Completely Rational Shinji Ikari · Limited Time Only

"The Destroyer is temporarily unable to fight; even maintaining flight is a struggle," the supervisor said, shaking his head wearily. "And judging from the reports just received from the two pilots, Suzuhara and Makinami, Unit-13 has a puppet system installed that is remotely controlled by Ikari Gendo. Although it cannot awaken without Ikari Shinji, it is not impossible for it to start moving again and resume combat. We can no longer afford to take that risk."

"But—"

Katsuragi Misato clearly... There was no mistake, right? Since she had never been to that place, how could there be something so exciting there?

With a soft sigh, Su Qingyu spoke in a somewhat low voice. "You've read Mother's diary, so you should know that, like my mother, I had memories from the moment I was born."

This was an impulse he had never felt before. All this time, because he had read Mother's diary and seen the sorrowful look in Father's eyes, he had always placed himself in the position of an accessory.

The sudden burst of intense light made everyone shut their eyes instinctively and raise their arms before their faces. Several seconds later, the people who endured the stinging pain in the corners of their eyes looked at the empty image and froze.

"Mr. Brown, you should know that this time, all the people I brought are the elite of the Asia-Pacific region. I have serious doubts about your abilities. We can't afford any more losses," the white man said with a smile as he sat in a swivel chair.

Totori turned her head sideways and stared quietly at him, her pale violet eyes filled with danger.

"Please prepare for impact. The assault ship is about to take off and leave Z11's gravitational range..." Then Athena gently raised her left