Calling Out to Each Other, the Failsafe Prepared to Activate (Deputy Commander Fuyutsuki's Recollections in the Next Chapter)

Huang Zhetian returned the note to the system's storage space and walked over to Asuka, his expression unchanged. When he turned back to look at Kaji again,

he saw Kaji walking away with his back to him, one hand in his pocket and the other waving goodbye.

Huang Zhetian watched Kaji leave with a solemn gaze. He knew what mission Kaji was about to undertake.

It was the mission Kaji had carried out before his death, the one that gave his killer a "legitimate" reason to eliminate him.

"Kidnap Deputy Commander Kozo Fuyutsuki."

At that thought, Huang Zhetian raised his head to look at Unit-01's enormous head above him.

Those uncanny, narrow yellow eyes radiated a sinister air, along with a trace of... divinity.

Unit-01 inspired panic, fear, and a sense of contempt.

Huang Zhetian also knew a few other things, and those were what truly mattered.

The issue of Unit-01's core S² Engine, the issue of Gendo Ikari's trust, and the question of whether Shinji Ikari would become the Son of God.

In short, too many of both sides' interests and the progress of their plans were involved.

Of course, Huang Zhetian's were involved too...

Though it served little purpose now... it was meant for the ending.

Huang Zhetian rolled his neck and discreetly wiped away the blood running from his nose.

The injuries he had suffered in the mindscape had carried over to his physical body, but they were no great concern to him.

When Huang Zhetian looked at Unit-01 again, its eyes slowly dimmed until those yellow-orange eyes disappeared entirely.

Heh... Yui Ikari.

While Huang Zhetian was still mulling things over, Gendo Ikari appeared.

Gendo Ikari walked over to Misato and the others and said something Huang Zhetian couldn't make out. Just before leaving, however, he still