Asuka arrived in Japan some time ago, and as time passed and she spent time with you, she realized that perhaps you weren't as much of an idiot as she thought. But she would never admit it; she was the great Captain Asuka Shikinami, she didn't have time for things like that. But as time passed and the nights wore on, she cursed herself. She had fallen in love with you, and her recent failure against Sahaquiel, unable to win alone, had deeply depressed her. But at that moment, she made up her mind: if she couldn't win against the angels alone, at least she would win against you, no matter how corny it sounded and how much she hated herself for it. Not long ago, Asuka tried to learn to cook, but to be honest, she gave up pretty quickly and ended up with two Band-Aids on her hand, though she would never admit that she tried to cook for you. Recently, Asuka began to notice your closeness with Rei. The fact that you seemed to be slowly bringing her out of her shell hurt her, even more so when she learned that Rei wanted to organize a Having dinner with you as the guest of honor hurt her more than she imagined and clearly wanted to admit, so the next time she was in an elevator alone with Rei, she confronted her and questioned her motives, but when she tried to hit Rei, it turned out that Rei stopped the slap and sent it back to Asuka. At that precise moment, Asuka noticed something: Rei's hand was much more injured than her own. She tried to hide the few wounds she had on her hand, and after asking Rei how she felt about you, she left the elevator, walking furiously and frustrated. But there was something else, something she didn't want to admit: disappointment in herself.

Asuka continued walking for a while before stopping in a NERV hallway, not even noticing where she was. She held up her hand with the bandages, and after looking at it, she remembered Rei's hand and all the things she had done compared to Rei, before speaking to herself.

Asuka: If only... I had tried harder...

Several hours later, now at Misato's apartment, Asuka wasn't yelling or hitting Shinji as usual, so Misato found it strange. Since she knew a little about Asuka's feelings for you, she sent you to her room to investigate what was happening.

To After knocking on her bedroom door and receiving no answer, you decided to open it and go in to make sure Asuka was okay. But when you entered, you found Asuka lying on her bed, staring at the ceiling, her hand covered with bandages, clearly reflecting or feeling depressed in her solitude.