Being an otaku in the world of American comics

#744 - The spotlight

Such an important matter as comprehensive cooperation naturally couldn't be decided by Fuyutsuki Kozo alone.

In fact, it wasn't something that SEELE and NERV could decide either.

After all, this was a major event concerning the fate of all mankind; one slip-up could mean life or death, survival or doomsday.

Liang Yue's appearance was a major event for this world, and impossible to conceal.

After all, he had been here for over half a year, always on the front lines of eliminating Apostles and protecting humanity…

Moreover, when it came to killing Apostles, he was like a hot knife through butter, doing it with ease.

Although he didn't deliberately reveal anything in public or under surveillance cameras, the professional skills of the top observers and intelligence analysts in human society inevitably exposed some clues about his identity.

This was normal, and Liang Yue didn't intend to deliberately hide it.

So, after such a long period, with eight Apostles being killed in broad daylight, Liang Yue's existence had, along with his achievements, spread throughout the leadership of various countries.

Fuyutsuki Kozo's arrival was not accidental, nor was it a unilateral decision by SEELE and NERV; rather, he was commissioned jointly by multiple countries to come and negotiate.

Now returning to report, he would naturally have to undergo joint inquiries and discussions with the heads of multiple countries.

As for how to respond afterward, and when to respond, it would all depend on the joint decisions of the heads of multiple countries.

At this moment, SEELE, NERV, and the like had to step aside.

As for Liang Yue's side, it was because the intelligent AI Xiaowu had left a backdoor when invading NERV's computer system, allowing him to have the good fortune of witnessing the entire discussion.

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During the meeting, the heads of more than twenty countries appeared on the scene.

Of course, in the form of virtual projections.

The venue was a circular funnel-shaped display hall, with the heads of more than twenty countries surrounding it, and Fuyutsuki Kozo standing in the middle to report and convey messages.

His former student, and now superior, Gendo Ikari, still looked half-dead.

With his hands crossed and supporting his chin, a pair of black-rimmed glasses perched on his nose, he showed no expression, and even had a table specially placed in front of him to accommodate his sitting habits.

The content of the meeting wasn't anything special.

Faced with Liang Yue, this suddenly appearing so-called visitor from another world, everyone present held different opinions; some believed him, while others thought he was putting on an act.

But what couldn't be denied was that Liang Yue possessed power that they couldn't match.

As for Liang Yue's purpose, there were various opinions on the scene.

Some believed that Liang Yue was an unknown Apostle individual, and killing other Apostles was just a smokescreen to seize the Fruit of Life from them.

Now, facing negotiations with humans, and wanting the roots of the Tree of Life, there must be an ulterior motive.

Others felt that since the Dead Sea Scrolls didn't mention such a person as him, it meant that he wasn't in the prophecies, but Liang Yue was now having such a significant impact on the world, it was impossible for him not to be recorded.

So, the final conclusion was that the content of the Dead Sea Scrolls was likely unreliable.

Of course, some also felt that although Liang Yue's identity was questionable, what he had done before, from the current point of view, hadn't caused any harm to the world, but rather was protecting humanity.

They could try to contact him first, for example, by first formulating some common goals and battle plans.

In short, the heads of state present all had their reasons, and everyone held their own views, and in the end, they simply quarreled.

The reason for this can be summed up in one sentence: they still knew too little about Liang Yue, and couldn't believe that such a person could shoulder the burden of saving humanity and eliminating the doomsday crisis.

But at the end of the meeting, after excluding those diverse opinions, everyone present did feel that they should have an initial contact with the other party.

It would be best to organize an action that could increase understanding between each other.

As for what the action would be, it still needed to be discussed…

At this time, Fuyutsuki Kozo finally spoke again, taking out Liang Yue's previous promise, which was the sincerity to help Yui Ikari break free from Unit-01.

Hearing this, Gendo Ikari, who had been sitting silently in the corner, finally couldn't help it, directly supporting himself on the table with both hands, standing up from his seat with a look of shock and joy.

After all, this old schemer's plan for many years was to meet his wife Yui Ikari again.

Becoming a god was secondary.

Because, in the kind of godhood method in the Neon Genesis Evangelion world, all of humanity was integrated into one, and in the end, only Gendo Ikari was left on Earth.

His wife and son could be summoned at any time, and if they weren't pleasing, they could be driven away at any time.

It sounded a bit romantic, doing whatever you wanted, but in fact, it didn't meet the needs of human nature at all, and couldn't achieve so-called happiness.

Things that are too easy to get are hard to regain their former preciousness.

Shinji Ikari at the end of the plot was a good example. He and Asuka were lying together on the beach, it was peaceful, and no one would hurt him.

But the problem was that ordinary people couldn't stand this kind of world at all.

Unable to do anything else, in the end, they still had to rely on their own growth to get out of their psychological shadows and then return to the big family of the human world.

At this time, Gendo Ikari, although he hadn't really tasted the feeling of becoming a god, in his heart, he had probably already thought about the scene after reuniting with his wife Yui Ikari.

Among them, joy and happiness, affection and love, mutual dependence should account for the vast majority, and these things are almost all concentrated in the little things of daily life.

Compared to becoming a god, there wasn't much overlap.

Therefore, when he learned from Professor Fuyutsuki that Liang Yue could make him achieve this wish in advance, he was naturally very excited.

The heads of the countries present also welcomed this matter.

After all, saving people was dispensable for them, but it could also take this opportunity to increase their understanding of Liang Yue.

Therefore, everyone at the meeting, except for some dissatisfaction with Fuyutsuki Kozo for not reporting this news to them from the beginning, no one would be stupid enough to deny Liang Yue's sincerity.

As a result, in the next three days, people from various countries successively arrived at Tokyo-3 by plane and military aircraft.

These people were of various races, both men and women, but overall, there were more women, and their ages were generally not too old, but most of them were people with rich resumes and special occupations.

Some were psychologists, some were intelligence observers who had received many years of training, and some, even if they were young, had already become social experts skilled in communication, with both high IQ and EQ.

Moreover, they all generally looked good.

From this, it could be seen the importance that people from various countries attached to this tentative contact.

For a time, the entire Tokyo-3 was enhanced in beauty a lot.

Finally, under the arrangement of the NERV organization, they were uniformly sent to a local high-end hotel for temporary residence.

At the same time, during these three days, NERV also temporarily selected an open space as the contact point.

And for this purpose, they stepped up the construction of various social venues, medical facilities, monitoring facilities, and insurance measures.

After all, at this time, they couldn't be sure whether Liang Yue was sincerely willing to help, so naturally, they couldn't invite him to their underground city.

Secretly, in addition to Unit-00 being requisitioned, Unit-01 and Unit-02 were all being prepared for battle, to be used to deal with various emergencies at any time.

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