Chapter 278 — I'm an Infinite Regressor, But I've Got Stories to Tell

Chapter 278

In a rain-soaked, corpse-strewn setting, Jeong So-hee, having become a deranged zealot of the Church of Unhappiness, delivers a nihilistic sermon atop a pile of dead bodies. She declares that adversity and suffering are the catalysts for becoming Awakeners, framing them as a curse from an evil god. She confronts the narrator, whom she addresses as 'Reverend,' asserting that he is uniquely chosen by this god because he is a regressor. So-hee argues that his failure to save everyone at Busan Station was his fault, as his growing strength imposes greater responsibility; thus, his existence is defined by the lives he allows to die. As rain falls, she asks if he is unhappy and commands him to remember her before slitting her own throat. Uehara Shino screams in horror, but the dead corpses begin to writhe and merge, driven by Void poison, to form a colossal Anomaly called 'The Hollow.' The entity’s face is that of the smiling So-hee, and it chants the church’s doctrine—'Eternal Invincibility' and 'Unyielding Will'—as it crushes the narrator under its massive hand, killing him. An epilogue reveals that in his next cycle, the narrator’s heart is indeed filled with the unhappiness So-hee intended. However, instead of despairing, he finds purpose in his connections with others. He recalls his time as Vice Guild Leader under Dang Seo-rin, who invited him to join 'Samcheon World' guild, and his interactions with Jeong Ye-ji and Oh Dok-seo, whose traits he adopted. He realizes that while individuals bear burdens, they do not bear them alone; community and shared responsibility provide his freedom and strength. In the 700th cycle, the narrator seeks out Jeong So-hee, who is now searching for the 'First Reverend.' He asks her if she senses any talent in him. So-hee, blind to his true nature, dismisses him as fifth-rate and talentless, telling him to give up if he hears the 'voice' of their god. She walks away, severing ties. The narrator chuckles at her rejection, finding tranquility and amusement in being deemed 'fifth-rate' by the very woman who tried to destroy him, cementing his freedom from her toxic ideology.

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