The Wandering of an Unstuck Stepbro: Multiverse Travel

Chapter 49: The new beginning

(Ryoto's pov)

After I vanished in bright light, I woke up in an unfamiliar apartment... alone. Bad thoughts started coming to me, all bad scenarios and possible bad endings. Karen was the one who 'slapped' me out of the spiral of thoughts.

Karen: "Ryoto!!! Wake up! Don't start being depressed, god damn it!"

'Right... right, thanks, Karen.'

Karen: "Ok, now that I have your attention, I have some useful information that you would like to hear. Your name is the same as it was before, and you're transferring to Kunugigaoka junior high school 3-E. As it was described, your body is designed to fit in the classroom. Your powers are the same as they were before, and strength didn't change at all. There is a map of the way to school on a table. Your parents don't exist in this world, but everyone thinks they work overseas and you live alone while they send you money. You get enough to feed and entertain yourself, and you don't need to pay for the apartment, 'parents' pay for it. I could forget some things, but you'll figure it out... eventually."

'Did you say 3-E?'

Karen: "Yep."

'Doesn't that mean that...'

Karen: "The help is a certain teacher that is overqualified for his job and underpaid like an intern."

'I need some time to process it, but first, you're taking it really well.'

Karen: "What do you mean?"

'Well, one of the rewards is your secret, and you're not freaking out.'

Karen: "Oh, that. I don't believe she has anything like that. Nope, not possible. Why? Because I don't have any secrets. I'm like an open book."

She sounds like she is in denial.

After a short talk, I explored my new home for the next few months... I think. The objective is a little clearer now. At the desk in my new room were a pair of web-shooters. I walked up to them slowly, scared that they were just my imagination, and when I'd grab them, they'd disappear. I used my shaking hands to hold them and hugged them tightly while some tears were coming from my eyes. They were the web-shooters that Lala made for me, and the only time I was without them was during my sleep. Thank god I at least can have them with me.

The next day after a night of sleep, I dressed up in my school uniform. The night felt... cold and lonely. For the first time in a few months, I slept alone. I felt sad, but the only thing I could do was keep moving forward. I looked at the moon, which still didn't vanish after the night ended.

Before I started doing anything, I dressed up in my new uniform and turned on the TV to have something to listen to as I'd make myself something to eat.

NEWS: "The moon!! About 70% of it has mysteriously disappeared in an explosion!! We will only be able to see the crescent moon for the rest of our lifetime!!"

I ignored the news and started making breakfast. Afterward, I ate it, which was nowhere near as good as Mikan's, took the map, and went to school.

'Hey Karen, am I a transfer student, or will everyone think that I was always their classmate?'

Karen: "Transfer student and from the beginning class 3-E. The story is that you were introduced yesterday. People from the main campus will look down on you... hard."

'To be honest, I don't care about their opinions. I just want to complete the quest and come back as fast as I can.'

Karen: "Do you even remember why you are here?"

'I know, but... just when I started accepting my life as it was and this happened. I don't know what to think, and the only thought in my head is how to return.'

Karen: "...I'm not good at cheering up people, and I'm not going to do it. Ryoto, you are overthinking. Enjoy your time here, and don't worry about anything else. Time is stopped in your homeworld. Did you forget? Go to school, study, make friends... or not! Just do what you want. No one is holding you back here. No family, no friends, only you and the voice in your head."

Karen was unusually trying to raise my spirit with no success.

'I want to go back...'

Karen: "...Listen here, you little shit!"

'Okay, okay, sorry. I'll try, okay?'

The way to school wasn't long or difficult... for me, at least. To get to the old campus where my class was, I needed to go up the mountain. It was only one kilometer long ago I didn't even break a sweat. Up the hill was a worn-down school building. It was made of wood.

I walked into the classroom and was greeted by my classmates. I, of course, returned the greeting and sat at my desk. It was the protagonist's seat by the window. I didn't talk with anyone and sat there in silence.

Kaede: "Good morning Yuuki-kun."

The one who spoke to me was Kaede Kayano, a liar just like me.

Kayano: "Good morning, Kayano-San."

Kaede was the only one who tried to be a little more upbeat than the others. The rest of the class was gloomy-looking. No wonder, really. We all were currently in class 3-E, also known as End-class. This class consisted of students who either failed to keep their grades up or were punished for breaking school regulations. There are 28 students plus me.

Kaede: "Did you hear about today's announcement? I wonder what it is."

Ryoto: "Knowing this class, probably assassination request."

I said indifferently with my head resting on one of my hands.

Kaede looked at me and didn't know how to respond. She decided to laugh it off, thinking that I was joking.

10 minutes later, a man dressed in a black business suit with a white shirt and black tie entered the classroom, drawing all the students' attention. He had spiky black hair and piercing dark eyes. He was tall and possessed a muscular build.

Besides him, there was a pair of armed people with the same clothing as him and a bipedal, yellow octopus-looking creature. The creature had an always present smile on his face and had multiple tentacles coming from his body. He was wearing a black academic dress, a small black squarish academic cap with a yellow tassel, and a large black tie with a yellow crescent-shaped moon on it.

Octopus?: "Nice to meet you. I'm the one who blew up the moon. I also plan to blow up the Earth next year. Seeing as I've become your homeroom teacher, I look forward to working with you."

No one knew how to react, so we all were waiting for some kind of explanation. The one who took this task on himself was...

Tadaomi: "I am Karasuma from the ministry of defense. First of all, I would like you to understand that what I'm about to say is classified government information. Now cutting straight to the point. I want you to kill this monster!!"

Everyone was dumbfounded by this revelation except one person who didn't look away from the yellow creature.

Karasuma explained the situation to us. About how the world's leaders tried to kill the monster but failed because of his incredible speed and dexterity. The creature made a proposal to the nation of the world that if he became a teacher for Kunugigaoka junior high school, class 3-E, then the students ts are welcome to try. The only condition was that he couldn't harm the students. The reward for the successful assassination would be 10 billion yen.

At the sound of the reward, the whole class had a yen symbol in their eyes, and that increased their enthusiasm. The government gifted us special made weapons that could only hurt our target. Knofrs seemed to be rubber, and bullets looked and felt plastic.

That was the beginning of my assassination classroom.

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