"Oh... what a shame I can't go..." Yui Ikari said regretfully when she learned that her son and the others were throwing Misato a celebration.
"But... bring me some food, okay?" Yui asked Shinji with a grin.
"Okay, Mom..." Shinji was a little speechless. Ever since his mother had come back to life, she had asked him to bring her his cooking every few days. As for why... she was simply craving it...
"By the way, why did that old man suddenly go to Antarctica? Isn't that where Adam exploded?" Zero's spectral form floated out to ask Yui.
"To retrieve a 'divine weapon' for fighting Angels, though it probably wouldn't be much use to you."
Zero thought for a moment, then gave a wry smile. "Oh, true enough. After all, if we're talking about a divine weapon just for fighting Angels, wouldn't that be me...?"
"Unfortunately, Angels clearly aren't the only things humanity has to face now..."
"You're extraterrestrials, yet you fight to protect humans like us..."
"Really... thank you for all your hard work." Yui sat in her chair and sighed.
Zero rubbed his head. "It's nothing. As long as we can protect your future, it's all worth it."
"I'll protect everyone together with Zero, too. We'll stop that plan as well, so don't worry, Mom," Shinji said confidently.
Yui was deeply reassured. Her son had truly grown into a brave young man, but remembering the earlier battles, she still couldn't help worrying:
"No matter what, please be careful every step of the way."
"Um... bring a little extra tonight..."
"I know..."
Thinking about the fusion beasts, Zero let his thoughts wander.
*Just because the father-son relationships in this world are bad too... doesn't mean I have to go through what happened in Geed's world all over again, does