Wow, what a great alternative end this series has brought.
To be honest, I'm not much of a fan of sad endings to series like the original and re-take version brought. They leave me with a bogged down feeling that doesn't pass by for hours after I'm done reading/watching a series, and combined with the withdrawal feeling I get after I'm done watching/reading a series in general, it's uncomfortable and hard to just forget about, but...
This was just absolutely fantastic in my book, and the most shocking thing about this is that even though I usually take my content in the form of where I originally saw it as (originally saw it in its anime form), this series was able to make me feel like I was in the exact same environment and mood as if I were to watch NGE itself, except without all the terrible events that happened throughout the entire series. It's just pretty damn refreshing.
As Jomonoe said, I, too, was skeptical of seeing things like this that attempt to carry on a series that had already ended, but this definitely made a believer out of me that it's possible to do these kinds of extensions without changing the core of what made Shinji and Asuka what they were.
One question I have though is, is this the end? I saw a "To be continued" at the end page, but I may be wrong. All I know is I'd love to read more if they plan on continuing this, but if they don't, this is still one of the best endings I've ever read to a series.
With that said, I just want to thank Jacob for the upload, Michiru for the artistry work, and StrangeCompanions for the translations.