Sonia actually thought seriously about giving up.
As a demigod of the mage soul for millennia, Vishi is undoubtedly the top persuader in the world. Even if you could brush it off at the time, Vishi's words are like fishbones in a rice ball, hard to swallow and unable to spit out. Even if you try hard not to think about it, you still get pricked.
Because Vishi is right, and they are wrong.
The most hateful people are like this, even if you know she harbors malicious intent, but she hides her selfish desires within public interests, and not only can you not refute, but the more you think about it, the more uncomfortable you feel, and the more you ponder, the more you doubt yourself.
For Ash, what he needs most isn't a lover but a teammate who can fight alongside him; for the team, harmonious female mages are far better for facing the upcoming challenges than a group of scheming rivals; even for their own lives, magic cultivation is far more important than emotional development.
