Although Gendo Ikari and Fuyutsuki gritted their teeth in hatred at Fang Zheng's arrival, the ordinary NERV staff did not have much of a reaction to it and quickly accepted it instead.
After all, they truly did need such a department.
When he had watched the anime, Fang Zheng had found it strange. Why had they not created a department specifically responsible for looking after the pilots?
It was a very strange matter indeed.
After all, unlike adults, whether Rei Ayanami, Shinji Ikari, or even Asuka, they were all minors. Logically speaking, they should have been placed together for dedicated supervision and management.
Yet in the anime, of the three pilots, Rei Ayanami managed herself, while Shinji Ikari and Asuka were simply dumped on Misato Katsuragi and then ignored?
Come on, what was Misato Katsuragi supposed to do?
She was NERV's Director of Operations, and they expected her to worry about a bunch of middle schoolers' food, clothing, housing, and bathroom needs?
How was that any different from skipping the platoon leader and making the general personally manage the soldiers?
It was not even her field of expertise.
And the anime showed it too. If Misato Katsuragi had not personally called Shinji Ikari, he would have been assigned to live alone. If Asuka had not followed Shinji Ikari, she would have been assigned to live alone as well... Was everyone at NERV brain-dead? These were three pilots who bore the fate of the world and humanity on their shoulders. Fine, maybe they did not need people watching them twenty-four hours a day, but they were still allowed to manage themselves?
Come on, Rei Ayanami could burn her hand making tea. Leave someone like that alone in a kitchen and a bloody disaster could happen at any moment.
Besides, adults and