Chapter 539: The Troublesome Shinji Ikari

The light of the oil lamp was swallowed up by the dark passage, and Shinji Ikari could only see the flickering light on Dulan's waist, struggling in the darkness like fireflies. Suddenly the young man seemed to understand the loneliness of Dulan's life in the last days.

The sewer could not lead to the lowest level. It could only allow the two of them to stop at the abandoned elevator entrance. Climb down from the elevator passage and you will reach a half-collapsed corridor. Carefully walking through the corridor, reaching the end where the light shines, a breeze brings a comforting feeling to the exposed skin.

Shinji Ikari was shocked. Their location was only about forty meters down, and there was still a long way to go. The scenery in front of them was beautiful. The edge of the pothole reflected the blue sky like a mirror. They were now like people walking on the blue sky.

Iron plates are inlaid on the cliff of the mirror, stretching all the way to the bottom as far as the eye can see.

"Let's go." Dulan extinguished the oil lamp and continued to lead the way.

Because it was too high, and the gaps between the iron plates were so unobstructed that he could see the underground clouds and mist through the middle, Shinji Ikari was afraid of heights.

Dulan didn't rush him but didn't help him. He just stopped and waited for the boy every time he walked a certain distance.

Shinji Ikari was a little embarrassed, "I'm sorry, Mr. Du, I'm so useless."

"It's okay. When faced with fear, there is no reason to defeat it immediately, otherwise it would not be called fear." Duran seemed to suddenly transform into a philosopher. In this movie version, anyone who speaks directly is not up to par, and they are too embarrassed to go out and tell people that they have met Eva.

I don't know why, but Shinji Ikari thinks what Duran said makes sense.

Continuing to walk, no matter how long it took, Shinji Ikari was already out of breath, and finally he could put his feet on the ground again. He actually completed this difficult task without anyone's help. Looking back, he still had a small sense of accomplishment.

There is nothing special underground. They are all facilities with abandoned neurons. There are bicycles that were used before, bicycles and bicycles.

"This place is quite big. We can ride faster." Duran picked two bikes that could still be ridden. This kind of car has solid tires, so you don’t have to worry about running out of air. “Can you ride a bicycle?”

"Will do."

"That's good."

It was Dulan who led the way, and the two of them were not very fast. Because the chain has not been oiled for a long time, there is still a slight creaking sound when riding, which echoes in the underground space.

"That..." Shinji Ikari seemed to have something to say.

"If you have anything to say, tell me." Duran said.

"Yes, I want to ask Mr. Duran why you came down here?" After coming down, Shinji Ikari remembered that it was completely unreasonable for Duran to spend so much time coming down. It was both dangerous and useless.

Dulan replied, "Because I want to look at the sky from different places. When I know that I am alone in the world, I like to look at the sky. You know, the sky over the sea is wider and bluer, and the sky over the mountains is broader and bluer." The sky becomes very dreamy when there is fog. The sky in the city is really empty. I have never seen the sky underground, so I came down.”

"Mr. Du, what do you think the sky here is like?" Shinji Ikari looked up, waiting for Dulan's answer. He looked at the sky, which was blue and beautiful.

But the answer Duran gave was beyond Shinji Ikari's expectation, "The sky here is full of lies."

"Sir...why?" Shinji Ikari didn't know why Duran said that.

"Because this sky is just a small piece of sky shown to you by the huge hole. Outside this range, you don't know if there are white clouds passing by or raindrops falling. What you see is always just the hole. To you, Dishonest Sky.”

Shinji Ikari understood somewhat, it was similar to the story of the frog in the well. But Mr. Duran is really a learned man. At his age, he still cannot fully understand what Duran said, so he can only ignore it.

"We're here!" Duran stopped his bicycle and put his feet on the ground. "This is where I found you."

Shinji Ikari's movements suddenly became faster, and in a few steps he came to the cockpit that was alone in a building on the roadside. He also didn't think about how he could have lived for fourteen years without the A.T position.

Unfortunately, no matter how fast the young man moves, he is destined to be unable to find Ling Boli inside.

"Ling Boli——" the boy shouted, but found nothing but a Walkman, "Ling Boli——"

The voice echoed, but there was no response.

"I said, there is no one else. There is no third person in this world. My condolences." Du Lan's words were more like daggers, which broke Shinji Ikari's heart. Thinking that he failed to save Ling Boli, He felt that it was a mistake for him to live, and his whole body turned into a gloomy gray.

"Young man? Young man?" Du Lan knew that Shinji Ikari was a bit autistic and gloomy, but he didn't expect that he would change so quickly.

Put play first and educate problem teenagers. Dulan also has his own method. Seeing how Shinji Ikari's eyes glowed when he went underground, we knew that he lacked self-identity and cared unusually about other people's opinions. At the same time, he was also a passive person who did not know how to self-reflect and improve. He could only let others take one step. Push forward step by step. Probably only Ling Boli would let him take the initiative to pursue her.

If Shinji Ikari's character is not changed, he will eventually be used as a prop.

Duran's actions finally attracted Ikari Shinji. Duran picked up a few parts from a pile of rubble and tinkered with them to make a usable prop. Now he made a hand-cranked flashlight, "Boy, is your sadness gone?"

"Mr. Du, you are really great." Although Ikari Shinji was in a low mood, he still pretended to be a good boy.

"It's just a toy to kill time." Duran put the prop on the ground and stepped on it hard, destroying the work he had just completed.

"..." Ikari Shinji was shocked, "Mr. you?"

"Shinji, someone said that the value of the existence of all things is that one day all things will return to nothingness. From birth to destruction, having a beginning and an end can be said to be a complete life. Do you think it's right?" Duran didn't expect Ikari Shinji to understand. In fact, for such a problem boy, reasoning doesn't make sense. The most practical method is still inducement.

Ikari Shinji didn't speak because he knew that Duran hadn't finished speaking.

As expected, Duran continued, "Young man, it's time to tell you the truth."

Ikari Shinji opened his eyes wide and waited for Duran to continue.

"In fact, the cause of the end of the world is you. It was you who caused the Third Impact and destroyed the entire world and killed everyone." Duran spoke slowly, but every word pushed Ikari Shinji down the bottomless cliff.

First hit Ikari Shinji, then talk back, and finally bribe him. This should have a good effect. It would be best to make a turn and completely ruin Ikari Shinji.

There was another silence. Ikari Shinji fell on the ruins, muttering Rei Ayanami's name in a low voice.

"Many people died. Are you just thinking about your Rei Ayanami?" Duran said calmly, "Humanity has completed a cycle from birth to destruction. I don't blame you. I just think you should know the truth. It's just that as expected, you can't accept it. Do you blame me?"

"..." He was completely out of spirit and turned a deaf ear to Duran's words.

So such a protagonist is annoying and lifeless. Duran encountered an unprecedented challenge, but difficulty is fun. Education, a protagonist who seems to be owed by the whole world, can show Duran's ability.

So Duran pulled Ikari Shinji to go deeper, where there are intact neuron facilities, it seems that some tricks are needed.

Along the way, Duran felt like he was pulling a dead pig, and it seemed that Ikari Shinji was completely trapped in self-blame.

It's too early to blame yourself now, Duran has arranged a good show.

At this time, everything was captured by the camera, but only Ikari Shinji appeared on the screen without Duran's shadow.

Sending people to look for it again, but Ikari Shinji is completely nowhere to be found. Ikari Shinji and others appeared on the screen, but there was no intersection, as if they were in two completely different dimensions.

"Gendou?"

Ikari Gendou changed into a pair of sci-fi-like strip glasses that looked like cosplay of Laser Eyes, but he didn't speak. Because of what happened, he couldn't sort out his emotions now.

His son suddenly appeared here, and seemed to be influenced by an invisible force. "Send Kaworu Nagisa over there." He hoped that the power of the apostles could help him find his son, which was also an indispensable key to the human completion plan.

"Got it."