Chapter 3 – The Trade Begins with Change

At Tokyo Bay, Godzilla is overseeing the trade that is occurring. Many Japanese and Chinese are fascinated by the many items such as Trains and Bicycles. Many people started to wear western clothes on special occasions. To Godzilla, this is the first step to get everyone on track.

Mothra = "There is a lot of inspirations for them."

Godzilla = "Yeah, but they need to visit the Europe Continent to gain knowledge. That's going to be happening soon…"

Mothra = "I know, it makes me happy to see them doing things they want that is denied for years."

Godzilla = "Yeah… I still don't understand why King Ghidorah would do this."

Mothra = "I think it because that luxuries tend to give the people a stronger voice. It's something that King Ghidorah always thought."

Then, a gentleman from England came to Godzilla.

England Man = "Godzilla-sama, on the behalf of Queen Victoria, we thank you for your business."

Godzilla = "The pleasure is ours; I would like to thank you for this. These things will help the people move forward."

England Man = "I certainly hope so; the Queen herself would like to invite you to her castle home for our first state dinner."

Godzilla = "That so…"

Godzilla looks Mothra with a nervous look on his face. Mothra can tell that Godzilla is asking her for help since he is not use to this.

Mothra = "We would like to take her invitation! What would be the perfect day to do so?"

England Man = "We would like to do before the exchange event that will be coming up shortly."

Mothra = "We still have a lot of things to cover, but I'm pretty sure we will work this out."

England Man = "Wonderful, I shall inform the Queen."

The gentleman went away.

Godzilla = "Thanks, Mothra."

Mothra = "No problem. I will come with you for the dinner."

Godzilla smiled as he finished up the trade agreements.

Back at the castle, Godzilla is back at the desk for some more paperwork. He also found a letter from Hideyoshi Toyotomi with a Family Crest. Godzilla opened the letter to see the details of a certain change.

Godzilla = "Hey Mothra, do you remember Hideyoshi?"

Mothra = "Of course, last time we met was at the council meeting. How is he doing?"

Godzilla = "He's doing well; I just got a letter from him. You remember that we need some independent provinces to balance out the feudal lords and the independent governments?"

Mothra = "Yes, you mention that…"

Godzilla = "Hideyoshi just informed me that he is letting Kyoto become independent while he continues to control Oaska. The government is keeping his castle maintained as both a historical landmark and a meeting for the officials. That's one province on the list, but there still more we need to decided."

Mothra = "There is plenty of time for that, if you stuck on something just let them know and they will help out."

Godzilla = "I know, but let's not forget that they too have so much to do. King Ghidorah did a lot of damage all over in his final years."

Mothra = "True… I guess he wants to remind us of his power…"

Godzilla = "He was desperate since he was losing control that he worked so hard to take. That is the expression that became his downfall."

Mothra = "You sound a lot like Caesar."

Godzilla = "You know Caesar was right on many things and if we didn't go to Okinawa that time, we would never had met him."

Mothra = "I know, since Caesar was a Martial Artist who studies all forms of fighting, he was the one who taught you how to fight. Just thinking about it reminds me of the day we met. Back in King Ghidorah's rule, humans have feared the Kaiju due to their vast power. There are few sanctuaries during that time; the only sanctuaries are Okinawa in the south and Hokkaido in the north."

Godzilla = "What brought us to Okinawa is the fact that I defeated few Kaiju from the Shogunate Guards, something that humans can't do."

Mothra = "That's right…"

In the flashback, Godzilla and Mothra are heading to a fishing village that has a direct route to Okinawa. They were chased by a group of Kaiju Hunters since a number of Kaiju was defeated by Godzilla's hands. The hunters greatly feared him so they chase him to defeat them. Godzilla and Mothra hid in one of the homes to wait for the boat.

Godzilla = "Hey Mothra, why were the Kaiju Hunters chasing us?"

Mothra = "It could be possible that the defeat of the Shogunate Guards caused fear within them. Like how you want to defeat a certain someone that you couldn't defeat, but someone else defeated that person with ease."

Godzilla = "So their jealous?"

Mothra = "Something like that…"

Then, they noticed that there boat arrived and people are checking the surrounding area for hunters. With the signal, they went on to the deck and the boat sets sail.

During the night, Godzilla and Mothra are inside a room with a lantern as a light source. Mothra is reading a book while Godzilla stares at the stars.

Godzilla = "What is Okinawa like?"

Mothra = "Are you curious? It's an island nation in the South Seas. It's ruled by the Ryukoku Kingdom, they prefer communication rather than war. It's also home to the Lion Guardians that are Kaiju. If I remember correctly, a group of Kaiju Hunters tried to hunt them down, but the people didn't approve of it so they pushed them back. Ever since then, the hunters were at odds with Okinawa."

Godzilla = "Does that mean they will not come to Okinawa?"

Mothra = "I think so; there were rumors that Ryukoku Kingdom had a strong army that worked together with the Lion Guardians."

Godzilla = "The Lion Guardians…"

An hour later they went to sleep.

In the morning, the boat arrived at Okinawa and it docked to the village that is close to the Ryukoku Capital. Mothra and Godzilla got off and headed to an inn. Inside their room, Mothra plans their next move.

Mothra = "We should be safe for the time being, but we can't stay here forever. Once things calm down a bit we should head for the Shu Kingdom in the China Seas. We also need to pay attention to King Ghidorah's actions, since their officers were defeated, they will not let it sit down."

Godzilla = "King Ghidorah… Why is that name familiar?"

Mothra = "You know him?"

Godzilla = "No… I just don't understand why."

Mothra = "I see…"

Then, they noticed a commotion outside. They went out to see the Lion Guardians patrolling the streets and the people cheer them on.

Mothra = "As expected, the Lion Guardians have a deep connection to the Ryukoku Kingdom so they are worshipped as Guardian Spirits."

One of the Lion Guardians stared at Godzilla and he stared back at him. The Lion Guardian continues his way, but Godzilla continue to stare at him.

Mothra = "What's wrong?"

Godzilla = "One of them was watching me."

Mothra = "Did the rumors spread already? I hope we don't run into trouble."

Mothra and Godzilla went back into the inn.

Midnight, Godzilla is having a strange dream. He is standing in the ocean while a golden shadow hovers in the sky. This dream is causing some distress to Godzilla who struggles to wake up from the nightmare. He and the shadow clashed that caused Godzilla to finally wake up. Mothra woke up and noticed his expression.

Godzilla = "That dream again…"

Mothra = "The same one? Has anything changed?"

Godzilla = "No, it's the same."

Mothra = "That dream maybe trying to tell you something."

Godzilla = "I wish I knew…"

Godzilla and Mothra went back to sleep.

Japanology:

Ryukoku Kingdom = It is an ancient capital that is now Okinawa. It survives through talks rather than war for both Japan and China. Today, it's paradise in the south where many traditions continues to survive.