Became a Mechromancer - Chapter 124

—————
This chapter was translated by Lunox Novels. To support us and help keep this series going, visit our website: LunoxScans.com
—————

Chapter 124.
Let’s head to the Abyss
That damn bastard?
…No.
Wait, what did Yuk Ji-ho do exactly?
Go Gyeong-taek’s gaze shifted toward the data floating in the air before him.
『Medical Records: Yuk Ji-ho Choking Symptom Treatment』
Beyond the hologram, Park Director’s furious expression came into view.
Then the conversation I’d had with Park Director came rushing back.
「You’re best friends with Hunter Yuk Ji-ho?」
「Of course. We share everything with each other.」
Damn, this is….
My own words had come back to bite me like a boomerang.
‘I’ve been caught red-handed.’
Well, if I were an ordinary person, that is.
But Go Gyeong-taek was different.
‘This is when I need to muddy the waters.’
I took a sip of the tea before me, then spoke with measured calm.
“I didn’t realize you were so quick to judge, Director.”
Park Director’s eyebrows twitched.
“What?”
“Looking at the situation alone, I understand your anger. But shouldn’t you have at least asked me properly first?”
I turned the tables, suggesting that Park Director had been hasty.
“After you’ve already reached your conclusion, Director, and then present evidence to me—what am I supposed to say? Should I just admit, ‘You’re right. I was wrong’?”
Park Director’s expression turned incredulous at my unexpected response.
I ignored his reaction and looked at the text floating in the hologram again.
‘Who told him this nonsense and where did he get such absurd evidence….’
Then Yuk Ji-ho’s weak voice from back then echoed in my mind.
「The fear that I’ll die in the Abyss is too much to bear….」
My narrowed eyes widened slightly.
Could it be.
Was that why?
I could verify later.
For now, I needed to handle this.
I smiled with my characteristic gentle expression and gestured toward the hologram.
Good grief.
“You must have been quite shocked seeing this evidence, Director.”
“….”
“But you see, Director, I’m the type who doesn’t believe anything I haven’t personally verified.”
“This person is the real deal.”
Park Director furrowed his brow and dragged his fingertip across the table’s surface.
The hologram data shifted, revealing new information.
What stood out most was this:
『Awakened at 17』
『Reached Floor 50 in 4 years』
『The birth of a new prodigy』
『The future of American Abyss conquest』
Park Director spoke while examining the data.
“Your friend Yuk Ji-ho was truly a remarkable talent. Our government deeply regretted losing someone of his caliber to emigration.”
“….”
Go Gyeong-taek clamped his mouth shut.
Whatever followed that praise would almost certainly be something negative.
And sure enough.
The data shifted in the air as Park Director continued.
“Starting from Floor 54, those who accompanied him suffered frequent injuries. Once they entered the 60s, deaths became commonplace.”
Go Gyeong-taek watched the data silently.
He hadn’t known that.
Even between close friends, you don’t exchange information about who dies during dungeon runs.
There’s no reason to.
But still.
“Park Director, accidents are inevitable when exploring the deeper layers of the Abyss.”
“Of course you’re right. However….”
Park Director snapped his fingers, and the data transformed into a graph.
The smile vanished from Go Gyeong-taek’s face.
Park Director spoke.
“Every time there’s a hospital visit before an expedition, accidents occur during the subsequent run.”
“…!”
As Park Director moved his fingers, the hologram scrolled rapidly.
The hologram displayed hospital access records, psychotropic drug prescriptions, and photographs of a psychiatrist visiting Yuk Ji-ho’s residence.
“The SF Clan calls Yuk Ji-ho’s hunter Blue Falcon.”
“…Blue Falcon?”
“It means someone who puts their team in danger.”
“…!”
Go Gyeong-taek realized the problem was far more serious than he’d thought.
Even so.
“Isn’t all this data illegal?”
Park Director leaned back against the sofa and smiled meaningfully.
“So you can’t refute the contents?”
“Before that, I need to verify whether this data is even worth refuting.”
“Listen here! Every time your friend collapsed, people died.”
“So you’re nitpicking based on sources of dubious origin?”
Go Gyeong-taek didn’t yield an inch.
From the look of things, negotiations were becoming increasingly difficult.
‘Should I shake his resolve?’
Go Gyeong-taek’s eyes flashed with sudden intensity, then he spoke in a deceptively gentle tone, saying something completely unexpected.
“The water quality at the Hunter Management Bureau is quite excellent, isn’t it?”
Park Director’s brow furrowed.
“…Water quality?”
“Yes. Clear water only attracts clean fish.”
“Now look here, I’m not saying you’re dirty.”
Even hearing that, Go Gyeong-taek continued undeterred.
And he did so while slowly raising his hand.
“Dace, Korean dace, Siberian sturgeon.”
He extended a single middle finger.
“Typically about this size, wouldn’t you say?”
“You…!”
Pressure erupted from Park Soon-kwon Director’s body in an instant.
Whoa, whoa.
Go Gyeong-taek calmly withdrew his hand and spoke.
“I was merely describing the size.”
Perhaps….
“If it seemed to mean something else, it appears you interpreted it rather sensitively, Director.”
Veins bulged across Park Director’s forehead. Go Gyeong-taek spoke again.
“But in the murky waters of Yeouido, you find crucian carp, common carp, catfish.”
His eyes narrowed with amusement.
“Even snakehead fish this large.”
With that, Go Gyeong-taek clenched his fist and extended his forearm to full length.
Trembling.
Park Director’s gaze fixed on Go Gyeong-taek’s clenched forearm.
“Are you mocking me right now?”
“Why do you keep interpreting things so negatively? Perhaps relying on documents has made your perspective rather pessimistic?”
Park Director clenched his teeth.
Go Gyeong-taek, observing Park Director’s reaction, began to reveal his true intent.
“Large fish won’t enter water that’s too clear. They need some murk to hide their bodies, find food, and establish territory.”
“….”
“Yet the Hunter Management Bureau pretends to be far too clean.”
“Stop beating around the bush!”
“Ah, could this be thanks to your remarkably virtuous Chancellor, who comes from a Healer background?”
Bang!
Park Director’s hand slammed down on the table.
The hologram trembled.
Tch!
“Go Gyeong-taek!”
Instead, Go Gyeong-taek bowed his head slightly as if he’d been waiting for this, a smirk playing at the corners of his mouth.
My apologies.
“I’m just a bastard, so I’m not very good at choosing my words carefully.”
Park Director’s eyes hardened.
The crude words he’d just hurled had returned to poison him.
Just as he was about to tell him to leave before things got uglier.
“To be honest, I’m disappointed that the first contact from Chiko Island wasn’t Director Kim Tae-sung.”
“What did you say?”
“You have Na Manager and Lim Doo-ho over there. They’re holding all the best cards, aren’t they?”
“You’re crossing the line right now.”
“Then let me be brief.”
Go Gyeong-taek wiped the smile from his face.
“You have many Hunters, Director Park. But most of them are B-rank or C-rank, aren’t they?”
“….”
“No matter how many of those you gather, they can’t match even one Na Yong-seok. That’s why you were interested in my proposal.”
Go Gyeong-taek stood up as Park Director’s pupils wavered.
“What an unfortunate day this is.”
“…What do you mean.”
“The day you let slip the Go Gyeong-taek who took down Zhang Wei.”
“…!”
Go Gyeong-taek moved toward the door.
And from behind Park Director’s back, he spoke softly.
“I’ll give you two days.”
“…You’re giving me time?”
Go Gyeong-taek’s hand rested on the doorknob as he turned his head slightly.
Director Park.
“If you want to climb higher, release the small fry and bring in one proper catfish.”
Go Gyeong-taek left the room with those meaningful words.
The door closed with a soft thud.
A long exhale.
Park Soon-kwon leaned back against the sofa and let out a lengthy sigh. His face hollow, he gazed up at the empty air.
“…A catfish, he says.”
A man like that would have held the position of secretary-general at the Changcheon Clan.
He had nerve.
And his way with words was especially sharp.
‘I presented him with solid evidence, yet he brushed it aside so casually.’
Still, there’s no helping the irritation.
A glance.
My eyes caught on the teacup Go Gyeong-taek had left unfinished.
After a moment of deliberation, I muttered under my breath.
Tch.
“I can’t let this slide.”
Park Director reached out directly toward the teacup Go Gyeong-taek had been drinking from.
My hunter occupation was Hexer.
A remarkably rare class that cast curses or misfortune through traces left by others.
In an instant, my entire pupils turned pitch black.
The teacup reflected in those darkened eyes.
Clink, clink.
The teacup began to tremble slightly.
And then.
From the rim where Go Gyeong-taek’s lips had touched, violet flames bloomed softly with a crackle.
Just as the flames began to grow larger.
Oops.
Park Director quickly halted the skill.
‘I poured too much emotion into that.’
It seemed the humiliation I’d suffered moments ago ran quite deep.
I scratched the back of my neck.
“I’d better hope that bastard doesn’t treasure it too much.”
Only then did Park Director pick up the teacup before me.
A sip.
The warm tea slid down my throat.
Mm~.
“Much better.”
* * *
Go Gyeong-taek stood before the door.
The smile faded from my lips.
Phew.
‘That was close—I nearly died.’
The documents Park Director had produced came flooding back through my mind in sequence.
I pressed my temples firmly.
I’d managed to smooth things over and get out, but.
That bastard Yuk Ji-ho.
‘Why did you hide something this important?’
I couldn’t afford to discard Yuk Ji-ho as a sacrificial piece now.
Besides, he was a friend.
As the image of my junior who had breathed his last on Chiko Island surfaced, a bitter taste filled my mouth.
Anyway.
“I need to check on this.”
My footsteps down the hallway felt inexplicably heavy.
I caught the elevator and descended.
By the time I reached the first floor.
Ching—
A clear metallic ring pierced Go Gyeong-taek’s ear.
His hand immediately went to his waist.
The mithril dagger he treasured so dearly—he even remembered the sound it made when striking something.
The moment I drew the dagger from its sheath, my eyes widened in shock.
Ah…
My fingertips trembled.
“My, my dagger—why?!”
A crack ran down the center of the blade.
Aaaaagh!
I screamed, but fortunately I was alone in the elevator.
First basement level.
The elevator doors slid open.
Go Gyeong-taek trudged into the lobby, dagger in hand.
His face looked as if he’d lost an entire nation.
‘Did I finally get punished for doing something wrong?’
No, that wasn’t it.
I’ve always been careful.
So why would high-grade mithril shatter?!
I’m about to cry.
I’m unemployed and living off unemployment benefits!
A directory hologram in the lobby corner caught Go Gyeong-taek’s attention.
『Reboot Center』
Go Gyeong-taek stared down at the cracked dagger.
No matter how broke I was.
‘I have to get my beloved blade fixed somehow.’
He carefully held the dagger and made his way toward the Reboot Center.
The Android at the entrance bowed.
-How may I assist you?
“I’d like to request item repairs.”
Then a thought suddenly occurred to me.
“Do you happen to offer employee discounts here?”
-Hunters affiliated with the Hunter Management Bureau are eligible for 50% repair cost support.
Half off?
Go Gyeong-taek’s eyes wavered at that moment.
The Android’s optical sensors gleamed as it scanned Go Gyeong-taek’s face.
-I’m afraid I cannot apply the employee discount, as you are not affiliated with the Hunter Management Bureau.
*Ahem.*
Go Gyeong-taek cleared his throat awkwardly.
“I, I never said I was an employee. I was just asking.”
-Ah! My apologies.
“Forget the discount—just process the request.”
The Android’s expression turned troubled.
-Unfortunately, the craftsman is away today. Would you please return tomorrow?
“….”
Go Gyeong-taek stared down at his short sword.
‘Is the Hunter Management Bureau just not meant for me?’
Go Gyeong-taek muttered softly as he surveyed the Hunter Management Bureau lobby.
“Maybe I should reconsider working here.”
* * *
That night, inside the Garage.
Lim Doo-ho emerged from the design pod.
A three-dimensional blueprint of a shoe’s outline hovered above his smartwatch.
Lim Doo-ho reviewed the blueprint once, his expression filling with anticipation.
“I need to get started on this right away.”
Passing by, Isto sat at his own desk, fingers dancing across a laptop keyboard.
Glancing over, I could see coin fireworks constantly exploding in his LED eyes.
“Selling well in China, I see?”
Isto gave a thumbs up.
-Ghost merchandise inventory is completely wiped out!
“That’s a rather crude way to put it, isn’t it?”
-As long as the meaning gets through, it’s all good. Hehehehe.
Isto laughed with innocent delight.
Watching him, Lim Doo-ho found himself thinking something.
‘Here he was, talking about world conquest, and now he’s just flooding China with Ghost logos.’
In a way, it was rather impressive.
Just then, Hawkeye’s scope turned toward the blueprint on Lim Doo-ho’s smartwatch.
-You’ve completed the design, I see.
“Yeah. It finished faster than expected.”
-That’s because your skills as a Mechromancer have improved considerably.
Oh!
-Lanky’s tinkling skills have improved a lot.
*Whoosh.*
Leaving Hawkeye, who was drawing an arrow toward Isto, Lim Doo-ho moved to the workbench.
My gaze shifted toward the Ecometal stacked beside the workbench.
‘Good thing I didn’t sell them and kept them stocked instead.’
Because of that, I could craft whatever I needed whenever the moment called for it.
I reached out my hand.
Golden Soulbot flowed from my fingertips, enveloping the Ecometal.
The metal mass levitated in midair, taking the form of a thin rim according to the blueprint.
Lim Doo-ho set the Floatstone down on the workbench.
Crack, snap!
The Floatstone fractured into small pieces under the Soulbot’s influence.
Lim Doo-ho fitted each fragment into the grooves he’d carved into the Ecometal rim.
Before engraving the mana circuits, I rolled my neck to loosen it.
When I glanced back, Bom-i was gazing up at the underside of her transport vessel.
The reason being that finely divided Floatstone now lined the lower hull like a trim.
‘Is she really that pleased about it?’
It made sense, though.
While Isto and Hawkeye had been receiving tuning work, Bom-i had been put off continuously due to insufficient points.
Well….
I had replaced her leg joints with amorphous material not long ago.
But flying through the sky was an entirely different matter.
-The little one is absolutely thrilled, sir.
Squeeee!
At those words, she puffed out her throat.
-I’ll give Iron Troop a test drive too, croak.
-Oh! I look forward to it. Hehehehe.
Watching the two of them, I broke into a smile.
With such peace, the work was flowing smoothly.
In fact, I was rapidly engraving the mana circuits using the Soulbot.
And shortly after.
“Done!”
As I stood up, rolling my stiff shoulders, Hawkeye asked.
-With the Floatstone attached, we could stay airborne continuously in the Abyss, correct?
“No. You can use it for a maximum of one hour, then need thirty minutes of rest.”
At that, he tilted his head.
Probably wondering how spacecraft remained suspended in midair.
“In space, you don’t need continuous use. You only need it until you break through the atmosphere.”
-Hmm, I understand.
Click.
As I fitted the completed equipment onto the shoe rim, the Ecometal locked into place below the ankle.
-Oh! Is this a test run?
“Yeah. Just a quick one.”
Hawkeye was already at my side.
-C-careful, sir Mecromancer!
“It’s fine.”
Always so dramatic.
I let a trickle of mana flow through my feet.
Whirrrr.
The floating stone trembled faintly, and vibrations transmitted through my soles.
‘This feels like starting something up?’
Ohhh.
Soon my feet lifted off the ground.
But.
Contrary to expectations, I lost my balance and tumbled.
Ow, ow, ow.
‘This is harder to control than I thought.’
Of course it was—I had to regulate the mana circuits carved into the stone by carefully channeling mana bit by bit.
About forty minutes passed like that.
I was now hovering quite high above the Garage floor.
‘I never knew flying could be this exhilarating.’
Though my control over the mana circuits through mana channeling was still clumsy.
I lifted my head and gazed upward.
Meteor was drifting lazily near the ceiling of the Garage.
I began ascending slowly, mana infused in my feet.
‘The speed really is sluggish though.’
I halted in midair beside Meteor.
-Snore, snore, snore….
This one sleeps endlessly.
Tap, tap.
I poked its body with my finger.
Huh?
-Master, why are you here?
“I installed it on the floating stone’s feet.”
-I see.
Then, toward Meteor who was trying to drift back to sleep, I spoke.
“Get ready.”
-For what?
The Soulbot spreads across my back.
Golden dust unfurled like wings.
And….
Whoosh!
With a powerful flap, the floating stone’s power surged, and my body shot upward.
I looked down at Meteor beneath my feet as I answered.
“Let’s head to the Abyss.”
I Became a Necromancer
Author｜
Keongang E
Published｜
February 25, 2026
Publisher｜
TalesYX
Website｜
https://talesyx.com
Email｜
[email protected]
ⓒ Keongang E, 2026
This publication is protected under copyright law and may not be reproduced or transmitted in any form without permission.
UCI｜
G720:N+A277-20260210015.0124

—————
This chapter was translated by Lunox Novels. To support us and help keep this series going, visit our website: LunoxScans.com
—————