The Wandering of an Unstuck Stepbro: Multiverse Travel

(3rd pov)

As the girls' shenanigans were going on, they thought that Ryoto was too focused to notice what they were talking about.

They were wrong. Ryoto heard everything but decided to ignore it for now. He was using prediction calculation for about 15 minutes already, hoping to find some kind of new usage for it. He felt regretful that he didn't use it in the fight against Alme as it was a perfect opportunity, but the chance isn't gone, so he'll ask her for a spar another time.

Ryoto looked as if he was doing martial arts, but in reality, he was trying to manipulate air with his movement creating some kind of butterfly effect.

To explain a butterfly effect, the easiest way would be to say that there is a theory that when a butterfly flies, the flap of its wings can create a hurricane on the other side of the world. In other words, a small action can have a significant effect given enough time. It's most often used in time travel stories.

In reality, Ryoto's prediction calculation can create an artificial butterfly effect given enough information, but there is one drawback to this power. The numbers can overwhelm Ryoto if he tries to predict too much.

To put it into perspective, when Ryoto tries to predict something and the probability isn't 100%, it splits into more pathways that Ryoto needs to calculate all of them. With the next decision, it happens again and again and again. In the end, there will be too much calculation to handle or, rather, too much information.

This example doesn't account if Ryoto crosses out 'paths' as one of them becomes true. This example only works if he stays in one place and starts predicting without doing anything.

In short, the farther into the future Ryoto tries to predict, the harder it gets.

Right now, he was testing this ability in a new way, but he would be able to do it for much longer as Lala was at the entrance of the house.

Lala: "I'm home!"

Hearing her voice, Ryoto stopped his training and turned to the girls. He noticed a strange wide grin that Alme had on her face. He had a bad feeling about it, so he had an eye on her in case she did something stupid.

Not only that, he also activated his calculation prediction and focused it on her.

Lala is pregnant with their child, so of course, he wouldn't take any chances, and he was right to do as the moment Lala walked into the garden...

Lala: "So that's where everyone is! What are you doing here-"

She couldn't finish the sentence as Alme was about to attack, and training as an assassin for over half a year wasn't for nothing, and she switched into combat mode almost immediately.

Lala's combat mode isn't what it sounds, though. Ryoto just likes to call it so since Lala is focused on fighting, but she just has fun. Nothing more, nothing less.

Her skills, however, are a lot higher than they would normally be.

Assassination techniques plus superhuman physique really do wonders.

The fight, however, couldn't even start as Alme felt invisible pressure crushing down or, more accurately, dominating her. She could feel that it was affecting her soul.

Sweat started dripping down her face. It was the first time she was so terrified.

She looked in the direction from where the pressure was coming from, and she witnessed Ryoto with his eyes opened. His eyes shone a light blue light, and he was ready to defend his family.

In the heat of the moment, Ryoto possibly forgot that not many things can endanger Lala. She is, after all, the daughter of one, if not the most powerful person in the galaxy. With her scream, she could blow away a typhoon. From her tail, she could shoot out a powerful laser. Her strength is greater than Ryoto, who has spider strength. Not to mention that she is a genius.

But a man who is about to become a father, especially one who longed for a family even though he hasn't realized it yet, doesn't think when their family is in danger. He acts.

And that's precisely what Ryoto did.

Ryoto: "Alme, whatever you want to do, I greatly advise you against it. If you move even one finger wrong..."

The air around Ryoto turned cold.

Ryoto: "...I won't hesitate to end you."

Lala: "Alme? The girl who became your fiancé?"

Ryoto: "That's the one."

Ryoto answered, but he didn't turn his eyes away from Alme.

Lala walked up to Ryoto until she was almost the only thing in his field of vision. She was pouting.

Lala: "Ryoto! You can't treat your fiancé like this, and we were about to play with each other!"

She was the only one who thought that.

Ryoto: "But-"

Lala: "No buts!"

Lala grabbed Ryoto's face by both of his cheeks with a lot of force.

Lala: "Ryoto, do you trust me?"

Ryoto: "Yeph." (Yes)

Lala: "So you know that I wouldn't do anything to put the baby in danger, right?"

Ryoto: "Yes, but-"

Lala didn't listen and turned to Alme, who didn't move a single finger as she was told not to.

Lala: "Alme-chan, punch me in the stomach with all your strength."

Ryoto protested, but Lala wanted to prove something.

Alme looked at Ryoto, who was staring daggers at her, but she decided to do what Lala asked her of. Her guts told her that it would be alright.

She punched while still holding back a little, but to her surprise, it felt like punching tough material.

Ryoto was looking as if he was ready to kill someone... because he was, but he decided to trust Lala but was also prepared to act if anything happened.

His eyes were working at their fullest, making them overheat a lot faster. He was calculating as much as possible to be prepared for every possibility. Still, when Alme's fist hit Lala, it stopped as if it hit the concrete, steel, or other durable materials.

Lala looked proud of her achievement. She showed off her stomach under the uniform, and there was some kind of cloth? Material?

It was there to protect her.

Lala: "Yesterday, when we found out that I'm pregnant, I thought about it very carefully about how to protect it, so I used the metal I planned on using on something else to create this Bum-bum protector-kun.

The metal acts as an ordinary cloth until it meets a great impact, then it hardens. It, of course, has its limits, but it's the best solution for now!"

Lala may be an airhead, but she's not an idiot and can distinguish when she should be serious and when not. Of course, a serious moment from Lala is very serious for others, but the point still stands.

(Mikan's pov)

Ryoto looked furious at what Alme wanted to do. I don't blame him, but I never saw him so angry.

Thankfully Lala defused the situation skillfully. She is just that type of person. Whenever she goes, the tension vanishes, but deep inside my mind, I was thinking if I could do the same.

I have known Ryoto longer than she, but she seems closer to him than me or Rito, his family.

I can't blame her, though, since thanks to Lala, Ryoto has become closer to us once more.

(Alme's pov)

The whole situation was terrifying. I never was so scared. It made me want to jump on Ryoto and create the next generation right away, but I couldn't.

He was the alpha.

I couldn't even be the first wife since Lala apparently was already pregnant with his child. That means that she is automatically the first wife. I'll need to be satisfied with the position of a second wife.

But Ryoto was very handsome today.

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