Became a Mechromancer - Chapter 101

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Chapter 101.
Does that look like a village to you?
Thud, thud.
Duho set two save points down on the desk.
After retrieving the save points he’d planted at the Hunter Management Bureau and Workshop, he’d just returned home by autonomous taxi.
‘Save points really are broken items.’
Just today, he’d wasted over an hour on the streets alone.
If that was just one way, it meant he spent two hours every day just commuting.
Two hours daily meant sixty hours a month.
Ugh….
“That’s more than two days.”
Hawkeye, apparently feeling sorry about it, spoke into Duho’s mind.
Macromanser, sir.
-I’ll run harder and gather more save points for you.
“That’s not it. I’m actually grateful.”
-Sniff! Macromanser, sir!
Hawkeye was moved by Duho’s words.
Isto interjected.
-Is Longface going through menopause or something?
-W-what are you talking about?!
-Why does this sword cry like falling leaves are the end of the world?!
Crack! Ow!
In the end, Hawkeye smacked Isto’s head with an arrow.
Duho nodded along as he heard the sound.
Hmm….
‘The sound really has become clearer.’
Then Bom-i climbed onto Duho’s back and asked.
Master.
-Why did you retrieve the save points?
“I’m trying to clear the Abyss a bit more efficiently.”
He’d leave unnecessary movement to Hawkeye, who had superior mobility, and use the save points to join them directly.
His intention was to leave combat to Isto.
-Then my transport vessel is unnecessary, croak?
That couldn’t be further from the truth.
“Once these guys take care of things, you just safely collect the loot.”
To be honest, Duho had found it burdensome that Bom-i had left messages in the Abyss twice.
‘And why did you leave a New Year’s greeting message there?!’
So he’d decided to move together and handle things that way as much as possible.
“Since that’s how it is, everyone follow along.”
Before that.
Dooho led the Super Intelligence units into the Garage, heading straight for the Parts Shop and stopping before the kiosk.
“Enter search term.”
Dooho typed in “demon detection.”
The screen scrolled.
Related items appeared.
Biometric response type, mana-wave detection type, swarm detection type, terrain interference correction type….
Looking at them, it seemed the more additional functions crammed into a single device, the steeper the price climbed.
‘Markup tactics are universal, it seems.’
After weighing various options, I settled on a demon detector.
The price read 2,700P.
Hmm….
‘That’s expensive.’
My current point balance was 7,310P.
It wasn’t unaffordable, but….
Master Dooho.
-Don’t you already have the overview ability? Do you really need this?
“Yeah, I need it. Hawkeye’s going to use it.”
-You mean… me, sir?
“Right. We can’t just wander around aimlessly hunting demons whenever we take a quest.”
-There’s also the method of using footprints on the ground, signs of habitation, and such….
“Rejected.”
-…!
“You’re a ranger—the more efficient you are, the more time we’ll save.”
Hawkeye said nothing more at the word efficiency. In fact, she seemed pleased.
Master.
-Doesn’t my transport ship number 43 already have a detection device, ribbit?
“It does. But Bom-i, your detection exists to avoid enemies, doesn’t it?”
Last time I saw it, the range wasn’t even that wide.
-That’s right. For your safety, it’s better if the long one just scouts alone….
Clang! Ack.
Hawkeye struck Isto’s head again with a fresh arrow.
-You! So you’ve been thinking of scouts as nothing but runners this whole time!
-Isn’t that right?
-So would you like it if I called a tank stupid just because they’re strong?
-Yes.
-Huh? You agree?
Nod, nod.
Watching Isto nod in agreement, Hawkeye was at a loss for words.
Dooho chuckled and gestured to Hawkeye with his chin.
“Go get the detector.”
Hawkeye returned before the words had even finished leaving my lips.
The beast detector I received fit in the palm of my hand, and when I opened the lid—
Oh~.
Everyone gasped in admiration.
And rightfully so.
A three-dimensional topographical map materialized in the air, and I could even rotate it in different directions.
Of course, since this was the Parts Shop, there wasn’t much terrain to speak of.
‘I never expected the shelves holding the parts to be displayed in three dimensions.’
“At this price point, it doesn’t seem unreasonably expensive, does it?”
Everyone seemed to agree.
I pressed the purchase button.
Clink.
Along with the sound of coins.
『Remaining Points: 4,610』
I shrugged my shoulders.
“It’s hard to earn, but it disappears in an instant.”
-Master, you can just earn more, ribbit.
I nodded and handed the beast detector to Hawkeye.
-Thank you! I’ll use it well, Mechromancer.
Seeing Isto looking at it enviously, I tried to console him.
“Once we come back from the Abyss, I’ll buy you the parts you need.”
Ooh!
-Understood!
Bom-i had mentioned the transport ship’s dampers.
Sigh.
‘A budget damper costs over 10,000 points?’
Of course, four legs come as a set.
But this…
Even if I wanted to buy it, I’m too broke to even attempt it.
“Bom, let’s work hard and descend deeper into the Abyss to earn more points.”
-Understood, ribbit.
Leaving the Parts Shop, I stared at the design pod for a moment.
A new idea had occurred to me.
‘What if I analyzed the beast detector I just purchased in the design pod and extracted its blueprint?’
If I could understand the structure, I could even modify Bom-i’s transport ship detector.
And beyond that—
‘Couldn’t I sell them as well?’
As ideas began sprouting one after another, I quickly regained my focus.
“Let’s go to the Abyss first and think about this slowly afterward.”
He opened a gate using his dimensional control skill and pushed his body into the undulating void.
* * *
An endless prairie stretched before me.
Whiiiing.
The scent of dry earth carried on the wind brushed against my nose.
Short grasses rippled all the way to the horizon.
Wow….
A gasp escaped me involuntarily.
‘The Hunter Gallery said the 6th Floor Plains was spectacular.’
“It really was.”
Then I spotted a forest in the distance.
The interesting part was that only the sky above that place was filled with dark clouds.
‘The Hunter Gallery said that forest was essentially just background scenery with nothing worth visiting there, right?’
Well, I’d ignore it for now.
More importantly.
“Bom-i.”
-I was about to tell you anyway, ribbit.
I moved my feet according to Bom-i’s directions.
‘This really is like a game cheat.’
-Master, just take one step to the side, ribbit.
As Bom-i spoke, two Quest windows appeared in the air.
I examined the Quests.

[Main Quest A]
◈ Nol Village Subjugation
Reward: Poison Resistance Acquired

[Main Quest B]
◈ Bone Skull Subjugation 0/50
Reward: Stats +60
Buaaah—.
Bom-i puffed out her cheeks.
-I’d pick B if it were me, ribbit!
Dooho didn’t need an explanation to understand why.
Since he gained 4 stats per level.
“Level 15 would be the amount needed to gain.”
-That’s right, ribbit.
But Hawkeye, who prioritized efficiency and practicality, had a different opinion.
-Poison resistance isn’t bad either, Necromancer.
-What are you talking about, sword. We can just go into the Garage.
The opinions diverged once more.
Dooho chose Main Quest A.
And he continued explaining immediately.
“From what I’ve learned, Bone Skull is easier, but you can’t obtain magic stones from them.”
There was no longer a need to earn money through magic stones.
‘But these guys need magic stones to consume too.’
“Remember the claw crab from last time? Now that I think about it, after the egg hatched, there wasn’t a single magic stone.”
Hawkeye spoke as if she’d realized something.
-So subjugating Bone Skulls won’t accumulate experience points.
“Yeah. That’s what I think.”
Moreover, he’d heard that Nol Village had many byproducts to obtain.
Leather, bones, teeth—nothing went to waste, they said.
So Bom-i would have plenty of work.
-This time I’ll be the busy one, ribbit.
“If Nol has plenty, then yes.”
Well….
Based on experience so far, it didn’t seem like there would be much.
Dooho looked at Hawkeye.
“Turn on the detector.”
Hawkeye opened the lid of the Beast Detector. A three-dimensional topographic map appeared in the air.
Unlike what I’d seen at the Parts Shop, this time the undulations and hills of the plains were captured with clarity.
Red dots scattered across it.
Beast responses.
-The range is wide. There appear to be roughly three concentrated areas, Necromancer.
Also, those red dots—we can’t tell if they’re Nol or Bone Skulls.
At least the Beast Detector’s range being wide was a success.
“Which one would be Nol Village?”
-I’ll need to check it out. It could be somewhere else besides here.
“Alright. I’m counting on you.”
What I needed to find now wasn’t a single Nol, but Nol Village.
-Once you discover it, just come to the save point.
“Got it.”
Then Duho furrowed his brow.
-Is something wrong, Macromancer?
“The save point… once the quest ends, I’ll have to go back and retrieve it anyway. That seemed like a hassle.”
Hmm.
-It seems I didn’t mention this before.
“Mention what?”
Hawkeye answered while adjusting the scope in and out.
-Unlike the outside world, within the Abyss you can summon installed save points whenever you wish.
Duho’s eyebrows rose.
“I wish that worked outside too.”
-…Unfortunately, it’s limited to the Abyss.
If that were the case, I wondered if multiple save points were even necessary.
Well….
‘I’ll understand why eventually.’
“Then I’ll leave it to you.”
-Leave it to me, Macromancer.
Whoosh!
Hawkeye glided across the plains and dashed away.
I knew her mobility was excellent, but experiencing it across the vast grassland felt different.
‘She’s already gone.’
* * *
Duho and the other two remained in the Garage.
There was no reason to be outside.
Turning my head, I saw Isto typing away on a laptop.
‘I don’t know what I’d do without that laptop.’
Soon Isto turned and walked over to me.
-Duho. I want to use this in the Abyss too.
And Isto held out her hand.
It was a smartwatch.
Hmm….
Why not give it a try?
Whoosh.
I wrapped Isto’s smartwatch with a Soulbot. The circuitry inside entered my mind, but—
The unexpectedly complex structure brought a sharp headache crashing down.
I quickly withdrew the Soulbot.
“This seems like it’ll be difficult.”
-…Yes, it will.
“But eventually it’ll work out, won’t it?”
-That’s right! Hehe.
Just when I thought the creature would return to its seat, it showed me the camera I’d gifted not long ago—the one I’d inscribed with a mana circuit.
-Then what about adding a communication module and speaker here?
‘Why is it so fixated on these things?’
It seemed like it was plotting something….
Well, I’d find out later anyway.
In a way, Isto’s actions were also a user test to confirm whether things worked properly in the Abyss.
I brushed it off casually, but Isto examined the camera once more with the soul bot.
This wasn’t easy either, but it was nothing compared to the tech-intensive smartwatch.
While I was at it, I even converted the microphone and speaker functions attached to the camera into mana circuits.
Oh! Oh!
-Thank you so much!
Isto danced with joy, even doing a little shoulder shimmy.
I chuckled and wiped the sweat from my forehead when a System Message struck my ears.
[You have gained experience points]
[You have gained experience points]
Huh?
“Is Hawkeye hunting alone?”
I quickly looked at the magnifying glass on the monitor, and Hawkeye’s voice echoed in my mind.
-I’ve eliminated two Nol creatures near Nol Village, Mecromancer.
Which meant…
‘Found it!’
-Yes. I’ve planted a save point there.
I was about to leave the Garage when I asked again.
‘What would happen if I planted a save point in the Garage?’
-You absolutely must not do that!
‘Huh?’
-The save point will disappear, Mecromancer.
Gasp!
I quickly left the Garage and drove the save point into the ground.
Then I let out a relieved breath.
Phew.
“That was close. If I’d installed it in the Garage without asking, it would’ve been a disaster.”
Soon I crossed over the save point.
A new landscape unfolded before my eyes.
Whoa!
Startled, I threw myself flat on the ground, and Hawkeye greeted me while dropping invisibility.
—have you arrived.
“…Hey, Hawkeye.”
—Yes, Macromanser.
“Does that look like a village to you?”
“Hmm…. Isn’t it too small?”
Dooho exhaled sharply as he watched Hawkeye struggle, narrowing the scope of his rifle.
Honestly, based on his experience so far, if this bizarre system played another trick, he estimated there would be quite a number of demonic beasts.
He had mentally prepared himself.
Did that resolve pay off?
Wow….
“Isn’t this an experience point bomb?”
Hundreds of Nol creatures had established their territory ahead.
I Became a Macromanser
Author｜
Gungang e
Publication Date｜
February 25, 2026
Publisher｜
TalesYX
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