A weekend

(Ryoto's pov)

I was once again sitting in the garden under Celine. I was training Total Concentration Breathing, and it was relaxing. I was, after all, just breathing, in a very specific but breathing nonetheless. I was slowly getting the hang of it. It wasn't to the point where I could use it in battle, but I could feel the difference. My training, unfortunately, was about to end earlier than I anticipated because Lala stormed the garden with her usual eagerness.

"Ryoto, let's go to the beach!"

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"Good morning, everybody, and welcome to my lab!"

Lala said to everyone who was invited which included Haruna, Kotegawa, Ren, Rito, Mikan, Alme, Rio, and Kaede. I tried inviting Nagisa and Karma as well, but they have their hands full with clubs for some reason. I think they are just trying to live their high school life to the fullest. The next on the list was to invite Rin, but once again, she couldn't come, although regretfully. Saki apparently had some Ojou-sama's stuff to do, and Rin needed to be there as her bodyguard. Shame, I wanted to see her in a bikini, but there will always be the next time.

"So this is Lala's Lab..." Haruna was awed by the technology in the room, and she wasn't the only one.

"I thought the monster plant in the garden was strange, but this... impossible." Kotegawa commented

The others who lived in this house were much more used to this level of technology, so no one said anything about it.

"Risa and Mio had other plans, so they couldn't come," Haruna said to Lala, explaining her two friends' absence.

"Is that so? It's a pity." Lala answered, and I could hear how genuine she felt about this despite her upbeat tone of voice. It wasn't like she was heartbroken by the news; she wanted all of her friends to enjoy themselves on the beach during our weekend.

"I'm warning you. I'm coming only to control your behavior." Of course, it was said by none other than Yui Kotegawa. Who would have guessed.

"Say that when you drop your floatie." I said to now flustered Yui.

"What... Shut up!!!'

Meanwhile, Ren asked a very important question.

"Say Lala-chan, how will we get to the seaside from here?"

"Fu, fu, about that!" She took out a strange machine. "Ta Da! Pyon Pyon Warp-Kun DX!"

Everyone was awed at the Sci-Fi invention that would allow us to teleport to the beach. I, on the other hand, had a strange feeling at the back of my head. Something in me was saying that what we were about to do wasn't going to go according to plan, but I didn't get any warning from Spider-Sense as we were about to teleport, so I guessed it was fine. Also, I doubt anything short of Gid is going to be a danger to me at this point in this world.

And so we teleported.

In the blink of an eye, our surroundings changed. It was a bit disorienting not having control over where I ended up, but it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. Teleportation was seamless, and ironically, my superior senses made it worse for me as the rest of the travelers didn't seem to have any problems.

As usual, I did a quick scan of everything around me with Haki, and I realized why I had that strange feeling. Rin isn't going to be happy when she feels where I ended up, but for now, I'm going to enjoy the weekend here. There's nothing dangerous here as far as I'm concerned, but I'm going to take a quick look in a minute just to be sure.

"Listen, everybody. Get everything settled. I'm going for a walk."

And I couldn't stop my grin as I said it.

(Rin's pov)

Sigh

I audibly sighed, feeling what had just happened, and I couldn't stop myself from rubbing the bridge of my nose. How does Ryoto get into these situations? I didn't stress too much because he wasn't scared, afraid, or even too confused. It was like he expected something like that to happen. He was feeling a bit of amusement from the whole situation.

"Rin? Did something happen? You seem weary."

Saki asked as she noticed the change in my mood. I smiled slightly, knowing that even when she was busy, she was observant enough to see change around her.

"It's nothing Saki-sama. I was just reminded that I'm in love with an idiot."

I said it without thinking, and the sound of a pen dropped on the floor as I turned to Saki, who had her eyes widened.

...Shit.

Then Saki's mood did 180, and her expression brightened as she took both of my hands into hers.

"Why didn't you tell me anything. Do I know him? Do you need any help? All resources of the Tenjouin family are at your disposal, and I'll help however I can. A man who captured your heart must be amazing. Not like Ryoto-sama, but it's not a fair comparison."

A drop of sweat went down my cheek as I heard Saki rumble for a bit. I appreciated that she was ready to help me that much, but I don't know how she'll react when she hears that I got with Ryoto before her.

It took a short while before I calmed Saki down, and she dropped a topic... for now.

(Ryoto's pov)

Yep, my suspicions were confirmed the moment I saw an honest-to-good dinosaur. No matter how old I get, dinosaurs are still cool. Shame that it wanted to eat me though. It went home hungry. But this confirmed that we ended up on another planet. The question is if we are stranded here or not. Knowing Lala, it could be either way, but it didn't matter that much in the end. If we are here for too long, Rin will know that something is wrong based on my emotions. We'll survive until then. I checked about 100km² around us, and it was relatively safe. The only danger was the dinosaurs and some prehistoric-looking plants, but I could protect everyone from them without any problems. Nothing too bad.

The surveillance of the surrounding area didn't take too much time, so when I returned, everyone was still packing out their stuff.

"Found anything interesting?" Mikan asked when she noticed that I was back.

"Nothing too much." I answered. We came here to have some fun and not to panic. First, we can relax for a while until we must return, and if then there's a problem, we can tackle it at that time.

"I want to take a swim. It has been a while since we went to the beach." Before she could even answer, I dragged her towards the water.

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