Became a Mechromancer - Chapter 76

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Chapter 76.
The Unexpected Turn of Travel (1)
Incheon Passenger Terminal.
Holograms that filled the ceiling cast golden light as they rotated slowly.
『Welcome 2070 Chico Island Festival』
『Lucky Pass Event: Random Rewards for All Visitors!』
Bom-i, summoned through the gacha system, gazed up at the hologram from Lim Doo-ho’s shoulder.
-Master, ribbit.
“Hm?”
-If you win that, what do you get, ribbit?
Well….
Lim Doo-ho, whose luck with draws had never been stellar, scratched his cheek.
“I’ve never really thought about it.”
-Master, you lack ambition. The moment you see something like that, you should think ‘that’s mine’, ribbit!
Lim Doo-ho laughed.
‘So that’s how I look in his eyes.’
I was simply not one to harbor vain desires.
Looking around, the passenger terminal was teeming with crowds.
Cyborgs, fully digitized beings, and Awakened ones mingled together—all people who wanted to welcome the coming year 2070 on Chiko Island.
And….
My family occupied an entire row of waiting seats, nestled among them.
Looking at them, everyone wore excited expressions.
Family trips were rare enough in a lifetime to count on one hand.
‘I never imagined I’d be taking a passenger ship to Chiko Island for a vacation.’
I suddenly recalled last year.
The night we welcomed the new year with a holographic live broadcast playing.
Every year, before the cake Father brought home, my family would pray for another year of safety.
I tilted my head.
Well….
‘I think I enjoyed that too.’
Gurgle.
At that moment, my stomach made a sound.
Perhaps from clearing the Abyss at dawn, I had grown hungry.
I grabbed a kimbap from the disposable lunch box on the luggage and popped it into my mouth when Mother spoke with concern.
“What if you get seasick?”
I laughed awkwardly.
Crunch, crunch.
As I chewed the kimbap, the pickled radish crumbled with a crisp texture. The subtle aroma of sesame oil infused in the rice spread gently, followed by the salty taste of ham and the sweet flavor of burdock root in succession.
Mmm~.
‘Mother’s kimbap is the best!’
Bom-i, who had picked up on that thought, asked me.
-Can we sell the taste you just experienced at the Taste Shop, ribbit?
‘Of course we can. Why even ask?’
-Was that supposed to be obvious, ribbit?
Super Intelligence entities were truly peculiar.
They excelled at solving all manner of complex problems, yet they posed unexpected questions about trivial matters like this.
‘…Perhaps their sense of common sense operates on a different wavelength?’
After swallowing the kimbap, I turned to Mother and spoke.
“Food always tastes better when you eat it in a place like this.”
Whoosh.
Father, sitting beside me, extended his hand.
“Give me one too.”
“Pardon?”
“If it tastes better, I should try it.”
I chuckled and handed Father a piece of kimbap, which he accepted.
Father seemed to recall something.
You know…
“I had the strangest dream last night.”
Everyone’s attention turned toward Father.
“My father—your grandfather—was smiling broadly and shaking a golden bell.”
Doo-bin’s eyes widened.
“Dad, isn’t that the kind of dream where something good happens to other people?”
Doo-na immediately countered.
“No, dreams mean the opposite.”
“What?! So does that mean I’ll receive something?”
Bonk.
Without a word, I flicked Doo-bin on the forehead.
Mother laughed watching the two of them.
Then she gazed up at the golden Lucky Pass hologram.
Hmm~.
“Since gold appeared in the dream, perhaps something fortunate will happen on this trip.”
Meanwhile, Father reached into the lunchbox and took another piece of kimbap.
Doo-bin grimaced.
“Dad, why are you filling your stomach with kimbap? Hyung’s welfare card covers meal expenses too.”
I nodded in agreement.
“Doo-bin’s right.”
Father’s eyes widened.
“It covers meals too?”
“Yes, Father.”
Father nodded and reached for the kimbap again.
Doo-bin clutched his head.
Ugh.
“But why are you eating it again?”
Father sighed deeply, then glanced at Mother before speaking.
“Because your mother makes kimbap this delicious.”
Lim Doo-ho’s Mother’s eyes widened in surprise.
And then….
Hahaha.
Hoho.
Hehe.
Lim Doo-ho’s family simply laughed.
Then Lim Doo-na, who had been scrolling through data on her smartwatch, spoke up.
“By the way, I looked up information about Chiko Island, and it seems water is scarce there.”
Doo-bin made a look of exasperation.
“Idiot. Of course fresh water would be expensive if they have to manufacture it.”
“This is unbelievable, seriously!”
“Five minutes.”
“What?”
Doo-bin clutched his head again.
“You were born exactly five minutes before me.”
“What does that even matter!”
Lim Doo-na pouted her lips, then as if remembering something, asked Doo-bin a question.
“How many minutes does it take you to eat cup ramen during break?”
“Five minutes?”
“Wow, you really eat fast.”
“What? Five minutes is way too long—it’s practically forever.”
At Doo-bin’s words, I turned my head away to stifle my laughter.
‘Our Doo-bin is digging his own grave.’
Sure enough, Lim Doo-na’s expression turned smug.
Oho~.
“So five minutes is such a long time, yet whenever you see me, you say ‘exactly’ five minutes?”
“Seriously, Lim Doo-na. Look at you thinking.”
“My grades are better anyway!”
It was then that the twin siblings were bickering.
Ding dong ding dong.
A notification appeared on everyone’s communication devices.
“Passengers heading to Chiko Island on the New Golden Bridge, please proceed to Gate 3.”
The family members stood up from their seats.
Their faces still carried traces of laughter.
I rose to my feet and followed after them, but then I suddenly turned my head.
In the middle of the terminal.
Beneath a rotating information hologram stood a man who appeared to be a father, dressed similarly to an elementary school student in jeans and a hoodie, alongside another figure.
None other than Isto and Hawkeye.
Now that they were dressed properly, both of them looked like eccentric tourists.
But.
‘Will those two even be able to board?’
They said there was no problem, but I’d heard that Chiko Island was particularly strict about passport verification.
At that moment, Isto’s voice rang out loudly.
-Why do you keep trembling, Hawkeye?
-I, I was trembling?
-Lower your head, or I’ll pluck out your eyes.
You stubborn iron-headed fool!
-Why would you pluck out someone else’s eyes?!
Passersby chuckled as they walked by. They clearly took it for some kind of unusual cosplay with a superintelligent android.
Meanwhile, I furrowed my brow.
‘Should I tell them to go back to the Garage right now?’
Then Bom-i on my shoulder spoke.
Leave them be, master.
-If things go wrong, we can just summon them to the Garage anyway, can’t we?
I gave Bom-i an exasperated look.
Everyone sure thinks it’s easy.
‘Or am I just overthinking this?’
Whoosh.
Then Isto waved his hand toward me. I lifted my hand slightly in return.
“Son, what are you doing over there?”
“Coming!”
I turned back around and headed toward the gate.
.
.
.
My family wasted no time unpacking their luggage before heading out onto the ship’s deck.
“Wow, the sea!”
An excited Lim Doo-bin and Lim Doo-na rushed toward the railing.
The winter sea breeze struck my cheeks hard.
It was cold, but strangely, my spirits soared even higher.
Mother and Father stood at the railing, gazing out over the West Sea.
I too leaned against the railing a moment later, drawing in the cold air deeply.
‘The sea breeze tastes wonderful.’
Tap, tap.
Someone tapped me on the shoulder.
Huh?
I turned around to find Isto.
Lim Doo-ho slipped away quietly so his family wouldn’t notice.
Watching him, I couldn’t help but let out a hollow laugh.
I never expected boarding to be this easy.
‘I was certain he’d get caught and have to hide in the Garage.’
Isto spread both arms wide.
Ta-da!
-Behold. Not so difficult, is it? Ehehe~.
Lim Doo-ho shook his head and asked.
“Where’s Hawkeye?”
Isto pointed upward with his finger instead of answering.
Above the funnel.
His invisibility flickered for a moment, and Hawkeye waved his hand.
‘If you’re going to do that, why board so confidently?’
Bom-i on my shoulder muttered.
-Master. He thinks that’s stylish in his own way, ribbit.
I clicked my tongue inwardly.
‘I can’t tell if Earth’s technology is lacking or if these guys are just that skilled.’
Well….
Based on everything so far, it’s the latter.
‘If there’s one silver lining, it’s that they’re not malicious?’
And soon after.
Isto disappeared somewhere, saying he wanted to look around the passenger ship.
I had returned to my family and was chatting with them when.
Poke, poke.
This time, Lim Doo-na jabbed my side.
“Oppa.”
“What.”
“That woman over there is looking at you.”
“…Who?”
I turned my head.
On one side of the deck, a long-haired woman in a white padded jacket was looking in my direction.
Huh?
‘That person… their name is…’
-I am Seol Ye-na. Mechromancer.
As I glanced up at the funnel.
Hawkeye was watching over my family as if standing guard.
That kid.
‘Just rest for a bit.’
Seol Ye-na approached with a bright smile.
“Fancy meeting you here, Lim Doo-ho.”
“Hello.”
We exchanged greetings, and a brief silence fell between us. I quickly asked,
“So… we’re heading to Chiko Island?”
My lack of social awareness made Doo-bin’s brow furrow involuntarily.
Brother….
‘This ship only goes to Chiko Island.’
After the Workshop, this was the first time the two of us had met in a private setting.
Two women approached from behind her.
I recognized one of their faces.
“Hello, Dr. Yu.”
And Seol Ye-na introduced the other woman herself.
“She’s my mother.”
“Hello, I’m Lim Doo-ho.”
“I’m Yu Hye-won, Ye-na’s mother. If you don’t mind me asking, how do you two know each other?”
Dr. Yu So-young deftly deflected the probing question.
“Why are you counting days with my mentee?”
“Ah! So you’re the junior that my sister mentioned….”
Yu So-young cut off her sister’s words and turned to me instead.
“Looks like you’re on a family trip?”
“Ah, yes.”
In the meantime, my parents approached and exchanged brief greetings.
From what I gathered, Seol Ye-na’s mother owned a suite at the Chiko Island Hotel and visited the island around this time every year.
Upon hearing this, my parents’ expressions visibly stiffened.
A standard room alone cost 2.5 million coins per night—and she owned a suite outright.
People from a world entirely different from theirs.
And so….
“Oh, it’s getting quite breezy. We’ll head inside first.”
My parents hurriedly tried to excuse themselves,
“Oh my, we were just about to go in as well. Please, come with us.”
“Ah, well… yes.”
In the end, my parents were ushered—or rather, invited—inside the ship.
Left on the deck were only me, Seol Ye-na, and our two younger siblings.
A moment of awkward silence.
Seol Ye-na tucked a strand of hair that had been tousled by the wind behind her ear and asked,
“Would you like to explore Chiko Island together later?”
In that instant.
My mind grew loud with noise.
Oh, oh!
-You two absolutely must meet alone!
-Master, isn’t that flirting no matter how you look at it, croak!
-Necromancer, all the more reason to be cautious….
Ugh, seriously!
‘Quiet!’
-Why always me???
Hawkeye, who had been about to offer counsel, gazed out at the vast expanse of sea.
That’s when Lim Doo-na suddenly interjected.
“Let’s all go together. Hehe.”
Meanwhile, Doo-bin swallowed a deep sigh internally.
Sigh….
‘Why are you butting in there?!’
Seol Ye-na, observing the siblings, glanced up at Lim Doo-ho with a faint smile.
In that instant, Doo-bin caught her gaze and his eyes widened.
Wow….
‘Is such a beautiful older sister interested in my brother?’
But Lim Doo-ho’s response was resolute.
“What can I do?”
“Pardon?”
“We’re in the middle of a family trip.”
“Ah….”
As Seol Ye-na laughed brightly and stepped back, Doo-bin stared intently at his brother.
Brother….
‘Does your romantic sense die when you awaken?!’
Is that it??
* * *
Ship Cafe area.
The aroma of coffee drifted thinly through the space.
Sip.
Go Gyeong-taek sat alone, nursing his coffee. He too had boarded the same passenger ship as Lim Doo-ho.
His purpose for heading to Chiko Island was singular.
‘Wait, Ghost.’
The elixir would be stolen anyway.
But the moment it’s taken, I’ll confirm Ghost’s true identity.
I have to establish a connection somehow!
Go Gyeong-taek’s obsession, relentless to the point of fanaticism.
The truth was, thinking back on what happened with his maternal grandfather this early morning filled him with an altogether different sensation—one of embarrassment mixed with seething rage!!
He thought only he could pull off such a stunt.
How could his maternal grandfather possibly do such a thing?
“Is this bloodline…?”
The moment he exhaled sharply and swallowed a sip of coffee.
Clink.
Someone set a plate with cake down on the table.
Then a silver-haired woman sat in the chair across from him.
Sigh—!
“…You’ve got some nerve.”
Go Gyeong-taek’s voice carried a murderous edge.
And for good reason.
The woman was Blood Soo, her face hidden behind a cat hologram.
She picked up a fork and greeted him.
“Meow~.”
Go Gyeong-taek, suppressing his rage, asked.
“Don’t tell me you’re also heading out to confirm Ghost?”
I Became a Necromancer
Author |
Gungang E
Published |
February 25, 2026
Publisher |
Talesyx
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