Became a Mechromancer - Chapter 123

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Chapter 123.
Why Did You Hide It!
Yuk Ji-ho clutched his head in frustration.
Ugh.
‘When will I catch a break?’
“Yuk, are you feeling unwell?”
As Na Manager approached, Yuk Ji-ho waved him off dismissively.
Well…
“My scalp’s itching.”
“You should wash it then. If you don’t take care of yourself while you’re young, you’ll lose your hair.”
“Yes, understood.”
While Na Manager continued asking various questions about Song Jae-cheon’s skills.
A troubling possibility flickered through Yuk Ji-ho’s mind.
‘Could some country have targeted Meteor?’
But where exactly?
China?
Has the drug’s effect already worn off?
According to Isto, the merchandise has been selling well, hasn’t it?
As Yuk Ji-ho’s gaze wandered amid these scattered thoughts, it landed on the sapling Song Jae-cheon had planted.
…Wait?!
Hold on.
This is the Abyss, isn’t it?
Which means.
Why would a spaceship appear in a space unrelated to Earth?
That was when.
“Yuk, let’s go.”
Na Manager called, and Yuk Ji-ho quickly followed behind him.
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Back at the Hunter Management Bureau, Yuk Ji-ho descended to Basement Level 2 and entered the Garage.
Isto and Hawkeye were stationed there as if nothing was amiss.
After acknowledging their greetings, Yuk Ji-ho spoke into the empty air.
“Summon Meteor.”
The black form of Meteor emerged from between the undulating ceiling of the Garage.
But then.
Huh?
‘What is that?’
A pristine white, perfectly spherical object descended alongside Meteor, hanging from it.
A creature that appeared smaller than Bom-i’s transport ship.
As Meteor descended, the white object’s condition became far more distinct.
One side of its exterior was deeply dented, and through the fractured gaps, unfamiliar metal gleamed.
‘He really did kick it.’
Yuk Ji-ho swallowed hard and asked.
“Why did you bring this back?”
At those words, Isto approached with his LED eyes widened into perfect circles.
Ooh!
-Roundy, what did you pick up, buddy?
Meanwhile, Hawkeye raised his bow.
Mech Mancer.
-Step back, sir.
Yuk Ji-ho, his eyes narrowed, examined the creature intently.
‘Not even a twitch?’
And honestly, something felt off about calling it a spacecraft.
Besides, Meteor wouldn’t deliberately bring back something dangerous.
For that reason.
“Hawkeye, that’s enough.”
-But still….
Yuk Ji-ho pushed Hawkeye back with his hand and approached Meteor.
“You explain this.”
Meteor’s black body swayed slowly.
-Master, I’m wronged too.
“If you’re wronged, why are you carrying that thing?”
-I’m not carrying it, Master. It came along with me.
Silence descended.
In that instant, Bom-i, perched on Yuk Ji-ho’s shoulder, cried out.
Master!
-Defend with Soul Bot, ribbit!
Yuk Ji-ho quickly wrapped himself in Soul Bot as Bom-i instructed.
Then Hawkeye raised his arrow sharply and was about to pummel Meteor.
-You reckless fool, you brought this without even checking if it’s safe!
-If I get hit with that, my panel cracks.
-Don’t lie! Everyone knows your panel is made of special material!
Oh!
-I didn’t know that?
-…!
Trembling.
Crack! Ow!
Only Isto, who had unnecessarily stepped forward, took a hit.
Only after Hawkeye confirmed the creature’s safety did I step forward.
“You said it was following you earlier?”
-I was floating above Abyss Layer 2, and it kept coming toward me. Even when I warned it to stay away, it wouldn’t listen.
“So you kicked it?”
-That’s right.
My eyes narrowed.
But here’s the thing.
“When did I tell you to kick it?”
-I asked if kicking was okay, and you said ‘yes’, didn’t you?
“….”
A moment of silence.
I stared intently at Meteor.
“You.”
-Yes?
“You got confused, didn’t you?”
-….
Whoosh.
Meteor began drifting upward stealthily.
Snap.
Hawkeye grabbed the hidden leg protruding from beneath Meteor.
-Don’t you dare flee, you scoundrel.
-Archer, let go of me!
I told Hawkeye to hold on tight, then reached for the Hero-grade Echometal I’d stored nearby.
Whoosh.
As Soulbot wrapped around the Echometal, I reshaped it into an anchor using my metal manipulation skill.
I handed the anchor to Hawkeye.
“Fasten it around Meteor’s leg.”
-This is too much!
Moments later.
Meteor whimpered with the anchor fastened around its leg.
-I… I fired a meteor and need rest!
“But you had enough strength to kick?”
-….
Only then did Meteor settle down.
I exhaled sharply and approached the creature.
‘First, I need to check if it has a mana circuit.’
Soulbot rose from my fingertip and seeped into the creature.
And soon.
Indeed, it has a mana circuit.
Well….
‘It’s not like it has a sense of self.’
Information about the mana circuit continued flowing into Yuk Ji-ho’s mind.
‘A circuit trying to return to its original position?’
Yuk Ji-ho turned to look at Meteor.
“So the place where you were is where this thing was trying to return to.”
-I was there first, you know.
“You only went there for the first time today.”
-When I settled into that spot, it wasn’t there, you know.
As the creature protested indignantly, Yuk Ji-ho shook his head.
He pushed the Soulbot deeper inside.
Hmm?
A new mana circuit entered his mind.
Rising.
‘Sinking?’
“What is this now?”
Looking closer, the spacecraft resembled a white bun.
‘I’m oddly hungry.’
Muttering to himself, he reached out toward the spacecraft.
Wobble.
Whoa.
Startled, he stepped back, and the spacecraft hovered slightly above the Garage floor.
How was it floating?
As Yuk Ji-ho bent down to look closer, Bom-i asked.
-How about lifting it with a lift, ribbit?
Bom-i seemed eager to try out the lift he’d purchased with points this time.
Actually, it was a lift salvaged from the junk section of the Parts Shop.
It had been nearly scrap, and repairs had been troublesome.
‘But now it works like new.’
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.
Shortly after.
The spacecraft was placed on the lift.
Seeing this, Bom-i spoke with even greater excitement.
-A lift in the Garage is the national standard, ribbit!
Really, could he be that pleased?
Anyway.
Yuk Ji-ho and his group, looking underneath the spacecraft, discovered something familiar.
-Isn’t that the thing?
“Even you think it looks like that, right?”
-This is the floating stone that Mecromancer received as compensation this time.
An even larger floating stone had been installed underneath it.
“I was actually wondering how to use the floating stone.”
I’d found its purpose.
The mana circuit that had been rising and sinking moments ago was the floating stone’s control mechanism.
“I understand the rising part. But how do I move it?”
I traced the mana circuit with my soul bot, and the principle was simple.
“You tilt the floating stone to change direction.”
Then Meteor spoke in a dejected voice.
-Master, from what I saw earlier, the speed wasn’t particularly fast.
“That’s fine.”
-Why is that?
“Either way, I can easily ascend into the sky.”
Without thrusters, no less.
Ji-ho pointed at the floating stone on the spacecraft with his finger.
“Bom-i, should I attach that to your transport ship?”
-That’d be great, ribbit!
With the floating stone installed, Bom-i’s transport ship could escape into the sky even if it encountered a demonic beast.
‘I’ll need to make one separately for myself.’
But then.
“What’s the purpose of this spacecraft?”
That’s when Hawkeye pulled a stone tablet from a crack in the spacecraft.
-Mecromancer, look at this.
I examined the stone tablet.
“I’ve never seen these characters before.”
-Allow me to read it for you.
I was suddenly reminded that this fellow was a Super Intelligence from another world.
A moment later.
Hawkeye read the stone tablet and said.
-It appears the place you visited today was originally a medicinal herb cultivation zone managed by Automatons.
“Abyss Layer 2 was a farm?”
-Yes. The Automata Factory on the 3rd Floor was a facility built to manage that medicinal herb cultivation zone.
Hawkeye examined the stone tablet once more.
-It states that when binding-type vegetation overgrew the 2nd Floor, the remaining Automatons, under orders from a Magitech Engineer, loaded medicinal herb seeds onto this spacecraft and sent it away.
I swallowed hard at the mention of a Magitech Engineer.
‘So this spacecraft is a creation of a Magitech Engineer.’
-Mecromancer?
“Ah, sorry. So what does it say?”
-The materials for recovery solutions, enhancement solutions, and antidote solutions used by Magitech Engineers are stored inside.
Wait!
Yuk Ji-ho’s mind suddenly snapped into focus.
“So you’re saying the medicinal herb garden seeds were stored in their entirety?”
He immediately approached the spacecraft.
“Let me open the interior first.”
A Soul Bot materialized at his fingertips and read the mana circuits.
A moment passed.
Whoosh.
The sealed door slid open.
Inside, countless capsules of various types were packed densely together.
Yuk Ji-ho involuntarily held his breath.
Good heavens.
‘They protected this many varieties of seeds by launching them into space?’
At a glance, I could tell they were invaluable.
The problem was.
‘I have absolutely no knowledge about this.’
Just then, Isto looked up at Yuk Ji-ho intently.
Yuk Ji-ho quickly spoke.
“Don’t put it in your head.”
-I’ll need to research this myself as well.
“Then that’s a relief.”
He turned his attention back to the capsules.
‘I should ask Na Manager to connect me with the Hunter Management Bureau’s potion-related department later.’
If I carelessly tampered with them and ruined the seeds, that would be far worse.
But there was only one person who came to mind regarding cultivation.
“Once Song Jae-cheon becomes proficient, I should entrust him with this.”
Hmm….
Meteor’s kicks had yielded quite a haul.
With that in mind, Yuk Ji-ho released the anchor bound to the creature’s feet.
“Go rest.”
-Thank you so much, Master.
Meteor quickly levitated into the air and disappeared toward the Garage ceiling.
Yuk Ji-ho watched the creature vanish and shrugged his shoulders.
‘I’m the one who should be grateful.’
Floating stones.
The mana circuits that controlled the floating stones.
And the spacecraft containing the entire medicinal herb garden seeds.
There was no shortage of things I could put to immediate use.
“I should take a flight with the floating stones equipped soon.”
Yuk Ji-ho then exited the Garage and ascended to the 1st Floor.
And while heading toward the Reboot Center.
When Go Gyeong-taek and Yuk Ji-ho crossed paths, the latter quickly offered a greeting.
“Hello, sir.”
But Go Gyeong-taek walked past as if he hadn’t heard Yuk Ji-ho’s salutation.
His face was visibly seething with anger.
As Yuk Ji-ho turned to look back, Go Gyeong-taek was already stepping into the elevator.
‘What’s he so furious about?’
Tilting his head in confusion, Yuk Ji-ho entered the Reboot Center.
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Park Director’s office.
The moment Go Gyeong-taek sat down, he opened his mouth with an accusatory tone.
“Director Park, this is unacceptable.”
Park Director simply gazed at him from across the desk.
That stare subtly irritated Go Gyeong-taek.
“When I showed you Zhang Wei’s smartwatch on Chiko Island, didn’t you speak as though you’d do anything for me?”
Just as Park Director was about to speak, Go Gyeong-taek pressed further.
“The same goes for the Chiko Island incident. If I hadn’t dealt with Zhang Wei, and if we didn’t have that data, where would we be now?”
A moment of silence hung between them.
Park Director finally spoke.
“I’ve heard what you have to say. But here’s the thing—part of it’s right, and part of it’s wrong.”
“What do you mean by that?”
Park Director countered.
“So did China agree with your words and compensate you?”
“…Regardless of how things unfolded, China did compensate, didn’t they?”
“No. To be precise, it was Ghost who stepped in and resolved it.”
Go Gyeong-taek let out a bitter laugh.
“I was in contact with Ghost….”
Then he swallowed the rest of his words.
The memory of selling Ghost’s name, how one lie had spiraled into a greater deception, came flooding back.
‘Don’t even mention Ghost’s name.’
That’s right.
‘I still have another card to play.’
Having regained his composure, Go Gyeong-taek leaned back in his chair. He crossed his legs slightly before fixing his gaze on Park Director.
“I’m talking about Hunter Yuk Ji-ho.”
One of Park Director’s eyebrows twitched.
Seeing that reaction, the corners of Go Gyeong-taek’s mouth curved upward in a smirk.
“If that friend learns that I was treated this way at the Hunter Management Bureau today, it won’t be good for either of us.”
Park Director studied Go Gyeong-taek for a moment.
Hmph.
‘Look at this bastard.’
A flicker of irritation rose within him, but he kept it hidden. After all, once he laid out the facts, Go Gyeong-taek would soon back down.
“Since you’re saying it that way, I’ll speak my mind too.”
Park Director’s finger swiped across the hologram.
Confidential documents materialized before them.
As Park Director reviewed the files, he clicked his tongue inwardly.
‘Kim Director—this guy has an uncanny knack for digging up information like this.’
Just days ago he’d promised to bring it within two days, and he’d delivered with almost supernatural precision.
However, he’d earnestly requested that Park Director receive it first before the report reached Ma Jeong-seok, the Chancellor.
He wanted to see this through to the end himself, since he’d started it.
‘What would have happened if I’d pushed Yuk Ji-ho without knowing this?’
A chill ran through him.
Park Director envisioned the dark future that had nearly unfolded, and his legs trembled.
A heavy sigh escaped him.
‘Just thinking about it makes me dizzy.’
Watching Go Gyeong-taek, who still held his head high with unwavering composure, Park Director leaned back against the sofa. Then, lifting his chin slightly, he asked.
“You’re best friends with Hunter Yuk Ji-ho?”
“Of course. We share everything with each other.”
“Everything, you say….”
Park Director’s eyes shifted as he nodded slowly.
“You damned bastard.”
“…Pardon?”
At Park Soon-kwon’s crude curse, Go Gyeong-taek’s expression turned bewildered.
Park Director scrunched his face in anger and spoke.
“Why the hell did that cursed Yuk Ji-ho hide that he was receiving treatment for choking symptoms!”
Became a Mech Romancer
Author |
Keongang E
Published |
February 25, 2026
Publisher |
TalesYX
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