What's this?

There was a screen right before his face when he woke up.

At first, he thought that he was still asleep and dreaming, but later he found out that it was too real to be a dream. Still, the screen before his eyes felt too unreal.

It had his name mentioned on it amongst other things.

[Hello, Host.]

"What-!?" Issei jumped on his bed when he suddenly heard an unknown voice in his head, "Who was that?" He cautiously looked around.

[No need to be anxious. I am the System's Artificial Intelligence. My job is to guide you in your Quest.]

"Quest?" Issei had a visible question mark on his face.

[First, let's begin with the basic functions of the System. The panel before you shows your Status, which you simply access anytime by thinking about it. Most of the System functions work in the same way.]

'So that's my Status.' Issei could comprehend the things the voice was saying to him.

[Name: Issei Hyoudo

Level: 3

Age: 17

Race: Human

Title: The Lost Cause

Strength: 12

Endurance: 10

Agility: 16

Intelligence: 18

Wisdom: 6

Luck: 2

Attribute Points: 6

System Points: 300.]

"The Lost Cause?" Issei frowned, "And why is my Wisdom the lowest of all the stats?"

[...]

[System has removed the Curse of Odin's Blessings from the Host.]

[The Negative effect on your mind has perished. Your Wisdom has increased by 10 Attribute Points.]

Issei suddenly felt a lot lighter in his mind, like some sort of mental burden had been lifted from his head after a long time.

'I feel much better.' Issei thought with his eyes getting large, "This is real." He stated calmly.

Although, wasn't Odin supposed to be a God from the Norse Mythology? How the fuck did he curse him? Were Gods real? If there can be a female machine talking in his mind, then why not?

There were lots of questions arising in his head. Including, why did Issei behave the way he did for the past Nine Years.

"I was such a fool." Issei sighed in regret and covered his face with his palms, "So stupid.. I feel like jumping off the bridge, not really though."

He took a deep breath to calm himself and focused on the present situation.

"What are you?" Issei came straight to the point.

[I have already explained what I am. Then you must mean to ask my purpose.]

[The Reason you have received the blessing of the One was because you're the only being in this Universe with the potential to destroying the enemy, The Gamer: Yuuki Kageyama.]

"Yuuki Kageyama?" Issei scowled.

Wasn't he the super handsome, douche, Caucasian guy with black hairs, golden eyes, and chiseled body, who transferred last year?

"Yuuki Kageyama is a very popular student in my school." Issei replied with a nod, "Are you talking about him?"

"Issei, you'll get late for school!!" His mom shouted from the staircase.

"Yeah, I think I'll skip school today!" Issei shouted back.

There was no response from his mom, instead, she came up in his room to check on him.

"Is everything alright?" She asked in a worried tone, "Why do you want to skip school today?"

Issei wasn't the type to skip school for small reasons. Hell, he even rode his bicycle to school in rainy weather. Though, he also had the motivation to watch the girls jiggling breasts while they were clung to their wet clothes.

"I don't feel good today, so I think I'll rest." Issei answered easily with an strained smile, "Can I have my breakfast later?"

"Sure, but don't go back to sleep without eating anything." His mom said before leaving the room.

'So where were we?' Issei thought as he changed his attention.

[Yuuki Kageyama, The Gamer.]

'So this thing can read my mind.' Issei comprehended and decided it was better to hold a mental conversation, 'Yes, what about him? And what is the Gamer?'

[The Gamer is an System which is similar to the System, but it has the ability to turn the real world into a Game. Sam Smith was chosen by an Primordial after his death and was granted the Game as one of his wishes.]

'I get a little, but what is Primordial?' Issei asked.

[Primordials are beings that exist beyond the space of an Universe. There are only few who have the capability to Reincarnate Souls and grant them wishes, while the others simply exist through an form of nature or element.]

'What did this Sam guy do to get chosen by the Primordial then?' Issei was not facing any trouble following up through the scene. Instead, he was getting more curious.

[He was chosen at Random and obtained three wishes. His Major wish was to inherit the Game and become one of the Gamers, while his two other minor wishes are unknown.]

'And what am I supposed to do with him?' Issei asked bluntly, 'Why is he even an problem to me? Can't he simply live his new life however he wants?'

[That's the Problem.]

"Huh?" Issei was a little confused.

[The Karma of Sam Smith's life was neglected when the Primordial chose him. The Primordial didn't care, because all it wanted was some amusement through the boy.]

[In his previous life, Yuuki Kageyama was a man who committed heinous crimes like Molestation, Rape, and kidnapping children. He was a man who lived his life by exhausting his family's money, being nothing but an burden to his friends and relatives after their death. Even his death, at the age of 42, was caused when he was in the middle of raping an young girl.]

Issei could form a picture in his mind of what kind of a man Sam Smith was, or Yuuki Kageyama is. His outer appearance might've changed, but he was still the same person as before.

'I can't believe Katase and Murayama are sleeping with an guy like him.' Issei clenched his fists with an scornful expression. Even if they weren't his close friends, he cared about them as his classmates.

And now that same person was close with the Student Council and the Occult Research Club, the place where the top beauties of Kuoh Academy gathered at. His aim looked pretty clear from the start.

"What do you want me to do?" Issei asked seriously.

[Train, grow Strong. A Gamer cannot be defeated easily. Not to mention, he has already stolen a part of your soul from you.]

"..." Issei was quite for a long minute.

He connected the dots. The time of appearance of Yuuki Kageyama in his life, the accident one year ago, and his current condition.

Issei looked at his left hand, which looked perfectly normal, but was completely numb to any sensation and without any control.

'A part of my soul.' Issei thought with an blank expression, 'There's going to be retribution.'

Only he knows all the struggles and humiliation he had felt for the past year. People would call him names, tease him, even bully him to some extents, like how his friends turned on him.

Even Masturbation wasn't easy anymore.

"Where do I start?" Issei questioned with an grave look in his eyes.