukiyaki pot on the Casserole in the center of the table.

"That's settled then,"

Smelling the fragrance emanating from the Sukiyaki pot, Ryoji Kaji licked his lips imperceptibly.

"Wow, it looks surprisingly good, but I wonder how it tastes."

"Now that things have come to this, Asuka, let's eat first."

Higashino Kei put down his homemade controller, stood up and sat next to Akagi Ritsuko, then pointed to the seat next to Ikari Shinji:

"Asuka, sit there."

"Humph,"

Asuka glared at Shinji Ikari, but didn't continue to lose her temper in such a situation.

"I'm starting." x6

"What a surprise, it's delicious," Asuka praised it rarely.

"Well, the technique and seasoning are both very impressive."

Kaji Ryoji's eyes lit up: "It seems that Misato has received a lot of care from you during this period, Shinji-kun."

"Miss Misato always eats fast food, so I have to cook,"

Shinji Ikari divided the cooked miso soup into portions and handed them to everyone for tasting.

I saw Kei Higashino concentrating on eating the whole time without saying a word.

Thinking of his alien identity, Kaji Ryoji couldn't help but ask curiously: "Hitsuno, how do you think it tastes?"

"It's great that artificial meat can be made to this level."

Higashino Kei muttered, "Even if Shinji doesn't pilot an EVA anymore, with his cooking skills alone, he can open a restaurant and won't starve to death."

"Thanks,"

Shinji Ikari smiled, paused, and looked at the big, fat, light blue bird lying on the sofa watching TV:

"Uncle Dongye, that's just..."

"Oh~ it,"

Higashino Kei said casually: "Its name is Bemenstein. I have already fed it today. You don't have to worry about it. It doesn't eat human food."

"I thought the food I cooked was not to its taste," Shinji Ikari said with a look of realization.

Looking at Misato Katsuragi and others eating in front of me.

Shinji Ikari thought of Rei Ayanami for no reason, the girl who stayed in Unit-01 for fourteen years in order to get him out of EVA.

No matter what, Shinji Ikari wants to fulfill the promise he made with Ayanami to have dinner together.

"If there is a next time, I hope to invite Ling Bo to join us."

"Qualified candidate number one?"

Ryoji Kaji thought about it, what if Rei was still alive at that time.

"Then let's get together again after we capture NERV, everyone."

Setting a flag so soon, is it going to happen?

Higashino Kei said quietly.

After dinner, Ryoji Kaji, Misato Katsuragi and others left one after another.

...

on the way back.

There was no one following the car.

Asuka finally couldn't help but speak: "Misato-sister, you must have been agreeing with them just now, right?"

Misato Katsuragi was stunned: "Why do you say that?"

"Huh!?" Asuka looked slightly startled. "You don't really believe what Kaji and Dr. Akagi said, do you?"

Katsuragi Misato smiled and said, "Of course, because I know they have no need to lie to me."

Asuka was brought to Ritsuko's house by Misato and was suddenly told such a thing. No matter who it was, it would not be so easy to believe it.

So her agreement just now was just a temporary measure.

"That's not enough to convince me," Asuka said. "I need a truth I can be sure of."

"The truth?"

Misato Katsuragi stepped on the brakes and was silent for a moment: "The truth is, I was an eyewitness to the disaster 14 years ago."

"Well, why are you saying this?"

"The plan to seize NERV does not require the participation of you two little kids, Asuka, Shinji,

All you need to do is watch from the sidelines and wait for the adults to decide the outcome of the fight."

"It's already too much to let a child fight against the apostles. How could I possibly let you get involved in a fight between adults?"

Katsuragi Misato smiled gently: "The reason why Kaji asked you to come here tonight is just to prepare you mentally."

Although it is not clear where the confidence to support it comes from.

But Misato Katsuragi believed that since Ryoji Kaji was willing to let Shinji Ikari and Asuka sit in, it meant that he must be absolutely confident.

"Watching?"

Asuka was silent. She knew very well that since Kaji dared to say in front of her that he wanted to betray NERV, he was not afraid that she would secretly tell these things to the NERV executives.

At this moment, Shinji Ikari realized that their plan did not require him to drive the EVA from the beginning to the end.

But he couldn't help but say, "Sister Misato, if there's anything you need from me, please feel free to ask."

"When you mention that, it reminds me of something," Katsuragi Misato looked at Ikari Shinji with a suspicious look on her face.

"Your father is the commander of NERV, so this would be the worst possible outcome for you. But why do I feel like you're not surprised, Shinji?"

"Shinji-kun, tell me the truth, did you already know that Ritsuko would tell us about this by inviting us over tonight?"

"No, Misato-san,"

Ikari Shinji was shocked when he heard this, but he remained calm and said:

"I just feel that, knowing my father, he would do something like this just to see my mother who disappeared into Unit-01."

Misato Katsuragi looked at Shinji Ikari with some surprise.

"You still remember the experimental accident three years ago?"

Three years ago, when EVA Unit 1 was being built.

Shinji Ikari's mother, Yui Ikari, was the actual developer of Unit-01. In order to start Unit-01, she risked her life and became its pilot.

However, after the startup test of Unit-01 was successful, Ikari Yui completely disappeared inside Unit-01 and could never be found again.

At that time, Shinji Ikari was just a little boy less than 9 years old, but he witnessed his mother disappearing in Unit- with his own eyes.

As far as Misato Katsuragi knows, because of the accident, Shinji Ikari seemed to have lost some of his memories, and since then, he has become somewhat autistic and taciturn.

"..."

Shinji Ikari didn't know how to answer, but he did regain all his memories thanks to the Spear of Gaius, although some of them were confused.

But his mother disappeared in Unit-01's memory, and he was sure that it had not been tampered with.

Seeing Shinji Ikari like this, Katsuragi Misato suddenly realized: "So you have regained your memory. No wonder you have such a big personality change."

It turned out that he, like me, had lost his mother.

Asuka looked at Shinji Ikari with a complicated look, and she felt as if she had found someone who shared the same suffering as her.

Misato Katsuragi seemed to realize something: "Sorry, Shinji-kun."

Shinji Ikari shook his head: "No need to apologize, Misato-san, I have accepted the reality that my mother is gone."

……

NERV headquarters.

Two months later, the apostles attacked again.

At this time, all the staff on the command platform were busy carrying out various reports.

"The Mauna Kea Observatory acquired the target three minutes ago and is entering orbital data."

"Third surveillance satellite, optically acquiring target, Maya, outputting image to screen at maximum scale."

"receive."

As Hinata Makoto and Aoba Shigeru finished their words.

Under the operation of Ibuki Maya, the eighth angel, the Sky Angel, which was in the synchronous orbit, was projected onto the virtual big screen in the command room.

Just when Ibuki Maya was extremely busy and wanted to ask Kei Higashino for help, she saw that Kei Higashino was not in the command room.

She quickly looked at Akagi Ritsuko: "Sister Ritsuko, where is Dongye? I need him to quickly input the estimated landing location calculated by Maggie's supercomputer."

"He, he resigned the day before yesterday,"

Ritsuko Akagi turned her gaze to the red ball of light that slowly emerged on the side of the screen.