Chapter 45: Macross – Macross
Tolle Koenig, temporarily reverting to his original name Monty Hill in this world, rented a ground-floor apartment in the part of Hang City closest to the sea.
He also had Nami build, beneath the apartment, a retractable tunnel leading directly to his under-construction undersea base.
He was preparing to build a small rocket himself and launch it into space.
He would have it assimilate a few artificial satellites and search for useful information about this world.
Half a month later, the satellite launch was a success, and the assimilation was also a success.
But in truth, none of that was important anymore, because while idly watching a live television broadcast one day, he happened to see a piece of news:
The space battleship that had crashed on South Ataria Island in July 1999 had now been successfully repaired.
Final adjustment work would begin in January 2009. That battleship had been named Macross (マクロス), which meant "Super Dimension Fortress: Macross."
In February 2009, the launch ceremony into space would be held on South Ataria Island.
Monty Hill felt as though he had just been hit hard by a million-ton punch. In modern times, if you lack knowledge, you really need to watch more live TV.
If he had watched earlier, he wouldn't have needed to go through all the trouble of building his own rocket.
Super Dimension Fortress! If he had just watched the news earlier, he would have known!
But wait, that wasn't right—he hadn't been able to find anything about this online before. Did they only lift the information blackout once it was fully completed?
At this moment, the system prompted him:
"Host, world traversal confirmed—Super Dimension Fortress Macross world. Permissions upgraded.
Traversal days increased by 30. The next traversal will be in 180 days.
Permissions upgraded to Private First Class. Storage space doubled; maximum now 400 × 400 × 400 meters. Partitioned spaces expanded proportionally."
Alright, confirmed—this is indeed the Macross world.
"System, I want to be quiet. And also, don't ask me who Quiet is!"
"Understood, Host."
Sigh… Next time I traverse to a similar parallel world, I really need to watch more news and read more books. I can't rely solely on the internet.
The world of Macross's first generation—so familiar! In Super Robot Wars, for real-type mechs, apart from Gundam, this is my favorite.
The warships and variable fighters are pretty good, and the ship technology in this world is very advanced.
There are also a large number of alien races—Zentraedi, Meltrandi, Varauta, Mardook, Windermere, Birdmen, and so on—all with high collection value.
But right now, this is still the first generation's events, and the key point is that I still have more than three months left here.
Sigh… Once again, I won't get to see the ending. Hopefully, next time I come to this world, it will be right after the moment I left.
I remember the main storyline of Macross's first generation is:
A love triangle between fighter pilot Hikaru Ichijyo, idol singer Lynn Minmay, and female officer Misa Hayase.
Anyway, in the later generations, it's always at least a love triangle, though in Macross 7 it changes to one girl and two guys.
The plot doesn't matter to me—as long as the fighter's weapons and missiles are plentiful, that's all I need. Bullet-hell barrage is the most fun.
Of course, with poor piloting skills, you die fast.
And I have to board the Macross, or Earth will be destroyed. If I remember correctly, the number of people who survive on Earth is very small.
Yet again, it's a world full of danger right from the start!
Why do I always end up in worlds where, if you don't get on the ship, you're likely to die? Last time, I barely avoided boarding a ship.
This time, I'm being forced onto Liangshan's mountain [idiom for being forced into rebellion/crime]—otherwise, I'll just be waiting for death.
Sigh… My heart feels so tired.
Better get in touch with Nami first, see if there's any way to obtain a VF-1 (Valkyrie) variable fighter ahead of time.
But I seem to remember the VF-1 is nuclear-powered, so if I take it back to the SEED world, I still won't be able to use it right away. I'd have to wait until I get a reaction weapon interference device before I can modify it for use.
"Nami, how is the situation with the assimilated satellite?"
"Master, the satellite has been completely assimilated, and within the Earth-orbit space zone, I have detected several space capsules. Please give your next instructions."
"Looks like these should be the few spaceships from the Zentraedi that were blown up during their first invasion. Nami, help me assimilate them all. Also, make sure to find detailed data on the VF-1 (Valkyrie) variable fighter.
Once you have the data, return to that satellite and stay hidden, so when I come back next time, I can still use it.
And also help me locate South Ataria Island and Lynn Minmay's family—I need to find them."
"Understood, Master. Nami will get to work right away—working spirit, working soul, ossu~"
Monty Hill no longer even wanted to comment on Nami. Forget it—he was used to it.
Without using any mecha, Nami obtained detailed data on the Earth UN Forces' VF-1 (Valkyrie) variable fighter.
It included detailed data on the VF-1A, VF-1D, VF-1J, VF-1S, and other models.
At last, he could also manufacture variable multi-purpose fighters.
VF-1S Valkyrie
D+ Class Variable Multi-Purpose Fighter
Life: 500
Energy: 200
Mobility: 120
Armor: 100
Terrain Adaptability: Sea–Land C, Air B, Space B
Thermonuclear Engine: Restores 20% energy per minute
Fixed Armament: ROV-20 head-mounted laser cannons ×4 (800/10); Hughes GU-11 triple-barrel 55mm Gatling gun (300 / 300 rounds remaining)
Optional Armament: AMM-1 air-to-ground missiles (800 / 12 remaining); Micro-missiles (300 / 100 remaining)
One week later, Nami found Lynn Minmay's family residence from the satellite.
Lynn Minmay—a Japanese-Chinese mixed-blood. Her parents ran a restaurant in Yokohama's Chinatown. She lived with her uncle on South Ataria Island—the island where the fortress Macross had crashed.
Monty Hill immediately took the supercar manufactured by Devil Gundam, equipped with the Mirage System from Blitz Gundam.
The Mirage System included a special adhesive gel that allowed the Blitz to evade thermal imaging and radar detection, achieving near 100% invisibility.
Thus, he drove invisibly straight to South Ataria Island, with no need to worry about being discovered by the Macross.
Very soon, he found Lynn Minmay's family, and directly carried out brainwashing on them.
Monty Hill became the adopted elder brother, Lynn Monty Hill, taken in by Minmay's parents—no blood relation.
And it was the kind of sibling relationship that was very, very close—close enough to bathe together, sleep in the same bed, and so on.
However, all of that was inserted only into her memories before she turned twelve.
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