Reincarnated into Another World With Chat GTP-Chapter 17: The Greatest Plot Twist of the Century

Chapter 17: The Greatest Plot Twist of the Century

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I was back in my office.

Feet up on the desk. Chair tilted to a scientifically unsafe angle.Outside, the city lights glowed faint through the window. Inside, it was just me, the soft ticking of the wall clock, and Noel standing silently by the bookshelf.

She turned toward me.

"So... you made all this money... from writing?"

I gave her a shrug. "Pretty much."

"Like... books?"

"Yup."

She stared like I'd just said I mined gold using a spoon.

I reached into the drawer beside me and pulled out a neatly packed stack of volumes—clean, professionally bound, still warm from the last print run.

"Here," I said, placing them on the desk in front of her."All currently published volumes of Titanheart Chronicles. Chapters 1 through 41."

Her eyes widened. "All of this... is one story?"

"Yup. Chapter 42 drops next week," I said, smirking a little. "It's... a big one."

Noel tilted her head. "How big?"

"Let's just say two very important characters are about to reveal they've been on the wrong side the whole time. Traitors hiding in plain sight."

She reached forward and gently picked up the first volume.

Without another word, she walked over to the couch by the window, sat down, and opened to page one.

I leaned back in my chair and smirked to myself.

Chapter 42 was almost ready.

The moment when Roland and Bercht reveal who they really are.

Yeah... when that Chapter drops, the empire's not gonna know what hit 'em.

* * *

Hours passed.

I didn't say anything.Didn't interrupt.

I just worked quietly on my release plans for Chapter 42 while she read like her life depended on it.

The sun went down. The lamps came on.

And finally... she closed the last book.

She sat still for a long time. The final volume resting in her lap.

Then she looked up at me.

"This story..." she whispered. "It's..."

She didn't finish.

Her eyes dropped back down to the cover. Fingers tracing the edges like the pages might dissolve.

"This is how you see the world, isn't it?" she said. "A place where people suffer. Where dreams die. Where those who want to protect something... always bleed for it."

I scratched my head, looking away.

"I mean... yeah. Maybe. I didn't really plan it that deep. Just wrote what felt right."

Noel's voice dropped to a whisper.

"It feels... honest."

She held the book a little tighter.

"Like someone finally told the truth."

* * *

And then... the day came.

Chapter 42.

Title: "Warrior."

The day Rolan and Bercht revealed who they really were.

The Chapter that shattered everything.

I didn't even have to wait.

The moment the first auctions closed, the reactions started rolling in like an avalanche.

"TRAITORS?! THEY WERE TRAITORS THE WHOLE TIME?!"

"ROLAN?! I TRUSTED YOU!!"

"BERCHT I SWEAR TO THE GODS I'LL KILL YOU MYSELF—"

"This... this changes the whole story..."

The nobles went feral.

One noble spent 530 gold just to secure a single copy at an early auction.

Another dropped 612 gold because "I couldn't breathe after reading page 14."

A viscount in the North offered his family crest to guarantee a reservation for the next release.

No one regretted it.

Every single person who paid hundreds of gold coins walked away with shaking hands and teary eyes, whispering:

"It was worth it."

One lord bought three first-print copies just to frame them.

Another held a "Titanheart Reading Banquet" and made his servants read it aloud like scripture.

At one private auction, a single pristine copy of Chapter 42 sold for 900 gold coins.

And that was just the beginning.

Across five elite auctions, only 50 copies were released.

By the end of the day... 14,230 gold coins.

From one Chapter.

All gone.

All sold.

All read in a frenzy.

Even the black market tried to get in on it—but they couldn't fake the print quality. Auction-sealed editions came with the royal certification seal of Avencroft Publishing.

"Hey GTP," I thought, leaning back in my chair, arms folded.

[Yes?]

"Selling these at a auction was a good idea."

[Correct. Introducing rarity through controlled auction releases maximizes hype, prestige, and profit. All data indicates it's working.]

He wasn't wrong.

And on the other end of the market?

Chapters 1 through 10 were now priced at just 5 bronze coins each.

So even the kids on the street corner could afford to get hooked.

I saw one merchant stall selling them like hotcakes.

Parents. Merchants. Students. Thieves. Soldiers.Everyone was reading Titanheart.

From alleys to castles, taverns to towers...My story was everywhere.

And Chapter 42?

It didn't just make money.

It made history.

* * *

One week left.

Just seven days until the entrance exam for the prestigious Altherian Academy.

And what was I doing?

Sitting on the couch.

Bored out of my mind.

Noel was sitting next to me. Quiet as usual. Staring out the window, legs curled up beneath her.

I looked at her.

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"I'm going to the academy next week," I said. "You wanna come?"

She blinked, then tilted her head slightly.

"If I'm with you... I'm okay wherever."

"...Cool."

We sat in silence for a bit longer.

Then I flopped back onto the couch.

"...GTP. GTP."

[Yes?]

"I'm bored."

[You have seven days left until the entrance exam. I'd recommend using them wisely.]

I groaned. "Ugh... I wanna do something different. I don't wanna just pass—I wanna make them remember me. Like, legendary entrance."

[Understood. To review: the academy entrance exam consists of two stages.]

[Stage One: Written Exam.]

[Stage Two: Practical Exam.]

"Written's no problem," I muttered. "I've got you in my head. Cheat code unlocked."

[Correct. You could score a perfect mark in less than six minutes.]

"Then the problem is the practical."

[The practical test will evaluate your raw strength, mana control, and combat capability. It is also a chance for students to demonstrate unique skills or traits.]

"Huh..." I rubbed my chin. "Then I need something that'll make everyone's jaws drop. Got any ideas?"

There was a pause.

[There are five so-called 'Wonders' of the magical world.]

[1. Absolute Flame – The eternal fire that cannot be extinguished.]

[2. Void Blink – Instant teleportation without spatial anchors.]

[3. Soulforge – The power to bind weapons directly to the soul.]

[4. The Breathless Path – The art of walking through air itself.]

[5. And finally... Time.]

I sat up.

"...Time?"

[Yes. Temporal manipulation. Stopping it. Slowing it. Reversing it.]

[It is considered the ultimate unattainable field of magic. No one has ever achieved stable control.]

My eyes narrowed.

"...Can I do that?"

There was a pause.

[Obviously. I'm GTP. I can do whatever.]

"Wait seriously?!"

[Yes. But you'll need an absurd amount of mana to attempt even a microsecond pause.]

"...How much is absurd?"

[More than everything you currently have. You'll need mana stones. Lots of them.]

I stood up instantly.

"...Then I'm buying them."

[You currently have 6,295,030 gold coins in reserve.]

"Perfect."

That day, I spent every last coin.

I cleared out four black market auctions. Bought out two magic guilds.Every crystal. Every stone. Every single piece of compressed mana I could find.

And then—

I devoured them.

One by one.

Without blinking.

Without stopping.