Chapter 297 — I'm an Infinite Regressor, But I've Got Stories to Tell

Chapter 297

In a quiet café, the narrator (Undertaker) steps back as Kim Ji-soo from the 703rd cycle meets her current self, Kim Ji-soo. The narrator orchestrated this meeting to allow the current Ji-soo to witness the future's trauma, hoping to transfer the weight of past grievances. The 703rd cycle Ji-soo, having overwritten the current Ji-soo’s personality via the narrator's help, speaks with a wry, transformed demeanor. She reveals that while the current Ji-soo views her own potential future as hypothetical, she actually lived through a hellish timeline under Yu Ji-won’s tutelage at the Misfortune Workshop. The narrator recalls his skepticism about transferring emotions without physical pain, having rejected a dream-recreation plan because the 703rd Ji-soo refused to force her younger self to suffer. However, as the 703rd Ji-soo describes her torture—skin peeled, teeth pulled for Phantom Torture—the current Ji-soo begins to weep. Her tears are not mere empathy; her eyes shift from black to a brilliant, glowing red. An external observer, Jeong Ye-ji, notes the transformation, confirming an Awakening has occurred. The current Ji-soo feels a visceral, physical pain, vomiting and trembling, indicating that the 703rd Ji-soo’s resentment and memories are being forcibly shared through physical contact. Instead of inheriting the skill of Phantom Torture, which requires inflicting pain to understand it, Ji-soo awakens a new ability called Empathic Resonance. This skill allows her to fully feel another’s emotions, suffering alongside them. The current Ji-soo embraces the future version, thanking her for the truth. She admits she cannot promise revenge or dictate her future path, but vows never to forget the pain. The narrator watches as the cycle’s trajectory shifts; the vengeful, torture-based skill disappears, replaced by a power born of shared suffering. The 703rd Ji-soo accepts this outcome as sufficient, closing her eyes as the two versions of Ji-soo are bound by this new, crimson-named ability.

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