Gazing at the Sky
───「 Human POV 」───
"For the specialized Godzilla-class warships... production is expected to be completed within 10 days..."
"Various military factories worldwide are already constructing ships and railguns at maximum speed, with an estimated addition of 30 destroyers and 500 railguns per day globally."
"The United Earth Defense Forces - Far East Division will establish preliminary defense facilities within a month."
"This includes 750 super-heavy railguns, 20,000 unmanned combat vehicles, and 5,000 unmanned bombers. Global resources will be concentrated here to prepare for the eradication of Godzilla."
"The first wave of support troops from the Pacific Defense Coalition arrived with supplies 100 minutes before the start of the meeting. We kindly request the emergency management team to coordinate the logistics planning."
"The large unmanned autonomous base vehicles will land in Osaka, Hokkaido, and Nagoya Port, and the government plans to establish the first phase of the Aegis Perimeter within two weeks."
"We will defend the Pacific Front at all costs until Godzilla is destroyed!"
Following the scientific research report on Godzilla, the government issued a work order.
This meeting was longer than the previous report, so it took over three hours to conclude.
After the meeting, Hideo Takahashi rubbed his temples and walked out of the conference room with his colleagues.
"Hideo-senpai, can you continue like this?"
"I should be able to manage. I can still hold on. I got some sleep yesterday."
Hideo's companion looked at him, noticing his weary expression, and asked with concern.
He knew that Hideo had been staying up late these past few days and was physically exhausted.
However, Hideo assured him that he could endure because he had a good night's sleep yesterday.
Whoosh!
Rumble, rumble...
As they exited the conference building, the sounds of fighter jets and helicopters reached Hideo's ears.
He looked up at the twilight sky filled with dozens, even hundreds of aircraft and murmured to himself:
"They sure love to talk big..."
In the previous meeting, the government's request was clear—transform the entire Pacific Front into a global battlefield against Godzilla.
Aegis Perimeter, Pacific Ground Forces, New Earth Air Force...
These internationally coordinated military forces would all arrive in the region within a month.
While this was only one of several global strongholds against Godzilla, it was by far the most critical due to Japan's strategic location. The transfer of local authority alone was a bureaucratic nightmare.
The installation of defense structures, along with the rapid development of specialized anti-Godzilla weapons, presented enormous logistical challenges.
However, despite the complications, Hideo Takahashi knew that such support was far better than being left to fight alone.
A battlefield, by definition, is a place where both sides engage in combat. Without international support, they wouldn't even qualify as a battlefield—just collateral damage in Godzilla's rampage.
Therefore, they had no choice but to draw support from other regions through the government, even if it meant the Pacific Front was being treated as a global shield.
But a shield, at least, can withstand a few hits, right?
After leaving the government building, Hideo and his colleagues called an unmanned vehicle and headed to the airport where the first batch of support troops for the construction of the Aegis Perimeter would arrive.
During the ride, Hideo's colleague, Mitsuyu Amano, began discussing Godzilla.
"Why does Godzilla harbor such deep resentment toward humanity?"
It had become a hot topic in recent days, even before the Indian Ocean Fleet was destroyed. People were already discussing it online.
If the first attack on Cape Soya could be considered a coincidence, the second one heading straight for Tokyo Bay couldn't be explained as a mere coincidence.
Godzilla definitely held animosity towards humans; its destruction of humanity was not random.
So, what exactly caused Godzilla to hold such immense hatred?
"Could it be the extinction of the Titans after all? I heard someone recently discovered images of Godzilla together with other Titans in ancient underwater ruins. From those images, Godzilla can be seen as a king among Titans."
"If that's true, then it might see humanity as the architects of their downfall. In that sense, its destruction..."
Hideo didn't interrupt Amano's words, but he listened attentively to the content.
The theory that Godzilla was the King of Titans and sought vengeance for their extinction was new to him.
However, as Amano mentioned its destruction, Hideo's expression darkened.
Seeing his reaction, Amano quickly adjusted his approach. "If that's the case, then isn't our response just as justified?"
"Those Titans have likely killed countless other lifeforms over history, right? Many of them are legendary gods or monsters—surely they've slaughtered humans as well."
"So, our war against Godzilla isn't just about survival. It's a reckoning."
Amano's words brought a moment of reflection, but Hideo remained silent.
"We're supposed to meet the support troops for the construction of the Aegis Perimeter, right? Isn't that the military's task? Why is it us?"
He couldn't quite understand why it fell upon their emergency management team to receive the construction support troops instead of others.
Typically, it would be the responsibility of the logistics department to arrange accommodation for the support teams from outside the region. At the very least, it should be managed by the military. So why did it end up being their emergency management team's responsibility?
To this question, Hideo pondered for a moment and replied, "Because it's too complicated."
"Too complicated? Is it because of Tokyo?"
If that were the case, it would make sense. Over 30 million people had fled to Tokyo in just one night. Even with a million evacuees sent to Seoul, the strain on Osaka, Hokkaido, and Nagoya remained catastrophic.
That alone would make logistics a nightmare.
However, upon closer examination, there was still a problem. The arrangement for those tens of millions of people should fall under their emergency management department. It shouldn't be handled by the military—logistics, at the very least, should have some say in it.
With a puzzled expression on his face, Hideo Takahashi simply glanced at his phone to confirm their current location. Then he said to Amano Mitsuyu, "Look at the sky."
Upon hearing these words, Amano Mitsuyu shifted his body slightly.
He moved closer to the window, pressing his face against the glass, and looked outside.
Boom, boom, boom
Boom, boom, boom
Boom, boom, boom
Boom, boom, boom
Although he couldn't hear the sounds from outside, the moment he saw the sky, Amano Mitsuyu's mind resonated with the synchronized roar of countless transport planes.
Hundreds, thousands, perhaps tens of thousands.
Lifting steel beams, carrying tanks, transporting modular fortifications.
On the horizon, towering steel bases—structures that hadn't even existed two hours ago—stood defiantly against the backdrop of the setting sun.
Countless transport planes landed on the flat ground several kilometers away, unloading an endless stream of supplies, personnel, and war machines.