Became a Mechromancer - Chapter 97

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Chapter 97.
2070
As I opened the door to my lodging, the indoor air felt frigid.
Blood Soo… no, Susan, now returned to her ordinary self, stepped into the guest room with her coat collar drawn tight.
Brrr.
She shivered once, her body trembling.
“I never imagined I’d spend New Year’s like this.”
Ding—
At that moment, a crisp bell chime sounded from within the ceiling, accompanied by a low mechanical hum.
Huh?
The lights that had been off flickered on in sequence, and warm air began flowing from the ventilation ducts.
Startled, Susan peered out the window.
Hotel buildings, street lamps—everything was illuminated.
My goodness?
“The generator wasn’t broken after all?”
Jacob’s voice came through my smart glasses.
Unbelievable.
-They actually restored the generator after that explosion. These Koreans sure know how to get things done—it’s genuinely impressive.
“Yeah, I agree.”
Once warmth filled the room, Susan removed her coat.
She stretched her body to loosen up.
Phew…
“See you at the Agora.”
-Really?
“I have something to take care of.”
-Then just go alone. I’ll…
Zap.
When she glared at him, Jacob quickly replied.
-I’ll go ahead and wait.
Jacob’s hologram shut off.
Susan walked over to the bed to dive.
A rather cramped-looking dive chair sat beside the bed.
Her lips twisted in displeasure.
Ugh, seriously…
‘The standard room service is really disappointing.’
I’d barely managed to secure a room because of the New Year’s tourists.
“The difference between this and a suite room is just too much.”
Plop.
Grumbling, she sat in the chair and leaned back, then inserted the transmission cable into the dive port at the back of her neck.
A soft groan escaped her lips.
Her vision flooded with white.
.
.
.
Her eyes fluttered open.
An endless expanse of mirror-bright flooring stretched before her, while stars seemed to cascade from the sky above, welcoming her arrival.
In that instant, images and visions unfolded across the heavens.
This was the Agora—where information about Abysses from every nation and all manner of overseas news circulated at lightning speed.
“Hey there.”
Turning around, she spotted a man in a basic black suit avatar raising his hand to call her over. It was none other than Jacob.
“Nothing but Chiko Island news everywhere.”
As he pressed his fingers through the empty air, several article windows unfurled with a whoosh.
『Who is Go Gyeong-taek, Former Director of the Changcheon Clan?』
『The Rising Power Who Opposed Zhang Wei: Go Gyeong-taek』
She furrowed her brow at the articles about Go Gyeong-taek.
Hmm….
“I hate narrow eyes.”
“Why?”
“They look sinister, somehow.”
“Susan, that sounds like a prejudice to me.”
Pop, pop, pop.
Instead of answering, she burst the articles about Go Gyeong-taek like soap bubbles.
In this full-brain world, nearly any imagination could be realized. As a result, no small number of people spent entire days lingering here.
In any case.
Most of the people gathered in the Agora were watching the masked man.
The so-called Masked Vigilante.
Of course, to her, he was the Copycat.
Looking around, footage of the Masked Vigilante captured from all over Chiko Island poured across the Plaza.
The recorded scenes were limited, yet the reports kept multiplying. As I observed, the videos continued to be reprocessed as they passed through people’s hands.
Hunter critics who arbitrarily set standards to appraise Awakeners’ abilities and bounties.
Attention-seekers spewing memes and clips, desperate to spark something viral.
Cyber scavengers who spread anything profitable without a shred of integrity.
Hisss!
She hissed like a cat.
“They really do scatter garbage everywhere.”
“Well, you could just filter it out.”
“But that’s exactly why we have to do cross-checks in the first place!”
Jacob gazed down at her with an unreadable expression.
“Why are you looking at me like that?”
“I’m the one fact-checking everything anyway.”
With that, Jacob handed over a small pouch.
“What is this?”
“Try it. You’ll feel better.”
She pretended to resist but opened the pouch Jacob offered and tossed a few small granules into her mouth.
Then.
Pop! Bang! Crackle crackle pop-pop-pop!
A strange, exhilarating sensation flooded her mouth as everything burst at once.
Oh my goodness!
“What is this?”
“It’s called Poppers—it’s trending among virtual reality users these days. Though honestly, calling it a ‘flavor’ is debatable.”
She extended her hand, asking for another one.
“Buy some for yourself.”
“You’re stingy.”
She opened the store and searched for Poppers to purchase.
A bulk order, at that.
She popped another Popper into her mouth and shifted her gaze.
That moment.
A massive video code materialized in the air.
A woman with long straight hair obscuring her face like a ghost cried out.
Everyone look!
“When you break down the Masked Vigilante video code, there’s no AI watermark at all!”
At that, Jacob muttered to himself.
“Of course there isn’t. It’s real footage.”
Yet the reason she was ranting so frantically was simple.
“Someone’s maliciously spreading that the Masked Vigilante video is fake, but it’s not!”
Then another avatar appeared in the air, dragging an article and displaying the data loudly.
Look at this, look!
“Obviously he’s bribing journalists to inflate his own image. How does an article come out every minute! This bastard’s crushing the Masked Vigilante just to promote himself!”
That’s right!
“The Masked Vigilante destroyed the military combat robot. So why are they only promoting Go Gyeong-taek?”
Whoosh, whoosh.
Furious users burned the Go Gyeong-taek articles floating in the air.
Some even tied Go Gyeong-taek’s avatar to a pillar and set it ablaze.
Giggle giggle…
Susan burst into laughter.
Then a video of Blood Soo saving a child appeared.
Crunch.
Susan’s cat-like eyes turned fierce, when suddenly someone’s voice rang out.
“No matter how I look at it, doesn’t that look like Blood Soo?”
“Who?”
“That assassin, you know.”
“Ah~ The one rumored to be beautiful?”
At those words, the corners of Susan’s mouth lifted slightly.
Jacob asked.
“Seems like you approve?”
“She’s beautiful—who wouldn’t like that?”
“Fair point.”
Just then, the crowd gathered at the Agora began to murmur.
Looking closer, the avatars had formed clusters according to their interests, and people were gathered in a circle around the location Susan sought.
As Susan approached.
『Welcome to Japsak-Daksik World, Gogaeng-nim~.』
She completed a simple member verification and stepped inside, when a large announcement post appeared in the air.
『Please switch to transparency mode for those behind you.』
The gathered avatars began to turn transparent.
In an instant, the view cleared, and an avatar in military uniform appeared in the center.
Jacob’s eyes narrowed.
“Susan, why did you come here?”
“Dasik brought the most plausible data.”
“…Data?”
Looking carefully, the operator here, Dasik, was crafting something massive.
Dasik turned to address the members.
“The Chinese combat robot armor shown in the video seemed to be Hero-grade Ecometal. So the durability is weaker than steel….”
Jacob nodded at Dasik’s explanation.
“…You really do know a lot.”
Of course.
“There’s no one in the Agora like Dasik.”
And soon.
The Chinese combat robot was recreated.
Dasik shouted.
“Who wants to test how much telekinetic force the Masked Righteous One used to destroy it!”
In an instant, nearly every avatar deactivated their transparency and clamored to volunteer.
Thus began the Masked Righteous One-style combat robot destruction test.
The first to step forward was a muscular male avatar. As he extended both hands forward, the air shimmered. Soon an invisible pressure enveloped the combat robot’s form.
Crunch!
One shoulder plate crumpled and the knee bent halfway.
But that was all.
“Huh? Wait a second.”
He was the first to look bewildered.
“With these specs, a steel plate would just crumple, right?”
Someone behind me hurls a taunt.
Hey, you goldfish-brained idiot!
“Did you already forget what we said about that Hero-grade Ecometal?!”
Ooooooh!
The jeers keep coming from all directions.
The muscular avatar, flustered, logged out immediately.
Dasik snaps his fingers.
The data the man had entered moments before materializes in the air.
Oh my.
“What happens if he comes in with enough force to smash an apartment building entrance?”
Puhahahaha!
Laughter erupts from the avatars.
“Next!”
Thud, thud.
A massive polar bear avatar waddles forward, its rear end swaying as it takes center stage.
Someone shouted.
“You braindead idiot! What’s a polar bear doing in a telekinesis test?!”
Whoosh—
Before the words even finished, the avatar that had been mocking the bear vanished.
『User PJ1257 has been forcibly removed by the administrator.』
Dasik waves his fingers.
Tsk, tsk.
“Here at Japsak-Daksik, we maintain proper etiquette. Isn’t that right~?”
The insults quickly die down.
Dasik gestures toward the polar bear.
“Alright then, whenever you’re ready!”
The polar bear raises both hands, clenching its fists.
Crunch, crunch, crunch!
The combat robot’s head collapses inward into its torso, and it’s over.
The polar bear avatar cries out in disbelief.
How is this possible?
“With the force I applied, I could crush a building!”
Frustrated voices erupt from various corners.
“Ugh, that dumb bear!”
“Buildings are made of concrete!”
“Come on, how many times do we have to say it—that’s Ecometal!”
* * *
Quite some time passes.
Dasik’s testing continues.
But since most testers don’t truly understand Ecometal’s durability, the results remain consistently similar each time.
Complaints erupted from every corner.
“Dasik, isn’t this number way off?”
“I’m serious—this isn’t even in the same league as anyone else.”
“No, why did they only save people and then disappear?”
“That’s exactly why the masked hero is righteous!”
Dasik rattled off the explanation with a teasing lilt.
“What are you talking about? The implementation was perfect—you guys just have zero sense of proportion.”
That was when it happened.
Susan, who had been watching silently until now, stepped forward.
“Move.”
All eyes snapped toward the source of her voice.
Susan parted the crowd and walked through.
Standing at the center of the avatar throng, she rotated her wrist once.
She had entered the Agora for this very reason from the beginning. She wanted to feel firsthand just how much power Copycat wielded.
She could ask Jacob for help.
‘But the simulation costs are too expensive!’
Dasik spoke to Susan as she approached.
“Our cat lady’s back. Going in without registering your stats again?”
“Yeah.”
Her avatar reflected her actual combat statistics.
Naturally, her telekinetic data as well.
The truth was.
There were quite a few formidable fighters mixed into this crowd.
They were here to directly verify the gap between their own telekinetic power and the masked hero’s.
She extended her hand toward the robot.
She reached out toward the combat robot.
‘Push it to maximum output in one go!’
A wisp of telekinetic energy rose like smoke, enveloping the combat robot’s form.
Telekinetic data billowed upward like smoke, wrapping around the combat robot’s silhouette.
In that instant.
Crunch!
Tremendous pressure crushed down on the robot.
Shoulder plating caved inward, and the frame twisted with a sound like a scream.
But in the very next moment.
Flash!
Boom!
The guided missiles housed within the combat robot’s chest detonated from the inside.
Flames and shockwaves erupted in all directions, flipping the surroundings upside down in an instant.
“Ugh!”
“Insane!”
“What the hell is this?!”
The cloaked avatars snapped back to their original forms in shock, and several tumbled backward onto the ground.
As the smoke and debris effects cleared, curses erupted from every direction.
Dasik, you maniac!
“How could you replicate something like that?!”
“Damn, I thought I was dead!”
“Shit! My heart nearly stopped!”
Then Dasik burst into laughter.
“If anyone here dies during a simulation, bring them to me. I’ll pay their condolences myself.”
“Look at this bastard.”
“The way he talks is really….”
Despite the barrage of insults, Dasik paid no attention. Instead, he summoned a results window into the air and shouted excitedly.
“See, see? This is the point! The moment pressure was applied, even the internal guided projectiles responded. So the Masked Righteous One is an out-of-spec Hunter who defies common sense!”
But Susan stared at the flattened NPC, and her feline expression slowly hardened.
Unlike what Dasik said, Copycat hadn’t crumpled it like this.
With a much shorter, stronger impact—crushing it like a biscuit.
Copycat….
‘Their telekinetic application is far superior to mine.’
Copycat’s potential was clearly far weaker than her own.
Yet when it came to telekinesis alone, they were an absurdly monstrous force.
If this continues….
‘If Copycat grows even slightly stronger, there’s nothing I could do about it, is there?’
Just as unease began to settle in her heart.
Someone in the crowd casually threw out a comment.
“Could Ghost and the Masked Righteous One be the same person?”
Susan turned to look without saying anything.
“Think about it—both of them are absurdly strong.”
“And why does someone like that only save people and then disappear?”
“That’s exactly why they’re so ghostlike.”
She clicked her tongue.
‘So everyone thinks the same thing after all.’
Just as she was about to log out.
“Everyone, look at this!”
Someone projected a massive photograph into the air.
Fresh news that just broke, they said.
Shattered bedrock.
Collapsed rubble.
And carved large upon it, a number.
『2070』
“This is a message from Ghost discovered just now in the Korean Abyss Layer 4!”
Everyone gasped once more at Ghost’s incomprehensible power.
And….
Susan, gazing up at the 2070 suspended in midair, murmured softly.
“Is he a god or something? How could he reshape bedrock like that?”
I Became a Macromancer
Author |
Gungang E
Published |
February 25, 2026
Publisher |
Talesyx
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https://talesyx.com
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