The Collection of The End

——2015.5.1——

Nerv headquarters, Eva maintenance cabin.

"The body has cooled down.]"

"The right wrist has been reattached.]"

"All contacts within the body are correct.]"

"Understood, stop signal, the exoskeleton power plug has been pulled out.]"

"Open the spinal conduction system and prepare to insert the 'insertion plug'.]"

"Ready to connect.]"

Shinji Ikari sat in the "insert plug", boredly listening to the voice broadcast coming from the radio in his ear.

After he changed his attitude and expressed his willingness to fly the EVA, Misato Katsuragi put on two cat-like ears, and before he could change his clothes, he was stuffed into a "giant capsule" that looked like an extended version.

The equipment inside was so simple that it could be said to be rudimentary. There was only a ring-shaped mechanical structure that looked a bit like a motorcycle fixed in the middle of the "capsule", and he was asked to sit on the "motorcycle seat" and hold the "motorcycle grip" with both hands. " and await further instructions.

Although he couldn't see the outside at the moment, judging from the position of entering the "insertion bolt", this thing was probably inserted from the back of Eva's neck and became part of the "spine" - if Eva had a spine.

This seemingly high-tech behavior does go well with a giant robot, but if the EVA still looks like a giant girl... he will probably agree to drive it. After all, he can't leave it to the EVA with the same appearance as "The Vision" "The exact same blue-haired girl did it.

She should be as "qualified" as herself, and her ability looks like... "no pain"?

If a normal person was injured like that, he would be unable to get out of bed. Even if he could move, he would be limping, shouting in pain, or gritting his teeth with a ferocious expression to endure the pain.

But she, the girl who correctly guessed that her name should be "Ayanami Rei", did not hesitate at all when she acted. When the roof building materials fell and were blocked by the hands of Unit 1, she also tried to help the doctor and the doctor who brought her there. The nurse fell down before taking two steps. The bandage on her body oozed blood, but the expression on her face remained unchanged. She just blinked a few more times, seeming a little confused as to how she fell - three The medical staff immediately began to rush to give her first aid.

In this case, all you can do is act like your man is aroused and declare loudly, "I'll drive."

Honey trap? If it was a honey trap, why did my father think he would like this type?

If I have to say, the type of girl I like should be...blond hair, blue eyes, petite and exquisite figure, straightforward or playful personality, wearing blue light armor or wizard robe, if she holds a magic wand and can use magic. Better.

...Wait a minute, what are you thinking about? Where did this image come from?

It's all Daddy's fault.

Shinji Ikari suddenly slapped his forehead, brushing away the image of a girl that appeared inexplicably in his mind.

Zhizhizhi——

At this time, the "capsule" began to rotate and descend, and the subtle sounds that could occasionally come from outside the "capsule wall" completely disappeared.

It has entered the "spine"...

"Insertion plug configuration completed.]"

"Start the first contact.]"

"Insert the plug and fill with water.]"

Wait, did he hear something bad?

Hua Hua Hua...

When Shinji Ikari looked down, he found that amber liquid began to rise rapidly in the "capsule". He only had time to protest, "What is this?" before he was completely submerged in water.

"..." Shinji Ikari held his breath and looked around, hoping that the water would recede soon.

"Breathe, Shinji-kun," he heard Ritsuko Akagi's voice coming from the radio: "The oxygen content of 'lcl' is 21%. After adapting, it is no different from air."

What is lcl? It is no different from air, just use air. The thing people breathe is called "trachea" not "water pipe".

So she was wearing a swimsuit just now while testing this liquid?

Curry Curry]

Shinji Ikari was complaining in his mind and preparing himself mentally for the upcoming breath of water, when he suddenly saw a strange spherical creature appearing in front of him.

It has an almost spherical body covered with brown fur. It has a pair of big round eyes about the position of its head, and its hands and feet have four small claws that look like hands and feet, facing it. Make a confused cry.

Is the vision serious enough to appear out of thin air without any support...

Curry Curry! 】

As if aware of Shinji Ikari's judgment of it as a "phantom", the mysterious creature screamed angrily twice, and then hit his head with a pop. It felt as if someone had thrown a pillow and hit him.

Can you have direct contact? !

Shinji Ikari was so surprised that he forgot to hold his breath. The liquid called lcl filled his mouth and reached his lungs.

"It feels so uncomfortable..." he said to the mysterious creature.

Kuri Kuri] The mysterious creature blinked at him.

"Be patient, you are a man!" Misato Katsuragi's voice came from the radio.

Can't they see...

Shinji Ikari lowered his eyebrows and said nothing. After all, he has been used to seeing things that others cannot see since he was a child. As long as others don't react to those unreasonable things, then they don't exist.

However, it appears sooner or later at this time. Does this mean that it is the key to being immersed in this thing called "lcl"?

Combined with the fact that I just took a picture of the "Giant Shield Guardian" that should have no effect, but let Eva, who has no motivation, raise her hand to help me...

Only when immersed in lcl can you see the monster.

In the same way, as long as you are near EVA, the monster's behavior will be completed simultaneously by EVA.

His own superpower, which belongs to the "qualified person", is only complete when he is driving the EVA.

Father, was this also what you expected?

"Main power on.]"

"Power is transmitted to all circuits.]"

"no problem.】"

"The nerve connections are normal and the lcl concentration is normal.]"

The radio outside was broadcasting unexplained terminology again, but Shinji Ikari's eyes kept following the mysterious spherical creatures floating around.

It probably wasn't there to remind him to breathe. After all, he couldn't hold it in for long, so...

"Making second contact.]"

call--

At this moment, the outer wall of the "giant capsule" disappeared instantly, and was replaced by a dark and deep universe. Except for the "motorcycle" that Shinji Ikari was riding, the entire space only had bright or dark stars of different colors.

Even though he knew that he had not left the capsule and that this was just part of the procedure, Shinji Ikari was still shocked by this stunning scene for a while.

"..."

However, is the program running a bit slowly? The "Starry Sky Interface" paused for more than ten seconds.

Curry Curry! 】

At this moment, the mysterious creature let out a cry in an attempt to show off its momentum, but in terms of momentum, it was probably on the level of an "angry little kitten."

The next moment, the body of the mysterious creature emitted white light and turned into a "star" with a very soft light. Then it moved to the front of the motorcycle. Then, several emerald green rings appeared surrounding it and Shinji Ikari. The surroundings were originally The motionless "starry sky" also began to retreat rapidly, and soon stretched into colorful light strips, making the emerald green ring look like some kind of passage.

linkstart! 】

Finally, after many stars turned Shinji Ikari's vision completely white, he returned to the internal interface of the "giant capsule". This time, the "capsule wall" showed a panoramic view of the surrounding EVA Unit-1, as if He was observing the surroundings from the perspective of Unit 1, but the mysterious creature was missing.

"There is no problem with the second contact.]"

"The two-way loop is open.]"

"Synchronization rate 600%]"

"...]"

Shinji Ikari paused when he heard the broadcast outside. Is there anything wrong with this number?

"Ritsuko Akagi! Are your eyesight dim!?]" Misato Katsuragi cursed.

"Sorry, I didn't see the decimal point just now, it was 60%]" Ritsuko Akagi responded without any fluctuation in her tone.

"Continue.]" Ikari Yuantang stopped the two from making noise.

"The harmonics are all normal and there are no signs of loss of control." Other announcers reported cautiously.

"Prepare to launch, release the first locking bolt.]"

"The mother bridge is being evacuated for repairs.]"

"The second restraint is released.]"

"Disable safety devices No. 1 to 15.]"

There is definitely something wrong with this. Shinji Ikari looked around in the insertion plug.

Although he has never seen a maintenance robot, he has seen maintenance vehicles. General restraint devices are at most used to prevent the car from skidding or colliding, but these dense and complicated measures around Unit 1 look like... Unit 1 It's like suddenly coming to life and beating someone.

Well, when using "artificial apostles" to fight apostles, it is indeed necessary to worry about whether they will be incited to rebel.

"Internal power supply, charging completed.]"

"External power supply, connection is normal.]"

"Unit No. 1 has been moved to the launch port, and all channels are clear.]"

Shinji Ikari looked up and found that closed doors were being opened one after another in the direction above the head of Unit 1.

It had been chased by the apostles before it fled underground. Now it has changed its weapons and gone back to beat it. I wonder if it will regret not eradicating the roots.

"Launch]!" x2

The last order was spoken by Ritsuko Akagi and Misato Katsuragi. Even if Shinji Ikari couldn't see the situation in the command room at the moment, he knew that they were probably looking at each other coldly... right?

Unit No. 1 was suddenly ejected and took off. Even though he was soaked in the LCL, Shinji Ikari was pressed firmly on the motorcycle seat by the huge pressure. He could see nothing but the green-gray metal passage wall that was constantly "descending". Less than.

Sizzle! boom!

Finally, the ejection stopped, and Unit 1 came to the ground.

It was late at night in New Tokyo City at this time. Due to the lack of lighting, the skyscrapers that had not retracted into the ground were only black silhouettes, looking like trees in a dark forest.

And among the giant trees, the beak-masked apostle whom he had seen during the day was standing in front of Unit 1.

Their ejection is really accurate.

In short, it is said that this mecha is synchronized with the driver's consciousness. All he has to do is hold the handle and imagine the actions he wants to do...

Creak, creak.

Unit No. 1 raised his arm, first clenched his fist, and then arrogantly tilted his neck from side to side towards the beaked apostle.

"...Shinji-kun, where did you learn this kind of move?]" Misato Katsuragi's voice was a little weak.

"In school, bad guys are always like this before fighting. I haven't even raised my middle finger yet." Shinji Ikari said smoothly.

"Don't stand up! Fight normally!]"

Fighting itself is not normal, right?

I checked the equipment before. Unit No. 1 is now only equipped with a knife. Anyway, get close first...

Jiao——!

The apostle's mask flashed with light, and two laser beams hit the head of Unit 1 directly. After penetrating, the kinetic energy generated pushed the huge body backwards and hit a skyscraper.

"Shinji...kun...sizz...sizz...]" The signal from the command center was directly interrupted.

"Click, click.]" The bird-beaked apostle turned the mask on his face and made a sound that was almost mocking.

"Is it saying 'That's it'?" Shinji Ikari tried to pull the handle and found that Unit-1 was motionless.

"I have to say, their decision to place the important part on the head is really great." Shinji Ikari looked down at the silver long board that emerged as he entered the battle.

No, it can no longer be called a "long board". It seems that because I am on a "motorcycle" with "insertion bolts", all the places used to place cards and card piles have been integrated into this "motorcycle" , however, there should be no functional impact.

It just so happens that the No. 1 machine cannot operate normally, so let's try the cards that may match this situation, hoping to find powerful cards.

Shinji Ikari glanced at the card pile and raised his hand to draw the card.

The right foot of the sealed person, attack: 200, defense: 300]

What the hell?

Click, click! Unit 1, with its back against a skyscraper, stepped forward with its right foot.

"Yeah.]" The apostle hid behind a building and observed cautiously.

If this card is played out, will Number 1 have a flying kick attack? But only one attack seems useless, wait a minute...

After 60 seconds, Shinji Ikari drew another card: the left foot of the sealed person, attack: 200, defense: 300]

Unit-00 stepped forward with its left foot, then stopped.

The apostle came out of the hiding place with some hesitation and slowly approached Unit 1.

The sealed person’s left wrist] The sealed person’s right wrist].

The No. 1 machine punched the apostle twice at a frequency of once every 60 seconds. Except for the first time, which was calculated mentally and unintentionally, and knocked the apostle staggering with a punch to the face, the second punch was easily dodged by it.

"Look on the bright side, now everyone knows that I am a good boy and I don't know how to fight." Shinji Ikari looked worried at the four cards in his hand.

Although there is a limit of 60 seconds for card drawing, there is no card playing. If he plays these four inexplicable cards in one go, he should be able to hit the apostle with a combo punch, but whether he can kill it is still unknown.

Really, all it takes is a healing magic card or a counterattack trap card—

Jiao——! Boom!

The apostle's sudden attack interrupted Shinji Ikari's thinking. It seemed to confirm that the thing in front of it as big as itself was a flower stand, so it stopped holding back and beat Unit 1 with its fists while using its head laser to poke a transparent hole in its body. .

No, if the machine is damaged, you have no chance to draw cards. In short, play these cards first to force it back...

Buzz——

When Shinji Ikari was about to fight out those strange hands and feet, the top of the card pile flashed a golden light representing "cards can be drawn".

Okay, I believe you one last time.

Sealed Exodia, attack: 1000, defense: 1000]

Is this the unlucky guy who was sealed? Better than nothing, in short, I used all five cards in one go...

Boom! when!

Unit No. 1 suddenly used unprecedented agility to grab the two arms of the apostle that were attacking it.

"Cluck!]" The mask on the apostle's face turned wildly, his eyes began to turn red, and he tried to fire the laser again.

Roar--! ! 】

Before that, Unit 1 used both hands to forcefully tear the Beak Apostle in half from the middle.

The two corpses trembled, expanded together into a spherical shape, and then exploded, blooming into a bright white giant cross glow in the night sky.

"..." Shinji Ikari stared at the glow in a daze.

How do I explain to people now that I don't actually tear people in half during fights at school?

1997. Death World Demonic Fog City IV