The World Tree's Voice

Franz's steps halted at the sudden sound of the World Tree's voice.

*'A tree is talking?'*

He already knew the World Tree was an extraordinary tree. It often appeared as a truly magnificent entity in subculture.

Even Franz, who had personally fought the World Tree, felt the same way. From the rays emanating from its flowers to its infinitely regenerating vitality, no matter how he thought about it, it was hard to consider it an ordinary tree. Its very name, 'World' Tree, spoke volumes. It had to be that magnificent.

But he didn't know it could talk.

If an animal had spoken, it would have more or less understood and accepted it. After all, it has brains and can think in its own way.

But a tree is different. Since it has no brain, it naturally shouldn't be able to think, so he wondered how on earth it had spoken.

[Child, it seems you're having very disrespectful thoughts.]

Franz was momentarily stunned by the World Tree's words, as if it had read his mind.

*'It must be my imagination...?'*...