Book 9: The Rebellious Apostle Chapter 27: Speaking Straight
The death of the fourth angel, the Day Angel, made the entire NERV tremble with fear. No one could believe their eyes, mainly because the scene was so horrifying.
Even if Emiya took action, it wouldn't be so terrifying.
After all, Emiya did not break the AT force field at the time, but used some way of manipulating space to jump through the AT force field, thus defeating the apostle.
But now, this woman named Hephaestus easily cut through the AT force field and killed the apostle.
This is no longer something humans can do.
Akagi Ritsuko couldn't help but say, "Isn't this really a god?"
Ikari Gendo remained silent. He had read the Dead Sea Scrolls.
Billions of years ago, Adam hit the earth, causing the first impact. Later, the sages recorded this story and wrote the Dead Sea Scrolls, accepting the origin and return of Adam, Lilith, and mankind.
So in Gendo Ikari's eyes, the real gods should be Adam and Lilith.
Rather than a woman named Hephaestus.
There is no such record in the Dead Sea Scrolls at all, but this is also what makes him confused. Since there is no record at all in the Dead Sea Scrolls, then what is the story behind this person named Hephaestus?
What about that man named Emiya, and what about the dragon beside him?
Ikari Gendō had no idea about this.
However, he has had some guesses these days. If the Dead Sea Scrolls do not have any records about these things, then it means that these three men and women are most likely not from Earth.
Perhaps they, like Adam and Lilith, came from outer space and recently landed on Earth.
Although this situation is somewhat unbelievable, if we think carefully about the origins of Adam and Lilith, it seems that this unbelievable situation is not impossible to understand.
Of course, this is just a guess after all. Without sufficient evidence, he has no way to prove it and can only make an assumption.
In addition to this, Ikari Gendō has another guess, or it can be said to be a hypothesis... This group of people did not come from outer space, but from another world.
This assumption is even more absurd than the other party coming from outer space, but that guy named Emiya can control space, and in a sense he may really be able to cross the world.
But unfortunately, this speculation, like the previous one, has no sufficient evidence to prove it and is just a hypothesis.
However, there is no doubt that their existence or appearance has caused great trouble to Ikari Gendō, because Ikari Gendō is completely unsure of what impact these people will have on his plans.
At this moment, Ikari Gendō developed murderous intentions towards these mysterious guys.
But Ikari Gendō quickly calmed down, because Hephaestus was too powerful, and killing an apostle was as easy as killing a chicken or a dog.
Then, dealing with EVA should be a piece of cake.
In that case, does NERV have any ability to kill the opponent?
The first thing that Gendo Ikari thought of was of course the Spear of Longinus. He knew the origin of this thing very well.
According to the Dead Sea Scrolls, a long time ago, a certain race or civilization planted a seed of life, which grew into the Tree of Life.
The Tree of Life continued to grow, and finally when it reached the top, two lives were born. They were the ancestors of all the apostles and humans in this world...Adam and Lilith.
The Tree of Life withered after giving birth to Adam and Lilith.
The withered part turned into the current Spear of Longinus, which can ignore the AT force field and easily kill the apostles.
Therefore, Ikari Gendō was very confident that if he used the Spear of Longinus, he might be able to cause huge damage to the guy named Hephaestus.
Because the destructive power of the Spear of Longinus is unquestionable. After all, even Adam cannot withstand such an attack.
But the problem is that although the Spear of Longinus is powerful, it only works if it can hit the opponent.
No matter how you look at it, the woman named Hephaestus is not easy to lock on, and it is not easy to hit her with the Spear of Longinus.
And what's worse is that the enemy is not just one person.
Even if the Spear of Longinus can hit Hephaestus, what will happen to Emiya? Will the other party go berserk and kill all of them?
Ikari Gendo is unwilling to die before achieving his goal.
Therefore, after some thought, Ikari Gendō had to give up his plan to attack this group of people with the Spear of Longinus and could only adopt a gentler method.
Let's send a few people over to test the other party's origins and purpose first.
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On the other hand, after killing the fourth angel, the Day Angel, Hephaestus dragged his body back, intending to use the apostle's body to create a new weapon.
Both Hanayusai Shoko and Medea were very interested in this.
So the three women had a heated discussion and research around the corpse.
Emiya was not interested in this, after all, this was not his area of expertise, so he let the three women do their best. However, although he did not participate, he was very interested in seeing a powerful weapon being born from the hands of the three women.
Although the process is a bit boring, fortunately, Emiya has a chat group, where he can chat and gossip in the group while witnessing the actions of the three women.
After a day of discussion, the three women had come up with a good idea.
They planned to use the body of the fourth angel to create a mecha. This was something that Emiya had not expected. It seemed that the three women were quite creative and actually wanted to turn the angel into a mecha.
This is not impossible, not to mention it is quite possible.
The three women are all practical people. After finalizing the plan, the next thing they need is materials. But this is even simpler. With Emiya around, he can provide the three women with sufficient materials.
So after Hephaestus made a list, Emiya spent a lot of mental energy to make these materials and handed them to Hephaestus.
Hephaestus counted the materials, nodded with satisfaction, patted Emiya's shoulder and said, "Go and have a rest."
Emiya did not refute. Making so many materials in one go did consume a lot of his mental energy. He should take a rest. So he lay down on the sofa, posing like Ge You, and took out his cell phone.
He logged into the chat group and chatted in the group while waiting for his mental strength to recover.
At this moment, there was a knock on the door of their temporary residence.
When Emiya opened the door, he saw the woman he had met last time standing at the door... Katsuragi Misato.
"It's you again." Emiya didn't even try to hide the disgust on his face, "What do you want from me?"
When Misato Katsuragi saw the frown on Emiya's face, a vein appeared on her forehead, but she repeatedly reminded herself that the man in front of her was a pervert and she could never beat him, so she suppressed the anger in her heart.
"Mr. Emiya, I actually came here today because I want to discuss something with you."
"Discuss? I have nothing to discuss with you NERV."
Emiya shook his head. He did not have any good feelings towards this organization at all. Although the people below did not know what this organization was all about, the people above, including Ikari Gendo and that Seele were not good people.
Seeing that Emiya was so reluctant, Misato Katsuragi became more and more annoyed and wanted to just leave. She didn't want to serve such a person anymore, but when she thought of the order given to her by Gendō Ikari, she finally compromised.
"Mr. Emiya, we are really sincere this time and want to talk to you sincerely. I hope you can calm down and not reject our kindness."
"Good intentions?" Emiya looked at Misato Katsuragi with a half-smile, "Maybe you have good intentions, but the NERV behind you doesn't have good intentions."
Misato Katsuragi asked seriously, "Mr. Emiya, do you have any misunderstandings about us at NERV?"
"Misunderstanding, no no no, I don't have any misunderstandings about you NERV."
"But you seem to be targeting us at NERV all the time."
"You are wrong, Miss Katsuragi Misato. I am not targeting you. I just look down on you NERV. Or rather, I look down on that old silver coin Ikari Gendo."
NERV headquarters.
Everyone gathered together and observed Emiya's every move through the micro camera and eavesdropping device carried on Misato Katsuragi's chest.
When everyone heard the words "I look down on that old silver coin Ikari Gendō!", many people secretly shifted their gaze to Ikari Gendō.
Commander-in-Chief Ikari Gendo sat in his seat, maintaining his usual posture. When he heard Emiya scolding him, his expression did not change at all.
Many people secretly sighed that he was worthy of being the commander-in-chief because he was able to keep his composure.
At the same time, the conversation between Misato Katsuragi and Emiya continues.
Misato Katsuragi laughed dryly and said, "Mr. Emiya is really straightforward."
"I'm not being straightforward. I can also say things in a roundabout way. If I had always been so straightforward, I would have been beaten to death and I wouldn't have grown up this big." Emiya said calmly, "It's just that I don't need to beat around the bush when talking to you. After all, even if my words are harsh, you can't beat me, right?"
Katsuragi Misato: …
"Okay, let's end today's conversation here. I have nothing to discuss with you NERV. Please go." Emiya waved his hand, trying to drive him away.
But Katsuragi Misato was unwilling to leave in such a dejected manner. "Mr. Emiya, if I want to talk to you on my own behalf, not on behalf of NERV, I wonder if you are willing."
Emiya thought about it and decided not to refuse since he had nothing to do anyway.
"Since you represent an individual, come in."
Having said that, he opened the door.
Misato Katsuragi was a little surprised. She didn't expect that the other party would agree to her casual remark. It seemed that he hated NERV more than she thought. Why was that?
Misato Katsuragi walked in from outside with a look of deep doubt.
