Isaac hung on the the time MC said "Next time" and gambled his all on winning MC over in his next life.
Nothing more than a high-stakes gamble from a godlike sorcerer who trancends the in-universe common sense.
Dude can read absolutely, In case the reader hasn't picked up on this the MC is literally filled to the brim with anxiety, self-loathing and a inferiority-complex the size of his magic capacity.
I don't know if anyone else here have never interacted with people who harbor mental illnesses akin...
This is going to backfire tremendously when the (M)MC first experiences doubts about MC due to being manipulated.
If you keep your help hidden then you have no real bond to fall back on when third parties tries to sow doubt and paranoia.
I see they started making environmental obstacles like poles and trees out of the same material they're made from in video games.
Not a smart decision.