Gate: Thus the Sorcerous Kingdom Fought There

CHAPTER 9: Let the Diet of Gods begin!

After passing through the boundary known as the "Gate," they saw rows and rows of towers which scraped the sky. At this time, Piña wondered; what did the men of the Imperial Army who first set foot here think? Did they have any idea of their upcoming fate? Nestled within the valleys between these vast buildings, I realized how small I truly was. The fact that we have declared war on a country that built such magnificent structures makes the imperial princess worry for the fate of the Empire.

Then again, Ginza would not have things like skyscrapers. If one thought about it, most of the tall buildings one might see would be found in places like Shinjuku or New York.

On the topic of grand structures, Piña and Bozes considered the Imperial Palace, the Senate building, and various other military strongholds to be quite impressive, so to them, even walking down Ginza must have struck them dumb with awe.

Having a tall building among regular buildings would only make the tall building stand out more.

Because of that, from Piña's point of view, a capital city should be planned so that there would be an awe-inspiring structure standing in the middle. However, the city on the other side of the "Gate" was different. All its buildings were massive skyscrapers.

If there were a single giant tree, one might still be at peace when looking at it from underneath. However, a forest of giant trees would inflict an enormous pressure on those beneath it.

Among her thoughts, she glanced to Beelzebub who sat beside her. Every time she looked at his face she started to blush uncontrollably and she could not help it. But uncontrollably turned her head away.

"Why I feel like this? Maybe he is using some kind of magic to make me feel uncomfortable?" she shook her head. "No! He is a royalty. A royalty would never live with such dirty tricks?" She considered the other options. "Then if it is not magic. It is his own charisma. Damn!" she bit her lower lips. "A country with the army of the gods, leaders with an inhumanly level of charisma and vast territory... what have we done! And I don't even meet his father... if he is like this... I wonder what kind of man his father would be..." she looked at Beelzebub with a worried expression.

Prince Beelzebub seemed completely calm despite the sudden environment change. Neither Momon showed any sign of excitement. The two of them was the statue of calmness. As the car slowly left the gate behind. They inspected their surroundings.

On Beelzebub face his usual smiling expression settled. On Momon's illusionary face his always serious, suspicious expression can be seen as he glanced out of the vehicle and measured his surroundings.

As Beelzebub looked out of the window, he wondered. "So that's how Japan looks like... I saw numerous recordings, pictures and there was a countless piece of literature about this world in the archives of Nazarick. But to see it live... really spectacular. Not as spectacular as the enormous floating castles back in the capital. Still, commendable..." he nodded to himself. "After all... they don't have magic. So they had to build all of this without it. Only using their wits..." as he mused about this. He looked out again at the window.

"Still... in the archives, there were pictures about much older as well more modern buildings. Sceneries both thriving with life and pictures of a dead world suffocating in metal and its own stain... I wonder... father and aunt were there multiple times? I wonder if they experienced this world first hand? Both in its past, present and future..." he frowned. "I need to ask them later..."

As Momonga glanced out of the window, the nostalgia caught up with him. "So this is it... This is the Japan of old." A small smile curled on his illusionary face. "I must admit. It is exactly like in the pictures on the internet. I am so glad we managed to come here!" he burst out in joy and his emotion suppression triggered. "Tch... Annoying thing..." he frowned.