The World Only the Girls Know: A Sorrel's Teasing

Chapter 14: The 4th Wall

Author's Note: Sister Fic of the Azalea Side

Characters from the Light Novels and Manga will be included as well.

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Original Title: The World Only God Knows / 神のみぞ知るセカイ

Original Concept by Tamiki Wakaki

Written by: wrathie

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Good Morning! Elsi here! I'm here breaking the Fourth wall for a reason!
Because from now on, I'll be the main character!

Isn't that exciting? Hasn't it been a while since I've been the main character where the author makes me narrate everything around me?

Well, it has been *counts fingers* around 30++ chapters since that first one when I made my entrance!

But now, my time has come and I shall be the Protagonist of the story!

So let's go on with the story, shall we~!

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To be honest, it was probably surprising that she did not expect it. But then again, there is Murphy's Law: When something can go wrong, it will definitely go wrong.

Elucia de Lute Irma, A.K.A: Katsuragi Elsi has been by the Capturing God's side for quite a while now and even if she does not like to admit it, she has became quite knowledgeable in the games that he played as well, mostly due to him preaching it to her whenever he gets in a bad mood.

Thus, she was quite familiar with common scenes that are shown in most galges circulating around the world.

'I hope Kami-Onii-sama is feeling better…'

Knowing full well that he has taken a bitter blow the day before, she gave him some space to cool his head and she was hoping that he would have regained his normal, albeit arrogant demeanor by now.

After all, he was the one and only Capturing God in the world! She has faith in him to be as unstoppable as he was till Ikoma Minami stopped him in his tracks entirely.

Floating towards his room, she recalled what had happened when she had brought Minami-chan back to home to rest.

The reserved and quiet girl had gone totally mute with her around even though she has explained that she was only his sister and nothing else.

Really, Haqua was too much! Even if she wanted to stop Minami from 'threatening' Keima, that was a little too drastic for her taste. There were other ways to stop her advances to Keima… weren't they?

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Elsi is not very bright but she had a good sixth sense that she can rely on, one could say that was her only true asset if one does not mind hurting her feelings.

But that wasn't quite true, besides her sixth sense, she has still a devil and is one with great imagination and creativity. Without her noticing and indeed, most of her peers even noticing, she has became quite sharp in spotting the minute details that no one else noticed.

In short, her short stint with Keima had made her more skillful in predicting and anticipating any future 'moves' an individual might want to make almost instantly by letting her mind run wild with the 'what ifs' and 'could be's'.

She might be initially surprised by how a 'route' suddenly pans out, but as whatever event she is facing develop, she would get a grasp of what will happen next.

However, due to Keima being more skilled in that, being the Capturing God and all, this skill has largely gone unnoticed as Keima was always a step in front of her.

But given sufficient time and a confidence boost to allow her to act independently, Elsi can be more skilled in 'capturing' individuals than even Haqua.

The main issue is her lack of confidence and that her kind heart would render her unable to implement harsh and painful decisions like how Haqua could.

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She couldn't possibly execute something as devilish as Haqua when she dropped that bombshell on Minami, nor could she be as bold as her when confronting Fuse and lying with that poker face.

No, Elucia de Lute Irma was not that particular type of devil. She was a contemporary, a real 'New' Devil of 'New Hell' so to speak as she had a kind heart and one with endless optimism at that.

That kindness is a double edged sword as she was too soft, really too soft to make harsh decisions, even if they were to benefit the capture, she would rather choose an option that would not hurt the target.

But at the same time, this same weakness made it easy for her to approach the stubbornness of people, the best example would be how Keima had slowly began to accept her as his real sister and became a little protective of her.

She knew this and it was her pride and joy to serve Katsuragi Keima, the Capturing God.

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That was why she was doing the same ritual that she had been doing ever since she came to this world.

'Good morning, Kami-Onii-sama! It's a great morni- EHHHHHHHHHH!'

The shriek that she emitted brought down the entire house, literally when their 'mother' Katsuragi Mari rushed up the stairs while wielding a chopper in hand in panic.

'What's wrong, Elsi-chan? Did some one break in? Did Keima finally die of starvation? Did your father sexually harass you? What, what?'

Waving the cleaver about dangerously, Mari finally calmed down when Elsi explained that it was just a cockroach and her shoulders sagged in relief.

'You really scared me then, Elsi-chan… I had thought that something very bad had happened.. and really, to think that Keima could sleep through that scream… that boy wouldn't be gaming now, would he?'

Reaching for the door to his room, Mari blinked when Elsi raised her arms up and moved to block her, smiling in the process as she mimed Mari's movement, blocking her from advancing.

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'Elsi-chan? What are you doing? I want to check on Keima…'

Raising an eyebrow, she leaned closer to her and she could tell that Elsi was hiding something as she simply gave herself away with that guilty expression on her face.

Despite her efforts, it was difficult to stop a determined mother and she simply pushed Elsi away before grasping the handle and opening the door despite her protests.

'Ohka-sama!'

Her frantic cry was justified as Katsuragi Mari's life just fell apart. Again, due to the boy in her life.

Right there, sleeping on his bed with him, was the girl she knew as Haqua, snuggling beside his sleeping form.

'KATSURAGI KEIMAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!'

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Of course, in retrospect she should have sensed something wrong. But then, she was not like Kaimi Onii-sama who could 'see the ending'. She always found that pose he struck before he said that to be awesomely cool beyond words. Yes, she was a hopeless fanboy of his, one can't help it!

It was just a matter of time, it really was till the day that Kami-Onii-sama has a development like this. To be honest, after reflecting upon it, she has to be thankful that this development only happened now.

Well, it would be better if it happened later, but at least it did not happen 'earlier'...

... No, it would be best if it had NEVER happened before.

Nonetheless, it had happened and what greeted Elsi and her 'mother' Katsuragi Mari was Katsuragi Keima curled up in bed with another girl, who was now sleepily rubbing her eyes at the outburst brought about by Mari and Elsi trying and trying not to break open the door to his room.

As to why he had not woken up, that was easily explained by the headphones that was clamped around his head.

That was the easy part. What was harder to explain as to why the girl was there in sleeping in the same bed as Keima in the first place.

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It had seemed just like yesterday night (it was yesterday night), that Keima had been so depressed that Mari had offered her help in whatever was bugging Keima.

It had been years since she had shown so much concern for him, mainly due to him seemingly preferring not to accept her concern in the first place.

But now, just as she broke the deadlock, he had... he had to betray her in this way just like her husband!

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'H-haqua...'

Clapping her hands over her mouth as she called out to the girl, clad in striped purple pyjamas, Elsi had so many questions she wanted to ask her that she did not know when to start.

'What are you doing there!'

But Mari cut straight to the chase and asked the one question that she and everyone else wanted to know.

Why, why was she sleeping with Keima in the same room, bed and covers? WHY, WHAT?

'I was sleeping... with Keima-kun...'

She answered with a straighter face than Elsi had even dreamt possible but when Mari fainted dead away into her arms, Elsi had her arms full, literally, to question Haqua further.

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But that little devil, the one devil that had lived under the shadow of Haqua for so long, did not fail to notice how different Haqua seemed to be that day.

It was not just how direct and confident she was, Haqua du Lot Herminium has always been that way. It was these same characteristics that had made Elsi look up to her as a role model.

No, it was the way that she was able to phrase those words so confidently and directly without hesitation that seemed different to Elsi.

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It, simply was not like her to declare something so out-of-character to her without being embarrassed by it after all... unlike Elsi, Haqua was unable to convey her emotions directly, whether it is through her actions or through her words.

For Elsi, everything is displayed through her actions as well as her accidental slip ups, but for Haqua, she is the classic Tsundere archetype, if one wants to know what she is truly thinking, think the opposite way.

So why, why could she display her affections for Keima so easily this time?

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Laying Mari on the couch, Elsi wiped off the sweat on her forehead while she closed her eyes to reflect on what happened.

Kami-Onii-sama.

Sleeping together.

With, Haqua.

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Shaking her head, she took another deep breath to try and make sense of the situation.

She has been watching and listening to Keima's games for too long to understand the implications of what could, would, maybe happened in that kind of setup.

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She wouldn't have known that a few months ago, but now that she did... it was just making her imagination go wild and it took a long time for her to calm down.

But, fortunately for her and for Mari, she did not panic and flail around when confronted with that fact. Perhaps Keima's influence on her has made her resolve stronger and to soften the impact of such a situation developing suddenly?

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Really, she should have seen this happening sooner or later. But to Haqua, her best friend? This is certainly... unexpected.

'Haqua-chan...'

Hearing the sounds of footsteps, Elsi guessed correctly the owner and she sighed deeply as Haqua was still dressed in that adorable purple pyjamas that she had been wearing when she was sleeping with Keima.

'Haqua-chan... good morning?'

She tried timidly and to her relief she nodded her head and she knelt down beside Mari stiffly before asking.

'Is Mari-san alright? I was surprised when she fainted earlier after seeing me.'

Even Elsi had to resist the urge to deadpan her best friend but she composed herself after raising one hand to do just that.

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'Haah...'

Taking a deep breath, she tried again and spoke sternly, as sternly as Elsi can manage to Haqua.

'Haqua-chan, what were you doing in Kami-Onii-sama's room.'

'Sleeping, with him of course.'

A straightforward answer that brought Elsi nowhere. That was the explanation of the scene... but it was not helping to explain what was going on in the first place!

'I know you were sleeping with him... why were you sleeping with him, Haqua-chan?'

'hmm...'

It took a few moments, Haqua seemed to ponder that question for a while. It was an eternity for her but in reality it was only a few seconds when she answered with a straight face.

'Because I wanted to.'

Again, it took Elsi lots of self control to not facepalm or to hit Haqua hard on the back of her head. Why? Why must she take on such a huge responsibility the moment she became the heroine?

... Wait, this is no time to break the 4th wall!

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'Haqua-chan... why would you want to sleep with Kami-Onii-sama... even me, his sister does not do that... this isn't like in one of those ridiculous games that Kami-Onii-sama plays where the main pervert gets a girl snuggling in his bed everyday. Elsi means... that only those girls who like him would do that...'

There, she said it. She has just scandalized the one thing her greatest Capturing God treasured above all. She would not be surprised if he came down right now to punish her and she closed her eyes in fear.

Not to mention, Haqua would deal out her own special brand of punishment to her.

But to her surprise a few minutes later, the punishment did not materialize and she slowly opened her eyes, fully expecting a raging monster in the form of Haqua glaring at her.

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But no, all she got was her smiling shyly while tilting her head in confusion.

'Haah? Haqua-chan... a-aren't you mad at me?'

'No, why would I be mad?'

Her smile was too natural, to real and to... like her that Elsi was really terrified now. The Haqua she knew was the most dangerous when her anger was actually controlled as she knew how to direct all of the anger to the individual who had caused it.

'B-because Elsi said that Haqua... Haqua liked Keima...'

She swallowed and held her breath but Haqua simply smiled and even blushed a little as she looked away.

'It is embarrassing for you to say it out loud... but that is indeed true... we are engaged after all.'

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And then, the world simply exploded. Or froze up, or something similar. There was nothing in the world that can prepare Elsi for the impact of those words and she slumped to the floor, both hands grabbing on the sofa she was sitting on previously for support as she tried to digest what Haqua had declared to her.

'W-what... e-engaged... Haqua-chan and... Kami Onii-sama?'

The mere thought of it was making her imagination go into overdrive and she can't support herself mentally or physically for several moments from the shock.

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'Elsi-chan! Elsi-chan! Are you alright?'

The next thing she realized was Haqua holding on to her, shaking her vigorously to revive her as she tried hard make sense of what has just been declared to her.

'H-haqua-chan, y-you mean... you mean... you're engaged to Kami-Onii-sama?'

The truth stung, but this is bordering in ridiculous! Why would Kami-Onii-sama be engaged to Haqua? Why would he even agree to it anyway!

'... he has to... marry me... after what we did...'

Again, the world exploded, the subliminal message behind those words, spoken by the madly blushing and twitching Haqua was enough for Elsi to seriously doubt whether this girl was indeed Haqua.

The Haqua she knew would not behave in this way!

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W-Would she?

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'... I'm ready.'

Telling herself that to motivate her shaking and nervous self, Yoshino Asami took a deep breath as she adjusted her outfit in front of the mirror. This was the day that she would confess to Katsuragi-kun if all goes well. She could not stand it any longer, seeing him being so close with the other girl, Fuse Aoba from another class had made her so miserable that she did not even realize it herself.

Just seeing her talking with him casually like that was like a knife stabbed into her heart… but she had to thank the girl too.

If it was not for her, she would not have realized how much she liked Katsuragi-kun.

It was odd, really, how one day can change a person. But it was like her sister said, there are times where a woman must stand up for her own happiness and fight for the right to gain it.

She cannot stop hiding behind people's back, trying to blend in with the crowd and hope to be noticed by him.

He was like her, a person who did not like to be with crowds of people… and although she has friends, she rather be with those who are really close to her, just spending time together as adverse to going with the flow of larger groups.

So there was no way for her to catch his attention that way. She would have to break out of her shell and confront her with it.

If the junior girl, Ikoma… could do it, so can she! She just needs that little bit more of encouragement before she can do so.

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Author's Notes: I know, my muse went mad too.