The Collection of The End

——2016.4.1——

NERV headquarters, special ICU ward.

"I will resign as commander-in-chief of NERV and designate you as successor."

"Is this assignable? Wouldn't the Earth Alliance say anything?"

"Your mother will handle it."

"...sounds convincing."

Previously, when Ikari Shinji used "Ikari Shinji of other worlds is not me" as an excuse to prevaricate Ayanami's hint that "you are a big radish", Ikari Gendo came to visit him in the intensive care ward.

Ayanami didn't get to the bottom of it, just said hello and left first. Before Ikari Shinji could breathe a sigh of relief, he heard his father's plan to put more burdens on him.

No, does anyone remember that I was only fourteen?

"It's not going to be implemented right away, you'll be officially handed over after you're at least 18 years old," Ikari Gendo continued: "Before that, the acting commander was held by Katsuragi Misato, and you'll systematically learn all the expertise you need to take on this position. ."

"Can I refuse?" Ikari Shinji asked with the idea of ​​trying it without spending any money.

"Yes," Ikari Gendo's expression remained unchanged: "But you will be deported from Third New Tokyo City as an unrelated person."

"Uh……"

"Zero will not leave." Ikariyuantang added.

It's a threat!

"It's a threat, yes." Ikari Yuantang nodded.

……Ok?

Ikari Shinji looked at his father's serious face.

Don't think I don't know that you're leaving office and want to go to your mother. If you don't help me, I'll go to your mother and complain that you are messing around with many female employees at the NERV headquarters.

"I don't know what stupid things you're thinking, but I can't read minds," Ikari Gendo said. "Before the 'third shock' happens, any reaction you might make will be in the form of a 'déjà vu'. I sensed that although the feeling has disappeared now, I can still roughly guess what you are thinking based on experience."

"Well..." Ikari Shinji thought for a while: "That is to say, your conversation with me has been very brief, because my words were basically expected and felt very boring? That's why you often put 'yes' in the mouth?"

"That's right." Ikariyuantang replied.

So that's it... Ikari Shinji nodded, his father seemed to be able to vaguely see the situation in the parallel world, but it was far less clear than Ayanami's "can read the world line", so Ayanami could answer the words just right, while his father could only talk as little as possible. master.

However, because of the "third shock" caused by the "closed space", now everyone is in a world line that even Ayanami has never experienced, and has no idea what will happen. Ayanami can no longer guess himself. In reverse, it can be inferred that the father's "sense of sight" has also been abolished.

It's easy to prove.

"Have you eaten?" he asked suddenly.

"That's right." Ikariyuantang replied.

"..." X2

"Hmph," Ikari Gendo raised his hand to cover his mouth: "You guessed it right, after losing the ability of 'limited foresight', I can no longer serve as the commander of NERV, even if it is Misato Katsuragi, analyzing the form and on-the-spot command It's more capable than me."

I didn't guess that at all, but let Dad keep his last confidence.

Speaking of which, how did he manage to preserve his memories between different world lines?

Also, this posture of covering your mouth with your hands folded will definitely not be learned in the future... eh?

At this time, Shinji Ikari noticed that the outgoing NERV commander put on the back of his right hand beside his mouth, and there was a blurry, flame-like pattern of the brush portrait that flashed away.

At this moment, Ikari Shinji crossed two guesses in his mind:

Hey, my "phantom" ability is still there.

Did Dad transplant "Adam" into his own hands in other worlds?

incredible.

——

"Senior Shinji..."

After Ikari Gendo made an excuse to leave, the third person who came to him was Kirishima's real name. Her face was pale and her eyes were watery:

"I...I might die..."

"How is that possible?" Ikari Shinji's eyes jumped: "Why do you think so?"

"Because... I can't perceive the future..." Kirishima's real name seemed to be crying: "When the 'future me' came to me, I could clearly perceive that 'she' was the 'future me' ', and, since then, I have been able to vaguely perceive what the future me has done and what the results have been, such as... and senior... um..."

Don't miss the 20% of me!

And why are there people around me who can predict the future?

No, the cause and effect are reversed. If the "real name of the future Kirishima" is in the "world line that you dumped", even if she can travel through time and space, why should she come back to help you? Can't win love for the sake of the sword? Is she that kind of person?

So, the prohibition is actually: "We have a better relationship because of the 'No. 3 machine eroded incident', experienced the 'third shock' together, and finally became a 'husband and wife' relationship"?

Good guy, this is still 20% of the world line, 40% of Asuka and 30% of Katsuragi Misato is how I can't even think about it.

Fortunately, the remaining 10% of the statement is "married to various other women", I think it is a bit abnormal for me to have a good impression of Nagisa Kaoru.

Is there a possibility that what Ayanami said was just "marrying with women", and the world line of "being with men" was not counted?

impossible! Absolutely impossible!

What about the first machine? Come and kill these crazy guys!

Well, think about it, what is the gender of the first machine?

Don't forget the zero machine.

you--! puff--!

Ah...a psychiatric miracle that a split personality vomited blood and died.

Although the total has increased.

"Prede, senior...?" Kirishima's real name was taken aback, although he still had an expression that felt like he was about to die, he still stretched out his hand to hold the hand of Shinji Ikari who was pinching his forehead: "It may also be ...I feel wrong... Maybe the future me is busy, maybe..."

"No, it's alright," Shinji Ikari took her hand in turn: "It's normal that you don't perceive the future, because it hasn't 'haven't happened, and you are the time of 'the world still exists after the third shock' The individual who is at the forefront of the line, if you don't believe it, 'look back'?"

Because time is linear in Kirishima's worldview, Shinji Ikari didn't plan to add a new coordinate axis to her, and only reluctantly explained the matter in a way she could understand. is wrong.

"Ok……"

Kirishima's real name was confused for a while, as if she was browsing the timeline. When her eyes finally recovered and her expression became more natural, she looked down and saw the hands of the two of them, and her face began to turn red again.

"That...Senior, take care of your injury..." She said in a voice not much louder than a mosquito: "If...no...in any case, I will always wait for Senior."

After barely speaking, she slowly pulled out her hand, lowered her head, and left the ICU ward in small steps.

As long as she is willing to turn back, she will be there. Is that why 20% of them choose her?

No, it should be the reason why 80% of myself did not choose her.

——

Ikari Shinji was still worried about what to do if a 30% chance marriage partner came to see him, but until it was dark, Katsuragi Misato did not appear.

He lay in bed and stared at the roof and began to wonder.

Thinking about it carefully, it is also true that my father is about to step down, and she is the acting commander. There are a lot of things. There is really no need to go to see a person who is not life-threatening and can often be seen.

In terms of her real age, she is now in her mid-thirties. Although she always threatens her to call her sister, she is actually of the same generation as her mother, and with blessings from Ryoji, she is unlikely to regard herself as a lover anyway. The object, if you infer that, the 30% of the world line of marriage with Katsuragi Misato is not her initiative, but her own pursuit?

This... I can't think of the reason why I took the initiative to participate in her relationship with Ritsuko Akagi and Ryoji Kaji. It's an adult's business, what is the child involved in?

Unless, Kaji Ryoji chose Ritsuko Akagi and dumped her?

Even so, it's not... heh, wait.

Ikari Shinji remembered what Ayanami Rei said, another question about the probability of the world line:

NERV's commander has a 67% chance of being himself, a 20% chance that Miri Katsuragi will serve as the commander, and a 10% chance that Ryoji Kaji will serve as the commander.

Logically speaking, it is impossible for an undercover agent to become the commander-in-chief, unless someone "knows that he is an undercover agent" but still makes this appointment, and only himself, Shinji Ikari, can make such a decision.

Further inference, the world line where Kaji Ryoji became the commander must be the world line where he married Katsuragi Misato, and the world line where Katsuragi Misato was the commander must not be with her.

At this point, it is much easier to reverse it: Misato Katsuragi is busy with her affairs as acting commander, and she has to teach herself how to become a qualified commander. In the end, she lost the "Battle of Ryoji for blessing" with Ritsuko Akagi, and then, I don't know if it was out of compensation or love for a long time. "Those world line Ikari Shinji" pursued Katsuragi Misato, and succeeded by virtue of the advantages of being familiar enough in life and work.

However, because the current world line Ayanami Rei is still there, Ikari Shinji can't think of any possibility for him to go after Katsuragi Misato.

Ok? "Still"? and many more?

Rei Ayanami clearly said that this is the world line where "the world still exists after the third shock"? Those world lines are not as good as "Little Ayanami" opening up "closed space", that is to say, NERV may suffer heavy losses, and Katsuragi Miri may not be dumped, but because of blessing Ryoji died?

ah this...

A lot of pink thoughts instantly turned into solemn black and tragic red.

——

After guessing about the tragic situation of other world lines for a long time, Ikari Shinji finally turned his thoughts to his marriage partner with a 40% chance, Asuka.

Abandoning myself with the filter and judging by objective conditions, Asuka is prettier than Rei Ayanami. The most obvious evidence is that the ratio of the number of love letters they found in the shoe cabinet was 200:1. Still wrong.

Regarding Ling Ling, it is almost impossible for people who are not familiar with her to understand her essence. They will only say that she is withdrawn based on her external performance, her expression is cold, she is not good at words, and she is a loner - obviously you have no eyes!

Cough, I'm thinking about Asuka right now, so I don't need to feel sorry for Ayanami.

What's the use of fighting wits with the air?

From a personal standpoint, the fewer people who like her, the better, right?

There is no way, when people like someone, thing, or thing, they all hope that it/he/she can be liked by more people.

Ayanami is number one in the world!

I think Asuka is pretty good, right?

Die! heresy!

To be fair, 40% of Ikari Shinji choose her is a very clear sign.

That is to say, Xiao Ayanami didn't participate in the competition. The kind of straightforward character who likes it if you like it, hates it if you hate it, is much better than Asuka.

Yes, yes, it's obvious that she likes Shinji, it's outrageous to have to put on a disgusting face and push Kirishima's real name here.

This, this, this is called a character trait! Although I can't foresee the future, I believe this awkward character will be very popular in the future! Don't forget 40%!

Tsk... There's really no way to refute it with data.

Well, doesn't she live next door? I'll go to her bedside and wait for her to wake up, let you see her reaction, don't say she's cute when you have the ability!

I guess her first sentence must be a perverted hooligan lo*ic*n or something.

Come to gamble, you lose yourself.

Bet is bet.

Recently, the symptoms of schizophrenia have become more and more serious. Can you respect my opinion?

After lying down for a day, Ikari Shinji, who had recovered a little of his strength, rolled over and got out of bed, stepping on his slippers and walking out the door.

"Shinji-kun? What do you need?"

Facts have proved that lying in the ICU ward and waiting for the patient to wake up is basically impossible if it is not the incarnation of Eve, and needs to be admitted to the intensive care unit. Either the injury is particularly serious or the identity is particularly important, and no matter what kind, it is impossible to fail. people care.

"I heard that Nikka is next door," Shinji Ikari looked at the ward next door and then the nurse in front of him: "Can I go in and see her?"

"Well, it's okay, but you can't enter," the nurse said with a little embarrassment. "During the battle with the 'Sixteenth Apostle', she was seriously injured, and she is not allowed to visit now."

Oh? Sixteenth Apostle?

It seems that NERV has judged the twelve mass-produced EVAs sent by Dilian to try to steal the house as the sixteenth apostle, because similar incidents have occurred before, it seems that no one is surprised.

"Well, just take a look, I don't have much energy right now, I will go back to sleep after waiting." Ikari Shinji replied.

"Then, please come here."

Ikari Shinji followed the nurse to the intensive care unit next to the ICU and glanced through the window.

Contrary to most of the instruments on his side, more than 90% of Asuka's side is in the activated state. Various data tables and histograms are constantly flashing, and Asuka, who is always squeaking, has all kinds of things on her body. of patches, infusion tubes and breathing masks, lying quietly on the hospital bed.

It is not difficult for Ikari Shinji to single out twelve mass-produced machines, but if the second machine is alone... Will she complain about the zero machine and the first machine when the battle situation is unfavorable? And what about machine number three?

Drop, drop-

Perhaps sensing that she was being watched, Asuka opened her eyes as some instruments hummed differently.

After seeing Ikari Shinji, her eyes first turned into crescents, then she seemed to blink a little helplessly, and then she rolled her eyes at him with a little difficulty and tried to turn her face to one side, but due to the medical equipment Constrained, this action could not be completed, and in the end, he closed his eyes in a huff.

...I have to say, it's kind of cute.