EVA: Shinji Ikari Returns from the Dragon Clan - Chapter 240 238 Don't you want to hear me call you mom?

She could neither say "no" nor did she have any idea of ​​refutation. In fact, she could perfectly maintain the demeanor of a mature adult by just laughing twice and then saying to Shinji Ikari, "Shinji-kun, you think too much." But Akagi Ritsuko just kept silent, silent, silent like a sculpture of a cold-faced beauty.

The current situation is very embarrassing.

Just now, if Shinji Ikari had just stopped at this point regarding his own feelings and treated Ritsuko Akagi as an overly curious elder, the matter would have passed.

The two can still maintain a seemingly harmonious relationship.

But once he said this, the two of them might never be able to return to that harmonious relationship.

Ritsuko Akagi felt a little regretful.

What's wrong with her today? Why is she asking Shinji-kun such a thing? Seeing that she has been silent for so long, Shinji Ikari asked:"No objection, Ms. Ritsuko?"

"..."

Do not know why.

After saying this, she felt a lot more relieved.

Perhaps, Akagi Ritsuko had wanted to talk to someone about her feelings for a long time, but she had never been able to find someone to talk to. At this moment, in front of Ikari Shinji, the son of Ikari Gendō, she actually felt a rare sense of ease, as if the mask she had been wearing on her face had been removed. Akagi Ritsuko couldn't help but laugh at herself in her heart. Perhaps, she was such a hopeless woman.

Falling in love with the man my mother loved when she was alive.

Humans are such strange creatures.

If you lack certain nutrients necessary for growth in your childhood, and develop a deformed existence, there will definitely be a huge void in your heart when you grow up. Some people will fill the void in their hearts with other things, some will never desire it again, but will secretly hide the void in a corner of their hearts without being discovered by anyone, and some will begin to frantically seek similar existence, and even go down the wrong path.

"But I am me, I am not my father."

Shinji Ikari said calmly, "Even if you look for some kind of inspiration in me, it is just pure psychological comfort. It does not mean that you and my father can get the same development. And you will look for such inspiration... Miss Ritsuko, are you confused recently?"

"Is that so? That's good." Ikari Shinji pretended to be happy that she was awake. He then said, "By the way, Ms. Ritsuko has been taking care of me because of my father, right?"

“…part of the reason.”

Akagi Ritsuko whispered.

Shinji Ikari was not at all surprised by her answer.

"So, it was because of my father that I participated in the Human Instrumentality Project?"

"…Shinji-kun, don't take Kaji and Misato's words too seriously."

Akagi Ritsuko couldn't help herself. She vaguely realized the real purpose of Ikari Shinji asking these questions, which was nothing more than a delusion to test her conscience, make her turn back from her wrong path, or to get some information about the plan from her.

of course.

Akagi Ritsuko thought she would never waver, even if she had some doubts about her feelings recently. But when she saw the boy in front of her, whose face looked like Commander Ikari, she inevitably felt a little uneasy.

Shinji Ikari's tone remained calm: "Don't care... and let me die in the Third Impact without knowing anything? Ayanami, Asuka, Ms. Ritsuko, Ms. Misato... everyone will die soon, right? To be honest, I absolutely cannot accept this result. Those people above, including my father, are a bunch of bastards."

“…Asshole…?”

Akagi Ritsuko murmured.

Bewitched? I think you are the one who is bewitched.

Shinji Ikari sighed. The conversation failed. He was not surprised. If Akagi Ritsuko was so easy to persuade, Katsuragi Misato would have persuaded her friend to come back. It would not be his turn. After all, even if Kaji Ryoji died, she was only sad for a while and quickly returned to work.

Ritsuko Akagi has gone too deep down this path.

It's like she's grasping at a lifeline. Unless she really sees the ending and finds out that what she thought was a lifeline is just an illusion, she might wake up. But when Akagi Ritsuko wakes up, with her personality... I don't know what terrible things a woman who has been heartbroken can do.

The most fatal point is——

Even Shinji Ikari doesn't know whether his father likes Ritsuko Akagi, after all, the father and son don't know each other. If he doesn't like her, then Ritsuko Akagi certainly has the possibility of "returning to the right path".

But what if...

Just if, if his bastard father really liked Miss Ritsuko, and the two of them were in love, why would anyone object... Just like what Ikari Shinji thought when he first came to Tokyo, he originally thought that the script would be [Father and son have not seen each other for three years, and his wife has passed away for more than ten years. Finally, the father can't stand the loneliness and calls his son to Tokyo to meet his stepmother, and shows a brand new household registration book. At this time, the father has a mean expression on his face...]

So it is very possible that his bastard father likes Miss Ritsuko. Although Shinji Ikari always feels weird, doesn't he also like Ayanami Rei and Asuka at the same time? Judging from others, it is possible that his father, who has been dead for more than ten years, likes someone else.

That being the case.

Then we can only start from somewhere else.

Akagi Ritsuko stopped talking and turned away. She didn't want to listen any more. Next, Ikari Shinji was going to tell her about the Human Instrumentality Project. However, this project itself was Ikari Gendō's wish for many years. Between the man she loved and the son of the man she loved, it was unnecessary to say which side she would prefer.

"If it's still about that plan, Shinji-kun, there's no need to waste any more time."

Ritsuko Akagi left these words coldly.

She strode towards the instrument with great determination, but Shinji Ikari's next words made her stop.

"No, I am not asking you questions as the pilot of Unit-01, but as Shinji Ikari, his son. Ms. Ritsuko, since you like my father, my father should like you too, right? Just like Asuka and I."

Ritsuko Akagi didn't say anything.

Although she stopped, she did not turn around. Ikari Shinji could only see her thin female back, but not the expression on her face, so he had no idea what Akagi Ritsuko was thinking.

The conversation between the two was a little loud.

Although the staff over there couldn't hear the specific content, they could also realize that the two were arguing. Everyone slowed down their actions and looked at each other. It was the first time they saw the director arguing with someone, and it was with Ikari Shinji... How should I put it, it seemed that he couldn't afford to offend either side. By the way, can you guys stay away from each other when you are arguing?

Shinji Ikari looked at her motionless back.

The oil and salt are not allowed to enter.

This kind of personality is really troublesome.

If he simply wanted to get information about the Human Instrumentality Project, he would definitely be considered by Ritsuko Akagi to be in cahoots with Misato Katsuragi. It was because he realized this that he used his other identity.

Now that things have come to this, I am afraid that he and Akagi Ritsuko will not be able to maintain the harmonious relationship of both teacher and friend when they meet again. The relationship between the two has cooled to the extreme. In this case, it is better to seize the opportunity. Shinji Ikari looked at this pitiful woman and said softly:"You're not talking? That means you like me. If everything goes well between you and my father, Ritsuko-san, and the plan fails and we're all still alive, you and my father will get married, right? And become Ritsuko Ikari. But if the plan succeeds, we won't be able to see that future."

"Ms. Ritsuko, so you don't want to hear me call you mom?"

"..."

Ritsuko Akagi's body began to tremble.