Chapter 141 "Godzilla"
Night falls at the seaside.
The distant sky was covered with dark clouds, with bursts of muffled thunder and occasional flashes of white lightning, accompanied by the surging waves.
There is a lighthouse on the beach that lights up a dazzling light, projecting it onto the sea, guiding the boats back from fishing.
Hu Hu Hu.
There was a strong wind at the seaside, making everything around make a creaking sound.
Ken Watanabe is a lighthouse keeper.
The lighthouse stands alone in the sea under the night sky, and the rising tide has surrounded the lower half of the lighthouse.
It is like a magic needle standing alone in the sea. Only when the tide is low can ships pass through it normally.
At around 7 o'clock in the evening, after Ken Watanabe inspected the lighthouse, he closed all the doors and windows.
I returned to my room, boiled a bottle of purified water, made a bowl of tomato-flavored Nissin Cup Noodles, and then, under the flickering light in the room, flipped through a newspaper from a week ago.
The signal is not very good in the remote sea, and there are often lightning and thunder on the sea. In order to prevent accidents, there is not even a TV here.
There is no mobile phone signal and no television, so the only things we can do to pass the time are drinking tea, reading newspapers, fishing and watching the sea.
After waiting for three or five minutes, Watanabe Ken put down the newspaper in his hand and began to taste the tomato-flavored Nissin Cup Noodles.
Although the quantity was a bit small, he caught a few fish during the day and made sashimi, which was considered a snack and he was not very hungry.
After finishing the instant noodles, he cleaned up the garbage, lay down on his bed, took out a copy of "The Old Man and the Sea" from the bookcase and began to read it.
He has read this book no less than ten times, and he enjoys it every time.
When the clock pointed to around 10 o'clock, Watanabe Ken put down the book in his hand, continued to patrol the lighthouse, and observed the sea for a while.
Fortunately, although there were lightning and thunder tonight, the waves were not too rough, just like usual.
After patrolling, Watanabe Ken returned to his room, washed up and prepared to go to sleep.
Late at night, when he was in a daze, Watanabe Ken vaguely heard a strange sound coming from the sea.
The sound was very dull, as if it came from deep under the sea.
The sound of some large deep-sea fish?
The sounds came one after another and became clearer and clearer, as if a big fish that made the sounds was getting closer to the lighthouse.
This sound has a strong penetrating power, and even the sound of wind and thunder outside cannot cover it up or block it.
Watanabe Ken slowly opened his eyes and lay in bed for a long time. Until he confirmed that the strange sound was indeed approaching the lighthouse, he hurriedly got up from the bed, put on his shoes, coat, and raincoat.
He went up to the lookout tower and, with the help of the lighthouse's spotlight and a telescope, looked at the situation on the sea to see what kind of big fish was approaching the lighthouse tonight.
Rumble!
The violent thunder gradually approached the lighthouse from the junction of sea and sky.
Then, heavy rain began to come.
The sea surface was hit by countless raindrops, making it hazy.
Even with the strong light from the lighthouse, it is still difficult to see the conditions on the sea clearly.
Watanabe was patient and slowly observed through the telescope.
After waiting for about 20 minutes, a huge wave of more than ten meters high suddenly surged up on the nearby sea surface.
Watanabe Ken only took two glances and knew that the huge wave was not formed naturally, but was displaced by a huge object.
What exactly is this behemoth?
Could it be that a whale has wandered into this sea area?
impossible.
Ken Watanabe quickly rejected this speculation and stared closely at the image in the telescope to prevent himself from missing anything.
At the moment when a bolt of lightning struck the sea surface, the area of sea illuminated by the strong light suddenly bulged up.
Huge waves surged along both sides.
Those were the dorsal fins of a gigantic creature, each one pushing forward from the sea like a mountain!
Oh my God, what kind of horrible creature could that be?
Watanabe Ken could not hide his shock. He wiped the rain off his face and continued to stare at the sea through the telescope.
A strange, indescribable sound of a creature was approaching again!
Immediately afterwards, the huge beast lurking in the deep sea suddenly raised its head from the depths of the sea as if attracted by the strong light.
Just one glance and Watanabe Ken collapsed, shocked for a long time, then immediately prostrated himself towards the sea and kowtowed in worship.
He kept muttering to himself: "Godzilla, Godzilla, it's Godzilla..."
I don’t know how much time has passed. When I no longer heard that strange sound, Watanabe Ken gradually suppressed the fear and excitement in his heart and slowly raised his head.
Looking at the telescope which was very close to him, he did not dare to look any further for a moment, for he was afraid that his impolite behavior would anger the legendary creature in the sea.
Godzilla.
That's definitely Godzilla, there's no doubt about it!
Even with just a brief glance, Watanabe Ken was confident enough to recognize the origin of the huge beast.
Aside from Godzilla, there is no other legendary creature like him in the ocean.
Moreover, there has always been a custom of believing in Godzilla near this sea area.
They always firmly believe that the real Godzilla really exists in the real world, and is not just active on the screen.
They even believe that Godzilla possesses wisdom beyond that of humans and is the guardian of the entire ocean.
Watanabe Ken is not a believer in Godzilla, but as a long-term garrison guard at the lighthouse, he is familiar with the mysterious legends of these creatures active on the sea. Another 30 minutes passed before Watanabe Ken got up from the rain-soaked ground and bravely looked through the telescope again.
This time, the sea area illuminated by the strong light was calm and there was no trace of Godzilla at all.
Watanabe Ken sighed with regret, and observed for a long time. After confirming that there was no movement, he left the observation tower and returned to his room.
Took a shower and changed into clean clothes.
After wiping his hair and body, Watanabe Ken sat at his desk and took out his notes and pen.
After so many years of guarding the lighthouse, he had already developed the habit of taking notes, most of which were about daily trivial matters such as what big fish he had caught that day.
Occasionally, disastrous incidents involving ships in nearby waters are recorded.
[August 8, 15:3 .
I saw the legendary creature Godzilla from the observation deck!
Its sound is like bursts of muffled thunder, or it should be said that the thunder is born from its mouth.
Its dorsal fins are like upside-down mountains. Just a slight stroke can create huge waves...】
Watanabe Ken carefully wrote down what he saw and heard that night in his diary.
……
There are still many fishing villages on the seaside of Misaki Town. The sand here is white, fine and soft, which is a good tourist attraction nearby.
Tourists often come here to visit in summer.
During the day, like most other beach fishing villages, it tries to attract as many tourists as possible.
At night, especially late at night.
When fishing boats return from fishing, they often place some of their catch on the beach as an offering to the gods they believe in.
If the fish placed on the beach are still there when they wake up the next morning, the fishermen can take them back.
"Footprints! Huge footprints appeared on the west beach!"
In the early morning, before the sun rose from the sea, people in the fishing village began shouting loudly, waking many people up from their sleep.
Many fishermen heard the noise and rushed to the west beach.
Sure enough, I saw a huge footprint not far from the beach, in an area that had been submerged by sea water.
The footprints were large and deep enough for a person to stay in and swim freely.
The chief of the fishing village immediately asked people to measure the various data of the footprint, and then ordered the fishermen to fill up the huge footprint as soon as possible.
After a while, some tourists who didn't know what was going on passed by here and wanted to go over to see what was going on, but were persuaded to leave.
Some tourists who have visited here many times said with a smile that this was a trick played by the fishermen here to make things mysterious and they directed and performed it themselves.
The purpose is to stimulate the curiosity of tourists and attract more tourists to visit here.
Godzilla has its beliefs in many coastal areas. The fishermen living there all insist that Godzilla is a real legendary creature.
Moreover, some seaside fishing villages openly put up posters of Godzilla at the entrance of the beach scenic area, claiming that as long as you come here to play, you will have the opportunity to witness Godzilla with your own eyes.
In the end, many tourists came, but not a single one of them saw Godzilla in person.
Later, more and more tourists no longer took this promotion seriously.
When the huge footprint was gradually filled up, the village chief took some fishermen back to his home.
Then he asked some people to open the shops normally to receive tourists, and at the same time called some key personnel in the village to gather at his home.
"Compare it to the last measurement data."
When all the doors and windows in the room were closed, the old village chief signaled the fisherman in charge of measuring the data to write down the data just measured on the drawing board in front of him.
"The width of the foot at its widest point is 42 feet, and the length of the foot is 44 feet."
Above this data, it says: "The width of the widest part of the foot is 40 feet, and the length of the foot is 41 feet."
"The gods we believe in have grown a little bigger than last time."
There was unconcealable joy in the old village chief's eyes.
"It is precisely because the gods have been protecting us that people in our village can always return with a full load when they go out fishing, and they can safely avoid dangerous winds and waves."
Inside the room, a group of people smiled at the same time. The gods were growing, which was a very good thing for the believers.
"From today on, when you return from fishing, you must leave twice as much fish on the beach."
"Our gods are now in the growth and development stage. As his believers, we must never let him go hungry."
"From now on, we will double the number of patrol officers every night to prevent tourists staying on the beach from knowing about the existence of the gods."
After discussing for a while, the old village chief asked everyone to leave.
He put away the drawing board and walked to the inner room dedicated to the gods.
Carefully opening the cabinet on the top shelf, he revealed a miniature statue of Godzilla standing in a vermilion shrine.
It looks like a dinosaur, with a small dorsal fin and a huge head. Its front paws are small, its hind limbs are large and strong, it has a long tail, and its body is covered with a rough structure similar to scales.
The old village chief burned incense and worshiped respectfully.
(End of this chapter)
