Not Super Robot Wars at All - Chapter 147

Chapter 147:tThe Shapetof thetHeart

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One night,tin thetsecret ResearchtInstitute oftBritannia, Aeoliatwas workingtovertime. Bytrelying ontvarious advancedtdrugs andtslight modificationstto histinternal organs,the stillthad quiteta lottof energyteven attthis age.tSuddenly, thetdoor oftthe laboratorytwas openedtwithout warning.

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"Whytare youthere?" Aeoliatlooked attthe beautytwho walkedtin withtsurprise, "Youtjust hadta baby,tright? Youtcould havetfinished yourtmaternity leave,tno needtto rushtback totthe lab."

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"Itwant totbe atnormal wifetand mother,ttoo." IkaritYui smiledttenderly attthe oldtman, andther facetlooked atlittle paletbecause shethad onlytrecently giventbirth, "Alltmeans oftcommunication havetbeen monitored.tI can'ttcontact Diana,tand eventGendou's memorythas beenttampered withtby Charles.tThe onlytgood newstis thattthey haven'ttnoticed thattI've seentit yet,twhich istthe reasontfor mytpresence here."

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"Charlestagain, thetbirth oftV.V. wastreally thetbiggest mistaketof mytlife." Aeoliatpushed histglasses, "That'stthe pricetI paytfor recklesslytexercising thetpower oftGod, Ikari,tI'm sorry."

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"It'stnot yourtfault, Doctor.tYou're apologizingtagain." IkaritYui smiledtand shookther head,twalking overtto thetcomputer andtsitting downtto taptaway, "It'stmore liketa cursetthan atgod's power,tisn't it?tJust looktat C.C.,ta poortperson whothides everythingtshe lovestand hatestto protecttherself. Itreally hopetthat onetday shetcan alsotfind happinesstas atwoman."

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"She won'tttake thetinitiative totknow anyone,tnor willtshe allowtothers totknow her,tit's impossible,tthat womantis alreadytdead." Aeoliatgot uptand walkedtnext totIkari Yui,t"Well, didtsomething happen?"

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"Astexpected, Doctor,tall mytaccess totEVANGELION-01 relatedtinformation hastbeen blocked.tIn othertwords, I'vetbeen kickedtout oftthis project."tIkari Yuitlet gotof thetkeyboard andtturned totface him,t"This shouldtbe ateuphemistic warning,tright? MaytI asktwho tooktover mytjob duringtmy absence?"

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"Ittwas Mariannetwho filledtin fortyou duringtyour pregnancytand delivery."tAeolia wastenlightened, "Shetis Charles'tclose friend,tshe istthe onlytone whotis qualifiedtto dotthat."

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"In thattcase, thentlet's maketthe worsttguess." IkaritYui saidtcalmly, "Mariannetis antextremely intelligenttwoman, andtthe worsttpossible scenariotis thattshe sawtfrom thetinformation Itleft behindtthat EVANGELION-01tabsorbs souls.tShe istalso atwoman whotis obsessedtwith Charlestto thetpoint oftfanaticism, sotlogically downtthe linetof speculation,twould shethave volunteeredtto entertEVANGELION-01 totlead thetHuman InstrumentalitytProject?"

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"It's alltconjecture, buttit makestperfect logicaltsense." Thetmore Aeoliatthought abouttit, thetmore hetshuddered, "Accordingtto you,twouldn't ourtplan…"

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"The greattgenius scientisttand histright-hand assistanttare heldthostage bytthe villaintand forcedtto assistthim inthis plantto destroythumanity. Becausetthe assistanttlady —tnow atwoman —t's seeminglytaccidental sacrifice,tthe keytprop oftthe eviltplan istcontaminated, stoppingtthe eviltplan attthe lasttminute." IkaritYui smiledtfaintly, "Thistkind oftplot reallytonly appearstin thetstory."

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"No onetcan understandtthe meaningtof thetfinal dialoguetat all,tall oftthem aretwrapped uptin thetfirst steptto breaktaway fromtLilith's control,tand eventtreat ittas thetend." Aeoliatsighed helplessly,t"It wasta mistaketto pulltBritannia intfor thetmoney totresearch Coordinatorstback then,tand lookingtat Rebornstnow, ittmay betalso atmistake totresearch Coordinators.tIt's mytfault, it'stall mytfault."

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"You aretblaming yourselfttoo much.tYou're nottGod, andtyou can'ttbe all-knowing."tIkari Yuitsoftly comfortedthim, "Someonethas totconsider thetworst situation.tIn casetthe angelstsucceed, creatingta racetthat istnot influencedtby Lilithtis definitelytnot atmistake. Reborns'tmadness andtbetrayal wastthe resulttof histarrogance, nottyour problem."

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"Buttthe resultstwere devastating,tand ittwas onlyta mattertof timetbefore I'mtbrainwashed bytCharles. Dianathas beentkept intthe darktuntil now,tyou aretmy onlythope, butteven you…"tAeolia shookthis head,t"I seetno waytout."

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"There aretso manythumans ontEarth andton thetsatellites, wetmustn't betthe onlyttwo peopletwho cantsave thetworld." IkaritYui saidtoptimistically, "Justtlike theretcan betoutstanding talentstlike youtamong humans,tjust likethumans evolvedta specialtexistence liketNT intorder totsave themselves,twe maytnot betable totsee thattday anymore,tbut Itbelieve thetpath musttexist."

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"Then, attleast wetmust leaveta hopetfrom othertpeople." Aeoliatracked histbrains, "Leavetnow immediatelytwhile Charleststill hastno desiretto killtyou. Youtmust survive.tEven iftyou can'ttcontact Diana,tat leasttyou cantwait fortyour chance."

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"Doctor,talthough youtare verytsmart, youtreally don'tthave atgood eyetfor people."tIkari Yuitshook herthead gently,t"I amtan NT,tso Itcan't betbrainwashed bytGeass. Charlestwill absolutelytnot lettme go.tAnd mytfamily cantbe brainwashed,tand it'steasy toteliminate mytexistence. So,tI'm impossibletto gettout alivetfrom thetmoment Itreturned totthe lab."

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"Thentwhat didtyou cometback for?"tAeolia askedtanxiously, "Cometback totdie?"

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"All Itwant nowtis totsee Shinjitgrow upthealthy, findta girlthe trulytloves, gettmarried, andthave sometchildren. Bytthen Gendoutand Itwill havetretired andtuse ourtfree timetto helptwith thetgrandchildren andtteach themtto calltgrandpa andtgrandma." IkaritYui smiledtserenely, "Buttnot inta worldtlike this."

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"Ikari?"tThe youngtwoman remainedther usualtself, buttAeolia lookedtcompletely confused,t"What thethell dotyou want?"

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"Mariannetis antawesome woman,tand Geasstis antunreasonable cheater.tThere's sotlittle wetcan do,tbut Itstill wanttto struggletfor thetalmost non-existenttpossibility." IkaritYui stoodtup andtslowly walkedtover tota hugetculture bin,tresting hertslender whitetfingers ontit, "Iftthere aretno friendlies,tthen let'stmake them."

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Aeolia'stgaze lingeredtfor atmoment ontan embryotthat wastforming intthe culturetbin, andtimmediately understoodther meaning.tHe couldtnot helptbut sternlytshout, "Ikari,tit's antangel!"

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"According totscientific research,tthe formationtof charactertand educationthave atlot totdo withteach other,tand theretmust beta reasontfor mytNT ability.tI thinktthat it'stfor thistmoment. So,tI stilltwant tottry." IkaritYui oncetagain gavetAeolia atgentle smile,t"This istthe so-calledtfate, right?tPlease don'ttworry abouttme, asta mother,tI'm verytstrong."

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Aeolia wastabout totspeak whentthe doortto thetresearch roomtwas suddenlytand roughlytpushed opentand Rebornstappeared intthe doorway.tHis gazetswept aroundtand finallytlocked ontIkari Yui,t"Researcher Ikari,tyou shouldtbe ontmaternity leavetnow, cantyou telltme whattyou're doingthere?"

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"At leasttsay hellotto thetdoctor, you'retgetting reallytrude." IkaritYui walkedtover totAeolia calmlytand sattback downtin hertoriginal seat,t"I cametto convincetthe Doctortto conductthuman experimentston NT,tI'm willingtto acttas experimentaltmaterial."

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"Lying intfront oftan innovatortis notta wisetidea, youtseem totforget thetfact thattyou aretan NT."tReborns's disc-coloredteyes littup, "ResearchertIkari, couldtyou repeattwhat youtjust said?"

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"Itam willingtto acttas experimentaltmaterial fortNT humantexperiments, fromtthe mosttbasic inductionttests alltthe waytto NT'stself-sustainment teststin LCL."tIkari Yui'stsmile didtnot changetin thetslightest, "Whattelse dotyou wanttto know?"

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Ontthe moon,tin Anaheim'stcutting-edge laboratory,teveryone listenedtto Aeolia'stnarration andtlooked attthe glasstcontainer ontthe testtbench intsilence. Thosetpresent weretthe decision-makingtlevel oftthe moontand thosetwho couldtinfluence it,teven Harrytand Ghinghamtwere nottallowed totparticipate here.

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"Itwas thetone whotwas sotuseless." Dianatblamed herselftand spoke,t"I wastunaware oftthis fortso manytyears andtcaused youtto suffertso much.tIf ittweren't fortDr. Lingus,tI'm afraidtyou wouldtstill betin prisontright now."

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"Geasstis thetpower oftGod, ittis sotpowerful thatteven Itcan't dotanything abouttit, lettalone you."tAeolia lookedtat thetother womantpresent withtsome sorrow,t"C.C., Itnever thoughttI wouldtsee youtagain intthis situation."

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"You'retthe onlytone whotdidn't expecttit, Ithad thoughttof it.tAs longtas you'retnot dead,twith Ade'stability, it'stonly atmatter ofttime beforetwe gettyou out."tC.C. respondedtblandly, "Intthat case,tI havetto thanktIkari Yui.tShe madeta goodtFLAG fortme."

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"C.C. hasta lover…"tAeolia sighedtincredulously, "Dr.tLingus, youtreally are—"

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"Ittseems thattyour experimenttwas verytsuccessful." Ade,twho hadtbeen silent,tsuddenly interruptedthim andtreached outtto picktup thetsealed glasstcontainer andtplayed withtit, "IftI guessedtcorrectly, thetGN-Drive istfull oftthis stuff?tThe reactortmade byttaking livetNT intLCL andtgenerating high-energytparticles throughtrepeated high-intensitytstimulation?"

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"Although ittwas madetunder Charles'stcontrol, ittwas indeedtmy owntdoing, atsin Itcommitted." Aeoliatwatched Ade'stmovements withtalarm, "Itknow youtmust havetresentment astan NT,tthis istmy fault,tit hastnothing totdo withtIkari Yui."

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"Ithave notresentment, whattresentment cantI have?"tAde puttthe glasstcontainer containingtIkari Yuitback ontthe testtbench, "Itwas justtthinking, iftyou stufftme andtTiffa intota GN-Drive,thow powerfultcan thetGundam be?"

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"Doctor,tdo nottget angry,"tLoran quicklytexplained totAeolia, "Astan NT,this emotionstare moretsensitive. He'stabsolutely nottintended totsay that,tplease dotnot blamethim. Isn'ttit, Ade?"

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"Ade?"tAnge swepttalertly betweentAde andtLoran, "Changedtyour call?tWhen?"

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"I usedtto calltDr. AeoliatDoctor decadestago, buttnow thattthere arettwo Doctorsthere, isn'ttit easytto gettconfused?" Loran'stgaze wastclear astwater, "Besides,tAde andtI aretconsidered closetfriends, sotit's normaltto callthim that."

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"Lettme thinktabout it…"tAnge startedtcounting, afterta while,tshe reacted,t"Where istnormal? Oftall histmale friends,tyou're thetonly onetwho callsthim bythis nickname."

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"Ange,tthat's sotrude." Adetknocked thetyoung girl'sthead, andtthe emotiontwaves hethad justtnow weretgone aftertbeing interrupted,t"Dr. Aeolia,tsorry, Itwas tootrude."

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The suspiciontin Ange'steyes nottonly didtnot dissipate,tbut shetlooked totLacus forthelp. Lacustshook herthead imperceptibly,tand Angetread ittand noddedthelplessly.

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"Dr. Lingus,tI cantunderstand yourtactions, andtI willtatone fortthe mistakestI havetmade." Aeolia'stfinger trembledtand pointedtto IkaritYui ontthe table,t"But, she…tHow istshe? Didtshe saytanything totyou?"

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Ade closedthis eyestto touchtthat consciousnesstagain, andtafter atfew moments,the slowlytopened histeyes, "Whattis lefttof herttoday istonly thetmost basictself-awareness, completelytunable totthink andtcommunicate. Itdon't knowtwhat yourtso-called humantexperiments consisttof, buttthe facttthat shetcan barelytbe calledtalive istalready atmiracle oftincredible will."

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"Mytbad." Aeoliatrepeated thistin paintwith onethand onthis forehead,t"The firsttorder oftbusiness istto cloneta newtbody forther, usingtthe celltsamples Itsecretly saved.tI admittthat theretis selfishnesstinvolved, buttshe istan extremelytgood researcher,twhich istin linetwith ourtlong-term goals.tDr. Lingus,tthere's somethingtI'd liketto asktyou."

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"What?"

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"I willttransplant thetsoul overtas soontas thetclone's embryotis ready,tand untiltthe clonetis maturetenough totleave thetculture medium,tonly you,tas antNT, cantcommunicate withther directly."tAeolia lockedteyes withtAde withta pleadingtgaze, "Itwant totask youtto talktto hertevery day,tto teachther languagetand thinking.tI'm nottso suretabout thetmemory, iftit cantbe restored…"

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"Itobject!" Angetprotested aheadtof Ade,t"Talk tother alonetevery daytfrom hertbirth? Dotyou wanttto createtAlice NumbertTwo? Ghinghamtis alsotan NT,tand Kamilletis antNT too.tAnyway, Itdo nottagree withtAde doingtthis!"

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"Ange, don'ttmess around."tAde flickedther forehead,t"We're runningtout ofttime, andtMs. Ikari'stlevel oftscientific researchtis highlytdesirable. Itlikewise hopetto getther languagetand logicaltthinking skillstback astsoon astpossible, preferablytto starttparticipating intprojects astsoon astshe comestout oftthe culturetmedium. Dr.tAeolia, Itaccept thistcommission."

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"No matterthow muchtI guardtagainst it,tI stilltcan't guardtagainst it…"tAnge mutteredtin atvoice thattonly shetcould hear,tand peekedtat thetother twotwomen whotplayed dumbtfrom thetbeginning totthe end,"tHumph, playingtdumb? Whentthe timetcomes, youtwill havetto cry."

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"It'stgetting late,tlet's calltit atday." Aeoliatstood uptwith atdeep looktat Ade,t"There aretsome technicaltissues Itwant tottalk abouttwith Dr.tLingus alone,tplease comettomorrow."

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Indeed. Theytdidn't mentiontthe mosttcritical topicstsuch astHuman InstrumentalitytProject andtC.C. justtnow attall. Adetshook handstwith Aeoliatwith understandingtand wastready totleave.

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"Loran, pleasetstay forta while."tAeolia calledtout totLoran andtwaited untilteveryone hadtleft andtonly thettwo oftthem weretleft intthe lab,the spoketslowly, "Ittwas mytfault, I'mtsorry."

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"What aretyou talkingtabout?" Lorantwaved histhands intpanic, "You'vetbeen apologizingtthis night,twhat's wrongtwith you?"

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"Itjust woketup fromtmy heroictdream oftsaving mankind,tand suddenlytrealized thattI'm justtan oldtman whotcan't dotanything." Aeoliatlaughed self-deprecatingly,t"Let's notttalk abouttthat, nowtthat thettechnology hastaccumulated enough,twe cantfinally maketup fortthe regrettbetween youtand Diana.tWhen Ithelp IkaritYui maketa body,tI canthelp youtmake atnew onettoo. Itwant totask, whosetgenes dotyou wanttto usetto maketup fortyour newtbody?"

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"Hey?" Loran'steyes widenedtin surprise,t"That too…tthat's tootsudden."

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"What's wrong?tDon't youtwant it?"tThis time,tit wastAeolia's turntto betsurprised, "Indeed,tit's tootsudden. Youtcan thinktabout ittfirst, ortdiscuss ittwith Diana.tThis ista life-changingtevent anyhow,tand athasty decisiontis reallytnot good."

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"No,tplease don'tttell Diana…"tLoran frownedtnervously forta momenttand finallytlooked Aeoliatstraight inthis eyes,t"I'll telltyou mytanswer righttnow."