Shinji is completely confused. He opens his eyes wide and blinks!
SHINJI:“Huh?”
Kendrix: I like how, in defiance of so many shonen manga tropes, this battle is over before Shinji known what hit him; the narrative wasted no time with bringing about a humilating one-shot defeat. While he's past the constantly-reciting-the-instructions-phase, Shinji is still not quite accostumed to battle.
