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This is the fifth volume of the spin-off manga Neon Genesis Evangelion: Angelic Days, which is adapted from the video game Neon Genesis Evangelion: Girlfriend of Steel 2nd

Synopsis
The goes back to the time when Gendo and Yui were still in middle school; their interactions with each other and Kaworu, and the development of the relationship between the two.

Part 1
The chapter opens with young Gendo expressing his hatred towards the world, as he is seen fighting with other students and was reported to have broken a window in a shop, with Yui overlooking him fighting older students from the school. Later in the day, he can be seen injured from his earlier fight and screams out of anger when suddenly, a Giant of Light appears on the horizon but disappears soon after. Gendo then notices a person wearing a school uniform standing next to him and that person abruptly asks him, "is that what you want?". This surprised Gendo and he started running home.

At home, Gendo gets angry after being scolded by his grandmother and locks himself inside his room, starting to remember how he was left by his mother and his hatred of life, but the picture of the boy he met earlier pops into his mind, and he starts thinking about who he might be.

The next morning at school, he meets Yui but ignores her greeting. With the start of classes, the boy Gendo met the other day is introduced to his class as the transfer student Kaworu Nagisa. During lunch break, Kaworu approaches Gendo and the girls talk with Yui about them, but she tells them that Gendo is not evil and has a determined look in his eyes unlike herself. She later shows Kaworu around the school, but during their tour, they come across Gendo fighting other students. She first stood frozen and unable to move, but what Kaworu said to her motivated her to move in and interrupt the fight and almost received a punch, but Gendo moved in and received it in his face. The students were found out by a teacher but Gendo continues to fight and tells Yui to leave. The teacher tries to stop Gendo but the latter punches him and runs away saying that he hates everyone.

In the staff room, Yui tells the teacher that she only tried to stop the fight, but he tells her to stay away from risks. However, she seemed disturbed by that, thinking she only did what she thought was right. The next day, Yui's class is given the task of writing a letter to a specific person. She starts to think about writing a letter to Gendo, but feels hesitant about asking him in person. Eventually, she reveals that she likes him, but only in her thoughts.

Part 2
Continuing from the last chapter, Gendo doesn't have any interest in writing the assignment given by his teacher. After class, Yui notices Gendo talking with the teacher, possibly about going to the principal's office, which Kaworu also said to her, before telling her that Gendo "hates everyone."

She meets Gendo later after school to tell him about meeting the principal and apologizing to the teacher whom he hit, but he ignores her. He crosses paths with Kaworu, who meets Yui and asks her why she didn't stop Gendo and what she's after. During their talk, she accidentally tells him about her liking toward Gendo.

The next day, she is determined to change herself and talk to Gendo, and greeted him, much to her embarrassment. After school, she decides to talk to him about things she listed. Initially, he ignores her but when she kept on following him, he finally snaps and shouts at her asking for the reason she's following him for. She tells him she wants to talk and know more about him despite him telling her about his hatred towards her. After she asks him why he hates her, he turns around and runs but meets with Kaworu who tells him that his hatred towards the world is originating from his himself being hated. At home, he starts to think that if he were to shut himself away from the world, it would be less painful for him. The next morning, Yui greets Gendo again and reveals that she wants to talk and know him more

Part 3
Yui initiates the talk by asking Gendo about what he reads, and managed to find out some of his interests. Later, Gendo meets Kaworu who told him how he looks happier than before, but warns him about the consequences that he may not like. Gendo then asks Kaworu if he is alone as well. Later, Gendo starts to think about the letter assignment and thinks that he would write it to Yui.

The next day, Yui asks some of her friends to help her with carrying some printouts but they decline, telling her to ask Gendo. Gendo agreed to help her to the teacher's surprise, but he didn't go with her inside the staff room since he doesn't like adults. The two started talking about how he should apologize to the teacher he hit the other day. He actually went despite being uncomfortable about it, and he is told to write an apology. Meanwhile, Yui's classmates decide to skip on cleaning the school since they didn't like being with her after she got along with Gendo, even her only friend.

After finishing the letter and having a small talk with the teacher, Gendo found out that the sky already getting dark but notices Yui removing the grass by herself. He then tells her that he'll help her, and then escorts her home since they were very late. However, Yui's mother was worried since she was with Gendo and that people will only talk badly about them. The next morning, Gendo starts a fight with his classmates for leaving without helping Yui, and falls in despair. Suddenly, a Giant of Light appears and started to swallow everyone around him with the sudden appearance of Kaworu beside him.

Part 4
At her house, Yui started to think about what happened last night decided that she wanted to see Gendo. After leaving her house, she noticed a very bright light coming from the direction of the school and rushes immediately there after remembering Gendo. Meanwhile, Kaworu asked Gendo if an "empty" world is what he wanted. Gendo is shocked after Kaworu told him that even though an empty world was supposed to help Gendo overcome his fears, he does not desire it. Kaworu then said that he his existence is caused by Gendo's, and their bodies started to disappear as Adam appears behind Kaworu, whom he said will show Gendo his dreams and hopes, and makes him the "Adam of his world."

Gendo started to give in to what Kaworu told him, but started to rethink of that after seeing Yui looking for him. He is stopped initially by Kaworu, who reminded him that bringing her along would mean returning to the world he hated, but he went to her regardless. Gendo held Yui, and she glimpsed some of his memories, and promised him that she wouldn't leave his side. The "empty" world crumbled down and the two of them returned to their class, still holding each other's hands. Later on, she gave him the letter she wrote for the assignment. A little flashback after Yui said that the world they live in is what made her meet Gendo, Kaworu turned to Gendo asking if he was okay with it, and if he can protect her and the world. Later that day, Gendo forgot about everything that happened between him and Kaworu.

The story went later on to the time when the two got married, Yui was cleaning the house when she found the letters they wrote for each other. She was pregnant with Shinji, and promised that she and Gendo will protect him.