All Chapters of I Went Back In Time With A Money Multiplier System: Chapter 21
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21. Day Two: Weapon Selection
The applause did not fade right away.It lingered, uneven and layered. Loud claps mixed with polite ones. Cheers tangled with whispers that cut just as sharply as any insult.Adrian stood still, hands relaxed at his sides, his expression unchanged. He didn’t smile. He didn’t nod. He didn’t acknowledge the crowd at all.Around him, voices overlapped.“That shelter shouldn’t even qualify as luxury.”“It looks like something you’d find in a national park.”“Yeah, but did you see the inside?”“That’s exactly the problem.”It wasn’t just the rich folks this time. Some of the other guys spoke in a way that felt like they were hired to be mean.Letty stayed close, her arm brushing against his. She leaned in slightly, her voice low enough that only he could hear it.“They’re annoyed,” she said. “For them, luxury means high tech and expensive.”Adrian didn’t respond.A few steps away, a group of young men in shorts spoke louder than necessary.“All that effort just to win a category no one car
22. Day Two: Hunt Begins
Adrian did remember.Evan leaned closer, his voice low enough that it carried intent more than volume. “Guess this is your thing now. Playing survivalist to impress women. Did last night’s win get to your head?”Letty’s expression cooled instantly.Adrian met Evan’s eyes. “We’re picking weapons. Not opinions.”Evan laughed. “Good. Because daggers won’t save you out there. Or maybe you’re just aiming to hunt chickens.”He turned and walked away, still chuckling.Adrian watched him go without a word. The shift wasn’t subtle. Evan had been all smiles the night before, polite, accommodating, almost friendly when he extended the invitation. Now the mask was gone. Not because Adrian had done anything to him directly, but because winning once had changed the balance. People like Evan only stayed pleasant when they were winning.Letty exhaled slowly. “That guy’s insufferable.”“He’s predictable,” Adrian said.Daniel Krane adjusted the strap on his rifle. “Guys like that always think the fores
23. Day Two: A successful Hunt
Letty hesitated. “Adrian…”“Trust me.”The boar closed the distance fast.Adrian stepped forward instead of back.The axe stayed in his left hand. The dagger in his right.The first impact rattled his bones. The boar clipped his leg, knocking him sideways. Adrian rolled, came up on one knee, and slashed low. The blade cut hide but didn’t sink deep enough.The boar wheeled and came again.Adrian braced, sidestepped at the last moment, and drove the dagger toward its shoulder. The angle was wrong and the blade went in, only for the boar’s momentum to pull him.Pain flared up his wrist.He gritted his teeth and pulled free.The boar turned again, foam flecking its mouth.It charged a third time.Adrian waited longer this time.At the last second, he stepped inside the boar’s momentum instead of away from it. The axe came down hard, biting into the neck at an awkward angle. Not a killing blow.The boar screamed.It thrashed wildly, throwing Adrian back. He hit the ground hard, breath knoc
24: Stats
“So your arrow killed it,” Daniel said, looking at her. “Which means five base points. Three times multiplier for bow.”Letty’s eyes widened slightly. “Fifteen.”Daniel nodded. “Fifteen.”Adrian leaned back against the tree, letting the numbers settle. “So we’re sitting at thirty-five already.”“For now,” Elena said. “And we haven’t even gone deep yet.”Adrian’s expression shifted slightly, a frown forming.“…Wait.”The others looked at him.“How do they know?” he asked. “Who killed what, I mean. Pig and boar.”Daniel tilted his head. “What do you mean?”“How do the judges know who delivered the killing blow?” Adrian continued. “Especially when multiple people are involved. We’re spread across a massive island. They’re not following everyone.”Elena smiled faintly. “You really thought they were trusting us to self-report?”“Had to ask,” Adrian said.She gestured around them. “Look closer.”Adrian did.It took a few seconds, but once he focused, he noticed them. Small, dark shapes embe
25: Bear, Not Boar
Adrian let go and stepped back, his mouth slightly agape as he looked at the three of them. “Well?” Daniel asked. “Learn anything interesting from our hands?”“Yes,” Adrian said simply.Letty crossed her arms, smiling. “You’re not telling, are you?”“Well…” Adrian replied, hesitating slightly, “It will sound obvious even if I did tell you. You have great accuracy, maybe even better than Elena. But other than that, you’re pretty healthy and normal.”Then he turned to look at Elena.“Better than me… Not surprising. Considering how shooting is just a hobby of mine.” Elena said as she smiled. Adrian nodded, “Your stamina is probably the best amongst all of us and Daniel…” he said as he turned his gaze, “All rounder, great strength and endurance. You really are a survival expert.”
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26: The Hospital
Elena looked at Adrian, his blood on her hands, face pale. “You’re insane.”Adrian tried to laugh. It came out broken, more air than sound.“Yeah,” he said faintly. “I guess I am…”The forest felt distant. Sounds reached him late, like they were traveling through water. Shouting. Footsteps. Someone retching nearby. The bear lay motionless a short distance away, its bulk unreal, like something that didn’t belong in the same world as him.The system flickered at the edge of his vision.Notifications unfolded quietly, one after another, spreading out in front of him with no urgency at all. His balance sat at 14,280,000.Adrian frowned.“How…” he thought. “Wasn’t each stat point one million?”He focused, forcing his mind to cut through the pain, scrolling back through the transactions that had already gone through.Upgrade Strength St
27. Nightmares
Morning came quietly.No alarms. No one to wake him up. Just the steady hum of machines and pale sunlight leaking through the curtains.Adrian opened his eyes and stared at the ceiling for a while before moving. His body still hurt, but the pain had dulled into something manageable. The kind that reminded him he was alive.The system surfaced with a single thought from him.The money had multiplied again.The number was larger than the night before, like it always was. Adrian stared at it for a moment as he prepared to send everything to Hale like he always did.A knock interrupted him.The door opened and a nurse stepped in, clipboard tucked under her arm.“Good morning,” she said, smiling politely. “Your vitals look stable. The doctors reviewed your case earlier.”Adrian sat up slightly. “And?”“You’re cleared to leave tomorrow,” she said. “We’d like to keep you one more night for observation, just to be safe.”He nodded. “Understood.”She gave him another smile before leaving.The
28. Stats and Regrets
Adrian lay back down in his bed and stared at the ceiling.He brought up the system.His stats and skills hovered in front of him, clean and simple. No explanations. No tooltips. Just names and numbers.He stared at them for a while.[Status]Name: Adrian WolfeMoney: 228,480,000Skills: Builder, Inspect, Nature Navigation, Hunter.Quest: Beat everyone who humiliated you in their own game. Quest Reward: Skill Upgrade Card [Unexpected Quest Error. Calculating…][Open Shop]“…Right,” he thought as he ignored the error in the system. “No instructions.”He almost laughed at that. Almost.He went through his skills one by one, not like he was reading a list, but like he was replaying moments.Builder came first.That one was easy.He hadn’t panicked. He hadn’t rushed. He had stood there, looked at what he had, and built something that made sense. The skill hadn’t forced his hands or taken control. It just… nudged him. Showed him what would hold, what wouldn’t, where the materials had to
29. Gamer Girl
Adrian expected a mansion.Something with gates. Guards. A driveway long enough to forget you were still in the city.What he got instead was an apartment building.A tall one, sure. Clean lines. Tinted glass. A lobby that looked more like a hotel than a residence. But still… an apartment.He glanced up once, then back at Letty. “This is your place?”She nodded as she swiped her card and stepped inside. “Yeah.”“That’s… unexpected,” he said honestly.Letty smiled faintly. “Most people think that.”The elevator ride was quiet. No music. No awkward small talk. When the doors opened, they stepped straight into the apartment itself. No hallway. No shared corridor. Just her place.Adrian paused without meaning to.It was big. Bigger than he expected. Three bedrooms, from what he could tell at a glance. High ceilings. Wide windows that let the city spill in through soft light. The kind of space that felt calm instead of empty.The kitchen took up almost an entire side of the apartment. Larg
30. The Prey
University felt… different. Distant.Adrian sat through his first lecture of the day and realized something uncomfortable within the first fifteen minutes.He was behind.Not disastrously. Not enough to panic. But enough that he felt it in small ways. Concepts referenced casually. Terms thrown out as if everyone already knew them. Slides moving on without pause.He followed along, but it took effort. More than it should have.By the time the lecture ended, he let out a quiet breath.“Just a few days,” he thought. “And I’m already lost.”He stayed seated while most of the students filtered out, packing bags and talking among themselves. Only when the room was nearly empty did he stand and walk toward the front.Two students were still there.They stood out because they’d been answering questions. Not showing off, just… engaged. Actually listening. Actually thinking.“Hey,” Adrian said, stopping a short distance away. “Can I ask you guys something?”The girl turned first. She had sharp