Chapter 136 — I'm an Infinite Regressor, But I've Got Stories to Tell

Chapter 136

The chapter begins with the Undertaker (MC) reflecting on the literary trope of 'fortuitous encounters,' noting that he has moved away from monopolizing such luck, a habit that once baffled Oh Dok-seo. He recalls a past interaction where Dok-seo, while eating Ten Legs sushi, questioned his refusal to take rare items. He explained that he prefers giving items to companions, viewing it as efficient education on anomalies. To illustrate this, he presents the [Monkey's Paw] anomaly to Dok-seo, explaining its nature: it grants three wishes but exacts a cruel, ironic misfortune as a side effect. Dok-seo correctly identifies the item and theorizes that a smart user would wish to remove the side effects, remove the wish limit, and wish for 'luck' to neutralize the impending misfortune. The Undertaker notes that other major figures like Cheon Yo-hwa and Seo Gyu arrived at the same conclusion. The narrative then shifts to a flashback of the Undertaker discovering the Monkey's Paw in a tutorial dungeon on Jeju Island, specifically at Seongsan Ilchulbong. Amidst the corpses of Japanese and Korean survivors, he finds a hairy, grotesque corpse clutching a diary written in Japanese. The diary reveals the owner, a young man influenced by his otaku ex-girlfriend Sena, had found the Paw. His entries detail a calculated plan to use his three wishes to remove side effects, remove the limit on wishes, and request 'luck.' On Day 5, he celebrates, claiming his wishes succeeded: he survived a centaur attack unscathed, gained unlimited wishes, and spawned gyudon, which he shared with his group, including a stoic, strong girl named Yō. He expresses gratitude to Sena and views Yō as merely an extra. However, the diary's tone shifts dramatically from Day 6 onwards. The protagonist begins experiencing a temporal loop, reliving the same attacks and deaths. His entries become frantic and repetitive, filled with the word 'wrong,' before ending in a single, chilling sentence: 'Time is looping?' The Undertaker concludes that while the man’s initial wishes for protection and luck seemed to work initially, they resulted in a horrific fate, leaving the diary as a warning record for future awakeners.

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