I blinked. Then I blinked again.
I thought I was imagining things, but did the Black Box just… greet me?
[The "Black Box" greets its master.]
The same message flashed again.
It wasn't an illusion. It wasn't my imagination.
The Black Box was communicating with me.
Did this mean it had a consciousness of its own?
[The 'Black Box' is looking at you.]
My thoughts stumbled over each other as I tried to process what was happening. Finally, I found my voice. "Wait… you could talk this whole time?"
「 Yes.」
"Then why didn't you say anything before?"
「 We were waiting for you to acknowledge our presence. 」
"Waiting? For me? Why?"
「 it would be no fun if we revealed ourselves unprompted. 」
I frowned at the nonchalant response.
The Black Box must have noticed my irritation because another message quickly appeared.
「 You shouldn't be upset. 」