Became a Mechromancer - Chapter 52

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Chapter 52.
Hand It Over (2)
Lim Doo-ho had simultaneously repaired six Androids.
The partner engineers’ gazes of wonder poured down upon him, but.
Ugh….
‘I thought my identity was exposed.’
At the word “Mechromancer” that someone had casually uttered, my heart felt like it was shrinking.
Meanwhile, over there, Ham Bong-sik was watching Lim Doo-ho.
Lim Doo-ho, who had been looked down upon as a high school graduate on a contract position, had become the center of the department and displayed something miraculous, so Ham Bong-sik’s chest swelled with pride.
Above all else.
‘If Lim hadn’t been here, the entire Hunter Management Bureau would be in panic by now.’
A partner company employee approached.
“Excuse me, Ham.
“Yes, what is it?”
“When the Reboot Center opens up, please let us know right away.”
“…?”
Ham Bong-sik blinked his eyes.
Another dispatched engineer explained the reason.
“Working with Lim Doo-ho seems like we’d learn a lot.”
At those words, Ham Bong-sik broke into a wide smile.
‘They say when you see a sage, you want to become like them.’
People are gathering around our ace.
Excellent. Very excellent!
Ham Bong-sik, with strength suddenly filling his neck, said he would make it happen.
“You all signed the confidentiality agreements, right? If our ace’s abilities leak out, I won’t let any of you off easy.”
“Of course, there’s no question about it.”
He’s the Hunter Management Bureau’s secret weapon, after all.”
Hahahaha, hehehehe….
Everyone was laughing heartily at that moment.
Park Gyu-tae was going insane.
He’d been working on repairing the first Android since arriving at work, and there was still the approaching lunch break ahead.
His eyes were bloodshot and he felt self-conscious, so his hands kept trembling.
Damn it.
‘I replaced it with an expensive implant, so why is this happening…!’
Actually, he knew it too.
That he was incompetent.
His hands stopped as he was disconnecting the wiring.
‘Is this even right…?’
Even what he used to know was becoming confused now.
Sweat beads on my forehead.
“I should have worked harder normally….”
Lim Doo-ho, who was under me, is already on his twelfth repair cycle.
Shame and frustration blur my vision as tears threaten to spill over.
Why am I….
‘Always like this.’
Just as I was about to abandon everything out of embarrassment and apology to those around me.
“Park Deputy.”
“…Huh? Yes!”
Lim Doo-ho continued his repairs while speaking to Park Deputy.
“Loosen the cable counterclockwise. Then check the resistance value at port 12, and if you’re uncertain, just grab a new component and swap it out entirely.”
“I’ll do that….”
“Feel free to ask if you’re unsure about anything.”
“…!!”
Those words alone saved Park Deputy.
‘Thank you… Lim Deputy!’
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Shortly after.
Whirrrrr….
The center door slid open and Na Manager entered.
He exhaled deeply the moment he sat down.
Having dealt with a major incident at dawn, and with the matter being so convoluted, he’d been shuttled around from the Hunter Management Bureau’s upper echelon to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Good grief, I’m exhausted.
“I should just quit, but what glory am I chasing that I’m doing this?”
Ham Bong-sik approached and asked.
“Manager, this must be tough on you?”
When Na Manager lifted his head, the hollows beneath his eyes revealed just how worn down he was.
Chuckle.
“I’m being ground to dust.”
“But thanks to us, we protected Ghost and arrested the foreign awakeners who caused the commotion.”
“So what? Because of that, the damage alone comes to roughly 1.7 billion coins.”
“Wasn’t Changtian Clan supposed to cover part of that?”
Instead of answering, Na Manager brought up a hologram on his desk.
Go Gyeong-taek appears on the news.
-I and the representatives of major guilds have decided to establish a cooperative relationship with Ghost. Of course, since this is our first meeting….
Na Manager listens to Go Gyeong-taek’s words with a blank stare, then sighs.
“That narrow-eyed bastard made a connection with Ghost, but he keeps ignoring my calls… it’s driving me insane.”
Far away, Doo-ho, who had been repairing, stopped moving.
‘What in the world is all this nonsense?’
The events of early morning were so absurd that I still couldn’t believe they were real.
But one thing was certain.
Go Gyeong-taek….
‘He’s a terrible person.’
* * *
After work, I headed straight to the Garage.
My body ached from being tense all day long.
“Maybe I should buy a potion and drink it….”
Just as I was loosening my neck and shoulders.
Boing.
Bom-i sprang out from beneath the workbench and looked up at me.
-Master, you worked hard, ribbit?
“…Yeah, thanks.”
Looking ahead, Isto and Hawkeye were examining Bom-i’s transport device.
The sight was fascinating.
Technology had advanced, but there were no androids like Super Intelligence who possessed free will and explored things on their own.
‘It’s as if they have souls, isn’t it?’
Just then, Isto spotted me and threw both arms up.
-Dragon Slayer, you’ve arrived!
Unaware that my lips had twisted, Hawkeye added on.
-The amazing feats of our Mechromancer who even slays dragons….
“Want me to scratch you?”
-!?!!
Hawkeye’s shoulders shrank.
Meanwhile, Isto remained shameless.
-This tactless fool! Look at me and feel better, Doo-ho!
Trembling.
Hawkeye—not the black ox—clenched his fists at the scheming Isto.
Watching both of them, Bom-i subtly sidled closer to Isto.
As if judging who held the upper hand.
Thump.
Sitting on the workbench, I let out a sigh.
“When did I ever slay a dragon? What’s all this fuss about?”
-Heroes are made, not born! You wouldn’t know, Doo-ho, but everyone’s saying they’ve put aside their Abyss worries thanks to you!
“Really…?”
Isto quickly turned the laptop around to show me.
The forums were plastered with praise for Ghost and national pride.
Overseas netizens envied South Korea, and some lamented that their own countries were unfortunate without Ghost.
How about it? Dragon Slayer!
-Wouldn’t it be magnificent if I could become a Dragon Slayer!
“Ugh, a Dragon Slayer, huh….”
I felt my mood lift unexpectedly.
As always, Isto had a better grasp of my feelings than Hawkeye did.
Then Na Manager’s words surfaced in my mind.
「I should just quit everything and move to the countryside. What glory am I chasing by living like this?」
Those words bothered me.
And on top of that.
When did I ever agree to cooperate with them!
Looking at it now, Go Gyeong-taek was running a media play with an absurd lie.
“And in the process, he’s treating our Hunter Management Bureau like fools?”
-D-Did you mean that comment?
“…Sorry. Not you.”
Anyway.
If Na Manager got fired because of that bastard Go Gyeong-taek?
What happens to our Department?
‘Who’s going to take responsibility for my peaceful work life?’
I’d merely harbored negative thoughts.
Whoooosh….
The Garage’s lighting suddenly dimmed.
Huh?
Soon Isto’s LED eyes began spinning like emergency lights.
-Emergency situation!
Hawkeye also snapped the scope shut with a click.
-The fate of anyone who troubles Mecromancer is death alone.
Hey, you guys.
“Did you read my thoughts again?”
Shhhhk….
Instead of answering, the bottom hatch of Bom-i’s transport opened and a mine began crawling out.
Snap! Whoosh—, click!
I rushed over and grabbed the mine, shoving it back into the transport before slamming the hatch shut.
“Don’t take that out again!”
Turning around, the atmosphere among the Super Intelligences felt ominous.
Crackle, crackle.
Isto’s body began heating up.
How dare they!
-Anyone who puts Doo-ho in peril must be eliminated!
Ah, it’s hot!
My face burning, I took a step back.
-Failure means prison, success means jackpot, doesn’t it!
“What the hell are you talking about?!”
Hawkeye spoke with cold precision.
-If Na Manager falls, Macromanser’s protective umbrella disappears.
“So what?”
Isto’s LED eyes sharpened.
-Eliminating the root cause is most efficient!
Ugh, hold on!
“What do you mean ‘eliminate’ in that ominous tone?!”
Bom-i jumped to her feet.
-Don’t worry, Master! I’ll blow him up spectacularly, ribbit!
“Don’t you dare suggest that!”
-I shall cleanly eliminate Go Gyeong-taek with a headshot.
No!
Don’t do that!
“Absolutely not!”
Only after Lim Doo-ho screamed as if having a fit did the murderous intent from all three subside.
Along with it, the dim Garage brightened back to normal.
Phew, that drained me….
‘If I complain one more time, I’ll collapse first.’
Anyway.
“I’m heading to the Workshop, so stop thinking useless thoughts and just rest.”
-Yes! We’ll stay peaceful!
“That kind of peace makes me even more anxious.”
-Ehehe~.
After Lim Doo-ho left the Garage, silence settled in.
Isto lowered his LED eyes, then quietly raised them again.
-He’s gone.
-Indeed, he’s left.
-…What is all this talk about, ribbit?
Bom-i, who didn’t know the full context.
Isto explained roughly.
-We must ‘remove obstacles from Lim Doo-ho’s path.’ That’s what this means.
Ah!
-I understand, ribbit!
Isto immediately turned the laptop around and showed the screen to both of them.
-Tall one, can we infiltrate here?
Hawkeye asked, narrowing his scope.
-What is this?
-Blueprints of the Han Hyun-chul Family Building.
Whoooosh….
Bom-i puffed out her cheeks.
-So that fidgeting in front of Master earlier was hacking, ribbit?
-Yes, I found time to tinker with it.
Whenever Hawkeye studied the blueprints seriously, Isto deployed psychological manipulation.
And it struck right at Hawkeye’s most vulnerable point!
Lanky guy~.
-Are you planning to live your whole life as Hawkeye?
-Ah, no. That’s… impossible.
-Then shouldn’t Doo-ho be at peace? How else will we ever catch a glimpse of S-rank at this rate?
Isto tapped a specific floor on the blueprint displayed on the laptop monitor.
Hawkeye, having steeled his resolve, asked.
-What do I need to do?
-Simple. You just need to infiltrate here. For a lanky guy like you, it’s child’s play.
-…Explain in detail.
Swish swish.
Isto gestured for both of them to come closer.
Soon the three heads huddled together.
Whisper.
Whisper whisper.
As their sinister conversation continued, Bom-i suddenly bounced up.
-What do I do, ribbit?
As if waiting for that very question, Isto switched the screen.
Text appeared on the display.
-The frog just needs to carve this into Abyss Layer 2.
-Carve it, you say, ribbit?
This time Hawkeye deployed a brief psychological jab toward Bom-i.
-Now that’s what I call art.
Art?
-Are you hoping for an explosion, ribbit?
Oh!
-The frog’s intuition is quite sharp!
-I’ve always had a deep appreciation for art, ribbit!!
And once again, the three huddled together whispering.
In the ownerless Garage, a most impure and clandestine conspiracy was taking root.
* * *
Late at night.
I materialized above the save point on my bedroom floor.
“Phew….”
The work itself wasn’t difficult, but every customer who visited the Workshop wouldn’t stop praising Ghost….
‘I thought I’d die from embarrassment.’
I had simply cleared the Quest for myself, yet people were calling me a hero.
It felt good, but there was one thing that bothered me—of course.
“Are you Go Gyeong-taek?”
Go Gyeong-taek was acting as though he too were a national savior.
Of course, it was a channel operated by the Changtian Clan itself.
As the situation reached this point, a thought suddenly occurred to me.
‘Is he trying to provoke me into revealing myself?’
If this was a trap, he’d miscalculated.
‘I have no intention of exposing my identity.’
That was when it happened.
-Have you arrived?
Turning my head, I saw Isto emerging from the Garage, with Bom-i perched on his shoulder.
‘They’ve gotten quite close, it seems.’
-Master, I want to go to Abyss Layer 2, ribbit!
“…Suddenly?”
I shook my head.
“I want to rest today….”
-Master, you rest. I can go alone, ribbit.
My gaze shifted from Bom-i to Isto.
It was a look demanding explanation.
-It seems she wants to enter because mining is possible, sir.
“I understand, but how can she go alone?”
-No, sir! You just need to open the 2nd Floor gate with your ‘Dimensional Access’ skill.
“Is that possible?”
-Since I and Elongated One are combat types, ‘Auto Routing’ doesn’t work for us, but Bom-i, being a transport unit, can use ‘Auto Farming’.
From where I stood, I could see Bom-i nodding her head vigorously, eyes gleaming with fervor.
“Something feels off about this.”
-I, I want to prove my worth, ribbit!!
Bom-i cried out as if seized by a fit.
Eventually, when I opened a portal through Dimensional Control, Bom-i shot straight through it without hesitation.
Then….

[Will you activate auto-farming?]
Accept / Decline
Oh~.
‘Interesting.’
The moment Doo-ho pressed Accept, he realized his mistake.
The transport ship!
“Bom-i went in alone!”
Then Bom-i’s voice echoed directly into his mind.
-Master, look at the Garage, ribbit.
Doo-ho thrust his head into the Garage.
Whoosh!
The transport ship sitting in one corner of the Garage vanished in an instant.
“So that’s how it works.”
Doo-ho withdrew his head from the Garage and looked down at Isto.
“I’m going to sleep now.”
-Rest well! Hehehehe~
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Doo-ho’s darkened bedroom.
Soon, Isto and Hawkeye poked their heads out from inside the Garage.
Two heads floating in mid-air looked just like ghosts.
After confirming that Doo-ho was fast asleep, they retreated back inside.
A moment later.
The cloaked Hawkeye slipped out of the Garage without a sound.
And….
Isto, seated before a laptop, typed with short fingers as he spoke.
Go Gyeong-taek.
-Perfect timing! Beautiful weather today. Hehehehe~.
I Became a Macro Mancer
Author |
Keongang E
Published |
February 25, 2026
Publisher |
Talesyx
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