Chapter 282 — Got Dropped in a Ghost Story, Still Gotta Work — Part 2

Chapter 282

The Wolf Leader faces his future self, the Sergeant (J3), who has become a heavily contaminated, gaunt entity. The Sergeant attempts to restrain the Wolf Leader with claws of corruption, but the protagonist (Kim Soleum) intervenes, using a binding device to gag the Wolf Leader. The protagonist argues that the Sergeant shouldn't kill his past self, as it might damage their shared existence (the 'book' analogy). The Sergeant eventually relents. The Golden Mascot (a form of Kim Soleum) gestures toward a dark, red passage, proposing it becomes a librarian to allow others to leave. The protagonist suggests traveling together to find other team members instead. They descend a steep, dark passage made of bone and clay-like bookshelves. They reach a dead end containing a sign for a 'Materials Room' and a downward path labeled 'Place of Worship.' The Wolf Leader, having managed to loosen his gag, reveals the library's rule: 'Leave once I gain one.' He argues that the library seeks a librarian as a trade for a user's exit. He believes he can use his knowledge of his own future to prepare for/prevent his contamination, thus making him the ideal librarian to secure a way out for the others. However, the Sergeant rejects this, stating that the Wolf Leader is already him, and what has happened cannot be changed. The protagonist realizes they were all mistaken in their analogies: they aren't different pages of a book, but different forms of the same entity. The concept of 'Mirror Reflecting Truth' clarifies that the forms are not just past/future, but different aspects of one person. This realization collapses the illusion, returning the protagonist, the Sergeant, and the Golden Mascot to the central area. Kim Soleum realizes he has been both the rookie Agent Grapes and the Golden Mascot. They reunite with the former D-Squad and discover Brown has been accompanying them throughout the ordeal.

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