Chapter 238 236. About the foster care of Penguin Pianpian
Shinji Ikari was awakened by the sound of rain.
After a nap, I woke up and saw a light rain outside. In just two breaths, the rain quickly became heavier, and the raindrops fell on the windows in the early morning and splashed into fine raindrops. It was cloudy or overcast for several days before, and it was expected that it would rain today. According to the weather forecast on TV, it will rain for a while in the future.
He hugged the girl in his arms. Rei Ayanami was still asleep because she was too tired. The girl's quiet profile was like a pure angel, making people want to kiss her. The sky outside the window looked like dusk rather than dawn. It was dark, and the sound of the rain soon woke Rei Ayanami up.
"Get up," he said.
"Ah."
Ayanami Rei said confusedly.
After washing and having breakfast, Shinji Ikari and Rei Ayanami held umbrellas and caught the train to school. Tokyo's drainage system is pretty good, so when they arrived at school, they didn't get wet much.
The only pity is that they each held their own umbrellas and were busy dodging small puddles on the road. The folding umbrella they used to block the rain was too small, and if they shared it, one of them would easily get wet... Ikari Shinji thought to himself that he should have bought a bigger umbrella earlier. It would be so poetic for a couple to share an umbrella under the rain... If they ignored the conspicuous dirty water on the roadside...
After putting his umbrella away at the shoe-changing area, Shinji Ikari entered the classroom.
Two friends were chatting, and when they saw him coming, they waved and said hello.
"Hey, Shinji, it's raining so hard."
"Fortunately, the wind is not strong." Ikari Shinji recalled the journey to school just now and sighed, "It would be fine if it rained heavily, but if the wind was strong too, I would definitely be soaked by now."
"Then maybe I'll have to take a break from classes."
Kensuke Aida, who was wearing glasses, said.
If there really is a storm, the school will definitely temporarily close, just like what they did every year when facing typhoons before the second impact. The three chatted about the heavy rain for a while, and soon turned to what the students were most concerned about.
"By the way Shinji, what are you going to do during the winter break?"
Suzuhara Touji scratched his head and asked.
Winter vacation - probably around Christmas and New Year's Day.
Christmas is coming at the end of this month, so the holidays are very close. The students in school know nothing about the Human Instrumentality Project. No one is worried about the extinction of mankind. Everyone is looking forward to the winter vacation.
"Even if I have a holiday, I won't be able to leave Tokyo."
Ikari Shinji sighed and continued,"I guess we will still be training then. At most, we will have more free time. Unless all the apostles are wiped out, we can be completely free. Go and have fun by yourselves. Don't consider taking me with you."
"The driver has worked very hard." Suzuhara Touji crossed his hands behind his head and swayed. He turned to look at Asuka's empty seat and said sincerely, "Although I didn't like this guy Soru before, she was hospitalized for half a month, and it was the same last time... Anyway, she must have worked hard to protect the city, and I really have to thank her."
"Yes, Asuka was the main force in the annihilation of the apostles this time."
Ikari Shinji smiled.
After all, Asuka had a very bad attitude towards the boys in school before, and it was normal for them to say some bad things behind their backs, although she might not care about the opinions of "irrelevant people".
Soon the class bell rang.
The letters from Sakura Suzuhara did not stop and were still delivered to Shinji Ikari by her brother.
After spending the whole morning at school, the rain had not stopped, and it was still drizzling. After class, Ikari Shinji was going to the hospital to visit Asuka, while Ayanami Rei went to the headquarters first. At this time, the class monitor, Hikaru Tomoki, followed him. This class monitor, who had some freckles on his face and looked like a serious student, spoke to him:"Ikari-san, are you going to visit Asuka? Shall we go together?"
"Ah."
Ikari Shinji nodded in agreement.
The two were silent most of the way.
If you think about it carefully, in fact, the relationship between Ikari Shinji and Hikaru Tomoki is just that of ordinary classmates. Asuka's friends may not necessarily become his friends, so silence is also natural. Of course, Ikari Shinji is still very grateful to this class monitor in his heart. After all, it was she who gave him the address when Asuka ran away from home.
The two occasionally chatted and discussed their plans for the winter vacation.
Christmas, New Year...
The hospital arrived soon.
When the door of the ward was opened, Asuka was lying on the bed reading a joke book. She was laughing and stopped laughing when she heard the door being pushed open. The young lady was not surprised to see the two of them coming together. She just put down the childish joke book and touched her hair nonchalantly, as if the girl who was laughing just now was not her."Shinji, Hikaru."
"Asuka, how are you..."
Squad leader Dong Muguang asked with concern.
So the two girls immediately started chatting. Ikari Shinji didn't say anything, but went out to find the microwave in the hospital to heat up the food in the lunch box. Asuka definitely hadn't eaten lunch yet. When he came back, the two girls hadn't finished chatting yet, so he had to put the food on the table temporarily, and then picked up the joke book he bought earlier and started reading. The girls' chat content hit his ears.
"It feels like Tokyo is becoming more and more dangerous."
Dong Mu Guang said with some concern.
The monitor had a reason for saying this. Miss Misato had already discussed with her about helping to foster the penguin, and Hikaru Tomoki naturally agreed. In a few days, Misato Katsuragi would send her pet over. She talked about this with Asuka, and the eldest lady had obviously just found out about it. The girl looked a little surprised."Send PENPEN to Guang you?"
"Ah."
Asuka thought to herself that this was true.
After all, she is in the hospital now. If Misato comes home a little late at night, there will be no one to take care of the penguin at home. No one will take it to shelter when the apostles invade. It is only natural to temporarily foster it in someone else's home.
At this moment, Asuka, who was chatting with Hikaru Domiki and felt her headache relieved, glanced at Ikari Shinji who was reading a book next to her, and then she realized a problem belatedly - with her friends present, she definitely couldn't be affectionate with Shinji at noon. She couldn't perform sweet interactions in front of Hikaru, right? She had to save face after all, but she wasn't that shameless.
Shinji Ikari also noticed this. He watched the two girls chatting happily, as if they didn't notice that there was a boy like him beside them, so he said with great insight:"Asuka, lunch is here. Remember to eat it later. I'm going to the headquarters for training."
"Well, bye Shinji."
He put the joke book down and left the ward.
This time he came to the hospital just to deliver lunch. Seeing Asuka was so energetic, he thought she wouldn't need him to feed her lunch later. Ikari Shinji set out on the road to the headquarters.
Walking alone with an umbrella on the rainy streets of Tokyo is quite special. The streets are deserted, and the breeze blowing from all directions makes people feel cool. Ikari Shinji quickly arrived at the tram station. There were a lot of people on rainy days, and a few unlucky people who obviously didn't bring umbrellas were trapped on the platform.
bang bang bang.
The tram is running.
Headquarters.
Hikaru Aritoki was accompanying Asuka, so he didn't need to be a hardworking escort for the young lady, so Rei Ayanami arrived almost at the same time as him. At this time, the training hadn't started yet, and Ritsuko Akagi was still in her office. Thinking of the scene he had seen before, Shinji Ikari guessed that she was smoking in the office... Obviously, Ritsuko had listened to him before and quit smoking. And Misato Katsuragi came over.
"Shinji-kun, here is what you want."
She handed over the black bag.
Shinji Ikari knew what was inside.
Logically, the two should be sneaky, wearing black windbreakers and sunglasses, just like some dark organization meeting, and if anyone finds the meeting, he will be rewarded with a bullet. But he and Katsuragi Misato both looked calm, as if the black bag contained only ordinary items... Ikari Shinji opened the bag slightly and took a look, and there was a black pistol inside.
Misato Katsuragi, the director of the operations department, helped him get a pistol in less than a day.
He also took 20 rounds of ammunition.
"Except for the shooting range, try not to fire at will in other places. Of course, if you are in danger, it is better to shoot directly." Katsuragi Misato warned. She watched Ikari Shinji stuff the black bag into his schoolbag, and then notified, "I will pick you up to the shooting range after the training is over, Shinji-kun."
"Thank you."
Shinji Ikari nodded.
In fact, he didn't need to go to the shooting range to practice shooting.
As a member of Kassel College, he had learned a little about firearms. But it was impossible for someone who had never touched a firearm to show amazing shooting skills as soon as he touched a gun. Besides, he hadn't touched a gun for several months, so it would be good to go to the shooting range to get back to the feeling.
After handing him the gun, Misato Katsuragi planned to go back to the office.
Seeing her turn to leave, Ikari Shinji, who still felt uneasy at the thought of Rei Ayanami's strange inhuman feeling last night, hesitated and said, "Ms. Misato, can we go to the Central Dogma District again?"
"Central District? I don't have the authority there."
Katsuragi Misato shook her head at first, then she asked with a puzzled expression:"Shinji-kun, why do you want to go again?"
Last time, Kaji Ryoji borrowed someone's permission card to open the gate of the Central Dogma Zone, and the three of them saw the secrets hidden in the headquarters. This time, there are no kind people. Neither his nor Miss Misato's permission card can pass through. That place is indeed the most secret place in the headquarters.
"After the Spear of Longinus was pulled out, the Apostle Lilith seemed to have changed..." Ikari Shinji replied, "Before, there was something calling Ayanami in my dreams. I guess it was Lilith. Recently, Lilith's call has become stronger and stronger. If this continues, I'm worried that something will happen to Ayanami."
"Lilith is calling Rei..."
Katsuragi Misato was stunned.
(End of this chapter)