Chapter 117 — I'm an Infinite Regressor, But I've Got Stories to Tell

Chapter 117

The chapter opens in a decaying digital void where reality degrades from AAA graphics to primitive 8-bit dot art. The narrator, the Undertaker, notes that Sim Ah-ryeon’s appearance has deteriorated similarly over centuries of login intervals, reducing her to a green-haired polygon figure. The server, 'Reality Online,' announces a shutdown in 72 hours by the Admin of the Infinite Metagame. As the countdown proceeds, an outer god anomaly manifests as a blue butterfly, which the Undertaker fails to strike due to the sky's non-real nature. Just as the server shuts down, Sim Ah-ryeon logs in for the final time. She appears as a crude dot figure, rushing to hug the Undertaker, expressing her desire to spend her last moments with him. Their interaction is reduced to mechanical sounds and text-to-speech effects as the resolution drops to 1-bit, leaving only indistinguishable noise. The world fades to black, and the Undertaker feels the outer god attempting to bewitch him, but he resists by hugging her tightly until everything vanishes. The scene shifts to Busan Station after the Undertaker’s death, signaling a regression. He finds himself in the waiting room, overwhelmed by the routine of restarting the cycle. However, a laptop appears on his thigh—a new variable unknown in previous cycles. Upon opening it, he finds a notepad with the question, 'What is this world?' typed by the Admin of the Infinite Metagame. Realizing the entity has bound this object to his regression, he replies aggressively in English, then corrects himself to Korean with a vulgar insult. The laptop shuts down, revealing limited interaction chances per cycle. The narrative then jumps to the epilogue detailing preparations for the next phase. The Undertaker instructs Noh Do-hwa and Jeong Ye-ji to suppress the 'status window' to prevent the Logout Game's influence. They use the National Road Management Corps to indoctrinate awakeners about the dangers of the status window and imprison those bewitched. To satisfy awakeners' desire for progression without using game mechanics, the Undertaker establishes 'Cafe Agit,' an underwater cafe with a depth-based ranking system. This strategy proves successful from the 197th cycle onward. The chapter ends with a tender moment where the Undertaker brings a slime and a donut to Sim Ah-ryeon, who happily accepts them, marking a peaceful interlude before the final confrontation.

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