Chapter 147 — I'm an Infinite Regressor, But I've Got Stories to Tell

Chapter 147

The chapter opens with a mythological origin story regarding 'Chekhov's Gun.' It explains that the Russian writer Anton Chekhov, a man of poverty and disease, made a pact with dark spirits, imbuing firearms with an anomaly that forces dramatic, tragic outcomes whenever a gun is present. This phenomenon, known as 'Chekhov's Gun' or 'Forced Tragedy Ensurer,' causes lovers to kill each other, families to massacre one another, and military units to turn on each other. In Seoul, the South Korean military advancing toward the capital was annihilated not just by the Ten Legs, but by internal chaos triggered by this anomaly. The global consequences were severe: while South Korea lost its military force, the United States suffered a 50% population death rate due to widespread civilian gun ownership. Consequently, possession of firearms became a capital offense globally. In Busan, the Samcheon World Guild and the Baekhwa Girls' High student council enforced strict gun bans under penalty of execution. The narrative shifts to an interrogation conducted by Cheon Yo-hwa, the 13th Student Council President of Baekhwa Girls' High. She reveals that a guild member had hidden a K5 pistol. Upon questioning, the suspect confessed to a love triangle involving a crush on the vice president. However, the true motive was darker: the girl planned to use 'Chekhov's Gun' to justify a murder. Her scheme was to pretend she found the gun during a patrol, then claim she was possessed by the anomaly and accidentally shot the vice president. She intended to disguise a calculated murder as an accident caused by supernatural influence, hoping to avoid expulsion or execution. The protagonist, the Undertaker, listened to this revelation while observing Cheon Yo-hwa, who patiently waited for him to process the information. Cheon Yo-hwa demonstrated her high intellect and academic prowess, noting that even in the apocalypse, she maintained perfect scores on the College Scholastic Ability Test. The Undertaker then shared his own realization regarding 'Chekhov's Gun.' He determined that the strongest weapon on the Korean Peninsula is not nuclear missiles or traditional swords, but an object carrying a powerful 'story' capable of defeating anomalies. He identified this relic as 'The Heart of a Beast,' a German-made Walther PPK pistol (Serial No. 159270) that once assassinated the former president. The bullet that killed the president—and potentially a god named Yu-sin—had vanished after bureaucratic infighting between the Central Intelligence Agency, the Security Command, and Army Headquarters led them to discard the cursed relic. The government, fearing its power, effectively sealed it away by pretending it did not exist. Driven by the weapon's call, the Undertaker departed Seoul toward the void where the former CIA headquarters stood, accompanied by the Saintess Jeong Ye-ji via CCTV. Despite her warnings, he affirmed his intent to enter the void to claim the relic, declaring his mission to 'farm' the weapon that slew a god.

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