"Fail."

"I worked hard to expand the AT field and burst the apostle."

"Fail."

"I wanted to see my relatives and friends outside, so I tore apart the void with all my strength and escaped through a crack. I don't know why the apostle exploded."

"pass."

Later, Shinji Ikari had already begun to let himself go and make up random things, while his father kept keeping his hands folded to cover his mouth and kept asking questions about the encounter of the Twelfth Apostle, and responded to Shinji Ikari's answers.

Give a pass or fail rating.

Finally, after all dozens of questions were passed, he changed his tune and said, "You can go."

There was no doubt that those questions were what the Ground Alliance wanted to know, and Dad was prepared to fool them, but it would be a bit troublesome if the answers were different from his own, so they had a conversation that was comparable to a coded joint.

Even if you say that you are colluding to confess, it's okay. Others may not know what you want to do, okay?

"Shinji~Shinji~"

Shinji Ikari was walking back muttering to himself, when he suddenly saw Kirishima Mana wearing driving uniform waving to him at the corner.

"..." He hesitated for a moment, then walked over: "What are you doing here?"

"Asuka and I got separated, and there's no one to ask for directions. Can you please take me back to the dormitory, Shinji?" Kirishima's real name blinked.

"No, I'm asking, don't you have anything serious to do when you come back from the future?" Shinji Ikari interrupted.

"...Huh?" "Kirishima's real name" was a little dazed.

"'The current Kirishima real name' will not directly call me 'Shinji'," Shinji Ikari touched his chin: "Is our relationship already so good in the future?"

"Of course, we are in a [Prohibited Matter] relationship." Kirishima replied by his real name.

"What kind of relationship needs to be coded?" Shinji Ikari complained.

"Huh?" Kirishima's real name widened his eyes: "We just went through [Prohibited Matters], then [Prohibited Matters] together, and then became a [Prohibited Matters] relationship."

Whatever she was trying to say was replaced by the phrase "nothing allowed."

"...How old are you now?" Shinji Ikari asked.

"17 years old!" Kirishima's real name answered immediately.

"Oh...is the content of the lie okay? Now you can count it backwards?" Shinji Ikari said.

"18, 19, 20, 21... Why would I do such a thing!" Kirishima's real name is Fumao.

It seems that she is not very smart in the future. Thank you for your hard work, my future self.

"Then let's get down to business." Shinji Ikari changed the topic back to the main topic.

"Well... that's it," Kirishima's real name cleared his throat: "Today is the first time for 'me' to conduct a simulation experiment, and I achieved a high synchronization rate of 69%."

This is true, Shinji Ikari nodded.

"Actually, the 'present me' has awakened the ability of time, and is going to demonstrate it to you in a moment," Kirishima's real name said: "But something went wrong halfway, and you were thrown into the cracks of time and space."

It sure sounds like something you could do...

"Since the 'current me' is completely unfamiliar with abilities, theoretically speaking, it is impossible for you to return on your own, but you still managed to return," Kirishima's real name proudly held up his chest: "That's right, it's because you appear at this moment.

The 'future me' here has 'marked time and space' on you!"

"So I have to pretend not to know later and be thrown into the gap between time and space by the 'present you'?" Shinji Ikari pointed out the problem with her words.

"Yes..." Kirishima's real name lowered his voice: "You have to tell 'my present' when you return, and remember to come back and mark you in the future..."

Your time travel is really troublesome, much more complicated than Ayanami's.

...Huh? Does Ayanami have time-based abilities?

"Shinji~" Kirishima's real name blinked and tried to be cute.

"Okay, okay, I agree," Shinji Ikari sighed: "Although this is a blind spot for surveillance, if you delay any longer, others will be suspicious."

"It'll be ready soon!" Kirishima Mana grabbed Shinji Ikari's left hand and began to draw circles on the back of his hand.

call……

The "Duel Disk" quietly appeared, and the circle with Kirishima's real name was just above the deck.

However, she couldn't touch or see the duel disk. She passed her hand directly through it, so there shouldn't be any impact...that's weird.

New Card【Miracle Contact】

Although the effect is not visible, the image of a person heading to the new universe on the card is not good, right?

"Huh? Huh?" What's even worse is that Kirishima's real name, who is doing "time and space marking", makes a confused voice: "I'm just doing time and space marking, and I'm not initiating time transfer?"

Huhuhu——

The next moment, the colorful vortex that appeared when [New Universe] was activated suddenly appeared around Shinji Ikari and Kirishima Mana, and directly sucked them in.

"I'm sorry——!" Kirishima's real name disappeared before the colorful vortex, and he apologized loudly in a voice that seemed like he was about to cry.

No, I guess it has nothing to do with you. It should be the sequelae of a previous trip to the Sea of ​​Dirac.

So here comes the question, after I figure out a way to come back, how can I make the "current Kirishima's real name" return to "himself" in the future to mark the time and space?

——2004.3.30——

NERV headquarters.

Hmm? Only time transfer, no transformation space at all?

A little dizzy, Shinji Ikari got up from the floor and looked at the unfamiliar yet familiar environment around him.

It's the NERV headquarters, yes, but why does it smell like fresh paint that has just been renovated?

What era is it now? If Ayanami has been born, it will be easy to solve. If not, then...

At this moment, a familiar voice sounded from the front.

"What's the matter? Zero?"

"【I'm lost.】"

Oh? Born, born. Although the voice sounds very childish, the age of the apostle incarnation does not matter.

Shinji Ikari figured out the direction and walked towards the command podium where the sound came from.

"That's it. How about going back with Auntie?"

"[I can go back by myself, I don't need you to worry about it, old woman.]"

No... Was Ayanami so naughty when she was a child? And who is the unlucky aunt opposite?

"Don't call others old women, Director Ikari will be angry."

"[When I mentioned you, this is what Director Ikari said about you, 'The old woman is just verbose', 'The old woman has no use value anymore'."

"What--!"

Is dad still the director? What year is it now...

!!

Just as he turned the corner, Shinji Ikari saw a strange burgundy-haired aunt rushing towards Rei Ayanami, who looked to be only four or five years old, and stretched out her hands to strangle her neck.

Although I don’t know what the Information Integrated Thought Body is playing, this is an opportunity to increase my favorability!

"Let that girl go!"

Shinji Ikari shouted, rushed over and knocked away the red-haired aunt, and took little Ayanami into his arms to protect her.

"Ah...ah...wuwuwuwu——!" The strange aunt was stunned for a few seconds and began to cry bitterly.

"Am I handsome?" Shinji Ikari had no time to pay attention to her and tried to take credit from the little Ayanami in his arms.

"[Let me go, you perverted lolita control.]" Xiao Ayanami slapped him.
Chapter completed!