Became a Mechromancer - Chapter 104

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Chapter 104.
Regrouping
Yeouido Penthouse.
Go Gyeong-taek lay in bed, staring at the ceiling.
“When he wanted me to stay in touch, he made my life hell. Now look at him…”
He recalled what had happened twenty minutes ago.
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Knock, knock.
Someone rapped on the door.
Go Gyeong-taek, who had been lying in the bedroom, removed his eye mask.
The door opened then.
Peek.
His Android, Coco, poked her head through with a soft rustle.
-Go Gyeong-taek?
Go Gyeong-taek’s eyes snapped wide open.
There was no way his Android would address him by his name like that unless something was terribly wrong.
Coco’s true identity was none other than Cop.
He had logged in through the laptop under Isto’s orders.
Go Gyeong-taek squinted one eye.
“Don’t tell me… Ghost?”
At those words, Coco entered the room with an awkward gait.
-Well, uh, right now the Abyss… no, entering it.
Go Gyeong-taek sat up.
“What?”
-The Abyss, entering it. No, entering it.
“…?”
Coco avoided Go Gyeong-taek’s gaze.
-Anyway, I’m heading there now.
Ghost’s awkward manner of speech made Go Gyeong-taek’s expression turn sour.
“…Why are you talking like that?”
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And now, in the present moment.
After receiving such a notification, Go Gyeong-taek found sleep utterly impossible.
Sigh…
He exhaled a long, weary breath.
‘I wish I’d known this before I quit.’
Tick, tick, tick.
“Just wait and see when it ends.”
With those words, a system window materialized in the air.

[World Announcement]
South Korea Abyss Layer 6 Dissolution Reprieve
※The Return of the Necromancer.
Gasp!
That startled me.
Go Gyeong-taek jolted upright and checked the time.
‘Just over twenty minutes and it’s cleared?’
The message about the Layer 6 dissolution reprieve meant a boss-class monster had been dealt with.
Go Gyeong-taek’s gaze fixed on the text below.
‘…The Return of the Necromancer?’
But then….
“What exactly is a Necromancer that it’s making a comeback?”
Waaaaaah—!
Cheers erupted from outside.
Rising from his bed, Go Gyeong-taek gazed out the window and laughed.
“They’re really going wild out there.”
Then people began gathering one by one, and a chant started.
Ghost!
Ghost!
Necromancer!
Ghost!
Necromancer….
The chant was so thunderous it seemed ready to shatter the Penthouse’s glass windows. Interspersed among the cries of “Ghost” came occasional shouts of “Necromancer.”
As Go Gyeong-taek gazed down at the spectacle for a long while, his eyebrows twitched.
Ghost….
‘Is that the Necromancer from the announcement?’
* * *
Puff.
Bom-i, perched atop the Garage workbench, puffed out her cheeks.
-What’s this now, croak?
She reached out to touch the axe.
Grrrrr.
The axe blade trembled faintly, emitting a low growl.
Clink!
Hawkeye tapped the axe head with an arrow, and it quieted down.
-This item requires quite a bit of maintenance.
Isto picked up the axe.
-This thing needs to go into the furnace.
At the mention of the furnace, the frightened axe trembled its blade ever so slightly.
That was when Duho set a small box down on the workbench.
Click.
Opening the box, Duho retrieved a pill from inside.
It was none other than the Seongmaek Blooming Pill that Isto and Hawkeye had worked so hard to bring back.
Duho recalled the power of the Soul Bot that had torn apart the Knoll Lord.
‘Perhaps I can draw a little closer to that strength.’
I asked Isto.
“So it takes three days to fully absorb this once I consume it?”
-That’s correct.
Time doesn’t flow inside the Garage, so there’s no problem.
However.
“The thought of sitting cross-legged for hours is a bit….”
Bom-i, who had been looking up at Duho with wide eyes, called out to Isto.
-Hey there, metal guy.
-Does Iron have a sync function, ribbit?
Isto, displaying a question mark on its LED, tilted its head.
-Synchronization, I mean, ribbit.
-Oh! Yes, I do.
Isto held up one finger.
Whirr.
A connection port opened at the fingertip.
Duho, who had been watching indifferently, opened his eyes wide.
“What is that?”
-It’s a synchronization port.
“Right, but what does a synchronization port do?”
-Uh…. Super Intelligences just touch fingers and go zzzt, then it works.
Hawkeye, Isto’s dedicated interpreter, stepped in.
-It’s a transmission port used when Super Intelligences exchange vast amounts of information with each other.
-That’s exactly what I said. Hehe~.
At Isto’s words, both Duho and Bom-i had the same thought simultaneously.
‘What did you even say?’
In any case.
Bom-i extended a webbed finger and touched it to Isto’s finger.
Zzzt, zzzt….
Electronic sounds flowed briefly before an exclamation mark appeared on Isto’s LED.
Ooooh!
-Hawkeye is amazing!
-Spare me the flattery and send a report to the master, croak.
Huh?
“Me? What about me?”
Isto turned around and did a little shoulder shimmy.
Duho already had a bad feeling about this.
“Why? What?”
-Very good sword. Adadada!
Without warning, Isto began croaking excitedly and shoved information directly into Duho’s mind.
Argh!
“At least explain before you do that… wait?!”
The new experience and knowledge flooding into his mind made Duho flinch.
He immediately looked at Bom-i.
“You’re saying I don’t need to sit still and cultivate my energy?”
-Judging by how you’re asking, it seems to have been delivered properly, croak.
Puff.
Bom-i puffed out his throat once before continuing.
-行住坐臥 means a method where internal energy circulates endlessly during daily life without needing to assume a specific posture, croak.
Though Bom-i called it internal energy, the knowledge organized in Duho’s mind showed that mana worked the same way.
‘So when Bom-i mentioned that cosmic heavenly demon thing before, it was real.’
Duho’s expression brightened.
It was such useful information.
“If this is possible, I should upgrade you two and handle other things while the spirit core is being absorbed.”
I’d just received ten thousand points anyway.
Isto and Hawkeye were absolutely delighted.
Ooh.
-Upgrades are wonderful!
-Just hearing about it brings joy, Mechromancer!
Smiling brightly, Duho swallowed the Seongmaek Blooming Pill.
In an instant.
A heavy warmth rose from below his stomach.
‘It’s hot and stuffy, like swallowing strong liquor.’
The heat spread slowly.
From my chest to the tips of my toes.
The sensation of mana within my body circulating heavily and pressing down.
I began breathing based on the knowledge I’d received from Bom-i.
I thought it would feel awkward at first….
‘It feels like I’ve been breathing this way my whole life.’
Come to think of it, when Isto had imparted assassination techniques to me, they’d felt like my own from the start.
‘…That’s really something.’
Bom-i watched over me from atop the workbench.
Master.
-Does it look usable, croak?
Instead of answering, I gave a thumbs up.
Then my eyes met Isto’s.
Suddenly, I recalled the time when the Knoll Lord’s axe had struck me, warping my central axis.
‘The deeper I descend into the Abyss, the more unexpected things will happen.’
So then.
“Everyone, let’s head to the Parts Shop.”
With each step I took, the mana within my body flowed freely alongside the elixir.
It felt as though it circulated comfortably through every crevice of my form.
‘This sensation isn’t bad at all?’
Whirrrrr—.
The door to the Parts Shop district slides open.
The Parts Shop, with shelves neatly lined with various parts and blueprints.
I stood before the kiosk and looked at Isto.
Isto’s status window appeared immediately.

『Isto』
Position: Close-Range Tank
Defense: C+ (82/100)
Impact Force: C+ (70/100)
Durability: C+ (95/100)
The average rating was C-grade.
Yet every time I thought of Isto, I found myself tilting my head in confusion.
‘Is that really C-grade?’
Honestly, Isto seemed absurdly strong for the rating.
Well….
‘Still, upgrading would make things easier going forward.’
Isto tilted his head.
-Why is that, sir?
I smiled broadly.
“Let’s all grow stronger together.”
-Oh! Excellent, sir. Hehehehe~.
With those words, I looked toward Hawkeye.

『Hawkeye』
Position: Ranged Dealer
Accuracy: B- (89/100)
Rate of Fire: D+ (49/100)
Stability: C- (68/100)
Hawkeye’s average rating was also C-tier.
Hmm….
Just watching the speed he displayed made me wonder if these numbers really meant anything.
But thinking about it, all the places they’d cleared were the early layers of the Abyss.
‘So I should factor in that the monsters are weak too.’
Finally, my gaze turned toward Bom-i.

『Spring』
Position: Transport / Support / Mining
Carrying Capacity: 40 tons
Mobility: C- (62/100)
Detection Assistance: D- (51/100)
Stability: C+ (95/100)
Special Functions: Auto Farming, Mining Blasting, Quest Trigger.
⚠Areas for Improvement: Simplify detection logic, inadequate vibration compensation at high speeds.
I rubbed my chin thoughtfully.
‘So Bom-i’s evaluation was showing me the transport ship.’
True to its transport ship nature, the stability and carrying capacity were excellent.
‘The detection assistance is falling a bit short though.’
Puffff.
Bom-i puffed out her cheeks and asked.
Master.
-I’m pretty useful, aren’t I, ribbit?
Unable to judge all three by numbers alone, I broke into a smile.
And then….
“Listen, each of you go to your respective sections and look around. We have 14,610 points, so keep that in mind.”
As they were about to leave, I spoke again.
“Make sure you check if there are any sale items!”
* * *
A moment later.
The three of them, having scattered, returned to the kiosk.
Isto was the first to hold up a blueprint.
Duho!
-There was a blueprint for frame reinforcement on sale!
“Really? Let me see it.”
Duho took the blueprint and checked the price.
The regular price was 4,200P, but with the discount applied, it came to 2,400P.
My eyebrows rose slightly.
‘A 42 percent sale price? That’s genuinely cheap.’
I nodded as I read the notes section on the blueprint.
“It handles not just frame reinforcement, but impact distribution as well.”
In other words, this was a parts blueprint that Isto needed—one designed for someone who wielded tremendous force.
‘I should test this design in the design pod and see if I can adapt it for auxiliary systems too.’
Okay.
“Good work.”
Isto’s LED curved into a smile.
-Ehehe~ As expected, you have excellent taste, Duho!
Meanwhile, Hawkeye nervously held out a single part with both hands.
-This is a rapid-fire auxiliary system part, Mechromancer.
As I took the item, Hawkeye explained further.
-The price had dropped significantly, so I brought it right away.
Looking at the price tag, it was 6,000 points.
That was 35 percent cheaper than the original cost.
‘Isn’t that normally worth almost 10,000 points?’
“You’re saying this isn’t on sale?”
-That’s correct.
As I examined it from different angles, Bom-i interjected.
-If you’re curious, show the part to the kiosk, you dummy.
When I held the part up to the kiosk, a holographic message appeared.
『Cosmetic Defect』
Huh?
“There’s a flaw.”
-That’s probably the reason, sir.
Hawkeye pointed to one side of the part with a finger.
A shallow scratch was visible on the surface.
What?
‘How is this even a defect?’
At this level.
“Can’t I just buff it out with a Soul Bot?”
Master.
-Does it make sense to buy something new just to polish it, you dummy?
“…I see.”
Having spent my whole life repairing and reusing things, I’d never thought about it that way.
I spoke to Hawkeye.
“I’ll polish it until it looks brand new.”
-Incredible. I’m so moved, Mecromancer!
Then came a loud croak.
Bom-i puffed out his chin dramatically.
-There was nothing worth seeing, ribbit.
I pressed my lips together.
‘Transport ship parts are all so expensive, I guess.’
As I was nodding along in thought, something occurred to me, and I extended my hand toward Hawkeye.
“Hand me the detector.”
Hawkeye immediately passed over the mana detector.
Bom-i.
“Let’s analyze this in the design pod and apply it to the transport ship.”
Bom-i blinked for a moment.
Then his round eyes grew as wide as buns.
-If that works, wouldn’t my detection level go up, ribbit?
“Wouldn’t it?”
-Excellent. Very excellent, ribbit!
With that, our shopping trip to the Parts Shop came to an end.
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Counting only the time spent in the Garage, it was already the 72nd hour.
I absorbed the Seongmaek Blooming Pill and refined the parts for Isto and Hawkeye anew.
Of course, I rested when it was time to rest.
And now.
Inside Bom-i’s transport ship, I gathered up the soul bot.
Swish, swish.
Under the influence of the Seongmaek Blooming Pill, a faint golden shimmer emanated from the soul bot that had been silver-white.
‘Thanks to the pill, the soul bot work speed has definitely accelerated.’
In just 72 hours, I’d refined the parts for the Super Intelligences and even overhauled the detection logic of Bom-i’s transport ship.
“Bom-i. Power it up.”
-You mean me, ribbit?
“Of course. The owner should demonstrate it.”
As Bom-i activated the transport ship, a three-dimensional terrain map unfolded where the main screen used to display.
Of course, what was reflected was the interior of the Garage.
The positions of the shelves, the workbench, even the entrance to the design pod—all rendered in three dimensions.
Croak! Croak! Croak!
An excited Bom-i puffed out his chin multiple times.
Master!
-I’m moved, so moved!!!
Isto and Hawkeye, watching from behind, applauded.
Wow!
-This is absolutely incredible!
-To interpret the beast detection device from the design pod and apply it like this… You truly are Mechromancer!
Duho smiled.
‘My skills keep improving, and it feels genuinely wonderful.’
Moreover, whether due to the influence of the Seongmaek Blooming Pill or not, I felt no fatigue while working on them.
‘In fact, as time went on, I felt increasingly energized.’
Duho then glanced around at the three of them and stepped out of the Garage, saying:
Preparations are complete.
“Let’s head down to Layer 7.”
I Became a Mechromancer
Author |
Gungang E
Publication Date |
February 25, 2026
Publisher |
TalesYX
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