Chapter 1703
The Spear of Longinus!
Chapter 1703 The Spear of Longinus!
"Colonel! Urgent message from the Third Tokyo Metropolitan Area Garrison!"
While busy familiarizing himself with the affairs of the Garuda, Kenneth, who hadn't appeared before He Ming for some time, hurriedly knocked on He Ming's office door with an urgent telegram.
"Captain Sleg. Please have a seat. Tell me slowly!"
After finishing processing the last document, He Ming poured a cup of coffee for Kenneth and sat down opposite him.
"Oh. Thank you, Colonel. This is an urgent telegram from the Third Tokyo Metropolitan Area Garrison Base."
Kenneth quickly thanked him and handed the urgent telegram to He Ming.
While Kenneth took a sip of coffee to catch his breath, He Ming flipped through the documents and then raised his eyebrows.
"As expected, he couldn't hold back any longer."
Yesterday, NERV sent someone to pick up Shinji Ikari, and the garrison commander personally confirmed with them that NERV might be conducting an unknown test soon, the actual situation and details of which are unclear, but which requires Shinji Ikari's personal presence.
Therefore, after seeing that the attempt to stop him had failed and that Shinji Ikari himself had a strong desire to confront his father face to face, the garrison commander immediately sent an urgent telegram to Heming in his own name.
"Colonel, you're aware of this test?"
When Kenneth saw He Ming's expression, he was somewhat surprised.
How come this officer of the punishment unit seems to know everything?
"Hmm. I've heard about it. But consider this a stepping stone for the next operation! Captain Sleg, order the Garuda to prepare for takeoff. Also, invite His Highness Clovis and Chief of Staff Lelouch to join us."
"Yes, Colonel!"
At He Ming's command, the entire Garuda ship was mobilized.
Amuro and Hathaway, who were preparing their aircraft in the hangar, poked their heads out of the cockpit and saw Murasame, who had changed into a pilot's uniform, walking towards the hatch.
"Lieutenant Murasame, shall we launch an attack?"
Amro asked.
"Yes, Captain Amuro. We're heading to the Third Tokyo Metropolitan Area; it seems we have a very important mission."
Murasame responded loudly and then left the Garuda through the cabin door.
Her psycho-Gundam was too large, so she needed to ascend to the designated altitude before the Garuda could take off in order to connect with the Garuda after it had successfully taken off.
To overcome this, Professor Namikel has recently locked himself in his room, racking his brains for a solution.
Even though He Ming repeatedly said there was no need to worry about this, Professor Namikel seemed to be stuck on this issue and insisted on finding out the reason before he would give up.
However, precisely because of this, the tense atmosphere before takeoff did not disturb the instructor's focus.
"The Third Tokyo Metropolitan Area? What's there?"
Hassawi pondered for a moment, but couldn't figure out why he wanted to go to the Third Tokyo Metropolitan Area.
"I don't know either. All I know is that there's a Federal Army base there. Maybe something's happened there that we need to go and sort out."
Amuro shook his head and looked at the now noisy hangar.
"Lieutenant Mafty, I still have some finishing work to do, so I won't go with you to find Colonel Ming."
Hathaway was startled, but before he could speak, Amuro returned to the cockpit and continued preparing the MS.
"Looks like I'm still too inexperienced."
Hasavi sighed, stepped out of the cockpit, and walked towards He Ming's office.
Shortly after, He Ming opened the door and welcomed Hasavi into the office.
"Colonel, did you know I was coming here?"
Hasavi gave a wry smile, looked around the room, and noticed a freshly brewed cup of hot tea on the table.
"Oh? You can understand this as a tacit understanding between the new humans." Seeing this, He Ming knew perfectly well that Hasavi had once again suffered a small "setback" in front of Amuro.
“I originally intended to invite Amuro to come with me to see you, Colonel. But before I could even say a word, Amuro stopped me.”
"Of course. Because, in front of us, your thoughts are written all over your face. Hassawi."
He Ming directly addressed Hasavi by his real name.
"···"
Hasavi lowered his gaze, looking at the hot tea in his cup.
"Is it that obvious?"
"Hmm. How should I put it? Most people might not be able to see it. But, just as I said before, it's a tacit understanding among the new humans."
He Ming emphasized the abilities of the new humans once again.
"So, do new humans really exist?"
Hassawi paused for a moment, then asked again.
“In class, the instructor repeatedly emphasized that the existence of the new human beings was a vague and unreal thing.”
"But you witnessed that miracle with your own eyes, didn't you? And now, you've returned to the world of the past once again, and met them again."
He Ming was halfway through his sentence when he suddenly smiled.
"Alright! Let's leave the discussion about the existence of the new humans here for now! How about we follow behind me and witness the growth of another person?"
"Witnessing the growth of others?"
"Yes."
He Ming nodded, pointed to his own heart, and then pointed to Hasavi's heart.
"Whether you're a new generation or an ordinary person, you possess a power that originates from your heart. What you're about to witness is the growth of an ordinary boy. Perhaps it will inspire you."
The third Tokyo metropolitan area, deep underground.
NERV headquarters, core area.
Countless lines extend from all parts of NERV headquarters and converge at the end of each energy zone, then are connected by dozens of cables as thick as an adult's thigh to a box in the center of a room with at least a thousand square meters of space.
Inside that transparent box, there was a spear of unknown material, formed by two intersecting spirals—the Spear of Longinus.
(Spear of Longinus)
This scene was captured clearly by cameras placed throughout the room.
Looking at the Spear of Longinus on the screen, Gendo Ikari raised his right hand, checked the time on his watch, and spoke slowly.
"Time's up. Let's begin the experiment!"
Standing behind him, Fuyutsuki Kosuke immediately repeated the order loudly.
"Time's up! Experiment, begin!"
In an instant, the entire command hall was filled with all sorts of commands and technical terms.
Gendo Ikari didn't care at all.
His only concern was whether today's experiment could use the Spear of Longinus to bring the Apostles back into the world, allowing him to continue advancing his plan until it was realized.
Under the system's coordination, massive amounts of energy continuously surged from all parts of the headquarters, advancing along the route all the way to the Spear of Longinus deep within the headquarters.
Then, in that instant, this chaotic spacetime seemed to ripple slightly.
(End of this chapter)