Chapter Summaries

Huang Zhetian stopped the Third Impact, rescued Kaji and Kaworu Nagisa, and began gathering survivors while Kaji planned humanity’s evacuation and recovery. Gendo Ikari prepared to reclaim Headquarters, and Huang Zhetian escorted survivors toward a new settlement as WILLE faced the task of rebuilding.

• Kaji helped Huang Zhetian and Kaworu Nagisa seal Lilith and Unit-06 with the two spears, stopping the Third Impact and closing the GUF Gate.
• Huang Zhetian rescued Kaji and Kaworu Nagisa from the Central Dogma Area, and Kaji outlined plans to preserve humanity’s genes and seeds, find survivors, and establish a safe settlement.
• Gendo Ikari ordered Kozo Fuyutsuki to clear Bethany Base and prepare EVAs and warships, intending to return to Headquarters and reclaim it.
• Toji Suzuhara protected Sakura Suzuhara and Hikari Horaki as a damaged sealing pillar exposed survivors to the crimson contamination, until Huang Zhetian arrived in Special Unit X and restored their safe zone.
• Huang Zhetian escorted the survivors toward the Temporary Airport, where Kaji’s people would evacuate them, while WILLE prepared to search for a new home and rebuild.

Kaji planned Wille’s retreat, survivor settlement, and campaign to gather resources while Asuka and Mari searched for survivors. They rescued Midori Kitakami from an Infinity, and Asuka urged her to survive and fight as Midori began to hope for revenge.

• Huang Zhetian told Toji Suzuhara and the others that the land was no longer habitable and that the Special Unit pilot remained asleep.
• Kaji outlined Wille’s plans to resettle survivors, recruit them, manufacture sealing pillars, and raid Paris for supplies and technology.
• Midori Kitakami fled the spreading scarlet infection after her family turned red and vanished, then became trapped on a mountainside as an Infinity emerged.
• Asuka and Mari arrived after Huang Zhetian detected Midori Kitakami, and Asuka used the modified Unit-02 to fight off the Infinity.
• Midori Kitakami’s hair turned pink after Infinity contaminants touched her, and Asuka caught her as she fell from the cliff.
• Asuka told Midori Kitakami to keep living and fighting, planting a desire for revenge in her heart, while Huang Zhetian watched and left.

Huang Zhetian helped WILLE plan a human refuge and prepare for a long struggle against Gendo Ikari, while hiding his identity from Asuka so she could grow more independent. At Bethany Base, Gendo Ikari advanced a plan to lure WILLE into delivering Unit-01 and the Wunder Warship to him, while preparing to open the Forbidden Boundary in Antarctica.

• Midori Kitakami boarded the transport aircraft with other survivors, while Huang Zhetian destroyed an Infinity with an A.T. Field greatsword and returned to New Tokyo-3 City.
• Kaji and Ritsuko Akagi explained that WILLE needed supplies and years of preparation to retrieve Unit-01 from orbit, so Huang Zhetian proposed establishing Third Village, Village-3, with Sealing Pillars.
• Asuka confronted Huang Zhetian about his resemblance to Huang Zhetian, but he denied knowing him; he later told Kaji that he was keeping the truth from Asuka so she would learn to face battles without relying on him.
• Kaji told Huang Zhetian that Misato was going to have a baby, giving the survivors hope for the future.
• At Bethany Base, Gendo Ikari and Kozo Fuyutsuki discussed the mass-produced Unit-07s, the nearly completed keys, and the Mark-Series Units intended to open the Forbidden Boundary in Antarctica.
• Gendo Ikari planned to use WILLE to bring Unit-01 and the Wunder Warship to him, sacrifice Asuka to open the GUF Gate, and enter minus space to find Yui Ikari.

Huang Zhetian helped WILLE activate Sealing Pillars to restore the land around Tenryū-Futamata Station and trained new arrivals to operate them. Asuka spoke of her comatose namesake and promised to wait for him, while Gendo Ikari arranged to let WILLE capture the Nevada fortress.

• Asuka told Mari that Huang Zhetian’s strength could not replace the comatose man she loved, and Huang Zhetian overheard their conversation.
• WILLE activated the Sealing Pillars at Tenryū-Futamata Station, restoring the scarlet land, and Ritsuko Akagi asked Huang Zhetian to train newcomers in maintaining them.
• Toji Suzuhara, Kensuke, Midori Kitakami, and other survivors arrived, and Huang Zhetian taught Kensuke to operate the Sealing Pillars’ control console.
• Asuka encouraged Midori Kitakami to join WILLE and accept her short pink hair as a mark of resistance.
• Asuka gave Huang Zhetian two envelopes for Misato and said she would wait for the comatose Huang Zhetian to wake up.
• At Bethany Base, Gendo Ikari ordered Kozo Fuyutsuki to withdraw Mass Production Units from Nevada and leave the Americas Branch fortress open for WILLE.

Kaji convinced WILLE to retrieve Huang Zhetian from NERV Headquarters and established that they must seek ways to save everyone without accepting unnecessary sacrifices. As WILLE prepared to intercept Gendo Ikari’s shipments, Huang Zhetian remained unconscious, and Asuka waited for him to return.

• Kaji planned to intercept Gendo Ikari’s supplies along the Pacific and Atlantic routes while WILLE gathered resources and prepared to travel to America later.
• Asuka objected to leaving Huang Zhetian under Gendo Ikari’s control, and Kaji ordered Ritsuko Akagi to bring him and his Medical Pod aboard the Wunder Warship.
• Kaji told Misato that WILLE must find a way to save individuals alongside the wider population, and Misato accepted the principle against unnecessary sacrifice.
• Asuka took a selfie beside Huang Zhetian’s combat suit and kept his Flip Phone, wishing for him to come home.
• Huang Zhetian watched WILLE work from Special Unit X and looked up at the moon.

Huang Zhetian, Asuka, and Mari fought off NERV’s Mass Production Unit-07s and recovered the equipment they were escorting, though the battle badly damaged Unit-02 and cost WILLE several ships. After learning that Unit-08 was stored at the United States branch and that Gendo Ikari had removed a cultivation pod tied to Rei, Huang Zhetian prepared to return to WILLE, still concerned about how to keep Black Rei alive.

• Ibuki reported that NERV’s Mass Production Units were heading toward Russia, and Huang Zhetian ordered Asuka and Mari to establish a defensive line with WILLE’s fleet.
• Asuka shielded Mari’s Special Unit from the Mass Production Unit-07s’ laser barrage, then damaged Unit-02 while counterattacking; the enemy’s return fire wrecked part of a carrier.
• Huang Zhetian arrived in Special Unit X, destroyed the remaining Mass Production Unit-07s, and ordered WILLE to salvage the advanced equipment they had carried.
• Asuka found that Unit-02’s right arm had been severed, while Huang Zhetian learned from Kaji that Unit-08 was stored at the United States branch and the cultivation pod had been removed from NERV Headquarters.
• Huang Zhetian told Asuka and Mari that WILLE would retrieve Unit-08 when it took over the branch, but said the operation would have to wait until WILLE had more personnel.
• As WILLE’s aircraft arrived, Huang Zhetian worried about how he could keep Black Rei alive.

Kaji outlined WILLE’s plans to restore its capabilities and recover Unit-01 while Asuka struggled with the curse of EVA and her feelings as she waited for Huang Zhetian to awaken. Huang Zhetian spent time with the villagers, then wondered whether his choices were costing him something important.

• Kaji, Huang Zhetian, and Mari planned to capture the Nevada branch, launch an EVA to retrieve Unit-01, and rebuild WILLE’s operations as the Wunder Warship traveled on the sea’s surface.
• Mari explained the curse of EVA to Asuka, who questioned whether it was making her emotions fade as she waited for Huang Zhetian to wake.
• Asuka asked Mari whether the Angels, humanity, or Gendo Ikari had caused the world’s destruction, and Mari blamed Gendo Ikari’s actions above all.
• Huang Zhetian joked with Toji Suzuhara, Kensuke Aida, Sakura Suzuhara, and Hikari Horaki about how he compared with their absent Boss.
• Huang Zhetian went to the mountain summit and privately wondered why continuing with his promise to a girl felt as though he might lose something.

Huang Zhetian, Kaji, Asuka, and Mari headed to the Americas Branch to seize its supplies and recover Unit-08, while Gendo Ikari advanced his own plan and revealed a newly created Rei. After Huang Zhetian and the pilots cleared the Mass Production Unit-07s outside the Nevada branch, Mari encountered another inside the damaged passageways.

• Huang Zhetian bid farewell to the survivors at the Third Village, and Misato asked him to tell Kaji to return safely.
• Kaji and Huang Zhetian set course for the Americas Branch, planning to seize it and later retrieve Unit-01 from orbit.
• Gendo Ikari told Kozo Fuyutsuki that the Japan Headquarters had been evacuated and revealed Black Rei, created as part of the Zero Plan.
• Huang Zhetian cleared the Infinity around the Nevada branch with Special Unit X and placed Sealing Pillars to restore the area.
• Asuka and Mari deployed to the branch, where they and Huang Zhetian destroyed the Mass Production Unit-07s outside and found no survivors.
• Mari entered the damaged branch passageways and was confronted by a Mass Production Unit-07 that smashed through a wall to attack her.

Huang Zhetian, Asuka, and Mari cleared the remaining Mass Production Unit-07s from the Nevada branch and helped restore its basic operations. As the group prepared to use the branch’s rocket launch pad, Huang Zhetian and Kaji discussed Kaworu Nagisa’s disappearance and the dangers awaiting Shinji Ikari, leaving Huang Zhetian uneasy about what Gendo Ikari had planned.

• Asuka and Huang Zhetian defeated the Mass Production Unit-07s inside the Nevada branch, and Mari reached the hangar, where they found an unfinished Unit-08.
• Huang Zhetian and Mari opened the branch airfield, and logistics personnel arrived to inspect and repair the facilities overnight.
• Kaji thanked Huang Zhetian for securing the branch and explained that WILLE would use its rocket launch pad to develop EVA-capable spacecraft and prepare for the arrival of young people from the Third Village of Japan.
• Hyuga reported that Unit-08’s casing was in storage and that only two parts compatible with Unit-02 were available, while Kaji ordered preparations for rocket research and EVA space equipment.
• Huang Zhetian asked Kaji about Kaworu Nagisa, who had disappeared after Third Impact, and resolved to remain wary of him.
• Kaji warned that Shinji Ikari might be mistreated if he returned from space and urged Huang Zhetian to protect him; the two watched the workers in silence.

Gendo Ikari and Kozo Fuyutsuki prepared the European base’s forces while people in Third Village and the Nevada branch adapted to life after the disaster. Huang Zhetian reviewed the group’s limited resources and planned a route between Nevada and Third Village.

• Gendo Ikari and Kozo Fuyutsuki inspected failed EVA experiments at Bethany Base and discussed using Mark.09 and mass-production EVA units to delay their opponents.
• Misato spoke with Hikari Horaki and Midori Kitakami about pregnancy, while Toji Suzuhara and Kensuke trained in medicine and electrical repair and worried about Huang Zhetian remaining unconscious.
• Mari explained the curse of EVA to Asuka, who realized she was losing her emotions but resolved to wait for Huang Zhetian to wake.
• Ritsuko Akagi told Kaji and Huang Zhetian that Nevada could make individual weapons but not large units or Artificial S² Engines, and Kaji and Huang discussed launch tests, food, water, and seeds.
• Huang Zhetian checked his system panel, then planned the quickest route between Third Village and the Nevada branch.

After six months of preparations at the Nevada branch, Huang Zhetian and Kaji discussed the coming birth of Misato's baby and Kaji's growing sense that his time was running out. When Gendo Ikari sent Artificial Angel 4C to attack the Hope, Huang Zhetian rushed to rescue Kaji and struck the Angel with a powerful lightning attack.

• Kaji told Huang Zhetian he would return to see Misato give birth and guide her, and Huang Zhetian revealed that he came from outside their world to change its ending.
• Gendo Ikari ordered Kozo Fuyutsuki to test Mass Production Units and deploy Artificial Angel 4A in orbit and Artificial Angel 4C in the oceans.
• Asuka worried about cooking for the unconscious Shinji while Mari teased her, until the Nevada branch detected an unidentified biological signature approaching the Hope.
• Huang Zhetian transformed into Special Unit X and found Artificial Angel 4C enclosing the Hope with a red net while Kaji was aboard a nearby Warship.
• Huang Zhetian fought to hold open the Angel's enclosure, then shielded and lifted Kaji's Warship as the Angel attacked the fleet.
• Huang Zhetian activated one of Special Unit X's strongest skills, summoning a massive lightning bolt that struck Artificial Angel 4C as Asuka and Mari saw the storm from their transport aircraft.

Huang Zhetian destroyed four Artificial Angel 4Cs and escorted Kaji toward Japan while Misato went into labor. At NERV Headquarters, Gendo Ikari discovered that Huang Zhetian was the Apocalypse and decided to revise his plans.

• Huang Zhetian used Special Unit X to destroy the four Artificial Angel 4Cs surrounding him, then set Kaji down safely and later escorted him toward Japan.
• Asuka and Mari arrived too late to join the battle, and Huang Zhetian asked them to guard the Nevada Branch while he took Kaji back.
• Misato suffered abdominal pain at the village hospital and was taken into the operating room as Kaji remained anxious aboard the warship.
• Kaji explained the Artificial Angels' strength to Huang Zhetian and urged him to take responsibility and spend time with Asuka; Huang Zhetian recalled his family on Earth and cried.
• Gendo Ikari and Kozo Fuyutsuki discussed the GUF Gate, the spears, and the missing Medical Pod, and Gendo revealed that Huang Zhetian was the Apocalypse before ordering changes to the plot.

Kaji reunited with Misato and their newborn son, then left to rescue WILLE crew members after NERV forces attacked an aircraft carrier. As the survivors evacuated, Kaji stayed behind in a fighter jet to confront the pursuing Mass Production Unit-07.

• Kaji arrived at Misato's hospital room, met his newborn son, and called him Densuke for now.
• Huang Zhetian revealed his identity to Toji Suzuhara and Sakura Suzuhara, then began merging his soul with his original body.
• Gendo Ikari ordered Kozo Fuyutsuki to lure Kaji out by attacking the carrier near the old NERV Headquarters.
• Mass Production Unit-07s attacked the carrier, killing and wounding many crew members before the survivors escaped aboard rescue aircraft.
• Kaji comforted Koji Takao, ordered the survivors to evacuate, and stayed behind in a fighter jet to intercept the returning Mass Production Unit-07.

After awakening as an Angel, Huang Zhetian rushed to rescue Kaji but arrived too late to prevent his fatal crash. He brought Kaji’s body back to Village-3, where Misato and the survivors mourned him, and ended the farewell by playing a song on his flute.

• Huang Zhetian awakened with a controllable Angel form and flew to rescue Kaji after learning the warship crew was in danger.
• Kaji’s fighter jet crashed while he lured Mass Production Unit-07 away, and Huang Zhetian reached him as he was dying.
• Kaji shared his final wishes with Huang Zhetian, asked him to help guide the group, and died before naming his son.
• Huang Zhetian destroyed Mass Production Unit-07, carried Kaji’s body back to Village-3, and gave Misato photographs and a memory card through Hikari Horaki.
• Misato grieved over Kaji, and Huang Zhetian played “Elegy” on his flute as the survivors bid him farewell.

Misato buried Kaji, accepted the role of leading WILLE, and decided to leave her son in Third Village under a new name. Elsewhere, Gendo and Fuyutsuki prepared their plans, while Asuka learned Huang Zhetian had awakened and would arrive the next day.

• Misato thanked Huang Zhetian for bringing Kaji home, then decided to name her son Ryoji Kaji and leave him in Third Village without knowing who his parents were.
• Huang Zhetian told Misato that Kaji had believed humanity could restore the world if it stood together, and agreed to escort her to the Nevada Branch after she took WILLE's leadership.
• Ritsuko Akagi received news of Kaji's death and remembered the photograph of herself, Kaji, and Misato when they were young.
• Gendo Ikari, Kozo Fuyutsuki, and Kaworu Nagisa discussed their plans, including preparing to manufacture Unit-13 and letting Huang Zhetian enter the story on his own.
• Asuka learned from Mari that Huang Zhetian had awakened, then heard from Ritsuko that he would arrive the next day and was told to prepare space in the hangar.

Misato left Village-3 to lead WILLE, while Huang Zhetian encouraged the villagers to build an education system before departing to meet Asuka and Mari. At NERV Headquarters, Gendo Ikari continued his plan involving a new vessel, and the chapter ended with Huang Zhetian revealing himself to Asuka and Mari in his Angelized state.

• Misato left Little Haru in Hikari Horaki and Midori Kitakami’s care, then boarded a Transport Aircraft bound for WILLE as Huang Zhetian followed in Special Unit X.
• Huang Zhetian urged Kensuke, Toji Suzuhara, and Hikari Horaki to teach the next generation, and Kensuke accepted the task of becoming a teacher.
• Black Rei trained with a scythe and entered an LCL Liquid Cultivation Pod to recover as Gendo Ikari and Kozo Fuyutsuki discussed a new vessel during a chess game.
• Gendo Ikari insisted the vessel would lure Shinji Ikari back to his side, while Kozo Fuyutsuki warned that Gendo remained obsessed with Yui Ikari.
• Asuka and Mari waited for Huang Zhetian on the American coast, and Huang arrived in Special Unit X before opening its cockpit and greeting Asuka.

Huang Zhetian reunited with Asuka and promised to stay by her side, while Misato prepared WILLE to oppose NERV and Kaworu Nagisa and Kozo Fuyutsuki reflected on their path. The chapter ended as Unit-09 stirred in NERV Headquarters’ hangar.

• Huang Zhetian revealed himself to Asuka and Mari, then comforted Asuka after learning the EVA curse was making her body and emotions fade.
• At Nevada Branch, Misato and Ritsuko Akagi discussed supplies, plans to restore the city, and their responsibility for the crisis; Misato said she would stay away from her son, Ryoji Kaji.
• Kaworu Nagisa and Kozo Fuyutsuki discussed human choices and the opened path, then began another game of shogi.
• Midori Kitakami asked Kensuke about joining WILLE so she could meet the person who saved her, and Kensuke told her to earn approval first.
• Toji Suzuhara brought little Kaji to Kensuke, while Unit-09 raised its head and moved its eye in NERV Headquarters’ hangar.

WILLE uncovered an old file suggesting Huang Zhetian had unusual memories, but Misato rejected investigating him, while Huang shared a quiet moment with Asuka and Mari before alarms sent the pilots to investigate two signals. The chapter ended with Mark.09 and Kaworu Nagisa approaching Nevada from separate locations as Kaworu sensed an Angel.

• Ritsuko Akagi found Huang Zhetian's sealed pilot file, which recorded his unusual mental maturity and suspected memories from another life, but Misato insisted WILLE keep trusting him.
• Asuka and Mari teased Huang Zhetian in the hangar, where he reflected on his past life and discussed the many kinds of Angels Gendo Ikari might deploy.
• Alarms detected abnormal signals at two sites, and Asuka and Mari went to Site A while Huang Zhetian headed alone to Site B in Special Unit X.
• Black Rei descended in Mark.09 near Site A as Asuka and Mari's units approached.
• Kaworu Nagisa hovered near Nevada and sensed an Angel.

Huang Zhetian fought Kaworu Nagisa at Site B while Asuka and Mari battled Black Rei’s Mark.09 at Site A. The chapter left Huang and Kaworu preparing to continue their fight, while Gendo ordered Black Rei to retreat after her mission was complete.

• Huang Zhetian transformed and attacked Kaworu Nagisa, and the two clashed with their A.T. Fields and powerful blasts.
• Black Rei attacked Asuka and Mari with Mark.09, but the pilots coordinated their counterattacks and briefly restrained it.
• Mark.09 fought back against Unit-02 and Unit-08, using its scythe, laser, and close-range attacks as the two pilots pressed it.
• Huang and Kaworu exchanged attacks until Mass Production Unit-07s struck Huang and drove him into the city; Kaworu proposed they work together, but Huang insisted on fighting first.
• Asuka cut off one of Mark.09’s arms, and Gendo ordered Black Rei to retreat, saying her mission was complete.

WILLE repelled attacks on the Hope and learned that Gendo Ikari was monitoring its progress, while Huang Zhetian spoke with Kaworu Nagisa about stopping Shinji and later shared a hopeful moment with Asuka. The chapter ended with Huang carrying Asuka into the sky as they imagined a future together.

• Mark.09 and the Artificial Angels damaged the Hope's wing, and Asuka reported that its barrier device had been hacked.
• Huang Zhetian and Kaworu Nagisa discussed Gendo Ikari's plans, Shinji Ikari's return, and Kaworu's intended role in Shinji's future.
• Kaworu Nagisa and Black Rei returned toward NERV Headquarters after Kaworu confirmed that their mission had gone well.
• Misato and Ritsuko Akagi concluded that Gendo Ikari was monitoring WILLE's progress and planned three rockets, reinforcements, and an Ark Module of preserved records and biological material.
• At the docks, Huang Zhetian joined Asuka and Mari for crackers, then comforted Asuka and promised to help build the life she wanted.
• Huang Zhetian lifted Asuka into the sky with his A.T. Field, and Asuka overcame her fear to enjoy the view.