The system responded to Lucas's inquiry without a hint of concern, its tone dripping with casual arrogance. [Just eat it. The core will do the work by itself and fuse with you.]
Lucas blinked in disbelief, staring at the blank core in his hand. "Eat it?" he muttered, frowning. The thought of swallowing something like this felt... off, to say the least. His eyebrow raised skeptically as he studied the smooth, glowing orb.
[Yes, you heard me. You don't need to overthink it,] the system replied, its voice practically rolling its digital eyes. [Just put it in your mouth and swallow. Let the core do the rest. Honestly, you're acting like it's your first time eating something weird.]
Lucas narrowed his eyes at the system's mockery, but after a brief moment of hesitation, he shrugged. "Fine. Let's see how this goes," he muttered under his breath.
