Wunder Warship [Hope]
Inside a pitch-black passage.
Ritsuko Akagi took out a detector. A table of projections derived from the simulation appeared on its screen.
"As expected, the Magi replica predicted the same thing. Commander Ikari will most likely use up both spears at the end and discard them."
Misato, who had been supported by Midori Kitakami the whole way, said with difficulty, "If we lose all the spears, Shinji and the others won't have any way to stop it from activating."
"Then what are we supposed to do?!"
Hearing the anxiety in Midori Kitakami's voice, Misato explained how they could break the deadlock. "We'll make a new spear and deliver it to where he is."
"That's impossible, isn't it?! And how would we even do that?"
Misato wiped the sweat from her forehead and continued, "When this ship was invaded, hijacked, and restored to the Repentance, its hull used the Black Moon as material to create spears unlike anything we'd ever seen.
"That means we can use this ship to forge a completely new spear too. If human will still dwells within Wunder, it may be possible to bring about another miracle... through Ritsuko's wisdom, the power of Wille and Wunder, and the connection Huang Zhetian left behind.
"I've always believed that!"
Light shone in Misato's eyes, like a faint candle burning in the darkness.
Both pained and helpless, Ritsuko Akagi brought up the detector's data. "Another unreasonable demand. All we have to work with is the activation data from just now."
Misato replied casually, "That's enough for Ritsuko..."
Ritsuko Akagi nodded. "Is that so? All right, I'll give it a try. The key seems to lie in the spinal coupling system. Maya... sorry to put you straight to work out of nowhere."
Maya Ibuki readily agreed. "Don't mention