God of Tricksters

"It seems you've set me up." The world said without a trace of emotion. Despite knowing it got tricked, the world had nothing against Theo.

"I didn't set you up or something. I'm simply telling you the possibility and what I can do to take advantage of it." Theo shook his head.

"You make me come to that conclusion to promise you something. If that's not a trick, then what is it?"

"Negotiation." Theo smiled.

"You threatened me." The world corrected him with a more appropriate term. Theo threatened him that he would get stronger and destroy the world, so the world had to comply since he wasn't in a position to interfere.

But Theo simply clapped his hands once and said, "There you go. You have answered your own question."

"…" The world was speechless. He just asked that question and Theo dared to give a cheeky answer. Due to that provocation, the world ended up stating another term, which indirectly answered his own question.

"What do you want, Theodore Griffith?"

Theo pointed at his head and said, "I know you can see through my mind. Just read it."

"Do you know that it's impossible to know your thoughts because your thoughts never existed? Only the conclusion is done."

This statement was not surprising since even the God of Mischief also had trouble knowing Theo's thoughts.

After growing accustomed to the existence in his consciousness, Theo developed a strange ability.

The God of Mischief and other people inside his consciousness could see and hear his every thought and action. So, it meant there was no way to hide a certain thing from them.

That was why Theo had developed a way to counter that situation. He emptied his mind and didn't think a single thing about his plan as if he had no plan at all. But when the time came, Theo's plan would start working.

That was right. Theo had begun to subconsciously think of a plan in his mind. If it was something he thought about, there would be a record of it.

But what if Theo subconsciously thought of a plan? Since it was done subconsciously, Theo's brain didn't have that record, allowing him to hide his real intention until the last second.

This was why the God of Mischief had a hard time figuring out what Theo was thinking before the apocalypse.

Of course, the God of Mischief was satisfied with this condition since this was the secret to going against the being in the higher dimension.

If they didn't know his thought, they wouldn't know what would happen before it, allowing Theo to take advantage of it to turn around the situation.

The same applied to the world. The world could see through one's mind, but if that thought was never in his mind, even the world couldn't know Theo's intention.

That was why when Theo told about his plan, the world didn't know that Theo's real plan was actually to agree to the condition instead of taking advantage of the loophole.

And since the world had promised the condition to Theo, it could only fulfill that promise. Unlike humans, who could take back their words, the world's statement couldn't be changed. That was why the world didn't meet someone easily.

Now that he had trapped the world, Theo raised three fingers. "I have three conditions in exchange for not taking advantage of it."

"Impossible. Do you know what you're talking about? I'm this world's consciousness. I never take anyone's side, but the fact that I agree with your condition means I have to be on your side. You should know the implication, right?"

"Then, how about this? Three conditions in exchange for my three promises. The first promise is about the ban taking advantage of the loophole, which you agreed to earlier.

"Secondly, I promise that I'll cover this loophole for you. Last but not least, I promise that I won't tell anyone else about this loophole or teach them how to find another loophole in the system you've built." Theo smirked.

The world fell silent. The first and second promises aside, the third promise was the most important.

Theo was aware that the God of Mischief had managed to trick the system and gain the Reality Eyes, the restriction, and the ability to ascend beyond the limit. The Singularity might have been found by people in the past, but the skill beyond S Rank was something that the God of Mischief personally found.

And Theo was finding another loophole right now, so it was clear that there were other loopholes they could exploit. If Theo began to teach people about it, there was a higher possibility that another loophole could be found again.

The world had no choice but to agree to this condition, but it also added, "That's not enough. You have to promise me something too! Promise me you won't make me interfere with what happens to me."

Theo could understand his condition. The world was neutral. It loved all creatures living on it equally, no matter how bad they behaved. However, there was a case recently that caused the world to stop loving all creatures.

Theo didn't know which creature had lost the world's love, but it was certain that the change wasn't caused naturally.

That was why Theo said, "Alright. I agree. I promise that the condition I'll make won't make you get involved in the worldly affair."

The world looked at Theo for a moment as if confirming Theo's statement. But since Theo had a rule that he couldn't lie, the world chose to trust him and asked, "What's the first condition?"

"I want you to change the reward for leveling up from the current level onward. That's right. Give me one hundred points for every level." Theo smirked.

"Impossible. If I change the reward, all living creatures will get that change as well. And…" The world suddenly fell silent as if realizing something. "From the current level onward?"

Theo smirked as if implying he didn't hear it wrong. Since Theo's condition was from that level onward, it meant nothing to all living beings except for Theo, who still had the system. In other words, this condition only benefited Theo, not others.