"Tch... this trick again?"
Natsuki's perspective locked onto his past self in the memories. Like before, experienced everything from the past again firsthand.
Back then, he forcibly released the Giga Spacium Beam. Experienced death once. Left wounds that couldn't be erased.
He still remembered—the Garrison Commander said his condition was harder to treat than his own back injury.
The resurrected body completely lacked past strength. Potential drained completely dry. Even techniques mastered back then couldn't be used anymore.
The blow he took then was truly significant.
But learning the boy he watched grow up became a great hero, he felt relieved. At least all his efforts weren't wasted.
After rehabilitating in the Land of Light for a while with no results, he thought of returning to planets he once protected.
So he returned to Planet Shananimu. A planet that left him countless memories.
But what happened after—wasn't so smooth.
Kaiju attack. He sent Ultra Signature immediately. But couldn't defeat the Kaiju. Got parasitized by the enemy. Before Land of Light's reinforcements arrived, Shananimu's civilization already perished.
This event truly brought him the greatest blow.
A warrior's last passion extinguished. Completely realized he no longer suited the front lines. Time to let the stage belong to the young.
"Every time I meet mental-type enemies, it's this move."
"No new tricks?"
Natsuki saw these memories continuing. Couldn't help complaining.
First time eating this skill, the effect was pretty good. He'd indeed take a significant hit.
But after so many years executing missions in the Space Garrison, he'd provoked quite a few enemies. Some were the lingering type. Learning his combat power greatly decreased, they all secretly emerged.
Once or twice, mental attacks indeed worked well. But after many times... really became somewhat immune.
"That's not... not like this..."
"I didn't want to kill you..."
In the memory, past Natsuki still knelt on destroyed Shananimu. Present Natsuki also experienced everything from the past firsthand.
"Not over yet. Because of Shinji's side?"
Present Natsuki thought a moment. Guessed the reason behind this.
He was familiar with mental-type attacks. So not much impact.
But Shinji's side was hard to say.
"Forcibly break through all this? No... that would produce very serious negative effects on Shinji."
"A person's inner problems must be overcome by themselves."
"Always having me solve problems for him would instead create dependency."
Natsuki chose to trust Shinji. Also trusted he didn't misjudge people. Plus the external situation wasn't extremely serious.
"Wait a bit more... that kid can definitely do it."
"But speaking of back then... truly was a difficult time..."
Watching every detail in the memories, Natsuki couldn't help recalling the dark experiences he encountered then.
After Shananimu's destruction, he went crazy searching everywhere for that bastard who parasitized him. Swore to chop the opponent to pieces.
But that guy was too cunning. After destroying Shananimu, immediately chose to flee. Also dug out quite a bit of intel from his head.
This type of enemy with parasitic ability was too difficult to catch. Natsuki never found the opponent.
Back then, his mental state took a huge blow. Fell into depression for a time.
Space Garrison comrades all came to comfort him. But killing people he cherished with his own hands—this was an unchangeable fact.
He spent a long time coming out of it.
And from then on, he never dreamed again.
He abandoned the name Lias. Took the name Natsuki for himself. Because Shananimu's trees only grew in summer. He loved Shananimu's trees. And the planet's name's first character was also "summer."
He'd never forget that day. But he also knew those he cherished wouldn't want him to stay depressed like this.
So he began facing life with a completely different attitude than before. Let the stage belong to the young. Take on relatively easy missions himself. While executing these unimportant missions, search for that bastard who parasitized him.
From Lias to Natsuki. He originally thought his life might pass like this.
But fate always liked playing tricks.
Hikari somehow got a bracelet that could actually repair his body. Restore his potential. Let him continue forward again.
Plus his homeland's crisis... unfinished revenge. This old guy gained fighting spirit once more.
"An old guy like me stood up again."
"Young people should be even stronger than me."
"Right, Shinji?"
On the battlefield.
"Unit-00, ready."
Rei controlled Unit-00 out from NERV headquarters. Reached designated position under command. Gripped the Spear of Longinus tightly. Gaze serious.
"Do it!"
In the command room, Misato ordered.
After getting the order, Rei controlled Unit-00 to start running. Through technicians' calculations and predictions, upon reaching throwing position, threw the Spear of Longinus toward the sky with full force!
"WHOOSH!"
The crimson Spear of Longinus instantly broke the sound barrier. Locked onto Arael in satellite orbit. Itself ignored gravity. Shot straight toward Arael.
Arael detected this attack. Deployed AT Field. Tried to block this crimson spear.
However, its AT Field began dissolving the instant it contacted the Spear of Longinus. This spear could completely ignore AT Fields. The Tree of Life's roots.
"SCREEE!"
Arael's core instantly pierced. Released a soundless howl.
"Angel eliminated!"
"Spear of Longinus continuing forward. Embedded in the moon's surface!"
The technician watching through satellite reported.
Battle plan—succeeded.
They consecutively eliminated Sahaquiel and Arael.
According to previous patterns of two Angels appearing, they could temporarily catch their breath.
However—
"Angel reaction detected again!"
"Location... beneath Unit-01's feet!"
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