3rd POV

As the entirety of the 3rd Recon team and their two guests from the special region, Piña and Bozes, cross the Gate and enter the Ginza District of Tokyo in Japan, Piña and Bozes were amazed by the architecture and culture of the Men in Green's nation. What they saw were tall buildings that reach the skies, lights that surrounded the city, and the cool weather as Itami explained that it was nearly the start of winter.

Itami said to the group that they will head first to the shopping district because they need formal clothes for Tuka as she can't attend the Diet with jeans and a tank top. After a few hours, they found a clothing shop and bought formal business attire. Tuka is now wearing a black female business suit with a long dress skirt. After buying clothes for Tuka, the group head towards the Diet building while Bozes and Piña would be heading to another building to hold a meeting with Japan's Defense Minister to discuss the prisoner exchange from the Ginza incident.

Diet Building

The National Diet Conference is currently the most viewed event from television and from the internet through live broadcasting. Itami and his group had just entered the building and politicians are currently preparing themselves for the diet and the meeting concerning the death of the refugees from the special region. Many politicians and governors attended the diet as the information from a Reconnaissance team would give them insight into the world beyond the massive Gate. Many country leaders are also watching the diet as it would also give them insight into the Special Region. Three particular country leaders watching the diet are the President of the United States of America, the President of China, and the President of Russia who wanted their forces to go through the Gate and harvest resources to either strengthen their respective country or build more weapons for their army.

The National Diet member, Mizuki Kohara, was about to begin the interview of the 3rd Recon team about the deaths of the refugees from Coda village.

"Let me get straight to the point!" Kohara said while she held a sign showing the number of dead refugees. "Over a hundred refugees from Coda village were killed when attacked by a creature that was described as a Dragon! First Lieutenant Yoji Itami, explain to us why many refugees die during the attack."

Itami stood up from his seat and made his way to the stand. "Yes, it was a dragon. It was big and scary," he said.

"Don't you think that you and the Self-Defense Force could have done more to protect them?!" Mizuki said.

"I certainly have regrets that so many people have died that day ma'am. However, we didn't have any way to stop it." Itami responded.

"So, are you telling me that the Self-Defense force is incapable?" She asked.

"No," Itami responded, "I'm saying that we don't have the firepower."

"I mean the machine guns that we have available to us didn't help much Senator, The 30 calibre nor the 50 calibre didn't do any real damage to it." he followed up, "we needed stuff like railguns, laser cannons, and graviton bombs."

"Uh, Mr. Chairman" a senator raises his hand.

"The Self-Defence force brought back us samples for examination. They are pretty tough. They are stronger than tungsten. And it can breathe fire, its almost as if they're some sort of flying tank." The senator reading out a report from the JSDF.

"They have faced a great threat and you're telling them not to expect casualties!?" the senator retorted, "That's kind of an unrealistic expectation don't you think?"

"Very well then, Now I liked to call Lelei La Lelena to take the stand," Mizuki said.

"Do you understand Japanese?" Mizuki asked Lelei

"Yes, a little," Lelei answered.

"Ok, then let's get started, first, I want to take a moment to address living conditions in the refugee camp." Kohara stated, "Do you have any restrictions there?" she asked Lelei.

"I'm not sure what you mean by restrictions." Lelei said, "Isn't that every human being? We're all born into this world with some kind of restriction."

"Let me rephrase it for you. Are you lacking any of life's basic necessities in the camp?" She asked the blue-haired wizard, rephrasing her question.

"Well, no. We have plenty of food, clothing, and shelter. There is really nothing missing, I guess." Lelei responded, "We never seem to run out of it."

"Really? You don't feel the JSDF, described as "ill-equipped", is responsible for the deaths?" Mizuki asked.

"No" Lelei responded.

The questioning moves on to Tuka Luna Marceau.

"I am an elf from the Forest of Lodo, the daughter of Hodor Marceau" Tuka stated.

"I am afraid I have to ask you this. Are those ears actually real?" Mizuki asked Tuka which was translated by Lelei.

"Yes, these are my ears. Do you want to touch them?" Tuka responds while pulling her hair to the back of her ears.

Cameras in the building quickly took pictures and the internet went crazy as the girl revealed that she was a real elf.

"Ms. Tuka, When you were attacked by the dragon, did you witness the JSDF soldiers do anything inappropriate?" Mizuki asked the blonde elf.

"Uh, I can't say, I was unconscious at the time" Tuka answered.

"Very well then, The next witness please." Mizuki requested.

Rory Mercury was called to the stand.

When Mizuki first saw Rory, she thought that was dressed for a funeral due to the clothes that she wore. It was at that moment that she thought she had the JSDF in her grasp.

"Please state your name."Mizuki requested.

"Rory Mercury" The apostle stated.

"Please tell us what was your life was like in the Alnus hill camp" Kohara stated.

"It is simple really. In the morning, I wake and I pray, and then I take some lives then pray, and at night, I sleep." Rory stated.

"What do you mean by you take lives?" The senator asked.

"I kill," Rory answered "I kill people for my Lord's sake as he is the god of death. So, it's kind of his thing."

"Let's try a different question," Mizuki said "You appear to me as a person who had lost someone dear to them recently. So, is it safe to say that the Self-Defence force is to blame for that?"

"She says that she doesn't understand the question and that Rory's family is-" Lelei translated what Rory said before being interrupted.

"According to the report, when the dragon attacked, over a hundred people died fleeing from their village. But not a single soldier was killed or injured during the engagement. The Self-Defence force is supposed to risk their lives and fight for those who are in danger. But here, they chose to run and cost people their lives" Kohara said. "So you need to tell us everything, tell us what you saw, tell us what they did, tell us the truth!".

Rory breaths in and yells to the microphone "Are you a goddamn idiot!?", causing feedback on the speakers, making everyone cover their ears.

"Uh, what, excuse me?" Mizuki said in confusion.

"I believe you heard my question, you're probably asked that a lot, little miss" Rory said.

"You speak Japanese?" Mizuki asked

"I assume you want to know how Itami and his people fought against the dragon, am I right?" Rory stated

"They did everything they could and then some, they didn't hide in their carriages nor behind any civilians. I tell you they did nothing of the sort." She stated to the senator

"Let's get to the point shall we," Rory said "There are times when a soldier must protect their own life, you sit here, safe and comfortable, while you accuse others of being cowards. If you ask me, you are the coward little miss."

"What did you call me?!" the senator slightly angered by the name

"They faced a Flame Dragon and lived to tell the tale," the apostle said "so you should offer them praise for pulling off such a feat. You demonstrate a rather creative of manipulating numbers to make them look in a certain way don't you?"

"Your Self-Defence force saved 450 people" Rory continued "I can only imagine the problems that the soldiers of this country face if this is how they are treated."

"Itami and his team had accomplished something no one has ever done." she stated, "And that is my answer to that stupid question of yours, is that truth enough for you, little miss?"

"It seems someone forgot to teach you how to speak to an adult, little miss." Kohara retorts at Rory

"You're not talking about me are you?" Rory smugly asks

"Of course I'm talking about you!" Mizuki shouts " I don't know how things are in the Special Region but in this country, we respect our elders"

"Ugh, I am going to love this" Rory said as she was beginning to undo the cover of her battle axe as her lips changed colour to violet.

Before things could escalate further, Itami stood up, raising his hand and said,

"Mr. Chairman, there has been a huge misunderstanding," Itami said as she pushes Rory away from the stand while telling her to put away her axe "I should take this opportunity to tell that Ms. Mercury is actually the eldest person in attendance here today"

"And how old is she suppose to be?" Mizuki asks

"I am 961 years old, honey" Rory answered

Mizuki, the other senators, and the people watching were shocked by her age.

"And just how old do you happen to be, Ms. Marceau?" the senator asking Tuka

"I'm 165" Tuka stated

"What about you?" Kohara asking Lelei

"I'm 15 and I'm Human" Lelei answered, Mizuki signs in relief that the mage was not older than her.

Lelei walks to the stand "Where I come from, people live around 70 years. In fact, most people who live in my world are human beings. And Tuka is an elf. Elves have incredibly long life spans, they could live for over a thousand years. Rory started out as a human being but her body stopped ageing when she became a demigod and an oracle. Her body would eventually be discarded and she would become a Goddess after a thousand years."Lelei stated

"Do you have any more questions, miss Kohara?" the chairman asked.

"No, your honour," Mizuki says as she sat down.

"Also, Mr. Chairman, I think there are some aspects of the report that had been overlooked." Itami stood up again and walked to the stand

"And what would that be, First Lieutenant?" the chairman asked

"The Flame Dragon that attacked the refugees was killed after we repelled its attack on the convoy," Itami said

The Chairman and the Senators were both curious and shock as to how the dragon was killed after being driven off. The Chairman proceeded to ask the Lieutenant.

"How was the dragon killed?" the chairman asked

"You may not believe what I am going to say right now as it may have been impossible for such a thing to exist," Itami said.

"What do you mean by something that is impossible to exist?" the chairman asked

"I meant that there is something beyond the Gate that wasn't meant to exist" Itami stated

"What do you mean?" the chairman asked further "What is supposed not to exist?"

"I meant to say that the Dragon was killed by King Ghidorah," Itami said to the chairman and the senators who are silent after hearing Itami's statement

"Lieutenant, are you sure what you are saying is true?" the chairman spoke

"It is true what I am saying," Itami said "I also have video evidence to prove it"

A projector and a white projector screen were brought in. The room was darkened and the video was played. The first video shows the battle between the Third Recon team and the Flame Dragon from the viewpoint of the cameraman. The battle was soon over as the video showed a rocket launched from a panzerfaust exploded on the dragon's right arm. As it flies away, multiple blasts of golden lightning struck the dragon as it falls to the ground dead. After a few moments, an armless three-headed golden dragon landed beside the dead dragon and started eating the corpse. The video cuts off to show another video.

"We are also showing another one in a battle against a bandit army," Itami said before quickly resuming the video

The video showed the battle of Italica where a large bandit army attacking the walls of a city with the Recon team fighting the army off alongside militia and the two tanks of the JSDF. The battle was cut short when something bursts out of the ground, catching everyone's attention. It showed Anguirus bursting out of the ground, shaking off the dirt on his body and charging towards the large army, eating the fleeing army of bandits. The video cuts off as Anguirus burrowed underground after the kaiju used its sonic roar to destroy a squadron of attack helicopters.

The chairman and the other senators are in disbelief at the footage being shown to them as the Recon team claimed to be real. The footage could be seen by many as being taken straight from the movies themselves but the JSDF claimed the footage was taken by their own military-grade cameras.

"Is this real?" the chairman asked

"It is definitely real. 100% raw footage from the special region." Itami answered

"I still could not believe it! It has to be fake!" a senator shouted out

"What he is saying is the truth." a pair of voices spoke out loud

Everyone in the building started looking everywhere, looking for the source of the two voices. A Cameraman got everyone's attention as he found the source of the voices, gesturing towards the stand. On the stand, there were two twin women, measuring up to 18 cm in height. They were wearing a red dress that goes up to their knees, jewelry such as hair ornaments and a necklace on their heads, and red slip-on shoes on their feet. The Internet went crazy and wild yet again as the Shobijin from the Godzilla movies existed and two of the famous kaiju from the Godzilla films existed in the Special Region.

"We can assure you that he is speaking the truth" the twins spoke in unison "What you all saw was real and had happened in our world."

The senators and the Recon team are shocked that someone that was fictional existed in the special region. "We had seen the destruction of the golden three-headed dragon left behind since its arrival on our world. The dragon came from the heavens, encased within a giant boulder, it awoke after Imperial soldiers investigated the crater on where it landed. The boulder cracked open as a massive ball of fire flew upwards into the sky before taking its shape of an armless three-headed dragon. It brought calamity and destruction wherever it went; the vassal states of the Empire were decimated, cities turned to ruins in a single day, millions of people died within weeks, and kingdoms reduced to nothing but rubble. The Empire tried to fight back but it was futile as the dragon's golden lightning decimated the army in one burst. The Empire was weakened and the dragon flew towards the mountains to rest. It slept for two years before the opening of the Gate awakened it from its slumber. The dragon is heading towards the Gate as we speak." the twins finished their explanation.

The Diet came to finish as the Shobijin finished their explanation and the Self-Defense Force began preparing for what was to come. The Shobijin returning to the special region on a small moth resembling Mothra. But as preparations were being set, a roar was heard through the massive Gate...

TSCHKOAOOOOOOO!

That was chapter five of this story! Please leave a review and all criticism is accepted as it helps me write better. See you next chapter!