Outside the NERV base, the demonstrators' shouting grew louder and louder, and some even clashed physically with the military police guarding the perimeter.
Although the area outside looked chaotic, a closer look revealed that only the people at the very front were actually clashing with the military police, and they accounted for only a small fraction of the crowd.
Some of those in the middle and at the back simply stood there watching.
Most of those who had come to exert pressure were never particularly committed to their position. Some were simply bold, bored people who had come to join the spectacle, and the least committed people at the very back had already begun slipping away.
In fact, if anyone actually compiled the statistics, the number of people in Asian countries who favored handing them over would be far lower than in the West.
Those who wanted to hand over the members of the Zero Guard and Lilith were the sort who could not express an opinion without wanting the whole world to hear it. They only seemed so numerous because of Asia's enormous population.
By contrast, those who had not spoken out were hiding in underground shelters. These humans who chose silence were the true majority.
Under these circumstances, ordinary people had no energy to go out and stir up trouble.
But now, lost and uncertain, they still needed hope.
Inside the NERV base, Yui Ikari finished her speech, bowed slightly to the camera, and stopped the recording.
"Please send this recording to every NERV branch around the world and ask them to do everything they can to spread it."
With that, Yui glanced at her watch and took off the slightly ill-fitting Commander's uniform.
Everyone present had been deeply moved by Yui's speech.
"Miss Yui Ikari, that was