Chapter 187 — I'm an Infinite Regressor, But I've Got Stories to Tell

Chapter 187

In the dreamscape, an anomaly mimicking Jeong Seo-Ah converses with the fetus, offering to transfer her family's accumulated suffering into her body in exchange for taking dopamine to ignore the world's pain. The anomaly argues that true humanity is defined by the capacity for misery and competition over suffering, claiming the unborn child should reject such a burdensome reality. Fairy No. 264 identifies the emotional weight in the colored amniotic fluid showing the fetus's relatives' pain. The protagonist, mc_narration (Undertaker), interrupts the ritual by severing the anomaly's forearm, which regenerates instantly. The anomaly, resembling Jeong Seo-Ah, claims intelligence and humanity, accusing the humans of losing their qualification to be human by seeking dopamine. It declares its intent to become the new human race within dreams. mc_narration refutes this by citing Noh Do-hwa as proof that some humans reject dopamine and possess true humanity, striking the anomaly again. As the anomaly attempts to flee, mc_narration cuts off its leg, retrieves Jeong Seo-Ah, and questions the anomaly's sudden plea for life after condemning the fetus to suffering. Recognizing the anomaly's genuine envy for life, mc_narration offers a choice via the Silver Bell: accept eternal bliss in a looped memory of happiness in exchange for being forgotten by the world and sealed in a tombstone of time. The anomaly, realizing it has no happy memories and preferring the illusion of happiness over its miserable existence, consents. It is sealed, and the collective memory of dopamine is erased from humanity, leaving Noh Do-hwa as the only known holdout against the drug. Later, mc_narration reflects on the nature of happiness with Noh Do-hwa, who pragmatically rejects universal dopamine for the sake of contingency and individuality. In a final epilogue, mc_narration visits the crystal tombstone of the sealed anomaly within the dream. The anomaly is trapped in an infinite loop of its 'happiest' moment—its own suicide. Mc_narration observes this paradox, concluding that the anomaly was excessively human in its desire to escape its inherent suffering.

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