Dogoran was a terrifying monster said to lurk beneath the sea, a creature that sailors of old described as the embodiment of the Sea God's wrath.
Three months ago, the American Navy of this dimension had dispatched a carrier strike group, joining forces with nearby local garrisons to launch an extermination operation against this sea monster.
However, the operation had clearly ended in failure. No, calling it a crushing defeat would perhaps have been more accurate.
Not a single person involved in the operation had survived. The entire fleet had sunk in those waters, which were said to have since been dubbed the "Maritime Forbidden Zone." To this day, no military or civilian vessel dared approach it.
Naturally, word of this reached Kira, the former director of the Security Maintenance Bureau. Though he had been occupied with other matters before, upon returning to this dimension, Kira took the time to glance through the report—and his eyes immediately lit up.
According to the report, the American military's investigation thus far suggested that the sea beast had gained its immense power by absorbing vast quantities of nuclear radiation energy discharged by humanity into the deep sea.
Besides its bulletproof hide and immunity to conventional weapons, its most notable ability was to channel nuclear energy through its dorsal fins into its mouth, coat it in scorching flames, and unleash it in a blast.
This signature finishing move was listed in the files as "Atomic Breath."
Well, it did seem suspiciously similar to the classic monster IP Godzilla from a certain island nation—but that was exactly the point. It was a homage, all of it was a homage.
The moment Kira read that far in the files, he was certain that this so-called mutated sea beast was actually a Duel Monsters spirit. Its design