Chapter 5 — I'm an Infinite Regressor, But I've Got Stories to Tell

Chapter 5

The narrative opens with the Undertaker reflecting on the disproportionate presence of Heroes in a world dominated by Saintesses, describing the imbalance as a failed dish. He recounts encountering a man collapsed in a city plaza, who awoke disoriented, believing he had just returned from the Sintra continent after 20 years of battling a Demon King. The man, identified later as Namgung Muncheong, expressed profound grief for his lost comrades and confusion over the passage of time. The Undertaker observed as the man's memories of his heroism rapidly faded, leaving him weeping without knowing why. Realizing this was a phenomenon he termed 'Hero Syndrome' or 'Returnee Syndrome'—an anomaly manifesting as mental illness triggered by a viral internet post—the Undertaker sought a non-lethal containment strategy. Consulting with the Saintess, who resides in an isolated home filled with aquariums, they deduced that since the anomaly was non-physical, it could be neutralized by eliminating its source of propagation: public awareness. The Saintess initially worried she was infected by the post, but the Undertaker assured her it was merely a decoy he had authored to test the theory. He then deployed macros to flood the Awakener-exclusive community board with identical, nonsensical posts claiming clicking them would transport users to 'Another World.' The community members, including LiteraryGirl, SixthGrader, and dolLHoUse, reacted with annoyance and confusion rather than fear. As the posts became repetitive and irritating, users began blocking the keyword 'Another World,' causing the view counts on the real infected posts to drop to zero. With the anomaly starved of attention and victims, the Undertaker declared the threat contained. When the Saintess questioned whether the dimensional travel was real, the Undertaker dismissed the possibility based on his experience that saving the world takes far longer than twenty years, prioritizing the stability of their own world over unproven external realities. The chapter concludes with the board displaying zero views on the posts, successfully sealing the anomaly through social isolation rather than physical combat.

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