In Fang Zheng's opinion, the training of Shinji Ikari in the animation has always been stupid.

It's stupid from beginning to end.

So of course he was going to... change.

"Listen carefully, Shinji."

Standing in the gym, Fang Zheng held a wooden sword in his hand and looked at Ikari Shinji, who looked a little uneasy, with a smile.

"You have to understand that if you want to accept my teachings, it will be very, very painful. I might beat you until you cry... Are you sure you're okay?"

"I……"

Faced with Fang Zheng's question, Ikari Shinji didn't know what to say for a moment. He lowered his head, hesitated for a long time, and then spoke in a low voice.

"Well...I don't know..."

"Okay, let's analyze it first."

Fang Zheng didn't expect Shinji Ikari to be able to give him any answer right now, so he coughed and continued to speak.

"You should understand by now that you are the pilot of the EVA... Well, to put it bluntly, you can't run away from this EVA. You have to drive it."

“I know that…”

"No, no, no, this is different."

Facing Shinji's complaints, Fang Zheng waved his hand.

"You've driven an EVA before, so you should know that it's different from an ordinary robot. If it gets hurt, you'll feel the pain too...right?"

"Um……"

Hearing this, Ikari Shinji unconsciously touched his waist - he had felt the pain when Unit-01 was pierced by the Fourth Angel before, so he naturally understood what Fang Zheng meant.

"Ever fought?"

“…”

Faced with Fang Zheng's question, Shinji was silent for a moment and shook his head.

"So guess what the first step to fighting is?"

"How do you hit someone?"

"wrong."

Fang Zheng waved his hand.

"It's about learning to take a beating."

"……Why?"

"Let me put it bluntly. You are manipulating EVA to fight the Angels... Well, this is a more official and polite way of saying it, but in fact you are manipulating EVA to fight the Angels, right?"

"Well……"

Recalling his previous battle with the Fourth Angel, Shinji Ikari really didn't have the courage to refute.

“Learning to take a beating doesn’t mean you actually get beaten, but it means you accumulate fighting experience, so that it will be easier for you to make judgments.”

Having said this, Fang Zheng shook the wooden sword in his hand.

"This brings us to the second point. In battle, you don't need to rely on other people's orders at all times and in all places."

"Why?"

Hearing this, Shinji Ikari didn't understand again.

"But Miss Misato said..."

"I understand what Captain Katsuragi said, but on the battlefield, the situation is different."

As he spoke, Fang Zheng raised his right hand and made a gun gesture pointing at Ikari Shinji.

"Look, Shinji, if I have a gun in my hand and I point it at you, will you quickly find a place to hide? Or will you wait until someone calls you to hide?"

"ah……"

"Understand? The orders of others are delayed. Even if they really make the right judgment, they may make mistakes because they are not in time. So you don't need to obey the orders from the rear. After all, you are the one fighting the apostles on the battlefield. You have the first choice on what to do. Of course, if the Operations Department arranges a plan, you still have to follow it, but how to complete it... you don't need Captain Katsuragi to teach you step by step."

"So, what should I learn now?"

“Hone your instincts.”

"intuition?"

"That's right."

Looking at the stupid Shinji Ikari in front of him, Fang Zheng chuckled.

"You've never fought, and you've never suffered. So, even if danger comes your way, you'll just stay there and wait to die. That's definitely not okay, so we need to hone your intuition first, at least to let you feel the presence of danger, and then learn how to avoid it."

“…”

Hearing this, Ikari Shinji fell silent again.

"What's wrong?"

"I don't care. Anyway, my life or death doesn't matter to other people..."

"You don't mind it yourself?"

"certainly."

"very good."

As he spoke, Fang Zheng raised his wooden sword and pointed it at Ikari Shinji's chest.

"...Mr. Fang Zheng, what are you doing..."

Seeing this scene, Ikari Shinji's face turned pale and he instinctively tightened his legs.

"Aren't you not afraid of death? I won't really beat you to death, but I can let you experience the pain of living a life worse than death... What do you think?"

"Wait, wait a minute...! I think, Mr. Fang Zheng, I think we can discuss..."

"There's no point in asking and answering. Remember, you know better than me what the consequences will be if you can't dodge it!"

“Nooooooooooooooooo!!!”

Listening to the screams coming from the gym, Rei Ayanami paused silently, and then... turned around and went back to her room.

In the following days, Shinji Ikari's "hell" descended.

To deal with an autistic child like Shinji Ikari, just talking to him is actually not very meaningful. There are so many psychologists in the world, but how many can cure autistic patients? Moreover, it is not a psychological treatment at the moment, and the apostles may attack at any time, so Fang Zheng's method is also direct, simple and crude.

That's Spartan training from hell!

I get up every morning to run, then eat, go to school, go home, and continue training. When I get too hungry, I go to eat, then continue training after eating. After training, I take a shower and then I’m so tired that I lie down and fall asleep.

To put it bluntly, it is to not give Shinji Ikari the opportunity to have wild thoughts.

The more time you give autistic children, the more they tend to think about random things. On the contrary, when they are forced to exercise every day, they have no time to think about these things. Fourteen years old is the time for growth. Being hungry or not having enough food is a problem. When they are concentrating on the dinner table, who would think about questions like "Does he like me? Why am I so annoying?"

The sky is big, the earth is big, and the belly is the biggest, right?

Shinji Ikari was also quite obedient, although he was not used to it at first, but Fang Zheng really didn't give him the chance to think wildly. In addition, although the training was indeed strict, the food tasted quite good. Fang Zheng had already mastered the technique of beating him with a stick and then giving him a jujube, so it was natural for him to deal with a mere Shinji Ikari.

Just like that, Shinji Ikari adapted, adapted, adapted, and then...

"Hey? Are the apostles coming?"

Looking at Katsuragi Misato in front of him, Ikari Shinji was confused. He had been so obsessed with training these days that when Katsuragi Misato called him, he almost forgot what he was supposed to do. Fang Zheng, who was standing next to him, also laughed and spoke.

"Yes, Unit 00 will also be deployed this time, so get ready."

"Ah, yes!"

Ikari Shinji had been trained by Fang Zheng for so many days that he had an instinctive reaction. He nodded immediately after hearing the order and turned around to leave. As a result, Katsuragi Misato was stunned for a long time when she saw Ikari Shinji leaving. Based on her understanding of Ikari Shinji, she originally thought that this boy would be upset here again, but he actually followed the order without saying a word?

Thinking of this, Katsuragi Misato couldn't help but look at Fang Zheng in confusion.

What on earth did he do to this autistic teenager?

The one who attacks this time is naturally the fifth apostle, Thunder Angel, who is one of the most beautiful and powerful apostles. Its appearance looks like a geometric body of two pyramids put together. Compared with Xiao Shuishui and the fourth apostle who is so indescribable that he can only appear after mosaic, the fifth apostle's style is really sci-fi and breaks through the sky.

"The target object has invaded the sky above Lake Ashi!"

The Fifth Angel on the screen is gradually approaching the Third New Tokyo City, and at the same time, Unit-0 and Unit-01 are also ready.

"emission!"

Following an order from Misato Katsuragi, two prepared EVAs were quickly launched and flew towards the ground.

It's about this time.

Looking at the scene in front of him, Fang Zheng touched his chin. If he remembered correctly, the Fifth Angel almost beat Unit-01 into a roast chicken as soon as they met. Of course, at that time it was because Shinji Ikari himself was not good at fighting, but now he has been severely trained by himself through the hellish Spartan training, so there should be no problem.

Besides, I still have a backup plan...

Sure enough, at this moment, the alarm suddenly sounded.

"A high-energy reaction is occurring inside the target!"

"What?!"

Hearing this, everyone present was shocked.

"The circumference accelerates and begins to shrink!"

"not good!"

Looking at the analysis pattern in front of her, Ritsuko Akagi's face changed drastically, and at this moment, Unit-01 and Unit-00 had also been sent to the ground.

"Oh no, get out of the way!!"

At this time, Misato Katsuragi also realized that the situation was not good and hurriedly gave orders.

But unfortunately it was too late. Before she finished her voice, a beam of light shot out from the gap of the fifth angel and shot towards Unit-01!

Finished!

Something is going to happen!!

Seeing this scene, almost all the staff members broke into a cold sweat. But then, a scene that made them drop their jaws occurred.

Almost at the same time, Unit-01 suddenly squatted down, rolled over and broke free from the restraints, and suddenly dodged to the side. The beam shot by the Fifth Angel almost brushed past Unit-01 and hit its original position!

"boom!!!"

There were explosions and flames flying, but the staff all breathed a sigh of relief. They had not expected Unit-01 to react so quickly and actually avoid the Angel's attack.

But... this posture looks a bit weird.

At the moment, Unit-01 was huddled behind the building next to it, with its thighs tightened and its hands covering its private parts... Well, it was too shocking to see a robot doing this.

but……

As long as it's useful, I think it's fine.

Looking at the Unit-01 on the screen, which seemed to be afraid of being raped, Fang Zheng also laughed. Regardless of whether it looks good or not, practicality is king. You know, he has been training Shinji for so many days just for this. Now it seems that Shinji Ikari's reflexes have been trained by himself.

Compared to the arrogant Fang Zheng, Shinji Ikari in the cockpit was sweating coldly at the big hole blown out by the Thunder Angel. Indeed, Fang Zheng's special training can be said to be quite effective, but it can also be said to be crazy. You know, in order to keep Shinji alert at all times, Fang Zheng even gave Suzuhara Touji a task, which was to let them keep an eye on Shinji in school, and once he showed a flaw, he would be given a Thousand Years of Death.

Since the battle with the fourth angel, the relationship between the two rescued people and Shinji has improved a lot, and they naturally would not refuse this kind of "increasing friendship between men". So Shinji Ikari suffered a lot, and he had to worry about being exposed at any time and anywhere in school every day.

At present, the effect of this training has come out, and the sequelae have also appeared - that is, every time he feels murderous intent, Ikari Shinji feels a burning pain in his back...

Oh my god, will this be okay if it happens all of a sudden?

Thinking of this, Shinji Ikari's eyes, glaring at the Fifth Angel, were immediately filled with murderous intent.

This time I will definitely kill you!!