Became a Mechromancer - Chapter 121

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Chapter 121.
Here comes another headache.
Na Manager muttered as he stepped out of the Cafe entrance.
“Terraformer, huh….”
‘I need to look into this first.’
Once authentication through the Hunter Management Bureau’s internal network completed on my wrist smartwatch, a small hologram window materialized.
『How may I assist you, Manager Na Yong-seok?』
“Search for Terraformer among occupations.”
Moments later, the results appeared.
『No search results found』
“…Nothing?”
He stroked his chin thoughtfully.
Hmm.
‘It’s similar to terraforming, which means planetary transformation. Could it be in that category?’
According to Lim Tae-sang, the Hunters that Lim Doo-ho had recruited totaled five.
Two of them quit within a single day, and the remaining three took on the Ancient Tree logging work in Abyss Layer 2.
And among those three, two of them received class advancement options for Farmer and Lumberjack.
‘Both of them rejected the advancements, if I recall correctly.’
And….
Only Song Jae-cheon had the problematic Terraformer class advancement option available.
Given that Farmer and Lumberjack appeared together, it seemed likely that Terraformer was indeed something similar.
This was troublesome.
Quite problematic in multiple ways.
Na Manager exhaled sharply and manipulated the hologram on his smartwatch as he murmured.
“Since he said this person was brought in by Lim Doo-ho, I should inform him first.”
He found Lim Doo-ho’s name in his contacts and connected the channel.
* * *
Reboot Center.
Doo-ho was observing the prosthetic eye chip shielding work.
More precisely, the robotic arm he had personally developed was handling the shielding process autonomously.
Well….
‘Oversight is important too.’
Thanks to that, one less task for me to handle.
That was when it happened.
-Shielding is complete.
Park Deputy beside him removed a green stone from the container and showed it to the Android.
The Android’s prosthetic eye remained steady without wavering.
Park Deputy’s face brightened.
“Excellent—this worked perfectly.”
In other words, a quality control test.
Lim Doo-ho scratched his cheek as he spoke.
“We’re looking to automate QC as well.”
At those words, Park Deputy’s eyes grew moist.
Like someone who’d had their job stolen by a robot.
Lim Doo-ho washed his face with his hands.
‘Why does Park Deputy like manual labor so much?’
Ham Manager, who’d approached nearby, gazed at the shielding fluid contained in the storage tank of the shielding robot.
“This is the shielding fluid, right?”
“Ah, yes.”
“With just the auxiliary frames, things must be hectic—when did you manage to prepare all this?”
Ham Manager and Park Deputy praised Lim Doo-ho repeatedly, saying he was remarkable.
Lim Doo-ho muttered to himself.
‘I couldn’t just loaf around in the Garage for 50 days wearing only the auxiliary frames, so I worked on this in parallel….’
Besides, technology is such that once you develop one thing, it connects to many others.
Bom-i, perched on Lim Doo-ho’s shoulder, spoke up.
-Not everyone becomes as productive as you when they have spare time, ribbit.
‘I suppose that’s true.’
In any case.
The Hunter Management Bureau had already signed a direct contract with Lim Doo-ho’s father’s company.
This was possible because Lim Doo-ho had prepared everything meticulously and swiftly.
However, before the contract, there was one unexpected development.
Who would have thought….
‘I never imagined they’d put the green stone shielding project up for competitive bidding.’
It seemed they were trying to avoid any suspicion of improper requests.
The result was predictable.
No one else submitted a bid besides Lim Doo-ho’s father’s company.
Well….
It was only natural, wasn’t it?
From the contractors’ perspective, they had no idea what a green stone even was, so such technology couldn’t possibly exist.
Of course, there had been many inquiries, or so he’d heard.
The estimated project value was a staggering 150 billion won, with a contract period of five years.
It seemed to be one of the largest transactions since the Hunter Management Bureau’s establishment.
Ding ding.
Lim Doo-ho’s smartwatch chimed.
Upon checking it.
“Manager?”
He quickly connected the channel.
Soon Na Manager’s face appeared as a hologram.
-Deputy Lim. Is this a good time to talk?
“Yes, of course.”
-Have you happened to speak with your father recently?
“No, I haven’t.”
-I see. Well, something rather unusual has come up, you see.
“Yes? What do you mean…?”
Na Manager explained the situation to me in detail.
“…Terraformer?”
I was genuinely startled by the revelation.
‘So it really does exist?’
Bom-i’s voice echoed in my mind.
Master.
-That’s like winning the lottery of getting struck by a meteor while walking down the street, ribbit!
Meteor chimed in with characteristic slowness.
-The meteors I drop fall equally upon everyone, Master.
That was an ominous thing to say.
‘So that’s how Meteor’s story ends.’
-Hehehehe~.
Even Meteor’s laughter was slow.
At that moment, Na Manager continued speaking.
-He hasn’t chosen a class transfer yet, so wrap up what you’re doing and come prepared. We’re going to check it out together.
“Yes, understood.”
After the call ended, I fell into contemplation.
‘How am I supposed to explain Terraformer?’
Na Manager had apparently already researched Terraformer.
But Terraformer was a class that didn’t even exist in the official database.
‘I can’t exactly tell him I know about it.’
Just as my thoughts grew heavier.
Master!
-Why not just add it to the database if it’s missing!
Classic Isto logic.
“That doesn’t make sense. The manager has already searched for it.”
I paused mid-response.
Wait.
What if the data existed originally but simply wasn’t found properly?
Good grief.
Am I starting to think like Isto?
I keep coming up with shortcuts.
But according to Bom-i, it’s a rare class.
It would be strange for Song Jae-cheon to reject it without even knowing what Terraformer is.
…I suppose I have no choice.
After finishing his thoughts, Lim Doo-ho muttered to himself.
“I apologize, Manager.”
‘Isto, I’ll do it your way.’
-Oh! Excellent! Hehehehe.
‘But I’ll insert it as if it were original data in the database, while keeping it out of search results.’
-Huh? What do you mean by that?
Lim Doo-ho promptly reported to Ham Manager that he and Na Manager would need to go out on fieldwork, then quickly headed toward Basement Level 2 Storage.
.
.
.
Upon entering the storage, Lim Doo-ho rummaged through piles of supplies and found a box used for preserving early records.
Retrieving blank document forms and a pen from the box, Lim Doo-ho quickly filled in the contents, then handed it to Isto, who had emerged from the Garage.
-What’s this?
Isto’s LED eyes gleamed as he received the aged-looking document.
Oh!
-You’re truly remarkable, Lim Doo-ho!
Puff.
Bom-i puffed out her cheeks.
-Didn’t see that coming, ribbit.
Lim Doo-ho clarified once more.
“In the Hunter Management Bureau database classification, create a small link in the remarks section under the farmer occupation. Scan what I just gave you and store it there. Make sure it doesn’t appear in the search index.”
Then Hawkeye, standing behind Isto, reviewed the document and summarized the contents.
-So you want to keep the scanned image but exclude it from the search index, is that right, Mechromancer?
“Exactly.”
Isto, giving a thumbs up, headed into the Garage.
-I’ll handle it right away!
“Thanks for your help.”
Lim Doo-ho didn’t know it, but such miscellaneous tasks were now Cop’s responsibility.
* * *
Inside an autonomous taxi.
Lim Doo-ho sat across from Na Manager, manipulating his smartwatch.
It appeared on the surface that he was searching through the Hunter Management Bureau database, but in reality, he was waiting for Isto’s contact.
‘…Not yet?’
Na Manager furrowed his brow.
Lim Doo-ho.
“I already looked into it, so why are you still checking?”
“Ah, I was just seeing if there was anything else while I had the chance.”
“At times like this, just take it easy. Lim Doo-ho, you’re far too diligent.”
Lim Doo-ho smiled instead of answering.
At that moment.
I hear Isto’s voice in my mind.
-Done. Ehehe~.
I naturally open the production-class occupation classification.
And I discover a small link mark in the blank column next to Farmer.
I swallow a sharp breath and click the link.
A scanned document soon materializes as a hologram.
『2025 Special Circumstances.
Former Occupation: Terraformer』
Sigh….
‘Now they’re even tampering with the Hunter Management Bureau database.’
Just as I’m about to compose myself and speak to Na Manager.
Huh?!
Na Manager, sitting across from me, leans forward.
“Lim Deputy. Where did you find that?”
“Pardon?”
Na Manager points at the text on the hologram.
“It says Terraformer right here.”
I answer as casually as possible.
“I was looking through the production-class occupation classification. There was a small link in the blank column next to Farmer, so I clicked it and this appeared.”
“The blank column next to Farmer?”
Na Manager immediately manipulates his smart watch.
Moments later, the same image opens before him, and Na Manager presses his forehead.
“This is why you can’t just leave everything to AI.”
Tsk.
He clicks his tongue while viewing the document.
“Some old Hunter Management Bureau employee just scanned and uploaded it. Didn’t even process the indexing.”
As Na Manager deduces this on his own, I breathe a sigh of relief—
“The author’s name is missing too… Could it be Kim Director?”
“…Pardon?!”
My eyes widen.
‘Why is the blame shifting in that direction?’
Reading my expression, Na Manager chuckles as if it’s nothing serious.
“Kim Director has some quirky document organization habits. He forgets to write his own name. That’s why I sometimes fill it in for him.”
I press my lips together slightly.
For this reason, innocent Kim Tae-sung Director becomes the culprit.
‘My apologies, Kim Director!’
And….
The unmanned taxi carrying us turns into Yongsan.
Beyond the car window, a single-story building comes into view. A hologram displaying the company name floats in the air above it.
『D LABS』
It looked impressive, but D was Doo-ho’s initial.
Currently a single-story structure, but a modular building designed to expand vertically or horizontally as the company grew.
‘So when you place an order, the factory manufactures building modules and delivers them via cargo drone?’
The decision to establish ourselves in Yongsan came from Na Manager’s strong recommendation.
He mentioned there was vacant land registered under the Hunter Management Bureau’s name.
Initially, Doo-ho refused.
The location was too expensive.
But Na Manager’s explanation was straightforward.
It was the optimal position for transporting Ancient Tree sap from the Abyss.
Moreover, it maintained a reasonable distance from the Han River view apartments—essentially the perfect location.
Since Father was a Natural, being too close to Yeouido posed problems, and if employees were to transport the Ancient Tree, being too far away was equally problematic.
In the end, Yongsan was the answer.
Doo-ho observed his father’s company building, then noticed Na Manager across the street.
According to what Ham Manager had told him, Na Manager had even pulled out his resignation letter and confronted the upper management over this.
“Thank you so much, Na Manager.”
“Hmm?”
Na Manager glanced at Doo-ho briefly, then turned his gaze toward the window with an awkward expression.
“…I should be thanking you.”
Working here actually feels worthwhile because of you.
* * *
At the entrance of D LABS, Lim Tae-sang and Na Manager exchanged brief greetings.
“Welcome, Na Manager.”
“Yes, Representative Lim.”
Just moments ago, the two had been speaking informally during a hologram call, but in this formal setting, things were different.
Beyond the glass walls of the lobby, the production area came into view.
On the front line, the sap refining equipment I’d designed was operating smoothly.
Robotic arms transferred Ancient Tree sap capsules and distributed the refined shielding liquid into smaller containers.
Near the ceiling, holographic displays showed the shielding sap production rate and current inventory.
Controlling the robotic arms was none other than my assistant OS.
Further inside.
In a separately partitioned production line, joint modules for auxiliary frames and exoskeleton components were arranged neatly.
This equipment was what I’d received as compensation for shutting down the Automata swarm.
Of course, no one else knew that fact.
Though not yet in full operation, preparations were complete to mass-produce auxiliary frames once the Global Competition concluded.
Then Na Manager slowed his pace upon seeing the auxiliary frame mass-production equipment.
They’d left something like that in place?
He surveyed the interior once more.
‘Was it originally this spacious?’
Before the building was erected.
Since Na Manager had personally ordered the modules himself, he could sense something was amiss.
“I never expected we’d end up delving into the auxiliary frame production process itself.”
At that, Lim Tae-sang laughs awkwardly.
“Well, one thing led to another, and we stumbled upon something.”
Lim Tae-sang points to one wall of the factory.
There, storage boxes resembling lockers were densely packed along the wall.
“It’s a pocket dimension storage.”
“What do you mean…?”
Na Manager doubted his own ears.
Pocket dimension pouches are personal items.
‘The capacity and cost wouldn’t make sense for storage, would it?’
At that moment, Lim Doo-ho scratched his cheek and looked at his father.
Then Lim Tae-sang explains.
“I just threw out the idea—what if you connected multiple pocket dimension pouches together and opened the inner wall? Wouldn’t it become larger?”
Na Manager’s eyebrows rise.
“Brother… no, President Lim.”
Ahem, ahem.
He clears his throat and continues.
“That concept has occurred to everyone at some point. The problem is, there’s never been a successful case.”
“Really?”
“In the first place, people can’t enter pocket dimensions. The mechanism works by inserting your hand and retrieving items you’ve stored beforehand.”
In other words, since people can’t enter, how would you open the inner wall?
In truth, merely connecting the outer surfaces of pocket dimensions is already remarkable.
It was only possible because Lim Doo-ho is a Production-type Awakener and had learned how to work with beast hides from his mentor Jang Moon-seo.
A surprised Lim Tae-sang looks at Lim Doo-ho.
Na Manager’s gaze naturally shifted to Lim Doo-ho as well.
“So it was you again… no, Deputy Lim?”
“Ah, actually I was fortunate enough to find the method.”
“How, how did you do it?”
Na Manager asks with sparkling eyes.
Then he seemed to catch himself.
“Oh no. It must be a secret, and here I am asking. Sorry, Deputy Lim.”
“Not at all.”
Having answered thus, I pressed my lips together slightly.
‘I can’t exactly tell him I sent Hawkeye inside.’
I’d connected it from outside, and he’d opened the space from within.
Soon the three of us moved toward where Song Jae-cheon was.
Along the way, Na Manager posed a question.
“How many pocket dimension pouches did you connect?”
“Twenty, based on the large size.”
“…That’s 200 million won spent?”
“Yes. But whenever I connect them, the space doesn’t just add up—it multiplies exponentially.”
“…!”
Na Manager gently rubbed his stomach with his hand.
‘Do those wealthy fools even realize it?’
They’d created something beyond any monetary value, yet used it as casually as breathing.
200 million coins?
A bitter laugh escaped me at the absurdity.
The world’s largest subspace pocket was only one-tenth the size of this.
Yet its price was 10 billion coins.
Ugh….
‘My stomach’s acting up again.’
Not from actual pain—it was stress-induced!
Na Manager pulled out antacid from his inner pocket and swallowed it.
‘Should our Hunter Management Bureau sell subspace storage as an intermediary?’
Damn it.
No matter how I think about it.
There are far too many potential buyers!
My stomach burned, yet I couldn’t stop laughing.
Just as we reached the Conference Room entrance.
“No, this can’t be!”
An urgent voice came from inside the Conference Room.
Bang.
The three of us burst through the door, only to find Song Jae-cheon sitting collapsed on the floor.
His face was blank, staring vacantly into the air.
Lim Doo-ho immediately rushed to support him.
“Song Jae-cheon! Are you alright?!”
Song Jae-cheon’s lips trembled as he spoke.
He’d just advanced to Terraformer….
“My skills won’t manifest.”
Uuuhhh….
Song Jae-cheon finally broke down in tears.
And….
Seeing this, Na Manager clutched his stomach and screamed internally.
Damn it.
‘Please, no more accidents!’
Became a Mechanomancer
Author |
Gungang E
Published |
February 25, 2026
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