Hyoudou Issei cautiously poked his head up.
What greeted his eyes was a heavenly scene.
Although they were still students, girls matured early. And besides—this was a "anime world."
Inside the changing room, every single girl present had a rather impressive figure.
"Pshh—"
Unable to hold back, Issei's nose immediately started bleeding.
He quickly covered his nose and ducked back down, his face filled with a lecherous grin.
"How was it?"
Matsuda and Motohama looked at him eagerly.
"Absolutely amazing!"
Issei raised a thumbs-up.
The two immediately grew excited and slowly poked their heads up toward the window.
However, the moment they looked inside, their excitement vanished instantly.
Replacing it was pure terror.
Because inside the changing room, several girls were standing directly by the window—staring at them with murderous expressions.
For a moment, the atmosphere froze.
"Uh… good afternoon…"
Motohama forced out an awkward smile.
"You three perverts again?! Go die!"
BANG!
A mop slammed directly onto Motohama's head.
Matsuda wasn't spared either—he was struck by a broom and sent flying.
"You dare spy on us again!"
"Girls, get them!"
"Tie them up and send them to the student council!"
"Yes!"
The girls were furious.
Anyone would be.
And these three weren't first-time offenders—they were repeat criminals.
Peeking into the girls' locker room was practically their daily routine.
"Run!"
"Escape!"
"Wait for me!"
The three immediately ran for their lives.
Because of the distance and the path from the locker room, by the time the girls chased outside, the three had already disappeared.
"Whew… that was close…"
Motohama and Matsuda looked like they had just escaped death.
Only Issei was grinning happily.
After all, he had already enjoyed the view, while the other two had been beaten before they saw anything.
"Issei, we're going to the infirmary."
"Okay."
Motohama had a lump on his head and Matsuda's nose was swollen, so they went to get medicine.
Still, this was normal for them.
In over a year since entering the school, they had been caught countless times.
This time was actually mild.
Once they had even been beaten by ten girls for over an hour.
Now alone, Issei felt a little bored.
Students passing by pointed at him and kept a "safe distance."
He didn't care.
He just felt lonely without his two friends.
"U-um…"
At that moment, a soft female voice sounded behind him.
The voice was gentle and timid.
For someone like Issei—who had never properly interacted with girls—it was extremely tempting.
When he turned around, he froze.
A sweet-looking girl stood there.
Cute face.
Perfect figure.
A shy expression.
It was impossible to look away.
"Do you… need something?"
Issei asked carefully.
This was the first beautiful girl—aside from that bold girl in his class—to speak to him.
"Are you second-year student Hyoudou Issei-senpai?"
Her cheeks flushed slightly.
Immediately, Issei's brain began racing.
If Hachiman Hikigaya were here, he would recognize this situation instantly.
One of the three great delusions of youth:
"This girl likes me."
"I—I am…"
Issei stuttered nervously.
"Umm…"
"Yes?"
"Senpai… you don't have a girlfriend, right?"
"No!"
"Thank goodness."
Issei's heart trembled.
"Then… could you go out with me?"
"W-what?!"
"My name is Amano Yuuma. I've been watching you for a long time, Issei-senpai. Would you go out with me?"
"Y-yes!"
"That's wonderful."
Yuuma smiled brightly and even grabbed his hand.
It was the first time Issei had ever had such close contact with a girl.
His brain practically melted.
All of this was seen by a figure standing in the distance.
"...So this is where the story begins."
Qin Xiao watched Issei and Yuuma below.
Soon, the protagonist's plot armor would activate.
Qin Xiao had no intention of interfering with the events.
But he wanted to try something.
Since Issei was the child of destiny, killing him might grant a large amount of template inheritance.
Even if nothing happened, there would be no loss.
And not just Issei.
The fallen angel disguised as Amano Yuuma was also his prey.
Even a mosquito was still meat.
If he could use her to lure out other fallen angels, the harvest would be even greater.
Right now, Qin Xiao desired power above all else.
Just like in the original storyline, Issei and Yuuma went on a date.
For the entire day they visited many places, leaving behind happy memories.
For Issei, it was the happiest day of his life.
Since childhood he had loved stories about women's breasts, developing a deep obsession.
Because of this, girls had always rejected him.
Now he finally had a girlfriend and was on a date.
Of course he was thrilled.
By evening, they arrived at a quiet park.
"Time passed so quickly today, Issei."
"Yeah, Yuuma."
"Did you enjoy today?"
"Of course! Meeting a girlfriend like you makes me so happy."
"Issei…"
"Yes?"
"For our first date, could you grant me a request?"
Seeing her shy expression, Issei swallowed nervously.
"Of course!"
"Then… could you please die?"
In an instant, the shy girl's expression turned cold and cruel.
"W-what…?"
"Sorry, Issei. You're a dangerous existence to us. Blame the god who placed the Sacred Gear inside you."
A Spear of Light pierced straight through his chest.
"Yuuma…?"
Issei stared at the weapon in disbelief.
Black feathers drifted down.
His "girlfriend" had grown black wings.
Her clothes had transformed into a revealing fallen-angel outfit.
Even at the moment of death, Issei thought:
"I really wanted to touch a pair of breasts…"
In that regard, no one in the world could surpass him.
"Honestly, today was quite fun. I'll remember you."
The fallen angel Raynare looked down at the corpse.
Because Issei had treated her like a devoted puppy all day, she actually enjoyed the experience.
Suddenly—
CLANK
The sound of chains echoed.
A golden chain shot toward her at incredible speed.
Raynare instantly flew upward to avoid it.
The chain slammed into the ground, creating a crater.
At that moment, Qin Xiao approached Issei's body.
Despite the spear through his chest, he still had a faint trace of life.
Truly worthy of being the protagonist.
A system notification appeared.
"Host has detected a Fate-Blessed individual. Seize his fate?"
"Fate-blessed?"
"Also known as the child of destiny—the protagonist."
"Can I really take it?"
"Target is dying. Spend 5% template inheritance to seize his fate."
"Do it."
"Seizing fate…"
"Success."
"Congratulations. You obtained equipment: Boosted Gear."
The moment the system finished speaking, Issei died.
At the same time, a crimson magic circle appeared.
A beautiful figure stepped out.
She had witnessed Issei's death.
It was Rias Gremory.
"Dead?"
Rias was shocked.
The Sacred Gear holder she had been watching… was already dead.
She glared at Raynare in the sky.
She had planned to use the fallen angel to trigger the situation and recruit Issei.
But she arrived too late.
Now he was already dead.
Meanwhile Qin Xiao was ecstatic.
Although he spent 5% inheritance, he gained the Boosted Gear.
Then another notification appeared.
"+15% template inheritance obtained."
Fifteen percent.
Truly—
"Sacrificing the protagonist grants immense power."
After subtracting the 5% cost, he still gained 10% profit.
Two more notifications followed.
Skill obtained: Azure Thunder Control
Skill obtained: Presence Detection
His inheritance surged.
His strength jumped to Tier 5 — High-class Devil level.
Raynare looked down at Qin Xiao and Rias cautiously.
She recognized Rias immediately.
After all, the Gremory princess was the ruler of Kuoh Town.
Rias glared at her with killing intent.
However, she didn't know that the Sacred Gear inside Issei was the Boosted Gear.
To her, he was just a Sacred Gear holder.
Compared to Qin Xiao, he was insignificant.
Especially since Issei's reputation at school was terrible.
Just a perverted delinquent.
Suddenly—
CLANK
Eight chains shot toward Raynare.
Even if she was only an early antagonist…
She was still experience points.
For Qin Xiao, every enemy meant more power.
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