Chapter 233 — I'm an Infinite Regressor, But I've Got Stories to Tell

Chapter 233

Undertaker visits a man in a crude reindeer-hide tent who introduces himself as 'Nenet.' Undertaker recognizes the term as a Nenet word for 'person,' surprising the man, who reveals he is the last surviving Nenet. After a brief exchange, Nenet welcomes Undertaker warmly, serving tea, biscuits, and chocolate, while Undertaker offers four bottles of distilled liquor. Nenet explains he adopted the name Nenet after his city was destroyed by the Void, leaving him as the sole survivor. He recounts the death of his eccentric uncle, who was killed by a monstrous reindeer that had grown to ten meters in size with majestic antlers. This monster remains the reason Nenet could not defend his family and why he now lives in isolation, clumsily preserving Nenet traditions and raising reindeer as a duty to his extinct culture. The next day, Nenet leads Undertaker to the roof of a snow-buried regional hospital in the 'Red City' (now white). He reveals a brick structure emitting a continuous smoke pillar, visible from 1,000 kilometers away, which Undertaker had previously spotted. Nenet explains this is a beacon using a magical fire that burns without consuming wood and persists regardless of weather or Void distortion. Undertaker tests the ability, transferring a flame to a makeshift beacon elsewhere, which immediately produces an identical, wind-defying smoke pillar. Realizing the strategic potential for global long-distance communication and danger monitoring, Undertaker names the ability 'Sacred Fire,' comparing it to the Olympic flame or ancient Greek hearth traditions. He promises to spread the flame worldwide. As they part, Undertaker invites Nenet to move to Busan, but Nenet declines, unwilling to abandon his homeland and the reindeer left by his uncle. In exchange for the knowledge, Nenet requests training in Aura. Undertaker agrees to teach him. Several years later, during Undertaker’s 669th cycle, he returns to Naryan-Mar to check on Nenet, only to find the tent and hospital roof empty. He discovers Nenet’s body far away in the snow, having died in a mutual kill with a new, 15-meter-tall reindeer, impaled by its antlers. Undertaker buries the last Nenet, reflecting on the tragedy of his people's extinction and the enduring legacy of the Sacred Fire beacons rising across the world.

Chapter ID

aaiddwsl81

Chapter number

233

Duration

11:46

Views

0

Likes

0

Media

Audio + video