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Faced with Edmond's curious gaze, Matthew could only try to trick him,
" There's a problem. I have this tree. It's mutated."
He could not say that he had strengthened an ordinary oak tree into a descendant of the World Tree.
That would be crazy.
Edmond's expression was very calm.
" It's understandable. Plant mutations are very common in nature. I've studied this topic before. Most plants will more or less mutate when they encounter magic. However, it's much rarer for plants to grow as big as yours."
Then, he whispered into Matthew's ear,
" Don't let Teacher Isabelle know. She once wanted a seed of the World Tree, but the Sea of Trees rejected her. Since then, she has never been nice to the Druid Church."
Matthew knew that his nonsense could not be hidden from the big boss, Edmond, so he could only reveal an embarrassed smile.
The mages on the magic carpet could not hear their conversation.
