Author's Note: First thing of all… I'm very sorry that I updated just now. I'm kind of busy but lucky for me that I was able to post 2 chapters for today which is chapter 9 and this chapter. Btw, how's my story so far? Is it good? Or is it bad? Well, I'm still warming up anyway. There will be lots of characters that will be introduced that are not found in the manga (so far) sooner or later. There will be lots of troublesome events that will occur on the future chapters. If you're curious or just bored then please continue to read or at least try to read it till the end. XD Well, I'm still far from the end. X) I hope you'll like it. Thank you very much. XD
Chapter 10: Goddess' Host Tsukiyo Kujou 2
"I'll do it… I'll do anything for me to reach the moon without using any spaceships." She said with full of determination. Keima secretly smirked in his mind before he proceeded.
"(My lines seemed to work. Now moving on to the next step.)" Keima thought while looking at the determined little girl. Tsukiyo is somehow a tsundere and an idealist like him but in her own perspective. Since Tsukiyo has still a 7 year old brain then using "childish" lines are the best way to use than "mature" lines for her mind is still shallow for advance lines.
Yes, Keima already knew that Tsukiyo dislikes spaceships for the sole purpose that her father is an astronaut. Her parents don't live together because they always argue with each other, which is the reason why Tsukiyo dislikes ugly and imperfect things. There was a moment of silence before Keima was able to respond to her.
"*clears throat* There is another way to go to the moon without using any technologies in this ugly world…*chibi stare* But before I'll tell you how, you must cooperate with me first, meaning you must do what I have to say. You must follow my orders. Understood?" Keima seriously stared while pointing at her. She seemed to be hesitant at first for she really doesn't trust the boy in front but because of her love for the "moon", she just accepted his offer after a few seconds of thinking.
"…O-okay, I'll do anything even if it will cost my life if it's the only way for me to be able to go to the most beautiful thing in the universe. Now tell me how to get to the moon." Tsukiyo narrowed her eyes while waiting for the answer. Looking from the moon, he took a glance on her before he answered in a serious way.
"*clears throat* First, you'll be one of the goddess hosts in the mere future. That means a goddess will reside in you and she is the one who'll help you go to the moon without using any technologies from this world."
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"Huh?" Listening in incredulity, she doubts on him even more whether he's taking illegal drugs or just jesting for he involved mythological creatures on their serious conversation. Keima knew that Tsukiyo doubted him "even more" upon saying those lines, but it's better to say straight to the point sooner than do it later for he doesn't know when will vintage will come and attack them. He turned around, facing the entrance door, upon speaking.
"…come with me." Keima walked towards the door without saying another word while Tsukiyo followed behind while carrying her gigantic telescope and her doll.
Keima seemed to pity her, carrying a gigantic telescope for such small body. Glancing at the small girl, he immediately turned back and went to carry her gigantic telescope. She seemed to be hesitant but then later on, she decided to accept his help for its kind of heavy to carry for someone like her who has a petite body.
"Ne, who brought this gigantic telescope up here?"
"Myself." A straight forward answer. How did she's able to bring the gigantic telescope on the rooftop by herself? God Only Knows. -.-'
When they were already at the door, Keima called the three girls who were hiding themselves with the (god's) raiment while observing the both of them from the very start of the conquest.
"*breathing hard* Th-These three girls are goddess' hosts…just like you. When a goddess resides in you, sh-she will grant any wish you wanted. *breathing hard* I-In order for a goddess to reside in you, you must follow what I have to tell you. I'll tell everything later, no questions for now. All we have to do is to find the other two goddesses. After that, you can ask me anything you wanted. I'm sure there are lots of unanswered question in your mind." Keima said wearingly upon carrying Tsukiyo's heavy gigantic telescope.
"Another ugly humans." She muttered in a moderate tone, enough for Ayumi to hear her.
"What did you say?! Aren't you also a human yourself!?" Ayumi exclaimed upon making an angry face. Upon saying those lines, Tsukiyo reacted immediately with an elegant looking glare on her before she answered back.
"Hmph! Don't compare me, who is elegant and has a good sense of beauty, to an ugly human like you who doesn't even have one."
"What?!"
"…" Not planning to interfere with them, the two timid girls just watched the two tsundere girls who argued with each other. Keima did the opposite for he barged in immediately in front of them while saying…
"WHAT THE HECK ARE YOU TWO DOING?!" Without thinking, the two tsundere girls sent Keima flying to the wall, making it cracked into pieces.
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*tortured body* Keima continued walking weakly downstairs with a depressed-looking face while carrying Tsukiyo's heavy telescope. *small electricity on their eyes* the girls just kept quiet yet arguing silently upon following him. It was a quiet afternoon until the moment he heard growling stomachs behind him. He didn't realize that it's already 01:00 in the afternoon. Luckily the girls brought their bento with them.
"Wait here. I'll go to the toilet first." He excused himself, walking away from their sights. When he made sure that no one is around, he waved his arms around as a sign of 'signal' that he called for Elsie. Elsie seemed to notice it for she removed her raiment that was wrapped around her upon flying towards him.
"Your amazing Kami-sama! You were able to conquer Tsukiyo that easily." Elsie smiled while holding her broom firmly.
"Now is not time to be amazed. Did you already know where I could see my next conquest?" He asked in a serious way, making Elsie answer his question immediately.
"H-Hai! She's inside the Musical clubroom. She really loves to play drums even though she's still a first grader ne Kami-Nii-sama?" Elsie smiled widely to him. Keima thought for a few seconds before he turned to Elsie upon replying.
"…well, thanks for the information. Oh and by the way, before we'll reach there, you must…" Keima thought of another plan for his next target. After a few minutes of planning, Elsie nodded in understanding before she left.
"…I got it Kami-Nii-sama. Ja ittekimasu." Elsie left upon covering herself with her raiment.
Keima went back to the girls as soon as Elsie left. He didn't expect that the girls were waiting for him to come back. They didn't open their bento yet because they were waiting for him. As soon as he arrived, he realized that his bag pack was left inside the library due to the commotion. It seemed that his plan countered unto him.
"Where's your bento Katsuragi?" Ayumi asked while she opened her bento. He's about to respond but something struck on his mind which made him smirked on his thoughts upon thinking about it.
"…I-I think I left my bag at the library. Don't mind me; I can survive without eating and drinking in a single day. I'll just go somewhere else; I'll be back later as soon as you're done eating." He said in a way that anybody would pity him.
He was about to leave when Tenri suddenly stopped him.
"…A-ano, I-I can share mine. Mother made plenty of food." Tenri blushed while hiding her face behind her bangs. The other three girls were a little bit jealous and so they shared their bento to him as well.
"… I-I-I will share mine too…" Shiori blushed while trying to hide her face behind the book.
"I-If you don't mind, you can have half of my b-bento. D-don't get the wrong idea." Ayumi blushed upon opening her bento.
"…Th-this is my thanks…for carrying my telescope." Tsukiyo blushed while handing the bento.
*SMIRK*
Keima's little plan worked perfectly. He knew that this "bento event" will happen sooner or later that's why he purposely left his bag at the library. If he's the one handling it, it can be done well. He is not just a capturing god for nothing. He can surely handle this kind of simple event.
"…Thanks, but I don't have any utensils to use in eating." He refused. The "bento event" is not enough to progress, one must go deeper in order to gain more points and progress more.
Even without telling him, he already knew that they have feelings for him even though he is in the past time. The four girls blushed even more than before. He knew that they are willing to let him share their food utensils to him but they're just too shy to do it.
"…Th-then we can share KYAAAAH… NO!" Ayumi blushed while trying to say something. He knows that she's just embarrassed to admit that she wanted to share her utensils to him.
"I don't mind. I could use your food utensils…if you are willing to let me." Keima said with (embarrassment?).
"…o-o-okay." Ayumi blushed while trying to feed him. The other girls were thinking the same so they feed him as well. He didn't expect that the parameter is too much for they feed him at the same time, making his mouth full that he can't even chew it properly. While they're eating, Keima took the opportunity to interrogate with the girls upon chewing.
"…*chew*By the way I haven't introduced you yet. This is Tsukiyo Kujou. She's a perfectionist who only loves perfect and beautiful things. Tsukiyo, that girl's name is Tenri Ayukawa and that girl is Shiori Shiomiya. They are both alike for which they are both timid and shy. That girl's name is Ayumi Takahara. She's one of the infamous runners in Maijima... *whisper* by the way, she's also violent that she could kill a human with just one attack." Keima pointed each one of the girls while introducing them. The way he introduced seemed to blush Tenri and Shiori but Ayumi's reaction is opposite for she glared at him while Tsukiyo just stayed neutral, acting elegant as always even though she also wanted to assault Keima.
Without wasting anytime, Keima pulled her hand while Tsukiyo blushed at his sudden move. The other girls fluttered of his sudden move as well. Just as Keima expected, she hasn't have any of those. He was about to release her hand but…
"…W-What are you doing you piece of trash?!" Tsukiyo slapped him hardly upon blushing while hugging her doll, Luna, tightly. Keima already expected this physical abuse but he needs to be aggressive to increase their love points. (Author: …?)…but isn't this violence too much? -.-"
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They packed their things up after having their little "feeding moment". The girls were still blushing slightly upon packing their things, preparing to leave.
"So, where are we heading next?" Ayumi asked upon following him.
"We're heading to the musical clubroom. My next target is there." He said with a serious tone upon looking at Ayumi. Without any questions, they just followed him for they knew that he'll surely just ignore their questions until his job is over.
-Meanwhile in the Present Time-
At the Kozue River:
"Ahahaha! Yuuki-chan is sooo ~cute~. Ahaha and also Yukari-chan… 3" The seven year old Katsuragi with a 17 year old body played games to his heart content without even bothering his surroundings. Looking at the nerdy-looking boy, Ayumi frowned upon glancing at the water where Mercury's form can be seen.
"Mou~! Mercury, what's happening to him? He acts different after… that m-m-marriage c-ceremony. I'm glad that we both manage to escape from my dad. If I didn't drag him outside after that, then he'll surely be killed by otou-san." Ayumi blushed while she rested her head on her right palm, facing at Mercury below who's visible in the water and at the same time Ayumi's eyes glanced at him.
"*yawn* I can't answer that question Ayumi. Let him explain everything when he will already fulfill his mission." Mercury, who's a sleepy head, said while yawning in front of her calmly. Ayumi seemed to be puzzled by her for she doesn't have any idea of the situation.
"Mission? What are you talking about?" Ayumi removed her face from her palm and drew her face nearer to the water with a curious face. Mercury yawned before she looked at her with a sleepy face.
"Like I said let him do the talking later. *rubs eye* for now please watch over him. Strengthen your bond between you and him since you're her wife right? A wife should entertain her husband." Mercury said with an unnoticeable smirk on her face. Ayumi's cheeks flushed upon hearing those words from Mercury while at the same time she glanced at Keima, who's still playing like a kid…of course he's the 7 year old Keima who came from the past who just resides inside the 17 year old body of Keima Katsuragi since they were switch by the goddesses.
"H-H-He is not-th-that was not yet an official m-m-marriage!" Ayumi blushed even more while glancing at him. Mercury rubbed her eyes upon for a few seconds before she respond.
"But still it's a marriage right? You even kissed at the end." Mercury rubbed her eyes while making another yawn.
"*frown* B-but, he said that he doesn't love me. A married couple should love with each other… In my situation, it's just a one-sided love for I'm the only one who has feelings for him. I told him countless times already of how much I love him, but…" She stopped after realizing the fact that he really is a gamer who only loves 2-D girls.
"Then just show him how much you love him instead of just saying that you love him. Action speaks louder than words, Ayumi. He just tested you on how great your love for him is." She guessed upon yawning. Mercury really didn't care about trivial things for she could only think about is sleeping, but her power won't grow if her host's love will not grow as well. A goddess' power grows through a female mortal's love.
"…actually, I have lots of things that I wanted to ask. If he doesn't love me, then why did he even try to make a marriage ceremony with me? He's even serious at that time. He's way too enigmatic that I can't even understand what's on his mind." She looked at Mercury but her mind is thinking about something related to him. Turning to Katsuragi's way, Ayumi saw a girl with a braid hair with a pair of wings and a halo walking towards her way. The winged girl drew nearer and nearer as the seconds passed by. Mercury looked at the familiar girl before she yawned again.
"Oh, I think my time is already up. Too bad you didn't make a move to strengthen your relationship." Mercury looked at the girl with a pair of wings and a halo who's heading their way… I mean on Katsuragi's way. The girl with a halo carried the frail boy like a mother carrying her baby upon turning back on Ayumi who's watching confusedly of the situation.
"I'll be getting him now. I…hope your host made a progress (I hope not)" Diana said while carrying Katsuragi. Mercury looked Diana with a sleepy face before she nodded.
"Okay. Okay. Take him with you. I always play fair you know…oh Diana, be sure you'll give more time to your host to strengthen their relationship before you'll make your own move." Mercury smirked upon yawning again. Despite of being a goddess, Diana harbors feelings towards Katsuragi Keima but she tried to control herself from getting more in love with him by giving more time for her host to strengthen her host's love instead of hers. Diana's cheeks flushed upon hearing those teasing words from Mercury.
"I-I would not Idiot! Who would lay a finger on this filthy, pathetic, womanizing and perverted man?!" Diana pinched Katsuragi with a blush. Mercury's smirked and this time it's already very visible upon seeing Diana's blushing face.
"Ara? I didn't say anything about him…Oh Diana-nee-san you're so bold to think that way that would shock everyone even our ancestors." Mercury smirked again while showing sleepy looking eyes. Diana's face is now redder than before. She doesn't have enough time to chit-chat with her sister so she just turned around and decided to leave rather than having a conversation with her sister.
"Urgh! I-I'll be going now! My time is running out!"
"Right, but just be sure to give more time to your host before you could make your own move." Mercury said teasingly upon rubbing her eyes.
"sh-shut up!" Diana blushed then she flew off together with Katsuragi, who still didn't mind his surroundings while leaving Ayumi in confusions. Ayumi looked at them flew off before she responded.
"…Eh? Wh-What was that all about?!" Ayumi faced Mercury who is visible in the water with a little disappointed face. Mercury looked and saw her confused face yet with a little disappointment. It's no use to say a lie since she'll knew about the situation sooner or later after Keima will return back from the past. This will surely be a big war between the hosts. Mercury replied her calmly before she disappeared.
"…We will explain to you everything. You'll know sooner or later on…for now I have to take a nap. Call me when you need me." Mercury said before she went to sleep.
