The Wandering of an Unstuck Stepbro: Multiverse Travel

Chapter 30: Old school house

(Ryoto's pov)

Ryoto: "What are you doing here, Kotegawa-San?"

Yui was the one following us.

Yui: "Students aren't allowed in the old building. Teachers deemed it dangerous to wander around as even stepping on the floor can break it."

Ryoto: "What are you doing here then. It's dangerous to wander around alone, especially here."

Hearing this, Risa snickered, which gained her a glare from Yui. Kotegawa quickly changed her target however, from her to me.

Yui: "I'm head of the school disciplinary committee, and I noticed your group going here, so I planned to stop you, but you were faster than I expected."

The last part, she said with a slight blush from embarrassment.

Ryoto: "Do you hear that, Risa? It's my group. Even the school disciplinary committee head recognizes me as a leader."

I said with a teasing tone.

Risa: "Dream on. She only said that because you cause the most trouble."

Ryoto: "Does it mean that I'm a leader of a troublemaker group?"

Yui: "Don't ignore me!"

She stomped, showing her frustration but the floor beneath her broke, creating a big hole.

Yui: "Wha-"

She started falling down, but I rushed to her and caught her mid-fall. I landed on the floor below with Yui in my hands.

Ryoto: "Are you alright?"

Yui: "Y-yes."

She answered timidly but quickly recovered from the shock of falling.

Yui: "Wait, put me down!"

Ryoto: "Don't you want to return?"

I pointed at the hole above us."

Yui: "Of course I want. That's why we need to find the stairs first!"

Ryoto: "I think I've found a shortcut."

Yui: "Shortcut?"

As soon as she said that, I grabbed her and jumped up, landing safely.

Risa: "That was fast."

Ryoto: "I don't like wasting my time more than necessary. Not that it doesn't happen, I just don't like it."

Yui: "And how long do you plan to carry me around."

Yui is becoming more and more annoyed by my nonchalant attitude.

Ryoto: "As long as you want, but I remind you that my girlfriend is standing right there."

I turned to Lala, who had smiled at us.

Yui: "Stop joking around! Can't you be serious for five minutes!!?"

Ryoto: "Only if necessary."

Yui: "And falling a few meters into the hole isn't a necessary situation for being serious!!?"

Ryoto: "If you didn't notice, I jumped these few meters upwards. I probably wouldn't be hurt by that fall and you being with me were safe as well."

Yui: "And why is that?"

She seemed curious. So I dropped my acting for a moment.

Ryoto: "*Sigh* I really hate seeing people near me being hurt or suffer."

It has happened too often already.

Ryoto: "So I would rather get hurt myself."

Lala: "Ryoto?"

Lala was concerned. Seeing me like this for the first time was certainly a shock. Better go back to my usual act.

Ryoto: "What is it, Lala?"

I said with a beautiful smile.

Seeing how fast I changed back to normal, Risa frowned. Haruna and Mio were shocked, Rito had a sad look, and Lala didn't know how to react. Before anyone could comment on what happened, I took control of the conversation.

Ryoto: "Lala, we're starting the plan now."

Lala: "Now?"

Ryoto: "Yes, it's a good time as any."

Lala did as I asked and turned the device, making it hard to see for everyone around. Thankfully, I wasn't affected by it, and Risa, Mio, and Lala had special goggles that allowed them to see in the dark.

Haruna, unable to see and hear a movement in a pitch-black hallway, started to panic and tried anyone who was being close. That person was Rito, precisely as planned. n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

The rest of our group went into the hole that Yui fell before. As Kotegawa wasn't able to see and didn't even know about the plan, so I decided to volunteer her help.

Yui: "Kya!!!"

Yui screamed as I grabbed her, and I jumped down. I then caught the girls that followed shortly after.

The effect of Lala's invention ended, and everyone could see again.

Rito: "Huh? where is everyone?"

Lala: "Down there!"

Lala yelled, bringing Rito's and Haruna's attention to the hole.

Lala: "It seems one of my machines malfunctioned."

Haruna: "At least you're safe. Hurry up and jump up again and leave this place already!"

Risa: "Well, the device put Ryoto to sleep, so we need to find stairs now. We'll meet outside."

Haruna: "B-b-but..."

Risa: "Don't worry, you've got Rito by your side. He'll protect you, isn't it right, Rito?"

Rito: "Y-yes."

Rito automatically answered but realizing shat he had just answered, he started blushing and thanking me for a given a chance.

After a short time of pretending to be asleep, Risa said.

Risa: "They're already gone. You can stop pretending."

I stood up and dusted off my clothes. I then turned to Yui, who was furious.

Yui: "You were pretending!!!? I don't believe I even started to w-"

She didn't finish her sentence, but everyone besides Lala knew what she wanted to say. Seeing our smug faces, she quickly became embarrassed and fake coughed a few times.

Yui: "So anyway, for what was that whole charade?"

Ryoto: "Nothing much, just helping out little brother and looking for some ghosts."

Yui: "Ghosts? There are no such things as phantoms in this world."

Ryoto: "If you don't believe in them, you don't need to be worried that they'll appear then."

I started walking forward without any hint of worry.

Yui: "W-wait, it's dangerous to walk alone."

She went after me. Seeing this, Risa sighed, and Lala followed Yui and me.

During our little journey, we walked upon a piano that played by itself, a walking skeleton from the biology room, and an invisible man. The invisible man was shocked that I could see him and just ran away scared. The walking mannequin was a bunch of tiny aliens moving a skeleton model.

Haruna: "KYAAA!!!"

Her scream didn't move me one bit.

Seeing my indifference, Yui was outraged.

Yui: "How can you be so cold. And to think that for a second, I thought... Never mind, I'll go myself!"

Ryoto: "Don't be so quick-tempered. I'm not worried because I don't need to, at least for Haruna. The one we should be worried about is Rito. I hope he didn't break any bones."

Yui: "What do you mean?"

Yui was baffled by my response. She expected some excuse but nothing like what I said.

Ryoto: "Let's go and find out then."

We walked towards Haruna to see the aftermath of whatever happened there.

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