Chapter 8 — I'm an Infinite Regressor, But I've Got Stories to Tell

Chapter 8

The chapter opens with the narrator, the Undertaker, discussing the greatest nemesis of regressors, possessors, and reincarnators. While monsters and trauma are common hurdles, he identifies the 'Butterfly Effect' as the true villain—a phenomenon where small, seemingly insignificant changes in initial conditions lead to drastic, unpredictable divergences in the timeline. The Undertaker illustrates this through hypothetical scenarios: saving a maid might accidentally trigger a demon king's invasion, or showing kindness to a child might result in an unwanted proposal. He explains that for a regressor like himself, who relies on predicting future events based on previous loops, such anomalies are catastrophic because they render his accumulated knowledge useless. The narrative then shifts to the Undertaker's 30th run. Upon visiting a cafe in the former Baekje Hospital building, he notices it is open and run by a bearded manager, despite it being closed in previous runs. The manager mentions a recent massive typhoon in the South Sea that sank all evacuation ships, a detail the Undertaker recalls with certainty did not happen in his prior 29 runs. Possessing the [Complete Memory] skill, he confirms this as a genuine anomaly. In the subsequent 31st run, the cafe is closed again, and other discrepancies emerge: the Saintess has moved closer to a guild due to fish scarcity, and by the 71st run, the mayor of Busan has taken control of the peninsula, deviating from the planned flight to Japan. These anomalies, including monsters defecting or meteor showers changing locations, grow more frequent and severe. By the 82nd run, a massive tornado is reported off the coast of Incheon. The Undertaker consults the SG Net board, where users like WitchJudge and OldManGoryeo discuss the threat. He realizes the connection: the tornadoes are the source of the timeline distortions. He asks the Saintess to track the storm's origin. She reports that the storm appears to be connected to a tornado in Beijing, China. The Undertaker reflects on the Butterfly Effect theory, noting that while originally citing Brazil, the current anomalies arbitrarily use Beijing, treating human history as mere 'prompt inputs' for AI-like randomness. The storm acts like a 'tornado launcher,' striking different regions—Japan, Mongolia, India, Siberia—without causal logic. The Saintess notes the difficulty in pinpointing the source within such a vast city. Acknowledging he cannot find it alone, the Undertaker asks the Saintess to accompany him to Beijing. She agrees, despite her germophobia and shut-in nature, confirming a dangerous overseas mission to hunt down this unpredictable variable.

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