Chapter 31 — I'm an Infinite Regressor, But I've Got Stories to Tell

Chapter 31

The narrative begins with a cynical examination of the South Korean government's response to the apocalypse, specifically following the opening of a Gate in Seoul. The national government, including the President and National Assembly, evacuated to space, leaving the peninsula leaderless. The remaining local officials wasted three days while monsters proliferated, eventually issuing a generic reassurance speech urging citizens to remain calm. This provoked immediate public outrage. As a Vice Mayor attempted to urge people on Banpo Bridge to trust the authorities, the mob threw him into the Han River. The chaos culminated in a mass evacuation southward and the flight of the Busan Mayor to Japan, establishing the "Second Provisional Government" in Fukuoka, which was widely distrusted by both Koreans and Japanese. A subsequent military coup led by generals attempted to overthrow the corrupt civil administration but failed comically when the army units were devoured by "Ten Legs," a boss monster that perceived large groups as food. With the state effectively destroyed, the narrator introduces Noh Do-hwa, a seventh-grade public servant and assistive device manufacturer. Do-hwa is characterized by her extreme eccentricity and misanthropy; she admits to disliking citizens, soldiers, and even her role as a public servant. Despite her apathy, she possesses a unique Awakener ability to create prosthetics that function with the sensation of real muscle and nerve, requiring no rehabilitation. She maintained a small workshop in Bansong-dong, catering to injured guild members and disabled patients. The chapter details a specific interaction where Do-hwa, rather than moving a patient to her workshop, negotiated with a local guild leader to pave a new road between Haeundae and Bansong-dong to ensure elderly patients could still reach her. This act of pragmatic, albeit self-interested, infrastructure building marked the beginning of her rise from a minor bureaucrat to a pivotal figure in the new order.

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