Shinji Ikari, returned from Warhammer

What truly surprised Hikaru Toki was that Shinji Ikari actually came.

After the memorial service, Hikaru nods slightly to Shinji Ikari and says, "Shinji, there's something I want to tell you."

As Hikari Toki pronounced his full name, Shinji Ikari's expression turned serious. At first, Hikari would call him "Ikari-kun" or "Shinji-kun." Later, after they became more familiar, she and Asuka would call him "Shinji," and occasionally she would join her classmates in calling him "Ikari-chan" or "Shinji-kun." It seemed that they were about to discuss something very serious.

However, after Hikari Tōki, her face slightly flushed, whispered a few words in his ear, Shinji Ikari's straight eyebrows twitched slightly, but he didn't say anything. Hikari, however, looked at him with extreme nervousness.

"What are you looking at?" Shinji Ikari asked.

"Say something!" Hikaru asked nervously, kicking Shinji Ikari's shin with some displeasure.

To be honest, Hikari was a little uneasy. Although she thought Shinji Ikari was a responsible man, she couldn't say for sure what the reality would be. The brief silence felt like an eternity.

Just as the light above her head suddenly disappeared, Shinji Ikari, who had treated her like an ordinary classmate for the past few weeks, kissed her lips.

Hikari pursed her lips; after this very ordinary kiss, the panic in her heart dissipated considerably.

"Don't worry, I'll take responsibility, but first, do you have your own thoughts?" Shinji Ikari took her hand and gently brushed the stray hairs from her forehead. "It's okay, it's okay if you haven't thought it through, I'll be by your side."

"My thoughts?" Hikaru Toki asked, somewhat surprised.

“Yes, your thoughts are more important than mine. But I can state my opinion: personally, I still really like children.” Shinji Ikari looked at her with a mischievous grin. “To be honest, I’m still very happy that you were able to tell me this.”

"I'm sorry, I... I don't know, but I also quite like children," Hikaru said softly, somewhat unable to look directly into Shinji Ikari's burning eyes.

"It's okay if you haven't decided yet. Let's go to the hospital first. Have you had any tests done?" Shinji Ikari put his arm around Hikari Toki's shoulder.

"sorry, we do not have that."

"What about the test strips? You don't have any either?"

Shinji Ikari raised an eyebrow, and Hikari, seeing his expression, became somewhat nervous. But then she was pulled into a large embrace, and Shinji noticed her nervousness. After all, for a girl her age, such frankness was already quite admirable.

"It's okay, the test strips at the pharmacy aren't accurate either, let's go to the hospital first." Shinji Ikari held Hikari's small hand. He could feel the sweat on the girl's palm, but they intertwined their fingers even more earnestly.

The abdominal ultrasound showed everything was normal. The delayed period was simply due to stress.

Looking at the results, Hikaru Toki didn't know what he was really feeling—relief, disappointment, and a surge of shame and anger.

All this time I've been so paranoid, tossing and turning and unable to sleep, and even said those things to Shinji Ikari in the cemetery, but it turned out to be just a misunderstanding.

Hikaru thought angrily, "I should have gone to the pharmacy to buy a test strip before confessing to Shinji Ikari."

However, Shinji Ikari seemed completely unconcerned and walked up to Hikaru Toki, saying, "Let's go have dinner first, Class President, we're all hungry."

"Sorry, you go ahead and eat. I have homework to do when I get home." Hikari turned her head and strode towards the hospital exit. She didn't really want to face Shinji Ikari right now. But someone grabbed her wrist from behind. "Just come eat with me. It's awkward for me to eat alone. Please do me the honor."

Meeting Shinji Ikari's gaze, Hikaru Toki felt like he was facing a puppy trying to please him. "It's just a meal, it's nothing," Hikaru thought, instantly convincing himself.

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"So this is it after all," Shinji Ikari thought, gazing at the quiet dream world.

I was standing at the crossroads of a three-lane one-way main road, near the center of the Third New Tokyo. The crossroads intersected with roads running north-south and east-west. If viewed from above, it looked like a giant cross rising from the city, truly a location in the heart of the city.

He had seen this intersection many times, but this time was different because he could now determine the destination of the road directly in front of him.

Directly ahead of the crossroads lies a future world similar to the present one, while to the right of the crossroads seems to be the dream where I'm choking Asuka, and behind to the left of the crossroads lies a strange world filled with EVAs and Rei Ayanami.

As for what lies behind him, he has never dreamed of anything related to it.

“At least one direction is clear.” Shinji Ikari, standing at the crossroads, stroked his chin. “How do we get to the next point?”

I am now merely a projection of a dream here; even if I cross the traffic lights to reach the end of a road, it will be meaningless. Previously, it was through the Dirac Sea within the Night Apostle that He dragged His physical body into the imaginary space, thus achieving the miracle of traversing parallel worlds.

However, Shinji Ikari also had two vague ideas.

First, it imitates the power of the Night Apostle, who maintains a space called the Dirac Sea through his own absolute domain, thereby opening the door to the imaginary space.

Second, find the right object.

From MAGI's Level 4 Secret Quantity Warehouse, Shinji Ikari sees a humanoid life form discovered in 'Golgotha'. It possesses a more mature ability to traverse the Negative Universe than the Night Angels.

The description states that He was originally a life form that appeared at what is now Golgotha, and at the starting point of the Second Impact—Calvary Base—He revealed to the Seele His many abilities, including the ability to continuously traverse both positive and negative universes and to walk freely in space. Such miracles were bestowed upon Him by the recorder with the sacred title "He".

"Golgotha" refers to a place, specifically Calvary. Calvary is English, while Gulg altā`/Golotha is Aramaic. Aramaic was the language used in the later writings of the Old Testament and is considered to be the everyday language of Jews during the time of Jesus Christ. The "Golgotha ​​entity" in the anti-universe might be something like a "projection" of Calvary in the anti-universe.

Therefore, from the description, Shinji Ikari guessed that the other party had the ability to freely travel between the positive and negative universes. In the eyes of the people of SEELE, such a miracle could only be done by God (the Son). Therefore, the prophecy of that humanoid apostle and all the miracles of being in space and surpassing humans were to show them that he was the one who possessed the fruit of life and the fruit of wisdom.

Therefore, the contract was amended.

Shinji Ikari wasn't particularly concerned about the rewritten contract; instead, he was more interested in the being who possessed both the Fruit of Life and the Fruit of Wisdom, who had the appearance and intelligence of a human, and also the authority of an Angel.

Suddenly, as if sensing something, he turned his head and saw a short-haired girl standing motionless on the left side of the intersection, about twenty meters away from him.

The short-haired girl before him was wearing the white summer uniform of the Third New Tokyo Private High School. The girl with short purple hair bore a striking resemblance to Rei Ayanami, but her face was more youthful, while her body appeared more mature, her figure noticeably grown taller beneath the summer uniform. Her long, slender, white feet, which had been calmly etching the rhythm of her journey home, gazed silently at him.

This was the second time Shinji Ikari had seen a human other than himself at this crossroads. The last time was also with a silver-haired high school girl who resembled Rei Ayanami. The girl in front of him was similar to her, but she had short, purple hair that reached her ears, a more mature body, and even curves that shouldn't belong to someone her age.

Shinji Ikari smiled and waved at the other person, but just as he took a step forward, he felt a sudden dizziness. When Shinji opened his eyes again, he was faced with a completely unfamiliar ceiling.

It was a giant, almost one-piece glass panel. The moment I opened my eyes, I saw myself lying in the bedding, and Hikari Horiki sleeping beside me. Her left arm and shoulder were exposed outside the white bedding, and she was facing away from me.

Shinji Ikari moved closer to her, his arms gently encircling her waist on either side. A few seconds later, the girl in his arms let out a soft moan.

"...Hmm, don't do anything rash, Shinji-kun." Hikaru Toki could no longer pretend to be asleep and gently grasped the hand that was moving against his chest.

Even though it wasn't their first time being intimate, Hikari was still easily embarrassed. So, after a hearty meal and drinks the previous night, Shinji Ikari, with a mischievous streak, deliberately chose this love hotel where the ceiling was made of glass mirrors, and even the wall of the bathroom on the left was a full mirror.

It greatly promotes the development of relationships between men and women, allowing both parties to better understand each other.

"Does it still hurt? Let me rub it for you." Shinji Ikari hugged her from behind, resting his chin on her shoulder.

"It's not the first time... Well, it is a bit... Shinji, you've gone too far!" Hikaru turned around angrily, staring intently at Shinji Ikari in front of him, his anger blazing.

However, Shinji Ikari only responded with a kiss.

"I'm not going to talk to you anymore. I have to go to class this morning, so I can't play with you!" Hikaru struggled to get up, but Shinji Ikari grabbed her from behind and hugged her tightly.

"Let me go, Shinji! This is wrong of us! You promised me you wouldn't interfere with my normal life after this is over," Hikaru said with some resentment, but as Shinji moved, her resistance became weaker and weaker, until finally she could only let out a comfortable groan.

“Of course, but it’s not over yet.” Shinji Ikari kissed the other’s trembling lips again. “I will go to morning class with you, but there are still more than two hours until eight o’clock. I want to hug you.”

"Don't take it literally, at least... okay, at least... put it on first!"

"Next time! Maybe next time!"

"Do you want a next time?! You said you wouldn't interfere with my normal life after this!"

Hikaru struggled to sit up, reaching out to touch the safety balloon on the bedside table. But instead, he bit his lip and abruptly stopped moving.

"You'll regret this someday." Hikari turned her head away from the bastard in front of her, unsure whether she was overjoyed or filled with regret. As Shinji Ikari moved, she slowly tightened her embrace around his back until she touched something pressed against his body.

"What is this?" Hikaru Toki asked, puzzled. There seemed to be something like a plaster on Shinji Ikari's lower back.

"Oh, this. I have a bulging disc in my lumbar spine, and the doctor gave me some muscle-strengthening patches." Shinji Ikari lied through his teeth. "I need to keep wearing them for more than a week to get better."

"Shouldn't you be living? Doesn't it hurt a lot to sit like this?" Hikaru stroked his cheek with some concern.

"It's alright, maybe a little, but as long as it's not exposed, it won't have much of an impact," Shinji Ikari said without hesitation.

Hikaru bit his lower lip, then rolled over and pinned Shinji Ikari beneath him. "Fine, you can just lie there. Let me do the work."

143: The Place Where the Soul Lies

After their lovemaking, Hikaru Toki sat on Shinji Ikari's lap, panting softly against his broad chest.

Shinji Ikari wrapped his arms around her waist, feeling her warmth, then mischievously brushed aside her hair and cupped her face in his hands. "Actually, this position makes it easier to get hooked, you know?"

"It's all your fault! I have absolutely no interest in you. I was about to go to class!" Hikaru Toki, who had seemingly entered a state of deep meditation, sat up and questioned Shinji Ikari, placing his hands on Shinji's chest.

"So, do you want to or not?" Shinji Ikari asked.

Hikari's face turned even redder upon hearing this, and she reached out her left hand as if to hit him again. Shinji Ikari's instinctive reaction made him reach out and grab her shoulders, burying his head in her arms. He felt that softness again, which was truly intoxicating. The scholarly air unique to a good student mixed with the girl's milky scent made Shinji's blood rush.

Hikaru Toki let out a soft cry. The intense masculinity of Shinji Ikari and the strange pleasure he brought her by rubbing against her in his arms created a stimulating and ambiguous atmosphere on the soft bed.

But time was truly running out, and Hikaru's rationality quickly prevailed. Shinji Ikari, however, wanted to stall until it was completely too late.

Just like what some guys often say, "It's okay, I'll take you there," "Come up and sit down," or "I just want to hug you," they just want to lower the girl's boundaries and drag things out to an irreversible situation, making the girl think that "what's the use of trying?"

Hikari, however, was unaware of Shinji Ikari's sinister intentions. But her instincts as a top student and class representative made her struggle to get up. "It's already seven o'clock, it's almost time."

"It's still early, just wave and it'll be there in twenty minutes."

“That’s you. You thought about what if there’s a traffic jam, what if you can’t get someone to call you, what if it takes time to get ready, so you’re always late…” Hikaru said as she got off the bed. In this respect, Shinji Ikari, a professional latecomer, had no credibility at all. “Also, help me find my clothes and socks. What are you doing!”

"You're going to school dressed like this?" Shinji Ikari carried her to the bathroom. "At least take a shower first; you smell like me."

"Damn it! This is the last time! From now on, we're going to sever all ties!" Hikaru swore angrily.

She made up her mind that after taking a shower, she would only be a classmate and would never listen to Shinji Ikari's sweet talk again.

In the end, he still dawdled and arrived at school right on time.

Asuka looked at Hikari, who had arrived at her seat just minutes before class started, with some surprise. She watched as Hikari hurriedly hung her handbag on the desk next to her and took out the textbook, notes, and class roster she needed for the first class. Curious, Asuka leaned over and asked, "Why are you so rushed today? Did you oversleep and get late?"

"That's about it. I'll take Nozomi to school first today, so I'll be a little late." Hikaru smiled somewhat awkwardly. "Plus, there was some traffic on the way."

As he put down his textbook, Hikaru Toki, who had just sat back down, suddenly stood up abruptly like a startled rabbit.

Asuka looked at her friend with some surprise until she saw Mr. Takahashi pass by the classroom door. It turned out that the teacher had arrived.

But for some reason, looking at Hikaru covering his buttocks, Asuka frowned slightly, feeling as if she had seen this scene somewhere before.

By the way, where's that idiot Shinji?

Shinji Ikari entered through the back door after a class had finished, which surprised everyone slightly.

Contrary to what Hikaru Toki claimed, Shinji Ikari was not late or left early. On the contrary, he was quite disciplined, but he also liked to disregard the rules. For example, if he was going to class, he would definitely arrive on time, but if he felt like it, he would skip the whole morning.

This is the first time I've come back after playing one session like this.

Shinji Ikari had English and history lessons in the morning, until around noon when his phone received a text message. It was a notification that his scheduled medical check-up with the health department had finally been arranged.

[At 2 PM, please go to the office of Research Section 1, Development Department, Second District. Everything is ready. It's okay if it's your first time here; MAGI will guide you. — Ritsuko Akagi]

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Hakone Ward 2 is the most confidential area, even within Hakone Ward 23, which involves numerous secrets. Members below Class C are not allowed to approach it without permission.