Chapter 430 — I'm an Infinite Regressor, But I've Got Stories to Tell

Chapter 430

The MC, known as Go Yuir or the Undertaker, enters the Fourth Station, which manifests as a vast gallery within the Tower of Babel. The space is filled with tens of thousands of paintings that Sim Ah-ryeon, the Saintess, has been creating for the past sixteen days while waiting for him. She greets him with a cheerful, paint-smeared grin, explaining she stayed behind because she was bored and everyone else moved to lower floors. She embraces the MC, rubbing her painted face against his coat in a gesture described as a colorless child transferring the only color she knows onto him. When the MC wipes the paint from her face, Ah-ryeon confesses that she has understood her nature; she compares herself to a flower that craves not just basic sustenance but the 'nectar' of the MC's emotions. She admits that her past attempts to act as a saintess and even commit suicide were driven by a desire to see what 'color' the MC would feel when she died. The MC calls her greedy but affectionate, noting she treats him like an all-you-can-eat buffet. Ah-ryeon declares she will no longer die because she now knows he waters and suns her daily. The paint dripping from the gallery coalesces into the MC’s shadow, which turns a profound black representing all overlapping colors. The MC internally admits he was also happy because of her. With only 21 seconds remaining in the time limit, he dives to the next stage. The next location is the Underwater Shrine, a distorted blend of a dilapidated house and an undersea cafe in the Inunaki Tunnel. Here, the MC meets Jeong Ye-ji, who is dressed for action and explains that the children are guarding the layers to prepare for potential anomalies. A small girl and the primal spirit of the tunnel, a shadow dog, play nearby. The Saintess notes that time is warping due to the proximity of the divine realm and Go Yuri’s layered existence, similar to the MC’s own. She attempts to return the Silver Bells, gifts from Go Yuri, arguing they belong to the Saintess of the 267th cycle, not her. The MC engages her in a logical debate, pointing out that memories are merely afterimages and that the current Saintess cannot claim ownership of gifts given to her past self without violating the agency of that past self. He recounts Go Yuri’s manipulative but protective actions in previous cycles, urging her to forgive herself as she forgave Go Yuri for her wrongdoings. Convinced, the Saintess accepts the MC’s forgiveness and keeps the bells. She realizes her lack of courage and decides to stop waiting passively. She pulls the MC’s wrist and kisses him, speaking through the wound of the kiss that she did what she wanted. The MC is surprised but accepts the moment as the time limit of 20 seconds runs out. He dives again, leaving her waiting for his answer.

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