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I'm an Infinite Regressor, But I've Got Stories to Tell
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The Undertaker has repeated the end of the world 1,183 times. Having stopped trying to force a happy ending, he tells stories of countless lives, people, disasters, and the cost of trying to save the world.
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Chapter 361
The narrator reflects on Go Yuri's death, her severed head held by Dang Seo-rin, marking the end of a long regression. The narrator, an unnamed protagonist (Undertaker), is startled by a voice questioning his spacing out. Seo-rin, bored and surrounded by the narrator's comrades, suggests clearing them out. The narrator orders everyone to scatter. Seo-rin slashes the void with a massive violet fissure. Yu Ji-won intercepts the attack using her Leviathan authority, clashing with Hecate's power. The impact destroys half of Ji-won's body. Sim Ah-ryeon immediately heals Ji-won with petals, restoring her completely. The narrator coordinates the raid: Oh Dok-seo and Ah-ryeon hold the rear; Lee Ha-yul takes point; Ji-won and Cheon Yo-hwa advance with the narrator. Flying in the Void disadvantages the ground-based raiders, but Seo-rin casually slices again. Cheon Yo-hwa uses Infinite Void to rewrite perception, deflecting the slash. The team lands on the moon. Ji-won, receiving orders from Mr. Matiz, performs Auraforming to terraform the moon, creating an Earth-like gravity and environment. A sea dragon of water rises. The narrator confronts Dang Seo-rin, who reveals that only he can understand her true voice, which others perceive as static or noise. She asks if he will stay with her forever to rebuild humanity into a perfect race through endless cycles, eliminating suffering. The narrator plays along, agreeing to stay. He then questions her view of the people they intend to erase. Seo-rin contradicts herself, alternating between loving humanity and hating their noise, calling them noisy and grating. The narrator realizes the entity speaking is not Seo-rin but an impostor, as Seo-rin would never insult her friends. He reveals the truth: Seo-rin is dead. He draws his cane-sword, Do-hwagleam, confronting the entity. The entity's smile freezes. The narrator declares he has come to reclaim his princess, identifying the entity as Outer God Hecate, not Dang Seo-rin.
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8:49
Chapter 361
The narrator reflects on Go Yuri's death, her severed head held by Dang Seo-rin, marking the end of a long regression. The narrator, an unnamed protagonist (Undertaker), is startled by a voice questioning his spacing out. Seo-rin, bored and surrounded by the narrator's comrades, suggests clearing them out. The narrator orders everyone to scatter. Seo-rin slashes the void with a massive violet fissure. Yu Ji-won intercepts the attack using her Leviathan authority, clashing with Hecate's power. The impact destroys half of Ji-won's body. Sim Ah-ryeon immediately heals Ji-won with petals, restoring her completely. The narrator coordinates the raid: Oh Dok-seo and Ah-ryeon hold the rear; Lee Ha-yul takes point; Ji-won and Cheon Yo-hwa advance with the narrator. Flying in the Void disadvantages the ground-based raiders, but Seo-rin casually slices again. Cheon Yo-hwa uses Infinite Void to rewrite perception, deflecting the slash. The team lands on the moon. Ji-won, receiving orders from Mr. Matiz, performs Auraforming to terraform the moon, creating an Earth-like gravity and environment. A sea dragon of water rises. The narrator confronts Dang Seo-rin, who reveals that only he can understand her true voice, which others perceive as static or noise. She asks if he will stay with her forever to rebuild humanity into a perfect race through endless cycles, eliminating suffering. The narrator plays along, agreeing to stay. He then questions her view of the people they intend to erase. Seo-rin contradicts herself, alternating between loving humanity and hating their noise, calling them noisy and grating. The narrator realizes the entity speaking is not Seo-rin but an impostor, as Seo-rin would never insult her friends. He reveals the truth: Seo-rin is dead. He draws his cane-sword, Do-hwagleam, confronting the entity. The entity's smile freezes. The narrator declares he has come to reclaim his princess, identifying the entity as Outer God Hecate, not Dang Seo-rin.
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362
Chapter 362
In the silent void of space, Hecate’s violet eyes fade to ash, revealing a stark separation between her and the 'Dang Seo-rin' lodged in Oh Dok-seo’s heart. Hecate declares she will kill the 'thorns' in Dok-seo’s heart—the fragmented echoes of Seo-rin that failed to survive. As Hecate strikes a mirror-smooth lunar surface with her broom, tens of thousands of magic circles bloom, launching pitch-black, rotting hands at the raiding party. Ji-won and the narrator parry dozens of slashes, but the sheer volume overwhelms them. A black hand clamps onto Ji-won’s wrist, spreading a rapid rotting curse. Sim Ah-ryeon attempts to heal the wound, but the curse bypasses her magic because the hands are perfect biological clones of the party members; healing the wound also heals the attacking hand. Ji-won calmly severs her own rotting arm, which instantly regrows via her Leviathan power. Cheon Yo-hwa similarly amputates her own infected foot to stop the spread, explaining that the curse is an 'Infection' trait derived from Hecate’s stockpiled citizen data from Utopia.
Dok-seo panics, attempting to use 'Absolute Defense,' but the narrator recognizes Hecate’s strategy is to drain the defense’s energy. Lee Ha-yul intervenes, using thin puppet strings charged with Ji-won’s Aura to unleash a sweeping 'Collaborator Princess’s Killing Field,' harvesting millions of hands in one flash. Ha-yul warns against careless movement, jokingly threatening to decapitate anyone who moves blindly. The narrator seizes the gap, using the Water-Lily Step to glide over Leviathan’s water and rush Hecate. Ha-yul’s wires distract Hecate, who dismisses them as cheap tricks and slashes the web. However, this is a feint; Ji-won has swum beneath the surface and emerges behind Hecate, grappling her. The narrator arrives and swings Do-hwa, the 'God-Slayer' sword, striking both Hecate and Ji-won simultaneously. The blade, lacquered with hundreds of divine deaths, pierces Hecate, nearly erasing her, while severing Ji-won’s lower body. Ah-ryeon heals Ji-won’s stump with lilies, regrowing her legs.
As the team celebrates, the narrator realizes Hecate is not truly defeated. Flashbacks reveal Dang Seo-rin’s synesthesia: she hears the 'songs' of the universe, including the celestial bodies. The narrator deduces that Hecate has not been chanting but has pre-recorded a cursed chorus across the void, using the planets as resonators. This 'silent choruses' are unbearable noise to humans, which is why Hecate fled to the moon. The missing celestial bodies—Uranus and Neptune—confirm the full cosmic symphony. The narrator shouts that the planets themselves are polluted shells singing the magic. Instantly, meteoroids with eyes blink into existence from the planetary shadows, and a massive meteor shower begins, targeting the party.
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14:16
Chapter 362
In the silent void of space, Hecate’s violet eyes fade to ash, revealing a stark separation between her and the 'Dang Seo-rin' lodged in Oh Dok-seo’s heart. Hecate declares she will kill the 'thorns' in Dok-seo’s heart—the fragmented echoes of Seo-rin that failed to survive. As Hecate strikes a mirror-smooth lunar surface with her broom, tens of thousands of magic circles bloom, launching pitch-black, rotting hands at the raiding party. Ji-won and the narrator parry dozens of slashes, but the sheer volume overwhelms them. A black hand clamps onto Ji-won’s wrist, spreading a rapid rotting curse. Sim Ah-ryeon attempts to heal the wound, but the curse bypasses her magic because the hands are perfect biological clones of the party members; healing the wound also heals the attacking hand. Ji-won calmly severs her own rotting arm, which instantly regrows via her Leviathan power. Cheon Yo-hwa similarly amputates her own infected foot to stop the spread, explaining that the curse is an 'Infection' trait derived from Hecate’s stockpiled citizen data from Utopia.
Dok-seo panics, attempting to use 'Absolute Defense,' but the narrator recognizes Hecate’s strategy is to drain the defense’s energy. Lee Ha-yul intervenes, using thin puppet strings charged with Ji-won’s Aura to unleash a sweeping 'Collaborator Princess’s Killing Field,' harvesting millions of hands in one flash. Ha-yul warns against careless movement, jokingly threatening to decapitate anyone who moves blindly. The narrator seizes the gap, using the Water-Lily Step to glide over Leviathan’s water and rush Hecate. Ha-yul’s wires distract Hecate, who dismisses them as cheap tricks and slashes the web. However, this is a feint; Ji-won has swum beneath the surface and emerges behind Hecate, grappling her. The narrator arrives and swings Do-hwa, the 'God-Slayer' sword, striking both Hecate and Ji-won simultaneously. The blade, lacquered with hundreds of divine deaths, pierces Hecate, nearly erasing her, while severing Ji-won’s lower body. Ah-ryeon heals Ji-won’s stump with lilies, regrowing her legs.
As the team celebrates, the narrator realizes Hecate is not truly defeated. Flashbacks reveal Dang Seo-rin’s synesthesia: she hears the 'songs' of the universe, including the celestial bodies. The narrator deduces that Hecate has not been chanting but has pre-recorded a cursed chorus across the void, using the planets as resonators. This 'silent choruses' are unbearable noise to humans, which is why Hecate fled to the moon. The missing celestial bodies—Uranus and Neptune—confirm the full cosmic symphony. The narrator shouts that the planets themselves are polluted shells singing the magic. Instantly, meteoroids with eyes blink into existence from the planetary shadows, and a massive meteor shower begins, targeting the party.
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363
Chapter 363
Chapter 363 opens with a chaotic assault of meteors descending upon the strike team. Unlike previous instances, these celestial bodies are animated, featuring giant bloodshot eyes and thrashing tentacles that sprout from their surfaces. Oh Dok-seo screams in terror as the meteors swarm, weaving together in mid-air. Lee Ha-yul attempts to use her Puppet Strings to block them but retreats after realizing the meteors can re-form and replicate instantly. Cheon Yo-hwa identifies the meteors as clumps of magic bearing numerous buffs and debuffs, such as Replicate and Brainwash. Oh Dok-seo orders Yu Ji-won to conserve her Aura, suspecting the meteors will target the team's minds if they share traits with previous Meteor Showers. As the barrage intensifies, Oh Dok-seo activates her ultimate skill, "Absolute Defence," creating a massive barrier. Despite Dok-seo’s aesthetic preference for dramatic verbal cues, the barrier holds, shattering the meteors and protecting the team from harm. Yu Ji-won praises Dok-seo’s performance, acknowledging her hidden worth. Oh Dok-seo estimates the barrier can last ten to fifteen minutes, sustained by Sim Ah-ryeon’s healing. However, Oh Dok-seo observes that the tentacles are not merely attacking but etching into the shield with finger-like appendages. He realizes he alone can hear a distorted, psychic lullaby—the "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" rhythm—singing through the scraping nails, a phenomenon linked to the celestial bodies' nature as "eyes." The team debates strategy; Lee Ha-yul questions if they can destroy the singing celestial bodies while trapped. Suddenly, Cheon Yo-hwa (the elder twin) appears outside the shield, offering to help but blocked by the barrier. Before she can be admitted, her sister Yo-hwa kicks off her head, declaring the elder twin corrupted and an enemy puppet of Hecate. The headless body laughs maniacally and scuttles away. Oh Dok-seo notes the absence of the Saintess among the corrupted forces, realizing that her absence implies she is still free. He orders Ji-won to remove all Aura restrictions for the entire team. Upon Ji-won’s command, a massive surge of power erupts, instantly shattering the Meteor Shower and destroying the surrounding planets—Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, and others—leaving only the moon intact. Ji-won collapses from exhaustion. The Saintess (Jeong Ye-ji), now identified as "The Executioner," appears behind Oh Dok-seo. She admits to breaking her promise not to Fall to use her power for the raid and offers her assistance to save Dang Seo-rin, officially joining the party.
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10:28
Chapter 363
Chapter 363 opens with a chaotic assault of meteors descending upon the strike team. Unlike previous instances, these celestial bodies are animated, featuring giant bloodshot eyes and thrashing tentacles that sprout from their surfaces. Oh Dok-seo screams in terror as the meteors swarm, weaving together in mid-air. Lee Ha-yul attempts to use her Puppet Strings to block them but retreats after realizing the meteors can re-form and replicate instantly. Cheon Yo-hwa identifies the meteors as clumps of magic bearing numerous buffs and debuffs, such as Replicate and Brainwash. Oh Dok-seo orders Yu Ji-won to conserve her Aura, suspecting the meteors will target the team's minds if they share traits with previous Meteor Showers. As the barrage intensifies, Oh Dok-seo activates her ultimate skill, "Absolute Defence," creating a massive barrier. Despite Dok-seo’s aesthetic preference for dramatic verbal cues, the barrier holds, shattering the meteors and protecting the team from harm. Yu Ji-won praises Dok-seo’s performance, acknowledging her hidden worth. Oh Dok-seo estimates the barrier can last ten to fifteen minutes, sustained by Sim Ah-ryeon’s healing. However, Oh Dok-seo observes that the tentacles are not merely attacking but etching into the shield with finger-like appendages. He realizes he alone can hear a distorted, psychic lullaby—the "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" rhythm—singing through the scraping nails, a phenomenon linked to the celestial bodies' nature as "eyes." The team debates strategy; Lee Ha-yul questions if they can destroy the singing celestial bodies while trapped. Suddenly, Cheon Yo-hwa (the elder twin) appears outside the shield, offering to help but blocked by the barrier. Before she can be admitted, her sister Yo-hwa kicks off her head, declaring the elder twin corrupted and an enemy puppet of Hecate. The headless body laughs maniacally and scuttles away. Oh Dok-seo notes the absence of the Saintess among the corrupted forces, realizing that her absence implies she is still free. He orders Ji-won to remove all Aura restrictions for the entire team. Upon Ji-won’s command, a massive surge of power erupts, instantly shattering the Meteor Shower and destroying the surrounding planets—Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, and others—leaving only the moon intact. Ji-won collapses from exhaustion. The Saintess (Jeong Ye-ji), now identified as "The Executioner," appears behind Oh Dok-seo. She admits to breaking her promise not to Fall to use her power for the raid and offers her assistance to save Dang Seo-rin, officially joining the party.
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364
Chapter 364
The chapter opens with a flashback to an SG Net forum discussion regarding the 'Awakened Spoon Theory,' which classifies Awakeners into hierarchical tiers based on their power and status. Anonymous users complain about the disparity between powerful Awakeners and those treated as tools, such as 'human lighters' or 'heal-clickers.' The thread is abruptly deleted when the Undertaker, identified as ZERO_SUGAR, orders Seo Gyu to stop playing anonymous. This reflection reinforces the vast gulf between ordinary humans and high-grade Awakeners, specifically highlighting the Saintess (Jeong Ye-ji) as the apex of power.
The narrative returns to the present cosmic battlefield, a war in space where the Great Witch (Dang Seo-rin) and the Saintess are clashing. The Saintess utilizes Time Stop to pulverize meteors and planetary debris summoned by Hecate, while Lee Ha-yul monitors the strain on Yu Ji-won, who is supporting the effort with Leviathan’s Aura. The Saintess informs the Undertaker that she can hold the line for only twenty-three minutes before the burden becomes unsustainable. The Undertaker confirms his plan to separate Hecate from Cheon Yo-hwa, despite the absence of the elder twin. The Undertaker deduces that Yo-hwa’s withdrawal was a deliberate gambit to create the perfect high-stakes environment for her trap, trusting her competence despite her nature.
The Undertaker commands the retrieval of the elder Yo-hwa’s headless body. He tasks Sim Ah-ryeon with checking the younger Cheon Yo-hwa’s status; Ah-ryeon finds her in a suspended, entranced state, partially human and partially Anomaly, and agrees to regenerate her head without waking her fully. The younger Cheon Yo-hwa, referred to as Teacher by the Undertaker, is asked to summon a Tutorial Fairy. Fairy No. 264 appears, initially celebrating freedom before being subdued by the younger Cheon Yo-hwa’s authoritarian tone. The fairy, adopting a Soviet persona, is ordered to lead the Undertaker into the elder sister’s dream. The younger Cheon Yo-hwa and the fairy hold the Undertaker’s hands as they prepare to enter the unconscious realm.
Inside the dreamscape, characterized by a dark, infinite crossroads of black and white lines, the Undertaker encounters the elder Cheon Yo-hwa. She acknowledges the risk of the plan, outlining her three gambles: whether the Undertaker would trust an Anomaly, whether Hecate would absorb her to create a passage, and whether the Undertaker truly understands her motives. She reveals that her plan relies on the failure of other safeguards, forcing reliance on trust. Cheon Yo-hwa covers the Undertaker’s eyes with her hand, using her fingers to frame different aspects of reality—a night sky of shattering meteors, a frozen world of frozen comrades, a corpse among debris, and void static. She calls this space her 'sacred ground' and 'last four seasons.' Finally, she removes her hand, inviting the Undertaker to lift the curtain and face oblivion, confirming her status as the 'Shadow Schemer' and strategist of the Regressor's Alliance.
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13:19
Chapter 364
The chapter opens with a flashback to an SG Net forum discussion regarding the 'Awakened Spoon Theory,' which classifies Awakeners into hierarchical tiers based on their power and status. Anonymous users complain about the disparity between powerful Awakeners and those treated as tools, such as 'human lighters' or 'heal-clickers.' The thread is abruptly deleted when the Undertaker, identified as ZERO_SUGAR, orders Seo Gyu to stop playing anonymous. This reflection reinforces the vast gulf between ordinary humans and high-grade Awakeners, specifically highlighting the Saintess (Jeong Ye-ji) as the apex of power.
The narrative returns to the present cosmic battlefield, a war in space where the Great Witch (Dang Seo-rin) and the Saintess are clashing. The Saintess utilizes Time Stop to pulverize meteors and planetary debris summoned by Hecate, while Lee Ha-yul monitors the strain on Yu Ji-won, who is supporting the effort with Leviathan’s Aura. The Saintess informs the Undertaker that she can hold the line for only twenty-three minutes before the burden becomes unsustainable. The Undertaker confirms his plan to separate Hecate from Cheon Yo-hwa, despite the absence of the elder twin. The Undertaker deduces that Yo-hwa’s withdrawal was a deliberate gambit to create the perfect high-stakes environment for her trap, trusting her competence despite her nature.
The Undertaker commands the retrieval of the elder Yo-hwa’s headless body. He tasks Sim Ah-ryeon with checking the younger Cheon Yo-hwa’s status; Ah-ryeon finds her in a suspended, entranced state, partially human and partially Anomaly, and agrees to regenerate her head without waking her fully. The younger Cheon Yo-hwa, referred to as Teacher by the Undertaker, is asked to summon a Tutorial Fairy. Fairy No. 264 appears, initially celebrating freedom before being subdued by the younger Cheon Yo-hwa’s authoritarian tone. The fairy, adopting a Soviet persona, is ordered to lead the Undertaker into the elder sister’s dream. The younger Cheon Yo-hwa and the fairy hold the Undertaker’s hands as they prepare to enter the unconscious realm.
Inside the dreamscape, characterized by a dark, infinite crossroads of black and white lines, the Undertaker encounters the elder Cheon Yo-hwa. She acknowledges the risk of the plan, outlining her three gambles: whether the Undertaker would trust an Anomaly, whether Hecate would absorb her to create a passage, and whether the Undertaker truly understands her motives. She reveals that her plan relies on the failure of other safeguards, forcing reliance on trust. Cheon Yo-hwa covers the Undertaker’s eyes with her hand, using her fingers to frame different aspects of reality—a night sky of shattering meteors, a frozen world of frozen comrades, a corpse among debris, and void static. She calls this space her 'sacred ground' and 'last four seasons.' Finally, she removes her hand, inviting the Undertaker to lift the curtain and face oblivion, confirming her status as the 'Shadow Schemer' and strategist of the Regressor's Alliance.
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Chapter 365
In the Unconscious World, Cheon Yo-hwa explains her strategy to the Mastermind to bypass temporal paradoxes between the 173rd and 1000th cycles. She reveals she exists as a human in the 173rd cycle but as an estranged god in the 1000th, requiring her to die in the former to exist in the latter. To facilitate this, she leads the Mastermind down into the Void, shielding his sight with her hand and requesting he not move it until the end. During the descent, she confirms her death at the hands of her sister, Jeong Ye-ji, and admits to manipulating events from the shadows, accepting that her sacrifice is meaningless to the frozen world but necessary for the cosmic order. She expresses boredom with her existence and a faint, detached affection for her sister's romantic worldview. Upon reaching the bottom, she vanishes, leaving only a black hair tie behind, trusting the Mastermind to proceed alone. The Mastermind opens his eyes to the Void, a realm of chaotic echoes where time is incoherent. He finds Go Yuri sitting among the ruins of Busan Station, now repurposed as a snowy tundra mixed with desert elements. Yuri notes that exactly one year has passed for her, which she defines as three hundred sixty-five moments of distinct memory, contrasting with the Mastermind's experience. She greets him as Guild Leader, acknowledging their shared history in this fragmented, dream-like space where past and present loops overlap.
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11:00
Chapter 365
In the Unconscious World, Cheon Yo-hwa explains her strategy to the Mastermind to bypass temporal paradoxes between the 173rd and 1000th cycles. She reveals she exists as a human in the 173rd cycle but as an estranged god in the 1000th, requiring her to die in the former to exist in the latter. To facilitate this, she leads the Mastermind down into the Void, shielding his sight with her hand and requesting he not move it until the end. During the descent, she confirms her death at the hands of her sister, Jeong Ye-ji, and admits to manipulating events from the shadows, accepting that her sacrifice is meaningless to the frozen world but necessary for the cosmic order. She expresses boredom with her existence and a faint, detached affection for her sister's romantic worldview. Upon reaching the bottom, she vanishes, leaving only a black hair tie behind, trusting the Mastermind to proceed alone. The Mastermind opens his eyes to the Void, a realm of chaotic echoes where time is incoherent. He finds Go Yuri sitting among the ruins of Busan Station, now repurposed as a snowy tundra mixed with desert elements. Yuri notes that exactly one year has passed for her, which she defines as three hundred sixty-five moments of distinct memory, contrasting with the Mastermind's experience. She greets him as Guild Leader, acknowledging their shared history in this fragmented, dream-like space where past and present loops overlap.
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366
Chapter 366
In a surreal, shifting environment, the protagonist, referred to as Undertaker, engages in a conversation with Go Yuri. Despite her usual ability to provoke intense, overwhelming impulses in him, he feels an inexplicable calm, attributing it to Cheon Yo-hwa’s hair tie, which acts as an anchor to reality. Go Yuri confirms the tie’s significance as a relic of will and reveals she distinguishes between the twin sisters Cheon-hwa and Cheon Yo-hwa, identifying more with the former. She invites the protagonist to follow her, demanding he step strictly in her footprints to avoid danger, warning that even Cheon Yo-hwa could not protect him if he strays. He agrees, and they proceed toward the ruins of Dang Seo-rin’s former flower shop in Busan, now part of Hecate’s divine realm.
As they walk through the decaying city, Go Yuri explains the metaphysical nature of Anomalies, likening them to layers of an onion or a nine-fold palace. She clarifies that the Magic Mirror Yu Ji-won possesses is a degraded copy of the moon, which itself resembles a mirror because ancient concepts of utopias were modeled after them. She asserts that beauty draws such replicas, citing Yu Ji-won’s allure. Simultaneously, Dang Seo-rin appears repeatedly, warning the protagonist that Go Yuri is a trap and an Anomaly like Cheon Yo-hwa. She begs him not to follow, using emotional manipulation and feigned vulnerability to stop him. The protagonist, recognizing the manipulative nature of this Seo-rin and understanding the structural logic of the realm, ignores the warnings and continues to follow Go Yuri’s steps.
Go Yuri outlines the five necessary conditions—or 'steps'—to reach the inner core of this dream-within-a-dream: the absence of Yu Ji-won, Sim Ah-ryeon, Lee Ha-yul, Oh Dok-seo, and Cheon Yo-hwa. When the protagonist asks for her role, she reveals herself as the sixth step, the 'nonexistent human' or ideal form. They arrive at the 'Dang Sect Flower Garden,' a greenhouse that appears intact despite being destroyed in previous timelines, a result of Cheon Yo-hwa’s simulation overlaying the dream. Go Yuri explains that the door to the final stage can only be opened during the 'leap year' moment—the surplus day that calendars cannot capture, symbolizing the character for 'intercalary' (a king behind a gate). She states that she has guessed the protagonist has been consulting Oh Dok-seo and insists on the 366th cycle. As they prepare to open the greenhouse door, Seo-rin’s voice screams in terror from within. Go Yuri covers the protagonist’s hand with hers, and they push the door open together as the narrative ends.
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17:10
Chapter 366
In a surreal, shifting environment, the protagonist, referred to as Undertaker, engages in a conversation with Go Yuri. Despite her usual ability to provoke intense, overwhelming impulses in him, he feels an inexplicable calm, attributing it to Cheon Yo-hwa’s hair tie, which acts as an anchor to reality. Go Yuri confirms the tie’s significance as a relic of will and reveals she distinguishes between the twin sisters Cheon-hwa and Cheon Yo-hwa, identifying more with the former. She invites the protagonist to follow her, demanding he step strictly in her footprints to avoid danger, warning that even Cheon Yo-hwa could not protect him if he strays. He agrees, and they proceed toward the ruins of Dang Seo-rin’s former flower shop in Busan, now part of Hecate’s divine realm.
As they walk through the decaying city, Go Yuri explains the metaphysical nature of Anomalies, likening them to layers of an onion or a nine-fold palace. She clarifies that the Magic Mirror Yu Ji-won possesses is a degraded copy of the moon, which itself resembles a mirror because ancient concepts of utopias were modeled after them. She asserts that beauty draws such replicas, citing Yu Ji-won’s allure. Simultaneously, Dang Seo-rin appears repeatedly, warning the protagonist that Go Yuri is a trap and an Anomaly like Cheon Yo-hwa. She begs him not to follow, using emotional manipulation and feigned vulnerability to stop him. The protagonist, recognizing the manipulative nature of this Seo-rin and understanding the structural logic of the realm, ignores the warnings and continues to follow Go Yuri’s steps.
Go Yuri outlines the five necessary conditions—or 'steps'—to reach the inner core of this dream-within-a-dream: the absence of Yu Ji-won, Sim Ah-ryeon, Lee Ha-yul, Oh Dok-seo, and Cheon Yo-hwa. When the protagonist asks for her role, she reveals herself as the sixth step, the 'nonexistent human' or ideal form. They arrive at the 'Dang Sect Flower Garden,' a greenhouse that appears intact despite being destroyed in previous timelines, a result of Cheon Yo-hwa’s simulation overlaying the dream. Go Yuri explains that the door to the final stage can only be opened during the 'leap year' moment—the surplus day that calendars cannot capture, symbolizing the character for 'intercalary' (a king behind a gate). She states that she has guessed the protagonist has been consulting Oh Dok-seo and insists on the 366th cycle. As they prepare to open the greenhouse door, Seo-rin’s voice screams in terror from within. Go Yuri covers the protagonist’s hand with hers, and they push the door open together as the narrative ends.
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367
Chapter 367
The chapter opens with a thematic meditation on death and memory, introducing the tragic backstories of two individuals through flashbacks and narration. The first is a man, illegitimate son of a national assemblyman, who grew up in a fractured family dynamic defined by his father's authoritarian control and subsequent abandonment of the extended family after his death. He moved repeatedly with his mother, realizing too late that he was treated as burdensome 'luggage,' and was given a dying wish by his mother never to join the army. The second individual is Dang Seo-rin, born to a prosperous orchard owner and a mother who bullied a half-brother. Seo-rin found solace in the world outside her restrictive home, eventually studying in Busan and marrying a partner who respected her. They named their daughter Seo-rin. The narrative then shifts to the present moment inside a greenhouse-infested with Void entities. The narrator (mc) and Go Yuri discover the brutal aftermath of a massacre: young corpses of Seo-rin’s siblings skewered on mutated plant stems. Yuri identifies the victims as Seo-rin’s siblings and confirms the tragedy is real, not merely a vision. Yuri reveals that a vow binds the entities, preventing them from giving up, and offers to stay behind to guard the entrance while the narrator proceeds. Yuri politely declines further questions, noting that the narrator will eventually forget this encounter, before vanishing into the darkness as a temporal split occurs, removing the option for the narrator to stay with her. The narrator proceeds deeper into the greenhouse, gripping Cheon Yo-hwa’s hair tie. They encounter the corpse of Dang Seo-rin herself, revealed to be the eldest sibling. Through layered memories and realization, the narrator reconstructs the event: Seo-rin’s family was slaughtered by a plant Anomaly. Although Seo-rin survived the initial attack, the narrator deduces she fled rather than fought, fearing defeat. She later returned, but the garden was already destroyed, leading to her eventual death. In her final moments, Seo-rin prayed to God, offering her humanity and future in exchange for a second chance to live as a human. The moonlight reflected on her corpse, and at the chapter’s end, her eyes open, signaling a resurrection or transformation.
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18:59
Chapter 367
The chapter opens with a thematic meditation on death and memory, introducing the tragic backstories of two individuals through flashbacks and narration. The first is a man, illegitimate son of a national assemblyman, who grew up in a fractured family dynamic defined by his father's authoritarian control and subsequent abandonment of the extended family after his death. He moved repeatedly with his mother, realizing too late that he was treated as burdensome 'luggage,' and was given a dying wish by his mother never to join the army. The second individual is Dang Seo-rin, born to a prosperous orchard owner and a mother who bullied a half-brother. Seo-rin found solace in the world outside her restrictive home, eventually studying in Busan and marrying a partner who respected her. They named their daughter Seo-rin. The narrative then shifts to the present moment inside a greenhouse-infested with Void entities. The narrator (mc) and Go Yuri discover the brutal aftermath of a massacre: young corpses of Seo-rin’s siblings skewered on mutated plant stems. Yuri identifies the victims as Seo-rin’s siblings and confirms the tragedy is real, not merely a vision. Yuri reveals that a vow binds the entities, preventing them from giving up, and offers to stay behind to guard the entrance while the narrator proceeds. Yuri politely declines further questions, noting that the narrator will eventually forget this encounter, before vanishing into the darkness as a temporal split occurs, removing the option for the narrator to stay with her. The narrator proceeds deeper into the greenhouse, gripping Cheon Yo-hwa’s hair tie. They encounter the corpse of Dang Seo-rin herself, revealed to be the eldest sibling. Through layered memories and realization, the narrator reconstructs the event: Seo-rin’s family was slaughtered by a plant Anomaly. Although Seo-rin survived the initial attack, the narrator deduces she fled rather than fought, fearing defeat. She later returned, but the garden was already destroyed, leading to her eventual death. In her final moments, Seo-rin prayed to God, offering her humanity and future in exchange for a second chance to live as a human. The moonlight reflected on her corpse, and at the chapter’s end, her eyes open, signaling a resurrection or transformation.
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Chapter 368
In Chapter 368, the protagonist (Undertaker) and Dang Seo-rin stand amidst the ashes of the burning garden, confronting the tragic truth of her existence. Seo-rin reveals that she is not truly human but an Outer God, Hecate, who assumed the identity of the deceased Dang Seo-rin through a memory-altering contract. She explains that she was 'born' at the moment the real Seo-rin died, inheriting only a reflection of the girl's life. The contract is now broken as the world recognizes her as an anomaly, meaning she can no longer maintain her human form or stay by Undertaker's side. She expresses deep regret and pain, feeling that their love is doomed because she is fundamentally an inhuman entity. Undertaker, however, refuses to accept this separation. He reveals he has deciphered the meaning behind his regressions: they were all to ensure he could be with her. He proposes a new pact, ignoring the broken contract. He asks Seo-rin to discard her remaining divine powers and immortal lifespan, choosing instead to walk the path of a mortal with him until death. He declares that even if they must die together, he wants to spend his final days with her. Seo-rin accepts, and they embrace. As the world collapses around them, the celestial bodies of the night sky shatter. A golden ring of magic forms around Undertaker's heart, representing the two missing notes of the Pythagorean cosmos that were never in the sky but within their hearts. Seo-rin casts Circle Magic, a grand spell of ten melodies that bind their souls. She apologizes and declares her love, asking to die with him. Undertaker accepts her proposal with a silent 'Yes.' The chapter concludes with a revelation from a past regression: his power [Resume] was not merely a mechanic of his regression but the result of a spell Seo-rin cast on him from before their meeting, allowing him to retain memories and strength. The narrative shifts to a timeless perspective where Seo-rin introduces herself to Undertaker in the ancient past, confirming that his heart has always heard her song, bridging the gap between their fates.
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Chapter 368
In Chapter 368, the protagonist (Undertaker) and Dang Seo-rin stand amidst the ashes of the burning garden, confronting the tragic truth of her existence. Seo-rin reveals that she is not truly human but an Outer God, Hecate, who assumed the identity of the deceased Dang Seo-rin through a memory-altering contract. She explains that she was 'born' at the moment the real Seo-rin died, inheriting only a reflection of the girl's life. The contract is now broken as the world recognizes her as an anomaly, meaning she can no longer maintain her human form or stay by Undertaker's side. She expresses deep regret and pain, feeling that their love is doomed because she is fundamentally an inhuman entity. Undertaker, however, refuses to accept this separation. He reveals he has deciphered the meaning behind his regressions: they were all to ensure he could be with her. He proposes a new pact, ignoring the broken contract. He asks Seo-rin to discard her remaining divine powers and immortal lifespan, choosing instead to walk the path of a mortal with him until death. He declares that even if they must die together, he wants to spend his final days with her. Seo-rin accepts, and they embrace. As the world collapses around them, the celestial bodies of the night sky shatter. A golden ring of magic forms around Undertaker's heart, representing the two missing notes of the Pythagorean cosmos that were never in the sky but within their hearts. Seo-rin casts Circle Magic, a grand spell of ten melodies that bind their souls. She apologizes and declares her love, asking to die with him. Undertaker accepts her proposal with a silent 'Yes.' The chapter concludes with a revelation from a past regression: his power [Resume] was not merely a mechanic of his regression but the result of a spell Seo-rin cast on him from before their meeting, allowing him to retain memories and strength. The narrative shifts to a timeless perspective where Seo-rin introduces herself to Undertaker in the ancient past, confirming that his heart has always heard her song, bridging the gap between their fates.
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Chapter 369
This chapter serves as a transitional side story titled 'The Missing XXI,' bridging the gap between the 999th cycle and the 1,000th stage. The narrator, reflecting on the Saintess of the Frozen World who remains in the regressor's sickroom, shifts focus to two central figures whose paths briefly intersect. First, we meet a male regressor who, like many in his position, has paid the price of an 'infinite future' with a 'finite past.' Having forgotten his parents, his history, and even his previous companions, he awakens in the Busan Station concourse, confused by his sudden displacement. Despite his memory loss regarding specific details like moonlight or comrades, he retains a pragmatic drive to save Seo-gyu. He receives a note from a friend—another regressor who chose endless death to preserve memories, contrasting with this protagonist's choice to forget in order to live. The narrative reveals this man recruited an Observer and persuaded a Sovereign, building a following that included the Constellations, whom he admits he 'created' as characters. On June 24, he feels an uncharacteristic sense of novelty and excitement, unlike the repetitive monotony of previous cycles, and prepares to meet someone important. Simultaneously, the story introduces a female figure, also lacking a birth or family, who awoke to the corpses of her loved ones. Believing them to be her parents and siblings, she experienced the world’s horror through their murder. After burning her home in grief, she spent four days burying her family with a shovel, a traumatic task she has repeated a thousand times. Waking up confused in a desolate crosswalk, disconnected from her guild work and haunted by the void, she contemplates suicide. However, a formless fire and the resolve to remember her deceased family compel her to live. She cleans herself, resolves to survive, and considers turning a train into a guild dorm to avoid the pain of a static home. At the crosswalk, she is approached by the regressor, who warns her to stay put. She hears a unique 'song' from his heart—a harmonious blend of human and machine sounds—and perceives him as beautiful for the first time. Despite both lacking a past, they connect. The man introduces himself as 'the Undertaker,' and she responds with her name, 'Dang Seo-rin.' They exchange names, with him finding hers lovely, setting the stage for their shared journey as two souls without history finding life in one another.
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Chapter 369
This chapter serves as a transitional side story titled 'The Missing XXI,' bridging the gap between the 999th cycle and the 1,000th stage. The narrator, reflecting on the Saintess of the Frozen World who remains in the regressor's sickroom, shifts focus to two central figures whose paths briefly intersect. First, we meet a male regressor who, like many in his position, has paid the price of an 'infinite future' with a 'finite past.' Having forgotten his parents, his history, and even his previous companions, he awakens in the Busan Station concourse, confused by his sudden displacement. Despite his memory loss regarding specific details like moonlight or comrades, he retains a pragmatic drive to save Seo-gyu. He receives a note from a friend—another regressor who chose endless death to preserve memories, contrasting with this protagonist's choice to forget in order to live. The narrative reveals this man recruited an Observer and persuaded a Sovereign, building a following that included the Constellations, whom he admits he 'created' as characters. On June 24, he feels an uncharacteristic sense of novelty and excitement, unlike the repetitive monotony of previous cycles, and prepares to meet someone important. Simultaneously, the story introduces a female figure, also lacking a birth or family, who awoke to the corpses of her loved ones. Believing them to be her parents and siblings, she experienced the world’s horror through their murder. After burning her home in grief, she spent four days burying her family with a shovel, a traumatic task she has repeated a thousand times. Waking up confused in a desolate crosswalk, disconnected from her guild work and haunted by the void, she contemplates suicide. However, a formless fire and the resolve to remember her deceased family compel her to live. She cleans herself, resolves to survive, and considers turning a train into a guild dorm to avoid the pain of a static home. At the crosswalk, she is approached by the regressor, who warns her to stay put. She hears a unique 'song' from his heart—a harmonious blend of human and machine sounds—and perceives him as beautiful for the first time. Despite both lacking a past, they connect. The man introduces himself as 'the Undertaker,' and she responds with her name, 'Dang Seo-rin.' They exchange names, with him finding hers lovely, setting the stage for their shared journey as two souls without history finding life in one another.
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Chapter 370
The MC wakes up resting his head on Go Yuri’s lap on a deserted island with a single palm tree. Go Yuri teases him about his confession to Dang Seo-rin, revealing that Dang Seo-rin died when Hecate collapsed, causing the 173rd cycle’s universe to implode. Go Yuri claims she barely rescued the MC from the resulting void pit and demands praise for saving him, though he feels he only sacrificed himself to save her. She insists his feat of purifying Hecate, the Outer God of Paradox, was monumental and pins him down to ensure he acknowledges it. The conversation shifts to their location; Go Yuri reveals they are in the 999th cycle, not the 173rd. She explains that Hecate’s magic sustained a paradox where both cycles overlapped, but now that Hecate is gone, the paradox collapsed. Consequently, everyone in the 999th cycle—including the MC’s comrades and Yu Ji-won (Leviathan)—was wiped out instantly. Go Yuri notes that the sea around them is Leviathan’s corpse.
The MC then asks about Jeong Ye-ji, the Saintess of the 267th cycle, who had frozen time to contain Hecate. Go Yuri hesitates, explaining that by linking herself to Hecate, Ye-ji became a paradox herself. As Hecate’s authority is gone, Ye-ji’s paradoxical nature causes her to fragment into multiple distinct Constellations. Just as Go Yuri explains this, a loud, flamboyant laugh interrupts them. A young boy, appearing as a pre-teen with an eye patch, appears, declaring himself the [Monarch of the Crimson Horse]. Go Yuri confirms this is one of the Saintess’s split personalities, created by the void toxin of being a 'Saintess and yet not Saintess.' She reveals that other personalities have also manifested as powerful Constellations, including [Collector of All Anomalies] and [Librarian of the Great Library]. The MC realizes the Saintess has shattered into multiple god-like entities, each with their own agendas, leaving him in a precarious new situation.
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11:12
Chapter 370
The MC wakes up resting his head on Go Yuri’s lap on a deserted island with a single palm tree. Go Yuri teases him about his confession to Dang Seo-rin, revealing that Dang Seo-rin died when Hecate collapsed, causing the 173rd cycle’s universe to implode. Go Yuri claims she barely rescued the MC from the resulting void pit and demands praise for saving him, though he feels he only sacrificed himself to save her. She insists his feat of purifying Hecate, the Outer God of Paradox, was monumental and pins him down to ensure he acknowledges it. The conversation shifts to their location; Go Yuri reveals they are in the 999th cycle, not the 173rd. She explains that Hecate’s magic sustained a paradox where both cycles overlapped, but now that Hecate is gone, the paradox collapsed. Consequently, everyone in the 999th cycle—including the MC’s comrades and Yu Ji-won (Leviathan)—was wiped out instantly. Go Yuri notes that the sea around them is Leviathan’s corpse.
The MC then asks about Jeong Ye-ji, the Saintess of the 267th cycle, who had frozen time to contain Hecate. Go Yuri hesitates, explaining that by linking herself to Hecate, Ye-ji became a paradox herself. As Hecate’s authority is gone, Ye-ji’s paradoxical nature causes her to fragment into multiple distinct Constellations. Just as Go Yuri explains this, a loud, flamboyant laugh interrupts them. A young boy, appearing as a pre-teen with an eye patch, appears, declaring himself the [Monarch of the Crimson Horse]. Go Yuri confirms this is one of the Saintess’s split personalities, created by the void toxin of being a 'Saintess and yet not Saintess.' She reveals that other personalities have also manifested as powerful Constellations, including [Collector of All Anomalies] and [Librarian of the Great Library]. The MC realizes the Saintess has shattered into multiple god-like entities, each with their own agendas, leaving him in a precarious new situation.
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Chapter 371
The narrator reflects on how the concept of 'Constellations' became common knowledge among Awakeners on the Korean Peninsula, largely due to enthusiastic fans of the web novel <The Tutorial Is Too Hard> who explained the lore without filtering. Despite this, the narrator questions how well the Saintess, Jeong Ye-ji, actually understands these Constellations, given her limited reading habits. On a beach, the narrator encounters a delusional, eyepatch-wearing girl with a bob cut who collapses after laughing maniacally. The narrator, suspecting this is a shard of the Saintess's Constellation, approaches her and asks if she is the General of the Left. The girl, believing herself to be Lü Bu Fengxian, claims to have killed Dong Zhuo and asks if the narrator wishes to serve her. The narrator internally notes the character sheet's inaccuracies, criticizing the Saintess for neglecting the source material of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms while creating a Lü Bu-based Constellation. The girl compliments the narrator's physique and attempts to slap him, which he rebuffs as harassment. The narrator realizes this girl is a personality spun off from the Saintess's role-play and shares her impulses. Suddenly, the narrator calls the girl a 'fiend,' causing her to panic and demand the return of her 'sisters.' At that moment, another entity resembling the Saintess appears from the sand, introducing herself as [The Collector of All Anomalies] and the sister of Lü Bu. Lü Bu angrily denies their sibling relationship, calling the Collector a vicious snake, while the Collector mocks Lü Bu’s martial approach, advocating for intellect and strategy. The Collector attempts to recruit the narrator, promising to help him conquer anomalies and offering to become his 'Mother' alongside Lü Bu. The narrator feigns interest and asks Go Yuri to attack. Go Yuri unleashes a shadow mouth that swallows and devours the Collector, leaving no trace. Go Yuri then cleans her lips and advises the Saintess's guild leader to dispose of the Collector's soul to spare the Saintess's mental health. Afterward, Lü Bu, witnessing the display of power, immediately drops to her knees and prostrates herself before the narrator, declaring him her 'Father' because he is the Saintess's lover. She begs for her life, offering to be his warhorse. The narrator tests her knowledge of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms by asking about Cao Cao and Liu Bei. Lü Bu correctly identifies Cao Cao as a hypocrite and Liu Bei as a virtuous lord, passing both tests. The narrator accepts her as Lü Bu, allowing her to call him 'hyung,' and plans to forge her into the mightiest Constellation to force the Saintess to appreciate the Romance of the Three Kingdoms. The chapter ends with the narrator noting that four more Constellation shards remain to be rescued.
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Chapter 371
The narrator reflects on how the concept of 'Constellations' became common knowledge among Awakeners on the Korean Peninsula, largely due to enthusiastic fans of the web novel <The Tutorial Is Too Hard> who explained the lore without filtering. Despite this, the narrator questions how well the Saintess, Jeong Ye-ji, actually understands these Constellations, given her limited reading habits. On a beach, the narrator encounters a delusional, eyepatch-wearing girl with a bob cut who collapses after laughing maniacally. The narrator, suspecting this is a shard of the Saintess's Constellation, approaches her and asks if she is the General of the Left. The girl, believing herself to be Lü Bu Fengxian, claims to have killed Dong Zhuo and asks if the narrator wishes to serve her. The narrator internally notes the character sheet's inaccuracies, criticizing the Saintess for neglecting the source material of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms while creating a Lü Bu-based Constellation. The girl compliments the narrator's physique and attempts to slap him, which he rebuffs as harassment. The narrator realizes this girl is a personality spun off from the Saintess's role-play and shares her impulses. Suddenly, the narrator calls the girl a 'fiend,' causing her to panic and demand the return of her 'sisters.' At that moment, another entity resembling the Saintess appears from the sand, introducing herself as [The Collector of All Anomalies] and the sister of Lü Bu. Lü Bu angrily denies their sibling relationship, calling the Collector a vicious snake, while the Collector mocks Lü Bu’s martial approach, advocating for intellect and strategy. The Collector attempts to recruit the narrator, promising to help him conquer anomalies and offering to become his 'Mother' alongside Lü Bu. The narrator feigns interest and asks Go Yuri to attack. Go Yuri unleashes a shadow mouth that swallows and devours the Collector, leaving no trace. Go Yuri then cleans her lips and advises the Saintess's guild leader to dispose of the Collector's soul to spare the Saintess's mental health. Afterward, Lü Bu, witnessing the display of power, immediately drops to her knees and prostrates herself before the narrator, declaring him her 'Father' because he is the Saintess's lover. She begs for her life, offering to be his warhorse. The narrator tests her knowledge of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms by asking about Cao Cao and Liu Bei. Lü Bu correctly identifies Cao Cao as a hypocrite and Liu Bei as a virtuous lord, passing both tests. The narrator accepts her as Lü Bu, allowing her to call him 'hyung,' and plans to forge her into the mightiest Constellation to force the Saintess to appreciate the Romance of the Three Kingdoms. The chapter ends with the narrator noting that four more Constellation shards remain to be rescued.
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Chapter 372
The Receiver III (Undertaker), Go Yuri, and the Hulao Pass passenger (acting as Lü Bu) sail across the ocean in a makeshift dinghy called 'Red Hare,' powered by the passenger's rowing and ASMR. Go Yuri serves as navigator, tracking Constellation positions. They discuss the consequences of skipping the elimination of remaining Constellations; Undertaker and Go Yuri agree that leaving 'leftover embers' would allow the Constellations to manifest as real, dangerous entities, warping the world's cosmology and creating Outer God-class threats. As they approach their destination, an enormous cruise ship, Undertaker reflects on his past as an ardent Constellation believer in the 35th cycle, a phase dismissed by Emit Schopenhauer ('Old Man Scho') as addiction. Upon a pact between the Saintess and Undertaker to preserve each other's dignity, the Saintess never performed Constellation roles for him. However, upon boarding the ship, the Dream Demon of the Grand Pleasure Palace (Myomon) appears, exhibiting a bizarre, cat-like speech pattern ('nya'), which shocks Undertaker. Lü Bu claims this behavior is normal for Myomon, but Go Yuri reveals it is a lie, explaining that the Saintess rehearses all interactions using [Time Stop] to maintain her dignity and prevent embarrassing posts on SG Net from being seen by Undertaker, while also censoring keywords via Mr. Seo Gyu. Go Yuri further reveals that Undertaker's perceived admin privileges on SG Net were also manipulated. This revelation, combined with the knowledge that his memories will be erased at the end of the run, causes Undertaker to scream in distress. Myomon expresses confusion over his reaction and questions his alliance with Lü Bu, noting that other Constellations have inexplicably lost hostility toward her due to Go Yuri's influence. When asked to show the artifact protecting him from this influence, Undertaker searches for Cheon Yo-hwa's hair-tie but finds it missing. He realizes the memento never existed in reality, only in the unconscious world, indicating he has forgotten that the current 999th cycle is a fixed reality, not a simulation loop, and that 'real' Go Yuri differs from the one he knew.
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11:49
Chapter 372
The Receiver III (Undertaker), Go Yuri, and the Hulao Pass passenger (acting as Lü Bu) sail across the ocean in a makeshift dinghy called 'Red Hare,' powered by the passenger's rowing and ASMR. Go Yuri serves as navigator, tracking Constellation positions. They discuss the consequences of skipping the elimination of remaining Constellations; Undertaker and Go Yuri agree that leaving 'leftover embers' would allow the Constellations to manifest as real, dangerous entities, warping the world's cosmology and creating Outer God-class threats. As they approach their destination, an enormous cruise ship, Undertaker reflects on his past as an ardent Constellation believer in the 35th cycle, a phase dismissed by Emit Schopenhauer ('Old Man Scho') as addiction. Upon a pact between the Saintess and Undertaker to preserve each other's dignity, the Saintess never performed Constellation roles for him. However, upon boarding the ship, the Dream Demon of the Grand Pleasure Palace (Myomon) appears, exhibiting a bizarre, cat-like speech pattern ('nya'), which shocks Undertaker. Lü Bu claims this behavior is normal for Myomon, but Go Yuri reveals it is a lie, explaining that the Saintess rehearses all interactions using [Time Stop] to maintain her dignity and prevent embarrassing posts on SG Net from being seen by Undertaker, while also censoring keywords via Mr. Seo Gyu. Go Yuri further reveals that Undertaker's perceived admin privileges on SG Net were also manipulated. This revelation, combined with the knowledge that his memories will be erased at the end of the run, causes Undertaker to scream in distress. Myomon expresses confusion over his reaction and questions his alliance with Lü Bu, noting that other Constellations have inexplicably lost hostility toward her due to Go Yuri's influence. When asked to show the artifact protecting him from this influence, Undertaker searches for Cheon Yo-hwa's hair-tie but finds it missing. He realizes the memento never existed in reality, only in the unconscious world, indicating he has forgotten that the current 999th cycle is a fixed reality, not a simulation loop, and that 'real' Go Yuri differs from the one he knew.
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Chapter 373
The Undertaker returns to the skiff after defeating The Dream Demon of the Grand Pleasure Palace. Go Yuri greets him with a perfect smile while Lü Bu snores loudly at the stern. She marvels at the Star Fragment dropped by the defeated Constellation, asking how he won. The Undertaker explains they wagered on a coin flip: odd numbers for him, even for her. Go Yuri feigns concern about the risk but quickly reassures him that he remains the protagonist and must not rely on her too much. She advises him to keep the trophy, noting he has already absorbed The Collector of All Anomalies. As they depart, the Undertaker flicks Lü Bu’s head, mocking her childish political ramblings before forcing her back to rowing. The cruise liner begins to crumble, confirming the Constellation's death.
As the skiff rides the waves of the submerged world, the Undertaker reflects on his private conversation with the Dream Demon. She revealed that all Constellations share an essence from Mother Saintess and are bound by an unbreakable rule to serve humanity. The Undertaker realizes his decision to hunt Constellations was likely guided by Go Yuri’s conditioning, which he suspects is a form of manipulation rather than simple brainwashing. He acknowledges that the Leviathan Priestess acts as a vaccine against Go Yuri, but her protection is fading. He resolves to investigate Go Yuri’s true motives, viewing the 999th cycle as a tutorial stage for facing her.
The Dream Demon reveals that Constellations are cooperating against a looming terror, noting that only those who allied survived. Lü Bu remains safe from Go Yuri’s influence specifically because of her stupidity. The Dream Demon commits suicide by impaling her throat with a summoned sword, leaving behind another Star Fragment. System notifications from The Morning Star of the Second Coming, The Librarian of the Great Library, and The Understanding of Anguish appear, indicating a shift in alliances and interest from these higher entities. The Undertaker collects the fragments, noting that only three remain.
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11:29
Chapter 373
The Undertaker returns to the skiff after defeating The Dream Demon of the Grand Pleasure Palace. Go Yuri greets him with a perfect smile while Lü Bu snores loudly at the stern. She marvels at the Star Fragment dropped by the defeated Constellation, asking how he won. The Undertaker explains they wagered on a coin flip: odd numbers for him, even for her. Go Yuri feigns concern about the risk but quickly reassures him that he remains the protagonist and must not rely on her too much. She advises him to keep the trophy, noting he has already absorbed The Collector of All Anomalies. As they depart, the Undertaker flicks Lü Bu’s head, mocking her childish political ramblings before forcing her back to rowing. The cruise liner begins to crumble, confirming the Constellation's death.
As the skiff rides the waves of the submerged world, the Undertaker reflects on his private conversation with the Dream Demon. She revealed that all Constellations share an essence from Mother Saintess and are bound by an unbreakable rule to serve humanity. The Undertaker realizes his decision to hunt Constellations was likely guided by Go Yuri’s conditioning, which he suspects is a form of manipulation rather than simple brainwashing. He acknowledges that the Leviathan Priestess acts as a vaccine against Go Yuri, but her protection is fading. He resolves to investigate Go Yuri’s true motives, viewing the 999th cycle as a tutorial stage for facing her.
The Dream Demon reveals that Constellations are cooperating against a looming terror, noting that only those who allied survived. Lü Bu remains safe from Go Yuri’s influence specifically because of her stupidity. The Dream Demon commits suicide by impaling her throat with a summoned sword, leaving behind another Star Fragment. System notifications from The Morning Star of the Second Coming, The Librarian of the Great Library, and The Understanding of Anguish appear, indicating a shift in alliances and interest from these higher entities. The Undertaker collects the fragments, noting that only three remain.
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Chapter 374
The Undertaker reflects on the ominous meaning of Go Yuri's name, which signifies a sinister yet beautiful anomaly governing eldritch principles. While sailing toward the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun aboard the [Morning Star of the Second Coming], the Undertaker asks Yuri about her family. Yuri confirms she has a large family but claims amnesia, a response that puzzles the Undertaker, who recalls his own unexplained hiring as a tutor for the wealthy Cheon family despite his poverty. They arrive at the submerged Kumsusan Palace of the Sun, which remains intact amidst the drowned world. Inside, the Undertaker confronts a child-sized figure seated on a throne, identified as [The Morning Star of the Second Coming]. She clarifies she is not the Saintess but a fragment, and explains that she and her sisters are mirrors shattered by Hecate, each possessing unique perceptions of reality. She challenges the Undertaker to view Go Yuri’s true form, arguing that since Yuri’s appearance is an absolute anomaly that does not shift to match individual observers' affections (unlike how Sim Ah-ryeon or Yu Ji-won might perceive their loved ones), it possesses a fixed, hidden identity. To bypass Yuri’s brainwashing, which censors language and perception, the Morning Star proposes a synchronized clairvoyance technique. She covers her left eye, while [The Understanding of Anguish] appears and covers her right eye. They agree to project their respective third-person visions into the Undertaker’s mind simultaneously. This dual-angle observation aims to create a visual contradiction that might crack Yuri’s illusion and reveal her true face. Although the Undertaker worries about violating Yuri’s autonomy, he accepts the risk, recalling past significant moments with key characters. He closes his eyes as the Constellations count down from one to three. Upon the count, his vision is filled by Go Yuri appearing before him through their shared clairvoyance link.
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14:32
Chapter 374
The Undertaker reflects on the ominous meaning of Go Yuri's name, which signifies a sinister yet beautiful anomaly governing eldritch principles. While sailing toward the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun aboard the [Morning Star of the Second Coming], the Undertaker asks Yuri about her family. Yuri confirms she has a large family but claims amnesia, a response that puzzles the Undertaker, who recalls his own unexplained hiring as a tutor for the wealthy Cheon family despite his poverty. They arrive at the submerged Kumsusan Palace of the Sun, which remains intact amidst the drowned world. Inside, the Undertaker confronts a child-sized figure seated on a throne, identified as [The Morning Star of the Second Coming]. She clarifies she is not the Saintess but a fragment, and explains that she and her sisters are mirrors shattered by Hecate, each possessing unique perceptions of reality. She challenges the Undertaker to view Go Yuri’s true form, arguing that since Yuri’s appearance is an absolute anomaly that does not shift to match individual observers' affections (unlike how Sim Ah-ryeon or Yu Ji-won might perceive their loved ones), it possesses a fixed, hidden identity. To bypass Yuri’s brainwashing, which censors language and perception, the Morning Star proposes a synchronized clairvoyance technique. She covers her left eye, while [The Understanding of Anguish] appears and covers her right eye. They agree to project their respective third-person visions into the Undertaker’s mind simultaneously. This dual-angle observation aims to create a visual contradiction that might crack Yuri’s illusion and reveal her true face. Although the Undertaker worries about violating Yuri’s autonomy, he accepts the risk, recalling past significant moments with key characters. He closes his eyes as the Constellations count down from one to three. Upon the count, his vision is filled by Go Yuri appearing before him through their shared clairvoyance link.
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Chapter 375
The narrative shifts to the protagonist's internal perspective as he observes Go Yuri’s true form through the shared Clairvoyance link with the Constellations. Initially, he recalls his long-standing curiosity about her nature, wondering if she was an anomaly or a corrupted companion. Instead, he sees a small child, identified as Jeong Seo-ah from the 19th cycle, a baker's daughter who once gave him sugar-coated doughnuts. The child is surrounded by a churning black shadow and melting white face, symbolizing the instability of her existence across cycles. As black and white static engulfs the vision, the scene shifts to a battlefield where Lee Baek, transformed from a thuggish survivor into a stalwart Guild Leader, commands Awakeners against a meteor shower and the Great Witch. He trusts the entity known as Undertaker, who prepares to deliver the final blow. The vision is interrupted by violent static and a wet splatter, pulling the protagonist back to reality. He finds Constellation Understanding of Anguish dying, her body melting like wax, while the Morning Star of the Second Coming has been reduced to a lifeless, weightless puppet. Understanding conveys that they observed only swirling black-and-white static, unable to perceive Go Yuri’s essence, but confirms the protagonist saw something. With her final breath, she urges him to take care of "the one that still remains" before collapsing. Go Yuri dismisses the Constellations' deaths casually, praising the "Guild Leader" for wiping them out. As they travel by boat past the submerged ruins of Busan, the protagonist engages Yuri in conversation about the destroyed Haeundae bakery and its owners. He notes a temporal contradiction: he recalls a girl named Seo-ah calling him "oppa," but also a boy from the 999th cycle calling him "mister." Go Yuri seamlessly bridges this contradiction, attributing his flexibility in address to his consideration for the Saintess’s stretched lifespan. The protagonist realizes this is not a conversation but a performance; Go Yuri possesses no independent will. She accesses his memories across thousands of cycles, matching his deepest thoughts to generate the perfect, optimal dialogue for each listener. She is, effectively, a Strategy Guide that resolves the interiority of those around her. The chapter ends with the protagonist questioning if she has ever truly conversed with anyone, while she smiles, asking why he looks at her that way.
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Chapter 375
The narrative shifts to the protagonist's internal perspective as he observes Go Yuri’s true form through the shared Clairvoyance link with the Constellations. Initially, he recalls his long-standing curiosity about her nature, wondering if she was an anomaly or a corrupted companion. Instead, he sees a small child, identified as Jeong Seo-ah from the 19th cycle, a baker's daughter who once gave him sugar-coated doughnuts. The child is surrounded by a churning black shadow and melting white face, symbolizing the instability of her existence across cycles. As black and white static engulfs the vision, the scene shifts to a battlefield where Lee Baek, transformed from a thuggish survivor into a stalwart Guild Leader, commands Awakeners against a meteor shower and the Great Witch. He trusts the entity known as Undertaker, who prepares to deliver the final blow. The vision is interrupted by violent static and a wet splatter, pulling the protagonist back to reality. He finds Constellation Understanding of Anguish dying, her body melting like wax, while the Morning Star of the Second Coming has been reduced to a lifeless, weightless puppet. Understanding conveys that they observed only swirling black-and-white static, unable to perceive Go Yuri’s essence, but confirms the protagonist saw something. With her final breath, she urges him to take care of "the one that still remains" before collapsing. Go Yuri dismisses the Constellations' deaths casually, praising the "Guild Leader" for wiping them out. As they travel by boat past the submerged ruins of Busan, the protagonist engages Yuri in conversation about the destroyed Haeundae bakery and its owners. He notes a temporal contradiction: he recalls a girl named Seo-ah calling him "oppa," but also a boy from the 999th cycle calling him "mister." Go Yuri seamlessly bridges this contradiction, attributing his flexibility in address to his consideration for the Saintess’s stretched lifespan. The protagonist realizes this is not a conversation but a performance; Go Yuri possesses no independent will. She accesses his memories across thousands of cycles, matching his deepest thoughts to generate the perfect, optimal dialogue for each listener. She is, effectively, a Strategy Guide that resolves the interiority of those around her. The chapter ends with the protagonist questioning if she has ever truly conversed with anyone, while she smiles, asking why he looks at her that way.
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Chapter 376
The chapter begins with an internal monologue from Go Yuri, exploring the fantasy of '[Character Making].' She reflects on how individuals idealize their avatars, prioritizing 'peerless beauty' above all else. Initially, she imagines a life filled with perfect relationships and comforts. However, when the 'Void' (catastrophe) arrives, she realizes her initial build is insufficient. To save the world and the people she cares for—her childhood friend, the literary girl, the genius artist, and her sibling—she repeatedly adds traits to her character sheet. She selects 'Swordsmanship,' 'Magic,' 'Charisma,' 'Natural Socialite,' 'Indomitable Will,' 'Graceful Speech,' 'Psychological Insight,' and 'Mind Reading.' The narrator describes this accumulation as a transformation into an undeniable 'Mary Sue,' where the original self is erased beneath layers of perfection designed to manage stress, unite humanity, and neutralize threats. This process of adding traits continues endlessly, with Go Yuri repeatedly saying, 'Just a bit more,' until she loses her original voice and identity.
The narrative shifts to a rowboat on the sea with Go Yuri and the narrator. The silence between them is heavy. Lü Bu, the narrator’s companion, breaks the tension by discussing the upcoming choice of the final Constellation, expressing unwavering loyalty to the narrator ('Brother'). They arrive at the Tower of Babel. Before disembarking, Go Yuri hands the narrator a star fragment from [The Collector of All Anomalies], whom she previously devoured. She explains that silence is the only way to communicate with her true self, as any spoken dialogue is a construct of the narrator’s imagination. She smiles faintly, stating she is more comfortable with the narrator talking to themselves as 'white noise.' The narrator apologizes, unable to know her true face. Go Yuri attempts to speak, but no voice emerges; her mouth is empty inside. She waves goodbye, and the boat drifts away empty. The narrator climbs the tower with Lü Bu. Lü Bu confirms the narrator’s memory of defeating the Collector was real, validating the narrator’s suspicion that [Complete Memory] is preventing their memories from being overwritten by the 'threads of inevitability.' At the tower's peak, the narrator encounters [The Admin of the Infinite Metagame], a white girl in shackles who has been waiting for the 'regressor.' She greets him as her 'detestable master,' marking a pivotal confrontation with the true outcast god.
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Chapter 376
The chapter begins with an internal monologue from Go Yuri, exploring the fantasy of '[Character Making].' She reflects on how individuals idealize their avatars, prioritizing 'peerless beauty' above all else. Initially, she imagines a life filled with perfect relationships and comforts. However, when the 'Void' (catastrophe) arrives, she realizes her initial build is insufficient. To save the world and the people she cares for—her childhood friend, the literary girl, the genius artist, and her sibling—she repeatedly adds traits to her character sheet. She selects 'Swordsmanship,' 'Magic,' 'Charisma,' 'Natural Socialite,' 'Indomitable Will,' 'Graceful Speech,' 'Psychological Insight,' and 'Mind Reading.' The narrator describes this accumulation as a transformation into an undeniable 'Mary Sue,' where the original self is erased beneath layers of perfection designed to manage stress, unite humanity, and neutralize threats. This process of adding traits continues endlessly, with Go Yuri repeatedly saying, 'Just a bit more,' until she loses her original voice and identity.
The narrative shifts to a rowboat on the sea with Go Yuri and the narrator. The silence between them is heavy. Lü Bu, the narrator’s companion, breaks the tension by discussing the upcoming choice of the final Constellation, expressing unwavering loyalty to the narrator ('Brother'). They arrive at the Tower of Babel. Before disembarking, Go Yuri hands the narrator a star fragment from [The Collector of All Anomalies], whom she previously devoured. She explains that silence is the only way to communicate with her true self, as any spoken dialogue is a construct of the narrator’s imagination. She smiles faintly, stating she is more comfortable with the narrator talking to themselves as 'white noise.' The narrator apologizes, unable to know her true face. Go Yuri attempts to speak, but no voice emerges; her mouth is empty inside. She waves goodbye, and the boat drifts away empty. The narrator climbs the tower with Lü Bu. Lü Bu confirms the narrator’s memory of defeating the Collector was real, validating the narrator’s suspicion that [Complete Memory] is preventing their memories from being overwritten by the 'threads of inevitability.' At the tower's peak, the narrator encounters [The Admin of the Infinite Metagame], a white girl in shackles who has been waiting for the 'regressor.' She greets him as her 'detestable master,' marking a pivotal confrontation with the true outcast god.
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Chapter 377
The Administrator of the Infinite Metagame, currently inhabiting a human body, enjoys chocolate cake prepared by the MC (Undertaker). She reveals her noble affectation stems from the Librarian (Dang Seo-rin) forcing it upon her, describing the Librarian as a "chewable miko" who once mocked her. The Administrator explains her inability to distinguish between the MC and the Librarian as she cannot determine which is the "real" master in the post-apocalyptic world. To prove her identity and test the MC’s perception, she tears open her chest, revealing her true body consists of static-filled text letters rather than biological flesh. She plucks the letters spelling "LAPTOP" from her torso, materializing the device that preserves the MC’s chronicle across regressions. The MC is surprised that the Administrator can perceive these letters, confirming her unique status. The Administrator then tests this further by extracting the letters "WHITE GIRL" and allowing the MC to rewrite them into "BLONDE GIRL," which magically changes the Administrator’s hair color to gold, demonstrating that the MC now possesses the authority to alter reality’s fundamental code. However, the MC is bound by a strict contract with Hecate (Nut) that forbids recording any information regarding her or the 173rd run. The Administrator proposes a loophole: since she cannot distinguish the MC from Go Yuri (the Pink Entity), recording details about Go Yuri from the 999th cycle in the laptop is technically permissible. They agree to this plan. To secure the data against authority interference, the Administrator creates a new folder named "Library Society" on the laptop. She plans to hide the clues for defeating the Pink Entity within the massive volume of daily data entries flooding into the Great Library, using the noise as camouflage against detection.
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8:12
Chapter 377
The Administrator of the Infinite Metagame, currently inhabiting a human body, enjoys chocolate cake prepared by the MC (Undertaker). She reveals her noble affectation stems from the Librarian (Dang Seo-rin) forcing it upon her, describing the Librarian as a "chewable miko" who once mocked her. The Administrator explains her inability to distinguish between the MC and the Librarian as she cannot determine which is the "real" master in the post-apocalyptic world. To prove her identity and test the MC’s perception, she tears open her chest, revealing her true body consists of static-filled text letters rather than biological flesh. She plucks the letters spelling "LAPTOP" from her torso, materializing the device that preserves the MC’s chronicle across regressions. The MC is surprised that the Administrator can perceive these letters, confirming her unique status. The Administrator then tests this further by extracting the letters "WHITE GIRL" and allowing the MC to rewrite them into "BLONDE GIRL," which magically changes the Administrator’s hair color to gold, demonstrating that the MC now possesses the authority to alter reality’s fundamental code. However, the MC is bound by a strict contract with Hecate (Nut) that forbids recording any information regarding her or the 173rd run. The Administrator proposes a loophole: since she cannot distinguish the MC from Go Yuri (the Pink Entity), recording details about Go Yuri from the 999th cycle in the laptop is technically permissible. They agree to this plan. To secure the data against authority interference, the Administrator creates a new folder named "Library Society" on the laptop. She plans to hide the clues for defeating the Pink Entity within the massive volume of daily data entries flooding into the Great Library, using the noise as camouflage against detection.
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Chapter 378
In Chapter 378, the narrator, identified as the Undertaker, executes the final phase of a stratagem designed to pass information regarding the anomaly Go Yuri to his future selves. The chapter opens with a system announcement confirming that Sim Ah-ryeon, [The Librarian of the Great Library], has ascended to become a Constellation. The Undertaker engages in dialogue with the Admin of the Infinite Metagame, an entity currently trapped within a laptop as a VTuber avatar, who expresses resentment over her surrender and loss of autonomy. The Undertaker reveals he possesses the core fragments of the new Constellation and proposes a plan to define her 'settings' to prevent her from becoming a threat to humanity. He convinces the Admin to assist in creating a 'setting bible' that restricts [The Librarian] to the realm of fiction, leveraging the Admin’s own nature as an Outer God of fiction to neutralize her potential for explosive power.
The Undertaker begins typing the configuration into a Notepad file, a process that drains his spiritual energy, described as innate true qi. He establishes core rules: [The Librarian] will record anomalies and ghost stories but cannot reveal their own nature or prove her existence. He reveals that his previous alias, the Duke of the Black Library, was a façade to pass anomaly strategies to Awakeners, and now, as he births the Constellation, he acknowledges the inevitability of this path. During the process, the Admin confesses she surrendered not just for survival but to watch the Undertaker’s final epilogue, admitting her desire to witness his fate despite his inevitable memory reset. The Undertaker reflects on the cruelty of his curse to remember across cycles while he will be forgotten.
Crucially, the Undertaker employs a magical constraint: he must write about Go Yuri without using her name, as uttering it would allow her to perceive the message from outside the cycle. Instead, he uses aliases and coded epithets that only a regressor would recognize, ensuring the next iteration of himself will be compelled to engage with the data. As he types the final entries, the Constellation fragments dissolve, and the Admin’s avatar fades into static. The Undertaker hits Enter, completing the guidebook for his future self. Overcome by spiritual depletion, he closes his eyes, entrusting the strategy to the 'next me,' thereby securing the continuity of his plan against Go Yuri.
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Chapter 378
In Chapter 378, the narrator, identified as the Undertaker, executes the final phase of a stratagem designed to pass information regarding the anomaly Go Yuri to his future selves. The chapter opens with a system announcement confirming that Sim Ah-ryeon, [The Librarian of the Great Library], has ascended to become a Constellation. The Undertaker engages in dialogue with the Admin of the Infinite Metagame, an entity currently trapped within a laptop as a VTuber avatar, who expresses resentment over her surrender and loss of autonomy. The Undertaker reveals he possesses the core fragments of the new Constellation and proposes a plan to define her 'settings' to prevent her from becoming a threat to humanity. He convinces the Admin to assist in creating a 'setting bible' that restricts [The Librarian] to the realm of fiction, leveraging the Admin’s own nature as an Outer God of fiction to neutralize her potential for explosive power.
The Undertaker begins typing the configuration into a Notepad file, a process that drains his spiritual energy, described as innate true qi. He establishes core rules: [The Librarian] will record anomalies and ghost stories but cannot reveal their own nature or prove her existence. He reveals that his previous alias, the Duke of the Black Library, was a façade to pass anomaly strategies to Awakeners, and now, as he births the Constellation, he acknowledges the inevitability of this path. During the process, the Admin confesses she surrendered not just for survival but to watch the Undertaker’s final epilogue, admitting her desire to witness his fate despite his inevitable memory reset. The Undertaker reflects on the cruelty of his curse to remember across cycles while he will be forgotten.
Crucially, the Undertaker employs a magical constraint: he must write about Go Yuri without using her name, as uttering it would allow her to perceive the message from outside the cycle. Instead, he uses aliases and coded epithets that only a regressor would recognize, ensuring the next iteration of himself will be compelled to engage with the data. As he types the final entries, the Constellation fragments dissolve, and the Admin’s avatar fades into static. The Undertaker hits Enter, completing the guidebook for his future self. Overcome by spiritual depletion, he closes his eyes, entrusting the strategy to the 'next me,' thereby securing the continuity of his plan against Go Yuri.
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Chapter 379
The Undertaker finds himself in a surreal dream sequence, paddling a tiny boat across a submerged world alongside Go Yuri, who rows with a mysterious, eyepatch-wearing oarsman resembling a hybrid of Dok-seo and the Saintess. Realizing via his [Complete Memory] that this cannot be a true memory, he attempts to negate the anomaly, but instead experiences a profound sense of forgetting as the world bleaches to white. The Saintess appears, explaining she has stopped time moments before his death in the 999th cycle to provide a final interlude carved out with Lady Hecate’s authority. She reveals that the 173rd cycle has already ended, triggering a promise between him and Hecate. The Undertaker recognizes her not just as the Saintess, but as the same entity he has sought across 999 cycles, evidenced by a silver bell bracelet from Busan Station he bought for her. They embrace, sharing a moment of mutual recognition and missing each other, despite his current amnesia regarding their shared history. The Saintess explains that while he will lose this memory due to a contract, his efforts were not in vain; his comrades, particularly Oh Dok-seo, will eventually witness this moment through the [Side Story Creation] power. She possesses immense power from collecting her 'shards' and Hecate’s freedom, allowing her to use [Telepathy] to send a single message across time and space to the past—specifically to the youngest version of the Saintess before she even knew her own nature. They recall their first meeting in Cycle 36, where the Saintess admitted Constellations were fictional constructs she invented to prepare for an apocalypse she foretold in dreams. The Undertaker accepts this final quest, deciding to send the telepathic message to that younger self, affirming that her belief was correct and that their entire journey across 999 cycles was necessary for this moment to exist. The chapter ends with the intent to transmit this message to the past.
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11:33
Chapter 379
The Undertaker finds himself in a surreal dream sequence, paddling a tiny boat across a submerged world alongside Go Yuri, who rows with a mysterious, eyepatch-wearing oarsman resembling a hybrid of Dok-seo and the Saintess. Realizing via his [Complete Memory] that this cannot be a true memory, he attempts to negate the anomaly, but instead experiences a profound sense of forgetting as the world bleaches to white. The Saintess appears, explaining she has stopped time moments before his death in the 999th cycle to provide a final interlude carved out with Lady Hecate’s authority. She reveals that the 173rd cycle has already ended, triggering a promise between him and Hecate. The Undertaker recognizes her not just as the Saintess, but as the same entity he has sought across 999 cycles, evidenced by a silver bell bracelet from Busan Station he bought for her. They embrace, sharing a moment of mutual recognition and missing each other, despite his current amnesia regarding their shared history. The Saintess explains that while he will lose this memory due to a contract, his efforts were not in vain; his comrades, particularly Oh Dok-seo, will eventually witness this moment through the [Side Story Creation] power. She possesses immense power from collecting her 'shards' and Hecate’s freedom, allowing her to use [Telepathy] to send a single message across time and space to the past—specifically to the youngest version of the Saintess before she even knew her own nature. They recall their first meeting in Cycle 36, where the Saintess admitted Constellations were fictional constructs she invented to prepare for an apocalypse she foretold in dreams. The Undertaker accepts this final quest, deciding to send the telepathic message to that younger self, affirming that her belief was correct and that their entire journey across 999 cycles was necessary for this moment to exist. The chapter ends with the intent to transmit this message to the past.
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Chapter 380
The chapter begins with the protagonist waking from a nightmare, referred to simply as 'she' since she has not yet earned the title of Saintess. Suffering from sleep paralysis and hallucinations caused by sleeping pills, she hears a voice from her past self interacting with a mysterious entity referred to with redacted names ('■■'). This internal dialogue reveals she is observing her past self, creating a recursive loop of memory and observation. She proceeds with her routine: peeling a banana, checking her blank calendar, and noting a single entry, '6 June: END,' confirming her plan to die on that date. She liquidates her assets, donating 93% of her 9.78 billion won fortune to carefully vetted NGOs, finding unexpected happiness in the act despite her self-loathing. As she prepares for suicide by taking zolpidem and a barbiturate, her vision blurs and she falls back into a nightmare state. In this dream, the world is a nuclear ruin filled with grotesque monsters. A white, shadowy figure resembling a human appears, speaking with a mechanical, unnatural voice. The shadow admits it is her own future self or an echo, possessing limited power and unable to reveal specific truths due to constraints. It begs her to delay her suicide, warning that her future life as a hero will be ungrateful and lonely; people will feel betrayed upon discovering she is not a '■■', and her efforts will ultimately crumble as the world ends again. The shadow explains that its presence is a plea to prolong her life long enough to meet one specific person who she will come to like, implying this connection is the only reason to endure the impending suffering.
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Chapter 380
The chapter begins with the protagonist waking from a nightmare, referred to simply as 'she' since she has not yet earned the title of Saintess. Suffering from sleep paralysis and hallucinations caused by sleeping pills, she hears a voice from her past self interacting with a mysterious entity referred to with redacted names ('■■'). This internal dialogue reveals she is observing her past self, creating a recursive loop of memory and observation. She proceeds with her routine: peeling a banana, checking her blank calendar, and noting a single entry, '6 June: END,' confirming her plan to die on that date. She liquidates her assets, donating 93% of her 9.78 billion won fortune to carefully vetted NGOs, finding unexpected happiness in the act despite her self-loathing. As she prepares for suicide by taking zolpidem and a barbiturate, her vision blurs and she falls back into a nightmare state. In this dream, the world is a nuclear ruin filled with grotesque monsters. A white, shadowy figure resembling a human appears, speaking with a mechanical, unnatural voice. The shadow admits it is her own future self or an echo, possessing limited power and unable to reveal specific truths due to constraints. It begs her to delay her suicide, warning that her future life as a hero will be ungrateful and lonely; people will feel betrayed upon discovering she is not a '■■', and her efforts will ultimately crumble as the world ends again. The shadow explains that its presence is a plea to prolong her life long enough to meet one specific person who she will come to like, implying this connection is the only reason to endure the impending suffering.
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Chapter 381
In a dream state, the protagonist, a highly disciplined and intellectually rigorous young woman, engages in a prolonged dialogue with an enigmatic shadow entity. The shadow, referred to as 'Mr. Undertaker' by a second, silent shadow, begins by analyzing her standards for romance. The protagonist defends her high expectations—arguing for fitness, wealth, compassion, philosophical depth, and a balance of stillness and energy—as merely reasonable for a modern capitalist society. The shadow critiques her for overestimating human capability and demanding perfection, suggesting her standards are the problem, not her. Despite her defensive posture, the shadow delivers a prophecy: she will come to like a specific person who is not 'special' but ordinary, and through this connection, she will learn to cherish herself, develop new hobbies like reading 'Romance of the Three Kingdoms', and gain new abilities. The shadow grants her a 'miracle' by instructing her to clasp her hands, awakening her powers of telepathy (sending messages to known Awakeners), shared vision, and time stoppage. The entity claims it will wait until it 'becomes her again.' The protagonist wakes up in her bed, confused by her praying posture and the lingering warmth in her hands, dismissing it as a dream induced by sleeping pills. However, she soon discovers that speaking or thinking aloud causes floating letters to appear in the air, which vanish when she touches them. Realizing her hands are clasped in the praying pose, she tests this, confirming the letters reappear. Over the course of the morning, she experiments with her newfound ability, realizing she has effortlessly awakened powers that take others years to master. The chapter concludes with her unaware of the term 'Awakening,' noting that while others struggle with trial and error, her ease is inevitable, and hinting that by summer, she will fall in love with someone.
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Chapter 381
In a dream state, the protagonist, a highly disciplined and intellectually rigorous young woman, engages in a prolonged dialogue with an enigmatic shadow entity. The shadow, referred to as 'Mr. Undertaker' by a second, silent shadow, begins by analyzing her standards for romance. The protagonist defends her high expectations—arguing for fitness, wealth, compassion, philosophical depth, and a balance of stillness and energy—as merely reasonable for a modern capitalist society. The shadow critiques her for overestimating human capability and demanding perfection, suggesting her standards are the problem, not her. Despite her defensive posture, the shadow delivers a prophecy: she will come to like a specific person who is not 'special' but ordinary, and through this connection, she will learn to cherish herself, develop new hobbies like reading 'Romance of the Three Kingdoms', and gain new abilities. The shadow grants her a 'miracle' by instructing her to clasp her hands, awakening her powers of telepathy (sending messages to known Awakeners), shared vision, and time stoppage. The entity claims it will wait until it 'becomes her again.' The protagonist wakes up in her bed, confused by her praying posture and the lingering warmth in her hands, dismissing it as a dream induced by sleeping pills. However, she soon discovers that speaking or thinking aloud causes floating letters to appear in the air, which vanish when she touches them. Realizing her hands are clasped in the praying pose, she tests this, confirming the letters reappear. Over the course of the morning, she experiments with her newfound ability, realizing she has effortlessly awakened powers that take others years to master. The chapter concludes with her unaware of the term 'Awakening,' noting that while others struggle with trial and error, her ease is inevitable, and hinting that by summer, she will fall in love with someone.
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Chapter 382
In a void of white emptiness, Jeong Ye-ji speaks with her past self, expressing gratitude for their shared struggle. The younger version reveals the toll of retaining [Time Stop] for two millennia, noting that while her memories of voices faded, she relied on a worn diary and visual recollection to survive. She admits anxiety about reconnecting with humanity, fearing she had become a monster. Ye-ji reassures her that they will face the future together, whether human or monstrous, and reveals that Dang Seo-rin’s spell will allow the Undertaker to hear the voices of anomalies in future cycles. Moved by this continuity of hope, Ye-ji vows not to choose death as long as one person remains. They share a tender moment, with Ye-ji holding her past self’s hand and promising to find her again in the thousandth summer. The scene shifts to the 1,000th cycle, where the Regressor, having forgotten his epic journey, awakens at Busan Station. He encounters the Saintess for what he believes is their first meeting under a ruined convenience store. Unlike previous cycles where he concealed her identity to protect her from Constellations, this time he recognizes the weight of his demand. He struggles with the awkwardness of speaking her real name, having not said it in millennia, but finally calls her "Ms. Jeong Ye-ji." She reacts with surprise and warmth, interlacing her fingers with his and testing his sincerity. After the intimate exchange, they resume their business regarding the Regression Alliance. The Regressor asks her to refrain from using [Clairvoyance] for one day due to a personal meeting. She agrees, believing him to be meeting Dang Seo-rin, and smiles, unaware that this agreement marks the beginning of a monumental lie that will alter their future dynamic.
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Chapter 382
In a void of white emptiness, Jeong Ye-ji speaks with her past self, expressing gratitude for their shared struggle. The younger version reveals the toll of retaining [Time Stop] for two millennia, noting that while her memories of voices faded, she relied on a worn diary and visual recollection to survive. She admits anxiety about reconnecting with humanity, fearing she had become a monster. Ye-ji reassures her that they will face the future together, whether human or monstrous, and reveals that Dang Seo-rin’s spell will allow the Undertaker to hear the voices of anomalies in future cycles. Moved by this continuity of hope, Ye-ji vows not to choose death as long as one person remains. They share a tender moment, with Ye-ji holding her past self’s hand and promising to find her again in the thousandth summer. The scene shifts to the 1,000th cycle, where the Regressor, having forgotten his epic journey, awakens at Busan Station. He encounters the Saintess for what he believes is their first meeting under a ruined convenience store. Unlike previous cycles where he concealed her identity to protect her from Constellations, this time he recognizes the weight of his demand. He struggles with the awkwardness of speaking her real name, having not said it in millennia, but finally calls her "Ms. Jeong Ye-ji." She reacts with surprise and warmth, interlacing her fingers with his and testing his sincerity. After the intimate exchange, they resume their business regarding the Regression Alliance. The Regressor asks her to refrain from using [Clairvoyance] for one day due to a personal meeting. She agrees, believing him to be meeting Dang Seo-rin, and smiles, unaware that this agreement marks the beginning of a monumental lie that will alter their future dynamic.
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Chapter 383
The Undertaker wakes with a visceral sense of doom, sensing that something crucial has gone irretrievably wrong, a premonition confirmed by the escalating strangeness of his current cycle. He notes that since the 1,000th cycle, Dang Seo-rin has become obsessively focused on him. Unlike her previous sporadic wanderlust, she now greets him with relentless daily enthusiasm, initiating elaborate excursions such as visiting Beomeosa Temple for plum and cherry blossoms, despite the narrator noting the absurdity of her behavior given the post-apocalyptic setting. When the Undertaker finally confronts her after drinking courage alcohol, she claims she simply hears "wonderful music" from his heart—a sound of humming and a cappella that calms her. She explains that being near him makes lies and bluffing vanish, leading the Undertaker to panic as his internal alert alarms trigger. The situation worsens with KakaoTalk notifications from the Saintess, who, unlike in previous cycles, now addresses him formally as "Mr. Undertaker," breaking her previous pattern of indifference to forms of address.
Confused and desperate, the Undertaker seeks advice from Oh Dok-seo. He questions her about why his associates are acting so strangely. Oh Dok-seo, identifying herself as a dating master, offers no immediate romantic solution but lists colleagues who might help. She dismisses Sim Ah-ryeon due to her workload and Lee Ju-ho and Kim Ji-soo due to their specific roles, noting that Seo Gyu is the Saintess's mole and thus complicit in the surveillance. When Lee Ha-yul is suggested, she launches into a picket protest against remarriage, citing the danger of the Undertaker's emotional attachment and the catastrophic civilizational collapse that would follow his death, while also revealing a disturbing suggestion that the Undertaker's puppet maid is actually his mother. Oh Dok-seo concludes that she is the only neutral party available.
The conversation is interrupted by Cheon Yo-hwa, who is residing in the forbidden zone under a Time Seal. Cheon Yo-hwa initially complains about the noise in her sanctuary but listens as the Undertaker explains that the Saintess has begun using Clairvoyance to spy on him, ignoring his previous requests to stop. Cheon Yo-hwa reflects on the Saintess's hidden depths and the value of her accumulated knowledge. Rather than offering comfort, Cheon Yo-hwa reframes the situation as a strategic opportunity. She suggests that since this is a "vacation run" in the 1,000th cycle, the Undertaker should conduct an experiment: he should engage in a "fake" romance with the Saintess. She argues that this would provide valuable data on how others will react once he conquers the Void, turning his personal crisis into a calculated social test. The chapter ends with the Undertaker contemplating this unconventional advice, deepening his sense of uncertainty.
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10:51
Chapter 383
The Undertaker wakes with a visceral sense of doom, sensing that something crucial has gone irretrievably wrong, a premonition confirmed by the escalating strangeness of his current cycle. He notes that since the 1,000th cycle, Dang Seo-rin has become obsessively focused on him. Unlike her previous sporadic wanderlust, she now greets him with relentless daily enthusiasm, initiating elaborate excursions such as visiting Beomeosa Temple for plum and cherry blossoms, despite the narrator noting the absurdity of her behavior given the post-apocalyptic setting. When the Undertaker finally confronts her after drinking courage alcohol, she claims she simply hears "wonderful music" from his heart—a sound of humming and a cappella that calms her. She explains that being near him makes lies and bluffing vanish, leading the Undertaker to panic as his internal alert alarms trigger. The situation worsens with KakaoTalk notifications from the Saintess, who, unlike in previous cycles, now addresses him formally as "Mr. Undertaker," breaking her previous pattern of indifference to forms of address.
Confused and desperate, the Undertaker seeks advice from Oh Dok-seo. He questions her about why his associates are acting so strangely. Oh Dok-seo, identifying herself as a dating master, offers no immediate romantic solution but lists colleagues who might help. She dismisses Sim Ah-ryeon due to her workload and Lee Ju-ho and Kim Ji-soo due to their specific roles, noting that Seo Gyu is the Saintess's mole and thus complicit in the surveillance. When Lee Ha-yul is suggested, she launches into a picket protest against remarriage, citing the danger of the Undertaker's emotional attachment and the catastrophic civilizational collapse that would follow his death, while also revealing a disturbing suggestion that the Undertaker's puppet maid is actually his mother. Oh Dok-seo concludes that she is the only neutral party available.
The conversation is interrupted by Cheon Yo-hwa, who is residing in the forbidden zone under a Time Seal. Cheon Yo-hwa initially complains about the noise in her sanctuary but listens as the Undertaker explains that the Saintess has begun using Clairvoyance to spy on him, ignoring his previous requests to stop. Cheon Yo-hwa reflects on the Saintess's hidden depths and the value of her accumulated knowledge. Rather than offering comfort, Cheon Yo-hwa reframes the situation as a strategic opportunity. She suggests that since this is a "vacation run" in the 1,000th cycle, the Undertaker should conduct an experiment: he should engage in a "fake" romance with the Saintess. She argues that this would provide valuable data on how others will react once he conquers the Void, turning his personal crisis into a calculated social test. The chapter ends with the Undertaker contemplating this unconventional advice, deepening his sense of uncertainty.
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Chapter 384
In a classroom decorated with mountain lilies by the Regressor, Sim Ah-ryeon is invited to be the subject of a "pretend romance" to test karmic backlash. The Regressor confesses, "I love you. Please go out with me," and Ah-ryeon instantly rejects him. The Regressor collapses in despair, prompting mocking laughter from Oh Dok-seo, Lee Ha-yul, and Cheon Yo-hwa, who reveal the confession was a scheme to gauge reactions. The Regressor, feeling humiliated and mentally wrecked during his supposed vacation cycle, contemplates resetting his timeline. Ah-ryeon calmly asks for an explanation, and the Regressor admits the plan to avoid future resentment. Ah-ryeon agrees to the arrangement, revealing her enjoyment of hatred and her desire for a hassle-free relationship where she can leech off him. The Regressor questions why she rejected the initial confession so abruptly; she cites laziness regarding domestic upkeep and lifestyle interference. Cheon Yo-hwa then intervenes, arguing that the Regressor is naive for delaying his romantic life. She posits that the essential issue is not who he dates, but finding a partner who can tolerate his existing companions, specifically Ah-ryeon, Lee Ha-yul, and Oh Dok-seo. To prove her point, Yo-hwa interviews Ah-ryeon. When asked how she would feel if the Regressor devoted his life to another, Ah-ryeon claims indifference but quickly escalates to a chilling resolve: if a third party blocks her access to the Regressor, she will kill them. She rationalizes this by claiming that if the rival refuses compromise, she becomes an unintelligent obstacle to be removed. Lee Ha-yul confirms she has already agreed to live with the Regressor as family, rejecting any third party's authority over her residence. Oh Dok-seo suggests a compromise involving a private café, which Yo-hwa dismisses as only moderately sane compared to the others. Yo-hwa concludes that the Regressor must find a partner who can accept Ah-ryeon's hovering, Ha-yul's cohabitation, and Dok-seo's daily presence, or face death. The Regressor, realizing the impossibility of such a condition, accepts the grim reality. The chapter ends with the Regressor acknowledging that his most probable ending is to remain single until death.
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12:53
Chapter 384
In a classroom decorated with mountain lilies by the Regressor, Sim Ah-ryeon is invited to be the subject of a "pretend romance" to test karmic backlash. The Regressor confesses, "I love you. Please go out with me," and Ah-ryeon instantly rejects him. The Regressor collapses in despair, prompting mocking laughter from Oh Dok-seo, Lee Ha-yul, and Cheon Yo-hwa, who reveal the confession was a scheme to gauge reactions. The Regressor, feeling humiliated and mentally wrecked during his supposed vacation cycle, contemplates resetting his timeline. Ah-ryeon calmly asks for an explanation, and the Regressor admits the plan to avoid future resentment. Ah-ryeon agrees to the arrangement, revealing her enjoyment of hatred and her desire for a hassle-free relationship where she can leech off him. The Regressor questions why she rejected the initial confession so abruptly; she cites laziness regarding domestic upkeep and lifestyle interference. Cheon Yo-hwa then intervenes, arguing that the Regressor is naive for delaying his romantic life. She posits that the essential issue is not who he dates, but finding a partner who can tolerate his existing companions, specifically Ah-ryeon, Lee Ha-yul, and Oh Dok-seo. To prove her point, Yo-hwa interviews Ah-ryeon. When asked how she would feel if the Regressor devoted his life to another, Ah-ryeon claims indifference but quickly escalates to a chilling resolve: if a third party blocks her access to the Regressor, she will kill them. She rationalizes this by claiming that if the rival refuses compromise, she becomes an unintelligent obstacle to be removed. Lee Ha-yul confirms she has already agreed to live with the Regressor as family, rejecting any third party's authority over her residence. Oh Dok-seo suggests a compromise involving a private café, which Yo-hwa dismisses as only moderately sane compared to the others. Yo-hwa concludes that the Regressor must find a partner who can accept Ah-ryeon's hovering, Ha-yul's cohabitation, and Dok-seo's daily presence, or face death. The Regressor, realizing the impossibility of such a condition, accepts the grim reality. The chapter ends with the Regressor acknowledging that his most probable ending is to remain single until death.
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385
Chapter 385
The Undertaker (Oh Dok-seo) begins a new chapter in his life, leaving behind a brief letter of farewell pinned to the wall of their Inunaki Tunnel hideout. He travels to Saipan Island, a location chosen specifically because its distance ensures that even the Saintess Jeong Ye-ji’s clairvoyance cannot reach him. Seeking solitude, he reflects on the difficulty of maintaining isolation and the complexity of human emotions, rejecting simple definitions of romance. His quiet moment is interrupted by the sudden arrival of Noh Do-hwa, who has appeared on the island without explanation or consent. While Oh Dok-seo attempts to frame the situation as a voluntary vacation, Noh Do-hwa immediately cuts to the chase, questioning his intentions. Oh Dok-seo explains that Cheon Yo-hwa recommended him for a specific mission: to stage a fake romance. Noh Do-hwa reacts with disdain, calling him a 'shit-weasel' and expressing skepticism about Cheon Yo-hwa’s sanity and motives. She questions why she was chosen over more logical alternatives like Yu Ji-won. Oh Dok-seo presents the first of Cheon Yo-hwa’s instructions, a note reading 'Reverse thinking,' which Noh Do-hwa dismisses as pretentious. However, sensing deeper layers to the scheme, she asks for a second note. Upon receiving the slip reading 'Simply trust one human being' and 'A wager,' her sarcasm wavers, though she remains guarded. Recognizing the gravity of the moment, Noh Do-hwa proposes a condition for her involvement: she will bet that a third note contains something 'vile.' If correct, she will fully commit to the plan; if not, she will deny ever hearing it. Oh Dok-seo produces the third note as predicted. It contains a complex instruction: 'Miracle logic: Invoice yourselves as debt to get what you want. Then claim it's separate. Detach! Booster! Launch!' followed by 'Good thing this person is kind, right?' Noh Do-hwa reads this, laughs deeply, tears the note into confetti, and drinks the scraps with her wine. She admits to being genuinely angered by the manipulation, calling Oh Dok-seo a collector of 'absolute bastards.' Despite her fury, she agrees to join the fake romance on one strict condition: from that moment forward, every word she speaks and every action she takes will be a lie, effectively creating a counterfeit relationship where her true feelings are entirely concealed. She accepts the arrangement, dropping her professional demeanor to reveal a brilliant, dangerous smile, asking if they should 'drag everyone else into hell together.' Oh Dok-seo agrees, and their dangerous charade begins.
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9:20
Chapter 385
The Undertaker (Oh Dok-seo) begins a new chapter in his life, leaving behind a brief letter of farewell pinned to the wall of their Inunaki Tunnel hideout. He travels to Saipan Island, a location chosen specifically because its distance ensures that even the Saintess Jeong Ye-ji’s clairvoyance cannot reach him. Seeking solitude, he reflects on the difficulty of maintaining isolation and the complexity of human emotions, rejecting simple definitions of romance. His quiet moment is interrupted by the sudden arrival of Noh Do-hwa, who has appeared on the island without explanation or consent. While Oh Dok-seo attempts to frame the situation as a voluntary vacation, Noh Do-hwa immediately cuts to the chase, questioning his intentions. Oh Dok-seo explains that Cheon Yo-hwa recommended him for a specific mission: to stage a fake romance. Noh Do-hwa reacts with disdain, calling him a 'shit-weasel' and expressing skepticism about Cheon Yo-hwa’s sanity and motives. She questions why she was chosen over more logical alternatives like Yu Ji-won. Oh Dok-seo presents the first of Cheon Yo-hwa’s instructions, a note reading 'Reverse thinking,' which Noh Do-hwa dismisses as pretentious. However, sensing deeper layers to the scheme, she asks for a second note. Upon receiving the slip reading 'Simply trust one human being' and 'A wager,' her sarcasm wavers, though she remains guarded. Recognizing the gravity of the moment, Noh Do-hwa proposes a condition for her involvement: she will bet that a third note contains something 'vile.' If correct, she will fully commit to the plan; if not, she will deny ever hearing it. Oh Dok-seo produces the third note as predicted. It contains a complex instruction: 'Miracle logic: Invoice yourselves as debt to get what you want. Then claim it's separate. Detach! Booster! Launch!' followed by 'Good thing this person is kind, right?' Noh Do-hwa reads this, laughs deeply, tears the note into confetti, and drinks the scraps with her wine. She admits to being genuinely angered by the manipulation, calling Oh Dok-seo a collector of 'absolute bastards.' Despite her fury, she agrees to join the fake romance on one strict condition: from that moment forward, every word she speaks and every action she takes will be a lie, effectively creating a counterfeit relationship where her true feelings are entirely concealed. She accepts the arrangement, dropping her professional demeanor to reveal a brilliant, dangerous smile, asking if they should 'drag everyone else into hell together.' Oh Dok-seo agrees, and their dangerous charade begins.
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386
Chapter 386
Following the events at the resort, the Undetaker and Noh Do-hwa lay low on a deserted island for several days, adhering to Do-hwa’s insistence on secrecy. Do-hwa instructs the Undetaker to return to Busan and feign normalcy, claiming they are observing humanity’s reaction to discover the perfect strategy. She then departs, leaving the Undetaker to investigate Cheon Yo-hwa at the Tower of Babel. The Undetaker interrogates Cheon Yo-hwa, who sits casually on a desk, about how she persuaded Do-hwa. The Undetaker reveals the content of the notes he wrote: 'Reverse thinking,' 'Simply trust one human being,' 'A wager,' and 'Cowardice of the defeated.' Cheon Yo-hwa analyzes these, explaining that Do-hwa, being highly suspicious, would assume a trap. The second note, 'Simply trust one human being, the Undertaker,' served as a wager—a gamble on whether the Undetaker could achieve a happy ending that included Do-hwa. Cheon Yo-hwa, a gambler by nature, staked everything on the slim chance of success, stating she would gladly accept defeat if caused by him because her trust was genuine. She admits she cannot explain the other notes, teasing that the Undetaker must ask Do-hwa directly.
A week passes. The Undetaker receives a telepathic message from Jeong Ye-ji, who questions if he enjoyed his vacation. He deflects, claiming he simply let Do-hwa rest because she never rests on her own. Jeong Ye-ji probes further, revealing that Do-hwa bought expensive, fashionable clothes, suggesting a shift in her demeanor. The Undetaker feigns ignorance. Later, Yu Ji-won bursts into the Undetaker’s room, alarmed that Director Noh Do-hwa has been 'possessed by an anomaly.' Yu Ji-won explains that Do-hwa’s behavior has become bizarre: she asked for fashion advice, summoned top designers, and softened her speech from pessimistic to gentle. Yu Ji-won attempts to report more but is telepathically silenced by Jeong Ye-ji, who cuts off communication. Yu Ji-won apologizes and leaves abruptly.
The next morning, on the exact day the week ended, the Undetaker leaves the guild and finds Noh Do-hwa waiting for him. Her appearance is drastically transformed: her hair is smooth and styled, and she wears a perfectly fitted, designer-made outfit that looks casual yet elegant. She greets him with a shy, genuine smile—a behavior completely alien to her usual cynical self—and asks him to walk and try sangria. The Undetaker is left stunned by her transformation into a beautiful, gentle woman, questioning what has happened to her.
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12:13
Chapter 386
Following the events at the resort, the Undetaker and Noh Do-hwa lay low on a deserted island for several days, adhering to Do-hwa’s insistence on secrecy. Do-hwa instructs the Undetaker to return to Busan and feign normalcy, claiming they are observing humanity’s reaction to discover the perfect strategy. She then departs, leaving the Undetaker to investigate Cheon Yo-hwa at the Tower of Babel. The Undetaker interrogates Cheon Yo-hwa, who sits casually on a desk, about how she persuaded Do-hwa. The Undetaker reveals the content of the notes he wrote: 'Reverse thinking,' 'Simply trust one human being,' 'A wager,' and 'Cowardice of the defeated.' Cheon Yo-hwa analyzes these, explaining that Do-hwa, being highly suspicious, would assume a trap. The second note, 'Simply trust one human being, the Undertaker,' served as a wager—a gamble on whether the Undetaker could achieve a happy ending that included Do-hwa. Cheon Yo-hwa, a gambler by nature, staked everything on the slim chance of success, stating she would gladly accept defeat if caused by him because her trust was genuine. She admits she cannot explain the other notes, teasing that the Undetaker must ask Do-hwa directly.
A week passes. The Undetaker receives a telepathic message from Jeong Ye-ji, who questions if he enjoyed his vacation. He deflects, claiming he simply let Do-hwa rest because she never rests on her own. Jeong Ye-ji probes further, revealing that Do-hwa bought expensive, fashionable clothes, suggesting a shift in her demeanor. The Undetaker feigns ignorance. Later, Yu Ji-won bursts into the Undetaker’s room, alarmed that Director Noh Do-hwa has been 'possessed by an anomaly.' Yu Ji-won explains that Do-hwa’s behavior has become bizarre: she asked for fashion advice, summoned top designers, and softened her speech from pessimistic to gentle. Yu Ji-won attempts to report more but is telepathically silenced by Jeong Ye-ji, who cuts off communication. Yu Ji-won apologizes and leaves abruptly.
The next morning, on the exact day the week ended, the Undetaker leaves the guild and finds Noh Do-hwa waiting for him. Her appearance is drastically transformed: her hair is smooth and styled, and she wears a perfectly fitted, designer-made outfit that looks casual yet elegant. She greets him with a shy, genuine smile—a behavior completely alien to her usual cynical self—and asks him to walk and try sangria. The Undetaker is left stunned by her transformation into a beautiful, gentle woman, questioning what has happened to her.
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Chapter 387
The Undertaker reflects on the nature of memory and nostalgia, citing Oh Dok-seo's cynical view that past masterpieces are merely filtered by time. He recalls his fifth cycle, where Commander Dang Seo-rin ordered him to read *Harry Potter*, specifically noting Hermione’s transformation at the Yule Ball as the archetype for romance fantasy. He notes his own preference for the Harry-Luna dynamic as a critique of the series' irony. His reverie is interrupted when Director Noh Do-hwa, walking beside him in Haeundae, questions his prolonged stare. The Undertaker feigns embarrassment, asking if she is truly Noh Do-hwa or an anomaly. Noh Do-hwa confirms her identity with a warm smile, noting his flustered state, but warns that any public display of their relationship will be fabricated lies, as part of a contract where she reveals no true feelings. She delivers a rapid-fire declaration of fake love: every touch and word is a lie. The Undertaker recognizes this as a tactical maneuver to exploit his vulnerability and deny her the satisfaction of his genuine reaction. He counters by adopting a perfect, fabricated smile, claiming he blushed out of admiration and will now mimic her behavior. A silent, intense exchange of intent occurs through their gaze; Noh Do-hwa attempts to outmaneuver him by interlacing their fingers, a move that shocks the Undertaker. He realizes that while she has infinite resets to forget any black-history scandal, he will bear the eternal stigma of the memory. Before he can process this tactical disadvantage, Dang Seo-rin appears at Jagalchi Market. Startled by the sight of the Undertaker holding hands with Noh Do-hwa, she drops her basket of apples in shock. She screams at the Undertaker, questioning his relationship with Noh Do-hwa. Noh Do-hwa calmly introduces herself, but because Dang Seo-rin perceives the world through sound and timbre, and Noh Do-hwa’s voice is genuine, Seo-rin cannot detect the deception. Overwhelmed by the dissonance between her senses and the reality before her, Dang Seo-rin faints. As chaos erupts and attendants rush to their colleague, Sim Ah-ryeon appears, drawn by the commotion. She ignores the Undertaker’s frantic warnings and begins snapping photos of the scene, captivated by the drama. That evening, Ah-ryeon posts the image to the SG Net with a caption mocking the Undertaker’s alleged infidelity toward the Great Witch. The post garners 3,103 likes, setting a new record for the platform.
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13:01
Chapter 387
The Undertaker reflects on the nature of memory and nostalgia, citing Oh Dok-seo's cynical view that past masterpieces are merely filtered by time. He recalls his fifth cycle, where Commander Dang Seo-rin ordered him to read *Harry Potter*, specifically noting Hermione’s transformation at the Yule Ball as the archetype for romance fantasy. He notes his own preference for the Harry-Luna dynamic as a critique of the series' irony. His reverie is interrupted when Director Noh Do-hwa, walking beside him in Haeundae, questions his prolonged stare. The Undertaker feigns embarrassment, asking if she is truly Noh Do-hwa or an anomaly. Noh Do-hwa confirms her identity with a warm smile, noting his flustered state, but warns that any public display of their relationship will be fabricated lies, as part of a contract where she reveals no true feelings. She delivers a rapid-fire declaration of fake love: every touch and word is a lie. The Undertaker recognizes this as a tactical maneuver to exploit his vulnerability and deny her the satisfaction of his genuine reaction. He counters by adopting a perfect, fabricated smile, claiming he blushed out of admiration and will now mimic her behavior. A silent, intense exchange of intent occurs through their gaze; Noh Do-hwa attempts to outmaneuver him by interlacing their fingers, a move that shocks the Undertaker. He realizes that while she has infinite resets to forget any black-history scandal, he will bear the eternal stigma of the memory. Before he can process this tactical disadvantage, Dang Seo-rin appears at Jagalchi Market. Startled by the sight of the Undertaker holding hands with Noh Do-hwa, she drops her basket of apples in shock. She screams at the Undertaker, questioning his relationship with Noh Do-hwa. Noh Do-hwa calmly introduces herself, but because Dang Seo-rin perceives the world through sound and timbre, and Noh Do-hwa’s voice is genuine, Seo-rin cannot detect the deception. Overwhelmed by the dissonance between her senses and the reality before her, Dang Seo-rin faints. As chaos erupts and attendants rush to their colleague, Sim Ah-ryeon appears, drawn by the commotion. She ignores the Undertaker’s frantic warnings and begins snapping photos of the scene, captivated by the drama. That evening, Ah-ryeon posts the image to the SG Net with a caption mocking the Undertaker’s alleged infidelity toward the Great Witch. The post garners 3,103 likes, setting a new record for the platform.
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388
Chapter 388
The chapter opens with the protagonist, the Undertaker, scrolling through SG Net, where rumors are exploding that he has confessed his love to two women simultaneously: the Great Witch Dang Seo-rin and the National Road Management Corps Director Noh Do-hwa. The online community is ablaze with debate, fueled by anonymous leaks and verified sources like Lee Ha-yul, who confirms the rumor’s authenticity. The Undertaker finds himself isolated, unable to post under his guild identity due to fear of retaliation from guild masters indebted to him. Determined to maintain his sanity amidst the chaos, he visits the basement of the National Road Management Corps to confront Seo Gyu, the Chief Warden. Seo Gyu, initially acting overly cheerful, quickly turns serious, acknowledging the severity of the situation and advising the Undertaker to ignore the digital noise and face the reality of the interpersonal fallout with Dang Seo-rin and Cheon Yo-hwa. He warns that the Constellations are not intervening in SG Net drama, but the real threat lies with the awakened individuals involved. Seo Gyu points to a new, high-priority post by Sim Ah-ryeon using the Saintess alias 'Northern Saintess'. The post is a formal confession from the 'Eastern Holy State', claiming the Undertaker confessed to Sim Ah-ryeon last week. She frames the relationship as a platonic communion of souls dedicated to God, logically arguing that he could not be dating others simultaneously. This post triggers a massive reaction from the Eastern Holy State members, who begin to realize the scandal directly impacts their own reputation and leader. Seo Gyu, panicked, urges the Undertaker to deny it, but the Undertaker remains silent. Realizing he is trapped by the web of lies, the Undertaker leaves and telepathically contacts the true Saintess. He pleads for her help, asking her to intervene with Dang Seo-rin. The Saintess agrees to come to Busan, revealing that Cheon Yo-hwa is also gathering guild members from Baekhwa Girls' High to head south. As the Undertaker speaks, Noh Do-hwa appears, casually linking her arm with his and interrupting the Saintess, asserting her own presence. The Saintess ends the call, promising to arrive soon. That evening, a grand meeting is convened in the Tower of Babel’s conference room. In a shocking twist, the Undertaker is tied to a chair and gagged, unable to speak. Oh Dok-seo presides over the trial-like gathering, which includes all the key figures: Seo Gyu, Noh Do-hwa, Dang Seo-rin, the Saintess, Cheon Yo-hwa, Sim Ah-ryeon, Lee Ha-yul, Yu Ji-won, and Fairy No. 264. Oh Dok-seo declares the Undertaker the defendant and opens the session to address the potential triple alliance of Samcheon World, Baekhwa Girls' High, and the Eastern Holy State against the NRMC, leaving the Undertaker in a state of absolute despair.
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12:44
Chapter 388
The chapter opens with the protagonist, the Undertaker, scrolling through SG Net, where rumors are exploding that he has confessed his love to two women simultaneously: the Great Witch Dang Seo-rin and the National Road Management Corps Director Noh Do-hwa. The online community is ablaze with debate, fueled by anonymous leaks and verified sources like Lee Ha-yul, who confirms the rumor’s authenticity. The Undertaker finds himself isolated, unable to post under his guild identity due to fear of retaliation from guild masters indebted to him. Determined to maintain his sanity amidst the chaos, he visits the basement of the National Road Management Corps to confront Seo Gyu, the Chief Warden. Seo Gyu, initially acting overly cheerful, quickly turns serious, acknowledging the severity of the situation and advising the Undertaker to ignore the digital noise and face the reality of the interpersonal fallout with Dang Seo-rin and Cheon Yo-hwa. He warns that the Constellations are not intervening in SG Net drama, but the real threat lies with the awakened individuals involved. Seo Gyu points to a new, high-priority post by Sim Ah-ryeon using the Saintess alias 'Northern Saintess'. The post is a formal confession from the 'Eastern Holy State', claiming the Undertaker confessed to Sim Ah-ryeon last week. She frames the relationship as a platonic communion of souls dedicated to God, logically arguing that he could not be dating others simultaneously. This post triggers a massive reaction from the Eastern Holy State members, who begin to realize the scandal directly impacts their own reputation and leader. Seo Gyu, panicked, urges the Undertaker to deny it, but the Undertaker remains silent. Realizing he is trapped by the web of lies, the Undertaker leaves and telepathically contacts the true Saintess. He pleads for her help, asking her to intervene with Dang Seo-rin. The Saintess agrees to come to Busan, revealing that Cheon Yo-hwa is also gathering guild members from Baekhwa Girls' High to head south. As the Undertaker speaks, Noh Do-hwa appears, casually linking her arm with his and interrupting the Saintess, asserting her own presence. The Saintess ends the call, promising to arrive soon. That evening, a grand meeting is convened in the Tower of Babel’s conference room. In a shocking twist, the Undertaker is tied to a chair and gagged, unable to speak. Oh Dok-seo presides over the trial-like gathering, which includes all the key figures: Seo Gyu, Noh Do-hwa, Dang Seo-rin, the Saintess, Cheon Yo-hwa, Sim Ah-ryeon, Lee Ha-yul, Yu Ji-won, and Fairy No. 264. Oh Dok-seo declares the Undertaker the defendant and opens the session to address the potential triple alliance of Samcheon World, Baekhwa Girls' High, and the Eastern Holy State against the NRMC, leaving the Undertaker in a state of absolute despair.
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389
Chapter 389
The chapter opens with the Undertaker trapped by Noh Do-hwa’s Puppet Thread, attempting to use his aura in frustration. Noh Do-hwa calms him, teasingly questioning if he would break a grand pact just for personal comfort, before Cheon Yo-hwa violently interrupts the seating arrangement. Cheon Yo-hwa, displaying intense protectiveness, orders the seats next to the Undertaker cleared, using judicial authority to force Noh Do-hwa to move. This sets the stage for a formal proceeding regarding the "side contract" of the Regression Alliance.
The Saintess (Jeong Ye-ji) presides, calling Oh Dok-seo to testify via a laptop connection to the Infinite Void. The evidence revealed is a laptop screen filled with internet memes, establishing a humorous, chaotic tone. Oh Dok-seo, acting as the "Grand Writer," presents the side contract drafted in the 925th cycle: a pact prohibiting any active romantic involvement with the Undertaker (Go Yuir) until the world-ending threat is resolved. The contract was proposed by Oh Dok-seo herself to prevent emotional instability from shattering the team during their endless regression runs. Jeong Ye-ji explains that they plan to pass this agreement to their next-run selves.
However, the meeting devolves into debate when Yu Ji-won questions the exclusions, specifically noting Dang Seo-rin’s absence because she is not a core Regression Alliance member. Jeong Ye-ji justifies this, fearing it would be cruel to bind Seo-rin. The group then discusses enforcement; Oh Dok-seo cynically suggests that if love inevitably blooms, it should be managed through cycles of relationship and subsequent amnesia to maximize "despair," referencing Schopenhauer’s philosophy. She argues that hiding these feelings causes internal rot, so they must delay romance until the Void is purged.
Oh Dok-seo confronts the Undertaker directly, admitting she revealed this fragile truth to shock him into clarity. She explains that while waiting twenty years is bearable for regressors, it destroys non-regressors, and forcing him to choose a partner now is cruel. She concludes by addressing his internal grief, asking if the final words of his tenth-run Dang Seo-rin can finally be laid to rest, urging him to move past his lingering attachment to the past version of her.
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9:56
Chapter 389
The chapter opens with the Undertaker trapped by Noh Do-hwa’s Puppet Thread, attempting to use his aura in frustration. Noh Do-hwa calms him, teasingly questioning if he would break a grand pact just for personal comfort, before Cheon Yo-hwa violently interrupts the seating arrangement. Cheon Yo-hwa, displaying intense protectiveness, orders the seats next to the Undertaker cleared, using judicial authority to force Noh Do-hwa to move. This sets the stage for a formal proceeding regarding the "side contract" of the Regression Alliance.
The Saintess (Jeong Ye-ji) presides, calling Oh Dok-seo to testify via a laptop connection to the Infinite Void. The evidence revealed is a laptop screen filled with internet memes, establishing a humorous, chaotic tone. Oh Dok-seo, acting as the "Grand Writer," presents the side contract drafted in the 925th cycle: a pact prohibiting any active romantic involvement with the Undertaker (Go Yuir) until the world-ending threat is resolved. The contract was proposed by Oh Dok-seo herself to prevent emotional instability from shattering the team during their endless regression runs. Jeong Ye-ji explains that they plan to pass this agreement to their next-run selves.
However, the meeting devolves into debate when Yu Ji-won questions the exclusions, specifically noting Dang Seo-rin’s absence because she is not a core Regression Alliance member. Jeong Ye-ji justifies this, fearing it would be cruel to bind Seo-rin. The group then discusses enforcement; Oh Dok-seo cynically suggests that if love inevitably blooms, it should be managed through cycles of relationship and subsequent amnesia to maximize "despair," referencing Schopenhauer’s philosophy. She argues that hiding these feelings causes internal rot, so they must delay romance until the Void is purged.
Oh Dok-seo confronts the Undertaker directly, admitting she revealed this fragile truth to shock him into clarity. She explains that while waiting twenty years is bearable for regressors, it destroys non-regressors, and forcing him to choose a partner now is cruel. She concludes by addressing his internal grief, asking if the final words of his tenth-run Dang Seo-rin can finally be laid to rest, urging him to move past his lingering attachment to the past version of her.
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Chapter 390
The chapter opens with a flashback or internal monologue from the Regressor (Undertaker), who reflects on his greedy nature and inability to sacrifice the present run for a future one, fearing he would burn remaining lifespan on current indulgences. He resolves to survive until the final crisis. The scene shifts to the Tower of Babel terrace, where Sim Ah-ryeon (the Saintess) and Oh Dok-seo have adjourned a tense conference for thirty minutes. Sim Ah-ryeon observes that Dok-seo, despite her quiet exterior, is a dangerous force and only shows vulnerability to Undertaker. Below, a massive, fanatical crowd from the Eastern Holy State, Baekhwa Girls' High, and Samcheon World chants for the Saintess to tear down the Tower, accusing the Saintess of hiding a 'shameless unbeliever.' Sim Ah-ryeon notes that Dok-seo likely acted alone without consulting Ah-ryeon or Lee Ha-yul, intending to force both herself and Undertaker to confront reality and their own obliviousness. Sim Ah-ryeon admits that seeing Undertaker 'date' Noh Do-hwa startled her; she had analyzed it logically as an anomaly or disguise, realizing later she misunderstood her own feelings. She confesses to Undertaker that she likes him and will wait for his answer, explaining that understanding oneself requires overlapping the direction of understanding another. Meanwhile, Yu Ji-won (Mr. Matiz) serves coffee to attendees, deliberately doing so himself to improve relations with Seo Gyu, whom he views as easily swayed by small kindnesses. As Yu Ji-won walks with Undertaker back to the conference room, she displays perfect synchronization with his stride, a habit learned from a past meeting with a man named 'Matiz.' She asserts that the romance between Noh Do-hwa and the Regressor was impossible because Do-hwa would never date without losing her mind, and Matiz would never date without consulting her. When asked if she would kill a partner for Sim Ah-ryeon, Yu Ji-won states she is not the type to regret the 'optimal state' they share. Undertaker, burdened by Complete Memory of countless deaths, asks if she is happier now. Yu Ji-won redefines happiness not as a fixed concept but as a blank space to be signed individually. She claims to have signed hers with 'Matiz' and, sensing Undertaker's scent, confirms her love. She smiles and states, 'I am happy now, Mr. Matiz,' resolving the chapter with a moment of profound, quiet connection.
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Chapter 390
The chapter opens with a flashback or internal monologue from the Regressor (Undertaker), who reflects on his greedy nature and inability to sacrifice the present run for a future one, fearing he would burn remaining lifespan on current indulgences. He resolves to survive until the final crisis. The scene shifts to the Tower of Babel terrace, where Sim Ah-ryeon (the Saintess) and Oh Dok-seo have adjourned a tense conference for thirty minutes. Sim Ah-ryeon observes that Dok-seo, despite her quiet exterior, is a dangerous force and only shows vulnerability to Undertaker. Below, a massive, fanatical crowd from the Eastern Holy State, Baekhwa Girls' High, and Samcheon World chants for the Saintess to tear down the Tower, accusing the Saintess of hiding a 'shameless unbeliever.' Sim Ah-ryeon notes that Dok-seo likely acted alone without consulting Ah-ryeon or Lee Ha-yul, intending to force both herself and Undertaker to confront reality and their own obliviousness. Sim Ah-ryeon admits that seeing Undertaker 'date' Noh Do-hwa startled her; she had analyzed it logically as an anomaly or disguise, realizing later she misunderstood her own feelings. She confesses to Undertaker that she likes him and will wait for his answer, explaining that understanding oneself requires overlapping the direction of understanding another. Meanwhile, Yu Ji-won (Mr. Matiz) serves coffee to attendees, deliberately doing so himself to improve relations with Seo Gyu, whom he views as easily swayed by small kindnesses. As Yu Ji-won walks with Undertaker back to the conference room, she displays perfect synchronization with his stride, a habit learned from a past meeting with a man named 'Matiz.' She asserts that the romance between Noh Do-hwa and the Regressor was impossible because Do-hwa would never date without losing her mind, and Matiz would never date without consulting her. When asked if she would kill a partner for Sim Ah-ryeon, Yu Ji-won states she is not the type to regret the 'optimal state' they share. Undertaker, burdened by Complete Memory of countless deaths, asks if she is happier now. Yu Ji-won redefines happiness not as a fixed concept but as a blank space to be signed individually. She claims to have signed hers with 'Matiz' and, sensing Undertaker's scent, confirms her love. She smiles and states, 'I am happy now, Mr. Matiz,' resolving the chapter with a moment of profound, quiet connection.
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