Headquarters
Kaji glanced at the scenery outside the window, then turned back and chatted with Gendo Ikari and Fuyutsuki with a smile. "I certainly didn't expect things to turn out this way."
"To the committee? No... how do you intend to explain this to SEELE?"
As Kaji finished speaking, his eyes fixed on Gendo Ikari and Fuyutsuki.
Huang Zhetian had told him that Gendo Ikari would stop at nothing to achieve his goals. Even his son's safety only entered the equation if the boy was still useful.
Fuyutsuki clasped his hands behind his waist and calmly offered Kaji an "explanation." "Unit-01 was never under our control to begin with. This was an accident."
Gendo Ikari picked up where Fuyutsuki left off. "Therefore, freezing Unit-01 until the committee issues further orders is an appropriate measure."
Kaji's heart sank. Wasn't his son still inside Unit-01? But then he remembered Huang Zhetian saying that Gendo Ikari and the others had already made plans for this, and there was no need to worry.
With that in mind, Kaji asked the two men another question. "Then was what happened to the Special Unit also an accident?"
Gendo Ikari covered his chin with his clasped hands, the light reflecting off his glasses concealing his expression.
Gendo Ikari hesitated briefly before answering Kaji. "That, at least, was not. And don't ask questions you shouldn't be asking... just do your own job. You'll find out for yourself, won't you?"
Kaji's brows drew together slightly, and he remained silent.
The underground base's Command Room
Akagi, Misato, and the others began working to rescue Shinji.
Ibuki sent several commands to Unit-01 in succession, but received no response.
"Still nothing! It won't accept the Entry Plug ejection signal!" Watching the warning messages flash incessantly across her screen, Ibuki helplessly reported to