Chapter 369 — I'm an Infinite Regressor, But I've Got Stories to Tell

Chapter 369

This chapter serves as a transitional side story titled 'The Missing XXI,' bridging the gap between the 999th cycle and the 1,000th stage. The narrator, reflecting on the Saintess of the Frozen World who remains in the regressor's sickroom, shifts focus to two central figures whose paths briefly intersect. First, we meet a male regressor who, like many in his position, has paid the price of an 'infinite future' with a 'finite past.' Having forgotten his parents, his history, and even his previous companions, he awakens in the Busan Station concourse, confused by his sudden displacement. Despite his memory loss regarding specific details like moonlight or comrades, he retains a pragmatic drive to save Seo-gyu. He receives a note from a friend—another regressor who chose endless death to preserve memories, contrasting with this protagonist's choice to forget in order to live. The narrative reveals this man recruited an Observer and persuaded a Sovereign, building a following that included the Constellations, whom he admits he 'created' as characters. On June 24, he feels an uncharacteristic sense of novelty and excitement, unlike the repetitive monotony of previous cycles, and prepares to meet someone important. Simultaneously, the story introduces a female figure, also lacking a birth or family, who awoke to the corpses of her loved ones. Believing them to be her parents and siblings, she experienced the world’s horror through their murder. After burning her home in grief, she spent four days burying her family with a shovel, a traumatic task she has repeated a thousand times. Waking up confused in a desolate crosswalk, disconnected from her guild work and haunted by the void, she contemplates suicide. However, a formless fire and the resolve to remember her deceased family compel her to live. She cleans herself, resolves to survive, and considers turning a train into a guild dorm to avoid the pain of a static home. At the crosswalk, she is approached by the regressor, who warns her to stay put. She hears a unique 'song' from his heart—a harmonious blend of human and machine sounds—and perceives him as beautiful for the first time. Despite both lacking a past, they connect. The man introduces himself as 'the Undertaker,' and she responds with her name, 'Dang Seo-rin.' They exchange names, with him finding hers lovely, setting the stage for their shared journey as two souls without history finding life in one another.

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