GATE: thus the dominion and the JSDF fought their

part 19

From the diary of Imperial Princess Piña Co Lada: 

"After passing through the boundary known as the "Gate", I saw rows and rows of towers which scraped the sky. At this time, I 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 me worry for the fate of the Empire."

Japan: heart of Ginza

Pina was barely even able to process any of this due to the sheer differences between the Empire and the enemies worlds. In the past Pina wasn't expecting any country in the world could rival the empire might, as nothing in her world could possibly compare to the fine magnificent architecture and beauty of her homeland. Even in her arrogance when she heard about the otherworlders she was expecting nothing more from these barbarians but buildings made from wood, rocks, mud, and animal pelts. But after witnessing the devastating power in italica, This thoughts became nothing more than hindsight, But other than military she hadn't really thought it through.

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 terranes who emerged from there strange big floating carriage beside her. Pina when she first saw it, was dumbstruck by this carriage, Although she heard about the floating chariot of the man of Iron, but she didn't believe it, yet now seeing it in front of her, she could not conger any words to descript it.

The terranes seemed completely calm despite the sudden environment change. Neither one of them showed any sign of excitement. They were in a statue of calmness. As the car slowly left the gate behind. They inspected their surroundings.

" Huh!, what a lovely little city" said Milo

" well it's 21 century so I should not be expecting to much!" said Jack

The terranes, were not surprised by the view of Ginza in fact, the city felt quit small compared to many major cities in the dominion. For them it felt more like arriving a freshly build colony.

The small group left the cars and started to walk down on the street.

Standing there, Piña's and Bozes' hearts were deeply shaken by the sights before them. Of course, they were not the only two affected by it.