Chapter Summaries

Mari piloted provisional Unit-05 to destroy the escaping Third Angel, surviving the unit’s self-destruction in its Entry Plug. In Tokyo-3, Huang Zhetian reunited with Asuka as Shinji and Gendo Ikari visited Yui Ikari’s grave together.

• Mari activated provisional Unit-05 and intercepted the Third Angel as it escaped Bethany Base.
• After Unit-05’s lower body was severed, Mari destroyed the Third Angel’s core, and the unit self-destructed as she escaped in the Entry Plug.
• Misato spoke with Huang Zhetian about Asuka’s arrival, and he went to the airport with Ritsuko Akagi to meet her.
• Asuka hugged Huang Zhetian, gave him a handmade pocket watch, and rode with him toward NERV Headquarters.
• Shinji Ikari and Gendo Ikari visited Yui Ikari’s grave and spoke with unusual care toward one another.

Shinji Ikari visited his mother's grave with Gendo and asked whether his father was proud of him, while Unit-02 and Huang Zhetian's Special Unit defeated the Seventh Angel together. Asuka joined the group at NERV, and Kaji arrived carrying the Key of Nebuchadnezzar as part of a covert mission.

• Gendo Ikari told Shinji that Yui's grave was empty, and Shinji asked whether Gendo had ever been proud of him before they parted.
• Asuka and Huang Zhetian launched Unit-02 and the Special Unit to fight the Seventh Angel, the Rain Angel, while Misato rushed to bring Shinji to the battlefield.
• Asuka and Huang Zhetian combined their attacks, and Huang Zhetian pierced the Angel's core with his spear, destroying it.
• Asuka introduced herself as Unit-02's pilot, criticized Rei and Shinji, and then agreed to let Shinji off after Huang Zhetian spoke to her.
• Huang Zhetian invited Kensuke and Suzuhara to a meal, while Misato reminded him that he was cooking that night.
• Kaji arrived at the airport with a military briefcase and prepared to sabotage Bethany Base, destroy its live sample, halt Unit-05 development, and steal the Key of Nebuchadnezzar.

Huang Zhetian and the others encountered Ryoji Kaji, who delivered the Key of Nebuchadnezzar to Gendo Ikari, while Asuka moved into Misato’s home and grew closer to Huang Zhetian. The chapter ended with Shinji unable to reach his father and Huang Zhetian reviewing a clone reward as he planned how to intervene in the coming events.

• Huang Zhetian recognized Ryoji Kaji on the subway and suspected his briefcase held important information; Kaji later delivered the Key of Nebuchadnezzar to Gendo Ikari at NERV Headquarters.
• Kaji reunited with Ritsuko Akagi, and Misato arrived, became jealous, and left after announcing Asuka’s transfer arrangements.
• Asuka moved into Misato’s home, where she complained about the rooms and privately wondered whether Huang Zhetian would stay by her side.
• Rei swallowed a capsule alone in her quiet, ruined apartment, while Misato, Asuka, Shinji Ikari, and Huang Zhetian shared dinner at Misato’s house.
• Shinji Ikari called Gendo Ikari but received no answer, and Huang Zhetian checked his reward for defeating the Seventh Angel: a ten-minute clone with his full strength.

Misato, Huang Zhetian, Shinji, and their classmates visited the marine research institute, where they saw restored sea life and shared lunch. Meanwhile, Gendo and Fuyutsuki observed Unit-06 under construction at the lunar base before Kaworu appeared in space and called Gendo “Father.”

• Misato insisted Asuka join the school outing, while Huang Zhetian challenged her to keep trying to beat his game record.
• At the space station, Gendo explained that Unit-06 was being built differently, and he and Fuyutsuki discussed SELLE’s plans and NERV’s scenario.
• Kaworu appeared seated on Unit-06’s finger in outer space, turned toward Gendo, and called him “Father.”
• Kaji led Huang Zhetian, Shinji, Rei, Asuka, Kensuke, and Suzuhara through the institute’s cleaning procedures, and they admired its preserved marine life.
• Rei told Shinji that the fish could survive only in their tank, adding, “Just like me,” and Shinji sensed her exhaustion and helplessness.
• During lunch, Shinji gave Rei a vegetarian meal, Asuka ate it after Rei declined, and Asuka promised to cook Huang Zhetian a meal as a surprise.

Misato ordered a desperate operation to stop the Eighth Angel from striking NERV Headquarters, sending all four EVAs to intercept it as its trajectory changed. Huang Zhetian reached the landing point first and prepared to attack while Shinji raced to join him.

• Kozo Fuyutsuki and Gendo Ikari discussed the scarred Earth, while Kaji took Shinji Ikari and Huang Zhetian to see the restored blue sea and explained Misato's painful connection to Second Impact.
• NERV detected the Eighth Angel and calculated that its impact would destroy Tokyo-3, so Misato evacuated civilians and took command while Gendo could not be contacted.
• Misato proposed that all four EVAs catch the Angel together, and Huang Zhetian took a roaming position near its expected landing point so he could attack it directly.
• The four pilots launched as the Eighth Angel changed its trajectory and accelerated, forcing Misato to create a new route for Shinji's Unit-01.
• Huang Zhetian reached the revised landing point and shared his coordinates while Shinji raced toward him; Huang watched the Angel unfold its wings and prepared to kill it.

Huang Zhetian, Shinji Ikari, Rei, and Asuka defeated the Eighth Angel, though the battle destroyed all four EVAs and devastated Tokyo-3. Asuka sought comfort from Huang Zhetian, while Gendo Ikari made plans for Unit-03 and the coming ritual, leaving Huang Zhetian slated to pilot the new unit.

• Huang Zhetian used Palm Thunder to paralyze the Eighth Angel, allowing Asuka and Rei to destroy its core, but the Angel’s explosion flooded Tokyo-3 with blood and damaged all four EVAs.
• Misato reported the losses to Gendo Ikari, who praised Shinji Ikari; Shinji took his father’s words as a sign of approval.
• Asuka entered Huang Zhetian’s room and asked whether she was useless, and he encouraged her before explaining that he fought to give the story a happy ending.
• Gendo Ikari and Kozo Fuyutsuki discussed the coming ritual, the arrival of Unit-03, and freezing the Special Unit instead of Unit-02.
• Gendo planned for Huang Zhetian to pilot Unit-03, then be sealed when the Script ended, while also arranging to replicate the Unit-02 Pilot and seal her soul.

Huang Zhetian cooked for Asuka and watched Rei Ayanami grow closer to Shinji Ikari, while Gendo Ikari agreed to join them for a meal after Rei asked him. After NERV's tests and discussion of EVA repairs, Mari Makinami Illustrious parachuted onto the school rooftop, where she sparred with Huang Zhetian and left him and Shinji with a secret encounter.

• Huang Zhetian brought Asuka a homemade lunch, and Hikari Horaki joined her while Shinji Ikari gave Rei Ayanami another meal.
• Rei Ayanami reflected on thanking Shinji and Gendo Ikari, then Gendo invited her to eat with him and agreed to join Shinji and the others next time.
• NERV tested the pilots and discussed the shortage of parts delaying Unit-00's repairs.
• Mari Makinami Illustrious parachuted onto the school rooftop, and Huang Zhetian caught her before she introduced herself.
• Mari sniffed Shinji Ikari and Huang Zhetian, then sparred with Huang Zhetian and used a gun to make him let her kiss his neck.
• Huang Zhetian took the gun from Mari, agreed that they would keep the encounter secret, and told Shinji Ikari she was on their side.

Rei prepared a handmade invitation and learned to cook, while Asuka practiced cooking a meal for Huang Zhetian. After EVA Unit-04 and Branch 2 were destroyed, EVA Unit-03 was sent toward Japan as Huang Zhetian and Mari sensed that trouble was approaching.

• Kaji invited Shinji Ikari and Huang Zhetian to his melon patch, where he asked them to protect Katsuragi and Huang Zhetian promised to keep her safe while he was around.
• Rei greeted her classmates, showed Shinji Ikari her bandaged fingers, and Misato and Ritsuko Akagi discussed the handmade invitations she had given them.
• Asuka practiced cooking for Huang Zhetian and learned that Rei planned a meal to bring Commander Ikari and Shinji Ikari closer together.
• NERV learned that EVA Unit-04 and Branch 2 had been destroyed in an explosion, while Kaji questioned whether the disaster was truly an accident.
• North American NERV sent EVA Unit-03 toward NERV Headquarters in Japan aboard an armed transport aircraft, which approached a bank of storm clouds.
• Huang Zhetian, Shinji Ikari, Suzuhara, and Kensuke spent time together after school and discussed Unit-03's arrival, while Huang Zhetian and Mari independently watched the birds and wondered if events were about to begin.

Gendo Ikari accepted Unit-03 under SELLE’s pressure, and Huang Zhetian was chosen to test-pilot it while his Special Unit was sealed away. As the dangerous test approached, Huang upgraded his cloning skill and exchanged heartfelt calls with Rei and Asuka, who was preparing a surprise for his return.

• SELLE pressured Gendo Ikari to accept Unit-03 and reminded him to follow its Script, while he ordered the Special Unit frozen and Unit-01 awakened.
• Ritsuko Akagi told Huang Zhetian that he would test-pilot Unit-03, and he spoke with Rei about Shinji Ikari, Asuka, and the burdens facing the pilots.
• Misato confirmed Huang Zhetian as Unit-03’s test pilot to Kaji, while Asuka planned to cook him a surprise dinner after the test.
• Huang Zhetian combined a Skill Upgrade Card with his Cloning Technique and gained an upgraded skill that let him control a clone at unlimited range.
• Rei asked Ritsuko Akagi to pass Huang Zhetian her thanks, and Asuka told him she would be waiting with a surprise after his test.
• Shinji Ikari learned that Toji’s sister was being discharged from the hospital, then Kensuke teased him about Rei’s dinner invitation.

During Unit-03’s activation test, an Angel infected the EVA and engulfed the Matsushiro Testing Site in an explosion, leaving Huang Zhetian trapped inside. Asuka and Shinji fought the Ninth Angel to rescue him, and the chapter ended as Huang began to fight back from within.

• Ritsuko Akagi arrived at the Matsushiro Testing Site while Asuka called Misato and then Huang Zhetian, sharing her feelings and asking him to keep his promise to come home.
• An Angel attacked Huang inside Unit-03’s Entry Plug, and the infection overwhelmed the test site in a massive blast.
• Gendo Ikari ordered Unit-03 designated the Ninth Angel and sent Unit-01 and Unit-02 to intercept it; Asuka and Shinji discovered Huang was trapped in the exposed Entry Plug.
• Asuka and Shinji attacked the Ninth Angel, but it overpowered both EVAs and began contaminating Unit-01 while Asuka struggled to reach Huang without damaging the Entry Plug.
• Huang decided to fight back from inside Unit-03, weakening the Ninth Angel’s grip long enough for Shinji to kick it away.

The Dummy System took control of Unit-01 and fought Unit-03, which Huang Zhetian still controlled, until both units were incapacitated. Believing Huang Zhetian might be dead, Shinji rejected his father's orders and decided to confront Gendo before giving up piloting; Asuka survived and was taken for treatment.

• The Ninth Angel contaminated Asuka and disabled Unit-02, then attacked Unit-01 as Shinji refused to fight Huang Zhetian.
• Gendo ordered the Dummy System to take control of Unit-01, which attacked Huang Zhetian’s Unit-03 while Huang tried to stall until it ran out of power.
• Unit-01 pierced Unit-03’s chest before its power failed, and Shinji learned that Huang’s fate was unknown and cried with relief when told the Entry Plug might be intact.
• Shinji decided he would confront Gendo for forcing him to attack Huang and would never pilot an EVA again.
• Misato woke after the explosion and cried when Kaji told her that Unit-01 had dealt with Huang as an Angel and his survival was unknown.
• The Medical Team took Asuka to Headquarters for treatment of the Angel contamination in her left eye.

After Shinji Ikari rampaged with Unit-01 in protest over Gendo Ikari’s order, NERV subdued him and detained him. Shinji refused to pilot again and left NERV, while Gendo ordered his records erased and Unit-01 switched to the Dummy System; Asuka grieved for Huang Zhetian as he remained isolated for treatment.

• Shinji Ikari used Unit-01 to damage Headquarters, accusing the adults of double standards and declaring that Gendo Ikari had nearly forced him to kill Huang Zhetian.
• Gendo Ikari activated Unit-01’s direct-control circuit, knocking Shinji unconscious, and Shinji relived his isolation and anger toward his father in a mental space.
• NERV kept Huang Zhetian isolated as a possible Angel-contamination risk, while Shinji was taken into custody.
• Gendo Ikari interrogated Shinji, who said he would never pilot an EVA again and defended his refusal to kill a friend; Shinji then left the office.
• Gendo Ikari ordered Shinji’s records erased and Unit-01 operated with the Dummy System, while Rei retrieved Shinji’s Walkman from the trash.
• Asuka read Huang Zhetian’s scheduled text message, mourned him, and vowed to kill every Angel she encountered.

Shinji Ikari left Misato’s home and boarded a train out of Tokyo-3 just as the Tenth Angel attacked NERV Headquarters. As Unit-02 and Mari’s Special Unit prepared to fight, Huang Zhetian’s clone awakened and set out to find Shinji.

• Shinji refused Misato’s Walkman and pleas to stay, then left for the train station without asking about Rei or Huang Zhetian.
• The Tenth Angel breached Tokyo-3’s defenses and devastated NERV Headquarters with its attacks, while Shinji’s train was diverted to an evacuation route.
• Misato ordered the EVAs deployed, and Asuka prepared Unit-02 to fight alongside Mari, who piloted the Special Unit despite communications difficulties.
• Asuka and Mari established contact and prepared to confront the Angel as it broke through into the Underground City.
• Huang Zhetian’s clone emerged from the medical pod, took the Special Unit X Summoner, and planned to meet Shinji without revealing his identity.

Mari and Asuka activated their EVAs’ special modes to fight the Power Angel, but Unit-02 was badly damaged and Asuka was left struggling to continue. Mari gathered the Special Unit’s remaining energy for a decisive attack as NERV prepared Unit-00 and an N² Missile, while Huang Zhetian approached Shinji in the shelter.

• Mari and Asuka’s EVAs were overwhelmed by the Power Angel, while Unit-01 rejected the Dummy System and Gendo Ikari left the Command Room.
• Mari activated Divine Mode in the Special Unit, and Asuka endured severe pain to transform Unit-02 into Ferocious Beast Mode.
• The transformed EVAs attacked the Power Angel, but it wounded Unit-02, severed one of its arms, and left Asuka badly injured.
• Asuka refused to retreat despite her injuries, while Mari gathered the Special Unit’s remaining energy for a powerful strike.
• NERV prepared Unit-00 and an N² Missile for transport to the surface, while Huang Zhetian approached Shinji Ikari in the shelter.

Mari, Asuka, and Rei fought the Power Angel, but Rei sacrificed Unit-00 in an N² Missile explosion that exposed the Angel’s core without defeating it. Huang Zhetian encouraged Shinji Ikari to face the crisis, and as Shinji left to confront the Angel, Huang transformed into the upgraded Special Unit X to hold it back.

• Mari and Asuka attacked the Power Angel with the Special Unit’s beam and Unit-02’s assault, but both EVAs were defeated after the Angel countered.
• Rei charged the Power Angel with an N² Missile, and Mari helped Unit-00 break through its A.T. Field before Rei pushed the Special Unit clear and detonated the missile.
• The explosion destroyed Unit-00 and exposed the Power Angel’s core, while the Angel survived and later absorbed Unit-00 and its pilot.
• In a shelter, Huang Zhetian spoke with Shinji Ikari about his guilt and urged him to stay true to himself; Mari then carried them outside in the damaged Special Unit.
• After seeing the Power Angel’s destruction, Shinji left the Special Unit’s palm, and Huang called after him and promised to hold the Angel back.
• Huang activated the Special Unit X Summoner and transformed into the upgraded Special Unit.

Huang Zhetian’s Special Unit X weakened the Power Angel until Shinji Ikari returned and activated Unit-01, but the Angel wounded Unit-01 after its power ran out. Unit-01 awakened in response to Shinji’s desperate demand to get Rei back; the chapter then ended with an author’s note about leaving home to find a place to rent.

• The Power Angel absorbed Unit-00 and Rei, while Huang Zhetian arrived in Special Unit X and fought the Angel to give Shinji Ikari time to reach NERV Headquarters.
• Shinji reached Unit-01’s hangar and asked to pilot it, and Gendo Ikari allowed the activation as Shinji identified himself as Unit-01’s pilot.
• Unit-01 attacked the weakened Power Angel, but ran out of power before Shinji could free Rei, and the Angel severed Unit-01’s hands and pierced its chest.
• Unit-01 rose again as its eyes glowed scarlet, and Shinji demanded that the Power Angel give Rei back.
• The author said they were leaving home to look for a shared rental after conflict with their mother and thanked readers who had supported them.

Shinji Ikari awakened Unit-01 and rescued Rei, triggering Third Impact before Kaworu Nagisa stopped it with Unit-06. Afterward, Huang Zhetian agreed to assist Misato, while Gendo Ikari and Kozo Fuyutsuki began planning their next moves and summoned Huang and Kaji to join them.

• Shinji Ikari drove Unit-01 to defeat the Power Angel and entered its core to rescue Rei, whose soul returned to him in a Walkman before she was reborn beside him.
• Unit-01 opened Guf's Door and began Third Impact, threatening to destroy humanity as Ritsuko Akagi explained the consequences.
• Kaworu Nagisa arrived in Unit-06 and pierced Unit-01's core with a spear, closing Guf's Door and halting Third Impact.
• Huang Zhetian agreed to help Misato independently, then used Special Unit X to recover Unit-02 and assist with the damaged Special Unit.
• Gendo Ikari and Kozo Fuyutsuki discussed their plans, while Kaworu said NERV Headquarters had been abandoned and Unit-01 would be frozen.
• Gendo Ikari invited Huang Zhetian and Ryoji Kaji to meet with them.

Huang Zhetian’s clone, posing as the Angel Apocalypse, infiltrated NERV and gained Gendo Ikari’s trust while NERV’s leaders planned their next moves. As factions maneuvered around the contaminated headquarters, Kaji prepared Misato for coming upheaval and quietly helped cover up Apocalypse’s fabricated identity.

• Huang Zhetian’s clone introduced himself as Apocalypse, demonstrated his A.T. Field and ability to control NERV’s electronics, and joined NERV under Gendo Ikari’s authority.
• Gendo Ikari and Kozo Fuyutsuki discussed evacuating NERV, sealing the Central Dogma Area, and combining the sealing operation with another ritual involving Unit-06.
• Kaji warned Misato that NERV and New Tokyo-3 would soon be abandoned, told her to preserve Headquarters’ records, and urged her to take command of Mari and Asuka.
• Asuka learned that her left-eye injury could only be suppressed, and Mari told her about Unit-01 and Special Unit X after Asuka asked about her piloting.
• Gendo Ikari reviewed a falsified report linking Apocalypse to SELLE and considered investigating or disposing of him, unaware that Kaji had altered the documents at Huang Zhetian’s request.
• Kaji watched his plans unfold and hoped the person he was waiting for would arrive in time.

Huang Zhetian upgraded his Clone Skill and planned how to use his two bodies as the next Impact approached. As Gendo Ikari prepared for a covert transition and Kaji made plans for WILLE, Huang decided to keep his original body asleep and let his clone take its place in the coming events.

• Huang Zhetian bought another Skill Upgrade Card, a Modification Card, and a Mecha-Driving Clone skill, then upgraded his Clone Skill so his soul could move freely between two bodies.
• Gendo Ikari and Kozo Fuyutsuki ordered Kaji and Kaworu Nagisa to manage NERV Headquarters while they left under the pretext of an inspection tour, and Gendo gave Kaji supreme command.
• Kaji told Huang Zhetian that he planned to tell Misato the secrets he had uncovered and confirmed that his new organization would be called WILLE.
• Gendo Ikari and the secret conference members discussed restarting the Zero Plan, producing Mass Production Units at Bethany Base, preparing four keys to Antarctica, and sending Unit-01 into space before the ritual.
• Huang Zhetian chose to keep his original body asleep and use his clone in its place during key events, leaving his future role dependent on what Gendo Ikari did with the original body.

Gendo Ikari left for Bethany Base with Unit-01, and the Twelfth Angel possessed Mark.06 and began Third Impact at NERV Headquarters. Kaji revealed NERV and SEELE’s plans, led the survivors to the Wunder Warship, and flew to aid Huang Zhetian as the impact continued.

• Gendo Ikari and Kozo Fuyutsuki departed for Bethany Base after arranging for Unit-06 to remain outside NERV Headquarters.
• The Twelfth Angel possessed Mark.06, entered the Central Dogma Area, and reached Lilith while Kaworu Nagisa lost his connection to Unit-06.
• Kaji told the Command Room that Gendo Ikari had turned NERV and SEELE into tools for his plans, then showed them evidence of the Human Instrumentality Project.
• Huang Zhetian piloted Special Unit X against Unit-06, but the Spear of Cassius deflected his attack as Third Impact began and the Black Moon rose.
• Kaji led Misato, Ritsuko Akagi, and the survivors to the Wunder Warship, entrusted Wille to Misato, and flew toward the Central Dogma Area.
• Special Unit X pinned Unit-06 to Lilith with the Spear of Longinus, and Kaji arrived in an aircraft with a mechanical claw while Huang Zhetian wondered why Kaworu Nagisa had not intervened.