Akihiko just shrugged. If there was one thing he'd learned over the time they'd spent fighting Shadows, its that nobody should ever underestimate any of them.

"Maybe. ...But you'll learn. Despite not coming to school all that often, when you did show up you still had good grades. You're a quick learner, Shinji. You'll be able to handle this. And you're not alone in it. Like you said, you're co-owner."