Chapter 810

Chapter 810: 736 Chapter 810: 736 “So, Commander Ikari, I’ll be waiting for your good news.

If there are any difficulties regarding military force requirements, you can come to me.

That kind of Source material should also require the protection of heavy troops.”

After temporarily reaching an agreement, Tao Yu also smiled and waved goodbye to Gendo Ikari before leaving directly.

Gendo Ikari and Fuyutsuki made no attempt to stop him.

They were indeed very tempted by Tao Yu’s proposal!

“What do you think?”

Gendo Ikari stood with crossed arms, his expression calm and stable.

“It’s feasible.”

Even the ludicrous Human Complementation Plan, they were willing to execute, but Tao Yu’s proposal seemed much more peaceful.

…

As for contacting Adam and Lilith, as long as the other party was not an Angel, there shouldn’t be a big problem.

If such a thing suddenly appeared in their own world, they would have to tread lightly.

There’s a chance it might indeed be an Angel in disguise.

But now that they could confirm the other party came from outside, the situation was much better!

The risks involved were certainly much lower than the success rate of their original plan.

“Let’s do that then.

When we’ve already decided to transfer Adam’s Egg from Europe over here, escorted by Unit-02, we might as well arrange for him to intercept.”

Gendo Ikari had some ideas in mind.

After Unit-01 displayed such a formidable dominion, they accelerated the transportation of Adam’s Egg, which was originally inclined to be transported together, hoping to move it before the next Angel invasion.

However, because of the importance of Adam’s Egg, it certainly needed to be escorted by Unit-02, so air transport couldn’t be used; they had to rely on sea transport, which takes a bit longer.

“But with this vacancy at the base, isn’t just Unit-00 not enough?”

Fuyutsuki also frowned a bit.

“We won’t let him go too far, we’ll just escort him in the nearby sea area, mainly to let him board the ship first and see if he can sense it.”

Gendo Ikari still didn’t fully trust Tao Yu’s words and didn’t plan to stop the small tests.

However, he only planned to use this relatively mild approach as he really couldn’t refuse the other party’s suggestion!

…

After finishing communications and leaving, Misato soon found Tao Yu.

She was somewhat annoyed that Tao Yu had gone off on his own earlier, but seeing that he was separately questioned by Gendo Ikari, she also felt worried.

With Commander Ikari’s personality, being a subordinate still applies a lot of pressure.

Now seeing Tao Yu leave with a relaxed face, she could finally breathe a sigh of relief.

“Come on, let me introduce a new companion to you, who has been receiving treatment before and is a bit better now.”

Misato led Tao Yu outside.

“Next time, don’t be so reckless, I know you’re strong in combat, but bullets do not discriminate.”

Misato advised Tao Yu.

“Okay, certainly next time.”

Tao Yu replied perfunctorily, making Misato feel a bit defeated, as if she didn’t have much authority.

And so, she brought Tao Yu to a room.

Upon entering the room, the atmosphere felt a bit eerie, with two similarly aged individuals inside, but it was silent as the grave.

One of them was Shinji Ikari, who seemed somewhat helpless as he looked at the pretty girl with short blue-and-white hair and an expressionless face in front of him.

Without a doubt, this girl with her arm in a white cast, looking like a doll, was Rei Ayanami, more precisely, the second Rei Ayanami.

The second clone of Yui Ikari that had merged with Lilith.

Tao Yu remembered that when he first saw Rei Ayanami as a child, he was amazed, his childhood goddess, but now seeing the real fourteen-year-old girl’s dazed appearance, she seemed even more adorable.

Like a little doll.

Since Unit-01 contained the spirit of Yui Ikari, and they had been getting along harmoniously, Tao Yu naturally had a good impression of Rei Ayanami.

When Shinji saw the door open, with Misato and Tao Yu coming in, he also quickly breathed a sigh of relief and approached with a bit of urgency, almost stumbling in the process.

After regaining his balance, he stopped in front of Misato and then said,

“You’re back, Minato, are you alright?

Did he give you a hard time?”

Shinji spoke with a hint of nervousness.

His emotions towards his father were complicated.

He might get along better with any stranger on the street.

Yet Tao Yu, whom he had just gotten to know, had caused some changes in Shinji’s feelings in a very short time.

In a way, Shinji even had something in common with Homelander, both lacking care, one choosing to close himself off, while the other became Homelander.

Therefore, Shinji valued this new comrade, Tao Yu, very much.

“It’s okay, the talk was quite pleasant.

Actually, I think there might be some misunderstandings between you and your father.”

Tao Yu mentioned this, and Shinji fell silent, not speaking again.

Tao Yu didn’t particularly care and instead turned to look at Rei Ayanami, giving Misato a look, prompting an introduction,

“This is your teammate, Rei Ayanami, who joined early on.

You can get to know each other.

How have you and Rei been getting along so far, Shinji?”

Misato completely ignored the initial atmosphere and said something that fell flat.

But the dazed Rei Ayanami nodded in response,

“Fine.”

For her, just sitting quietly as before was actually pretty good…

“Next, we need to train.

Minato, your level is such that training isn’t necessary, but the others must become familiar with the system, especially Shinji, who can achieve a 100% Synchronization Rate with Unit-01.

We hope for a pleasant surprise.”

Misato also spoke about the situation during Shinji Ikari’s previous test.

To be honest, Misato wasn’t very optimistic about Shinji Ikari at first, the kid was too weak.

However, the results of the two tests carried out during the early stages when they had some extra time were surprisingly good.

Especially during the actual Unit-01 test, the Synchronization Rate also reached 100%.

This immediately caused a cheer, thinking that another Minato Namikaze had arrived.

Even because of the special nature of Unit-01 itself, they took Tao Yu’s performance as the norm!

They thought that it was always like this.

However, since Shinji had never piloted an EVA before, and there wasn’t an emergency situation requiring it, they decided to postpone the training after completing two tests.

Now it’s being proposed again.

Of course, Tao Yu had no objections to this, it would be a good opportunity for Yui Ikari to meet Shinji Ikari and know that her words were not empty, which would actually be beneficial for the later stages…

…

NERV headquarters had a fully-equipped EVA training ground, operated by the artificial intelligence MAGI within the underground base, capable of even simulating Angels.

Before, Shinji only entered Unit-01, but this time it was a complete simulation training.

Unit-01 was transferred to the training ground and then released from its restraints.

“Looking forward to your performance.”

Ritsuko Akagi said expectantly to the intercom.

Everyone was looking forward to it.

Although Shinji Ikari was somewhat nervous at this moment, he was actually quite happy because he and Minato Namikaze both achieved a 100% Synchronization Rate with Unit-01.

“I can do it too…”

Then, everyone witnessed Unit-01 face-planting…

A literal face-plant!

Nobody expected this scene; watching the seventy to eighty meter tall giant mecha fall to the ground with a thud, causing the ground to tremble, everyone couldn’t help but fall into silence.

Is this really a 100% Synchronization Rate?

Apparently, there is a real difference between people…

Subsequently, the crowd witnessed the dreadful practice of Shinji Ikari.

Although he certainly picked up quickly due to his 100% Synchronization Rate, and was soon able to move freely, even starting to fire a gun.

But after witnessing Tao Yu’s splendid display, now looking at Shinji’s attempt, it was nothing but a mess.

“Minato is already doing great, why is there a need for a backup Qualified individual, forgive my frankness…

Oh…”

Ritsuko Akagi seemed to think of something but eventually didn’t finish her sentence.

However, now with the stark contrast against Shinji Ikari, everyone looked at Tao Yu with even more complex eyes.

A miracle appearance, a real Savior!

It’s unimaginable – if Shinji Ikari had been dispatched during the attack of the Water Apostle, aside from starting off with a face-plant as a distraction, he likely would have been helpless…

Watching Shinji Ikari, Tao Yu also pondered for a bit.

“The most suitable target for me to handle first is actually the Adam Embryo, but shipping the Adam Embryo over from Europe would take at least a month or so.

If there’s another Angel attack in the meantime, it’s best to let other EVA units finish it off, or maybe I should just pilot another unit…”

Unit-01 could become the chosen one because it was doubly blessed by Lilith and Yui Ikari, and can be considered to have its own spirit.

But for other EVA units, maybe Unit-13 would need attention, and at this point in time, Unit-13 hasn’t been created yet.

“It could be an option to finish it with Unit-03, or I could try piloting Unit-00…”

Unit-00, being an experimental unit, is either injured or on its way to being injured, and it even has to self-destruct.

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The AT Field definitely isn’t as strong as Unit-01’s, but Tao Yu thinks that with his ability, Unit-00 doesn’t really matter.

Otherwise, controlling Unit-01 and holding back would be a real hassle.

Moreover, though the initial target was the Adam Embryo, if said object turned out to be the Heart of the World and couldn’t be converted into a Skill, that would be problematic.

Or there may also be some other pitfalls associated with the Adam Embryo.

It’s better to secure the AT Field ability before dealing with such uncertainties…

Unsure if it were Heart’s Desire taking effect, suddenly the base’s alarm started blaring!

Not too long after the attack of the Water Apostle, a new Angel appeared!

“So soon?”

Tao Yu looked at the arm in a cast of Rei Ayanami and was also somewhat surprised; he didn’t remember the original timeline well, but it certainly wasn’t this quick!

“The Water Apostle also arrived earlier, this…

Is it due to my beneficial collapse, or some other reason…”

For the moment, Tao Yu felt uncertain, sensing vaguely that something was off.

Was it the World Will?

The divinations granted by this World Will had always been on point, but it wasn’t clear if it’s gone mad with the Human Instrumentality Project underway…

Madmen aren’t scary.

But a madman with reason…

Thinking of that red sea, and the Abyss Aura within it, Tao Yu felt a hint of unease.

“Can’t worry about this much right now; it’s best to secure the local abilities first.”

Once the AT Field, a local ability, was in hand, he’d have a decent channel for his power – individual use certainly wouldn’t be worse than Unit-01!

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