Chapter 150 148. Dreams are the continuation of reality (Part )
When he realized that he had not woken up yet, Shinji Ikari finally understood something.

Everything here is very real, but there is always an inexplicable sense of disharmony. When Shinji Ikari realized that he was in a dream, he understood everything.

At one moment, he thought it was not bad to continue sleeping, after all, the world in this dream was so perfect; at another moment, he remembered the things he had agreed to do in reality, and he couldn’t wait to wake up. I’m afraid that at this moment, outside of the dream, he is still in the body of Unit 0.

But as long as you want to wake up, you can leave at any time.

But for some reason, Shinji Ikari wanted to stay a little longer.

“There’s nothing here.”

The little girl’s expressionless face stared at him, as if she could see what he was thinking. She said in a clear and beautiful voice without any fluctuations:
“What you want to see, the soul of Unit-0, does not exist here.”

Shinji Ikari was surprised by this answer.

Not long ago, the old man Fuyutsuki Kozo told him that the control system of Unit-0 was Rei Ayanami herself. He guessed it was the previous clone, but now that he has gone deep into the interior of Unit-0, it says that it has no “machine soul”.

Completely different facts.

Is anyone lying in this?

“So what are you?” Ikari Shinji asked, just to keep the conversation going.

“It’s just some residual memories of the past that are driving the most basic actions.” While saying this, the little girl was still sitting quietly on the bench, her legs together, her hands on her lower abdomen, sitting in a very ladylike and polite posture.

So, using the light of the setting sun outside the car window, Shinji Ikari looked at the girl again.

Or rather, he was looking at this thing that seemed to be programmed. It was then that he woke up from his dream and noticed more details. The girl in front of him was flashing at a frequency that was difficult to detect with the naked eye, like some kind of slide.

“Why did I come here?”

he asked.

What Shinji Ikari actually wanted to ask was how to get deeper into the EVA body. Even if Unit-00 didn’t have a “machine soul”, it couldn’t be that Unit-01 didn’t have one either, right? As long as he could figure this out, maybe he could communicate with Unit-01.

The little girl said: “Because what you want to see doesn’t exist here.”

…What nonsense are you talking about.

Shinji Ikari wanted to complain, but he soon realized something – the EVA machine that copied the apostles, could it be that it was craving for human souls? So when it encountered a soul without its own “machine soul”, it couldn’t wait to pull it in?
But what about Ayanami?

he asked immediately.

The girl replied, “I don’t know.”

That’s right, what can a memory answer? Ikari Shinji seemed to be trapped in a swamp. He wanted to continue asking questions, but the girl’s answers to his more questions were basically “I don’t know”.

“If you want to stay here, blend in,” she said seductively, “then you can see it.”

Sacrifice yourself?
Just like Unit-01 and Unit-02… Ikari Shinji shook his head.

“That won’t work. Someone is waiting for me.”

“…” The little girl did not show any displeasure at Ikari Shinji’s rejection, just as she had shown from the beginning to the end. At this time, the girl looked into the unknown distance and suddenly said:

“You’re almost waking up.”

“Slower…” Ikari Shinji gave up the idea, “No, forget it if I want to make someone who is worried about me sad.”

The moment he had this thought, the rattling sound of the train finally stopped, and the blurry scenery outside the window returned to the appearance of a normal station, telling him that it was time to get off.

Shinji Ikari was not reluctant to leave.

He stood up and strode to the door, and the train door opened automatically.

Shinji Ikari turned his head and saw that the girl was still sitting on the bench. Assuming that the memory did not lie and the “machine soul” of Unit 0 really did not exist, then even without sacrificing herself, could she still control the EVA?
Ayanami, maybe she is not just a clone.

He returned to the Chicago station.

Night fell. It was already late, and the station was deserted, with only a few guards still snoring. But this time it was a normal train. A special train from Kassel stopped here, and the conductor in a dark green uniform looked over with a flashlight.
“Brother Ikari?”

“it’s me.”

He got on the train at the conductor’s invitation.

The decoration style of the train is very luxurious. After all, it comes from Kassel Academy, which is in line with the positioning of this group of elites. Ikari Shinji sat on the leather sofa in the carriage, looking at the scenery outside the window heading to the destination. He thought to himself that he would wake up after watching the fireworks, after all, it was just a dream…

Just then he suddenly thought of something he hadn’t done yet.

I took out the college’s magnetic card and checked the balance.

The remaining inheritance was so huge that Shinji Ikari took a deep breath and thought to himself that he had saved so much money in the past. After all, he was alone at that time and always wanted to make plans for the future… but he didn’t take anything with him. This was one of the most unfortunate things in life. He couldn’t help but feel a little regretful.

So when he got back to the dormitory, Shinji Ikari immediately ordered a lot of things from the electronic menu in the cafeteria, and the address was sent to his dormitory. From the collection of red wine to the lobster caught from the deep sea to the expensive caviar, as long as he had never eaten it, he would order one portion, like a nouveau riche who suddenly became rich.

After the ordered midnight snack was delivered.

The whole dormitory was filled with the aroma of rich food, and even the refrigerator was full.

Shinji Ikari had just filled half his meal when someone pushed the door open.

My roommate who had just finished hanging out outside was shocked to see this epic banquet. He asked like a groundhog, “Fuck, you went to rob? You’ve never treated me to a midnight snack before. Are you trying to poison me to death because of what happened yesterday?”

“Are you going to eat?”

“eat!”

The senior brother immediately pounced on him like a starving ghost. Looking at his astonishing posture, he was determined to eat enough even if he had to eat all night.

But Shinji Ikari did not follow them. Instead, he chose to sleep after digesting his food.

The dream is collapsing.

Take your time.

The next day he met his junior at the entrance of the college dormitory building.

“Ikari-kun, sorry for the wait.”

Although they said they had been waiting for a long time, in fact, Rei Ayanami was not late, it was just that Shinji Ikari came early. He noticed that the girl had put on light makeup, which made her beauty even more beautiful. The girl dressed up carefully for you. Senior Brother Chu’s chicken soup was right. Sometimes it doesn’t matter what you do, what matters is the person who accompanies you to do these things.

“It looks great.” Ikari Shinji praised sincerely, “In my opinion, the charm value has increased by at least 36%.”

Junior schoolmate Ayanami Rei smiled faintly.

The two boarded a helicopter to Chicago.

They strolled around the city from morning to night, from the Crown Fountain in downtown Chicago to Lake Michigan. This lake had all kinds of legends about water monsters in the past, and it is still famous in the world today. But the two did not have to think about defeating any big boss. In this dream world, there would be no dragon kings or apostles to disturb them.

By the time I had finished looking at the vast lake and saw no small water monster jumping out, it was already dark.

The lights are on all over the city.

From a distance, the high-rise buildings in the central area look like giant monsters emitting light and heat, with their fangs and claws bared. The skyline farther away is hidden in the lights, and the traffic on the viaducts gathers like flowing light bands.

Next it’s time to watch the fireworks.

He started climbing from the foot of the mountain with his schoolmate Ayanami Rei. It was a low mountain, and the two mixed-bloods had just finished a day of shopping, but climbing the mountain was still easy. However, if they didn’t go back now, they would miss the train back to Kassel, but Ayanami didn’t ask anything.

Even in dreams, Rei Ayanami’s personality is very similar to that in reality.

I will not refuse his request and will obey his orders.

The two of them stood on the hill in the dark, looking at the lights of Chicago city in the distance.

“Ikari-kun?”

He pointed to the sky and said, “Look!”

——There is a little light.

Sweeping through the night from bottom to top.

It was as if someone threw molten iron slurry into the sky. In the long Milky Way, from a tiny point of light, it exploded into a magnificent iron tree and silver flowers in a very short moment. Hundreds of silver flowers fell, and the whole mountain was as bright as day.

The silver flower was just a precursor. Fireworks began to fly across the sky. Ikari Shinji had ordered it from the fireworks company yesterday. Someone spent so much money just to create a giant fireworks show as a gift for his beloved girl. Why should he refuse it? These fireworks were like clusters of colorful flowers, scattered in the sky, as gorgeous as stars and blooming like flowers.

…In just a short moment, the dark night sky was transformed into a colorful painting.

What a grand fireworks display.

Shinji Ikari looked up at the meteor shower-like light. He sat on the soft grass, the light of the fireworks illuminated the faces of the two people. He said softly, “We can’t hold such a large fireworks display in Tokyo. We can only ask you to watch the fireworks here for the time being.”

“…Fireworks.”

Her voice beside him was so soft that it sounded like a dream. Ikari Shinji turned his head and saw Rei Ayanami’s profile shining with a faint light under the illumination of the fireworks.

(End of this chapter)