Respect Heroes

The battle between the Third Child, Shinji Ikari, and the Fourth Angel had ended. After his mother's exhilarating stand-in performance, all that remained was a devastated district of Tokyo-3 and EVA Unit-01, its armor damaged in multiple places and urgently in need of repairs.

Of course, the high-end restaurant Aoko had been yearning for had fortunately escaped the destruction. The colleagues who had lost the bet were also exceptionally generous, collectively coughing up a hefty sum to treat Aoko and the others who had bet that Shinji Ikari would board Unit-01 in this battle and... Yun Yetu returned to Iron City not long after learning what had happened in the city that morning. When he reached the courtyard in the northern district where his elder sister lived in seclusion under house arrest and saw the large white seal pasted over it, he understood that what Ning Zhao had told him was indeed true.

"Be good. Get some rest early. Your eyes are swollen from crying. Sleep well." Hua Shao's voice was unusually gentle and magnetic now, carrying a powerful soothing quality.

When Jin Guangyan saw Jiang Xiaoxiao again, he inexplicably felt anger well up inside him. His mother, however, was rarely so kind and gentle toward him. Jin Guangyan paused, and his expression softened as he silently sat down opposite them.

After a night had passed, Ruoxin's peace did not last long. Everything came to a halt when news arrived that Ruxue was currently staying in Qinghe Ward.

Tsunade had probably understood this point very well at the time, which was why she had ultimately agreed to sign the contract, even if there had been a little spite involved.

So what he needed to do now was figure out how to reach that level. If that was truly the case,