Three days later, Tesla appeared before Fang Zheng again and delivered the final decision.
"Other than Akane Shinjo abstaining, everyone else agreed..."
Fang Zheng looked over the report before him, tapped the desk, and turned to Tesla.
"So you've decided to assist this world's inhabitants and drive out the foreign invaders... Hmm, sorry, but we technically count as foreign invaders too, you know?"
"We understand that."
"But that still doesn't solve the core issue."
Fang Zheng put down the report in his hand.
"So what exactly are you planning to do about the core of the Imaginary Tree?"
"Of course, what the Imaginary Tree has done is unforgivable. But we do have an idea of what to do specifically."
"Oh? What idea?"
"I think Yuuki should know that if a person becomes vegetative and loses their sense of self, then although they're still alive, they can no longer affect or change their surroundings in any way..."
"So you mean... seal or destroy the consciousness of the Imaginary Tree?"
"Yes, but we have no data on this, and we aren't sure whether it can be done..."
"Sealing it isn't reliable either, you know? In my experience, anything sealed away exists just to be broken free someday."
Fang Zheng chuckled and leaned back in his chair, looking at Tesla.
"But destroying the Imaginary Tree's consciousness is a very good option, provided we can locate its core region. Still, no one knows what will happen after the Imaginary Tree's consciousness vanishes. After all, this is the consciousness of an entire world, not something as simple as a human body."
"..."
Tesla furrowed her brow at that, while Fang Zheng bared his teeth in a cold smile.
"Still, since you've already reached a consensus, I can offer you a concrete plan."
"Huh? Really?"
"That's