Amidst Levi's rush of excitement from the Life Star activation, he heard the cold, mechanical voice of the System cut through his thoughts.
[ Geek ]
'Am I hearing things, or has the system gained emotions?'. Levi wondered. He caught an unmistakable undercurrent of quiet resentment in the System's tone, and the discovery momentarily amazed him.
The surprise quickly faded, and Levi chalked it up to his newfound increase in power— perhaps the System was gaining more autonomy as he grew stronger.
"Oh, come on!". Levi muttered under his breath, too happy to be truly annoyed. "After all that work, you don't even let me have a minute? And 'Geek' is the best you can do?"
The System responded with the detachment of a true machine, explaining its word choice.
