Chapter 409 — I'm an Infinite Regressor, But I've Got Stories to Tell

Chapter 409

The chapter opens with the MC reflecting on the necessity of hiring the ghostwriter Oh Dok-seo to narrate his life. He admits that while subduing Infinite Metagame was a motive, his primary reason was his own inability to truthfully write his own story due to his [Complete Memory] ability. This power allows him to perceive the coexistence of past and present regressions, making it impossible for him to filter his narrative through the limited perspective of a single timeline. He recalls a specific interaction where Oh Dok-seo reviewed his first draft. She declared it "unusable" because it contained overlapping timelines, dialogue from hundreds of cycles, and narrative inconsistencies that would confuse readers. The MC, initially defensive, argued that this chaotic overlap was his truthful reality. Oh Dok-seo, however, rejected the notion that his condition made him an anomaly. Instead, she accepted her role as an intermediary, promising to edit his raw truth into a sequential narrative, taking responsibility for any friction between his reality and the readers' understanding. She revealed a personal touch to her editing: she decided all chapter titles would end with the Hanja for 'person' (者, Ja), framing the story as a meeting of two people. She also playfully teased the MC about his tendency to monologue and his lack of follow-through on her naming conventions, noting puns like 'Potato' (Gamja). The narrative then shifts to a flashback of the MC’s regressions against the Ten Legs. He recalls the deaths of key comrades—Dang Seo-rin, Old Man Scho, and Yu Ji-won—who were killed in various cycles, their bodies desecrated by anomalies. This memory underscores his resolve and the cruelty of the world. The scene transitions to an intimate moment with Sim Ah-ryeon. The MC reveals that Sim Ah-ryeon, who consumes human emotions, had seen through his deepest secret: that he is detached from humanity due to his Complete Memory, much like she is detached due to her emotional perception. Unlike others whose emotions clash with their words, Sim Ah-ryeon perceives the truth behind them, which is why she stutters in normal conversation but speaks fluently as the Saintess, a role requiring no sincere emotional exchange. In the present, the two share a quiet moment where Sim Ah-ryeon acknowledges their kinship. She observes that the MC feels no lust because he sees the 'piles of corpses' beneath people, confirming his asexual nature and detachment. She expresses deep affection for him, not out of pity or a need to 'fix' him, but because they are kindred spirits. She declares that their shared understanding of the exhibition—viewing his traumas and her paintings through a lens detached from conventional human values—is beautiful, requiring no external validation.

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