In the old Hell Hades plots a new plan. The next morning, in his class, Keima finds a bitter surprise: a new student who seems similar to someone. And not only does this student start courting Ayumi, but two other individuals, always familiar, start courting other Guests of the goddesses. Keima begins to investigate with Cupid…

FLAGS. 285 Three Annoying Suitors!

****Old Hell… Palace of Hades…****

On the very day of Bruno's defeat, the three demon kings had been summoned by Hades. He had many things to tell everyone.

"Bruno, it seems your plan has failed." - Ade said in an annoyed tone.

"I knew it! He never listens!" - Gabrion emphasized, earning a glare from Bruno.

"It's not like that Master! The plan would have worked out perfectly if it weren't for that loving God and his power-pumped Host!" Bruno justified himself.

"Power pumped, yes." Maroan told him sarcastically

"What are you saying, dickhead, who defeated you too! He defeated us all!" replied Bruno, with a heavy insult.

"Silence! - the command came from Hades was obeyed after a thousandth of a second. - Bruno, it's true, your plan failed, but you're right, those two didn't only defeat you, but all of you too. So I'll tell you my next plan."

"Yes! Can't wait to incinerate something! - said Bruno, making fireballs appear.

"Keep the flames down, Bruno, you won't have to incinerate anything. Unless you enjoy making girls' cheeks glow red..." - Hades told him, metaphorically.

"Inflame the cheeks with red?" - Bruno did not understand why he should only inflame a girl's cheeks.

"Meaning making them blush with love, genius!" Maroan scoffed.

"Exact! Since we can't fight with our hands to have my little sisters' Guests, then we will have hit them in their heart! – concludes Hades.

"EEHHH?!" shouted Bruno in disbelief.

****THE WORLD ONLY GOD KNOWS SERIES!****

* Love: Drive that causes a variety of feelings and behavioral behavior from strong emotional involvement towards another person which, depending on the case, is associated with an intense sexual attraction! Hey! Not even Keima could say this definition better!*

KIRAKIRA kagayaku doma ni boku-ra wa meguriatta to omou kara Kizutsuki migakiage. (I think we met to shine even brighter. So let's clear away the doubts.)

THE WORLD THAT ONLY GOD KNOWS! GOD ARRIVALS!

Mada masshiro na Sekai wo suberi hajimeta sen doko reso mo ikeru ki ga shita! (I've just started slipping through the lines of this empty world, and I feel like I can go anywhere!)

Dokidoki no Imajin ga Enjin yume wo egaku kedo Soto no sekai hamidasenai mamma! (Our heart-pounding imagination is our engine! As I try to find my way around this new world!)

Jitsu wa motto mawari no me wa ki ni sezu ni (Sometimes, you shouldn't listen to what other people think of you.)

Sakebidashitai, hashiridashitai, so! Kanjita nara Kirame-Go! (You just wanna scream and run, so when you hear it, it's time to go!)

Mirai ga hajimaru kaze wo tsukande jōshō Kikari Kiramentaru! (The future is beginning, so catch the wind, with a sudden flash of brilliance!)

Suki na koto wo shinjiru chikara. (This is the power of believing in the one you love.)

Kirakira kagayaku doma ni bokura wa meguriatta to omou kara Kizutsuki migakiage. (I think we met to shine even brighter. So let's clear away the doubts.)

THE WORLD THAT ONLY GOD KNOWS! GOD ARRIVALS!

****Maijima High, The day after…****

"I don't like this plan. Master Hades should have let us fight." Bruno said as, together with Maroan and Gabrion, they passed the gate of the Maijima.

"You may not even like it. But Master Hades is right. Cupid's host is very strong. He defeated all three of us with that Fusion Mode." Maroan remembered.

"And what's more – added Gabrion – It's not a problem for me to try to conquer a girl. That Keima's relationship with his conquests is on the razor's edge. It will be enough…"

"And I tell you, getting girls is a waste of time, Gabrion!" shouted Bruno, interrupting him.

"Now I'm not Gabrion! I'm Gabriel Ivas! And you are Lorenzo Osir! Don't you dare say our names here."

"Why? Are they prohibited?"

"No, hot head! - explained Maroan, now Maruen Bias - That Keima knows our demon king names, and maybe our female targets know them too. If he hears us calling by our real name, he'll flush us out in less than five seconds and make us happy!" – Maroan still remembered with horror, the explosive cage and Keima's Heartbreaking. He still felt the rumble of the two blows that almost broke the bones of his body.

"I really don't understand. – Bruno persisted – Why don't we try to ambush him, using a miasma dagger, and knock him out forever?"

"Because last time he took our daggers and ground them to bits! And when I fought back I couldn't even scratch him! If not, do you know what shock he would have gotten?" – in fact it was true. Gabrion had tried to strike Keima with his dagger of lightning miasma and Keima had been quicker than him to knock him down.

"Well, we separate here. We are not in the same class. – Maroan said stopping in the corridor. – See you later!"

"Ugh!" Bruno commented, still annoyed by the plan.

"Bruno, I offer you a deal. Try twice. If within two times you fail to capture the target of your choice, you can do as you like. Oh, by the way, your target is in a different school, and has never seen you. So, assert yourself!" Gabrion told him, disappearing.

"Would this be plan B?" Bruno wondered as he headed to the 3rd class.

****Room 3°B…****

"Everyone standing! – Professor Kodama said – Guys, a temporary student arrived today. Please welcome Gabriel Ivas!"

(Author's note: I described the three demon kings in FLAG 283…)

Keima raised his eyes from the PFP, to square the boy: "Gabriel? I don't know people with his name. Is he a foreigner?" Keima asked a companion.

Gabrion heard him and retorted in kind: "What a coincidence, Katsuragi Keima, I don't even know a person with your name! Are you an alien, by any chance?" Gabrion asked him causing the whole class to laugh, and earning Keima's dislike.

(Dickhead with a wide mouth…) – was Keima's only thought.

(Partner, that boy seems familiar to me too.) - Cupid supported him.

(Yeah… Wait, but when did I tell him my first and last name?) – Keima wondered, realizing that something was wrong.

"Here… Sit there!" – Kodama pointed to an empty seat, in the middle of the class.

"Pleasure, pleasure…" – Gabrion said as he shook hands with anyone who came within range.

****1.00 pm…****

(I can't believe the last-minute teacher stood us up!) - thought Cupid.

"Better, so I can get ahead of plans. Kami Change! - Que Bum! Kami So Cool! – And for invisibility, I use this! Skin Change! - *So Ninja!* - Hidden Style! Chameleon camouflage!" – Keima's white ninja suit made him transparent to everyone's eyes. Keima came out of the bathroom and made his way to the astronomy club room.

(Which if you think about it, it's a private classroom reserved for only one member. No one ever comes.) - thought Cupid.

Keima ignored him and, as expected, saw Shiori and Tsukiyo about to enter. Keima narrowly entered the room and almost hit the door in his face. Shiori and Tsukiyo sat in two armchairs while Keima sat on the sofa.

"Are you sure, Shiori? Can't we really be together all day tomorrow?" Tsukiyo asked him.

"Yes. Tomorrow I have the afternoon shift at the library. But don't worry, everything will be fine, and I'll be on time." Shiori reassured her

(Bingo! – thought Keima, singing victory – Tomorrow afternoon in the library! I have to get to work on the piano right away!) – he got up from the sofa.

(What plan do you want to make?) - asked Cupid, curious.

(I want to do what I do best! An appointment!) – Keima told him, determined to win Shiori back definitively.

(What a romantic you are, Partner!) - complimented Cupid, to spur him on.

(Silence, Hypocrite! – Keima yelled at him, in his mind. – Ninja Art of Vanishing! Flight of the Casuarius!) – Keima found himself outside the astronomy club and ran like hell.

****At the same time…****

Gabrion looked at the target in front of him: (Ayumi Takahara: Guest of the goddess Mercuris. Perfect!)

Gabrion approached slowly: "Hi, I'm Gabriel Ivas. Pleased to meet you."

Ayumi ignored him. He had no intention of sympathizing with the newcomer.

Gabrion tried again: "I'm new at this school. Do you want to be my friend?"

No reply.

"So, could you at least give me some pointers, pretty girl?" Gabrion asked

Ayumi gave up: "I am Takahara Ayumi. Nice to meet you, Ivan-San."

"Come on, what is all this formality? Just call me Gabriel."

"Okay, Gabriel. If you want advice, stay away from the alien you defined earlier."

"That Katsuragi? I think you are right. It's actually a bit strange. Are you busy now?"

"Yes, I have the track and field club."

"Athletics?" Gabrion looked down.

"Where are you looking, Pervert?" Ayumi said, ready to kick.

"I was thinking that with those well developed and perfect legs you must have left several opponents in the dust. Ayumi's annoyed gaze diminished, but not quite. – How long have you been doing athletics?"

"Since I was little." Ayumi answered vaguely.

"I understand, besides being a pretty girl you are also an athlete. That's why I fell in love with you at first sight." - Gabrion's words confused Ayumi.

(What the hell is he saying?) – he wondered.

"Tell me, are you free later?" Gabrion asked her.

"Excuse me, but training keeps me busy until late afternoon." Ayumi said, hoping to get away from Gabriel.

"So? I can wait for you. Don't you want to go out with me?" Gabrion asked him, disappointed.

"Yes. I mean no."

"Why. You do not like me?"

"No. I don't like you at all."

"Huh? Why? Just because I just arrived? Or because I'm ugly and not beautiful like you? But what am I saying?! Your beauty is unattainable for me!" began raving Gabrion.

"Damn… All right! Listen carefully, I'm giving you one chance to prove to me that you're not such a terrible person. And just so you know, it's not that I don't like the way you look, and I have no problem with the fact that you just arrived. You must know that I don't trust anyone." – Ayumi told him, speaking sincerely.

"Holy words, my dear Ayumi. People have all become unreliable these days. Can I call you Ayumi?" Gabrion said, as he celebrated the fulfillment of the first part of his plan.

"Do as you like, Gabriel." – Ayumi said, while thinking about how to deal with this new nuisance.

****Misato Hisagi High…****

"Why are we here, Partner?" asked Cupid.

"For Tenri." Keima told him.

"Huh? Why? Shouldn't you be dealing with people you haven't seen for a long time like Kanon or Yui, or Ayumi?"

"No. Kanon is, at the moment, full of work and therefore unreachable. I'll deal with Ayumi later; I'll need a more elaborate plan and about Yui... I think I'll think about it at the end." – concluded Keima, as he approached the school gate.

"Tell me, Partner, didn't you once say that the childhood friend route is one that brings a certainty to the ending?"

"Yes, I don't remember exactly when I said it but yes, I said it."

"Partner, who are those?"

"?" – Keima saw two boys in the Maijima uniform, arguing over Tenri.

"Hey, Stupid! I saw it first!" said Maroan, with disappointment.

"No, this girl is mine!" Bruno retorted.

"Why?! You don't understand anything about girls, you would have already kidnapped her if it weren't for the mission!"

"HH? This girl did it to me, full stop! I don't agree to give it to you. Besides, she prefers me!"

"No, he prefers me... On the contrary, let's ask him in person and... - the two looked around - But where did she go?"

"Uff…" – Tenri sighed with joy at having escaped the two litigants.

"Are you OK?" Keima's voice made her jump in surprise.

"Yes." – Tenri answered, realizing that Keima had seen the whole scene.

(Jealous, Partner?) – teased Cupid.

"Shut up, Cupid. Keima silenced him. What did those two wants?

"I have no idea. They both said they were interested in me."

"And why? Do you know them?" Keima asked, thinking he was missing something.

"No, never seen before." Tenri denied.

"Then why would they bother you?"

(It's called ignorant courtship!) - Cupid clarified.

(Look, I know, Stupid! - Keima replied, in kind. - "It went badly for me too today. A new student has arrived in our class, and he made fun of me. His name is Gabriel Ivas."

"I see… And that guy who goes out with Ayumi, who is he?" Tenri asked, seeing Ayumi come out of school, with a boy next to her.

"But it's really him! Keima yelled, but neither Ayumi nor Gabrion heard him and continued walking. – No, wait a minute, something is wrong here…" – Keima said, continuing to walk, and starting to think about the possible causes.

****Maijima Library…****

(Shiomia Shiori. Guest of the goddess Minerva. Perfect guinea pig for my next experiment.) – Bruno said, as he approached her.

****One hour later…****

(This girl is not normal! She will pay dearly for the offense she has given me!) – said Bruno, leaving the library, furious as never before, and opening a portal, to return to Hell.

****At the Katsuragi home…***

After leaving Tenri at home, Keima spoke to Cupid: "I want first name, last name, date of birth, country of origin, previous school, and family tree, up to at least the great-great-grandfather, of those three!" – Keima made Cupid manifest, with his PFP.

Cupid came out of the room: "Yes sir!" – he returned after half an hour, and with bad news – Oh man, Partner, what a brothel!" said Cupid, putting his hands through his hair.

"What happens? Have you discovered any Mafia ties or something worse?" Keima was alarmed.

"No, actually none of them are registered in the planet Earth database. And I will tell you more! They completely disappeared from celestial radar just this afternoon!"

"What?! - was Keima's inhuman scream - But who would ever be able to do such a thing?"

"Definitely not a human. Because it doesn't matter where you hide: in the sea, in the sky or anywhere on Earth that you think is safe. In short, if you are hidden somewhere on Earth we would know immediately, the eye of God is everywhere!" said Cupid, boasting of his skills

"Then where are they?! And above all who are they?!" Keima asked, pulling the strings of the speech.

"Here you are. This information is unknown…" – said Cupid, realizing that he had failed in his mission.

"Ugh… - *Change CD! Devil Mode!* - Devil Change! - *KA BUM! DEVIL TIME!* - materializing the usual blackboard and chalk, Keima began to write - Let's see, let's summarize everything: they are three new people, who came to Maijima on the same day. They also act interested in my conquests. But why?!" he asked, drawing a huge question mark.

"Besides, - added Cupid - they know your name, without you telling them!"

Keima had Tenri tell him the names of the other two individuals, and he wrote them on the blackboard: "Lorenzo Osir… Maruen Bias… Gabriel Ivas… Wait a moment! – a sudden mental flashback, followed by laughter, fighting and so on, was played in Keima's head and at the end of it, Keima's only scream was one - The three demon kings!"

"That's why the accounts add up, but not completely!" understood Cupid.

"Of course! They are not on the radar because they will have already returned to the Old Hell! And I bet Hell is not classified as part of planet Earth. - Cupid nodded, without interrupting Keima - But why conquer my conquests? It does not make sense!"

"Hades wants my sisters for their powers! Of course, it goes without saying that they also want their guests. And the result is soon done. First they capture their trust, then their love, and finally themselves!"

"We have to do something right away!" Keima said, transforming back, and starting to leave the room.

"Stop, Partner! Do you really think going there and beating up three students for no reason, in front of everyone, is a good idea? Don't react like that! You would get yourself in very serious trouble! And what would your conquests think?" Cupid began to say as he held Keima back.

"But I have to explain that they are victims of a deception!"

"Partner, they won't believe every single word of it in this case. They would classify it as an act of jealousy. They would have to use their demonic powers to be able to prove that they are really demons. Otherwise they will all take them for ordinary students, that's all!" - concluded Cupid, having understood the problem.

For a moment Keima froze. He didn't like it when the phenomenon happened: Cupid is right and Keima is wrong. "Ugh!" Keima said, slamming his hand on the table

"For now, focus on your current goal. Tomorrow is the big day! Are you ready, Partner? Indeed, Keima, God of Conquest?" - urged Cupid

"Yes I am."

"Do you have any sudden second thoughts?"

"Why on earth should I have it?"

"Well, I don't know, it's about experience..."

"I am convinced of what I am about to do. I don't think I'll have any regrets."

"Are you sure?"

"I made my choice already when we merged. I decided to save my old conquests because they are risking their lives because of me."

"Tell me, how will you act with Shiori and Tsukiyo."

"I have to act cautiously, but with determination. They are both fragile minds, and Shiori doesn't classify herself as normal at times. As for Tsukiyo, the word tsundere already makes you shiver without explanation. Indeed, the word crazy doll with scissors is even more scary." – concluded Keima, having already prepared the plan.

"I think so. So what is the plan for tomorrow?"

"You'll find out. For now, just know that I can already see the ending!" Keima announced, victorious.

NEXT STEP! FLAGS. 286!

CUPID: "Doesn't this place give you a little nostalgia?"

BRUNO: "You'll both pay for it!"

Four battles are about to break out!

SHIORI: "You're stupid, you don't even like me!"

KEIMA: "And this is where you are wrong…"

HEAD OR HEART?!

VULCANUS: "I'll put an end to you!"

KEIMA: "Bring it on!"