Chapter 243 241. How about Asuka wearing glasses
Ikari Shinji naturally didn't know what happened in the commander's office, nor did he know the psychological impact his unintentional words had on Ikari Gendo. After today's daily training, Miss Misato drove him to the shooting range in the wilderness.
There's nothing much to say about the training at the range.
It's nothing more than shooting practice.
There was no coach here, so Misato Katsuragi explained the basic shooting knowledge and then asked him to practice shooting.
bang bang bang-
Ten out of ten hits. Looking at the bullet holes on the wooden board, Shinji Ikari put down his gun calmly.
In fact, there were similar exercises in the simulation training of Unit-01. But the feeling of shooting was no different from playing video games in front of a computer screen. It was impossible for an e-sports expert to become a gun master in real life - the landing point of the bullet was precisely calculated by the headquarters computer MAGI.
So Misato Katsuragi was surprised at his shooting talent at first.
After all, it was surprising that he could achieve such an amazing aiming level after just starting to use firearms. After regaining his grip, Shinji Ikari didn't need to come to the shooting range every day to practice shooting. Katsuragi Misato took a certain risk in bringing him here. With the intelligence department monitoring him, it was unlikely that he would be able to completely conceal his coming to the shooting range to practice shooting.
After that, I went to the hospital to visit Asuka.
I stole Misato Katsuragi's sports car.
When Ikari Shinji arrived, Asuka was the only one in the ward, idle and dazed. The squad leader, Hikaru Tomoki, came once at noon and was not there in the evening. Katsuragi Misato visited briefly, chatted with Asuka for a while, and then left. After all, she had to go back to feed the penguins - maybe she wouldn't need them after a few days of foster care. In short, he was the only one left to accompany Asuka.
The two of them were alone in the ward.
Asuka ate her dinner spoonful by spoonful, and Ikari Shinji sat on a chair beside the bed, chatting with her. After dinner, he helped to clean up the mess. At this time, Asuka leaned against the head of the bed and suddenly waved at him, indicating that he should come closer.
"What's wrong?" he asked.
"Eyes, Shinji, do you feel that the light is stronger?"
The eldest lady pointed at her blue eyes with her slender finger.
That's right, after such a long time, the degree of glowing eyes may be more serious. So Ikari Shinji moved closer, and Asuka also moved closer, as if she wanted him to see more clearly. Her fair cheeks suddenly enlarged, and tiny pores could be seen. The close-up of the beautiful girl's face was right in front of him. If he got any closer, he would be kissed. Ikari Shinji had to shrink back a little.
Business matters now.
He took a closer look and saw that Asuka's beautiful blue eyes were indeed emitting light, like the light of fireflies in the dark night, faint but very conspicuous. If she continued like this, if she didn't want others to notice anything unusual, she would have to wear cosmetic contact lenses like him.
The Corrosion of the Apostles...
This is also one of the things to be solved.
"Yeah, it looks obvious." Ikari Shinji nodded and asked worriedly, "Do you feel any discomfort in your eyes?"
"Nothing is wrong." Asuka was very worried, and the eldest lady pouted her lips and said, "If I must say, I always feel that my vision is getting more and more blurred. Shinji, my eyesight used to be very good. If this continues, do I need to wear glasses?"
"That depends on Ms. Ritsuko's research."
Shinji Ikari sighed and said.
Although he and Ritsuko Akagi are now in a "hostile" position, it must be said that this doctor is an expert in the apostles. His two-legged skills are still a fingertip universe away from Ritsuko Akagi. Thinking of Ritsuko Akagi, Shinji Ikari recalled the conversation in the afternoon, wondering if his persuasion in the afternoon worked.
But Asuka wearing glasses?
Will her glasses be red? Will she have the same personality as Ms. Makiba? He thought about that scene seriously, and felt that Asuka wearing glasses would be very charming. The two of them were very close, Ikari Shinji was a little dazed, Asuka blinked, and the young lady shifted her attention from her own eyes to Ikari Shinji's face, and she stared at his face intently.
When he came to his senses, he found that the young lady was staring at his face in a trance.
"What's wrong? Why are you looking at me so seriously?"
"...Nothing." Asuka turned her head away as if nothing had happened, her cheeks flushed, and then asked, "Shinji, what are your plans for the winter vacation?"
"Are you asking this out of the blue?"
"Hurry up and tell me."
“I haven’t thought about it yet,” he said.
"Really? Winter vacation is coming soon, but Shinji, you haven't made up your mind yet? At noon, I heard her say that the winter vacation here will be after the New Year. I spent Christmas and New Year's in Germany, but this is the first time I've spent these two holidays here."
Asuka's eyes were full of anticipation at first, but then she grumbled in disappointment, "I was thinking that Shinji would take me to play with you, like the famous Mount Fuji..."
"Um...Asuka...I don't think we'll be able to leave Tokyo by then..."
Shinji Ikari had to remind her. It was said that there was still some snow left on the top of Mount Fuji, which could satisfy the fantasy of people who had never seen snow. But these were not the main points. The main point was that it was too far from Tokyo, and it was obviously not something that could be completed in a short time.
After hearing his disappointing words, the atmosphere in the ward suddenly became cold.
Shinji Ikari thought to himself, this is terrible.
It’s really a matter of which pot should not be opened.
"Shinji, you really don't know how to talk. I know that." Asuka, whose fantasy bubble was punctured, glared at him and complained indignantly, "How can this be? I was thinking about having a good time... It seems that we can only wait until all the apostles are annihilated before we can do it."
Shinji Ikari could only smile.
If you think about it carefully, it seems that there are not many normal holidays after becoming a driver. For example, during the school trip before, everyone in the school went on vacation happily, but the three drivers were left behind alone and had to find a swimming pool to play.
And then there was the time in Matsushiro.
The original plan was to have some fun in the local area, but something went wrong with the startup experiment of Unit 3.
Moreover, after the apostles are annihilated, it does not mean that everything is fine. There is still the human completion plan to deal with. If you really want to have a good time, you may have to wait until all these messes are resolved. Although in TV dramas, justice will always triumph over evil, and the conspiracy of human destruction will always be broken, but in reality it is not necessarily the case, and Shinji Ikari does not have much confidence in this.
Despite this, he still comforted her:"There are some fun places in Tokyo, so let's go check them out when the time comes."
"Those places are boring." Asuka yelled in dissatisfaction. To prove her point, she asked, "Shinji, you have heard of those places. Are they really fun?"
"..."
Shinji Ikari found it difficult to refute this.
After all, the Third New Tokyo City was originally a battle city, designed to resist the invasion of the Apostles. This city, which was built only a decade ago, really has nothing interesting to do. And because of the invasion of the Apostles, many of the originally lively places of entertainment have been closed. You can't go to the shopping street in New Kichijoji during the winter vacation and spend the entire vacation shopping there, right?Although it is winter vacation, the sun is scorching...
Instead of shopping, it’s better to find a place with air conditioning.
"So..." Asuka seemed to be happy that she had defeated him in the argument. She showed a smug look, which was rare. She asked seriously, "Shinji, won't you feel bored when you go to these places with me? It would be better to go to places outside Tokyo, right?"
“It’s not boring.”
Ikari Shinji shook his head.
Outside the window was a gorgeous sunset. The evening in Tokyo-3 gradually darkened. Lights gradually came on. The wind through the window carried some human voices and car sounds. Facing Asuka's puzzled gaze, he said:"…Aren't you here, Asuka?"
"..."
Asuka opened her mouth. She was about to say something subconsciously, but she was stuck for a moment and could hardly speak. She looked at Ikari Shinji hesitantly, and it took a long time for her to utter a word.
"…cunning."
"...?"
"Shinji, you are so cunning. Since you said so, then you can spend the winter vacation in Tokyo."
She put on an expression that said "I can't do anything to you", but her fair skin from earlobes to neck was all dyed red, and it was obvious that she was overwhelmed with emotion and had completely forgotten that she was still a patient. Then, Asuka had to cover her head with her hands as the mental phantom pain recurred, and even her eyebrows wrinkled in pain. Shinji Ikari's words had a great destructive effect on her.
"Is your head okay?" asked Shinji Ikari.
"It's all your fault, Shinji."
Asuka lay down weakly, burying her head in the white quilt and speaking in a muffled voice.
In fact, she knew that what she said was unreasonable, but Shinji was too hateful. He said things that touched people's hearts carelessly, without any awareness of doing bad things. You looked at him, and he looked at you seriously. This is how she was "caught" in the past. If this goes on, maybe Shinji Ikari won't be able to live without her, but she will be able to live with him.
Shinji Ikari looked at Asuka, who was lying like an ostrich on the hospital bed.
What he just said was his sincere thought. Watching a movie alone or visiting an amusement park alone sounds lonely, but it would be different if there was someone you like with you. Asuka, who is always very proactive on weekdays, seems to have no resistance when encountering such a scene.
He stretched out his hand, brushed his fingertips through the golden hair, and gently rubbed Asuka's head to relieve her mental phantom pain. After a long time, he asked:"Do you feel better?"
"…Um……"
"Let's go play together during winter vacation."
"Ah."
(End of this chapter)