1.) Again, I apologize for the brevity of this chapter. I'm giving TCOGK my all, so I'm drained. I could barely write this chapter!

2.) If you like how I write TWOGK characters, please check out The Crossover Only God Knows. Yuuko Kinoshita's there!

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Chapter Twenty-Seven: Me, Keiko, and a Mysterious Silhouette

"...Why's everyone so silent?" asked Kanon, looking at all the faces of her companions. It was a very acceptable question. After all, no one was talking. Sure, it was normal for Keima and Shiori to not be in a talkative mood, and on a bad day, Haqua might not want to talk all that much, but a speechless Elsie!? Was the world going into shambles!? "Is the food not that good? I can cook up a better batch-"

"I-It's fine, Kanon," said Haqua, cleaving the tension in the air in two. "We've all just had a bad day, right, Keima?" If Haqua's voice was a charismatic battle cry, Keima's response was a suicidal note: all the boy did was nod. Why such a depressing reply? Keima was too occupied by his all-too-important thoughts - about the Conquest, about his curse - that he could barely interact with the Real.

Noting the tense look on Keima, Kanon thought, 'Is it a good idea to leave his side to do his work for him? Or should I stay nearby and nurse him to health, so that he can do his duty? Dang, this whole fiasco is just the whole Citron thing all over again! Oh, I just hope that we all get out of this one unscathed!'

"Here's Hideyoshi's phone, Kami Nii-sama!" said Elsie, handing Keima the green flip phone. Holding up a voice-changing bowtie straight out of a certain other Weekly Shounen Sunday manga (courtesy of Elsie's Celestial Robe), Keima dialed up a number, set the bow-tie to "unisex", and said, "Minami?"

"Yo, Hideyoshi?" replied the flat-chested woman. Why was Keima calling up Minami? It was to lure Miharu out into the open. Why was that necessary? You'll soon find out. "What do you need?"

"Could you meet me near the movie theater? I have to give you something," said Keima, silently apologizing to Hideyoshi. 'You have served me well, scapegoat.'

"Give me what?" asked Minami, her tone becoming impatient. At that moment, Keima knew that he had to wrap the conversation up. The logical thing to do was to make something up... right? Nope. The situation was an exception to the rule: no matter what, the ideal outcome (Minami going to the movie theatre) shall happen. Her stubbornness, combined with her curiosity, will "force" her into obeying God's command. With that as his train-of-thought, he hung up, tossing the phone back to Elsie.

"Elsie, bring me to the park!" said a confidant Keima, pointing a finger in the park's direction. Elsie, pocketing the phone, looked at Keima funnily. Who wouldn't? The Capturing God was wearing a uniform. Nothing wrong with that, right? Yep... besides the fact that it's a girl's uniform.

"S-Sure, Kami Nii-sama!" cheered Elsie, startled a little by his choice of apparel, especially since the uniform looked good on him, especially when paired with the hazelnut-hued wig. She whipped out her Celestial Robe, tied it around Keima's waist, and flew off into the setting sun.

"Where is she going?" asked a bewildered Miharu, following an agitated Minami, who was cursing Hideyoshi to the high heavens. They were both passing the park when something caught Miharu's eye.

She was beautiful.

"The sky hasn't fallen yet." At the very top of a slide sat a bespectacled girl, who looked as regal as a queen, and if she was a queen, the slide was her throne. The enigmatic girl had her legs clutched towards her chest, giving off a slight air of innocence, as she looked towards the sky.

Yes, she was beautiful. So beautiful that Miharu forgot all about tailing her flat chested mistress. Noticing the lesbian for the first time, the girl with the glasses turned towards Miharu, her sharp leer piercing her Minami-owned heart.

"Quit being such a nuisance," said the girl, glaring at Miharu. It was at that moment when she knew that she belonged to the bespectacled girl. Climbing down the ladder, the girl made her way away from it. "I hate people who act too casual, so don't try to follow me."

"...Please, wait," said Miharu, her hand extended. The mysterious girl stopped, and spun on her heel, her scrutinizing gaze landing on the lesbian yet again. She tilted her head: the universal sign for "What do you want?" "My name's Miharu Shimizu. I wanna hang out with you, so are you up for a movie?"

"...Keiko Katsuragi," said the girl, a deafening silence ringing in Miharu's ears. She started walking off. saying, "Keep quiet and follow me..." Miharu nodded, and tagged along. As the two were walking towards the theater, Keima relayed the plan in his head again:

FLASHBACK

"The plan is to define the roles," said Keima to Shiori and Elsie. "The reason why Miharu's a tomboy is because Minami didn't claim the protagonist role, so Miharu was the one who nabbed it. As long as I set the pace and maintain control over Miharu, it'll be just like a normal Conquest."

FLASHBACK

A silhouette floated above the Capturing God and his Lost Lamb, a weapon in hand. "So this is what Keima's up to... hee hee hee..."

3.) Hopefully this chapter satiated your TWOSK hunger (though I think the ending sort of sucked). Next chapter shall feature Akihisa's antics with Yui!

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