Chapter 324 — I'm an Infinite Regressor, But I've Got Stories to Tell

Chapter 324

The narrative depicts the pivotal moment of Yu Ji-won’s Awakening, witnessed by the narrator (Mr. Matiz) who recognizes this as the historical origin of the anomaly. As Ji-won opens her eyes, anomalous water-bugs swarm her, causing her black hair to turn transparent silver and her eyes to swirl with purple and blue hues. Her natural scent, a faint grassy odor, emerges, marking her transformation into the first Awakener, later known as Leviathan. Despite this cosmic-scale event blanketing Seoul, Ji-won remains unaware of the anomaly, perceiving her changed state as normal. Ji-won confronts Mr. Matiz, rejecting the world as defective and expressing that she has found a 'wrong answer' regarding her existence: her own life. She accuses Matiz of pitying her through calculated kindness, noting his refusal to exploit her wealth or physical disability. Believing she has found her optimal choice, she attempts to strangle Matiz, asking him to die with her. As her fingers constrict his windpipe, the rain freezes globally, signaling the imminent collapse of the world. Matiz realizes that agreeing to her request would trigger an apocalypse, swallowing humanity. Interrupting the moment, Matiz recalls the 'Tale of the Green Frog,' a metaphor for reversed logic and misunderstood wishes, realizing the water-bugs’ croaks are linked to this theme. He interrupts the strangulation by pulling Ji-won into a hug, shielding her from the anomalies. He apologizes and successfully persuades her to wait, arguing that the world is fragile and that she might be the child of someone who was 'thrown away.' They agree to survive for now. To defuse the tension and provide a reason to live, they discuss mundane future plans: making money, traveling by bicycle, and Matiz’s upcoming move to Sejong for study abroad, with a promise to wait for each other. The rain resumes, saving the world from immediate collapse.

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