Chapter 516 The Eighteenth Apostle (Original)

However, for ACG enthusiasts, for Lin Qingshan's fans and viewers.

They are not even happy for a moment that Qingshan will "participate" in the creation of the plot of "Jujutsu Kaisen". What is coming next is...

The 25th episode of "Neon Genesis Evangelion"!

Regardless of whether the 25th episode of "Neon Genesis Evangelion" is the finale or the penultimate episode.

For the audience, it is all the same.

Because some people have discovered that... In fact, the penultimate episode of Lin Qingshan's half-year series is usually the real finale.

For example, the two series of the "Fate" series, "Fate Zero" and "Fate Stay Night", which aired the penultimate episode not long ago, are both the last episodes, which is actually irrelevant.

But the penultimate episode is often the climax of the plot.

For example, the penultimate episode of "Fate Zero" is Kiritsugu's command seal to let Saber release the Sword of Promised Victory and destroy the Holy Grail.

Another example is "Fate Stay Night". In the penultimate episode last week, Shirou used his infinite swordsmanship to cut off Gilgamesh's right hand and sent him back to the Throne of Heroes.

If you want to continue looking up, the same is true for "Kill! Akame ga Mikoto". In the penultimate episode, the protagonist Tatsumi fought against the strongest imperial weapon, the Supreme Throne, driven by the young emperor of the empire, and died in the end.

Compared with the finale of the finale between Esdeath and Akame, the plot of that episode was the most climax and the most exciting.

In short, the 25th episode of "Neon Genesis Evangelion" aired this week, even if it is not the finale, is definitely the most climax.

So the audience is looking forward to what the plot of the 25th episode of "Neon Genesis Evangelion" updated at 12 am will be.

Lin Shengjie is also one of the audiences who are looking forward to the plot of the 25th episode of "Neon Genesis Evangelion" tonight, or the students in their class who like to watch animation are one of them.

As one of the two most popular anime series in recent times, "Neon Genesis Evangelion" and "Fate Stay Night" are always discussed.

Especially they are both works by the famous cartoonist Qingshan.

Lin Qingshan has been worshipped by both the government and the public recently, so he has now become a celebrity effect.

In other words, watching and liking his works has become a trend, a mainstream trend.

Just like in Lin Qingshan's previous life, boys around the 21st century liked "Neon Genesis Evangelion" and "Dragon Ball", while girls liked "Sailor Moon", "Cardcaptor Sakura" and "Prince of Tennis".

Around 15 years ago, it became that boys liked "Ghoul" and "Attack on Titan", while girls liked "Seraph of the End" and many otome anime series.

Different times plus the celebrity effect will produce different effects.

Even in a certain era, the reputation of contemporary cartoonists is louder than that of previous cartoonists.

For example, comic fans nowadays may seldom watch the masterpiece "Black Jack", a masterpiece by Tezuka Osamu, but choose more new comic works in recent years.

Lin Qingshan is the hottest star in the eyes of comic fans and ACG enthusiasts nowadays!

So in Lin Shengjie's school, Lin Qingshan's two original dramas "Neon Genesis Evangelion" and "Fate Stay Night" have been discussed recently.

Especially since "Fate Stay Night" has come to an end last week, there is nothing to talk about.

Neon Genesis Evangelion, which still has a lot of suspense and plot, has become the main topic of students.

Just after class, Wang Xueqian, a close friend, ran to Lin Shengjie's desk.

Another close friend Li Wenfan also came to Lin Shengjie when he saw this.

The main reason is that they were separated by the class teacher because they were too talkative.

The key is that the academic performance of the three of them is not bad, otherwise they would be left and right guards or thrown to the back of the classroom.

So the class teacher could only choose to separate them to "all over the world".

But they still couldn't help but gather together as soon as the class was over, and then they started talking about the plot of the 25th episode of "Neon Genesis Evangelion" tonight.

"...By the way, is Kaworu Nagisa the last apostle or something? Then who will fight tonight and in the finale?"

Li Wenfan asked curiously.

"Could it be... that Adam has revived?"

Wang Xueqin guessed, "Isn't the apostle on the cross Adam, but Lilith? Where is Adam? It must be behind the scenes to manipulate the apostles to attack humans!"

"I don't think it's possible..."

Lin Shengjie frowned and said, "Adam... Kaworu Nagisa seems to be Adam's soul. Without a soul, can Adam continue to attack humans?"

"No, no, then the other apostles actually have no souls."

Wang Xueqin insisted on his opinion and said, "All this must have been done by Adam!"

"Are you discussing "EVA" again?"

Just as they were discussing fiercely at this time, a girl's voice came from behind them.

Wang Xueqin and Li Wenfan didn't need to look back, they knew who the owner of the voice was.

But they still looked back.

"Shen Xiaoxiao..."

Lin Shengjie held his forehead and said, "You don't like watching "EVA"..."

"I've seen it...but I don't know where it looks good."

Shen Xiaoxiao curled his lips and said, "It's not as good as the "Chainsaw Man" you recommended to me last time."

“‘EVA’ is indeed different from ‘Chainsaw Man’.”

Lin Shengjie said.

"Chainsaw Man" is a drama with a relatively simple and straightforward narrative and setting. The focus is on the touching and sad plot.

Therefore, among the audiences and fan groups of "Chainsaw Man", female fans also account for a large proportion.

"EVA" is not this kind of narrative style at all. Instead, it is rather obscure and difficult to understand. The setting is full of various religious metaphors, and the plot is also full of obscure metaphors.

But because they are all Lin Qingshan's works, no one will deliberately criticize them.

It is said that "EVA" is more obscure and difficult to understand, and it is better than "Chainsaw Man".

It can only be said that they are different works created by Lin Qingshan in different periods.

"Chainsaw Man" has always been a popular work that he chose to make some sacrifices for the sake of commercialization in the eyes of comic fans.

After all, Lin Qingshan had also created works such as "Edge Walker" and "Fist of Fire" before this.

It is enough to prove that he was able to create this type of work in his early days, as long as he wanted to.

Therefore, no one would think that "Neon Genesis Evangelion" is Lin Qingshan's later work, so it has become more mature and obscure, better than "Chainsaw Man" and so on.

Because as long as Lin Qingshan wants to, he can create many such works in the early stage.

"Ding ding ding - classmates and teachers, it's time for class..."

Not long after Lin Shengjie and the others chatted again between classes, the class bell rang again.

Shen Xiaoxiao and the others had no choice but to return to their seats and prepare for class.

…

The day passed like this.

However, in the eyes of different people, the flow of time on this day is also different.

In the eyes of workers who have already gone to work, a day flies by.

But for students who go to school, the day just feels very long.

As for the teachers who are both in class and at work...

This day was both fast and slow. Fast because except for class time, they felt that time passed very quickly.

But here's the tragedy. It's clear that get out of class has just ended, and you have to go to class after less than a short break. This is really torture.

And after finishing the class, they found that they still had to prepare for the class...

Therefore, teachers’ days are generally in a state of superposition of fast and slow. It takes a long time to attend classes and prepare lessons, but those leisure times are fleeting...

It felt like the National Day holiday was obviously very long, but suddenly it was gone, and I found that it was the 8th as soon as I woke up.

Chen Wenrui is even more miserable because in the past two years he has been married to his girlfriend, who has also been a teacher for many years.

Then I have a daughter, who is off work. Not only do I have to prepare lessons, but I also have to take care of the child, which is a double pain.

While struggling to help his wife take care of the baby and finishing his lesson preparation, he did not go to bed.

"...Mr. Chen? Why aren't you sleeping yet?"

Chen Wenrui's wife You Youyou looked at Chen Wenrui who was still guarding the computer desk and asked.

"I'll watch some tonight..."

Chen Wenrui yawned and said.

Tonight is probably the "grand finale" of "EVA". How could he let it go so easily?

"Aren't you going to go to the morning reading in the morning?"

Although You Youyou doesn't like animation, she respects and understands her husband's hobby, but she still asked curiously.

"The English teacher said that she wants to take a surprise listening test in the morning reading class tomorrow to test the real listening level of the students."

Chen Wenrui smiled and said, "I can go to class later tomorrow."

As for what will happen to those students who suddenly learn that they will take a surprise English listening test tomorrow... he can only wish them good luck.

"Well, Brother Rui, you'd better go to bed early. I'll go to bed first."

You Youyou finished speaking immediately, then went back to the room to sleep.

"Okay, good night, wife."

Chen Wenrui waved his hand and said.

Then after a while, he finally waited for the update of the 25th episode of "Neon Genesis Evangelion".

Go in at 1 o'clock, start playing, and then jump directly to the title at Station C and come to the main part of the plot.

However, the beginning of episode 25 seems like a retrospective.

In the black picture, lines of sentences appeared silently.

"Raison d'être."

"A reason to stay here."

"Shinji Ikari, he is because..."

Then the tenor sang "Ode to Joy" in bel canto, and the scenes flashed back again in the BGM that made people's skin crawl.

The image of Kaoru Nagisa looking at Shinji Ikari with a smile...

The scene of Kaoru Nagisa being pinched in Unit-00's hand...

And... the final scene of Nagisa Kaoru's head falling into the water...

"The last apostle was eliminated..."

As Nagisa Kaoru was crushed to death, words like this appeared on the screen.

Then there was Shinji Ikari who couldn't let go. He seemed to have serious psychological problems.

He kept blaming himself in his heart for why he wanted to kill Nagisa Kaoru.

Facing his own inner condemnation, he could only continue to persuade himself——

"I am also forced to have no choice!"

"Because he is an apostle! No! He is an apostle! He is our enemy!"

"No! He is not human! He is not!"

Even in the illusion, there is an illusion of Ayanami Rei, who asks him if Nagisa Kaworu is also a human, and even if Nagisa Kaworu is an apostle, will he kill Nagisa Kaworu?

In the painful illusion, it can be seen that Shinji Ikari's spirit is almost collapsed.

Then, not only him, Asuka and Ayanami Rei also have such a mental dilemma.

However, at this moment, Seele suddenly announced that NERV would trigger the Third Impact, and then sent troops to attack the NERV headquarters!

The reason turned out to be because... the Human Completion Plan is actually-

"In order to make God, humans and other lives unique through death and union!"

Ikari Gendo and Fuyutsuki refused to accept such a thing when facing Seele.

Then, Seele sent the mass-produced EVA body to attack the NERV headquarters.

At this moment, Asuka recovered from her mental dilemma and drove Unit 2 to fight back again!

NERV headquarters was directly bombed by Seele.

On the other side, Misato tried his best to enlighten Shinji Ikari, who was in a state of confusion and mental distress, and explained the reasons for everything.

"They want to trigger the third impact, not with the apostles, but with the mass-produced EVA machines."

Misato told all the truth and said, "The second impact 15 years ago was also planned by humans, but at that time it was a means to minimize the damage by restoring Adam to eggs before all the apostles woke up."

In the picture, the vertebrae belonging to the apostles were intertwined like DNA chains, appearing in the picture that Misato and others drove through.

But Shinji Ikari still hugged his knees in the seat, indifferent.

"Shinji..."

Misato still said, "We humans are actually the 18th apostles bred by Lilith's source of life, just like Adam. Other apostles have other possibilities for development. They have abandoned the human form, so we and the apostles can only exclude each other."

Humans... are also apostles?

Or the 18th Angel?

This is something the audience had not thought of before. How could humans be Angels?

According to the previous setting, although humans are the descendants of Lilith, they should be called the children of the devil, so how could they be Angels?

And humans as Angels... does it mean that all humans are the 18th Angels?

How is this possible?

Chen Wenrui did not expect the subsequent setting that humans are also Angels.

In that case, why do other Angels look like they want to destroy humans? Aren't they compatriots?

And Misato also thinks about this.

"It's so sad. We are all the same kind."

Misato continued, "Listen, Shinji, you have to destroy all the mass-produced EVA machines. This is the only way to survive."

But... Ikari Shinji still hugged his knees and was indifferent.