Chapter 57: Macross – Super Dimensional Voyage
Captain Global stared sternly at the still-protesting Claudia LaSalle and roared,
"This is an order!"
Claudia LaSalle dared not argue further. She could only follow Captain Global's command and prepare to activate the Macross's fold system.
Inside an air-raid shelter, the mayor of South Ataria Island was drinking and eating hotpot with a sharp-faced official.
The sharp-faced official said, "Seems like it's quieting down."
The fat mayor replied, "Yeah, have they stopped attacking already?"
The sharp-faced official sneered at himself, "What a grand inauguration ceremony this turned out to be."
At that moment, the shelter shook again. The mayor groaned, "Why is it noisy again? Things up there must be a complete mess…"
Others in the shelter smelled the aroma of hotpot and couldn't help but drool.
But since the ones eating were high officials, none of them dared to offend them. They could only endure their hunger in silence.
Monty Hill thought, These two corrupt bastards, even now they still have the mood to eat hotpot in front of everyone. Really want to kill them… but that would be letting them off too easily. Better to assimilate them into my slaves, make them serve me. That way, even if I leave, they can still look after Lynn Minmay's family. And next time I return, I can use them again. Actually… maybe I can put them to use right now.
Near the finale, the reason Lynn Minmay fell so hard was mostly because she had no power—used and discarded, no longer of value. But starting now, I'll rise step by step into the highest ranks of the Unified Forces. Then, with wealth and authority, I'll see how Lynn Minmay could possibly fall into despair again.
Monty Hill released a few microscopic nanoworms, created with his neo DG cells, and sent them into the bodies of several officials.
They would lie dormant inside their hosts. Once Monty Hill reached the Macross, he could activate the brainwashing and arrange his and Lynn Minmay's career paths.
He could place Lynn Minmay into the Unified Forces' entertainment troupe or propaganda department as a military officer—and later even as a general if he wished.
If worse came to worst, he could just control the entire upper echelon of the Unified Forces. Then who would dare defy him, who would dare to bully Lynn Minmay?
At that moment, the massive Macross fortress slowly approached the skies above South Ataria Island.
Claudia LaSalle reported,
"Commencing countdown to fold jump. Ten, nine, eight… one, zero. Initiating fold system. Entering super dimensional voyage."
The Macross began to glow with a strange red radiance, its surface shimmering as the very space around it shook.
That light, centered on the Macross, spread rapidly outward.
South Ataria Island was engulfed in the massive crimson glow.
The island's image wavered like a double exposure, the sea roiled violently, buildings began collapsing, and the shelter shook furiously.
People inside screamed in terror, "What's happening?!"
Lynn Minmay, frightened, curled into Monty Hill's arms and sobbed softly,
"Brother… it's shaking worse and worse. Are we going to die?"
Monty Hill gently wiped away her tears and smiled at her.
"It's alright, Minmay. Nothing will happen to us. You still have to become a super idol singer one day.
If you cry and ruin your face now, you won't be pretty anymore."
Lynn Minmay, half-laughing through her tears, quickly wiped her face, smoothed her hair, and glared at him.
"Hmph! Brother, you always make fun of me. You know I care about my looks most, yet you still say things like that. I really hate it!" (;｀o´)o
She lightly pounded his chest with her little fists.
Suddenly the tremors grew worse. Off balance, Lynn Minmay toppled into Monty Hill's arms, their lips meeting.
True to his "never waste a good chance" principle, Monty Hill pressed against her lips.
At first, Lynn Minmay's eyes widened in fear, but slowly her gaze softened, her resistance faded, and she began to respond.
Around them, the terrified crowd huddled on the ground with their eyes shut, so no one noticed.
In an instant, the Macross—along with South Ataria Island—vanished from Earth, entering super dimensional fold space.
The shaking stopped. Monty Hill and Lynn Minmay separated quietly.
Her face flushed crimson, Lynn Minmay buried her head in his chest like an ostrich hiding in the sand, saying nothing.
Monty Hill guessed the tremors had ceased because the fold jump was complete.
The Macross, with the island and surrounding sea, reappeared in the void of space.
The waters around the island instantly froze solid, turning it into a massive block of ice.
The air-raid shelter grew cold too, though thanks to its sealed structure it wasn't immediately fatal.
Wearing only a thin dress, Lynn Minmay knelt shivering on the floor. Seeing her, Monty Hill scooped her up.
He positioned her so she sat astride him, chest to back, wrapping his coat around her and holding her tight to share his body heat.
He then ordered Nami to assimilate the entire shelter, reinforcing its structure, adding insulation, and slowing the heat loss.
Even if everyone was probably safe, he preferred to be cautious.
But as he held her, his body inevitably stirred, pressing against her.
Lynn Minmay blushed deeply, gave a soft gasp, and fell silent, lowering her head.
Monty Hill's instincts urged him to go further, but reason held him back.
I want it… but I can't. Damn, even after all I've been through, I still can't keep completely calm. What a failure.
In his arms, Lynn Minmay shyly began to sing:
Fluttering to the twilight by the window,
Breathing deeply the shining breeze…
When I look up at the sky,
Though my heart is dyed blue by sorrow,
It can be repainted with an angel's brush,
Freely, as I wish…
When we first met, I didn't realize,
Even the universe longed for this.
I'll guard this soul of love forever.
If I must say goodbye for now,
I love you!
Will these feelings turn into tears?
If I look away, everything drifts farther.
But one day, eternal light will call me…
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