As it turned out, the man really was Ryusui.
Chen Yu glared at Ryusui in fury. God only knew how hard things had been for him back then.
Beside him, Ryusui saw the look on Chen Yu's face and guiltily edged backward.
"W-well... if you're having trouble, how about... I give you some money?" Ryusui offered tentatively.
"Money? What use do you think money has in this primitive world? Do you even have any? Money now is just wastepaper. Even if you introduce some kind of fiat currency later, it might be useful, but do you think I'd let you have your way? Even if I agreed, this fellow behind me wouldn't." As Chen Yu spoke, he pointed at Tsukasa behind him.
Tsukasa understood, too. This man was one of the people he had hated most back then. With that realization, he stepped forward.
Ignoring Ryusui's frightened gaze, he laid a hand on his shoulder and said, "Did you say... money?"
With Tsukasa's piercing eyes fixed on him, Ryusui swallowed, nodded, then shook his head.
What do I do? My life's on the line here! Urgent!!!
"Besides, even if you bring back currency, yours is worth way too little. Everything costs hundreds or thousands. Back where I'm from, it'd probably only be a few dozen. That's a huge difference," Chen Yu complained.
He had no idea what backed the island's currency, but a hundred in island money seemed to be worth only four or five back home.
They printed such large denominations, yet the actual value was ridiculously low.
"W-well, that's not something I get to decide..." Ryusui said awkwardly.
After learning that this was a primitive world with nothing in it, he had planned to establish its first monetary system. He hadn't expected to hit a snag here.
Sure,