Although Shinji Ikari didn't know where his feeling came from, in his intuition, there was obviously a huge problem with Unit 3. It seemed like a hazy memory from a previous life, but he couldn't find it. to any evidence.
"As the pilot of Unit 1, your intuition should have a special meaning." Asuka recovered from her previous complaints and said, "You can report it to the commander, and maybe he can conduct an in-depth investigation to see if there will be anything on Unit 3." what is the problem?"
Shinji Ikari nodded, and then continued his construction work. Unit 3 itself was not intended to be sent to Japan, but not long ago, during an experiment, the North American branch tried to install the S2 mechanism on EVA, which caused a violent explosion. As for their inability to keep the No. 3 machine, they sent the No. 3 machine to Japan.
From this perspective, there is indeed a problem with the No. 3 aircraft. After transporting the No. 3 aircraft, the Japanese branch still needs to face another problem. According to the agreement, a regional branch can only own up to three EVAs. This is to maintain peace and stability within mankind.
Therefore, if someone replaces the pilot of Unit 3, Unit 2 will be sealed. For Asuka, this means that he may temporarily lose the qualification to drive Unit 2.
As Asuka, who has always been proud of her status as a pilot, this is not an easy thing to accept.
After a busy day, the two returned to the base and logged out of the insertion bolt. Asuka sat beside Unit 2 for a long time and did not leave until Shinji Ikari came to find her.
"What's wrong?"
"No." Asuka shook her head: "I just want to see more of this machine. Maybe I won't have the chance to drive it again in the future." Asuka attaches great importance to her identity as a driver. Being able to drive EVA will allow her to Her excellence is recognized by others, which seems to have become the meaning of her existence.
"If you can't bear to part with this machine..." Shinji Ikari pursed his lips, but in the end he did not say that he could give up driving Unit 1 and let Unit 1 be sealed instead of Unit 2.
"Don't force yourself. You are the strongest among us. Even if you can agree, the commander will not agree." Asuka was unexpectedly frank. You must know that before this, even if the facts were in front of her, she had never I have admitted that Shinji Ikari is better at driving EVA than him.
"Let's go! Go home! I think you must have some reason to drive an EVA!"
The atmosphere along the way was much more depressing than before. Asuka, who was originally the most lively, also fell into silence on the train home.
That night... Shinji Ikari and Asuka still slept in two rooms separated by a sliding door. Asuka was looking up at the ceiling, unable to fall asleep for a while. She didn't know how many times she would fly Unit 2. Opportunity, I don't know if I can continue to be a pilot after the No. 2 unit is sealed.
Just when Asuka was lost in thought, the sliding door was pushed open, and Shinji Ikari walked in wearing pajamas. This scene shocked her, and she subconsciously hugged the quilt tightly: "What are you doing?"
"Shh!" Shinji Ikari carefully closed the sliding door, and then placed a handbag on the ground: "Misato will not allow minors to drink." As he spoke, the handbag had been opened, and inside was taken out from Misato's refrigerator. of beer.
"Uncle is indeed very unreliable and encourages minors to drink, but I think it's time to tell the truth." Shinji Ikari snorted and opened the bottle cap.
"Tch, what did I think it was, but it turned out to be this!" Asuka also took a bottle, Gudu took a big sip, and then heard a voice in his ear.
"What are you driving the EVA for?"
Asuka looked away: "I drive EVA for myself."
"Is this really true?" Shinji Ikari did not look at Asuka, which made the girl relax a little.
"It doesn't matter. It doesn't matter if you don't want to say it. I'll just say it first." The two drank a few more sips of wine, and they were both more or less dizzy. Although they were strong men who had unlocked the genetic lock, The physical level has not received any superhuman level strengthening, and will still be paralyzed by alcohol.
"My... motives are more impure than anyone else's. I want to ease the relationship with my father, want his approval, and even more, I want to be with my mother and get my mother back...
I want to catch up in my uncle's footsteps and become such a powerful person, and these can only be achieved by driving an EVA. "
"Get your mother back? Isn't your mother..." Asuka was a little confused. She remembered that Shinji Ikari's mother had passed away.
"Yes, in most people's eyes, my mother has passed away, but a few years ago, I have been investigating the truth of this matter. My mother died in an experimental accident. That was The first driving experiment of Unit 1, based on the information I have now.
At that time, my mother was conducting experiments as a pilot, and the depth of synchronization between her and Unit 1 was too high, causing her entire body to completely dissolve into Unit 1.
After that, my mother was deemed dead, but I think she has always lived in the body of Unit 1. In every previous battle, I could feel her by my side.
When I faced Water Angel for the first time, when Ayanami and I faced Thunder Angel, every time I was on the verge of collapse, I could feel her supporting me behind me. Maybe this is why , I look stronger than you.
Now I firmly believe that my mother's soul is trapped in the body of Unit 1. I will never give up my identity as the pilot no matter what, and I will find a way to rescue her no matter what, so...
I'm sorry, I really want you to continue to be the pilot, and I really want Unit 1 to be sealed instead of Unit 2, but I can't... I'm sorry. "
Asuka didn't expect that Shinji Ikari would tell her this. Coupled with the anesthesia of alcohol, a gap opened in her originally closed mind.
"You guy, just say it if you can't let me do it! I felt a little guilty after saying so much, as if I was angry because I continued to think about becoming a driver.
Didn't you ask me why I want to drive an EVA? In fact, it’s nothing, I just want to prove that I am better than others. Just like the secret we discovered before, I am just a clone, and I have faced countless competitors since I was born, and they are just like me. , have the same talent as me, and I have to beat them one by one to finally stand out.
This is the case in the school curriculum, and the training subjects are the same after being selected as a fighter pilot. After becoming a pilot candidate, it is even more like this when training simultaneously with the No. 2 aircraft.
The meaning of my life seems to be to prove that I am stronger than others. Now maybe there is another one, which is to prove that I am different from other clones.
Now, I can no longer retreat. Only by continuing to drive the EVA will all the efforts I have put in be meaningful. Tsk! How silly. "
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There were more and more empty bottles on the ground. The two of them couldn't remember clearly what they said later. When they regained consciousness, all they could hear was Misato's roar: "What on earth are you two doing?" What are you doing? My wine! How can a child drink!"
When Misato Katsuragi got up, she was still confused. Shinji Ikari, who had always been quite self-disciplined, didn't even get up to make breakfast. When she pushed open their room, she saw two people lying together in a very shapeless manner. Asuka's feet were still there. He stepped on Shinji Ikari's face, and the ground next to the two of them was full of empty wine bottles. Who knows how much the two of them drank last night. As their temporary guardian, how could Misato Katsuragi not be furious.
The two people who were woken up in disgrace hurried to the headquarters to conduct routine training amid a burst of scolding.
When they arrived at the headquarters, they heard a conversation inside.
"If it doesn't work, it won't work. Unit Zero cannot be sealed. You need to continue to be the pilot." It was the first time Ikari Gendo spoke to Ayanami Rei in such a stern tone, and this was also the last conversation the two heard. After saying this, the commander turned and left the room.
Shinji Ikari and Asuka looked at each other and roughly guessed what had just happened. Unit 3 was about to be transported to the base, which meant that one of the three units in Japan must be sealed.
The original plan was to seal Unit 2. After Shinji Ikari confided last night, even if he wanted to give up driving Unit 1, Asuka would not agree. And what Rei Ayanami did just now should be to apply to the commander to give up. As a pilot, he sealed Unit Zero so that Asuka could continue to drive Unit 2, but obviously, such a proposal was not agreed to.
Asuka quickly walked into the room, and immediately met Ayanami Rei's eyes. She, who was originally quite cheerful, was stared at by the clear eyes for a while, speechless, and remained silent for a long time before she responded: "Thank you! "
Ayanami Rei shook her head: "The commander did not agree."
"Well, there's nothing we can do about it! And the person driving Unit 3 is an uncle. If it's him, I won't have any complaints. Maybe we can ask him to borrow Unit 3 to fly it in the future." Although Asuka is still facing a future where her body will be sealed.
But I don’t know why, but my heart is more fulfilling than every moment before, and it seems that I have found the meaning of my existence. Even if she doesn't drive EVA, there are still people who recognize her, some people care about her, and her companions are willing to make sacrifices for her. However, due to various reasons, they have not been able to succeed.
It seems that after knowing this, it doesn't matter if he can't continue to exist as a driver.
"Anyway, I have to thank you. Let the tool man cook tomorrow, and I'll treat you to a big dinner!" Asuka pushed Shinji Ikari in front of her. It was obvious that this was the tool man, and tomorrow was the day when Unit 3 arrived in Japan.
"I said you want to treat people to a big dinner, why do you want me to cook! Can't you do it yourself?"
"Nonsense, if I know how to do it, why would I need you as a tool? And a sissy like you is best suited for the kitchen!" Asuka said confidently, and the atmosphere between the three of them seemed to have regained its original warmth.
"Huh? It seems that I came at the wrong time. I thought you were worried about Unit 2 being sealed. It seems that you have solved the problem yourself. How about the application for setting up the double insertion bolt of Unit 3? I won't submit it." The sudden voice made the three of them stunned for a moment, and then they saw a familiar uncle walking into the training room.
"Ah? What does double insertion bolt mean?" Asuka is still very concerned about the fact that the No. 2 unit is sealed and she cannot become the pilot. Even if she has thought about it now and has felt her partners' concern for her, she still will It's a pity because Unit 2 has been sealed.
"You should know the puppet system. It is a device that controls the EVA through means other than the driver and takes over the control of the EVA in an emergency. This thing was originally used to prevent the driver from being killed when the machine body is fatally attacked. Being mentally connected and suffering from mental pollution that exceeds the limit.
The application I submitted is to dismantle the puppet system on the No. 3 fuselage. I will personally act as the insurance, and at the same time, I can assist in controlling the AT field during the battle. The review has been initially passed. As long as it is submitted, the No. 3 fuselage can be used. There are two drivers driving at the same time, who is the other driver? Seeing as you don't seem interested, I'll find someone else. "
"Come back!" Asuka grabbed Lan Nuo's neck and said, "What do you mean looking for someone else? Do you have another driver outside?" The tone was like a rape scene.
After a period of uproar, everyone finally calmed down and learned that in tomorrow's test, Asuka and Lan Nuo will conduct a driving test on Unit 3. Asuka is responsible for controlling the body of Unit 3, and Lan Nuo is responsible for controlling the body of Unit 3. Nuo is responsible for operating the AT force field and assisting in combat.
Everyone has seen what Lan Nuo is capable of, so they have no objections to this arrangement.
With the last day of training, Unit 3 was also transported to the headquarters. A heavy helicopter hung Unit 3 on the cross and slowly landed at a military base outside Third New Tokyo. Next, Unit 3 The test of the machine will be carried out here.
After the world restarted, Lan Nuo also put on his own combat uniform for the first time and became one of the pilots of the machine. Compared with the other three people's red, white and blue, Lan Nuo's black driving uniform was very similar to Chu Xun is somewhat similar.
And Asuka was right next door to him. With a sneer, the gas inside the tights was discharged. Asuka also changed into her combat uniform: "Let's go! Idiot Shinji is still waiting for us to go home for dinner!"
[To be continued]
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