"Okay, sure. Which world have you been to recently? Would you like to tell me?" Asuka asked.

"I went to a world with monsters and became the Grim Reaper to give the evildoers a little punishment."

After a quick wash, Asuka started eating breakfast.

The two of them finished eating everything.

"Let me comb your hair." Yamabuki Hanajin took the wooden comb and gently combed Asuka's hair, and Asuka couldn't help but yawn again.

Why are you dressed as a maid today?

“Not just a maid, look at my big tail.” Yamabuki Hanajin proudly showed off her tail.

Asuka:OxO

Why does it have a tail?

"Because I am a dragon today. By the way, would you like to try what my tail meat tastes like?" Yamabuki Hanajin suddenly thought of a delicacy.

We still don't know what Thor's tail meat tastes like.

"Absolutely not! That thing looks really weird! I don't want to eat your tail!" Asuka yelled.

By this time, her hair had been combed and was styled into pigtails as usual.

"By the way, didn't you have a counseling session at 7 a.m.? It's already 6:58 a.m., why are you so relaxed?" Yamabuki Hanajin asked.

"Psychological counseling?" Asuka was completely confused. She had no idea what psychological counseling was. When she checked her phone, she saw more than a dozen missed calls, all answered by Misato Katsuragi.

Moreover, all of these missed calls occurred after midnight.

"Seriously, who would call someone at midnight to tell them about work? I was already asleep at nine!" Asuka complained.

Another minute passed while she was complaining.

Yamabuki Hanajin covered her mouth and chuckled to herself.

"You're still laughing? If you knew, why didn't you wake me up sooner?"

"I can't help it, my daughter's sleeping face is just too cute, I can't bear to."

"What do we do now? Misato will definitely nag us."

“My lovely daughter, if you don’t want to be late for work, come ride me.”

Chapter 156: Riding a Maid to Work!

A gigantic dragon shadow streaked across the sky above the city.

However, due to the magic that "blocks cognition," no one can see it at all.

Asuka lay on the back of Yamabuki Hanajin, looking down at the entire city from her vantage point; this was what she was protecting.

"Hold on tight, we're about to descend." Yamabuki Hanajin landed vertically and smoothly at NERV headquarters.

It was just past seven o'clock.

When Yamabuki Hanajin overcame her cognitive impairment, the staff next to her were almost scared to death. A mythical dragon suddenly appeared beside them. This was too exciting so early in the morning!

Shinji Ikari and Rei Ayanami had already arrived. Misato Katsuragi had thought Asuka would be late, but she arrived riding a dragon instead.

"Isn't this entrance a little too flashy?" Misato Katsuragi said with a sigh.

As for who this dragon is, Misato Katsuragi already has a guess in her mind.

"Miri, why are you calling me at midnight? Don't you know that sleep is very important for minors?" Asuka preemptively retorted, directly shutting down Misato's words.

"Yes, yes, I understand, my lady." Misato Katsuragi sighed from the side.

Being able to get a full eight hours of sleep is such a blessing.

I'm not only getting less than eight hours of sleep, but I'm also suffering from insomnia. Sometimes I can't sleep at all all night. Should I see a psychologist?

Shinji Ikari appears gentle on the surface, but in reality, he has the most serious psychological problems, and this psychological counseling session is mainly aimed at him.

Yamabuki Hanajin transformed from her dragon form into a dragon maid, gave Asuka a princess carry, and gently placed her on the ground.

Ayanami Rei saw Yamabuki Hanajin, and a flicker of emotion appeared in her eyes.

"Alright, now that all three of you are here, let's begin the psychological counseling." Misato Katsuragi looked at Shinji Ikari with great concern.

Asuka seems to have grown a lot recently.

No longer as childish as before.

She even proactively helps Shinji Ikari and Rei Ayanami during training.

But Shinji Ikari kept his heart closed off.

No one can get in.

At this moment, the psychologist they had invited arrived. She was a very gentle female psychologist who looked to be in her early thirties, with blonde hair, glasses, and two dimples on her face when she smiled, making her quite cute.

“Dr. Jenny, you’ve finally arrived.” Misato Katsuragi gently grasped Dr. Jenny’s hand.

This is a very famous psychologist in Germany, and it takes a long time to make an appointment. This time, Misato Katsuragi really went to great lengths for Shinji Ikari.

“What three lovely children. Who shall we begin?” Dr. Jenny looked at the three of them with a smile, but her gaze finally settled on Yamabuki Hanajin.

"Are maids so common in Japan? I can't believe I actually saw a live maid." Jenny exclaimed in surprise.

“She’s a complete anomaly, you don’t need to worry about her at all. The people you’re tutoring are these three kids. The long hours of intense combat and training have left them mentally exhausted. I’m counting on you this time,” Misato Katsuragi said.

Jenny looked at the three children with a smile: "Who's coming first?"

"I'll go first, I have to go to class later." Asuka volunteered.

The two entered the room next door.

Jenny smiled and said, "Don't be so nervous."

"Can we start the tutoring now?"

“Of course, we can start anytime. I have a questionnaire here for you to fill out. Please answer truthfully. After you finish, I can get a general understanding of your current mental state.” Dr. Jenny handed over a psychological survey.

The questions above all seem relatively easy.

For example: Have you been feeling particularly tired lately?

Have you recently experienced violent impulses?

Have you been experiencing sexual urges lately?

"Hey, hey, hey!" Asuka's face turned slightly red.

Is this really a proper psychologist asking a 14-year-old girl such a question?

“Don’t be shy. Everyone has physiological needs. Sexual activity can relieve stress to some extent,” Jenny smiled. “Of course, if you feel it involves your privacy, you can choose not to answer.”

Asuka quickly finished filling out the survey.

“I have read your information. You have suffered severe psychological trauma. People like this are often very fragile and even have low self-esteem.”

"So what? What's past is past," Asuka said calmly.

Indeed, her past life was a torment for her.

The parents divorced, the mother went insane, and eventually the mother committed suicide.

This series of fatal blows would affect any normal person.

But when did I start to gradually forget what happened in the past?

I remember now, it all started when I met that bastard.

Yamabuki Hana Ashes.

That jerk seemed incredibly unreliable and would do some eccentric things from time to time, but the two of them were happy together. It's just a pity that this jerk didn't have enough time in this world.

"Very good. You are mentally healthy now, and you must maintain this state." Dr. Jenny was very satisfied: "It seems you have found a reason to live."

"Hmm. Can I leave now?"

"Anytime is fine. Call the next person in."

The second person to come in was Rei Ayanami.

The process is exactly the same, but Rei Ayanami's situation is completely different from Asuka's.

It felt like stuffing human knowledge into a doll and then letting that doll live in the real world.

Rei Ayanami doesn't even have a normal personality, so these psychological tests are meaningless to her.

Before Dr. Jenny arrived, she already had a general understanding of the three people's situations.

“I think I understand your situation. You're feeling lost and insecure, like a lone boat on the ocean. That's why you crave family, longing for blood relatives. I understand. So, for the next month, find a very important person, thing, or hobby, and work towards that goal. If you like someone, try to love them; if you like something, try to possess it; if you have a hobby, develop it in that direction.”

"Life is like a kite. It needs something to hold onto in order to fly higher. Without that string to support it, it may be freer, but it will also fall quickly. I don't know if you can understand what I'm saying..."

"I understand."

“That’s good. Your condition is bad, but it’s not serious enough to cause any trouble. You can leave now and tell the next person to come in,” Dr. Jenny said.

Rei Ayanami left and called Shinji Ikari in.

The boy silently lowered his head, feeling terrified in front of the psychologist.

This time, the doctor didn't make him fill out a form, but instead asked him directly, "Shinji Ikari, do you still have anyone important in this world?"

Chapter 157: Those who don't seem to be going crazy are actually already crazy.

"Shinji Ikari, do you still have anyone important in this world?" Dr. Jenny asked.

Shinji Ikari initially wanted to answer that there were important people around him, but upon closer reflection, he wondered if these people were truly important.

Although Ms. Katsuragi Misato is living with him temporarily, their relationship is more like that of a manager and a managed person.

Although Asuka and Rei Ayanami were both important comrades-in-arms, he had almost no contact with them in his daily life.

At first, I wanted my father's praise, but now he's dead.

He had no memory of his mother, and didn't even have a single photograph of her.

Shinji Ikari felt as if he was the only person left in the world; no one cared about him, and no one liked him.

Everyone who approaches me has a purpose, simply because they can pilot EVA.

I am just a tool in the eyes of these people.

Even if you successfully pilot an EVA to defeat the Angels, no one will praise you, your classmates will distance themselves from you, and the staff at NERV will rarely speak to you.

Every battle leaves me wounded; I was just discharged from the hospital not long ago, and I never want to experience that excruciating pain again. I fought with my life on the line, so why did no one even glance at me? Shouldn't I be a hero? Why do I only receive curses? If I lose, I will die! If I lose, all of humanity will be wiped out! Why must such a heavy burden be placed on my shoulders? There are clearly so many people more capable than me!

The heavier the burden in his heart, the less Shinji Ikari wanted to interact with outsiders. The less he interacted with outsiders, the more severe his mental exhaustion became. The more severe his mental exhaustion became, the heavier his psychological burden became, creating a perfect deadlock and an endless vicious cycle.

Dr. Jenny looked troubled.

Self-confidence is a very important emotion; a person without self-confidence cannot succeed.

If you don't even believe in yourself, how can others possibly acknowledge you?

Shinji Ikari is currently in this situation. To help him climb out of this quagmire, he must regain his confidence.

"help me!"

Shinji Ikari suddenly said in a low voice, and Dr. Jenny frowned.

"Someone, please save me! I can't hold on any longer!"

Dr. Jenny calmly said, "Shinji Ikari, no one can save you."

Shinji Ikari looked up slightly at Dr. Jenny: "Why?"

“If you don’t even want to save yourself, how can anyone else possibly save you? Shinji, no one can help you in your current situation; you can only save yourself.” Dr. Jenny offered him a way out.

Unbeknownst to them, Shinji Ikari's eyes had suddenly become unusually fierce.

Suddenly, Shinji Ikari lunged forward, his hands gripping Dr. Jenny's throat tightly. By the time Dr. Jenny reacted, it was too late; a pitiful scream escaped her throat.

She knew that what she had just said must have provoked Shinji Ikari, someone who longed to be saved, and suddenly told him: You are beyond saving.

It would be strange if he didn't go crazy, but Jenny never expected Shinji Ikari to be so extreme!

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