Chapter 10

Hearing Issei's inner thoughts, Yuigahama Yui and some other girls in the class couldn't help but turn their faces towards him and look at him with strange eyes.

They frowned when they saw a gentle and kind smile on the boy's face instead of his typical leering look.

If they were unable to hear his true thoughts, they would surely fall for it and believe that his change was real. But to everyone's surprise, since Yuu had mentioned in his inner thoughts that he came from another world, they could not only hear his thoughts, but Issei's as well.

Of course, at first they took it as a joke. But now, knowing that the protagonist's soul had been replaced, Yuu's words made sense―they were in a fictional world after all!

However, Yui wasn't worried about those details. What really worried her was Issei's true intention - he was much more perverted than before! And now that she knew what would happen in the future because of the anime, she feared what he would do with this knowledge.

Yuigahama Yui felt sorry for Rias Gremory and the other beautiful girls mentioned in Issei's mind. Would they fall victim to his perverted intentions?

She even thought of warning them.

Nevertheless, she feared that her words would be taken as madness. How could she explain that she knew Issei's thoughts? Besides, thanks to Yuu, she knew that those beauties were actually demons in disguise!

Apart from that, she should at least tell Yuu that she could hear both his and Issei's thoughts. She was sure that he would believe her if she quoted details of what she had heard from him.

She smiled at the thought of how Yuu would react if she suddenly told him that she could hear him. Would he be embarrassed?

But at that moment, she heard another voice in her head.

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From his seat at the back of the room, Yuu watched the changes in Issei's body with narrowed eyes.

Thanks to the small snake he had planted in the boy's soul earlier, he had noticed that a new presence had taken control of his body even before listening to his inner thoughts.

'What do you think of that, little sis?' He asked his system mentally.

This situation should not have happened, as the protagonist's soul was not something that could be easily replaced. If the original protagonist died, the balance of the world might collapse in the face of Fate's wrath. He himself was well aware of this.

However, considering that there was not just one franchise in this world, but several, Yuu did not dare to rule out the possibility of some unforeseen variables.

{I don't know for sure, host. After checking my database, I only found one being with the power to make a change of this magnitude without the world suffering the consequences.}

Siara's female voice voiced her opinion on the matter. On the floating holographic screen to the side, the chibi projection appeared with a finger under her chin.

Yuu had mentioned that it could hear the protagonist's inner thoughts. However, Siara was surprised―she should have been aware of it too, being so closely linked to her host! But to her dismay, there was no record of such a thing in her database.

'Who is this existence?' Yuu asked.

{Will of Creation. We can assume that this change is due to your arrival, Yuu. Sensing the disruption you might cause, It decided to replace the protagonist with someone who also knows the Plot of this world]

Hearing Siara's answer, Yuu's eyes narrowed, and he bowed his head in thought:

[Will of Creation, huh... More than a being, it is a Primordial Concept. I only learned about It by accessing the Akashic Records. It is the Entity responsible for every creation imaginable]

[Although these fictitious worlds were only that in my past life, since ascending I have understood that they are as real as the previous one, thanks to It. Although this is so, they have already had their destinies planned out since their creation. But by interfering, I tangled the threads of destiny]

[Will of Creation intervened to bring in someone who knows the future, thus creating a "chaotic balance". In this way, destiny can weave itself again]

[Heh, so this Concept is trying to get rid of me by using this pawn who thinks he's the protagonist. But just listening to his motivation through his inner thoughts, the idea of him succeeding is so unlikely that it's comical]

Yuu came to his final conclusion by scoffing inwardly. Although he no longer wanted to listen to Issei's thoughts in his mind because it sounded increasingly disgusting, there was nothing he could do about it unless he unlocked some of his abilities.

However, being able to listen to the thoughts of a potential enemy was already a great advantage. And even without that, he had planted an Infinity Serpent in Issei's soul.

For the Will of Creation to believe that this new Issei could defeat him was certainly hilarious.

{Host, what if the protagonist can also hear your thoughts? Perhaps this anomaly is related to the Will of Creation} Siara's worried voice echoed in his mind.

What Siara pointed out was true. However, Yuu had already watched Issei carefully and found no indication that he could read his thoughts as well.

What about Siara's theory about the will of creation? Considering that Issei could not hear Yuu's inner thoughts, it was clear that this strange phenomenon favored Yuu. If it was the work of the Will of Creation, it would benefit Issei instead.

Basically, there was a Concept working from the shadows in Issei's favor, as well as an unknown existence helping Yuu.

When the bells announced the break, Yuu started to think about escaping from the academy. However, he was somewhat surprised when a heroine suddenly approached him.

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