Chapter 56 — I'm an Infinite Regressor, But I've Got Stories to Tell

Chapter 56

The chapter opens with Go Yuir recalling a past interaction with Dang Seo-rin, who had created a grand spell over a long period. Dang Seo-rin demonstrates this spell by stabbing a fountain pen into Go Yuir's right hand, causing him to scream. Surprisingly, she immediately stabs her own left hand. As they bleed, Dang Seo-rin sings, causing a holographic blue scale to appear. The wounds instantly swap places: Go Yuir’s right hand heals while his left is wounded, and Dang Seo-rin’s left hand heals while her right is wounded. She explains this as an 'equivalent exchange' spell that balances pain and injury between two consenting parties. Go Yuir asks if it can transfer wounds to enemies like 'Ten Legs,' but Dang Seo-rin clarifies it requires mutual consent and cannot affect non-humans or inanimate objects, dismissing the idea that it is useless. After a minor magical skirmish where Go Yuir easily defeats her due to the preparation time required for her song spells, the narrative jumps forward exactly 398 days, 16 hours, and 38 minutes. Go Yuir visits the Samcheon World headquarters but finds Dang Seo-rin absent. He encounters Yu Ji-won, a silver-haired executive described as a psychopath and Latin major, who is guarding the base. Yu Ji-won explains that Dang Seo-rin is presiding over a public 'trial day' in the execution square, a monthly event in Busan for judging murders and serious injuries. Go Yuir proceeds to the square, where hundreds of citizens are gathered. A guild member announces the case: a witch from the combat squad deserted during an expedition, causing injuries to comrades. The crowd boos the defendant, who has turned himself in. Dang Seo-rin, acting as judge with a voice amplified by magic, questions the defendant, who expresses regret and promises not to repeat the mistake. Dang Seo-rin then activates the equivalent exchange spell. Black, snake-like threads crawl from Dang Seo-rin, the guild members, and the headquarters, representing the burdens of desertion, and tip the scales. In exchange, white threads emerge from the defendant. Dang Seo-rin imposes a new condition: the defendant is now magically bound to never retreat from any battlefield before comrades or citizens. The defendant, initially pale, shows relief upon accepting this burden as a form of penance. The scales balance, and the crowd applauds. Go Yuir is shocked to realize the spell’s true utility: it functions as a moral and legal mechanism, allowing Busan to maintain human-led justice and reject AI judges, a tradition established by these 'witch trials.'

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