Chapter 188 — I'm an Infinite Regressor, But I've Got Stories to Tell

Chapter 188

The narrator, the Undertaker, opens by reinterpreting the proverb 'Crisis is an opportunity' into the harsher truth: 'Find an opportunity in a crisis. If you can't, then you'll die.' In the apocalypse, professions like politicians, physicists, and journalists have vanished, with the sole exception of Jo Yeong-su, the last journalist in the Republic of Korea. To the citizens of Busan, however, he is known not as a journalist but as the 'crazy guy in the square,' a middle-aged man who stands outside the National Road Management Corps headquarters daily, shouting for Dictator Noh Do-hwa to step down. He wears an armored shirt printed with the text of the Korean Constitution, embodying a rigid adherence to democratic principles that stands in stark contrast to the survivalist reality of the new world. Despite being detested by the Corps for his noise and political nagging, Jo Yeong-su remains unharmed due to the indifference of Noh Do-hwa and Yu Ji-won, who view his protests as insignificant, akin to a wriggling caterpillar. Jo Yeong-su is an Awakener, though his ability—to light a lighter with his finger—is trivial, granting him only SG Net access, which becomes his true medium for activism. On SG Net, Jo Yeong-su posts anonymously as '-Anonymous,' denouncing the National Road Management Corps and large guilds for ruling without legitimate procedures, constitutions, or legal basis, calling their actions illegal taxation and protection fees. He argues that force cannot sustain power for a century without legal agreement, citing the former constitution as a necessary standard. However, the SG Net community mocks him. They ridicule his idealism, pointing out that the Republic of Korea collapsed less than 100 years after its founding and that survival, not democracy, is the current priority. He earns the mocking nickname 'Old-timer' (alongside Noh Do-hwa's title 'OldManGoryeo'). The two engage in a nightly debate on SG Net. Jo insists on public opinion and media as tools for accountability, but OldManGoryeo counters that no media exists in this era. OldManGoryeo delivers a final jab: 'Oh, gotcha. But we don't have any media or news in our proud Republic of Korea, do we? lmao...' Jo Yeong-su falls silent for minutes, unable to refute this factual void. OldManGoryeo moves on, unaware that his dismissal of media has inadvertently birthed the possibility of reviving journalism, as Jo Yeong-su remains the sole vessel for such truth in the region.

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