The Wandering of an Unstuck Stepbro: Multiverse Travel

Chapter 323: Mom

(Ryoto's pov)

In the end, Kaede decided to live with her sister and Koro-sensei. My tale may have contributed to her decision, but in my opinion, it was the right thing to do in the long run. She is young and should spend time with her family for now because, as I said to her before, you never know when this time could end.

It meant that there was one less resident in the Yuuki household, but it didn't mean that the house would become quieter. Also, if I accidentally cockblocked Koro-sensei, I apologize.

Everyone at home said goodbye to Kaede. Although we will see each other more than often because we go to the same school and we will visit each other almost every day.

I also mentioned to Koro-sensei that he should visit a doctor. He has a new body, and we don't know how everything has changed since he retained his powers. While nothing should be out of the ordinary because Dragon Balls aren't a Monkey's Paw. They won't grant you a wish in a horrifying way, and you don't even need to be specific, but better safe than sorry. I can't stay too optimistic when there's a chance of something going wrong. I don't necessarily like that I think that way, but I can see that it's the safest way to live, even if it can be stressful as well.

The next morning before school, it was time for my daily morning training. I call it training, even though it wasn't as demanding on my body as my usual training. I guess not all training sessions need to be like that. I also don't need to be stressing about getting stronger as fast as possible. I'm not saying that I can sit around and do nothing. I still want to get stronger, but with doom and death not breathing on top of my neck, I can take my time for now.

I brought out the manual for Total Concentration Breathing and read through it. The principle for this technique was simple, but doing that was completely different. I needed to expand my lungs to intake as much air as possible. This will cause my blood flow and heartbeat to increase, as well as my body heat, which will result in my bones and muscles becoming more 'excited,' whatever that means.

I sat cross-legged under Celine as I concentrated on my breathing. The exercise was very simple: I breathed in as much air as possible, then held it until I couldn't and breathed out. This would allow me to slowly stretch out my lungs so I could intake even more air in the future.

That's the first step of the training, and I will take my time with it before I proceed to the second step.

We ate breakfast together, and while I could make everyone's clothes explode, I stopped myself... for now.@@novelbin@@

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Nothing special happened at school, and I was returning home with Lala, who was holding my arm with a big smile on her face. I should take each of my lovers on dates soon. It will be good for me, too, to just spend time with them.

Rito and Haruna were also accompanying us this time around. Both of them were nervous for some reason. I say some reason, but it's pretty obvious why. It really reminds me of how Isamu behaved with his future wife.

Lala and I returned home, and I immediately noticed a new pair of shoes at the entrance—a woman's shoes that I didn't recognize. I checked with Haki where she could be, and she was sitting on the sofa in the living room. Mikan was also there, but after hearing that someone entered the house, she made her way to us.

The unknown woman wasn't hiding, which meant that she wasn't waiting to ambush us, which could mean that she wasn't here to attack us. She was probably a guest since Mikan was with her. I also didn't recognize this aura signature. It didn't feel dangerous, but I didn't let my guard down for now.

Mikan ran out of the living room and was slightly panicked. I already knew that from my usage of Haki, but it's truly surprising to see her in this state since she usually tries to look composed and calm.

"Ah! Ryoto, Rito, it's bad! Hurry up and come!!!"

She didn't explain much more as she took both of our arms and dragged us with her. I could stop it if I wished, but I allowed my body to be pulled. Lala then let go of my arm and followed behind us, probably thinking that something interesting was going to happen.

When we finally arrived in the living room, I understood why Mikan was panicking. A mature woman with orange hair and yellow eyes was sitting on the sofa with sunglasses above her forehead. She was also wearing a gold necklace and noticeably fancy clothes. She was also in the middle of drinking her drink while crossing her legs. It was none other than my adoptive mother, Ringo Yuuki.

"M-mom!!?" Rito was obviously shocked to see her. She usually works overseas and rarely visits due to her work as a fashion designer.

I'm surprised that I remembered that much since we barely interacted after we were big enough to take care of ourselves.

Wow, that sounded awful. She and her husband, Saibai, aren't bad people; they just have a very busy life. They still provide for us, and if anything happens, they will drop everything to get to us, but my feelings are pretty complicated after experiencing being a parent. I would go the full Itachi route if it would keep my family safe, but it isn't really applicable in this situation. I feel the best way to summarize is that my adoptive parents are good people but not the best parents despite their good intentions and love for their children.

Noticing us, her expression became much more lively and cheerful.

"Oh! Welcome home, Rito, Ryoto."

"When did you get here!?" Rito asked, still perplexed by the whole situation.

"Just now. I have some work to do in Japan, but it doesn't look like I'll have too much time. But enough about me, Rito! I already heard from Mikan, but... What's this about your brother having a lovely little alien girl as a fiancé that's been freeloading here?"

Hearing someone talking about her, Lala appeared behind me.

"Nice to meet you, Ryoto's mom! My name's Lala!" She enthusiastically introduced herself, raising one arm upwards.

"Well! So it's her!?"

Equally as enthusiastic, Mom was about to greet her but looking at her from up close, the look in her eyes changed. It became much sharper. Without saying a word, she began looking her up from many different angles until she grabbed Lala's butt and then the rest of her body. It wasn't done in a sexual way.

After being done, she closed her eyes and concentrated intensely. Then she opened them suddenly.

"So her measurements are 89-57-87...! Her breast size, her tight butt, her, well, her overall condition seems pretty good. Wow! Having a body this great, so close!!!"

Damn straight, she has a great body.

I crossed my arms and nodded my head sagely in agreement.

"Ryoto's mom, that tickles." Lala complained. No, a complaint is too strong of a word. Lala just weakly protested.

"Oops, I'm sorry! I just went into work mode..." Mom tried to explain herself. If I remember correctly, she did stuff like that to everyone who interested her.

"Work mode?" Lala innocently asked.

"Mom's a fashion designer, and she also produces models." I explained to my pink-haired fiancé.

"Wow, that's amazing."

"No, No, it's nothing that amazing." Mom was embarrassed by being praised like that.

"Speaking of which, Mom, can I ask you something?" I spoke up for the first time and got everyone's attention. It was the first time Mom got a better look at me, and once again, she got that look in her eyes.

I allowed her to take a closer look, and she groped me in a few places. She then attempted to take off my clothes, but I grabbed both of her wrists gently before she could do anything. I don't mind getting naked, but I don't know how to explain my scars again.

Realizing that she got into work mode again, she started apologizing, but then she smirked and elbowed me lightly.

"I see how it is~ You get a fiancé, and then I discover you get a great muscle definition. You wanted to give a girl what she deserved. Want to become my model?"

That question came out of nowhere.

"No thanks. I'm not looking for a job right now."

I look for something as far from the job as possible. Technically, I have a job. I am mangaka with Zastin. I need to take one day to see him, maybe tomorrow.

"Shame, you would be a star. Now, how can I help you?"

"Could you make or at least recommend a shop where I can get some traditional clothes? You could say I started to have a new appreciation for them."

My adoptive mother looked at me with a lot of seriousness. Much more than before until she smiled.

"Sure, that's not a problem. It's not every day you ask for something. You would actually look great in traditional clothes. Yes, yes, I can see that! I'll send them to you when they are done. You'll get clothes for every occasion possible and then some!"

She only gets this excited about clothes. It's nice having a job that you like so much. What was that saying? 'If you love your work, then you won't work even a day in your life' or something like that.

"Thanks, mom."

I could feel her happiness rise when I thanked her.

"Umm... It looks like I might be on the way here, so I'll just..." Haruna felt uncomfortable witnessing a family moment while being an outsider, but she was immediately stopped when our mom looked at her closely. It didn't stop at that as she started stripping her. Rito stopped her as fast as he could.

"Cut it out!"

That brought Mom back to reality.

"Oops, I'm sorry! It's just you're so cute.. and, um, your name is..."

Quickly covering herself with clothes, Haruna started introducing herself.

"Ah... My name is Haruna Sairenji. I'm in the same class as Ryoto-kun and Rito-kun..."

Carefully observing Haruna's reaction, Mom starts connecting the dots. She is sharp sometimes.

"Ah, are you perhaps... Which one of my boys do you fancy?" She asked teasingly, but there was also hidden curiosity. She whispered it to Haruna quietly enough, so no one would be able to hear her. I still could, though.

Embarrassed by being the center of attention, Haruna excused herself with a weak excuse and ran away.

Afterward, Mom didn't stay for a long time. She needed to leave Japan again. She didn't even meet Rio or Kaede, although she met Yoruichi. She wanted to pet her, but my black cat didn't allow it and ran up on top of my head, where Mom couldn't reach her. The penguins were hidden the whole time or just didn't show themselves.

Before she left, she gave me a big hug and whispered "good luck" to me. The whole time, she didn't mention anything about grandkids, which was surprising, so I asked Mikan about it.

"You didn't tell Mom about Lala's pregnancy?"

"Should I?" My question was answered with another question, at which I shrugged.

"It doesn't really matter in the long run. It's just that the next time she or dad visit, they will be surprised by a small child in the house." I took out a lollipop and put it in my mouth. Now, how about I make everyone a snack before we go on with our day?"

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