On the surface, everything was silent and still.
The battle with the Sixth Apostle wasn't mentioned by anyone, it was as if everyone had silently agreed to ignore it. But beneath this eerie calm was a surging undercurrent of madness.
SEELE, NERV, the United Nations—almost every organization seemed to have gone mad, throwing all their intelligence resources into finding that mysterious red-haired girl.
This was especially true for SEELE.
"The appointed time hasn't yet come, yet such a blunder has occurred!"
In the dark space, stone slabs flashing with scarlet numbers showed no expression, but their angry tone demonstrated how agitated they were.
"Ikari, who exactly is that girl?"
"I want the answer to that question as much as everyone present does."
Sitting in his chair, Gendo Ikari folded his hands, speaking expressionlessly.
"I think we're all aware that there is no such mention in the scheduled apocalypse record...…"
"The Dead Sea Scrolls' documentation is definitive!"
