Gendo Ikari held his hands fixed in front of his mouth, admiring the Black King Joe on the screen.
"If we weren't short on both technology and time, I wouldn't want to combine it with an EVA, either."
"With our current resources and technology, even copying the Special Airborne Armors from that world would be no easy task."
Yui Ikari looked through the files on the other EVAs. "So, have any other EVAs caught your eye?"
Gendo Ikari remained motionless. "Apart from Unit 8, which I'm fairly satisfied with, none of the others really fit the bill..."
"But Unit 8 won't get here anytime soon. By the time it arrives, we'll have even less time to modify it..."
Even Gendo Ikari felt a little troubled.
There was nothing he could do. This world's technology simply lagged behind that of Z's world. Even with the technical knowledge, building Special Airborne Armors from scratch would still take considerable time and effort.
"If something does happen to Unit-03, just as we predicted..."
Smack! The words had barely left his mouth when Yui Ikari struck him hard on the head with a rolled-up stack of documents.
Yui Ikari was furious. "Could you hope for something good for once? Shinji is over there handling security today!"
Yui Ikari raised the paper roll, ready to hit Gendo Ikari again.
"I'm sorry, Yui!" Gendo Ikari apologized as he dodged.
Meanwhile, at the second testing facility in Matsushiro, Unit-03 was awaiting its test.
"Three hundred minutes until Unit-03's activation test!"
"No issues with the main power supply!"
"No abnormalities in secondary cell apoptosis!"
Unit-03 was undergoing its acceptance inspection, its body looking pitch-black in the sunlight.
A number of large trucks drove over and waited for orders.
"Cooling systems in all sections are normal!"
"Left-arm restraint lock secured!"