Chapter 48 — I'm an Infinite Regressor, But I've Got Stories to Tell

Chapter 48

The narrator, identified as the Undertaker, opens by contrasting traditional Korean pride in athletes and idols with the modern reverence for powerful awakeners. He introduces Cheon Yo-hwa, the 113th Student Council President of Baekwha Girls' High School, noting her dual status as a rare high school student and the only Necromancer on the Korean Peninsula. The narrative then shifts to a scene within the guild, where the Undertaker observes an unusual interaction between Seo Gyu and Sim Ah-ryeon, who are laughing together during lunch. This is noted as a rarity given Seo Gyu’s anger management issues and Sim Ah-ryeon’s social media addiction, both of which typically hinder social bonding. When questioned by the guild leader, Seo Gyu explains that he and Sim Ah-ryeon are friends because they share a 'Void Connection'—specifically, they both awakened at Busan Station. The guild leader expresses skepticism, arguing that such connections are inferior to traditional bonds like school ties or aura training, but the younger members dismiss his concerns. Sim Ah-ryeon defends the Void Connection, suggesting that sharing a traumatic awakening experience creates a deep, unique bond among survivors. The Undertaker internally rejects this logic, recalling that he did not struggle alongside his peers but rather alongside the Sword Marquess, Emit Schopenhauer, through countless regression cycles in the dangerous 'world' Void rather than a specific location. The discussion turns to other prestigious Void Connections. After dismissing Busan Station as the top spot, Sim Ah-ryeon suggests Baekwha Girls' High School. The narrator elaborates on the school's history, noting its colonial-era origins and sailor uniforms, before detailing the tragic Void event that trapped the school for 11 months (subjectively felt as four years). Of the 750 students, only 19 survived initially, with two more committing suicide shortly after. The narrator frames this survival rate not as a tragedy but as a miraculous achievement. He reveals that Cheon Yo-hwa was the central figure who rallied these survivors. Unlike a passive leader, Cheon Yo-hwa actively used her exceptional interpersonal, organizational, and psychological manipulation skills to forge unbreakable loyalty. Within four years, she secured 17 awakened followers who would die for her. The chapter concludes with the image of Cheon Yo-hwa leading these loyalists out of the Void, having transformed the school’s trauma into a powerful, cult-like faction.

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