"Are you Shinji Ikari?

I am Chu Xuan.”

On May 6, in the empty third new Tokyo train station, Chu Xuan, with reflective glasses, finally met Shinji Ikari, the third eligible person with a small face.

"Ah, I, I am... Hello."

Seeing Chu Xuan's expressionless cold and hard face, Shinji Ikari immediately agreed uneasyly, and then bowed 90 degrees to Chu Xuan.

"Hello.

The situation is urgent now, we need to rush back to the base as soon as possible and come with me."

Chu Xuan said to Shinji Ikari in a smooth and unabashed voice as always, then immediately took the luggage bag in his hand, turned around and walked out of the station.

His behavior made Shinji Ikari breathe a little relieved, but his cowardly personality made the 14-year-old boy unable to enjoy the bag-carrying service of Chu Xuan, who looked like a "second generation of power", as if he was a "second generation of power", so he hurriedly chased him.

——Of course, this has nothing to do with him not knowing that his father's position is higher than the officer in front of him, but it has to do with his life experience of living under someone else's roof.

"I, I can do it myself, there is no need to bother..."

Although Shinji Ikari said this, Chu Xuan Street was extremely fast, so he could only keep up with it. Before he could finish his words, Chu Xuan had already opened the rear door of a very high-end, atmospheric and high-end six-wheeled Hummer SUV and put his luggage in.

"Give me the luggage on my back."

“Yes, yes…”

Under Chu Xuan's strong command with an extremely cold and hard tone, Shinji Ikari quickly handed over the green backpack behind him to the other party, not even daring to have a single objection.

In the green schoolbag, which is very old-fashioned and even a bit too avant-garde, there is an old tape-type wire-controlled walkman, which is a relatively important thing for Shinji Ikari.

But now even if you worry that it will break due to emergency brakes or other accidents, Shinji Ikari can only watch Chu Xuan put his schoolbag on the ground in the rear compartment.

Tell me what I want in front of a tall and cold person like Chu Xuan... Shinji Ikari, who is thinner than a boy of the same age, can't do it at all.

Absolutely, absolutely impossible!

"Hait your seat belt and be careful not to bite your tongue."

When Shinji Ikari quickly entered the front car like Chu Xuan, the thunderous and decisive officer who came to greet him, he suddenly heard such a warning. Although Shinji Ikari's brain had not yet reacted to why he did this, his body had subconsciously obeyed the orders.

Not even half a minute after buckled the seat belt, Shinji Ikari, who was in the passenger seat, understood why the seemingly ruthless officer around him made such a warning. However, in the midst of the city's rush that seriously violated traffic regulations, he always gritted his teeth and had no idea of ​​opening his mouth.

"beep--!

The gate is about to close, please be careful... Start departing now.

This train is a special C-22 train, directly to G-33, and does not stop on the way..."

Until the six-wheeled Hummer stopped on a secret train like an escalator and began to move diagonally downward. Shinji Ikari kept beating violently along the way. His heart, as if it would fly out of his mouth when it was next beating, finally calmed down.

"call……"

Naoji Ikari leaned against the overly comfortable seat and let out a big breath. Although his hand was still tightly clenched into a fist and could not be opened for a moment, this did not hinder the joy in his heart that would have survived the disaster.

This young man has never been so close to death. He has never felt that "living" is so beautiful.

"Shiji Ikari, you are about to go to a non-public organization directly under the United Nations, the secret service agency NERV, and your father and I work for this agency."

"Rumbling..."

When the C-22 special train was moving towards the G-33 area in a slow and fast manner, Chu Xuan, who had never opened his mouth since he got on the train, immediately seized the time to make necessary explanations to Shinji Ikari.

However, just as he started his words, a dull vibration came from above, and there was a slight vibration, but the sound and vibration gave people the feeling that it was not an earthquake, but like a heavy object landing on the ground.

But... what a huge heavy object does it take to land to cause such a big shock! Could it be a huge robot like Gundam?

Shinji Ikari, who had just listened to Chu Xuan's explanation in a daze, raised his head and looked at the roof of the Hummer and thought a little absent-mindedly.

He also plays "Super Robot Wars" and other things, but he doesn't just play as he wants because he is fostered by his irresponsible father at his relative's house.

Because he was strictly required by his relatives' elders, he could only enter the game cabin for a few hours every weekend. In addition to "Super Robot Wars", there were very few other virtual reality games installed in his game cabin.

It is precisely because of this that the level of operating robots can only be said to be sloppy. Shinji Ikari has never had much interest in virtual reality games. He spent more time on the walkman and cello practice, but this made his life look much more "healthy and upward" than those students who are addicted to games all day long.

"Shiji Ikari, focus on listening to me."

"Yes, yes! Sorry!"

A dull voice that made people forget after hearing it for three seconds pulled back Shinji Ikari's unconscious mind that began to dissipate. He mistakenly regarded the voice as the teacher's voice and immediately subconsciously wanted to stand up, but his body was firmly bound to the seat by the safety belt.

"Ah...yes, sorry, please continue."

Shinji Ikari, who finally came back to his senses, quickly shrank his neck and carefully glanced at Chu Xuan, who had been sternly poker face, and always paid attention to his expression.

This is one of the necessary survival skills for the weak. Not only the weak, but also the weak, Ikari Shinji has undoubtedly practiced the level of this skill very high.

"This information is something you must know before entering this base, please take it and read it.

Now all you need to read immediately is the first chapter. In addition, you should pay attention to confidentiality. Don’t take the things you see at the base to talk about, and try not to take out information with a certain level of confidentiality in front of others."

Chu Xuan handed a document with the words "Extremely Secret" printed on the cover to Shinji Ikari, who was quite nervous and frightened, and then stopped talking. Shinji Ikari could only bow his head obediently to read the content designated by Chu Xuan.

Just over a minute later, Shinji Ikari raised his head again, looked at Chu Xuan's expressionless poker face with cowardly eyes, and said with a slight trembling voice:

"Look, I've finished reading."

Chu Xuan, who had his glasses reflected, nodded slightly, and then said to Shinji Ikari in a calm tone:

"Then, let's see outside the window first."

"?"

Shinji Ikari turned his head and looked out the car window with some clues, and his eyes immediately lit up.

"Ah...so amazing! It's really an underground city!"

Outside the window, the environment around the "special train" like an escalator is no longer a metal passage with a very science fiction color, but an underground city with a more science fiction color!

This underground void, which is not known to be natural or artificial, has mountains, water, and buildings, as is the ground. The huge underground lake shines under the light of some yellow artificial light sources; many buildings are hanging down from the "ceiling" of the underground city, with the center high and the surroundings low, as if it has turned the city on the ground, making people feel a speechless shock.

The "special train" like an escalator is currently driving in the air in the air. In addition to the track where Shinji Ikari is located, there are several long tracks in the air, which look a bit like wires or clotheslines that are pulled horizontally inside.

"Yes, this is the headquarters of the nerv, the fortress of humanity to confront the apostles.

It's also the place you need to protect next."
Chapter completed!