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I'm an Infinite Regressor, But I've Got Stories to Tell
Shin No-ah
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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 391
Dang Seo-rin reflects on the recent revelations regarding Undertaker’s identity as a Regressor and his long-standing secret relationship with Noh Do-hwa. She acknowledges the weight of the promise Undertaker has kept for tens of thousands of years to honor the will of her tenth-cycle self. When Undertaker asks for permission to continue revealing his nature to future cycles, Seo-rin grants it, committing herself to endure whatever comes, viewing her extended lifespan as a gift from him. Oh Dok-seo erupts in applause, praising honest communication, while Cheon Yo-hwa remains emotionally distant. Noh Do-hwa offers the only supportive applause, signaling a subtle shift in her stance.
The narrative then shifts to Undertaker’s efforts to manage the public fallout. He attempts to quell the anger of the Awakener mob at the Tower of Babel Plaza. Sim Ah-ryeon, the Northern Saintess, publicly claims Undertaker’s love as a form of pure, non-romantic compassion, a claim that angers her followers when they discover his other relationships. In retaliation, Undertaker posts an exposé on the SG Net forum, revealing Sim Ah-ryeon as the troll 'OldManGoryeo'. The post fails to gain traction, garnering only downvotes, as the online community ignores it as troll bait. Ah-ryeon responds with a nonchalant post, and Undertaker deletes the thread, realizing the truth holds no power in a peaceful era. He discusses the unprecedented calm of the thousandth cycle with Oh Dok-seo, who explains she monitors past cycles through the 'Infinite Metagame'. As she leaves, she hums 'The Song of the Birds'. Immediately after, Sim Ah-ryeon contacts Undertaker privately. She reveals that while Oh Dok-seo’s interference helped, the true reason for the improved relations within the Regressor Alliance is Noh Do-hwa, who has been quietly mediating conflicts and patching rifts behind the scenes.
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11:55
Chapter 391
Dang Seo-rin reflects on the recent revelations regarding Undertaker’s identity as a Regressor and his long-standing secret relationship with Noh Do-hwa. She acknowledges the weight of the promise Undertaker has kept for tens of thousands of years to honor the will of her tenth-cycle self. When Undertaker asks for permission to continue revealing his nature to future cycles, Seo-rin grants it, committing herself to endure whatever comes, viewing her extended lifespan as a gift from him. Oh Dok-seo erupts in applause, praising honest communication, while Cheon Yo-hwa remains emotionally distant. Noh Do-hwa offers the only supportive applause, signaling a subtle shift in her stance.
The narrative then shifts to Undertaker’s efforts to manage the public fallout. He attempts to quell the anger of the Awakener mob at the Tower of Babel Plaza. Sim Ah-ryeon, the Northern Saintess, publicly claims Undertaker’s love as a form of pure, non-romantic compassion, a claim that angers her followers when they discover his other relationships. In retaliation, Undertaker posts an exposé on the SG Net forum, revealing Sim Ah-ryeon as the troll 'OldManGoryeo'. The post fails to gain traction, garnering only downvotes, as the online community ignores it as troll bait. Ah-ryeon responds with a nonchalant post, and Undertaker deletes the thread, realizing the truth holds no power in a peaceful era. He discusses the unprecedented calm of the thousandth cycle with Oh Dok-seo, who explains she monitors past cycles through the 'Infinite Metagame'. As she leaves, she hums 'The Song of the Birds'. Immediately after, Sim Ah-ryeon contacts Undertaker privately. She reveals that while Oh Dok-seo’s interference helped, the true reason for the improved relations within the Regressor Alliance is Noh Do-hwa, who has been quietly mediating conflicts and patching rifts behind the scenes.
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392
Chapter 392
In a bakery, the Undertaker (mc) shares chocolate cake with Noh Do-hwa during their thousandth cycle. Although Do-hwa claims to enjoy the dessert, the narrator recognizes this as false, as she historically despised sweets, indicating her cheerful demeanor is a fabricated performance. Dang Seo-rin enters, greeting Do-hwa with genuine warmth and exchanging a casual high-five, confirming that Do-hwa has successfully manipulated the alliance’s social dynamics to foster harmony. The narrator reflects on Do-hwa’s extensive efforts: mediating conflicts between Seo-rin and Cheon Yo-hwa, caring for Lee Ha-yul’s prosthetic needs, and scheduling time with every member to prevent loneliness, all while hiding her own resentment.
The narrative shifts to the final battle against the Monster Wave. The alliance holds the line at the Tower of Babel, dying with smiles on their faces, a state of forced contentment engineered by Do-hwa. Only Do-hwa remains with the Undertaker as monsters breach their barricade. She confesses her love, but the Undertaker calls her out, revealing he knows her happiness is artificial. He accuses her of orchestrating this "perfect" ending solely to wound him, forcing him to witness the joy she derived from his suffering and the misery she felt from serving everyone else. Do-hwa deflects with feigned hurt, but the Undertaker rejects her performance, stating he dislikes this false version of her.
Do-hwa covers his eyes and forces him to activate Mind Reading, exposing the stark contradiction between her spoken words and inner thoughts. Verbally, she claims happiness, love, and regret; mentally, she screams misery, disgust, and hatred, resenting that he chose a "truer" rejection over her fabricated perfection. She kisses him to seal his mouth, whispering final commands to remember this is his thousandth ending and to breathe only the air she exhales. The chapter concludes with the narrator’s realization that by accepting her love and this artificial happy ending, he committed suicide, becoming the vessel for her twisted, lifelong resentment.
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13:22
Chapter 392
In a bakery, the Undertaker (mc) shares chocolate cake with Noh Do-hwa during their thousandth cycle. Although Do-hwa claims to enjoy the dessert, the narrator recognizes this as false, as she historically despised sweets, indicating her cheerful demeanor is a fabricated performance. Dang Seo-rin enters, greeting Do-hwa with genuine warmth and exchanging a casual high-five, confirming that Do-hwa has successfully manipulated the alliance’s social dynamics to foster harmony. The narrator reflects on Do-hwa’s extensive efforts: mediating conflicts between Seo-rin and Cheon Yo-hwa, caring for Lee Ha-yul’s prosthetic needs, and scheduling time with every member to prevent loneliness, all while hiding her own resentment.
The narrative shifts to the final battle against the Monster Wave. The alliance holds the line at the Tower of Babel, dying with smiles on their faces, a state of forced contentment engineered by Do-hwa. Only Do-hwa remains with the Undertaker as monsters breach their barricade. She confesses her love, but the Undertaker calls her out, revealing he knows her happiness is artificial. He accuses her of orchestrating this "perfect" ending solely to wound him, forcing him to witness the joy she derived from his suffering and the misery she felt from serving everyone else. Do-hwa deflects with feigned hurt, but the Undertaker rejects her performance, stating he dislikes this false version of her.
Do-hwa covers his eyes and forces him to activate Mind Reading, exposing the stark contradiction between her spoken words and inner thoughts. Verbally, she claims happiness, love, and regret; mentally, she screams misery, disgust, and hatred, resenting that he chose a "truer" rejection over her fabricated perfection. She kisses him to seal his mouth, whispering final commands to remember this is his thousandth ending and to breathe only the air she exhales. The chapter concludes with the narrator’s realization that by accepting her love and this artificial happy ending, he committed suicide, becoming the vessel for her twisted, lifelong resentment.
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393
Chapter 393
The narrative begins with the Regressor preparing to discuss Go Yuri, but first addresses the 'Yo-hwa Yo-hwa☆Sisters,' the twin shrine maidens. The elder twin, Cheon-hwa, had previously stopped time to escape a manufactured 'happy ending,' while the younger twin, Yo-hwa, was left adrift in the flow of time. The Regressor reveals to Yo-hwa that she has a twin sister trapped in a Time Seal and proposes a 'Separated Family Reunion Project.' Yo-hwa reacts with skepticism, asking why reuniting is advisable. The Regressor argues that they are family and it would help Yo-hwa overcome her trauma. Cheon-hwa, speaking from within the sealed classroom, expresses doubt about whether the current Yo-hwa is mature enough to accept her. She contrasts the innocent sister she remembers with the current Yo-hwa, who is described as mentally scarred, jealous, and gloomy. Despite these concerns, Cheon-hwa agrees to the reunion, noting that Yo-hwa’s ability to reset time makes failure manageable. The Regressor agrees to help, joking that the fee is covered by Yo-hwa’s past tuition. The meeting takes place on the rooftop of the Tower of Babel. Yo-hwa enters the Time Seal, where Cheon-hwa is frantically preparing her appearance, worrying about her hair and maintaining the dignity of a 'dignified, unreadable, therefore admirable big sister.' The two sisters, identical in appearance but distinguished by white and black uniforms, meet. Cheon-hwa delivers a dramatic, roleplay-style greeting, welcoming her sister across the boundary of time. The scene ends with the Regressor observing the absurdity of the situation.
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9:08
Chapter 393
The narrative begins with the Regressor preparing to discuss Go Yuri, but first addresses the 'Yo-hwa Yo-hwa☆Sisters,' the twin shrine maidens. The elder twin, Cheon-hwa, had previously stopped time to escape a manufactured 'happy ending,' while the younger twin, Yo-hwa, was left adrift in the flow of time. The Regressor reveals to Yo-hwa that she has a twin sister trapped in a Time Seal and proposes a 'Separated Family Reunion Project.' Yo-hwa reacts with skepticism, asking why reuniting is advisable. The Regressor argues that they are family and it would help Yo-hwa overcome her trauma. Cheon-hwa, speaking from within the sealed classroom, expresses doubt about whether the current Yo-hwa is mature enough to accept her. She contrasts the innocent sister she remembers with the current Yo-hwa, who is described as mentally scarred, jealous, and gloomy. Despite these concerns, Cheon-hwa agrees to the reunion, noting that Yo-hwa’s ability to reset time makes failure manageable. The Regressor agrees to help, joking that the fee is covered by Yo-hwa’s past tuition. The meeting takes place on the rooftop of the Tower of Babel. Yo-hwa enters the Time Seal, where Cheon-hwa is frantically preparing her appearance, worrying about her hair and maintaining the dignity of a 'dignified, unreadable, therefore admirable big sister.' The two sisters, identical in appearance but distinguished by white and black uniforms, meet. Cheon-hwa delivers a dramatic, roleplay-style greeting, welcoming her sister across the boundary of time. The scene ends with the Regressor observing the absurdity of the situation.
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394
Chapter 394
The chapter opens with a narrative framing device, asking the reader to consider a 'precious person' who has vanished, leaving a void in their life and identity. This serves as a metaphor for the effects of the [Time Seal] ability. The scene shifts to a chaotic classroom at Baekhwa Girls' High, where students report strange occurrences: the school gates are sealed, teachers have disappeared, and the environment has become abnormal. Among the panicked students are the twin sisters, Cheon-hwa and Yo-hwa. The younger sister, Yo-hwa, is highly social and uses her charm to manage the situation, while the older sister, Cheon-hwa, is introduced as an INFJ who was previously trapped in a time loop. The narrator, who is the teacher and a regressor using the [Time Seal], observes the twins interacting. Cheon-hwa and Yo-hwa display an unusually close, loving bond, sharing inside jokes and memories of their past as students. The narrator feels a sense of warmth and familiarity with this dynamic, noting how well they get along despite the catastrophe. However, a sudden shift occurs when Yo-hwa’s expression goes completely blank. She stares at her sister and the narrator with reptilian, dead eyes, creating an atmosphere of terrifying stillness. She asks bluntly if they are close. Cheon-hwa, panicked, frantically denies any closeness, insulting the narrator and claiming Yo-hwa is a dangerous anomaly, while the narrator plays along to maintain the charade. Yo-hwa remains impassive, then simply instructs Cheon-hwa to dye her hair. Cheon-hwa misunderstands or chooses to comply with a deeper meaning: she grabs a blackboard eraser, covering her hair in white chalk dust, and lets her ponytail down, exposing her identity. She bows her head and confesses to Yo-hwa (and the narrator) that she is not the real Cheon-hwa. She reveals herself to be an anomaly, a 'Doppelgänger' or 'Outer God' trace that has been mimicking Cheon-hwa’s appearance to deceive the Undertaker (the narrator). She explains that she is afflicted by [Time Seal] and forgets every day, making genuine connection impossible. She warns the narrator that the Undertaker will never confuse the real Cheon-hwa with this anomaly, urging the narrator to trust his own instincts over the imposter’s mimicry. She requests to be referred to as 'Mastermind' instead of Cheon-hwa, a name that fits her black-clad, shadow-like nature. Yo-hwa accepts this revelation with a chillingly wide smile, calling it 'interesting' and inviting the narrator to go eat, effectively ending the confrontation. The narrator reflects on the cruelty of [Time Seal]: while he, as a regressor, has had countless chances to distinguish friend from foe, Yo-hwa had no such luxury, forced to confront a monster wearing her sister’s face with no way to verify its truth. The chapter concludes with the narrator acknowledging that this is the harsh epilogue of his actions—having stolen time from his loved ones, leaving them vulnerable to such horrific misunderstandings and existential dread.
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15:13
Chapter 394
The chapter opens with a narrative framing device, asking the reader to consider a 'precious person' who has vanished, leaving a void in their life and identity. This serves as a metaphor for the effects of the [Time Seal] ability. The scene shifts to a chaotic classroom at Baekhwa Girls' High, where students report strange occurrences: the school gates are sealed, teachers have disappeared, and the environment has become abnormal. Among the panicked students are the twin sisters, Cheon-hwa and Yo-hwa. The younger sister, Yo-hwa, is highly social and uses her charm to manage the situation, while the older sister, Cheon-hwa, is introduced as an INFJ who was previously trapped in a time loop. The narrator, who is the teacher and a regressor using the [Time Seal], observes the twins interacting. Cheon-hwa and Yo-hwa display an unusually close, loving bond, sharing inside jokes and memories of their past as students. The narrator feels a sense of warmth and familiarity with this dynamic, noting how well they get along despite the catastrophe. However, a sudden shift occurs when Yo-hwa’s expression goes completely blank. She stares at her sister and the narrator with reptilian, dead eyes, creating an atmosphere of terrifying stillness. She asks bluntly if they are close. Cheon-hwa, panicked, frantically denies any closeness, insulting the narrator and claiming Yo-hwa is a dangerous anomaly, while the narrator plays along to maintain the charade. Yo-hwa remains impassive, then simply instructs Cheon-hwa to dye her hair. Cheon-hwa misunderstands or chooses to comply with a deeper meaning: she grabs a blackboard eraser, covering her hair in white chalk dust, and lets her ponytail down, exposing her identity. She bows her head and confesses to Yo-hwa (and the narrator) that she is not the real Cheon-hwa. She reveals herself to be an anomaly, a 'Doppelgänger' or 'Outer God' trace that has been mimicking Cheon-hwa’s appearance to deceive the Undertaker (the narrator). She explains that she is afflicted by [Time Seal] and forgets every day, making genuine connection impossible. She warns the narrator that the Undertaker will never confuse the real Cheon-hwa with this anomaly, urging the narrator to trust his own instincts over the imposter’s mimicry. She requests to be referred to as 'Mastermind' instead of Cheon-hwa, a name that fits her black-clad, shadow-like nature. Yo-hwa accepts this revelation with a chillingly wide smile, calling it 'interesting' and inviting the narrator to go eat, effectively ending the confrontation. The narrator reflects on the cruelty of [Time Seal]: while he, as a regressor, has had countless chances to distinguish friend from foe, Yo-hwa had no such luxury, forced to confront a monster wearing her sister’s face with no way to verify its truth. The chapter concludes with the narrator acknowledging that this is the harsh epilogue of his actions—having stolen time from his loved ones, leaving them vulnerable to such horrific misunderstandings and existential dread.
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395
Chapter 395
The narrator, the Undertaker, reflects on the dual nature of the twins: Cheon-hwa’s trauma immunity via amnesia versus Cheon Yo-hwa’s regression capability. The narrative opens with Yo-hwa announcing to the Undertaker her plan to build a temporary student council room on the Tower of Babel rooftop in Busan. However, she inadvertently reveals that the chosen location overlaps with the [Time Seal] containing her lost sister, Cheon-hwa. Yo-hwa casually dismisses the obstruction, inviting the Undertaker to enter the sealed room, but he is denied access. It is revealed that Yo-hwa, known for her rapid, real-time action, unilaterally seized the Tower’s rooftop within 24 hours, bypassing her guild’s vice president and even Noh Do-hwa of the National Road Management Corps. The Undertaker attempts to understand Yo-hwa’s motivation, learning she intends to remain isolated on the roof, distrusting her guild’s leadership. During a walk through Busan, Yo-hwa clings to the Undertaker, feigning romantic or familial affection to secure his attention. She reveals a wound on her neck that she refuses to heal, insisting it must remain visible as proof of her reality, contrasting her permanence with Cheon-hwa’s ability to reset without trace. She confronts the Undertaker about his preference for her sister, whom she views as a superior, calculating strategist. Yo-hwa expresses deep resentment toward the 'reversed scale' of her heart—the pain of losing a sister who sacrificed herself for a world that now favors Cheon-hwa. She demands an apology from the Undertaker for favoring the 'illusion' of her sister. The attempt to reason with Yo-hwa fails, leading to a collapse of Baekhwa Girls' High as Yo-hwa abandons her duties, absorbing the guild’s power and scattering its members. The Undertaker accepts responsibility for Yo-hwa’s mental state until the regression ends. The scene shifts to the next regression, where the Undertaker visits Cheon-hwa in her classroom sanctuary. He reveals Yo-hwa’s actions and distress. Cheon-hwa accepts the blame, viewing it as the price for her past use of the [Time Seal] and her selfish desire to subjugate the Mastermind. She expresses shame, fearing her sister’s mental health, and asks the Undertaker to keep Yo-hwa ignorant of her existence. However, the Undertaker declares a new strategy: he will enter the void within the Time Seal to reunite the sisters, aiming to resolve the conflict that has plagued their timeline.
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14:39
Chapter 395
The narrator, the Undertaker, reflects on the dual nature of the twins: Cheon-hwa’s trauma immunity via amnesia versus Cheon Yo-hwa’s regression capability. The narrative opens with Yo-hwa announcing to the Undertaker her plan to build a temporary student council room on the Tower of Babel rooftop in Busan. However, she inadvertently reveals that the chosen location overlaps with the [Time Seal] containing her lost sister, Cheon-hwa. Yo-hwa casually dismisses the obstruction, inviting the Undertaker to enter the sealed room, but he is denied access. It is revealed that Yo-hwa, known for her rapid, real-time action, unilaterally seized the Tower’s rooftop within 24 hours, bypassing her guild’s vice president and even Noh Do-hwa of the National Road Management Corps. The Undertaker attempts to understand Yo-hwa’s motivation, learning she intends to remain isolated on the roof, distrusting her guild’s leadership. During a walk through Busan, Yo-hwa clings to the Undertaker, feigning romantic or familial affection to secure his attention. She reveals a wound on her neck that she refuses to heal, insisting it must remain visible as proof of her reality, contrasting her permanence with Cheon-hwa’s ability to reset without trace. She confronts the Undertaker about his preference for her sister, whom she views as a superior, calculating strategist. Yo-hwa expresses deep resentment toward the 'reversed scale' of her heart—the pain of losing a sister who sacrificed herself for a world that now favors Cheon-hwa. She demands an apology from the Undertaker for favoring the 'illusion' of her sister. The attempt to reason with Yo-hwa fails, leading to a collapse of Baekhwa Girls' High as Yo-hwa abandons her duties, absorbing the guild’s power and scattering its members. The Undertaker accepts responsibility for Yo-hwa’s mental state until the regression ends. The scene shifts to the next regression, where the Undertaker visits Cheon-hwa in her classroom sanctuary. He reveals Yo-hwa’s actions and distress. Cheon-hwa accepts the blame, viewing it as the price for her past use of the [Time Seal] and her selfish desire to subjugate the Mastermind. She expresses shame, fearing her sister’s mental health, and asks the Undertaker to keep Yo-hwa ignorant of her existence. However, the Undertaker declares a new strategy: he will enter the void within the Time Seal to reunite the sisters, aiming to resolve the conflict that has plagued their timeline.
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396
Chapter 396
The chapter opens with an operational briefing where the speaker, referred to as the 'Undertaker' by the listener, explains the nature of the Void. He asserts that the Void is not a physical location but a psychological construct arising from trauma. He draws a diagram on a chalkboard linking Cheon Yo-hwa to a 'hole in her heart' (a psychological void) and positions the 'Undertaker' (the speaker) as the entity filling that void. The listener, Cheon-hwa (Yo-hwa's older sister), realizes that her sister's intense, rapid attachment to the Undertaker was not love, but a survival mechanism to block a fatal gap in her psyche created by the Time Seal. The Undertaker confirms this, describing the feeling as a mix of trust, love, sacrifice, obsession, and structural necessity rather than simple romance. Cheon-hwa deduces that her previous failure in the last cycle occurred because she attempted to approach Yo-hwa directly, which the sister perceived as a threat to the 'Undertaker' figure who had already become central to her heart. They realize the strategy must change: Cheon-hwa must appear before the bond is fully cemented, but this is impossible because Cheon-hwa is trapped by a Time Seal on the Tower of Babel, while Yo-hwa is trapped in the Baekhwa Girls' High Tutorial Dungeon, which requires the Undertaker's presence to clear. The Undertaker has an epiphany regarding the Tutorial Fairies. He encounters Fairy 264 and a group of tutorial fairies who are depressed and demotivated, having been abandoned by their masters, the Infinite Void and the Mastermind, after his previous actions incapacitated them. He views their depression as a collective 'void.' He proposes a new plan: he will infiltrate Baekhwa Girls' High as a security guard. Since the fairies are Dream Demons, he intends to use them to manipulate Yo-hwa's dreams, projecting an image of her lost sister. Cheon-hwa raises a valid concern that the fairies cannot perfectly replicate her childhood self. The Undertaker reveals his countermeasure: he possesses 'Complete Memory' and superior acting skills. He will use Cheon-hwa's detailed memories of her and Yo-hwa to memorize every nuance of their relationship and will then act as Cheon-hwa within Yo-hwa's dreams. Cheon-hwa is horrified by the creepiness of the idea but accepts it. The scene shifts to the present time in the Tutorial Dungeon. The Undertaker, disguised as a security guard, is approached by Yo-hwa. She expresses distress over having 'creepy' dreams and asks if it is ghost-related. The chapter ends with the Undertaker internally celebrating this opening as he feigns concern.
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12:55
Chapter 396
The chapter opens with an operational briefing where the speaker, referred to as the 'Undertaker' by the listener, explains the nature of the Void. He asserts that the Void is not a physical location but a psychological construct arising from trauma. He draws a diagram on a chalkboard linking Cheon Yo-hwa to a 'hole in her heart' (a psychological void) and positions the 'Undertaker' (the speaker) as the entity filling that void. The listener, Cheon-hwa (Yo-hwa's older sister), realizes that her sister's intense, rapid attachment to the Undertaker was not love, but a survival mechanism to block a fatal gap in her psyche created by the Time Seal. The Undertaker confirms this, describing the feeling as a mix of trust, love, sacrifice, obsession, and structural necessity rather than simple romance. Cheon-hwa deduces that her previous failure in the last cycle occurred because she attempted to approach Yo-hwa directly, which the sister perceived as a threat to the 'Undertaker' figure who had already become central to her heart. They realize the strategy must change: Cheon-hwa must appear before the bond is fully cemented, but this is impossible because Cheon-hwa is trapped by a Time Seal on the Tower of Babel, while Yo-hwa is trapped in the Baekhwa Girls' High Tutorial Dungeon, which requires the Undertaker's presence to clear. The Undertaker has an epiphany regarding the Tutorial Fairies. He encounters Fairy 264 and a group of tutorial fairies who are depressed and demotivated, having been abandoned by their masters, the Infinite Void and the Mastermind, after his previous actions incapacitated them. He views their depression as a collective 'void.' He proposes a new plan: he will infiltrate Baekhwa Girls' High as a security guard. Since the fairies are Dream Demons, he intends to use them to manipulate Yo-hwa's dreams, projecting an image of her lost sister. Cheon-hwa raises a valid concern that the fairies cannot perfectly replicate her childhood self. The Undertaker reveals his countermeasure: he possesses 'Complete Memory' and superior acting skills. He will use Cheon-hwa's detailed memories of her and Yo-hwa to memorize every nuance of their relationship and will then act as Cheon-hwa within Yo-hwa's dreams. Cheon-hwa is horrified by the creepiness of the idea but accepts it. The scene shifts to the present time in the Tutorial Dungeon. The Undertaker, disguised as a security guard, is approached by Yo-hwa. She expresses distress over having 'creepy' dreams and asks if it is ghost-related. The chapter ends with the Undertaker internally celebrating this opening as he feigns concern.
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397
Chapter 397
The Undertaker (Go Yuir), controlling Cheon Yo-hwa’s dream, attempts to restore her lost memories to improve her mental state. He initially plans to roleplay as Yo-hwa’s loving older sister, Cheon-hwa, using his supreme acting skills to overwrite Yo-hwa’s subconscious with positive sibling memories. The dream begins with a fabricated scenario where the Undertaker, as 'daddy,' interacts with a young Jung Sang-guk before the scene shifts to the sisters fighting over chocolate ice cream. The Undertaker subverts his plan; instead of acting affectionate, he pretends to enjoy eating two ice creams and expresses a desire for more sisters to eat, provoking genuine frustration in the dream-ego Yo-hwa. When housekeepers arrive, both the Undertaker (as Cheon-hwa) and Yo-hwa launch into an impromptu crying act, confusing the staff by claiming to be the other twin. Cheon-hwa’s manipulative nature is highlighted as she escapes punishment while Yo-hwa is forced to stand in the hallway as a child. The dream environment is revealed to be chaotic, filled with 'void poison' that causes time, space, and even NPCs (like the housekeepers with melting faces) to distort. Despite this chaos, the twin sisters remain stable identities. Fairy No. 264 discusses the low favorability score between the sisters and questions the strategy, but the Undertaker insists on restoring the 'true' history rather than fabricating lies. A shadowy figure, identified as the 'Sir Cult Leader' and Jung Sang-guk, appears. His dialogue is fragmented and nonsensical, typical of void beings, as he oscillates between praising Cheon-hwa’s understanding of scriptures and ranting about contaminated sacrifices. The Undertaker uses this to reinforce the narrative that the sisters are destined to be the cult’s living sacrament. As the cult leader departs, the Undertaker notices a third set of footsteps belonging to Go Yuri, who remains unaffected by the void distortion. Yuri acknowledges the Undertaker with a nod before leaving. The Undertaker is left alone in the hallway, muttering to himself in confusion about Yuri’s presence in his constructed past, realizing that his simple psychological treatment has uncovered deeper, potentially dangerous clues about his past self and the cult's origins.
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15:06
Chapter 397
The Undertaker (Go Yuir), controlling Cheon Yo-hwa’s dream, attempts to restore her lost memories to improve her mental state. He initially plans to roleplay as Yo-hwa’s loving older sister, Cheon-hwa, using his supreme acting skills to overwrite Yo-hwa’s subconscious with positive sibling memories. The dream begins with a fabricated scenario where the Undertaker, as 'daddy,' interacts with a young Jung Sang-guk before the scene shifts to the sisters fighting over chocolate ice cream. The Undertaker subverts his plan; instead of acting affectionate, he pretends to enjoy eating two ice creams and expresses a desire for more sisters to eat, provoking genuine frustration in the dream-ego Yo-hwa. When housekeepers arrive, both the Undertaker (as Cheon-hwa) and Yo-hwa launch into an impromptu crying act, confusing the staff by claiming to be the other twin. Cheon-hwa’s manipulative nature is highlighted as she escapes punishment while Yo-hwa is forced to stand in the hallway as a child. The dream environment is revealed to be chaotic, filled with 'void poison' that causes time, space, and even NPCs (like the housekeepers with melting faces) to distort. Despite this chaos, the twin sisters remain stable identities. Fairy No. 264 discusses the low favorability score between the sisters and questions the strategy, but the Undertaker insists on restoring the 'true' history rather than fabricating lies. A shadowy figure, identified as the 'Sir Cult Leader' and Jung Sang-guk, appears. His dialogue is fragmented and nonsensical, typical of void beings, as he oscillates between praising Cheon-hwa’s understanding of scriptures and ranting about contaminated sacrifices. The Undertaker uses this to reinforce the narrative that the sisters are destined to be the cult’s living sacrament. As the cult leader departs, the Undertaker notices a third set of footsteps belonging to Go Yuri, who remains unaffected by the void distortion. Yuri acknowledges the Undertaker with a nod before leaving. The Undertaker is left alone in the hallway, muttering to himself in confusion about Yuri’s presence in his constructed past, realizing that his simple psychological treatment has uncovered deeper, potentially dangerous clues about his past self and the cult's origins.
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398
Chapter 398
The Undertaker (infiltrating as Cheon-hwa) begins by dismissing tutorial fairies who offer to erase Go Yuri from the simulation, asserting a mandate to restore history accurately rather than alter it. Confiscating their snacks, he explores the cult mansion, gathering conflicting testimonies from shadow-like members regarding Go Yuri’s identity—ranging from her being the leader’s lover to her non-existence. He visits his younger sister, Yo-hwa, who is eating green-centered ice cream. Cheon-hwa feigns affection, asking about the family tutor, which Yo-hwa identifies as 'Teacher.' Cheon-hwa realizes 'Teacher' is Go Yuri and nearly succumbs to the Void’s identity erosion, but stabilizes using [Complete Memory]. Go Yuri enters, wiping ice cream from Yo-hwa’s mouth and beginning a lesson on the Tao Te Ching, completely unaware that the person calling her 'Teacher' is an impostor. Cheon-hwa resolves to expose her.
The narrative flashes back to Cheon-hwa’s previous regression, where SG Net administrator Seo Gyu alerts him to a mysterious post on the Library Society’s Bulletin Board. The post details Go Yuri’s ability, 'Absolute Strategy,' which reads subconscious desires rather than brainwashing victims. Cheon-hwa dismisses this initially as an anomaly mimicking the infinite monkey theorem but is stunned when he sees 'SU' at the bottom—a secret code left by Prophet Y, who died foretelling the end. The post is confirmed authentic as a message from a past Undertaker. Cheon-hwa orders Seo Gyu to delete the post. Armed with this knowledge of Go Yuri’s mechanics, Cheon-hwa returns to the present. He watches Go Yuri teach, inwardly vowing to use this information to pierce her [Perception Distortion] and expose her true nature.
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Chapter 398
The Undertaker (infiltrating as Cheon-hwa) begins by dismissing tutorial fairies who offer to erase Go Yuri from the simulation, asserting a mandate to restore history accurately rather than alter it. Confiscating their snacks, he explores the cult mansion, gathering conflicting testimonies from shadow-like members regarding Go Yuri’s identity—ranging from her being the leader’s lover to her non-existence. He visits his younger sister, Yo-hwa, who is eating green-centered ice cream. Cheon-hwa feigns affection, asking about the family tutor, which Yo-hwa identifies as 'Teacher.' Cheon-hwa realizes 'Teacher' is Go Yuri and nearly succumbs to the Void’s identity erosion, but stabilizes using [Complete Memory]. Go Yuri enters, wiping ice cream from Yo-hwa’s mouth and beginning a lesson on the Tao Te Ching, completely unaware that the person calling her 'Teacher' is an impostor. Cheon-hwa resolves to expose her.
The narrative flashes back to Cheon-hwa’s previous regression, where SG Net administrator Seo Gyu alerts him to a mysterious post on the Library Society’s Bulletin Board. The post details Go Yuri’s ability, 'Absolute Strategy,' which reads subconscious desires rather than brainwashing victims. Cheon-hwa dismisses this initially as an anomaly mimicking the infinite monkey theorem but is stunned when he sees 'SU' at the bottom—a secret code left by Prophet Y, who died foretelling the end. The post is confirmed authentic as a message from a past Undertaker. Cheon-hwa orders Seo Gyu to delete the post. Armed with this knowledge of Go Yuri’s mechanics, Cheon-hwa returns to the present. He watches Go Yuri teach, inwardly vowing to use this information to pierce her [Perception Distortion] and expose her true nature.
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399
Chapter 399
The narrative opens with Go Yuri conducting a private tutoring session for the twin sisters, Cheon-hwa and Yo-hwa. The protagonist, currently embodying Cheon-hwa via the 'Undertaker' persona while drawing on Go Yuri’s guidance from SG Net, finds the lesson surprisingly normal, dispelling fears of cult-brainwashing. Go Yuri offers wisdom regarding identity, advising Cheon-hwa not to erase her own self despite her father’s philosophy of emptiness, effectively positioning herself as a liberator from the cult’s rigid structures. Cheon-hwa acknowledges this support, and Go Yuri affectionately notes her brilliance, though she playfully warns her to keep her intelligence suppressed until she gains power.
As Yo-hwa dozes off, Cheon-hwa tests Go Yuri, referencing rumors that she, as an 'Oechul' (newcomer), infiltrated the cult to seize power by winning the Father’s heart and securing Cheon-hwa’s trust for future dominion. Rather than denying it, Go Yuri playfully agrees, expressing a desire to hold power for even a short time, which alarms Cheon-hwa. The protagonist realizes with dread that Go Yuri already knows the world is ending and understands the preciousness of time, raising suspicions about her motives and connection to the Void.
Go Yuri interrupts the tension by announcing the lesson’s end. She and Yo-hwa review passages from the Tao Te Ching, with Go Yuri offering a subversive interpretation: that one person can change the 'Way' or path itself, contrasting her father’s belief in merging with it. Go Yuri departs, but suddenly stops in the hallway. She turns back and demands Cheon-hwa call her by her first name, 'Go Yuri,' rather than 'Teacher.' Realizing this is a trap to verify her identity and catch the protagonist off-guard, Cheon-hwa feigns deafness, claiming she didn't hear the whisper from far away. Go Yuri accepts the excuse, waving goodbye as she leaves.
Once alone, Cheon-hwa hugs her sleeping sister Yo-hwa, vowing to protect her from the cult, the Father, and the 'inscrutable Oechul,' regardless of how strange the world becomes. The protagonist reflects on the success of the deception and the immense danger posed by Go Yuri’s supernatural perception, desperate for the 'Sunbae' (Oh Dok-seo) to arrive.
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13:50
Chapter 399
The narrative opens with Go Yuri conducting a private tutoring session for the twin sisters, Cheon-hwa and Yo-hwa. The protagonist, currently embodying Cheon-hwa via the 'Undertaker' persona while drawing on Go Yuri’s guidance from SG Net, finds the lesson surprisingly normal, dispelling fears of cult-brainwashing. Go Yuri offers wisdom regarding identity, advising Cheon-hwa not to erase her own self despite her father’s philosophy of emptiness, effectively positioning herself as a liberator from the cult’s rigid structures. Cheon-hwa acknowledges this support, and Go Yuri affectionately notes her brilliance, though she playfully warns her to keep her intelligence suppressed until she gains power.
As Yo-hwa dozes off, Cheon-hwa tests Go Yuri, referencing rumors that she, as an 'Oechul' (newcomer), infiltrated the cult to seize power by winning the Father’s heart and securing Cheon-hwa’s trust for future dominion. Rather than denying it, Go Yuri playfully agrees, expressing a desire to hold power for even a short time, which alarms Cheon-hwa. The protagonist realizes with dread that Go Yuri already knows the world is ending and understands the preciousness of time, raising suspicions about her motives and connection to the Void.
Go Yuri interrupts the tension by announcing the lesson’s end. She and Yo-hwa review passages from the Tao Te Ching, with Go Yuri offering a subversive interpretation: that one person can change the 'Way' or path itself, contrasting her father’s belief in merging with it. Go Yuri departs, but suddenly stops in the hallway. She turns back and demands Cheon-hwa call her by her first name, 'Go Yuri,' rather than 'Teacher.' Realizing this is a trap to verify her identity and catch the protagonist off-guard, Cheon-hwa feigns deafness, claiming she didn't hear the whisper from far away. Go Yuri accepts the excuse, waving goodbye as she leaves.
Once alone, Cheon-hwa hugs her sleeping sister Yo-hwa, vowing to protect her from the cult, the Father, and the 'inscrutable Oechul,' regardless of how strange the world becomes. The protagonist reflects on the success of the deception and the immense danger posed by Go Yuri’s supernatural perception, desperate for the 'Sunbae' (Oh Dok-seo) to arrive.
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400
Chapter 400
The narrator, currently inhabiting the persona of Cheon-hwa (formerly Infinite Void and various other identities), addresses the reader while reflecting on five years spent within a simulated dream world at a pseudo-religious cult’s grand mansion. She waits for her senior, the Undertaker, to arrive, complaining about his delay while interacting with her younger twin sister, Cheon Yo-hwa. Their dynamic reveals a history of forced formality by their father, contrasting with their current informal banter and mutual teasing. The narrator secretly manages the dream’s infrastructure, coordinating with Tutorial Fairy No. 264. She orders the fairies to prioritize maintaining Yo-hwa’s identity over her own, planning to dive deeper into the dream layers to access Go Yuri’s memories, which she believes have contaminated Yo-hwa’s dream data. The goal is to use these memories to heal Yo-hwa’s psychological void, even if it means risking the narrator’s own sanity or identity stability. As the dream progresses, the narrator observes the stagnation of the environment, noting that the sky remains unchanged for four years as resources are pruned. The narrative shifts to a flashback or parallel timeline within the dream regarding their upbringing. Their father, the cult leader, praises an outsider who passed the CSAT by claiming to believe in Taoism, using this to bolster his own prestige and challenge the growing faction loyal to Cheon-hwa. The father attempts to assert authority by favoring Yo-hwa. The timeline advances to a tutoring session where their teacher, Go Yuri, announces her resignation due to a family matter. She introduces her successor, noting they also achieved a perfect CSAT score. One week later, the successor arrives. The narrator recognizes him instantly as the Undertaker, the missing person she had failed to locate in the real world and only glimpsed through Yu Ji-won’s past data. The Undertaker greets them professionally, acknowledging their excellent records and noting the unusual nature of their school situation, before beginning the first class. The chapter concludes with the narrator’s realization that the Undertaker has finally appeared before her.
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14:22
Chapter 400
The narrator, currently inhabiting the persona of Cheon-hwa (formerly Infinite Void and various other identities), addresses the reader while reflecting on five years spent within a simulated dream world at a pseudo-religious cult’s grand mansion. She waits for her senior, the Undertaker, to arrive, complaining about his delay while interacting with her younger twin sister, Cheon Yo-hwa. Their dynamic reveals a history of forced formality by their father, contrasting with their current informal banter and mutual teasing. The narrator secretly manages the dream’s infrastructure, coordinating with Tutorial Fairy No. 264. She orders the fairies to prioritize maintaining Yo-hwa’s identity over her own, planning to dive deeper into the dream layers to access Go Yuri’s memories, which she believes have contaminated Yo-hwa’s dream data. The goal is to use these memories to heal Yo-hwa’s psychological void, even if it means risking the narrator’s own sanity or identity stability. As the dream progresses, the narrator observes the stagnation of the environment, noting that the sky remains unchanged for four years as resources are pruned. The narrative shifts to a flashback or parallel timeline within the dream regarding their upbringing. Their father, the cult leader, praises an outsider who passed the CSAT by claiming to believe in Taoism, using this to bolster his own prestige and challenge the growing faction loyal to Cheon-hwa. The father attempts to assert authority by favoring Yo-hwa. The timeline advances to a tutoring session where their teacher, Go Yuri, announces her resignation due to a family matter. She introduces her successor, noting they also achieved a perfect CSAT score. One week later, the successor arrives. The narrator recognizes him instantly as the Undertaker, the missing person she had failed to locate in the real world and only glimpsed through Yu Ji-won’s past data. The Undertaker greets them professionally, acknowledging their excellent records and noting the unusual nature of their school situation, before beginning the first class. The chapter concludes with the narrator’s realization that the Undertaker has finally appeared before her.
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401
Chapter 401
The chapter opens with a surreal dream sequence where the narrator, Cheon-hwa, interacts with her younger sister, Yo-hwa, who confesses her love for her tutor. Cheon-hwa dismissively tells her to use formal speech, revealing her own cynical nature. The scene shifts to Cheon-hwa confronting the 'Undertaker,' who she identifies as her past self from a previous regression cycle. She dominates him psychologically, noting his fear and lack of experience compared to her current state. She interrogates him about his relationship with their deceased 'Teacher' (Go Yuri) and uses a magazine photo of Yu Ji-won as leverage, implying she controls Yu Ji-won's future to force cooperation.
The Undertaker reveals crucial exposition: Go Yuri informed him that the world is doomed and that the Cheon siblings are destined to summon the 'Outer Gods' (Infinite Void and Mastermind). He explains that Go Yuri inserted herself as the sisters' tutor to save them from becoming mindless sacrifices to the cult leader, their father. Go Yuri manipulated the cult leader to trust her, ensuring she would be the one to guide the girls, thereby preserving their humanity and ability to resist the gods' control. Cheon-hwa realizes that this implies the Undertaker has lived through previous cycles where other candidates were chosen, suggesting he has regressed or experienced multiple timelines. She questions the authenticity of this dream, suspecting that Go Yuri’s unconscious memories have bled into Yo-hwa’s dreamscape. The chapter ends with the revelation that a regressor existed before the current timeline, and the Undertaker confirms Go Yuri’s deliberate actions to protect the sisters from their fate as cult sacrifices.
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13:29
Chapter 401
The chapter opens with a surreal dream sequence where the narrator, Cheon-hwa, interacts with her younger sister, Yo-hwa, who confesses her love for her tutor. Cheon-hwa dismissively tells her to use formal speech, revealing her own cynical nature. The scene shifts to Cheon-hwa confronting the 'Undertaker,' who she identifies as her past self from a previous regression cycle. She dominates him psychologically, noting his fear and lack of experience compared to her current state. She interrogates him about his relationship with their deceased 'Teacher' (Go Yuri) and uses a magazine photo of Yu Ji-won as leverage, implying she controls Yu Ji-won's future to force cooperation.
The Undertaker reveals crucial exposition: Go Yuri informed him that the world is doomed and that the Cheon siblings are destined to summon the 'Outer Gods' (Infinite Void and Mastermind). He explains that Go Yuri inserted herself as the sisters' tutor to save them from becoming mindless sacrifices to the cult leader, their father. Go Yuri manipulated the cult leader to trust her, ensuring she would be the one to guide the girls, thereby preserving their humanity and ability to resist the gods' control. Cheon-hwa realizes that this implies the Undertaker has lived through previous cycles where other candidates were chosen, suggesting he has regressed or experienced multiple timelines. She questions the authenticity of this dream, suspecting that Go Yuri’s unconscious memories have bled into Yo-hwa’s dreamscape. The chapter ends with the revelation that a regressor existed before the current timeline, and the Undertaker confirms Go Yuri’s deliberate actions to protect the sisters from their fate as cult sacrifices.
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402
Chapter 402
The chapter opens in a dream state where the narrator, possessing the memories and persona of the [Undertaker], confronts a past version of himself labeled 'Cheon-hwa'. The past self, initially suspicious of the narrator's claims about the world's destruction, quickly accepts them due to a perceived kinship with Go Yuri, the narrator's former teacher. The atmosphere shifts drastically when the environment turns monochrome and time freezes. A figure approaches: Go Yuri herself, who reveals she was monitoring the dream to detect anomalies. She identifies the narrator as a 'Mr. Nameless anomaly' rather than the innocent Cheon-hwa, noting that anomalies often feign ignorance or cite external factors like dreams. Despite the narrator's desperate denials and explanation that he entered via Yo-hwa's nightmare to uncover the truth behind the world's destruction, Go Yuri remains unimpressed. She physically restrains the narrator, asserting that she is not the one who should disclose information, but rather the one who must eliminate it, viewing his very presence as a dangerous variable likely caused by Outer God interference. Recognizing her threat level as equal to a regressor, the narrator realizes his mistake in underestimating her vigilance. He resolves to better assimilate into Cheon-hwa's psyche in future cycles to avoid detection. The narrative then skips to a subsequent cycle where the narrator successfully hides his identity, maintaining a cheerful and normal facade while interacting with the past Undertaker and observing the twins' development. As June 17th arrives, marking the day the Infinite Void devastates Seoul, the narrator watches for the catastrophic event. However, immediately after the Void's arrival, the narrator experiences a profound mental void. He realizes that the past Cheon-hwa has forgotten Go Yuri entirely. This erasure of a crucial anchor in Cheon-hwa's memory destabilizes the dream construct. The dream crumbles, and the narrator awakens in the real world inside Baekhwa Girls' High School's cafeteria, next to the corpse of Fairy No. 264. He concludes that the Void's influence didn't just affect Cheon-hwa but forcibly erased Go Yuri from history, leaving a hole in the world's narrative.
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15:42
Chapter 402
The chapter opens in a dream state where the narrator, possessing the memories and persona of the [Undertaker], confronts a past version of himself labeled 'Cheon-hwa'. The past self, initially suspicious of the narrator's claims about the world's destruction, quickly accepts them due to a perceived kinship with Go Yuri, the narrator's former teacher. The atmosphere shifts drastically when the environment turns monochrome and time freezes. A figure approaches: Go Yuri herself, who reveals she was monitoring the dream to detect anomalies. She identifies the narrator as a 'Mr. Nameless anomaly' rather than the innocent Cheon-hwa, noting that anomalies often feign ignorance or cite external factors like dreams. Despite the narrator's desperate denials and explanation that he entered via Yo-hwa's nightmare to uncover the truth behind the world's destruction, Go Yuri remains unimpressed. She physically restrains the narrator, asserting that she is not the one who should disclose information, but rather the one who must eliminate it, viewing his very presence as a dangerous variable likely caused by Outer God interference. Recognizing her threat level as equal to a regressor, the narrator realizes his mistake in underestimating her vigilance. He resolves to better assimilate into Cheon-hwa's psyche in future cycles to avoid detection. The narrative then skips to a subsequent cycle where the narrator successfully hides his identity, maintaining a cheerful and normal facade while interacting with the past Undertaker and observing the twins' development. As June 17th arrives, marking the day the Infinite Void devastates Seoul, the narrator watches for the catastrophic event. However, immediately after the Void's arrival, the narrator experiences a profound mental void. He realizes that the past Cheon-hwa has forgotten Go Yuri entirely. This erasure of a crucial anchor in Cheon-hwa's memory destabilizes the dream construct. The dream crumbles, and the narrator awakens in the real world inside Baekhwa Girls' High School's cafeteria, next to the corpse of Fairy No. 264. He concludes that the Void's influence didn't just affect Cheon-hwa but forcibly erased Go Yuri from history, leaving a hole in the world's narrative.
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Chapter 403
The Undertaker reflects on the profound meaning of trust, equating it with taking responsibility for children's safety and well-being. Having navigated the 'Arabian Nights' within a dream, he returns to the Tower of Babel to facilitate a reunion between the twin sisters, Cheon-hwa and Yo-hwa. He initially interacts with Cheon-hwa, adopting a persona to test her reactions to her own past deception. Cheon-hwa expresses contempt for her previous self but quickly settles into an emotional release, culminating in a demand for happiness. The Undertaker then orchestrates the official meeting between the sisters. Unlike previous cycles where Yo-hwa felt forced, this encounter allows her to genuinely contemplate the existence of her lost twin. They share a cautious bond, acknowledging strange childhood memories and the presence of a 'bruise' on Yo-hwa's heart.
The sisters, along with the Undertaker, analyze their cosmic positioning. Yo-hwa deduces that their father's cult did not worship a single deity but rather a dualistic entity: the Yang and Yin of the Taegeuk. They realize 'Infinite Void' and the 'Mastermind' are actually two halves of one Outer God, the Poles of the Taegeuk. Cheon-hwa had sealed the Yin (the Mastermind), while Yo-hwa’s side corresponds to the Yang (Infinite Void). Yo-hwa accepts Cheon-hwa as her sister, though she struggles with the title 'unni.' To resolve this, she proposes a 'bet': if Cheon-hwa’s happiest memory becomes this moment of reunion rather than the kiss she shared with the Undertaker to break her time seal, she will fully accept the sisterhood. Cheon-hwa accepts the challenge.
They wait out the day, discussing the nature of sincerity and the void of the human heart. At midnight, when the time loop resets, the Undertaker opens the transparent tombstone containing Cheon-hwa’s trapped consciousness. Cheon-hwa is found weeping, overwhelmed by the realization that her dream of being with both her teacher and sister might be impossible. She apologizes, believing she must choose between them. However, Yo-hwa enters the sealed space, ignoring the void’s danger, and embraces Cheon-hwa, apologizing for forgetting and welcoming her back. Cheon-hwa breaks down in tears, overwhelmed by joy, validating that the sisterly bond has become her true happiness, thus winning the bet and breaking the emotional seal.
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19:33
Chapter 403
The Undertaker reflects on the profound meaning of trust, equating it with taking responsibility for children's safety and well-being. Having navigated the 'Arabian Nights' within a dream, he returns to the Tower of Babel to facilitate a reunion between the twin sisters, Cheon-hwa and Yo-hwa. He initially interacts with Cheon-hwa, adopting a persona to test her reactions to her own past deception. Cheon-hwa expresses contempt for her previous self but quickly settles into an emotional release, culminating in a demand for happiness. The Undertaker then orchestrates the official meeting between the sisters. Unlike previous cycles where Yo-hwa felt forced, this encounter allows her to genuinely contemplate the existence of her lost twin. They share a cautious bond, acknowledging strange childhood memories and the presence of a 'bruise' on Yo-hwa's heart.
The sisters, along with the Undertaker, analyze their cosmic positioning. Yo-hwa deduces that their father's cult did not worship a single deity but rather a dualistic entity: the Yang and Yin of the Taegeuk. They realize 'Infinite Void' and the 'Mastermind' are actually two halves of one Outer God, the Poles of the Taegeuk. Cheon-hwa had sealed the Yin (the Mastermind), while Yo-hwa’s side corresponds to the Yang (Infinite Void). Yo-hwa accepts Cheon-hwa as her sister, though she struggles with the title 'unni.' To resolve this, she proposes a 'bet': if Cheon-hwa’s happiest memory becomes this moment of reunion rather than the kiss she shared with the Undertaker to break her time seal, she will fully accept the sisterhood. Cheon-hwa accepts the challenge.
They wait out the day, discussing the nature of sincerity and the void of the human heart. At midnight, when the time loop resets, the Undertaker opens the transparent tombstone containing Cheon-hwa’s trapped consciousness. Cheon-hwa is found weeping, overwhelmed by the realization that her dream of being with both her teacher and sister might be impossible. She apologizes, believing she must choose between them. However, Yo-hwa enters the sealed space, ignoring the void’s danger, and embraces Cheon-hwa, apologizing for forgetting and welcoming her back. Cheon-hwa breaks down in tears, overwhelmed by joy, validating that the sisterly bond has become her true happiness, thus winning the bet and breaking the emotional seal.
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404
Chapter 404
The chapter opens with the narrator, Mr. Matiz (the Undertaker), and Cheon Yo-hwa performing an elaborate, theatrical greeting ritual in the Tower of Babel, the inner sanctum of the National Road Management Corps headquarters. Noh Do-hwa, the Director, watches with visible irritation, questioning how both twin sisters, one of whom was supposedly time-sealed, can exist physically. Matiz demonstrates his ability to shift forms, reverting from his 'Cheon-hwa' magical girl persona to his true 'Undertaker' identity and back, further exasperating Do-hwa. Once settled, Yu Ji-won serves tea as the group begins a serious discussion.
Matiz shifts from teasing to analytical, proposing a hypothesis to Do-hwa and Ji-won: that the regressor Go Yuri exists separately from the current timeline's constraints. They review Go Yuri's testimony, where she recalls a past where the Cheon twins were never born, suggesting she has knowledge of alternate world-lines. Yo-hwa corroborates this, noting her mother’s frailty and Go Yuri’s role in ensuring their twin birth. Matiz and Do-hwa brainstorm the necessity of twins; Matiz realizes the key lies in the 'Taegeuk.' He deduces that the separate entities Infinite Void (Yin) and the Mastermind (Yang) were originally a single, omnipotent Outer God named Taegeuk. This god runs infinite simulations to ensure its own victory. However, humanity has an advantage: a regressor, Mr. Matiz himself. The Taegeuk god, lacking human intellect or mental fortitude, cannot tire, meaning it will eventually crush humanity in an endless war of attrition unless the variable is changed.
Matiz realizes the only solution is to split the single Outer God. He deduces that Go Yuri, possessing vast power, artificially split the god by forcing Cheon Yo-hwa’s mother to give birth to twins—splitting one person into two distinct vessels (Yin and Yang) to fragment the god’s power. This act reduced the god’s strength, turning a 'Lunatic' difficulty world into 'Normal,' allowing humanity to survive. Go Yuri, however, vanished from all memories, leaving gaps marked by '[404 - Not Found]' in everyone’s pasts. To find the truth about Go Yuri, Matiz infiltrates the dreams of his allies, including Yu Ji-won, Jeong Ye-ji, Lee Ha-yul, and others. He discovers identical memory voids in every single person he investigates, confirming that Go Yuri’s existence was systematically erased from the world’s history, leaving everyone except Matiz, due to his Complete Memory, unable to recall her.
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17:00
Chapter 404
The chapter opens with the narrator, Mr. Matiz (the Undertaker), and Cheon Yo-hwa performing an elaborate, theatrical greeting ritual in the Tower of Babel, the inner sanctum of the National Road Management Corps headquarters. Noh Do-hwa, the Director, watches with visible irritation, questioning how both twin sisters, one of whom was supposedly time-sealed, can exist physically. Matiz demonstrates his ability to shift forms, reverting from his 'Cheon-hwa' magical girl persona to his true 'Undertaker' identity and back, further exasperating Do-hwa. Once settled, Yu Ji-won serves tea as the group begins a serious discussion.
Matiz shifts from teasing to analytical, proposing a hypothesis to Do-hwa and Ji-won: that the regressor Go Yuri exists separately from the current timeline's constraints. They review Go Yuri's testimony, where she recalls a past where the Cheon twins were never born, suggesting she has knowledge of alternate world-lines. Yo-hwa corroborates this, noting her mother’s frailty and Go Yuri’s role in ensuring their twin birth. Matiz and Do-hwa brainstorm the necessity of twins; Matiz realizes the key lies in the 'Taegeuk.' He deduces that the separate entities Infinite Void (Yin) and the Mastermind (Yang) were originally a single, omnipotent Outer God named Taegeuk. This god runs infinite simulations to ensure its own victory. However, humanity has an advantage: a regressor, Mr. Matiz himself. The Taegeuk god, lacking human intellect or mental fortitude, cannot tire, meaning it will eventually crush humanity in an endless war of attrition unless the variable is changed.
Matiz realizes the only solution is to split the single Outer God. He deduces that Go Yuri, possessing vast power, artificially split the god by forcing Cheon Yo-hwa’s mother to give birth to twins—splitting one person into two distinct vessels (Yin and Yang) to fragment the god’s power. This act reduced the god’s strength, turning a 'Lunatic' difficulty world into 'Normal,' allowing humanity to survive. Go Yuri, however, vanished from all memories, leaving gaps marked by '[404 - Not Found]' in everyone’s pasts. To find the truth about Go Yuri, Matiz infiltrates the dreams of his allies, including Yu Ji-won, Jeong Ye-ji, Lee Ha-yul, and others. He discovers identical memory voids in every single person he investigates, confirming that Go Yuri’s existence was systematically erased from the world’s history, leaving everyone except Matiz, due to his Complete Memory, unable to recall her.
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Chapter 405
Oh Dok-seo confronts the protagonist (Undertaker) about his recent habit of mimicking Cheon Yo-hwa’s appearance, citing a recent dogeza as the cause for his side effects. The protagonist explains that his compulsive impersonation is a lingering side effect, not a joke. Oh Dok-seo warns that such identity imitation is dangerous for most, but notes her own [AT Field] and [Fourth Wall] allow her to maintain her ego while immersing herself in roles. Their conversation is interrupted by noise complaints from above; the source is the 'Noise Complaint Anomaly,' a trivial but persistent anomaly that prevents Oh Dok-seo from writing. The protagonist reveals he can now understand the voices of all anomalies, a new ability he gained around the 1,000th regression cycle. He recalls first hearing the voices of the blood-red handprints at the Centum City crossroads during his meetings with Dang Seo-rin, who herself had begun hearing the world as 'music' or 'noise' starting at cycle 999. The protagonist asks Oh Dok-seo to use her [Side Story Creation] to investigate what happened at the end of cycle 999, but she cannot because her novel has not yet reached that point in the timeline. After some banter about her writing habits and desire for personal training, the protagonist reflects on his new capability. He realizes the 'Meteor Shower' anomaly, previously heard only as noise, can now be understood as a woman singing a lullaby while crying under an air-raid siren. By acknowledging the anomaly as his 'Mom' and refusing to look away, he accepts the starlight fragments without using his destructive aura. The starlight melts away, leaving silent pebbles. He realizes he can neutralize anomalies without relying on his overpowering aura, finding a solution to his self-contradictory route of suppression and preservation.
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Chapter 405
Oh Dok-seo confronts the protagonist (Undertaker) about his recent habit of mimicking Cheon Yo-hwa’s appearance, citing a recent dogeza as the cause for his side effects. The protagonist explains that his compulsive impersonation is a lingering side effect, not a joke. Oh Dok-seo warns that such identity imitation is dangerous for most, but notes her own [AT Field] and [Fourth Wall] allow her to maintain her ego while immersing herself in roles. Their conversation is interrupted by noise complaints from above; the source is the 'Noise Complaint Anomaly,' a trivial but persistent anomaly that prevents Oh Dok-seo from writing. The protagonist reveals he can now understand the voices of all anomalies, a new ability he gained around the 1,000th regression cycle. He recalls first hearing the voices of the blood-red handprints at the Centum City crossroads during his meetings with Dang Seo-rin, who herself had begun hearing the world as 'music' or 'noise' starting at cycle 999. The protagonist asks Oh Dok-seo to use her [Side Story Creation] to investigate what happened at the end of cycle 999, but she cannot because her novel has not yet reached that point in the timeline. After some banter about her writing habits and desire for personal training, the protagonist reflects on his new capability. He realizes the 'Meteor Shower' anomaly, previously heard only as noise, can now be understood as a woman singing a lullaby while crying under an air-raid siren. By acknowledging the anomaly as his 'Mom' and refusing to look away, he accepts the starlight fragments without using his destructive aura. The starlight melts away, leaving silent pebbles. He realizes he can neutralize anomalies without relying on his overpowering aura, finding a solution to his self-contradictory route of suppression and preservation.
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Chapter 406
The narrator, identifying as Undertaker, reflects on his journey through over 1,000 regression cycles. He humorously critiques his own lack of unique, resume-worthy skills like a 'Protagonist Certification' interviewer might, noting that his 'Time Seal' and 'Aura' are either situational or non-unique traits. Despite this self-deprecation, he acknowledges that his perseverance in maintaining the 'ordinary protagonist' trope is his defining characteristic, culminating in a successful debut after 1,022 cycles, cheered on by awakeners who believe in him. He muses that understanding the voices of anomalies early in previous cycles might have reduced his trial-and-error, but implies his current mindset is unique to his recent struggles.
The narrative shifts to a team comprising Oh Dok-seo, Sim Ah-ryeon, Lee Ha-yul, and children from the Regression Alliance, currently in the 1,022nd cycle within the Japanese archipelago. They dig near a tunnel entrance and unearth the preserved forearm of a child. Lee Ha-yul, utilizing her puppet abilities, retrieves more body parts from various locations over a fortnight, storing them in her yogurt cart's refrigeration unit to prevent decay. Once assembled, she uses puppet strings to stitch the corpse together, creating a seamless doll. However, the face is unrecognizable due to severe damage. Sim Ah-ryeon is tasked with drawing a portrait of the deceased child. She works mechanically, posing the reanimated corpse through Lee Ha-yul's control, and produces a smiling portrait that restores the child's face. The narrator attaches this portrait to the corpse, covers it with a plain white mask, and the entity vanishes instantly, indicating the anomaly has been resolved or moved.
The narrator then visits the Inunaki Tunnel alone. There, he encounters a small child wearing a plain white mask who asks for his company because the tunnel is dark and she is scared. The child explains she needs to enter the tunnel to retrieve her family's dog, Melt, who ran inside. The narrator agrees to accompany her, warning her of ghostly rumors and instructing her not to look back or lose sight of him. They walk through the long, treacherous tunnel; the child holds his hand tightly, muttering about Melt and her worry for the dog. Upon hearing Melt bark, the child rushes ahead, embracing empty air as if hugging the dog, expressing relief. After the child and the phantom dog disappear, the narrator exits the tunnel to find only the white mask and Sim Ah-ryeon's drawing left behind. He notices a large, brown dog drawn in crayon next to the smiling girl in the artwork—a detail Sim Ah-ryeon did not add. Realizing this marks a permanent end to the cycles, he stores the drawing carefully. The chapter concludes with the realization that from this point forward, there will be no more epilogues or regressions; every story will now simply be the final end of a regressor.
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Chapter 406
The narrator, identifying as Undertaker, reflects on his journey through over 1,000 regression cycles. He humorously critiques his own lack of unique, resume-worthy skills like a 'Protagonist Certification' interviewer might, noting that his 'Time Seal' and 'Aura' are either situational or non-unique traits. Despite this self-deprecation, he acknowledges that his perseverance in maintaining the 'ordinary protagonist' trope is his defining characteristic, culminating in a successful debut after 1,022 cycles, cheered on by awakeners who believe in him. He muses that understanding the voices of anomalies early in previous cycles might have reduced his trial-and-error, but implies his current mindset is unique to his recent struggles.
The narrative shifts to a team comprising Oh Dok-seo, Sim Ah-ryeon, Lee Ha-yul, and children from the Regression Alliance, currently in the 1,022nd cycle within the Japanese archipelago. They dig near a tunnel entrance and unearth the preserved forearm of a child. Lee Ha-yul, utilizing her puppet abilities, retrieves more body parts from various locations over a fortnight, storing them in her yogurt cart's refrigeration unit to prevent decay. Once assembled, she uses puppet strings to stitch the corpse together, creating a seamless doll. However, the face is unrecognizable due to severe damage. Sim Ah-ryeon is tasked with drawing a portrait of the deceased child. She works mechanically, posing the reanimated corpse through Lee Ha-yul's control, and produces a smiling portrait that restores the child's face. The narrator attaches this portrait to the corpse, covers it with a plain white mask, and the entity vanishes instantly, indicating the anomaly has been resolved or moved.
The narrator then visits the Inunaki Tunnel alone. There, he encounters a small child wearing a plain white mask who asks for his company because the tunnel is dark and she is scared. The child explains she needs to enter the tunnel to retrieve her family's dog, Melt, who ran inside. The narrator agrees to accompany her, warning her of ghostly rumors and instructing her not to look back or lose sight of him. They walk through the long, treacherous tunnel; the child holds his hand tightly, muttering about Melt and her worry for the dog. Upon hearing Melt bark, the child rushes ahead, embracing empty air as if hugging the dog, expressing relief. After the child and the phantom dog disappear, the narrator exits the tunnel to find only the white mask and Sim Ah-ryeon's drawing left behind. He notices a large, brown dog drawn in crayon next to the smiling girl in the artwork—a detail Sim Ah-ryeon did not add. Realizing this marks a permanent end to the cycles, he stores the drawing carefully. The chapter concludes with the realization that from this point forward, there will be no more epilogues or regressions; every story will now simply be the final end of a regressor.
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Chapter 407
The narrator (the Undertaker/Regressor) reflects on his travels and the gratitude of the Regression Alliance for his interventions, particularly with Lee Ha-yul. Back in the Busan hideout, Lee Ha-yul expresses her relief at being alive, noting she would have committed suicide had the Regressor not saved her. The narrator acknowledges a responsibility to ensure she remains engaged with life. He explains his method of helping her: teaching her to strengthen herself and entering her subconscious to address psychological scars. The discussion turns to Go Yuri, whose presence triggers an instinctive longing in others, as if they have lost someone precious. The narrator posits that Go Yuri’s magic works by exploiting a collective void in human memory caused by the loss of someone who was once deeply cherished. Ha-yul sharp-wittedly deduces that the narrator’s complete memory erasure regarding Go Yuri implies she was not just important, but essential to his existence. As they reflect on this shared void, Sim Ah-ryeon interrupts, jealous of the attention Ha-yul receives. After a brief, playful exchange where Ah-ryeon is forced to squeeze in between them, the narrator comforts her by combing her hair. He then transitions to discussing the preparations for an art exhibition. The narrator explains his rationale: he believes Ah-ryeon’s erratic behavior and reliance on online anonymity (as the villain 'OldManGoryeo' and the Saintess) stem from a heart sickness inflicted by Go Yuri. He aims to rehabilitate her through art, believing that painting funeral portraits of anomalies will provide her with a sincere outlet and help her find fulfillment in reality. Oh Dok-seo briefly critiques this reasoning, pointing out the hypocrisy of blaming Go Yuri for everything when the narrator previously emphasized personal responsibility. The narrator ignores this, determined to make Ah-ryeon a celebrated artist. The exhibition is held in the Tower of Babel Plaza. Initially sparse, it draws massive crowds as word spreads. High-ranking figures like Dang Seo-rin, Cheon Yo-hwa, and even the pragmatic Noh Do-hwa attend, impressed by the depth and quality of the 'Anomaly Expressionist' style. The public and online communities react with awe, shifting perception of Ah-ryeon from a troll to a genius. The narrator feels vindicated, believing this success will finally heal Ah-ryeon’s heart. However, the chapter ends on an ominous note: amidst the celebration, Sim Ah-ryeon stares blankly and intensely at the narrator, suggesting her reaction to his plan is not the gratitude he expected.
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Chapter 407
The narrator (the Undertaker/Regressor) reflects on his travels and the gratitude of the Regression Alliance for his interventions, particularly with Lee Ha-yul. Back in the Busan hideout, Lee Ha-yul expresses her relief at being alive, noting she would have committed suicide had the Regressor not saved her. The narrator acknowledges a responsibility to ensure she remains engaged with life. He explains his method of helping her: teaching her to strengthen herself and entering her subconscious to address psychological scars. The discussion turns to Go Yuri, whose presence triggers an instinctive longing in others, as if they have lost someone precious. The narrator posits that Go Yuri’s magic works by exploiting a collective void in human memory caused by the loss of someone who was once deeply cherished. Ha-yul sharp-wittedly deduces that the narrator’s complete memory erasure regarding Go Yuri implies she was not just important, but essential to his existence. As they reflect on this shared void, Sim Ah-ryeon interrupts, jealous of the attention Ha-yul receives. After a brief, playful exchange where Ah-ryeon is forced to squeeze in between them, the narrator comforts her by combing her hair. He then transitions to discussing the preparations for an art exhibition. The narrator explains his rationale: he believes Ah-ryeon’s erratic behavior and reliance on online anonymity (as the villain 'OldManGoryeo' and the Saintess) stem from a heart sickness inflicted by Go Yuri. He aims to rehabilitate her through art, believing that painting funeral portraits of anomalies will provide her with a sincere outlet and help her find fulfillment in reality. Oh Dok-seo briefly critiques this reasoning, pointing out the hypocrisy of blaming Go Yuri for everything when the narrator previously emphasized personal responsibility. The narrator ignores this, determined to make Ah-ryeon a celebrated artist. The exhibition is held in the Tower of Babel Plaza. Initially sparse, it draws massive crowds as word spreads. High-ranking figures like Dang Seo-rin, Cheon Yo-hwa, and even the pragmatic Noh Do-hwa attend, impressed by the depth and quality of the 'Anomaly Expressionist' style. The public and online communities react with awe, shifting perception of Ah-ryeon from a troll to a genius. The narrator feels vindicated, believing this success will finally heal Ah-ryeon’s heart. However, the chapter ends on an ominous note: amidst the celebration, Sim Ah-ryeon stares blankly and intensely at the narrator, suggesting her reaction to his plan is not the gratitude he expected.
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Chapter 408
The Special Anomaly Exhibition concludes successfully, leaving Sim Ah-ryeon celebrated across the Korean Peninsula as a genius artist. As crowds request autographs, Ah-ryeon displays eccentric, dismissive behavior, rejecting photos and demanding the demolition crew led by Lee Ha-yul wait. She requests Guild Leader Go Yuir (The Undertaker) to keep a section of the gallery intact for one week, hiding a secret project behind a white tent. Ha-yul agrees to shrink the structure to one-fifth its size. Inside the tent, Ah-ryeon isolates herself, communicating only by snatching meal trays, her arm covered in paint. The Undertaker worries about her well-being, while Jeong Ye-ji telepathically suggests Ah-ryeon is creating a thank-you gift. After the week passes, the Undertaker receives a message from 'Saintess of the North' (Ah-ryeon) instructing him to visit the gallery alone at 11 PM, noting a dress code restriction regarding his 'seven-colored perfume.' At the meeting, Ah-ryeon is disheveled and paint-splattered, hiding a bridal veil. She leads him into the gallery, where every previously praised artwork has been ruined with chaotic black overpaintings. She explains that these 'Night Exhibition' pieces depict anomalies not as they appear, but as the Undertaker perceives them through his Complete Memory. For him, past traumas and present realities overlap equally, creating a 'human Cubism' where he sees all cycles of victims, such as the Ten Legs and Dang Seo-rin, simultaneously. She contrasts this with normal human perception, which keeps past and present distinct. Ah-ryeon expresses envy for his perspective but notes he asked her to paint from *others'* viewpoints. She then reveals the final masterpiece, 'World Tree Udumbara,' which depicts her own death and corruption during the Final Defensive War, wearing a Saintess's veil to hide her ruined face from believers. Kneeling before the painting, she recalls the Undertaker brushing her hair, feeling the dense emotions of sadness and gratitude he projects onto her. She concludes the exhibition by asking him to brush her hair.
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Chapter 408
The Special Anomaly Exhibition concludes successfully, leaving Sim Ah-ryeon celebrated across the Korean Peninsula as a genius artist. As crowds request autographs, Ah-ryeon displays eccentric, dismissive behavior, rejecting photos and demanding the demolition crew led by Lee Ha-yul wait. She requests Guild Leader Go Yuir (The Undertaker) to keep a section of the gallery intact for one week, hiding a secret project behind a white tent. Ha-yul agrees to shrink the structure to one-fifth its size. Inside the tent, Ah-ryeon isolates herself, communicating only by snatching meal trays, her arm covered in paint. The Undertaker worries about her well-being, while Jeong Ye-ji telepathically suggests Ah-ryeon is creating a thank-you gift. After the week passes, the Undertaker receives a message from 'Saintess of the North' (Ah-ryeon) instructing him to visit the gallery alone at 11 PM, noting a dress code restriction regarding his 'seven-colored perfume.' At the meeting, Ah-ryeon is disheveled and paint-splattered, hiding a bridal veil. She leads him into the gallery, where every previously praised artwork has been ruined with chaotic black overpaintings. She explains that these 'Night Exhibition' pieces depict anomalies not as they appear, but as the Undertaker perceives them through his Complete Memory. For him, past traumas and present realities overlap equally, creating a 'human Cubism' where he sees all cycles of victims, such as the Ten Legs and Dang Seo-rin, simultaneously. She contrasts this with normal human perception, which keeps past and present distinct. Ah-ryeon expresses envy for his perspective but notes he asked her to paint from *others'* viewpoints. She then reveals the final masterpiece, 'World Tree Udumbara,' which depicts her own death and corruption during the Final Defensive War, wearing a Saintess's veil to hide her ruined face from believers. Kneeling before the painting, she recalls the Undertaker brushing her hair, feeling the dense emotions of sadness and gratitude he projects onto her. She concludes the exhibition by asking him to brush her hair.
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Chapter 409
The chapter opens with the MC reflecting on the necessity of hiring the ghostwriter Oh Dok-seo to narrate his life. He admits that while subduing Infinite Metagame was a motive, his primary reason was his own inability to truthfully write his own story due to his [Complete Memory] ability. This power allows him to perceive the coexistence of past and present regressions, making it impossible for him to filter his narrative through the limited perspective of a single timeline. He recalls a specific interaction where Oh Dok-seo reviewed his first draft. She declared it "unusable" because it contained overlapping timelines, dialogue from hundreds of cycles, and narrative inconsistencies that would confuse readers. The MC, initially defensive, argued that this chaotic overlap was his truthful reality. Oh Dok-seo, however, rejected the notion that his condition made him an anomaly. Instead, she accepted her role as an intermediary, promising to edit his raw truth into a sequential narrative, taking responsibility for any friction between his reality and the readers' understanding. She revealed a personal touch to her editing: she decided all chapter titles would end with the Hanja for 'person' (者, Ja), framing the story as a meeting of two people. She also playfully teased the MC about his tendency to monologue and his lack of follow-through on her naming conventions, noting puns like 'Potato' (Gamja).
The narrative then shifts to a flashback of the MC’s regressions against the Ten Legs. He recalls the deaths of key comrades—Dang Seo-rin, Old Man Scho, and Yu Ji-won—who were killed in various cycles, their bodies desecrated by anomalies. This memory underscores his resolve and the cruelty of the world. The scene transitions to an intimate moment with Sim Ah-ryeon. The MC reveals that Sim Ah-ryeon, who consumes human emotions, had seen through his deepest secret: that he is detached from humanity due to his Complete Memory, much like she is detached due to her emotional perception. Unlike others whose emotions clash with their words, Sim Ah-ryeon perceives the truth behind them, which is why she stutters in normal conversation but speaks fluently as the Saintess, a role requiring no sincere emotional exchange. In the present, the two share a quiet moment where Sim Ah-ryeon acknowledges their kinship. She observes that the MC feels no lust because he sees the 'piles of corpses' beneath people, confirming his asexual nature and detachment. She expresses deep affection for him, not out of pity or a need to 'fix' him, but because they are kindred spirits. She declares that their shared understanding of the exhibition—viewing his traumas and her paintings through a lens detached from conventional human values—is beautiful, requiring no external validation.
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Chapter 409
The chapter opens with the MC reflecting on the necessity of hiring the ghostwriter Oh Dok-seo to narrate his life. He admits that while subduing Infinite Metagame was a motive, his primary reason was his own inability to truthfully write his own story due to his [Complete Memory] ability. This power allows him to perceive the coexistence of past and present regressions, making it impossible for him to filter his narrative through the limited perspective of a single timeline. He recalls a specific interaction where Oh Dok-seo reviewed his first draft. She declared it "unusable" because it contained overlapping timelines, dialogue from hundreds of cycles, and narrative inconsistencies that would confuse readers. The MC, initially defensive, argued that this chaotic overlap was his truthful reality. Oh Dok-seo, however, rejected the notion that his condition made him an anomaly. Instead, she accepted her role as an intermediary, promising to edit his raw truth into a sequential narrative, taking responsibility for any friction between his reality and the readers' understanding. She revealed a personal touch to her editing: she decided all chapter titles would end with the Hanja for 'person' (者, Ja), framing the story as a meeting of two people. She also playfully teased the MC about his tendency to monologue and his lack of follow-through on her naming conventions, noting puns like 'Potato' (Gamja).
The narrative then shifts to a flashback of the MC’s regressions against the Ten Legs. He recalls the deaths of key comrades—Dang Seo-rin, Old Man Scho, and Yu Ji-won—who were killed in various cycles, their bodies desecrated by anomalies. This memory underscores his resolve and the cruelty of the world. The scene transitions to an intimate moment with Sim Ah-ryeon. The MC reveals that Sim Ah-ryeon, who consumes human emotions, had seen through his deepest secret: that he is detached from humanity due to his Complete Memory, much like she is detached due to her emotional perception. Unlike others whose emotions clash with their words, Sim Ah-ryeon perceives the truth behind them, which is why she stutters in normal conversation but speaks fluently as the Saintess, a role requiring no sincere emotional exchange. In the present, the two share a quiet moment where Sim Ah-ryeon acknowledges their kinship. She observes that the MC feels no lust because he sees the 'piles of corpses' beneath people, confirming his asexual nature and detachment. She expresses deep affection for him, not out of pity or a need to 'fix' him, but because they are kindred spirits. She declares that their shared understanding of the exhibition—viewing his traumas and her paintings through a lens detached from conventional human values—is beautiful, requiring no external validation.
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Chapter 410
The narrator, referred to as the Undertaker or Guild Leader, is in a gallery, gently combing the hair of Sim Ah-ryeon, who has collapsed into a deep sleep after painting nonstop for a week. Sim Ah-ryeon is exhausted from completing a grueling exhibition quest, her mental fatigue finally overriding her self-healing abilities. The narrator prepares to respond to her earlier confession but is interrupted by footsteps approaching the restricted gallery entrance. Despite the late hour and a 'No Entry' sign, Go Yuri enters the space. She ignores the narrator’s initial warning, instead admiring the artworks, specifically noting the lack of frames on Sim Ah-ryeon’s piece, 'Title: Ten Legs,' which the artist painted with the intent that only the Guild Leader would view it. Go Yuri strolls through the gallery, commenting on the themes of love and death in the other paintings, before formally bowing to the narrator and the sleeping Sim Ah-ryeon. She praises the exhibition, suggesting that if the world were purely beautiful, the narrator’s countless cycles of regression would have been justified for this single moment of witnessing Sim Ah-ryeon’s art.
The narrator, however, reveals a long-held secret: since the 1,000th cycle, he has been able to hear Go Yuri’s true voice, bypassing her usual mechanism of mirroring the listener’s desires. Utilizing this connection, he mentally aligns the tumblers of a metaphorical lock using the memories of his past deaths displayed in the paintings. He forces a confrontation, asking Go Yuri why she erased her existence to become an anomaly. This triggers a cacophony of fragmented voices from the paintings—echoes of past cycles, other characters like Cheon-hwa and Seo-rin, and Go Yuri’s conflicting internal monologues. The narrator edits this noise, isolating his own voice and asking if she can hear him. When she confirms, the chaos ceases. Go Yuri admits it has taken a long time. She explains that the world is not beautiful and that the narrator’s 'vacations' (regressions) are a coping mechanism to avoid shattering under the weight of responsibility for his companions’ tragic fates in other timelines. She reveals her own motivation: she abandoned her identity not to become a god, but to save people. Finally, when asked who she is, Go Yuri whispers that she is a reincarnator, a human born again and again.
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Chapter 410
The narrator, referred to as the Undertaker or Guild Leader, is in a gallery, gently combing the hair of Sim Ah-ryeon, who has collapsed into a deep sleep after painting nonstop for a week. Sim Ah-ryeon is exhausted from completing a grueling exhibition quest, her mental fatigue finally overriding her self-healing abilities. The narrator prepares to respond to her earlier confession but is interrupted by footsteps approaching the restricted gallery entrance. Despite the late hour and a 'No Entry' sign, Go Yuri enters the space. She ignores the narrator’s initial warning, instead admiring the artworks, specifically noting the lack of frames on Sim Ah-ryeon’s piece, 'Title: Ten Legs,' which the artist painted with the intent that only the Guild Leader would view it. Go Yuri strolls through the gallery, commenting on the themes of love and death in the other paintings, before formally bowing to the narrator and the sleeping Sim Ah-ryeon. She praises the exhibition, suggesting that if the world were purely beautiful, the narrator’s countless cycles of regression would have been justified for this single moment of witnessing Sim Ah-ryeon’s art.
The narrator, however, reveals a long-held secret: since the 1,000th cycle, he has been able to hear Go Yuri’s true voice, bypassing her usual mechanism of mirroring the listener’s desires. Utilizing this connection, he mentally aligns the tumblers of a metaphorical lock using the memories of his past deaths displayed in the paintings. He forces a confrontation, asking Go Yuri why she erased her existence to become an anomaly. This triggers a cacophony of fragmented voices from the paintings—echoes of past cycles, other characters like Cheon-hwa and Seo-rin, and Go Yuri’s conflicting internal monologues. The narrator edits this noise, isolating his own voice and asking if she can hear him. When she confirms, the chaos ceases. Go Yuri admits it has taken a long time. She explains that the world is not beautiful and that the narrator’s 'vacations' (regressions) are a coping mechanism to avoid shattering under the weight of responsibility for his companions’ tragic fates in other timelines. She reveals her own motivation: she abandoned her identity not to become a god, but to save people. Finally, when asked who she is, Go Yuri whispers that she is a reincarnator, a human born again and again.
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Chapter 411
In a night gallery filled with displays of regressions, Go Yuri, known as the Reincarnator, shares her fragmented memories with Oh Dok-seo. She explains that her poor memory stems from refusing a "Complete Memory Ability." She recounts two faint scenes from her first life: playing with nameless children at a village playground and joining the Busan Resistance as a non-combatant. During the final battle against the Void, a Reconnaissance Team Leader named Su-yeon recognized her as a childhood friend despite their lack of memory of each other, eventually dying while holding the line. Go Yuri reveals that Su-yeon is Oh Dok-seo, noting they were technically "childhood friends" across lifetimes. Her second life occurred later; she was reborn as Jeong Seo-ah, the child of a bakery-owning couple in a broken Busan. Both parents died in the war, leading her to fight as a child soldier where she died, witnessing Su-yeo's final moments again. From her third life onward, her memories grew vague as she reincarnated globally under different names and nationalities, unable to achieve enlightenment or stop the cycle. She briefly found purpose in saving the world, even dying trying to block the Outer God Taegeuk during a life where she was adopted by Emit Schopenhauer and his wife, Adele. She observed that the Schopenhauers and Noh Do-hwa often seemed drawn to Korea or careers matching her past needs, suggesting a karmic pull. Most poignantly, she recalled a life with Sim Ah-ryeon, who had severe cerebral palsy. Though Go Yuri lacked motor or speech skills, Ah-ryeon communicated through drawings. Go Yuri wept at the loss of this bond and the realization that Ah-ryeon’s talent as a painter was a karmic echo of Go Yuri’s own unfulfilled desire to help the disabled. Go Yuri concludes that her existence is the "cause that awakened the awakeners," positing that the Void and the resulting abilities are manifestations of the voids left in hearts by those who have been lost in past lives, making her the origin point for all awakening routes.
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Chapter 411
In a night gallery filled with displays of regressions, Go Yuri, known as the Reincarnator, shares her fragmented memories with Oh Dok-seo. She explains that her poor memory stems from refusing a "Complete Memory Ability." She recounts two faint scenes from her first life: playing with nameless children at a village playground and joining the Busan Resistance as a non-combatant. During the final battle against the Void, a Reconnaissance Team Leader named Su-yeon recognized her as a childhood friend despite their lack of memory of each other, eventually dying while holding the line. Go Yuri reveals that Su-yeon is Oh Dok-seo, noting they were technically "childhood friends" across lifetimes. Her second life occurred later; she was reborn as Jeong Seo-ah, the child of a bakery-owning couple in a broken Busan. Both parents died in the war, leading her to fight as a child soldier where she died, witnessing Su-yeo's final moments again. From her third life onward, her memories grew vague as she reincarnated globally under different names and nationalities, unable to achieve enlightenment or stop the cycle. She briefly found purpose in saving the world, even dying trying to block the Outer God Taegeuk during a life where she was adopted by Emit Schopenhauer and his wife, Adele. She observed that the Schopenhauers and Noh Do-hwa often seemed drawn to Korea or careers matching her past needs, suggesting a karmic pull. Most poignantly, she recalled a life with Sim Ah-ryeon, who had severe cerebral palsy. Though Go Yuri lacked motor or speech skills, Ah-ryeon communicated through drawings. Go Yuri wept at the loss of this bond and the realization that Ah-ryeon’s talent as a painter was a karmic echo of Go Yuri’s own unfulfilled desire to help the disabled. Go Yuri concludes that her existence is the "cause that awakened the awakeners," positing that the Void and the resulting abilities are manifestations of the voids left in hearts by those who have been lost in past lives, making her the origin point for all awakening routes.
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Chapter 412
The chapter opens with the Reincarnator II reflecting on the nature of existence after thousands of lifetimes. Initially, the Reincarnator sought to protect loved ones by isolating them in bunkers, resulting in 'normal endings' where they outlived their families. However, they discovered a cruel side effect: without the trauma of loss, their loved ones failed to awaken powers, leaving them helpless against monsters. Driven by guilt over witnessing a past-life father's death and a younger sister's demise, the Reincarnator adopted a new, ruthless methodology. They decided to become an irreplaceable figure to as many people as possible, only to die horribly, thereby inflicting the 'void' of grief into their hearts. This pain would trigger awakening in their next lives.
The text details this process as a cold experiment. The Reincarnator caused the death of Lee Baek (their older brother), which resulted in Lee Baek awakening the 'Lion's Roar' ability in the next life. They similarly orchestrated the deaths of Jeong Ye-ji’s family and friends, leading to her awakening powerful SSS-class abilities like Telepathy and Time Stop. The Reincarnator realized that stopping time might allow for the repetition of lives, offering a hope to fix past mistakes. However, the cumulative weight of billions of deaths created millions of 'voids' or tomb-like scars within the Reincarnator's own heart.
A dialogue ensues between the Reincarnator and an internal or external entity questioning their humanity. The entity mocks the Reincarnator’s self-loathing and points out that the Reincarnator has become a 'monster' by manipulating others for their suffering. The Reincarnator counters with a Jungian psychological theory: these accumulated wounds could form a 'collective unconscious.' The Reincarnator proposes becoming a god-like figure by isolating this collective pain, accepting that humans desire a god, not a human. The chapter concludes with the Reincarnator being born into a new life as a baby. A man, identified as the Reconnaissance Team Leader, makes faces to make the baby smile, a gesture the Reincarnator recognizes from countless past lives. The Reincarnator acknowledges that this man will again be their childhood friend in this life and wonders what wound they will receive now, reaffirming their commitment to a life destined for death and the continued suffering of others for the sake of survival.
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Chapter 412
The chapter opens with the Reincarnator II reflecting on the nature of existence after thousands of lifetimes. Initially, the Reincarnator sought to protect loved ones by isolating them in bunkers, resulting in 'normal endings' where they outlived their families. However, they discovered a cruel side effect: without the trauma of loss, their loved ones failed to awaken powers, leaving them helpless against monsters. Driven by guilt over witnessing a past-life father's death and a younger sister's demise, the Reincarnator adopted a new, ruthless methodology. They decided to become an irreplaceable figure to as many people as possible, only to die horribly, thereby inflicting the 'void' of grief into their hearts. This pain would trigger awakening in their next lives.
The text details this process as a cold experiment. The Reincarnator caused the death of Lee Baek (their older brother), which resulted in Lee Baek awakening the 'Lion's Roar' ability in the next life. They similarly orchestrated the deaths of Jeong Ye-ji’s family and friends, leading to her awakening powerful SSS-class abilities like Telepathy and Time Stop. The Reincarnator realized that stopping time might allow for the repetition of lives, offering a hope to fix past mistakes. However, the cumulative weight of billions of deaths created millions of 'voids' or tomb-like scars within the Reincarnator's own heart.
A dialogue ensues between the Reincarnator and an internal or external entity questioning their humanity. The entity mocks the Reincarnator’s self-loathing and points out that the Reincarnator has become a 'monster' by manipulating others for their suffering. The Reincarnator counters with a Jungian psychological theory: these accumulated wounds could form a 'collective unconscious.' The Reincarnator proposes becoming a god-like figure by isolating this collective pain, accepting that humans desire a god, not a human. The chapter concludes with the Reincarnator being born into a new life as a baby. A man, identified as the Reconnaissance Team Leader, makes faces to make the baby smile, a gesture the Reincarnator recognizes from countless past lives. The Reincarnator acknowledges that this man will again be their childhood friend in this life and wonders what wound they will receive now, reaffirming their commitment to a life destined for death and the continued suffering of others for the sake of survival.
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Chapter 413
In the midnight exhibition hall, Doc and Go Yuri’s conversation concludes. Go Yuri, displaying a gentle smile, notes that Sim Ah-ryeon is beginning to nightmare and instructs Doc to take her to her lodgings. She reveals that Doc has successfully tuned into her 'voice' and declares this the end of the prologue, promising they will be reunited when the time is right. She urges Doc to enjoy a 'vacation' without regret, hinting that their next meeting will be irreversible. Despite Doc’s desire to follow, Go Yuri vanishes instantly upon leaving the room. Doc, carrying the sleeping Ah-ryeon, searches the corridors and outside but finds no trace. He confirms with Jeong Ye-ji that Go Yuri has disappeared from the Daejeon soup kitchen as well, with no witnesses. Doc realizes Go Yuri, a reincarnator, likely disappeared through temporal means, waiting in a future cycle until he is satisfied with his current life. Reflecting on his role as a regressor who has always waited for others, Doc resolves to wait for Go Yuri as well, acknowledging the shared burden of their unique existences. He entrusts Oh Dok-seo with the care of Lee Ha-yul, Sim Ah-ryeon, Cheon Yo-hwa, and the other children, urging her to be the center for them in his absence. Dok-seo anxiously asks if he is disappearing, and Doc reassures her with a gentle touch, though his internal monologue reveals a deep, corroding rust of steel in his soul as he accepts his role as the one who must now wait. The narrative shifts to the 1,085th cycle. Doc bypasses Busan Station and heads directly to an old inn in Onyang, South Chungcheong Province. He finds Go Yuri in room 202, where a dead mother and son lie, their bodies adorned with crimson spider lilies. Go Yuri is surprised by his speed, noting she expected him to take at least three regressions to find this location. Doc reveals his deduction: Go Yuri is the teleporter Old Man Scho sought. He explains that her ability allows her to erase her own existence from perception and teleport instantly, explaining her disappearances on the sloping road and in the exhibition hall. She confirms this, revealing that she and her twin brother were originally one being. She refused to feed as a newborn, causing their mother to sacrifice herself to feed the other child, leading to the mother's death. From this tragedy, a tree capable of consuming life and abilities—Udumbara—was born. Go Yuri admits she sought a 'reset button' to erase her abilities and end her eternal cycle. Doc’s arrival with Sim Ah-ryeon, who shares Udumbara’s power, provides the key. Go Yuri praises Doc’s brilliance, admitting he solved the puzzle in a single regression. She fully accepts Doc’s conclusion: she is the teleporter, the awakener he has been searching for, and their paths are now inextricably linked.
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Chapter 413
In the midnight exhibition hall, Doc and Go Yuri’s conversation concludes. Go Yuri, displaying a gentle smile, notes that Sim Ah-ryeon is beginning to nightmare and instructs Doc to take her to her lodgings. She reveals that Doc has successfully tuned into her 'voice' and declares this the end of the prologue, promising they will be reunited when the time is right. She urges Doc to enjoy a 'vacation' without regret, hinting that their next meeting will be irreversible. Despite Doc’s desire to follow, Go Yuri vanishes instantly upon leaving the room. Doc, carrying the sleeping Ah-ryeon, searches the corridors and outside but finds no trace. He confirms with Jeong Ye-ji that Go Yuri has disappeared from the Daejeon soup kitchen as well, with no witnesses. Doc realizes Go Yuri, a reincarnator, likely disappeared through temporal means, waiting in a future cycle until he is satisfied with his current life. Reflecting on his role as a regressor who has always waited for others, Doc resolves to wait for Go Yuri as well, acknowledging the shared burden of their unique existences. He entrusts Oh Dok-seo with the care of Lee Ha-yul, Sim Ah-ryeon, Cheon Yo-hwa, and the other children, urging her to be the center for them in his absence. Dok-seo anxiously asks if he is disappearing, and Doc reassures her with a gentle touch, though his internal monologue reveals a deep, corroding rust of steel in his soul as he accepts his role as the one who must now wait. The narrative shifts to the 1,085th cycle. Doc bypasses Busan Station and heads directly to an old inn in Onyang, South Chungcheong Province. He finds Go Yuri in room 202, where a dead mother and son lie, their bodies adorned with crimson spider lilies. Go Yuri is surprised by his speed, noting she expected him to take at least three regressions to find this location. Doc reveals his deduction: Go Yuri is the teleporter Old Man Scho sought. He explains that her ability allows her to erase her own existence from perception and teleport instantly, explaining her disappearances on the sloping road and in the exhibition hall. She confirms this, revealing that she and her twin brother were originally one being. She refused to feed as a newborn, causing their mother to sacrifice herself to feed the other child, leading to the mother's death. From this tragedy, a tree capable of consuming life and abilities—Udumbara—was born. Go Yuri admits she sought a 'reset button' to erase her abilities and end her eternal cycle. Doc’s arrival with Sim Ah-ryeon, who shares Udumbara’s power, provides the key. Go Yuri praises Doc’s brilliance, admitting he solved the puzzle in a single regression. She fully accepts Doc’s conclusion: she is the teleporter, the awakener he has been searching for, and their paths are now inextricably linked.
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Chapter 414
In Chapter 414, narrated by the Undertaker (Old Man Scho), the chapter opens with his internal reflection on Go Yuri’s [Teleportation] ability, which he desperately coveted as a regressor. The conversation begins with the Undertaker asking why Go Yuri failed to save Old Man Schopenhauer during a critical moment, noting that her power should have allowed her to secretly move Schopenhauer to safety. Go Yuri smiles calmly and removes her top, revealing that her bare skin is completely covered in dense black ink. These are names and dates of the countless people who have died across previous routes—names like Lee So-young, Kim Ha-neul, and Mateusz Kowalski, accompanied by their ages and times of death. Go Yuri explains this is a ritual to keep the memories of her precious people alive, as her memory retention is imperfect without specific abilities. She contrasts her situation with the Undertaker’s, revealing that he intentionally chose not to acquire the [Complete Memory] ability, which requires burying one’s own senses in a tomb as a price for mourning. She points out that abilities are both blessings and curses; she envies his ability to remember her, while he might envy hers. Go Yuri reveals that the Undertaker originally had no Awakening ability (F-rank or null) and was merely an ordinary, mentally strong leader of a reconnaissance team. Her Awakening as a Reincarnator occurred only after she confessed her identity to him in desperation. When he began to cry and apologize for forgetting their past, tears fell from her eyes too. She realized she simply wanted to be spoiled by him, not just used as a tool for his Awakening. This moment of genuine emotional connection, rare in her experiments where she treated people like gacha pulls, led her to abandon her previous methods. She declares this her final life, aiming to create an optimized Route centered entirely on the Undertaker. She details the immense effort required to manipulate global events, such as shifting Leviathan’s appearance to a Seoul middle school student and adjusting Jeong Ye-ji’s path, even when it meant abandoning S-class users outside the Korean Peninsula. The reality, she admits, is that most ability users outside the peninsula were sacrificed for this 'best of worlds.' She reminds him of a promise they made long ago: he promised to save her no matter what. She asks one last time if he will save the world and her. The Undertaker, without hesitation, takes her hand and covers it with his other, reaffirming his resolve. He agrees to save her. Go Yuri smiles and says, 'Let’s become one, Guild Leader.' Upon hearing this, the Undertaker’s eyes open, and he finally recovers all his memories from the first cycle, realizing the depth of their shared history.
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Chapter 414
In Chapter 414, narrated by the Undertaker (Old Man Scho), the chapter opens with his internal reflection on Go Yuri’s [Teleportation] ability, which he desperately coveted as a regressor. The conversation begins with the Undertaker asking why Go Yuri failed to save Old Man Schopenhauer during a critical moment, noting that her power should have allowed her to secretly move Schopenhauer to safety. Go Yuri smiles calmly and removes her top, revealing that her bare skin is completely covered in dense black ink. These are names and dates of the countless people who have died across previous routes—names like Lee So-young, Kim Ha-neul, and Mateusz Kowalski, accompanied by their ages and times of death. Go Yuri explains this is a ritual to keep the memories of her precious people alive, as her memory retention is imperfect without specific abilities. She contrasts her situation with the Undertaker’s, revealing that he intentionally chose not to acquire the [Complete Memory] ability, which requires burying one’s own senses in a tomb as a price for mourning. She points out that abilities are both blessings and curses; she envies his ability to remember her, while he might envy hers. Go Yuri reveals that the Undertaker originally had no Awakening ability (F-rank or null) and was merely an ordinary, mentally strong leader of a reconnaissance team. Her Awakening as a Reincarnator occurred only after she confessed her identity to him in desperation. When he began to cry and apologize for forgetting their past, tears fell from her eyes too. She realized she simply wanted to be spoiled by him, not just used as a tool for his Awakening. This moment of genuine emotional connection, rare in her experiments where she treated people like gacha pulls, led her to abandon her previous methods. She declares this her final life, aiming to create an optimized Route centered entirely on the Undertaker. She details the immense effort required to manipulate global events, such as shifting Leviathan’s appearance to a Seoul middle school student and adjusting Jeong Ye-ji’s path, even when it meant abandoning S-class users outside the Korean Peninsula. The reality, she admits, is that most ability users outside the peninsula were sacrificed for this 'best of worlds.' She reminds him of a promise they made long ago: he promised to save her no matter what. She asks one last time if he will save the world and her. The Undertaker, without hesitation, takes her hand and covers it with his other, reaffirming his resolve. He agrees to save her. Go Yuri smiles and says, 'Let’s become one, Guild Leader.' Upon hearing this, the Undertaker’s eyes open, and he finally recovers all his memories from the first cycle, realizing the depth of their shared history.
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Chapter 415
The narrative begins with the Regressor (Go Yuir) experiencing persistent déjà vu while sleeping beside Go Yuri. She wakes him, initiating a conversation where she reveals they are in an artificial construct called the 'world of unconsciousness,' mimicking a dream because anomalies like them do not dream. Go Yuri explains her existence as the 'Reincarnator,' an entity driven by the desire to be precious to others. She admits her 'human self' has been largely consumed by her anomaly nature, resulting in 'red flesh' that devours people to make them her family in eternal dreams. She compares her power to the Regressor's [Time Seal], claiming hers allows for a lifetime of happiness rather than just one day. The Regressor notes that Go Yuri’s voice is now a composite of thousands of echoing screams from past lives. Trusting him, she decides to 'entrust' herself to him by pushing him into a frame representing her swirling lifetimes. Despite the Regressor’s reluctance and his promise to keep his word, Go Yuri bites off his ring finger to detach him from the frame’s edge, sending him falling into her 'abyss' of lived lives. The Regressor lands in the first iteration of Go Yuri’s history, realizing he must relive her entire reincarnation cycle. He finds himself at the Final Defensive Line as a non-Awakener support worker, ordered by a foreman to carry sandbags. He recognizes this as the 'pre-first round,' a world devoid of Awakeners. The situation descends into chaos when a witch-like anomaly, initially mistaken for Dang Seo-rin but identified as Hecate, sings a maddening song. Soldiers exposed to the song begin to sing a cappella; a discipline officer shoots them, but their severed heads continue singing. The dead rise as headless zombies that perform Taoist circle dances, immune to the monster horde. Amidst the retreat, the Regressor witnesses Chekhov’s Gun being used—a pragmatic necessity in this desperate war lacking strategy or points. Finally, as civilians and soldiers flee, the ground begins to flood with an anomaly mimicking water, identified as Yu Ji-won (Leviathan). The chapter concludes with the realization that this is not the end of humanity, but its bleak, hopeless prologue.
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Chapter 415
The narrative begins with the Regressor (Go Yuir) experiencing persistent déjà vu while sleeping beside Go Yuri. She wakes him, initiating a conversation where she reveals they are in an artificial construct called the 'world of unconsciousness,' mimicking a dream because anomalies like them do not dream. Go Yuri explains her existence as the 'Reincarnator,' an entity driven by the desire to be precious to others. She admits her 'human self' has been largely consumed by her anomaly nature, resulting in 'red flesh' that devours people to make them her family in eternal dreams. She compares her power to the Regressor's [Time Seal], claiming hers allows for a lifetime of happiness rather than just one day. The Regressor notes that Go Yuri’s voice is now a composite of thousands of echoing screams from past lives. Trusting him, she decides to 'entrust' herself to him by pushing him into a frame representing her swirling lifetimes. Despite the Regressor’s reluctance and his promise to keep his word, Go Yuri bites off his ring finger to detach him from the frame’s edge, sending him falling into her 'abyss' of lived lives. The Regressor lands in the first iteration of Go Yuri’s history, realizing he must relive her entire reincarnation cycle. He finds himself at the Final Defensive Line as a non-Awakener support worker, ordered by a foreman to carry sandbags. He recognizes this as the 'pre-first round,' a world devoid of Awakeners. The situation descends into chaos when a witch-like anomaly, initially mistaken for Dang Seo-rin but identified as Hecate, sings a maddening song. Soldiers exposed to the song begin to sing a cappella; a discipline officer shoots them, but their severed heads continue singing. The dead rise as headless zombies that perform Taoist circle dances, immune to the monster horde. Amidst the retreat, the Regressor witnesses Chekhov’s Gun being used—a pragmatic necessity in this desperate war lacking strategy or points. Finally, as civilians and soldiers flee, the ground begins to flood with an anomaly mimicking water, identified as Yu Ji-won (Leviathan). The chapter concludes with the realization that this is not the end of humanity, but its bleak, hopeless prologue.
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Chapter 416
The narrative opens in the ruins of the 2,230th destruction, narrated by the Undertaker reflecting on the existence of Go Yuri, the Infinite Reincarnator. Unlike a regressor who relives the same life, Yuri reincarnates as different people, her 'self' boundary blurring with others until she becomes a collective entity. The Undertaker, possessing 'Complete Memory,' recounts his past life as a high-ranking leader of the Final Defense Line, caring for soldiers and Sim Ah-ryeon. He realizes that to save humanity from the Outer Gods, Go Yuri must be separated from her anomalous future self. He outlines a four-phase plan: Phase 1 is endless reincarnation to strengthen humanity; Phase 2 involves Yuri transforming into the 'Red Flesh' anomaly; Phase 3 uses the [Udumbara] virus and [Time Seal] to erase her anomaly self while preserving her human memories; Phase 4 transfers those human memories and personality into the Undertaker, creating a 'more human' Go Yuri to live after the happy ending.
Facing the Outer God Hecate, who commands meteor showers to fulfill human wishes, the Undertaker devises a counter-strategy: deceive Hecate by making her mistake herself for a human. This requires a 'sacrifice'—a brilliant, harmonious person who dies slowly and brutally with their family, wishing only to live and die as a human. The Undertaker identifies Dang Seo-rin as the perfect candidate due to her affinity for witch imagery and his ability to manipulate variables. He meticulously engineers her reincarnation and life, ensuring her family runs a flower shop and she has younger siblings. On June 15th, he triggers the massacre of her family. The plan succeeds; Hecate is fooled by the wish, the living hell of the meteor showers ends, and the world is saved. However, the Undertaker feels a new constraint: the timeline regarding Dang Seo-rin is now fixed. He must protect this specific timeline to maintain the victory, trading his freedom for humanity's survival. The chapter concludes with him looking at a puddle of blood, muttering about Leviathan and wondering if another sacrifice could be offered, as chains seem to clank in the distance.
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Chapter 416
The narrative opens in the ruins of the 2,230th destruction, narrated by the Undertaker reflecting on the existence of Go Yuri, the Infinite Reincarnator. Unlike a regressor who relives the same life, Yuri reincarnates as different people, her 'self' boundary blurring with others until she becomes a collective entity. The Undertaker, possessing 'Complete Memory,' recounts his past life as a high-ranking leader of the Final Defense Line, caring for soldiers and Sim Ah-ryeon. He realizes that to save humanity from the Outer Gods, Go Yuri must be separated from her anomalous future self. He outlines a four-phase plan: Phase 1 is endless reincarnation to strengthen humanity; Phase 2 involves Yuri transforming into the 'Red Flesh' anomaly; Phase 3 uses the [Udumbara] virus and [Time Seal] to erase her anomaly self while preserving her human memories; Phase 4 transfers those human memories and personality into the Undertaker, creating a 'more human' Go Yuri to live after the happy ending.
Facing the Outer God Hecate, who commands meteor showers to fulfill human wishes, the Undertaker devises a counter-strategy: deceive Hecate by making her mistake herself for a human. This requires a 'sacrifice'—a brilliant, harmonious person who dies slowly and brutally with their family, wishing only to live and die as a human. The Undertaker identifies Dang Seo-rin as the perfect candidate due to her affinity for witch imagery and his ability to manipulate variables. He meticulously engineers her reincarnation and life, ensuring her family runs a flower shop and she has younger siblings. On June 15th, he triggers the massacre of her family. The plan succeeds; Hecate is fooled by the wish, the living hell of the meteor showers ends, and the world is saved. However, the Undertaker feels a new constraint: the timeline regarding Dang Seo-rin is now fixed. He must protect this specific timeline to maintain the victory, trading his freedom for humanity's survival. The chapter concludes with him looking at a puddle of blood, muttering about Leviathan and wondering if another sacrifice could be offered, as chains seem to clank in the distance.
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Chapter 417
Go Yuri reflects on the immense toll of her regression, noting that altering timelines to separate the Outer God Taeguk and create anomalies like 'Udumbara' cost tens of thousands of lives. Facing the limits of a single 30-year lifespan, she must execute complex strategies quickly, including protecting Cheon Yo-hwa twins and preventing deaths like Noh Do-hwa’s. She acknowledges the moral horror of the butterfly effect, realizing that saving some necessitates erasing others, such as Jeong Seo-ah. Encountering the Monster Wave, Go Yuri sees faces of people from discarded timelines, realizing that failed incarnations also become anomalies. Frustrated by the 'shitty game,' she considers quitting but continues for humanity's sake. Her younger sibling, Oh Dok-seo, throws a gaming console in frustration. Go Yuri comforts her, praising Dok-seo’s dark, twisted writing style, which Dok-seo defends as her unique strength. Go Yuri encourages her to submit to contests, acting as editor and fan. This support helps Dok-seo gain a small but dedicated following and eventually fame as a young author. However, this path leads to tragedy: three stalker fans, brought together by the altered timeline, storm the author's home. Dok-seo is out by 'chance,' but her younger sibling, Go Yuri, is killed during the attack. Devastated, Dok-seo cannot stop writing, as it preserves the memory of her sister. Her grief creates a spiritual gap, an 'Awakening,' where she perceives beings through the lens of her written words. Later, an unknown individual recognizes Go Yuri as her sister, claiming to have read her life story as a novel. Go Yuri is shocked, realizing the Admin of the Infinite Metagame had already confused Go Yuri and the Undertaker. She fears that as time passes, Dok-seo’s prophetic ability will grow, eventually allowing her to read and potentially seal all of Go Yuri’s actions into a story, trapping her fate in narrative form.
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Chapter 417
Go Yuri reflects on the immense toll of her regression, noting that altering timelines to separate the Outer God Taeguk and create anomalies like 'Udumbara' cost tens of thousands of lives. Facing the limits of a single 30-year lifespan, she must execute complex strategies quickly, including protecting Cheon Yo-hwa twins and preventing deaths like Noh Do-hwa’s. She acknowledges the moral horror of the butterfly effect, realizing that saving some necessitates erasing others, such as Jeong Seo-ah. Encountering the Monster Wave, Go Yuri sees faces of people from discarded timelines, realizing that failed incarnations also become anomalies. Frustrated by the 'shitty game,' she considers quitting but continues for humanity's sake. Her younger sibling, Oh Dok-seo, throws a gaming console in frustration. Go Yuri comforts her, praising Dok-seo’s dark, twisted writing style, which Dok-seo defends as her unique strength. Go Yuri encourages her to submit to contests, acting as editor and fan. This support helps Dok-seo gain a small but dedicated following and eventually fame as a young author. However, this path leads to tragedy: three stalker fans, brought together by the altered timeline, storm the author's home. Dok-seo is out by 'chance,' but her younger sibling, Go Yuri, is killed during the attack. Devastated, Dok-seo cannot stop writing, as it preserves the memory of her sister. Her grief creates a spiritual gap, an 'Awakening,' where she perceives beings through the lens of her written words. Later, an unknown individual recognizes Go Yuri as her sister, claiming to have read her life story as a novel. Go Yuri is shocked, realizing the Admin of the Infinite Metagame had already confused Go Yuri and the Undertaker. She fears that as time passes, Dok-seo’s prophetic ability will grow, eventually allowing her to read and potentially seal all of Go Yuri’s actions into a story, trapping her fate in narrative form.
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Chapter 418
The narrative reveals the true nature of the story's 'I'. While the Undertaker is the protagonist whose life is being recounted, Oh Dok-seo is revealed as the ultimate author and editor, having lived through countless cycles to refine his tale. The Undertaker confronts Oh Dok-seo, explaining that both he and Go Yuri are anomalies—beings so powerful they risk destabilizing reality by monopolizing their own existence. To prevent this, Go Yuri proposed a strategy of isolation and separation: the Undertaker must be stripped of his anomaly status and remembered only as a human. The narrator, who is revealed to be the Undertaker himself speaking from a future or alternate perspective, explains that he has been dreaming Go Yuri’s dream while Oh Dok-seo observes his. He asks Oh Dok-seo to seal him by writing his story as a mere human, complete with trivial traits like loving old classics, rather than a god-like regressor. He entrusts this to her, acknowledging her role as his 'shamaness' who must sway the gods. A prerequisite for this plan is subduing the Admin of the Infinite Metagame, who threatens to interfere. The Undertaker realizes Go Yuri orchestrated his regression and his encounters with key figures like Schopenhauer, Cheon Yo-hwa, and Yu Ji-won to forge him into a human strong enough to carry the weight of this sacrifice. He reflects on the suffering of these figures and the beauty found in their resilience, affirming his love for Go Yuri and his trust in Oh Dok-seo. The chapter concludes with the Undertaker accepting his fate, asking Oh Dok-seo to love and then forget him to sever his ties to the anomaly state. The narrative then rapidly cycles through timestamps, showing Oh Dok-seo awakening on April 29th and dying repeatedly over the following days, illustrating the painful, repetitive nature of the regression loop required to seal the Undertaker and stabilize the world.
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17:42
Chapter 418
The narrative reveals the true nature of the story's 'I'. While the Undertaker is the protagonist whose life is being recounted, Oh Dok-seo is revealed as the ultimate author and editor, having lived through countless cycles to refine his tale. The Undertaker confronts Oh Dok-seo, explaining that both he and Go Yuri are anomalies—beings so powerful they risk destabilizing reality by monopolizing their own existence. To prevent this, Go Yuri proposed a strategy of isolation and separation: the Undertaker must be stripped of his anomaly status and remembered only as a human. The narrator, who is revealed to be the Undertaker himself speaking from a future or alternate perspective, explains that he has been dreaming Go Yuri’s dream while Oh Dok-seo observes his. He asks Oh Dok-seo to seal him by writing his story as a mere human, complete with trivial traits like loving old classics, rather than a god-like regressor. He entrusts this to her, acknowledging her role as his 'shamaness' who must sway the gods. A prerequisite for this plan is subduing the Admin of the Infinite Metagame, who threatens to interfere. The Undertaker realizes Go Yuri orchestrated his regression and his encounters with key figures like Schopenhauer, Cheon Yo-hwa, and Yu Ji-won to forge him into a human strong enough to carry the weight of this sacrifice. He reflects on the suffering of these figures and the beauty found in their resilience, affirming his love for Go Yuri and his trust in Oh Dok-seo. The chapter concludes with the Undertaker accepting his fate, asking Oh Dok-seo to love and then forget him to sever his ties to the anomaly state. The narrative then rapidly cycles through timestamps, showing Oh Dok-seo awakening on April 29th and dying repeatedly over the following days, illustrating the painful, repetitive nature of the regression loop required to seal the Undertaker and stabilize the world.
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Chapter 419
The chapter opens with a bored speaker questioning the quality of novels and author productivity, before shifting focus to Oh Dok-seo, the 'Possessor' and miko of the Admin of the Infinite Metagame. Dok-seo discovers a novel titled 'The Slowest Prophet,' which is actually a prophecy detailing the apocalypse on June 17th, where sixteen billion people die. Initially treating it as fiction due to her cynical view of reality, she is shocked when she realizes the protagonist shares her exact name and Hanja characters. This coincidence clears a condition, causing her to fully recognize the prophecy as real and awaken with the First Ability, 'The Fastest Prophet,' granting her foresight of the coming calamity. Overwhelmed by the realization that June 17th is imminent, she panics about her lack of power and questions why the Undertaker chose her.
She then unlocks 'Absolute Defense,' an ability that nullifies physical damage by treating world events as fictional, though its duration is limited to roughly one minute. Realizing she cannot access a status window because the Admin of the Infinite Metagame has sealed it away, she communicates with the Outer God residing in her laptop. The Admin, appearing sarcastic and self-deprecating, explains that Dok-seo’s power stems from her refusal to accept the world as real. However, using the Admin’s power will weaken her abilities by turning her into a 'character' in the fiction she denies. Dok-seo deduces a unique loophole: if she becomes strong enough to defeat the anomalies and 'rewrite' the story so the apocalypse never happens, the resulting reality will no longer be fiction, thus preserving her humanity and power. Unlike other mikos who become corrupted, she can remain human until the day the prophecy is averted.
The Admin reveals that the Reincarnator and the Regressor (Undertaker) have already sacrificed their autonomy, entrusting their fates to Dok-seo. The Reincarnator shared his 'fire' of awakening with humanity, and the Regressor willingly became a mere character in her narrative. The Admin urges her to demote these figures to characters and rule the world, but Dok-seo refuses, valuing the human act of entrusting one's life to another more than godhood. She declares her intent to recruit key allies before June 17th. She plans to use the keyword 'Mr. Matiz' to coerce Yu Ji-won, the Leviathan sacrifice, into cooperation. Next, she intends to rescue Lee Ha-yul, who is confined in Busan, and persuade the Saintess, Jeong Ye-ji, by appealing to her logical nature. Finally, she plans to crush Cheon Yo-hwa’s cult. Dok-seo reveals a strategic insight: if she dies, the Undertaker will simply regress to restart the timeline, guaranteeing her another chance. Embracing this safety net, she optimistically believes her path to victory is on 'Easy' mode, while the Admin remains skeptical, witnessing the birth of a new kind of hero.
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Chapter 419
The chapter opens with a bored speaker questioning the quality of novels and author productivity, before shifting focus to Oh Dok-seo, the 'Possessor' and miko of the Admin of the Infinite Metagame. Dok-seo discovers a novel titled 'The Slowest Prophet,' which is actually a prophecy detailing the apocalypse on June 17th, where sixteen billion people die. Initially treating it as fiction due to her cynical view of reality, she is shocked when she realizes the protagonist shares her exact name and Hanja characters. This coincidence clears a condition, causing her to fully recognize the prophecy as real and awaken with the First Ability, 'The Fastest Prophet,' granting her foresight of the coming calamity. Overwhelmed by the realization that June 17th is imminent, she panics about her lack of power and questions why the Undertaker chose her.
She then unlocks 'Absolute Defense,' an ability that nullifies physical damage by treating world events as fictional, though its duration is limited to roughly one minute. Realizing she cannot access a status window because the Admin of the Infinite Metagame has sealed it away, she communicates with the Outer God residing in her laptop. The Admin, appearing sarcastic and self-deprecating, explains that Dok-seo’s power stems from her refusal to accept the world as real. However, using the Admin’s power will weaken her abilities by turning her into a 'character' in the fiction she denies. Dok-seo deduces a unique loophole: if she becomes strong enough to defeat the anomalies and 'rewrite' the story so the apocalypse never happens, the resulting reality will no longer be fiction, thus preserving her humanity and power. Unlike other mikos who become corrupted, she can remain human until the day the prophecy is averted.
The Admin reveals that the Reincarnator and the Regressor (Undertaker) have already sacrificed their autonomy, entrusting their fates to Dok-seo. The Reincarnator shared his 'fire' of awakening with humanity, and the Regressor willingly became a mere character in her narrative. The Admin urges her to demote these figures to characters and rule the world, but Dok-seo refuses, valuing the human act of entrusting one's life to another more than godhood. She declares her intent to recruit key allies before June 17th. She plans to use the keyword 'Mr. Matiz' to coerce Yu Ji-won, the Leviathan sacrifice, into cooperation. Next, she intends to rescue Lee Ha-yul, who is confined in Busan, and persuade the Saintess, Jeong Ye-ji, by appealing to her logical nature. Finally, she plans to crush Cheon Yo-hwa’s cult. Dok-seo reveals a strategic insight: if she dies, the Undertaker will simply regress to restart the timeline, guaranteeing her another chance. Embracing this safety net, she optimistically believes her path to victory is on 'Easy' mode, while the Admin remains skeptical, witnessing the birth of a new kind of hero.
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Chapter 420
In the Busan Station Tutorial Dungeon waiting room, the Undertaker reflects on the 1,085th cycle of his plan to seal the world's anomalies by infecting them with the World Tree Udumbara. Having lived through Go Yuri’s billion lives to erase his own identity as a regressor, he now exists as 'human' Go Yuri within his own memory. While billions of fragmented Go Yuris chatter and debate how to select a single representative for his reality, the Undertaker remains calm, focused on his goal. However, he notices the absence of Oh Dok-seo, the author who must write his life story to complete the sealing process. He experiences the five stages of grief across multiple cycles (1,086–1,088+): denial that she is dead, anger at her recklessness, fear of external interference (like the Admin of the Infinite Metagame), bargaining to prioritize her romance with Noh Do-hwa, and finally acceptance that she chose not to save him. Go Yuri explains that Dok-seo, as a Possessor, lacks the regressor’s bond of shared memory; she viewed him as a stranger in a book. Despite this low probability, Dok-seo bet her life on him, an 'abnormal' miscalculation. The Undertaker realizes he lacks the talent to save her through time manipulation, accepting that he must wait for her to become strong on her own. He reflects on how waiting is unfamiliar to regressors, who are used to being waited for. He recalls his hope that Dok-seo reads his prophecy book to gain his experiences and strength. As cycles pass, allies like Yu Ji-won and Cheon Yo-hwa die prematurely, and the Void triggers early elsewhere, disrupting his predicted history. Go Yuri notes that while everyone dies trying to save him, leaving him alone in a destroyed world, Dok-seo might survive as the sole witness. The chapter concludes with the Undertaker finally understanding Go Yuri’s gamble and waiting patiently for Dok-seo, who is now approaching him.
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Chapter 420
In the Busan Station Tutorial Dungeon waiting room, the Undertaker reflects on the 1,085th cycle of his plan to seal the world's anomalies by infecting them with the World Tree Udumbara. Having lived through Go Yuri’s billion lives to erase his own identity as a regressor, he now exists as 'human' Go Yuri within his own memory. While billions of fragmented Go Yuris chatter and debate how to select a single representative for his reality, the Undertaker remains calm, focused on his goal. However, he notices the absence of Oh Dok-seo, the author who must write his life story to complete the sealing process. He experiences the five stages of grief across multiple cycles (1,086–1,088+): denial that she is dead, anger at her recklessness, fear of external interference (like the Admin of the Infinite Metagame), bargaining to prioritize her romance with Noh Do-hwa, and finally acceptance that she chose not to save him. Go Yuri explains that Dok-seo, as a Possessor, lacks the regressor’s bond of shared memory; she viewed him as a stranger in a book. Despite this low probability, Dok-seo bet her life on him, an 'abnormal' miscalculation. The Undertaker realizes he lacks the talent to save her through time manipulation, accepting that he must wait for her to become strong on her own. He reflects on how waiting is unfamiliar to regressors, who are used to being waited for. He recalls his hope that Dok-seo reads his prophecy book to gain his experiences and strength. As cycles pass, allies like Yu Ji-won and Cheon Yo-hwa die prematurely, and the Void triggers early elsewhere, disrupting his predicted history. Go Yuri notes that while everyone dies trying to save him, leaving him alone in a destroyed world, Dok-seo might survive as the sole witness. The chapter concludes with the Undertaker finally understanding Go Yuri’s gamble and waiting patiently for Dok-seo, who is now approaching him.
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