The Aoko of today is no longer the magic novice she once was. She's heard the rumors between the Mage's Association and the World Tree of a Thousand Realms— in fact, the whole magic world has heard of it. The World Tree openly raised the flag of rebellion against the Mage's Association, and the Association found themselves helpless, with all the magicians they sent failing miserably. In the end, they had to humiliatingly offer a huge compensation.
If it weren't for the World Tree later responding to Fang Zheng's new strategy by moving to East Asia, the Mage's Association would have been even more severely hit.
Aoko doesn't have strong feelings for or against the Mage's Association, but when it comes to the World Tree, things are rather different...
"You're with the World Tree?"
"More or less, you can understand the World Tree as being under my protection."
Sitting on the sofa, Fang Zheng proudly nodded his head, while Aoko's expression grew even more troubled.
