Yet, Zich’s response was rather indifferent.

“There’s no way the World Tree would just let that happen,” he said.

“That tree clearly has free will, but no matter how special it is, it is still just a tree. Furthermore, its powers are sealed right now. It is able to call me here using the emperor’s sword, the woman with my physical body, and the special characteristic of this space, but it can’t control me or make me disappear. Can’t you sense its powerlessness by the fact that it is trying to free itself by depending on me? Me, even though I am among those who confined it the most.” Serpina’s tone indicated that she clearly looked down on the World Tree. She seemed to think of it as a useful tool, and considering how the empire had treated the World Tree, it wasn’t wrong for her to think like this.

Zich didn’t dispute that point either. He was only working to free the World Tree to push Glen Zenard to his fall and he had never thought deeply about the tree before. Still, that didn’t mean he agreed with her opinion either. Truthfully, he just didn’t care too much about the matter. Even if...