Actually, Isn't This Macross?!

"This way."

Mikoto led Accelerator and Kamijou Touma into the nearest shelter.

"Where are the others?" Touma asked.

"They've all been transferred to the core," Mikoto said. "All 1.8 million people in Academy City are inside. Touma, you have Imagine Breaker, so Academy City can't transfer you over."

Everyone else was easy enough to handle, but Kamijou Touma's situation was rather awkward. Because he had Imagine Breaker, he couldn't be teleported.

However, the outer layer had emergency equipment as well.

"This is... going to attack that thing?"

Kamijou Touma looked into the distance.

Then, a blazing blue light flashed before the giant.

"Is this magic too?" Kamijou Touma asked blankly.

"This is a Shrinkage Furnace... no, that might not be the right term. It should be called a Degenerate Engine."

[Shrinkage Furnace! Gundam is still chasing me!]

[That suddenly made me think of Gunbuster.]

[What the hell is that?]

[Why did it suddenly jump into physics?]

[It was theology one second ago and high-energy physics the next, I'm dying.]

[I don't understand any of this. Someone explain.]

[Besides solid, liquid, gaseous, and Plasma State, matter also has a Degenerate State.]

[As the name suggests, a Degenerate State is when the distance between atoms is infinitely compressed, truly aggregating matter together.]

[It's basically the structure of a Neutron Star.]

[Wait, why does this thing look so much like a Giant God Soldier?]

[Fuck, now that you mention it, it really does.]

[That flashy head looks more like EVA, doesn't it?]

[It feels like it could spit out a Beam Cannon at any moment.]

[This is insane.]

[So strong.]

[Fuck, it really fired!]

A blazing pillar of light erupted.

The immense energy it released directly blasted apart everything around it.

The sky turned an eerie blue-white.

It was as if