Alex leaned back in his chair, watching Rias, Sona, Akeno, and Tsubaki. Their faces were so red they looked like overripe tomatoes.
"Are you girls okay?" Alex asked, his voice genuinely concerned. "You look like you're running a fever."
"I-It's nothing!" the four of them squeaked in unison.
Alexander's Inner Voice:
[Internal Thought: I hope they aren't sick. It would be a tragedy if such beautiful faces were stuck in a hospital bed. I'd have to go there and peel apples for them every day.]
Before the girls could even process the "peeling apples" comment, a static-like noise echoed in the minds of every female lead. A second "Inner Voice" had connected.
Issei's Inner Voice:
[Internal Thought: Agh, my head... what happened? Alexander was never that strong in my previous life. This is wrong. But it doesn't matter. In my last life, I had Rias, Akeno, Grayfia, even Venelana as my 'wives'... but I died a virgin?! What a waste!]
The Global Reaction:
The temperature in the Underworld dropped by forty degrees. Grayfia snapped a pen in half. Venelana's eyes turned murderous. Serafall stopped eating her candy. 'That insect... thought of us as his wives?'
Issei's Inner Voice:
[Internal Thought: This time, I'm not playing nice. I'm going to make Rias, Sona, Tsubaki, and even the girls in Riser's peerage crawl into my pants. I'll have a thousand children. I'll be the Harem King for real this time!]
A wave of physical nausea washed over the girls in the classroom. They felt like they had been touched by something slimy.
The Dragon Monarch's Disgust
Then, Alexander's voice cut through the filth like a holy blade.
Alexander's Inner Voice:
[Internal Thought: ...Are you kidding me? I can hear him? God, why? Why do I have to hear the internal monologue of a perverted abomination? If it were a beautiful girl, I could handle it, but Issei? Why do You hate me, God? Is this punishment for killing those Outer Gods?]
The Ladies: 'We feel your pain, Alex!' they all thought simultaneously.
Alexander's Inner Voice:
*[Internal Thought: So the 'Protagonist' is a reborn soul too. Great. But in the original story, he at least pretended to care about his friends. Now? He's just a predator. He's targeting Sona and her peerage too?
Sona, Tsubaki... you guys need to be careful. If you knew what was going on in that trash-can's head, you'd never sleep again. Compared to him, my desire to just take you on a date and hold your hand feels like a monk's prayer. I have to protect them. I won't let that 'Breast Dragon' anywhere near the women I respect.]*
The Final Straw
The difference was staggering.
Issei wanted to "make them crawl" and viewed them as trophies. Alexander (Reinhardt) spoke of protecting them, doting on them, and actually respecting their dignity (even if he did want to "fluff" some tails).
Rias Gremory stood up, her aura of Destruction leaking out and cracking the floorboards. She looked at Sona, who was shivering with disgust at Issei's thoughts but glowing with warmth at Alexander's promise to protect her.
Sona Sitri adjusted her glasses, her eyes cold as a blizzard. "Tsubaki. Prepare a student council decree. Issei Hyoudou is to be banned from within ten meters of any female student for 'suspicious behavior.'"
Tsubaki Shinra: "Only ten meters, Kaichou? I suggest fifty."
Alexander's Inner Voice:
[Internal Thought: Wait, why is Rias suddenly looking like she's ready to declare war? And why is Sona looking at me like I'm her personal Guardian Angel? Did I miss something? Anyway... I really need to get my power back. If that trash tries anything, I'll make sure his second life is much shorter than his first.]
Ophis (from the Gap): "Alexander... protect. Issei... delete."
Great Red: "I agree. That kid is a disgrace to the name of Dragon."