The Collection of The End

——2015.12.3——

Nerv staff dormitory, 401.

Ah...I recognize this ceiling...it doesn't seem to be stuffed under the floor...

Shinji Ikari opened his eyes and stared at the ceiling covered with square incandescent lights one meter long.

Although I always thought it was natural that Ayanami Rei's room was completely white, it was a little bit... when I finally discovered that it was actually achieved using the principle of a shadowless lamp...

No, this is only natural. What's the point of using Eve's power to improve your living environment?

If you think about it carefully, she has never shown any strength that is beyond the norm. Among other things, injuries caused by the machine running wild during training are unavoidable.

Well, wait a minute, when did I develop the strong awareness of Rei Ayanami? In addition to possessing a lot of confidential information, having a very clear understanding of the nature of the world, having a 50% synchronization rate with any organism, and seemingly being able to read minds, has she really done anything "invincible"?

If she didn't actually have any special abilities, then if little Ayanami was choked by the crazy red-haired aunt before and she didn't show up... would she die?

When I was talking to my "past dad", the personal pronoun "she" didn't refer to the same person at all?

In this case, combined with the sentence "even if he dies, there will be a replacement"... "the father in the past" actually created more than one Ayanami? That's why he didn't care when the "present Ayanami" proposed to take away little Ayanami.

Oh, by the way, being able to freeze space and take yourself back to the future can be said to be "invincible".

Since he has woken up now, then this moment should be the time after "Future Kirishima's real name" threw him into the past, then Ayanami——

Huh...hiss...

At this moment, Shinji Ikari heard a slight breath coming from beside him.

This voice seems a bit familiar, isn't it...

He tilted his head slightly stiffly, and unexpectedly but not too unexpectedly saw... Rei Ayanami's sleeping face.

The situation at this time was that Shinji Ikari was sleeping peacefully on the quilt on the ground, while Rei Ayanami was lying on his side less than an arm's length away from him.

She was wearing a loose hospital gown with blue and white vertical stripes, her hands folded and placed under her face as a pillow, her eyes closed, her expression calm and peaceful, and she was breathing softly as her body rose and fell slightly. Looks quite weak.

No, this is the normal state. Putting aside the apostle incarnation and being able to create the third impact, she is just a girl of the same age as herself.

Combined with the fact that she was not present for the activation test of Kirishima's real name, she must have already known what happened to her on that day. After she was involved in the rift in time and space, she spent a lot of effort to establish contact with the "past limbs" and then arrange It was so good to freeze, and finally let the time loop establish, and finally fell asleep from exhaustion.

Huh...hiss...

With the thin breathing, Ayanami Rei's smooth hanging blue hair fluttered gently, and the thin lips with almost no blood color were also opening and closing slightly unconsciously.

Shinji Ikari forgot what he originally wanted to do and stared blankly at her porcelain-like white face.

It seems that I have never seen Ayanami like this...

She always looks like she has everything under control. No matter whether she stares at her with those red eyes that seem to see through everything, or she explains something expressionlessly, it is difficult for people to pay attention. Her own appearance.

Is it so cute?

This look is even cuter than the blushing Ayanami I saw in the "Illusion"...

Shinji Ikari's eyes were firmly attracted by Ayanami's slightly opened thin lips, and he unconsciously began to move his body closer to her.

No, wait, stop it, what are you thinking?

If you mess around, you'll be slapped to death by Unit 1, right?

But she said it herself, you can fall in love and you can get married, right?

Stop, stop, forget the information integration mind body, is that guy still reading?

With the character of that guy who likes to stir up trouble, he must be shouting in Ayanami's ears that he is going to do something bad.

But, can this in turn prove that Ayanami clearly knew what she wanted to do, but she didn't object and was just pretending to sleep?

Huh? Yes, that seems to be the case.

More than that, did you forget that she can read minds? It was completely impossible to say that she was completely unaware of this kind of psychological activity that was so intense that she was almost quarreling with herself.

In other words, she likes me too!

This situation is basically an illusion.

Then come up with a counter argument, why is she still sleeping?

Tsk... It's reasonable and well-founded, and it can't be refuted.

OK, rush forward bravely!

Blah blah blah – I still have questions.

Come on, there is no such store after passing this village.

Are you really sure you want to do this? If you have a girlfriend who can read minds, your love will be discovered immediately, right?

Then he was crushed to death by Unit 1.

Why is it based on the premise of being flirtatious? And Unit 1 is so busy!

Are you serious? Are there any men who are careless? Look at Kaji Ryoji, it’s not enough to have Misato-san and Ritsuko-san. Recently, he went to flirt with Maya Ibuki.

But Ibuki seems to like Ritsuko-san?

Don't go off topic! Now is not the time to think about the emotional entanglements of those uncles and aunts!

In short...I am different! Once you get a girlfriend, you'll be there for the rest of your life!

Really? Do you think about Asuka? Kirishima's real name? Why do I feel like they all like me?

Asuka forgets it, but Kirishima simply couldn't be more obvious.

That's right, she seems to be the type who will forgive you even for your troubles.

Don't try to shake my will!

Although there was only an arm's length distance between the two, Shinji Ikari kept struggling in his heart, and various thoughts kept fighting, almost splitting his personality. In just a few minutes, it seemed like a century had passed. In the end, Ayanami's subtle breathing brought him to life. The air flow hit his face and helped him make up his mind.

According to previous guesses, Ayanami has long been aware of her actions, and she is also very aware of the mess of thoughts she just had. If she gave up just now, wouldn't it make her look very unattractive?

Although you are talking nonsense, there is some truth in it, and I won’t stop you.

Anyway, if we are going to die together, Unit 1 will pinch me!

asshole! I don’t want to die yet. If Ayanami wants to kill you, please give up all dignity and beg her for forgiveness.

We’ve reached this point, there’s no way we’re going to give up!

Can't escape, can't escape, can't escape, can't escape!

His heartbeat, which was already accelerating, became like a drum.

Click.

Before Shinji Ikari moved his face closer and stared at Rei Ayanami's lips to prepare what to do, the door to the dormitory was opened.

"Did I disturb you?"

Rei Ayanami, wearing school uniform, stood at the door and said.

"..." Shinji Ikari looked at Rei Ayanami, the school uniform at the door, and then at Rei Ayanami, the hospital uniform in front of him.

Cardiopulmonary arrest.