Became a Mechromancer - Chapter 80

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Chapter 80.
New Year’s Eve (1)
Crack.
Isto clenches his fist toward the Android scanning the two of them.
The efficiency-obsessed Hawkeye was about to contact Doo-ho that very instant!
But the security guard uttered something unexpected.
-Guardian confirmed. Handover complete.
Hawkeye narrowed his scope.
-Gua, guardian? Me?
I wanted to ask how such a conclusion had been reached.
Fortunately, the security guards were already moving away.
With his fist clenched, Hawkeye decided to actively exploit this unexpected stroke of luck going forward.
‘Anyway, I should head back.’
He immediately spoke into Doo-ho’s mind.
-Mechromancer.
‘…Huh? Why?’
Before Hawkeye could even make his request, Isto quickly interjected.
Doo-ho!
-Please summon us to the Garage!
‘Got it.’
The moment Doo-ho’s reply came through.
Whoosh!
Isto and Hawkeye, standing in the corridor, vanished simultaneously.
* * *
Inside the Garage.
Doo-ho, who had just returned after spending time with his younger siblings, leaned against the workbench. As if it had become his rightful place, Bom-i naturally perched on his shoulder.
And soon after.
Isto and Hawkeye materialized in the Garage.
But looking at them, both of their clothes were a mess.
‘They seem to have brushed themselves off a bit….’
“Where were you two wandering around that your new clothes look like that?”
Then a System Message appeared.
[Contamination detected.]
[Cleaning surface.]
[Condition optimized.]
Whoosh.
The dust and stains clinging to their clothes vanished in an instant.
As if they had just finished laundry, the two of them looked pristine.
Doo-ho, watching the sight, let out a hollow laugh.
When I think about it, you know?
‘I’ve also come back clean whenever I went to the Abyss at dawn and entered the Garage.’
That wasn’t all.
Those creatures too—whenever they returned from the Abyss and entered the Garage, any foreign matter clinging to their surfaces or minor scratches would revert to their original state.
‘Honestly, the Garage is kind of a cheat.’
In that moment.
Pitter-patter.
Isto widened his LED eyes into perfect circles and extended a box with both hands.
Lim Doo-ho!
-It’s a New Year’s gift!
At those words, Hawkeye rummaged through his own body and trembled his scope.
‘W-when on earth did you take this?!’
I wanted to question him immediately, but the atmosphere didn’t allow for it.
Oh.
-You managed to obtain it after all, croak?
-Yes, sir. Ehehe~
Doo-ho accepted the box with a moved expression.
“…I haven’t done anything for you.”
Isto waved both hands as he replied.
-No, sir. And I obtained it together with Longy here.
Hawkeye, who had been drooping his scope dejectedly, suddenly lifted his head at those words.
Doo-ho spoke with a smile.
“Thank you too, Hawkeye.”
-Hehehehe. Not at all! Please consume it quickly and grow stronger soon!
Huh?
“Is this an elixir?”
-Eh?!
Isto, who had been momentarily dumbfounded by Doo-ho’s question, spun around and burst out.
Croak!!
-You didn’t even open it, so why are you saying that, croak!
-Ah, no, I… that is…
Puff.
Bom-i, perched on Doo-ho’s shoulder, puffed out his cheeks dramatically.
Hawkeye.
-No matter how much you live up to your name, isn’t this going too far, croak?
Doo-ho stopped them both, saying it was fine.
Click.
He set the box down on the workbench and opened the lid.
A radiant glow spilled from inside the box, spreading throughout the Garage.
Doo-ho’s eyes widened in an instant.
Isto introduces it with confidence.
Ta-dah~.
-It’s the Seongmaek Blooming Pill!
Just hearing the name, it sounded like a precious treasure that belonged in a martial arts novel.
“You got this from the Night Market?”
The moment Hawkeye was about to open his mouth, Isto beat him to it once again.
-That’s right!
“You two are truly remarkable!”
Hahaha, ehehe, hehe, ribbit ribbit….
Everyone laughed.
But truthfully.
I couldn’t make sense of it.
‘Who would hand over something this precious?’
As if reading my thoughts, Isto quickly spoke up.
-We received it as compensation!
Go Gyeong-taek and Han Hyun-chul had Jacob track us down, and we even managed to extract an elixir from them using that as leverage, so it wasn’t entirely a lie.
The process of obtaining it was quite eventful, though.
Only then did I suddenly understand why Isto and Hawkeye’s clothes were so dirty.
Of course, it was my misunderstanding.
‘Just how difficult must the task have been for them to bring this back.’
“I’ll grow strong and eat well thanks to your efforts!”
Isto informs me while doing a little shoulder dance.
-You’ll need to absorb it over several days.
Hawkeye added as well.
-It will greatly assist in operating the Soul Bot, Mechromancer!
I closed the box.
“It’s too powerful for a New Year’s gift.”
I fell into thought for a moment.
‘That’s right, there should be an exchange.’
Soon, as if I’d made a decision, I looked around at everyone and spoke.
“Tell me if there’s anything you want.”
-Really, really?
When I nodded, Hawkeye stepped forward first.
-Since we need to descend to the lower levels of the Abyss, if you could make arrows from Echometal for me….
“I’ll do it.”
-Kyeooooot!
Isto immediately shouts.
-You could modify the camera for me!
I was about to agree when I hesitated.
“…Modify?”
-It’s a camera for use in the Abyss.
I didn’t know the reason, but it was quite an intriguing request. Somehow, I myself wanted to give it a try.
“Alright, let’s do it with Soulbot.”
-Thank you so much!
This time, I glance at Bom-i perched on my shoulder.
“What about you, Bom-i?”
-Me, me too, ribbit?
“Of course.”
-Then, um….
The creature trailed off and glanced sideways at Isto’s laptop.
-Is something like that expensive, ribbit?
“A laptop?”
Honestly, finding one was more of a problem than the price.
‘It’s more impressive that Isto modified that old thing and keeps it running.’
-It’s okay if it’s difficult, ribbit.
“I’ll try to find one.”
-Th-thank you so much, ribbit!
With a grin, I placed the Seongmaek Blooming Pill deep inside the shelf and spoke.
“I’ll consume this as a New Year’s commemoration.”
Then I turned around and looked at everyone.
“I need to head to the Night Market tomorrow.”
-The Night Market, you say?
-Then should we go together too….
“That’ll be a bit difficult.”
I quickly cut off Hawkeye’s words.
“Actually, I happened to meet the administrator of Chiko Island, and I made an appointment with them.”
Ooh!
-Are you climbing the ladder of success now, boss?!
“…Isto.”
-Yes, sir?
“Sometimes I’m really curious about how your brain logic works.”
-Master, don’t say that—just open it up once, ribbit.
You mischievous little thing!
-W-what are you saying, boss!
Haha, ribbit ribbit…
Hehehehe~~.
The Garage was filled with laughter for a while.
* * *
The next day.
After having breakfast with family, going shopping, and visiting the open-air bath, afternoon had already slipped away.
Isto and Hawkeye had stepped out somewhere again. It seemed they’d originally planned for the three of them, including Bom-i, to explore together….
-Your master’s business comes first, doesn’t it, croak?
“Yeah, thanks.”
Lim Doo-ho had grown accustomed to having Bom-i perched on his shoulder.
Upon arriving at the designated meeting spot, a woman approached him.
“Hello, Lim Doo-ho.”
“Ah, yes….”
“I’m Hyun Se-hee, the chief administrator of Chiko Island in South Korea.”
She cut an elegant figure in her business suit, bearing the impression of a refined career woman.
Hyun Se-hee checked the time on her smartwatch before continuing.
“Thank you so much for meeting with me. However, I do need to head back up before the eight o’clock fireworks festival begins.”
Seeing Hyun Se-hee apologize repeatedly despite being the one who’d summoned him, Lim Doo-ho hastily waved his hand.
“I need to head back before then as well.”
“Ah, you must spend time with your family. Shall we get going then?”
She mentioned she’d already seen his face through the Android yesterday, which is how she recognized him so quickly.
Soon the two of them entered the Night Market on the 1st Underground Basement level.
Wow.
‘Now I understand why they call this place the Night Market.’
The marketplace, situated underwater, was surrounded on all sides by glass walls. The ceiling was decorated like a night sky, and the shop lights and signs glimmered in harmony with that atmosphere.
Though I wanted to look around leisurely, I followed Hyun Se-hee toward the Neutral Zone.
‘I can come back tomorrow.’
That’s when it happened.
Yu So-young and Seol Ye-na, emerging from a shop, crossed paths with me.
When I nodded in greeting, they reciprocated.
As we passed them, Hyun Se-hee asked.
“You seem to know Dr. Yu So-young.”
“She’s serving as my mentor for this Global Function Competition.”
At those words, Hyun Se-hee looked at me again.
“If Dr. Yu So-young is personally mentoring you, you must be quite skilled.”
I waved my hand in denial.
Apparently taking my response as modesty, Hyun Se-hee let out a soft laugh.
“So you work with both Androids and items?”
“Yes.”
The moment my answer finished, Hyun Se-hee pulled out a short sword from her subspace and showed it to me.
Um….
“Could you take a look at this?”
I accepted the short sword.
At first glance, it was a high-grade item.
However.
‘The blade tip is damaged.’
She asks carefully.
“I was going to take it to a Workshop I know for repairs, but they just told me to buy a new one instead.”
“….”
“Is it really that difficult to fix?”
From the way she posed the question, it was clear the item held sentimental value.
Bom-i, perched on Lim Doo-ho’s shoulder, spoke softly.
-It’s quite worn, but it’s a rare-grade item, ribbit.
‘Bom, is the damage really bad enough to warrant buying a new one?’
Master.
-Doesn’t seem like the Workshop owner’s style. Someone probably wants to sell their own item at a premium rather than repair it, ribbit.
In other words, that someone had lied to sell off her belongings.
Unbidden, my mentor comes to mind.
Even gloves as tattered as rags—he would scold me for them, yet he’d still repair them.
‘Whoever that was, I find it rather irritating.’
Lim Doo-ho stopped walking and turned back to Hyun Se-hee.
“It seems like a precious item to you?”
“Ah… it’s a keepsake from my mother.”
Upon hearing that, Lim Doo-ho answered without hesitation.
“I’ll repair it for you.”
“Yes. Yes, really?”
Immediately, Lim Doo-ho moved to a quiet spot nearby. Hyun Se-hee, following behind, wondered if she’d made a mistake in showing him the item.
It was understandable.
‘How is he going to fix it here?’
But Lim Doo-ho paid no mind and focused intently.
Shhhhh.
Soulbot flowed from my fingertips. I immediately wrapped it around the short sword in my palm and suspended it in the air.
As I channeled mana and simultaneously activated the Metal Manipulation skill, the damaged tip of the blade was restored flawlessly.
‘Soulbot is better than the nanobots from before, but….’
I wiped the sweat beading on my forehead with my sleeve.
-Master. The Soulbot grade is low, so it’ll consume a lot of mana, ribbit.
‘Yeah. You’re right.’
I retrieved a potion from the Garage, drank it, and handed the short sword to Hyun Se-hee.
“Here you go.”
“Yes? Ah, yes!”
Bewilderment was all that remained on Hyun Se-hee’s face as she accepted the blade.
It was understandable.
Item repair was common knowledge to be the Workshop’s domain. Yet the man before her had bypassed the entire process and completed the repair as if by magic.
She carefully examined the blade’s tip.
Good heavens!
‘He actually fixed it?!’
Even though I witnessed it with my own eyes, I couldn’t easily believe what I saw.
‘Does this even make sense?’
All Hyun Se-hee could see was Lim Doo-ho releasing mana.
Of course, she couldn’t possibly see the Soul Bot.
A chill ran down my spine.
Goosebumps prickled across the inside of my arms.
‘There’s someone like this among Production-type Awakeners?’
It was already shocking that she had detected the Android I was controlling yesterday.
Suddenly, I recalled something an information broker had mentioned recently—a rumor that the Reboot Center was newly established for someone.
She became certain.
‘It must have been for Lim Doo-ho.’
If that’s the case, I need to establish a connection with this person.
First, I should express my gratitude.
“About the repair fee…”
“No, it’s fine. You’ve already been so considerate yesterday.”
“I can’t accept that.”
In the end, fifty million coins were deposited into Lim Doo-ho’s account.
This time, it was Lim Doo-ho who was surprised.
Wow.
‘Why is the amount so large?’
“This is… way too much.”
“No, it’s my mother’s keepsake. It’s not much at all.”
‘I didn’t repair it for this.’
Lim Doo-ho hesitated for a moment, then bowed his head respectfully.
“Then I’ll gratefully accept it.”
Hyun Se-hee concluded with a composed expression, but inwardly felt a slight regret.
‘I should have shown more sincerity.’
A moment later, Lim Doo-ho asked.
“But what’s this favor you mentioned?”
Hyun Se-hee resumed walking and answered.
“There’s a small shop in the Neutral Zone, and whenever my remotely controlled Android passes by there, its eyes keep turning toward it.”
“Huh? What do you mean by that…?”
“Other Androids show similar symptoms occasionally. Recently, complaints have been increasing.”
As I listened to more details along the way, even experts had already investigated, but they said it wasn’t an electrical malfunction.
Hyun Se-hee continued.
“Every time we call an Item Appraiser from Seoul to take a look, the phenomenon mysteriously disappears.”
“Disappears? What do you mean by that…?”
“The phenomenon vanishes.”
Ah…!
Then Hyun Se-hee swallowed a sigh.
“The merchandise I’m selling is also… rather embarrassing, so I can’t exactly rummage through it.”
“The embarrassing kind?”
“Adult products, you see…”
Ah.
Lim Doo-ho scratched his cheek awkwardly.
Then suddenly, Ham Bong-sik’s words flashed through his mind.
「The item I was scammed with was a virility enhancer, right…?」
Wait a minute.
Did the Android’s eyes spin?
This is exactly what I experienced in the Management Bureau Basement Level 2!
In that instant, the pieces clicked together in Lim Doo-ho’s mind.
Became a Mechromancer
Author |
Health e
Published |
February 25, 2026
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Talesyx
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