"Actually, I'm not worried about your synchronization rate being too high anymore," Ritsuko Akagi said. "If anything, I think you're a little too self-centered."
She and Shinji Ikari had just finished training and were heading toward the elevators.
To be honest, she had been training Shinji Ikari for half a month, yet she had seen no sign of him losing his sense of self.
But with a synchronization rate that high, if Shinji Ikari wasn't adapting to the EVA, then the EVA could only be adapting to him.
"You're busy with work." Shinji Ikari looked at Ritsuko Akagi, who had been holding her tablet the whole time. "How far has the research on the Womb Angel progressed?"
"We've completed the dissection, leaving only the core and skeleton. There was no sign of flesh regenerating during the latest experiment, which means we've located the S2 Engine."
Without looking up, Ritsuko Akagi followed Shinji Ikari into the elevator.
"We're analyzing the S2 Engine's circuit structure. I'm afraid we won't be able to manufacture one artificially anytime soon. The Technical Department is considering whether to conduct transplant experiments."
"Have you looked into Dr. Katsuragi's research?" Shinji Ikari suddenly asked. After pressing the button for a higher floor, he moved beside Ritsuko Akagi.
"Dr. Katsuragi? Misato's father?" Taken aback, Ritsuko Akagi raised her head and looked at him in surprise.
"The official explanation for Second Impact fifteen years ago was that a meteorite struck Antarctica, causing a geological anomaly. In reality, the Antarctic research expedition led by Dr. Katsuragi accidentally awakened Adam during a contact experiment, triggering the impact."
As he listened to Ritsuko Akagi's explanation, Shinji Ikari glanced at the elevator's floor indicator.
"Dr. Katsuragi proposed that the S2 Engine was the core of the Angels' infinite energy and A.T. Fields. He tried