The Collection of The End

—2015.6.1—

Third New Tokyo City, NERV staff dormitory.

Although NERV will keep employees in concentrated accommodation for confidentiality, too much concentration will attract attention, so several staff dormitory buildings are located in different blocks.

At this time, Ikari Shinji, who was wearing a school uniform, was counting the house numbers one by one in an unfamiliar staff dormitory building.

404, 403, ah, here it is.

He lowered his head to confirm the ID card in his hand.

[402, Ayanami], that's right.

Cha, Cha.

Ikari Shinji rang the doorbell twice, but there was no response.

Really, Ritsuko Akagi deserves to be a doctor. Overall planning or time management can be called a master level.

He went to Katsuragi Misato's dormitory to quarrel with her, told Shinji Ikari's analysis results on the first machine, and offered several options. By the way, he sent himself to hand over the ID card newly issued this month to Ayanami, all in one go.

To sum up, the No. 1 machine should have returned to repair immediately when there is a foreign body in the plug, but because it forced it to continue fighting because of the card, it will insert a foreign body in the plug, and the synchronization rate with Shinji Ikari is 0. The state of % is regarded as a normal state. Every time Shinji Ikari controls the machine synchronously through LCL, it will adjust to that state by itself, and in that state, Shinji Ikari cannot control the first machine by "normal means".

Of course, entering the battle state is controlled by cards. In NERV's terms, "runaway" is feasible, but this condition can only be used if the first machine is directly bounced into the face of the apostle, or the apostle is all the way into the underground fortress hangar. Only time can be reached, the former NERV headquarters will not agree, the latter... the day lily is cold.

The solution provided by Ritsuko Akagi is to recruit Suzuhara Toji and Aida Kensuke temporarily, and let the first number move in a state where three people squeeze into the bolt, and then find a way to remove these two "foreign objects" one by one. , let the No. 1 machine return to the original synchronization state, and the second is to continue to improve its synchronization rate with the No. 1 machine. If it regards the synchronization rate of about 60% as 0%, then as long as it increases to 120%, it will not be Has it changed back to the original sync rate?

The former is very outrageous, and the latter is completely denying mathematics, and there is still room for improvement after the synchronization rate is 100%?

However, after a brief thought, Shinji Ikari chose the second option, because he had his own guesses about the reason for the 0% synchronization rate of the first machine, that is... the first machine was angry.

This thought would be very ridiculous if it was said, but it was normal for Shinji Ikari who could see the first machine as a "giant Ayanami Zero".

Assuming that the first machine is the "giant Ayanami Zero", then the "synchronization rate" can be regarded as "her"'s "favorability degree" for herself, and the reduction of the synchronization rate is the expression of "her" dissatisfaction with the foreign body in the insertion plug. But because of the critical situation at the time, he ignored "her"'s dissatisfaction and forced "her" to continue the fight with a card. Although the battle was indeed victorious, "her"'s "favorability" towards him naturally fell all the way to freezing point.

If he really dares to choose the first option and find Toji Suzuhara and Kensuke Aida and put them in the plug, then there is a 99.89% probability that he will never want to command the first maneuver unless he uses cards in the future. a finger.

It might work to make the average girl angry, honestly admit mistakes, sweet talk, caring about gifts and even stalking—haven't eaten pork or seen a pig run? But these methods don't work for the No. 1 aircraft. Couldn't he join the maintenance team or the equipment manufacturing team of the No. 1 aircraft to help?

Then, considering the fact that the illusion of the first machine is "Giant Ayanami Rei", it may be useful to increase the favorability of "Mini Ayanami Rei". After all, if they have no connection, why do they look exactly the same?

Coincidentally, Ritsuko Akagi's second solution also asked him to increase Ayanami Zero's favorability, uh, no, to be precise, to increase the "synchronization rate".

Ritsuko Akagi revealed that Ayanami Zero's special ability as a "qualified person" seems to be that "the synchronization rate with any EVA is fixed at 50%", so he will be the official driver of No. 0 machine and the backup driver of No. 1 machine. , then, as long as he can achieve synchronization with Zero's "AT force field", he should be able to obtain... 25% synchronization rate in the first machine, and then find a way to slowly increase it.

Regarding this, Ikari Shinji has no doubts. After all, he has seen in the "phantom" that even with the No. 0 machine that has gone berserk, the synchronization rate between Ayanami Zero and it is still fixed at 50%.

Combining my own guesses and Ritsuko Akagi's statement, that is... Half of the favor obtained from "Mini Ayanami Rei" will be distributed to "Giant Ayanami Rei".

This kind of behavior... Ikari Shinji can only hypnotize himself that they must be "the same person", otherwise they will surely die miserably in the future.

"Ah..." He sighed, rang the doorbell that didn't respond at all, and then swiped the door with his ID card: "Ayanami? I'm in here?"

This should be the second time he has entered a girl's room, uh, no, it's the first time, after all, Miri Katsuragi can't be considered a "girl".

Ikari Shinji guessed that, with the character shown by Ayanami, there should be only very simple standard furniture in the house, no decorations or daily necessities, and only school uniforms in the closet. Considering the situation that she was still wearing bandages and tapes, maybe There will also be various medicines, bandages and gauze stained with blood, etc., and the overall look will be a little messy.

He guessed wrong.

This is an empty but unusually neat room, with white ceilings, walls and floors. Under the incandescent light, there is not even a trace of dirt. This room is so clean that it makes people feel like they even take off. Shoes are also embarrassed to step in.

Wouldn't it be completely useless if the room had to be cleaned like this to improve the synchronization rate?

Although I really want to go home, but I have an important task at hand, I can only bite the bullet and continue - I mean, Ritsuko Akagi didn't fool herself because she knew the situation here, right?

"...Excuse me." Ikari Shinji took off his shoes at the entrance, folded his hands and apologized to the floor before stepping into the room, looking left and right as he walked.

If she is not at home, she can only wait here. After all, the ID card will be replaced at the beginning of each month, and the old card will be automatically invalidated. Holding the old card will not be able to pass most of the access control inside NERV.

I just came in casually, and I don't know if Ayanami will be angry... No, I don't think so... eh?

The living room—in theory, it should be in the middle of the living room. There is a pair of glasses that look familiar. It seems to be the same pair that Lingbo Ling received the news of the apostles' attack before. can be found in time.

Can I know that the apostles are coming so long in advance... I'll wear it and see, shouldn't it matter?

Ikari Shinji tried to pick up the pair of glasses and put them on his face.

Flat mirror?

Ikari Shinji was wondering that this pair of glasses did not seem to have a degree, and several lines of text were swiped in front of him.

[Ayanami Zero: The pilot of No. 0 machine/the pilot of No. 1 machine will be added later. 】

[Physical Strength: 9, Intelligence Index: 27, Mental Strength: 24, Language Ability: 3, Social Adaptation: 5, Moral Concept: 1, Feeling Ability: 0, Fatigue Level: 20, Synchronization Rate: 50%/50%, AT force field strength: 4000]

Miri Katsuragi's set is quite versatile?

Finally someone with lower morals than me hahaha...

This number is obviously abnormal! How to arrange the schedule? Who is the guardian to stand up for me!

oh, looks like daddy...

Drop, clap.

[Fatigue level: 20→0]

As the numbers on the glasses were updated, the sound of the sliding door opening came from behind Ikari Shinji.

"Ayanami, I—"

etc!

Ikari Shinji turned around and was about to finish it and realized that it was not good. In Katsuragi Misato's schedule system, there are many ways to reduce fatigue, but it can be done in the dormitory, and the only one that reduces it by 20 in one go is... Take a bath. .

It's over, it's too late, she'll be killed with a utility knife.

The next second, the blue-haired, red-eyed girl with only a bath towel on her shoulders walked out while wiping her hair.

"…"