Became a Mechromancer - Chapter 89

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Chapter 89.
When the Villain Awakens (1)
Whiiiing….
Winter wind howled through the plaza.
The summer that had blanketed the island had already vanished.
‘I hope everyone can manage in this cold.’
Yuk Ji-ho himself wore summer clothes, but his Biological Assimilation skill kept him unaffected.
Looking around, the wreckage of destroyed combat robots lay scattered everywhere.
Blackened scorch marks dotted the plaza floor like ugly blemishes.
That was when it happened.
Boom!
At the deafening sound, I turned my head to see Isto tumbling through the air in the distance.
Crash!
Right beside me, Hawkeye was sent flying skyward by a combat robot’s hammer-like fist.
Ugh—.
“You should just die instead of struggling.”
At the sneering voice, my gaze shifted to the building across the plaza.
Beyond the shattered entrance, a terrorist stood with hostages in front of him.
A small child clutched in his arms was crying with a face flushed red.
Blocking the way before them—a single combat robot.
Its chest armor hung wide open, aimed at the hostages, standing ready to launch guided missiles.
From among the people hiding in other buildings watching this scene, occasional sounds escaped.
“Please stop….”
“You too… don’t move!”
I was momentarily stunned by the sight before me.
Bom-i on my shoulder spoke.
Master.
-How cruel can humans become, ribbit.
“…I don’t know either.”
With those words, I entered the Garage. Then I summoned Isto and Hawkeye into the Garage.
Once I called them in, time in reality would stop anyway.
Besides, Blood Soo was chasing from behind, so I needed time to devise a strategy.
* * *
-Yuk Ji-ho!
Isto, entering the Garage, creaked as he greeted me.
After being pummeled by more than twenty combat robots, even the sturdy Isto had no way to endure.
Yet the machine still brightened its LED eyes round with cheer.
I turned my head immediately.
Hawkeye had one arm dangling loosely.
Ha….
I pressed my forehead with my hand.
They’re robots—I can just fix them.
But at some point, they became friends and colleagues to me.
Even when they did foolish things sometimes.
‘Since all of it was for my sake, I usually just laughed it off….’
Normally they were quite good at causing trouble.
‘So why do they just stubbornly take the hits when it matters?’
Meanwhile, the two of them read my expression and didn’t know what to do.
I understood it too.
Thanks to them holding their ground, many people’s lives were saved.
I stopped dwelling on it and reached out my hand.
‘You both did well.’
“Now… let me fix you.”
Whoosh.
Soul Bots flowed from my fingertips, swirling wildly as they began repairing both of them simultaneously.
At a speed I’d never seen before!
[Proficiency increases]
[Mana Circuit comprehension increases]
[Mana Circuit application range expands]
[Work comprehension increases]
System Messages burst forth in succession.
The more I repaired them, the more robust their internals became.
Ohhhhh!
-Master Yuk Ji-ho, my body feels so relaxed~~.
Kyeeeooooot!
-Is this paradise? Mana Manser!
Their silly antics lightened the heaviness in my heart somewhat.
Ironically enough.
Because of the terrorist, my Soul Bot repair skills had advanced significantly.
Moreover, my knowledge of mana circuits deepened even further.
And the moment I withdrew the Soul Bots.

[First Achievement Unlocked]
◈Super Intelligence Simultaneous Repair (High Difficulty)

[Bonus Reward Granted]
Reward: 1,500P
Huh?
‘They’re giving me a reward?’
Though it seemed trivial, points were notoriously difficult to obtain, making this a rather precious reward.
At that moment.
Isto, finished with repairs, discovered the androids inside the Garage.
Excellent!
-Young-ho, where did these androids suddenly come from? Are you finally laying the groundwork for world conquest?!
Hawkeye doesn’t fall behind either.
Kyeeeoooow!
-As the highest council member of the Robot Liberation Group, this is an excellent omen!
Robot liberation!
…Robot liberation!
Creak.
A vein twitched across my forehead.
-Master, just say the word. I’ll blow those fools to pieces while they’re distracted, ribbit.
I spoke calmly.
“Right now there’s a terrorist outside holding hostages, and Blood Soo is chasing us too.”
At my words to exercise restraint, Isto’s chest swelled with pride.
-Then I’ll turn Blood Soo into ‘Blood Pulp’!
“…!”
This time, Hawkeye narrowed his scope and chimed in.
-I’ll put holes all over the terrorist’s head the moment I step out, Mechromancer!
I exhaled sharply.
Honestly, while Hawkeye’s skills were exceptional, the presence of hostages made this decision far from simple.
‘There’s the most troublesome problem.’
Bom-i, sensing my dilemma, asked.
Master, is it perhaps—
-that a combat robot without a commander is programmed to attack people, ribbit?
I nodded.
“I heard that’s how combat machines work back in school.”
That’s why touching the commander wrong would only make things worse.
Setting my thoughts aside for a moment, I raised my hand and summoned the Soul Bot.
While repairing the Super Intelligence units just now, I’d felt something blocked suddenly break through.
The Soul Bot hovering in the air definitely looked different.
My mind felt incredibly clear.
It was as if I could convert any machine into mana circuits.
But….
‘How should I describe this feeling?’
Croak—!
Bom-i, having read my thoughts, puffed out her throat once before speaking.
-Master, that’s what we call enlightenment in martial arts, ribbit.
I let out a hollow laugh.
This one really says the strangest things.
“Bom-i, anyone listening would think you came from the martial world.”
I threw out a light joke.
“A Heavenly Demon picked up a frog.”
I meant it as a joke, but Bom-i’s round eyes grow as wide as a red bean bun.
-Huh, how did you know? My previous master was Space… Heavenly Demon….
I and the other two stare at Bom-i, who has frozen with her mouth hanging open.
Um….
“You guys, this is that thing, right?”
-It seems to be the case.
Mechromancer.
-It appears Bom-i’s stage of activity was in a cosmic martial world.
Soon Bom-i regains her senses.
-Why are you all doing that, ribbit.
We all decided to let it pass without acknowledgment. It wasn’t that important anyway.
I give an order.
“Hawkeye.”
-At your command.
“I’ll give you a green stone. Disable the vision of all combat robots around the Plaza.”
-I’ll handle it at maximum speed.
A reassuring response.
“Isto.”
-Yes?
I lifted Bom-i from the workbench onto Isto’s round head.
-Huh?
-Ribbit?
“You two work as a pair. You’ll be handling Blood Soo.”
-Leave it to us!
-It seems like the Panda is feeling my power and becoming afraid, which sounds like a good strategy, ribbit!
Um….
Bom-i, that’s not it.
‘The key is that Blood Soo gets terrified seeing you again.’
Well, anyway.
“I’ll use the Ring of Wrathful Charge and the Ring of Evasion to deal with the terrorist.”
My group and I emerged from the Garage simultaneously, our resolve hardened.
Whoosh—!
The moment Hawkeye emerged, he activated his invisibility and launched into a high-speed dash.
Just as I, having left Isto and Bom-i behind, was about to trigger my furious charge.
“Copycat~.”
Blood Soo’s voice tickled my ear.
A chill ran down my spine.
‘Good grief, she’s right beside me.’
Snapping back to attention, I decided to reason with her.
“Blood Soo. We don’t have time for this. There’s a terrorist over there….”
She cut me off and spoke.
You know~.
“If Copycat came under me, I could teach you things like this.”
“….”
My gaze shifted to the child.
A glance.
I looked at Blood Soo in her panda mask.
Come to think of it.
Isto, Hawkeye, and even Bom-i.
None of the three detected Blood Soo’s approach.
Which meant.
‘Her ability to erase her presence and infiltrate is overwhelmingly superior.’
Then the plan changes.
I opened my mouth, looking at the child.
“Prove it.”
“…What?”
“Extract that child first.”
Blood Soo’s lips twisted.
My goodness.
“Why should I do that?”
I shook my head dismissively.
“If you don’t even have that kind of confidence….”
That was the moment.
Before I could even finish speaking, her body shot forward.
Not merely fast.
Whoosh—.
As her foot kicked off the ground, telekinetic force slashed through the air.
Speed layered upon speed. Ultra-high-speed.
In the blink of an eye.
I lost sight of her movements.
She stood behind the terrorist.
Cradling the hostage child in her arms.
It happened so fast.
The terrorist didn’t even realize the child had vanished from his arms.
“…?”
He lowered his head.
Both arms now empty.
Turning at the sinister presence behind him, Blood Soo stood holding the child, who had stopped crying.
The terrorist’s jaw trembled violently.
Color drained from his face.
In that very instant.
Clang—!
Thud, whirr, whirr….
Combat robots throughout the Plaza began stumbling simultaneously.
Crash! Boom!!
Blinded combat robots toppled over of their own accord, colliding with each other and moving about stupidly.
Then Hawkeye, still in invisibility mode, returned to Doo-ho’s side.
-Mission complete, Mechromancer.
Watching the child who had stopped crying, I clenched my fists.
* * *
A corridor outside the Main Security Room on Chiko Island in South Korea.
Shattered Android remains and Hunters’ corpses lay tangled across the floor.
Blood trails stretched long across the walls and floor, evidence of how violently the opponent had raged.
Go Gyeong-taek, approaching with hushed footsteps, came to a halt.
His gaze fixed on one spot.
His face convulsed.
The man sprawled on the floor was a comrade and junior from the Abyss, long ago.
He drew closer.
His lips trembled.
You bastard.
If you hated Yeouido, you should’ve lived well elsewhere.
‘Why are you like this here?’
Hey!
Young-ho, you bastard.
“The guy who hated guard duty—why are you lying here with your eyes wide open….”
Staring down at him, I bent at the waist and gently drew my fingers across Young-ho’s eyelids to close them.
Warmth still lingered at my fingertips.
Looking around, I spotted more familiar faces a short distance away.
Old comrades from the Abyss, descended together long ago.
Sigh….
Damn it, what is this?
Faced with an unforeseen situation, Go Gyeong-taek’s eyes filled with bloodshot rage.
My smartwatch chimed.
A hologram flickered to life.
“Where are you?”
Han Hyun-chul’s cold inquiry made Go Gyeong-taek sweep the corridor with his smartwatch camera.
“…It’s the corridor leading to the Main Security Room, and it’s exactly as you can see.”
The hologram fell silent for a moment.
Chairman Han Hyun-chul spoke flatly.
“I’ve dispatched a special team—they’ll arrive in less than an hour. Hold your ground until they get there and link up with them.”
“….”
Go Gyeong-taek didn’t answer.
‘He could’ve at least asked if I was alright.’
My gaze kept drifting back to Young-ho’s face—the one I’d just closed the eyes of.
Suddenly, my friend Yuk Ji-ho’s words echoed in my mind.
「A senior we knew died recently while clearing the 86th floor of the New York Abyss.」
「Seeing his family at the funeral… damn. It all just felt so hollow.」
A long exhale escaped me.
‘…I thought that was just privileged talk.’
I looked at my colleagues again.
‘So this is what that feeling was….’
That’s when it happened.
-Manager Go, why aren’t you responding?
Snapping back to attention, I saw my grandfather in the hologram.
What is this….
‘I’m worse off than anyone else.’
Then Han San-ho came to mind.
A man born with everything in his grasp.
My grandfather had even filled in the nearly impossible artificial awakening for him.
Yet he still left home.
Hadn’t my grandfather said it felt suffocating?
‘I thought he was just a spoiled loser.’
Turns out I’m the loser here.
“Chairman.”
“…?”
Go Gyeong-taek continued calmly.
“If I make it out of here, I’ll grow on my own, just like Han San-ho did.”
The hologram fell silent for a moment.
“…What are you talking about?”
At Han Hyun-chul’s question, Go Gyeong-taek looked toward the distant Main Security Room door.
Hell.
What glory could possibly await me there.
Would I have deceived others and built a false reputation for myself?
I bowed my head.
He lowered his head.
“What are you suddenly doing?”
“I’m quitting the blade work under someone inferior to others.”
-You… you’re just like your mother after all….
Ha ha.
“That blood has to go somewhere, doesn’t it?”
-…!!!
With those words, Go Gyeong-taek cut the channel.
Ah, ah~.
Not like me at all….
“I really did it.”
But man, it feels so damn refreshing.
Wait, this….
“This isn’t some kind of death flag, is it?”
He then reached into the subspace.
What he pulled out was a black sphere the size of a palm.
Inside its gleaming surface, a hazy violet light writhed.
One of the poison items he’d brought back from the Abyss.
‘It gradually hardens muscle, right?’
Go Gyeong-taek began walking down the corridor, holding the black sphere.
He stood firm.
Go Gyeong-taek, who had drunk the poison antidote, stopped at the entrance to the Main Security Room.
Whoosh—.
He lightly tossed the sphere through the shattered doorway.
Thunk, bounce bounce bounce bounce….
Smoke gradually rose from the black sphere as it bounced like a ball into the Main Security Room.
Go Gyeong-taek’s lips curled upward.
Hey, Zhang Wei.
“Let me show you what happens when a villain awakens.”
Go Gyeong-taek walked into the Main Security Room, coating his mithril dagger with another poison.
He Became a Mechromancer
Author |
Keongang E
Published |
February 25, 2026
Publisher |
Tail Six
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