Chapter 809: 735 Chapter Settled Chapter 809: 735 Chapter Settled “Abyss…
Even though Gendo Ikari was mentally prepared, and could even accept something like the Human Instrumentality Project, his ability to accept such matters should have been very strong.
But now, upon hearing the news brought by Tao Yu, he still felt a shock in his heart.
“Actually, after piloting Unit-01, I’ve come to understand some things about you, Commander.”
Tao Yu’s sudden shift in tone finally brought a stir of emotions to Gendo Ikari, who had always maintained a posture of having everything under control, and he put down his hand.
Why do you specifically mention Unit-01, and what have you come to understand about me?”
When it came to Unit-01, Gendo Ikari couldn’t remain calm, but he forced himself to settle down.
Although the fact that Yui Ikari was Devoured by Unit-01 was a secret, it wasn’t known only to himself and Fuyutsuki; others might still leak it.
Tao Yu knew that Gendo Ikari would be suspicious, so he didn’t keep him guessing and directly continued,
“As I mentioned before when I explained the Abyss, your world is very special, and it suppresses us greatly.”
“What does that have to do with what you said?”
“It’s very much related.
What I mean is, powers like EVA and Angel Envoy, which involve supernatural abilities, are not uncommon outside.
Even those involving souls, and even the ability to return from death, are possessed…”
Tao Yu’s words made Gendo Ikari clench his fists.
These coupled together truly stirred him immensely!
“So, perhaps the people from Takigakure Village have also mentioned my strength to you; I am very strong in the area of Spirit Perception.
Otherwise, Unit-01 would not have achieved a hundred percent Synchronization Rate.
The reason it jumped from zero to one hundred percent at the beginning is because I reached some agreements with Yui Ikari…”
Tao Yu’s words finally made Gendo Ikari unable to hold back.
“You can communicate with Yui Ikari?
How do you communicate?!”
“I thought you’d first ask what agreement I reached.”
Tao Yu glanced at the agitated Gendo Ikari.
Finally, he couldn’t contain himself anymore.
The ever-serious Gendo Ikari suddenly losing his composure had somewhat of a small sense of accomplishment for Tao Yu.
Adjusting his glasses, Gendo Ikari also took a deep breath, then tried to regain his calm again,
“What was the agreement?”
“I think you might guess—it was about some care concerning your son.”
Gendo Ikari tried to remain composed, but Tao Yu could sense his disappointment through emotional perception.
“For now, that’s all.
You wouldn’t think that Yui Ikari could maintain herself intact within that powerful physical body all the time, do you?
Currently, our communication is quite strenuous; think of it as an obsession.”
Gendo Ikari regained his composure.
No matter what, his Human Instrumentality Project could still achieve his goals.
There had been a bit of a crack before, but…
“However, if in the outside world, coupled with my understanding about the fundamental powers of this world, maybe I could attempt to bring her soul back.”
Tao Yu’s words made Gendo Ikari lose his composure again.
If there were other options, he would not have gone to the extreme of the Human Instrumentality Project!
It was just his longstanding character that made him reluctant to trust others easily; he couldn’t judge whether Tao Yu was lying or just trying to deceive him.
“In this world, I’m quite suppressed by your Realm Will, making it hard to manifest.
If you want to verify, I can go to the neighboring world and show you a little.”
Tao Yu isn’t entirely deceitful since his grazing and shaping with Black Mud are quite evident, and Scathach’s men were disposed of immediately when manifested.
However, Yui Ikari has already merged with Unit-01, and even if Tao Yu could manage to pull her out, there might be a significant loss of information and Memory Fragments, possibly resulting in a blank slate driven purely by instinct.
But there’s no need to spell it out so clearly.
Still, anything is better than the orange juice plan.
Gendo Ikari slightly frowned.
Although current testing showed that the World Barrier was impassable, it wasn’t strange for the counterpart to have a way out since they could come in.
But he wasn’t sure if this was just a trick to deceive him.
“If you don’t believe me, there’s nothing I can do.
At most, I can revive the souls of those who have recently died and converse briefly with them; you might find this hard to believe…”
Tao Yu spoke with some regret.
If you really can speak with the recently deceased, I might consider cooperating with you.
And the fact that you’ve mentioned so much, clearly you have requests to make, perhaps you want to access this world’s fundamental forces, all of these I can fulfill for you!”
Gendo Ikari looked sharply at Tao Yu.
He had persevered till now solely for Yui, and if there was a better option, why not abandon the original plan?
He didn’t want to be SEELE’s lapdog anymore!
Though arrangements were sufficient, before success was guaranteed, he was not entirely confident.
“Of course, that would not be a problem.”
“Do we need to go to a hospital?”
“No need, anyone killed by the Angel Envoys and still in the morgue would do, though they have been dead for some days, so there might be some missing information.”
The words of Tao Yu made Gendo Ikari feel more assured.
Yui’s soul was preserved inside Unit-01 and was protected, so if he could summon unprotected souls, he must possess that ability!
This was undeniably much better than his original plan.
It was simple for Tao Yu to verify his ability; even though the constraints of this world dampened his essence, communicating with ordinary spirits was effortlessly easy.
Even Fuyutsuki accompanied Gendo this time.
Since they were aligned in their actions concerning Yui, there was no need for secrecy.
“Incredible, simply incredible!”
Fuyutsuki murmured continuously, his eyes sparkling with excitement.
“So, what exactly is your purpose?”
Fuyutsuki, like Gendo Ikari, knew that Tao Yu wasn’t so ‘benevolent.’ Hidden initially, he had suddenly appeared.
Even though targeting Unit-01 had been achieved during the last strike on the Angel Envoy.
“I’ve mentioned before, I felt this fundamental force of this world when piloting Unit-01, you might even have felt that my AT field was triggered differently, this is because I utilized that power.”
Tao Yu paused, then continued,
“However, I can sense that Unit-01 is incomplete and seems to be just a part of the origin.
If I can fully understand it, perhaps I could attempt to extract Yui Ikari from Unit-01.
“You also know the special circumstances surrounding Unit-01, perhaps even better than I do, with Yui Ikari’s spirit trapped inside, the difficulty of rescuing her is extremely high, I feel Unit-01 possesses Divinity…”
With evidence from Tao Yu’s Spirit Communication, the indirect evidence from the Pioneer’s attacks, various information from Takigakure Village, and their understanding of SEELE.
All the information completed a perfect loop!
Even Gendo Ikari and Fuyutsuki now understood, the claims were true, and they probably should consider letting him understand Adam and Lilith.
It might even be best to let him see the Dead Sea Scrolls…