Takahashi, Osamu

Asuka Langley Soryu worries that she may be losing her childhood friend when Shinji Ikari begins paying attention to new student Rei Ayanami, and wonders why so many adults are interested in the relationships.

"Is it just an optical illusion, or are Rei and Shinji actually getting closer to one another? Asuka isn't too sure--but one thing you can be sure of is that she'll be giving this perception test a hard stare! And on that note, is Asuka falling victim to the same baka-tivity that afflicts her childhood friend, as she decides to use some of Shinji's "techniques" to help bring Toji and Hikari closer together?"--Back cover.

"SEELE's frustrations with Gendo's plans leads their agent inside the school to abduct Shinji and place him under their mental control...which means Rei and Asuka must put aside their own rivalry long enough to join forces and rescue him!"--Provided by publisher.

Shinji, Rei, and Asuka are being trained for combat and must use their weapons to take out a giant gelatinous creature with a spherical core.

Shinji and Rei enter the plugs for their new synchro test, with Rei instructed to navigate her way out of an imaginary cityscape and Shinji told to help Rei concentrate, but the chaos in their personal lives makes it difficult for either to stay focused on the task at hand.

During a forest retreat that Yui was able to convince Kyoko to join, Asuka and Shinji grow closer to each other. Then, back at school, the students resume target training--with targets that shoot back.

Asuka Langley Soryu worries that she may be losing her childhood friend when Shinji Ikari begins paying attention to new student Rei Ayanami, and wonders why so many adults are interested in the relationships.