Hey there
I present to you a sort of passion project I've been working on recently which Is a Tsukyo/Keima one shot. This is essentially a what if idea I had based on a omake from the world god only knows manga and hey what better day to upload it then on the birthday of the heroine involved Happy birthday Tsukiyo
The story in question though will mostly be taking place from the perspective of Keima though. with some scenes taking place from Tsukiyo's point of view. Please excuse the burning plot hole of Tsukiyo being a goddess host who will eventually get her memories restored.
Anyway that's all for the moment I shall hopefully see you in the author notes and for now I hope you enjoy A willing moment in the real
Keima Katsuragi was to all intents and purposes in his opinion a citizen of the 2-D world and even though he was forced to live in the 3-D world also known as reality which was nothing more than a crappy game to him. Until recently he had been completing that objective living inside his ideal world. Until one day He received an email inviting him to conquer a girl and in his pride, as the God of conquest, he accepted the challenge this was when Elucia a demon from hell came and placed a collar around his neck that would remove his head from his neck if he failed to fufill the contract he found himself stuck with. The contract being he would have to extract loose souls escaped from hell from the heart of teenage girls and to do that he would have to use the power of love. By transferring his game knowledge to the real world he had so far successfully managed to fulfill his contract even though it was eating away into his gaming time.
The past few days had been quiet for Keima there hadn't been any sign of any new loose souls for a while and he had caught up on his backlog for the time being so he could take his time while playing and with the game, he was currently playing he was glad for it. The story of the game was that you were trying to make a girl fall in love with you by helping her find beauty beyond the naked eye. Though the story was certainly of a high degree the art was a bit too flashy though the music made up for it. The game reminded him a bit too much of a certain heroine he had spent time with one miss Tsukiyo Kujo a girl who had saw the world as an ugly place which had caused the loose soul within her heart until he had vanquished it's presence from within her and showed her that there was still beauty within the world. Though he had to agree with that bug demon on how the two of them were similar to each other still he hadn't seen her since the day after the conquest and he no longer had a reason to speak to her anymore It wasn't like she remembered him anyway New hell having wiped her memories of their time together.
With it being the end of the school day and most people on campus now leaving Keima had decided to stay behind and carry on playing some more before heading home. Elsie was somewhere with Chihiro Ayumi and Miyako so he didn't have to wait for her so he was free to leave when he felt like it as he carried on walking and playing. out of nowhere he suddenly heard an all too familiar voice that he hadn't heard in quite some time. But he recognised it instantly it was Tsukiyo and she was calling out in panic "Luna" she could be heard crying out in a panic. Quickly looking up towards the sound of the noise he saw Tsukiyo peering over from a balcony from one of the upper floors with a look of pure fear on her face as her Doll and companion Luna was falling towards the ground.
Without even thinking Keima dropped his PFP without a moment's thought and ran to try and catch Luna before she hit the ground he ran like he had never ran before and managed to somehow catch Luna in his hands. Before he then quickly looked up at Tsukiyo who seemed in shock she had seemed to lose all composure. She quickly ran from the balcony to show she was coming down as Keima waited for her trying to comprehend why he had just done what he had done.
He quickly looked down to check on Luna and saw that from what he could see she was undamaged. He was glad to see that as he knew that Tsukiyo was as attached to Luna as he was to his PFP. But why he had suddenly dropped his PFP and ran to catch the falling doll he did not know as to him this was getting involved in the real world that he despised but for some reason, he had ran to save this Doll and he knew that this could cause problems. As Even though Tsukiyo did not remember him he knew that girls that lost their memory of him did not lose their feeling's for him so he was worried about what flags could be raised when she came for Luna.
After about two minutes which Keima spent formulating a plan of action that would not lead to any flags being raised Tsukiyo showed up red in the face from running and appearing slightly out of breath. Still, now that she had appeared she seemed to have regained some of her usual composure as she had started to slow down as she approached him. Wanting to get the event over as soon as possible Keima decided to just hand over Luna to her and get his PFP and head straight home.
Reaching out towards Tsukiyo to give her Luna she gently received her and quickly brought her close to her chest and embraced the doll "I'm sorry Luna I shouldn't have put you there it's all my fault."
Turning towards Keima she then said "Thank you" pausing as she finished her sentence as she looked up at him making it obvious that she wanted to know his name.
"Katsuragi Keima" the gamer replied
"Thank you Katusragi san if you hadn't been here" she said all the while showing signs of a slight blush in her cheek's in her face as she said his name out loud.
"Indeed it would be such a shame to see such a beautiful doll become damaged Tsu" he quickly stopped himself from calling her by her first name as he remembered that to her he was now a stranger he was planning to keep it that way. Luckily she hadn't noticed that he'd almost called her by her first name.
"Though she is beautiful and I cherish her more than anything in this world there is still beauty to be found beyond that of the world of dolls Katsuragi San."
Upon hearing that Keima couldn't help but produce a small smile he was glad to see that she had accepted that there was still beauty in this world and that she was willing to look for it.
After that Keima went to pick his PFP up from the ground as he picked it up he could not help but notice that the screen had become cracked. Just then Tsukiyo appeared by his side and saw the crack as well.
"I'm sorry is it broken" ? she said with a touch of genuine concern in her voice.
"No, apart from the cracked screen it seems fine there's a game store in town that will be able to replace the screen no problem."
"Then allow me to pay for the repair it's the least I can do as it is my fault that this has happened."
"It's not your fault there's no need for you to come with me I can just go by myself don't bother wasting your money on my console screen repair." Keima replied trying to cut this interaction before he accidentally opened a new route with Tsukiyo.
"I insist it's only fair I take responsibilities for my actions I shouldn't have put Luna on that banister in the first place now we should get going before the store closes for the day."
Just then a look flashed across her face "I just realised something as well I haven't told you my name yet Katsuragi san It is Tsukiyo Kujo" she said as she gave him a small bow
"A pleasure to make your acquaintance Kujo San" Keima said as he gave a bow back.
As he said that another small blush appeared across Tsukiyo's face
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Before they left school to head into Town they headed to the Astronomy clubroom as Tsukiyo needed to get her bag from there. Though he did not enter the clubroom with her he did look through the door it looked exactly as he had remembered it from the time he was dealing with Tsukiyo's loose soul. As her telescope was set up in the corner of the room currently aimed towards the window. The only thing that was missing was the Dollhouse that Elsie had designed with her raiment. What had happened to the house after the conquest he was unsure of as he didn't know wherever someone from new hell had removed it or if it had disappeared in a puff of magical smoke.
Though one thing was certain though the Astronomy clubroom was not supplied on a Maijima high budget as there was no way the school's club budget could pay for something so lavish. As the whole room looked like a room from a western-style mansion which included the furniture and curtains as while as the bookshelves that were all filled with various hardback volumes covering subjects such as astronomy as well as some that seemed to be poetry anthology's as well. Shiori would love this room he thought to himself. Finally, the tea set was set up on a table thankfully she did not offer him a cup of tea as they were supposed to be heading out and Keima did not want this excursion to last any longer then it needed to.
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By now they were halfway to the game store and things had gone surprisingly well so far. They hadn't spoken much during the walk as Keima had been pretending to play with his PFP throughout even though it was still working he refused to play any games on it until he could appreciate the graphics properly again. Though he looked occupied his mind was working away as strong as ever completely aware of his surroundings but also keeping an eye out in case he saw Elsie as he didn't want to run into her as he suspected that she might accidentally say something to them. That might trigger a memory in Tsukiyo's memory as even though she had forgotten about him her feeling's for him were still there.
Speaking of Tsukiyo she had been quiet as well throughout their walk but he had noticed her occasionally taking quick looks at him which he pretended not to notice as he didn't want to raise any more flags than already created. As they walked they received the occasional odd stare by people passing them on the street as here was this girl who bore a strong resemblance to a living doll and next to here was this boy just tapping away on his gaming console. When unexpectedly Tsukiyo looked towards him and spoke.
"Katsuragi San why did you save Luna as you were originally quite far from where she almost landed on the ground. Especially since your console was damaged as well by saving Luna."
As she said her question Keima's looked deep into himself to try and answer the question both for Tsukiyo and himself.
Just why had he done what he did for he had pulled himself away from the beauty of the game world. And brought himself back here into this world and all at the sound of her cry of anguish. Normally he would be able to completely ignore the noise of the 3D world. But somehow he dropped everything to save the Doll he thought back to the time he jumped from the school roof to save Tsukiyo during her conquest. In some ways, this was similar to that as he thought back to all his past conquests as they were all his heroines at one point and still were to him and even though they were all women of flesh and blood. He cared for them as much as he would his 2D heroines from the games that he had played in the past.
Realising that she was still looking at him Keima quickly came back to his senses and quickly thought of a run-of-the-mill answer he felt would satisfy her question.
"It was nothing more than an act of instinct I saw Luna falling and my instinct's kicked in and I managed to catch her before she hit the ground"
He didn't know if she truly believed his answer or not but she didn't ask any other questions related to what had happened at the school. Instead, it was her next question which took him by surprise instead when she turned to him and asked
"If you don't mind me asking but what do you think of dolls in general though ?"
"Though I can't say I particularly have that much of an interest in doll's I can see how it is that someone can find them beautiful". He replied trying his best to be civil to the moon lover
"What Is it that you find beautiful about Doll's Kujo San?" Keima asked her in response
"The perfection of dolls is one reason I find them beautiful but I must admit until recently I Saw Luna especially as one of the few pieces of beauty in this world. I now know that there is still beauty within this world for me to discover and I plan to devote myself to seeking beauty In this world through fresh eye's so that I may understand it better."
Upon hearing that keima couldn't help but feel pleased for Tsukiyo she had changed so much from the girl he had originally met who in her heart hated humanity and even though she still didn't seem to interact with real people too often she was still more interested in this world and the things around her within in it.
After that, the conversation turned away from discussions of beauty and dolls and took on a more casual tone.
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They had just arrived at the game store even though it was two days away from his usual weekly visit to the store to stock up on new games for the week. The God of conquest couldn't resist the urge to survey the store and see what new titles may be awaiting for him on the shelves with the heroines inside waiting for him to play their route. Even though he knew what games he expected to find in the store through online research of upcoming dating sims, but for now he decided to show self-restraint.
Tsukiyo on the other hand was looking around with a slight look of curiosity on her face as it was quite clear that she'd most likely never visited a game store before today. She walked up an aisle looking at the various games on display occasionally stopping to pick a game up of the shelf to have a better look at it.
"Ah your screen replacement I almost forgot" she suddenly exclaimed "May I have your PFP please?" she continued
As Keima moved his arm and hand forward to pass his PFP to Tsukiyo and as she reached out to take it into her hand for just a slight moment their hands brushed against each other slightly.
For Keima that sent an almost electric shock like feeling through his body. As it had been a long time since he had helped to carry and hold Tsukiyo when she was the size of Luna. But this sudden brief moment of contact triggered a flashback of those times in his mind he'd forgotten how soft it was that her skin felt.
He watched her at the counter talking to the store clerk even though he couldn't hear what it was that they were saying to each other. He had a pretty good guess on how the conversation was going after that she reached into her school bag to take out her purse. She then reached inside her purse and then without hesitation just started counting bills out on the counter. When you take into factor how much It costs to replace a PFP screen the fact that she was willing to give so much of her own money towards a screen replacement was extraordinary .Keima then remembered that Tsukiyo's family was quite wealthy most likely no way near as wealthy as Mio's Family once was but certainly, they must at least be considered well off he thought to himself.
She then approached him again to say " Your screen shall be fixed and looking brand new in less than five minutes."
"Kujo San even though you didn't have to thank you"
"It is fine Katsuragi san I prefer not to have any form of debt with people be that large or small. I am to blame for your console damage so it is only fair that I fix the problem as well. Now how about you show me around this establishment a bit more while we wait for your Game Console to be ready"
While the new screen was being installed the rather odd pairing of a couple to the people around them carried on walking around the store side by side. Keima from time to time pointing out particular games that he had played in the past and had heavily enjoyed as well. Tsukiyo all the while nodding along politely while seemingly genuinely interested in this rather strange new world known as gaming that was being presented to her.
She had never had the slightest interest in gaming in any form until today and even though she didn't understand. What it was that Katsuragi was talking about for the most part. The passion with which he was talking about these games reminded her of how It was that she felt about the moon seeing him talk about his hobby with such passion and joyful expression made her feel happy. It was strange even though he was a stranger to her she felt such a sense of closeness to this boy almost as If they were lovers in a past life. An image of the two of them together embracing each other in their arms as their lips leaned in closer together against a moon-lit background suddenly appeared In her mind. Almost instantly she turned tomato red at the vivid image her head.
Luckily for her Keima who had been too engrossed in talking about a game that he had first played in middle school failed to notice the change in the Doll-like girl. Thankfully for her, the Shop owner suddenly called out for her "Miss your game console is ready" Luckily by then her intense redness had gone down and she quickly darted to the counter all while Keima still standing by the shelves was looking at a particular game "Perhaps I'll get this while I'm here he said aloud to himself as he picked it up and started walking to the counter where Tsukiyo was receiving the PFP from the game store owner.
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Thank you for your patronage please come again called out the shopkeeper as the two teens left the shop Keima with his newly fixed PFP in his pocket and his latest game purchase in a bag. While Tsukiyo carried Luna out in her arms now that the reason for their being together was over neither teen knew how it was to end the time that they had spent together.
After standing there for a few moment's Tsukiyo Turned to Keima and said to him "Would you mind walking me to the bus stop?. As it shall soon be getting dark and I would like to head home. As it is too cloudy tonight and the moon has only just completed its latest cycle meaning there's no reason for me to observe the moon tonight."
"Of course Kujo san I would be delighted to accompany you" Replied Keima
After that, they turned and headed towards a bus stop that would pass through the Town's main street. So Tsukiyo would be able to board a bus that was heading in a direction towards her house. As it was not too long of a walk to the main road from the game shop they were soon at the bus stop while the other customers were all lining on to get on board the two teens turned to face each other before their journey together would come to an end
It was Tsukiyo who broke the awkward silence between the two of them she formed a slight smile on her face and said "though the reason for our encounter wasn't exactly a pleasant one. It has been a rather nice experience I've enjoyed spending time with you today."
"Yes it has been nice to meet you to I've enjoyed talking to you to" replied Keima
"Also thank you once more for catching Luna as well If you hadn't been there who knows where I may be". A grim look quickly flashing across her face. as If she was picturing what may have become of her friend and companion.
"It was nothing I'm just glad that your doll is alright".
Then noticing that the line for the bus was nearly completely gone Tsukiyo quickly turned towards Keima she extended her hand out toward towards him Keima reached out and embraced her handshake. She said to him "I have to go now Katsuragi san please come and visit me at the Astronomy clubroom sometime for a cup of Tea sometime soon goodbye for now" Before turning back towards the back of the bus line and quickly stepping onbard.
Keima couldn't help but notice that she took a window seat that was facing towards where he was standing on the street. Just then the driver turned the engine and started to pull off towards the main road as he pulled off Tsukiyo gave Keima a small wave goodbye which he returned to her before long the bus had turned around the corner and was out of sight.
Now standing there alone on the sidewalk Keima thought to himself how in some way he had enjoyed spending time with Tsukiyo today. Normally once a conquest had ended that would mean the end of his time with a girl normally he would never need to talk to them again. Though all of his conquests so far had involved the school In some way so it wasn't rare for him to occasionally see them in passing some such as Chihiro and Ayumi more frequently and Kanon sometimes on those occasions where she came to school but he never spoke much to any of them either. So the fact that he would spend time interacting with a former conquest for such a long time and enjoy it astounded him. But all in all, It had been nice to see how she had changed for the better he hoped that she would continue along that path. Perhaps he may call in on her for that cup of tea sometime he still thought that reality was a crappy game. But now and then it would provide an interesting mini-game for him.
By now the sun had set and the street lights had been turned on and Keima reached out for his PFP and loaded up the game he had been playing before this little excursion into reality had started and quickly lost himself once more to the beauty of the 2D world.
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A few hours after she had left Keima at the bus stop Tsukiyo was at home in her bedroom having changed out of her Maijima academy uniform she was currently wearing a white nightgown that hung down toward her knees which had frills around the edges of the gown. Luna was sitting upright at the top of the bed still in her usual day-to-day outfit. In a small corner of the room stood a stereo system with two small speakers connected to it. It was currently turned on and set at a low volume so the music playing in the background sounded like a quiet background conversation so as not to disturb the other residents of the house who may be sleeping. As the CD started to play the next track Tsukiyo was sitting in her armchair thinking back to all that had transpired today.
For the most part, it had been an ordinary day for her she had woken up dressed had a light breakfast, and left the house for school. Sat through her lessons taking notes and submitted any homework due that day as well as ate lunch in the classroom before the school day came to a close and she decided to spend some time in the astronomy clubroom. But on her way, there as she was walking she spotted him from afar she didn't know why but recently whenever she saw him her eye line was instantly drawn to him. Since she was a few floors higher up than him she felt that she could look at him without him seeing her so she approached the railings and peered over as well as put Luna up there with her. Then suddenly a gust of wind had come along which sent Luna hurtling towards the ground and the only thing she was able to do was scream her name in fear when suddenly the same boy she had been absent-mindedly looking at just moments earlier ran and caught Luna in his arms.
Realising what had just happened she quickly composed herself both in relief for Luna safety as well as what she was about to do for she would have to talk to him and yet she didn't even know his name but there was now a chance to possibly solve the mystery of the man who intrigued her so much.
Thinking back to their evening together she had quite enjoyed it as she finally got to learn his name as well as talk to him too. Their time together had done nothing to dampen her curiosity or intrigue surrounding him if anything it had made it grow. She hoped that he would take her up on her offer to visit the astronomy clubroom for a cup of Tea sometime.
She then got up out of her chair opened the curtains and unlocked her window to let the night air in before looking up at the night sky where for a few fleeting moments. The clouds parted down the middle to allow her a glimpse of the moon in all its eternal splendour in the night sky. "Keima Katsuragi I will understand you one way or another" she quietly said out loud with only Luna and the night sky to hear her promise.
And so we come to the end of the story I hoped you've enjoyed I've been wanting to write another Tsukiyo story since last year but was undecided what to write. I did at one point have a vague idea of a story concerning Tsukiyo taking a trip out of town to visit her Dad during the summer break as while as another concerning Vulcan. But eventually I decided on this story instead.
It's been nice revisiting Tsukiyo once more as well as taking a shot at writing for Keima as well hopefully I managed to do him some justice. I might attempt to write the tea date in the astronomy clubroom one day or just another Keima story in general. But at the moment I already have another post conquest one shot partially written up( which should hopefully come out sometime in august) as well as a second in the note's stage
That's all for now please feel free to review or leave feedback or just message me on the Kami Nomi Discord server if you want to discuss Kami Nomi with me.
Until next time take care and stay safe :)
Mint-Car92