By now, Shinji, Rei, and Asuka thought they knew the drill . . . but they don't know this one-namely, the giant drill coming down from the even more gigantic eight-sided . . . thingie . . . hanging over the streets of the virtual Tokyo-3! Who's behind this new menace-Dr. Akagi . . . her daughter . . . or the man who fascinates them both? Heck, who fascinates everyone.