In Fang Zheng's view, Shinji Ikari's training in the anime had always been idiotic.
Idiotic from beginning to end.
So naturally, he was going to... change it.
"Listen up, Shinji."
Standing in the gym, Fang Zheng held a wooden sword and smiled at the somewhat uneasy Shinji Ikari before him.
"You need to understand that if you accept my instruction, it will be very, very painful. I might beat you until you cry... Are you really sure you can handle it?"
"I..."
Faced with Fang Zheng's question, Shinji Ikari did not know what to say for a moment. He lowered his head, hesitated for quite some time, then finally spoke in a low voice.
"Well... I don't know..."
"All right, then let's analyze it first."
Fang Zheng did not expect Shinji Ikari to give him an answer right now anyway, so he cleared his throat and continued.
"You should understand by now that you're an EVA pilot... To put it bluntly, you can't get out of piloting an EVA. You have to do it."
"I know that..."
"No, no, it's not the same."
Fang Zheng waved his hand at Shinji's complaint.
"You've piloted an EVA, so you should know that thing isn't like an ordinary robot. If it gets hurt, you'll feel pain too... right?"
"Mm..."
Hearing this, Shinji Ikari unconsciously touched his waist. When Evangelion Unit-01 had been pierced by the Fourth Angel, he had felt that pain himself, so he naturally understood what Fang Zheng meant.
"Ever been in a fight?"
"..."
Faced with Fang Zheng's question, Shinji fell silent for a moment, then shook his head.
"Then guess what the first thing you need to learn in a fight is."
"Um... how to hit people?"
"Wrong."
Fang Zheng waved his hand.
"You need to learn how to