Became a Mechromancer - Chapter 129

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Chapter 129.
Going Underground
Yuk Ji-ho stepped out of the Garage and stood in the Living Room of Floor 2 of Chiko Island.
Hmm….
“Should I head to the Seoul house?”
It seemed like a matter of privacy, but truthfully, I was reluctant to leave the Chiko Island house empty on weekdays.
‘Besides, the late-night snacks Lin makes are more delicious than I expected.’
Just as I stretched and was about to head to the save point installed in my room.
Hop, hop.
Bom-i followed after me.
-Master.
“Yeah, what?”
-Shouldn’t we summon a new Super Intelligence? Ribbit?
I stopped in my tracks.
“Do we have to?”
It wasn’t as though the Super Intelligence gacha would disappear just because I didn’t summon right away.
Then Isto and Hawkeye also emerged from the Garage.
Mecromancer.
-It would be better to summon a new Super Intelligence now. You were planning to create four more robots, were you not?
Hmm….
I understood what Isto meant.
It was better to check their nature beforehand rather than face a shortage of Super Intelligences to assign after building the robots.
Isto’s LED eyes gleamed.
-Yuk Ji-ho.
“What.”
-A robot might not be necessary, just like Fluffy!
The tone was hopeful.
I furrowed my brow.
“You’re hoping the new Super Intelligence doesn’t get assigned, aren’t you?”
-No, no! I was only thinking of the legion’s efficiency!
Whoosh.
Hawkeye drew an arrow.
You iron bastard!
-Don’t twist the word “efficiency” to suit your convenience.
-Tch.
Clang! And Coco.
Isto’s head was struck by the arrow.
Waaaah!
Bom-i puffed out his cheeks and offered his opinion.
Master.
-Why not try summoning it first? Depending on what kind of Super Intelligence it is, we could manufacture the robot in a completely different form, croak.
Huh?
Wait, now that you mention it, that’s true.
As expected, Bom-i came up with the wisest answer.
Looking back at what happened earlier, I’d manufactured all six almost as if possessed.
But from now on.
‘I should manufacture them to suit the situation.’
At that moment, my gaze turned toward the back of those guys.
Lin was standing quietly.
Normally I would have sent Lin downstairs, but right now Lin’s AI had been switched to the helper version I’d created.
There were no security concerns.
Of course, I still needed to teach Lin the cooking functions and speech patterns she was good at.
I took a deep breath to calm myself.
“Alright, let’s do this.”
I raise my hand and open the system window.

[Will you summon?]
Accept / Decline
For some reason, tension always fills the air at moments like this.
I turned my head to look at Hawkeye.
“You were a bit startled before, weren’t you?”
-N-no, not at all.
Hawkeye, who had mistaken himself for the same position, tensed up again.
-Hawkeye seems surprisingly sensitive, croak.
Bom-i’s round eyes were trembling wildly as he said this.
A smirk.
I looked at Isto.
Lightning graphics were flashing wildly across his LED eyes.
‘These guys are so nervous, yet they’re the ones who suggested doing this.’
Though it was probably for my sake.
So then….
“Accept.”
Immediately, the Super Intelligence’s position slots begin spinning round and round.
Everyone stares intently at the system window without exception.
Only Lin, standing in the back, tilted her head as she watched my group.
The positions spinning rapidly!
My parents’ health really did improve so much!
Once again, I cry out internally.
‘Meeeedical!!!’
And then….
The position that had been helplessly spinning
Clang─!!
came to a halt with a sound.
A sound I’d never heard before.
[Deception Tactical Device]
“What… what is this?”
Then.
A single bronze-colored cube floated up in the middle of the Living Room.
Tap. Tap. Tap.
Dozens of cubes rose from all directions, interlocking from the legs to the torso, shoulders, and head, forming the shape of a person.
-What’s with the dot-like thing?
Isto’s words were exactly right.
It looked like a monster that had jumped out of a 2D pixel game.
Clatter.
Every time the body moved slightly, the blocks interlocked with small clicking sounds.
Then a new Super Intelligence appeared with a round hologram speech bubble beside its head.
『Nice to meet you, Summoner. I’m Fractal, the Illusionist.』
I was surprised in two ways.
First.
It has hologram functionality?
And unlike Earth’s version, it felt incredibly realistic.
‘…It feels like I could grab it with my hands.’
And in another sense.
‘This is the first time one has introduced itself by name from the start?’
That’s when Isto tilted its head.
-Why is it making a speech bubble, you sword?
Now that I thought about it, that was strange.
‘This one’s not ordinary either.’
Then Bom-i stared intently at Fractal’s head.
Buaaaaaaaaaa!
Its throat puffed up so much it looked ready to burst!
Iron-clad warrior.
-Look at that cube pattern on its head, croak!
Isto’s LED eyes narrowed into lines as it stared at Fractal.
Huh???
-Master, that’s a cube cubist right there!
“What’s that supposed to mean?”
Hawkeye interjected.
-They’re peculiar folk who believe the world would be peaceful and efficient if all things became cubes, sir.
Hmm….
Yuk Ji-ho was no longer perturbed.
After all, this place had gathered every conceivable oddity—from world conquerors to the Void Cult.
As long as I didn’t cause direct trouble, it was fine.
Moreover, perhaps because each of them carried such distinctive identities, they each seemed to possess at least one signature technique.
So.
“What exactly is a deception tactical device?”
Characters appeared in Fractal’s speech bubble.
『Seeing is believing. I shall demonstrate for you, Summoner.』
Then Fractal tapped his own body with a fingertip.
A bronze-colored cube fell to the ground.
Click, click.
The small cube rolled toward Isto.
Whirr.
A thin beam of light extended from the cube’s surface, scanning across Isto.
-What, what is this?
And then.
Whoosh.
Another Isto appeared where the small cube had been.
-Huh?!
Isto stepped backward and spoke.
-A most excellent fellow has appeared!
Fractal’s speech bubble changed.
『As you can see, such things are possible.』
The fake Isto took a step forward.
Even the gait was similar.
Yuk Ji-ho narrowed his eyes.
“Is it a hologram?”
『It is a phantom. Shallow physical interference is also possible.』
“Physical interference?”
The characters in the speech bubble changed again.
『The cube can copy anything and create phantoms from it. A phantom can exert physical interference at ten percent of the original’s power, and lasts for three minutes. The same target can be copied again after one hour.』
Another line appeared shortly after.
『However, the Summoner’s skills and authorities cannot be copied.』
“So in other words, I can create attacks that look like Soul Bot, but can’t actually use the real Soul Bot functions.”
『Precisely correct.』
At those words, Yuk Ji-ho approached the fake Isto and touched it with his hand.
I felt sensation at my fingertips.
Wow….
Yuk Ji-ho let out a hollow laugh.
“A hologram… no, feeling texture from an illusion. That’s a first for me.”
It was literally a deception tactical device.
Of course, I wouldn’t know the precise applications until I tested it in the Abyss.
But it seemed like it could be adapted for all sorts of tactical situations.
Ah!
Another application just occurred to me.
‘If I play my cards right, I could use it in everyday situations too. We could even synchronize our synergies beforehand.’
I turned to look at Isto and Hawkeye.
“Isto, Hawkeye.”
-Yes?
-Yes, Mechromancer.
“What do you think about getting Fractal’s help when training your robots?”
Isto’s LED eyes flickered.
-For training, you mean?
“Right. We could create virtual enemies for them to face. We’d get to see their movements before putting them in actual combat.”
Hawkeye looked at Fractal.
-Can you provide moving targets, camouflaged targets, and disruption scenario training?
『Yes, I can.』
-Then that would be quite efficient.
I nodded in agreement.
And so Fractal, who didn’t need robot reinforcements, took on the roles of training assistant and battlefield disruptor.
Well….
‘From the looks of it, there seem to be several other skills as well.’
I could confirm the rest once I entered the Abyss.
I registered Fractal’s name as is and headed to my room.
As I passed the save point I’d installed, I murmured to myself.
‘Fractal is confirmed.’
What remained were robot parts and spirit stones.
* * *
Yeouido at dawn was once again in festival mode.
Woooooooo!
Cheers spread between the high-rise buildings, and the same name repeated throughout the streets.
Ghost!
God Slayer!
South Korea forever!
People shouted themselves hoarse.
“We’re safe!”
A collective chant erupted immediately after.
“Ghost!”
“Meteor ending!”
“Ghost”
“God Slayer!”
Go Gyeong-taek, sitting on the sofa in the Penthouse Living Room, pressed his forehead with his palm.
‘This is driving me insane.’
On top of everything else, I was already irritated.
But contrary to his feelings, cheers continued erupting from outside the window.
“Who else is there in South Korea!”
“Ghost! Ghost! Ghost!”
“So how should we treat South Korea
from now on?”
“With utmost respect!”
People cheering while even parodying China’s Wang Jian-guo’s famous speech.
Since they were all Hunters, their voices resonated with mana, ringing out loudly.
Go Gyeong-taek looked at Yuk Ji-ho appearing on the hologram before him and let out a dry laugh.
“Can you hear it?”
Yuk Ji-ho simply nodded slightly instead of answering.
Yuk Ji-ho on the other side of the screen was also watching the global announcement.
Go Gyeong-taek stared at the text for a moment, then let out a long sigh.
“In all my years, I never thought I’d be called a God Slayer.”
-…I know.
There was no strength in Yuk Ji-ho’s voice.
It was understandable.
“How could you deceive me of all people?”
-Gyeong-taek, it’s not like that….
“You were already acting strange from Floor 65!”
At Go Gyeong-taek’s shout, Yuk Ji-ho’s expression hardened.
While the world outside the window was bubbling with hope, Go Gyeong-taek’s living room felt like a funeral home.
It was Yuk Ji-ho who broke the silence first.
-Taek, but I’m still one of the few deep-level conquerors in the world.
Go Gyeong-taek let out a hollow laugh.
Ji-ho!
“Damn it, Yuk Ji-ho!”
-…!
“Don’t you have any thoughts when you see the global announcement floating before me?”
-What’s that supposed to mean?!
Yuk Ji-ho also burst out in anger.
Then Go Gyeong-taek approached the window and opened it.
Immediately, the roar from outside rushed in.
South Korea forever!
Ghost! Ghost!
“Ji-ho. Everyone across the globe is saying this place is the safest right now!”
-So what?!
“You idiot! You think you’re the only one who wants to enter Korea? Right now, famous hunters from around the world are quietly submitting naturalization applications.”
If Go Gyeong-taek hadn’t visited the Hunter Management Bureau, he wouldn’t have known the situation had escalated to this degree.
Yuk Ji-ho’s face hardened.
Go Gyeong-taek continued.
“This isn’t a situation where your name alone can cause a seismic shift anymore.”
‘And now that the Bureau knows all these details….’
-…Still, I have to get in.
Yuk Ji-ho pressed on.
-If I don’t get into Korea somehow, neither my family nor I will survive.
“Then let’s follow the proper procedures quietly.”
-Gyeong-taek, don’t do that. Meet with the director again, or someone higher up….
“Hey!”
Go Gyeong-taek’s voice cut off sharply.
“When everything’s already been exposed, you want me to meet the commissioner?”
Go Gyeong-taek clenched his teeth.
If he weren’t his friend, he would have cursed him out and hung up immediately.
He exhaled slowly.
“Drop the greed, you bastard.”
Yuk Ji-ho swallowed his words.
Watching him, Go Gyeong-taek leaned his back against the sofa.
He gazed at the ornate lighting on the ceiling.
This penthouse was no longer his space.
The owner was registered as the Han Hyun-chul Family, and since he’d left the Cheoncheon Clan, he had to vacate it.
‘That’s why I tried to buy it with a loan.’
The answer that came back was simple.
「Vacate it.」
Heh heh….
Was that grandfather on his mother’s side? He wasn’t sure.
Go Gyeong-taek shook his head at the memory.
‘I thought he’d die without me.’
The moment he returned from Chiko Island, a subordinate quickly filled his position.
Go Gyeong-taek realized anew that reality was bitter.
Staring blankly at Yuk Ji-ho, Go Gyeong-taek decided to tie things up.
“I’m planning to build a small guild.”
-Huh?
“I’m doing what I originally intended.”
Go Gyeong-taek extended his hand to Yuk Ji-ho for the first and last time.
“If you’re interested, we can start together.”
But Yuk Ji-ho’s expression immediately turned serious.
Go Gyeong-taek nodded slowly.
“Right, then take care of yourself. Get proper treatment.”
-Gyeong-taek, don’t be like that….
Go Gyeong-taek ended the call.
He rose from his seat and looked down at the people below.
“Everyone’s celebrating except me.”
A faint chuckle escaped him as he turned, and a notification appeared on the Living Room hologram.
‘Take care of yourself? Why is he calling right back? The kid’s finally coming to his senses….’
Hmm?
The name that came to mind was none other than.
『Han San-ho』
“Why is this guy calling at this hour?”
After a moment’s hesitation, I opened the channel.
Han San-ho’s face materialized in the empty space.
-Gyeong-taek, you left the clan, didn’t you.
Go Gyeong-taek said nothing for a moment.
Outside, the cheers continued.
Ghost! Ghost! Ghost!
‘These kids should change their repertoire already.’
Tsk.
Go Gyeong-taek clicked his tongue once, then let out a hollow laugh and shot back.
“You called at this ungodly hour just to confirm that?”
-Nah, surely not.
“I’m not in the mood for jokes. Let’s end this.”
-Come work with me.
“What?”
-Join my guild. That’s why I called.
For some reason, the corners of Go Gyeong-taek’s mouth lifted without his realizing it.
Then, catching himself, Go Gyeong-taek’s eyes narrowed sharply.
“Honestly, I don’t like you, hyung.”
-I know.
“If you know, then let me hang—”
-You resent that I succeeded at artificial awakening because I was born with a silver spoon.
“Now that you understand, best of luck with your endeavors.”
The moment he tried to end the call.
Wait, wait!
-Not the guild, then.
Go Gyeong-taek’s finger, which had been moving to disconnect, froze.
“What is it.”
-Do one job with me.
“I told you I won’t work with your brother.”
-Floor 10.
“…What?”
-Abyss Floor 10.
One of Go Gyeong-taek’s eyebrows rose slightly with curiosity.
Reading that reaction, Han San-ho quickly continued.
-Let’s stake out there until Ghost and I show up.
Go Gyeong-taek stared at Han San-ho intently.
In all his years, he’d never received such a novel part-time job offer.
Became a Macromanser
Author |
Keongang E
Published |
February 25, 2026
Publisher |
Talesyx
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ⓒ Keongang E, 2026
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