The Wandering of an Unstuck Stepbro: Multiverse Travel

(Zangetsu's pov)

I'm currently watching Ryoto fighting. Jacob fighting a dog is not something I thought I would witness but seeing him being stronger than he was before is somehow heartwarming, but he is still too green.

Jacob doesn't have that fighting instinct or experience.

Yes, he has fought before and even against someone a lot stronger than him, but he uses his brain to fight. I'm not saying that it's wrong to fight this way, but it's not suitable for Jacob.

Jacob's instincts are incredible, but he doesn't use them to their fullest, which is frustrating. For now, it's working, and he stays alive, but what if he'll finally meet someone who is stronger than him and really try, really try and kill him. I can't let him die before... Nevermind that. If that'll happen, I'll think about it when that happens.

???: "Hey, what are you doing?"

The girl approved me from behind.

Zangetsu: "Nothing much, just watching Jacob. I don't know if it's funny or sad what's happening, but I'm entertained. Although I would like to go out and fight myself."

???: "Can I watch with you? There is not much to do here."

Zangetsu: "You don't need to ask. You should be able to do it yourself whenever you want."

She sat next to me, and I offered her popcorn to watch Jacob on TV.

After watching in silence for a while, ***** decided to break the silence.

???: "Do you think Jacob will win?"

Zangetsu: "He'll lose. Jacob isn't a fighter."

???: "I don't get it. Jacob is strong. He trains every day, and he fought many times before, so why are you saying that he isn't a fighter?"

Zangetsu: "When you fight, there must be a certain mindset that Jacob doesn't have. When I fight, the only thing in my mind is to win, but Jacob thinks about how not to lose. These things aren't the same. Right now, Jacob, while fighting, tries to find a way for Utsu to take off the mask because he believes that he can't win otherwise without killing his precious pet (not that he could), and while he is right you can see that his end goal is not to win against Utsu but for Utsu to lose."

???: "That's not fair. If he can't win, then, of course, the only way is to try not to lose!"

She tried to argue.

Zangetsu: "True, the same thing happened when he fought Gid, but that gives no excuse to limit yourself. Every time he fights someone, he limits himself and calls it training, and it's not the worst idea he ever had, but at some point, he can develop a nasty habit of holding back, which will bite him in the ass-"

???: "Language!"

Zangestu: "*Sigh* It will bite him in the butt sooner or later. As far as I know, he didn't hold back on two occasions, not counting our 'sparrings'. The first one was against Takaoka, but his anger made him move sluggishly and dumb. The other time was against Gid, but he thought that he tried to kill him, so he used everything he knew and still wasn't able to his powers to their fullest. He could try to increase the power of his kicks by bursting flames out of his foot or trie and melt asphalt under Gid and more. Would it work? No, but the problem is that he didn't even try."

???: "Wait, what was the question again?"

I looked at her like she was the idiot that she was.

Zangetsu: "...We were talking about why I don't call Jacob a warrior."

???: "Ah, right, but this is easy to answer."

I raised my eyebrow, intrigued by what she had to say.

Zangetsu: "And why would it be?"

???: "Because Jacob is too kind. He doesn't want to hurt others unnecessarily."

Zangetsu: "...Are we talking about the same person?"

???: "Are we not?"

Zangetsu: "Every Mil-tan survivors, all Lala's fiancé candidates, and Takaoka would disagree. He even killed someone just a month ago, and let's not forget that he crippled that white asshole.."

???: "...He is kind."

Zangetsu: "But not to his enemies, which is smart."

???: "I don't like this conversation anymore..."

Zangetsu: "Never mind that, let's go back to watching. Jacob will need to fight Senbonzakura Kageyoshi rip-off. I'm curious what he'll do. I'll bet it'll be something stupid. I would change places with Utsu at this point and play with that while trying to use water to slowly freeze him."

???: "Won't you help him?"

As I took a bite of some popcorn, I looked at her weirdly.

Zangetsu: "Why...?"

She didn't answer me and just crossed her arms.

Zangetsu: "*Sigh* Fine... I'll do it. Maybe it's a good time to do it any way but remember that I'm doing it only because of you."

She gave me a big hug.

???: "Thank you. I just don't want for Jacob to be hurt more than it's necessary, and I appreciate that you deal with my selfishness."

I returned the hug.

Zangetsu: "Don't worry about it. I'm used to dealing with your selfishness."

???: Hey!!!"

I smirked and ruffled her hair.

Zangetsu: "Well, I have an idiot to save."

???: "Have fun!"

As she left me alone, she gave me the last big smile.

(Ryoto's pov)

Zangetsu: "Yo, need a hand?"

'Zangetsu? Sure I would like a helping hand or a dozen.

I'm not in a place to choose my help right now. I would take help from anyone at the moment.

Zangetsu: "Then you're in luck. Call my name from the depths of your soul as my name is..."

Ryoto: "Pierce through the heavens! Zangetsu!!!"

As I called out Zangetsu, I swung the sword, and I released Getsuga Tenshou by instinct or just because of my first time using Shikai.

Utsu defended himself with all the small bats that he could control with the movement of his hands.

It's time for round two!

Ryoto: "Utsu, it's your last chance before you'll regret your choice. Give up."

Utsu: "I can't master. Even if you'll hate me, I'll walk this path for your good."

Stop sounding like the misunderstood protagonist, god dammit!

Yami: "Ryoto Yuuki, what are you doing here?"

Utsu and I turned toward the source of the voice, which was a blonde girl eating taiyaki.

Ryoto: "Oh, hello, Yami. I'm quite busy right now. My dog decided to radiate all the horny from the world, and I couldn't allow him as, in the process, he would destroy 60% of my happiness. The rest is teasing and making fun of people. I'm not counting spending time with family and lollipops, of course."

Yami: "If I understand correctly, this creature..."

She pointed at Utsu.

Yami: "Want to destroy all the ecchi from the world. Yes?"

Ryoto: "If you put it that way, then yes. That is his pla-"

I couldn't finish what I wanted to say as Yami attacked me.

Yami: "I hate ecchi... That's why I'll help the humanoid pet to achieve his goal."

It looks like the situation turned from bad to worse.

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