Before they knew it, the conversation seemed to have drifted into increasingly bizarre territory. The highly experienced dragon goddess once again used her own experience to plunge the space beneath the Golden Oak Tree into prolonged silence. After rubbing his forehead and sighing, Gawain raised his eyes to look at Enya, his expression somewhat helpless. "Is it just me... or do you sound rather proud of that?"
"Of course, this is nothing to be proud of," Enya said, her expression remaining serious. "I am merely stating the facts—I have experienced things beyond your imagination. Or rather... the former 'me' experienced all of it. Past experience may not always be useful in a new era, but at least where natural laws are concerned, my words should still be of considerable reference to you."
"Everything is indeed as you say," Milmina said, snapping out of her daze and immediately nodding. "It seems we cannot hope for the 'mutual exclusivity' between the gods to suddenly disappear... Rather than expect something so fantastical, we should calm down and think of a technical solution..."
"We can discuss those matters at length later," Gawain said, coughing lightly as he steered the conversation back on track. "We've wandered a little far afield—returning to the original topic, regarding the Typhonians' plan to open the divine kingdom... may I take it that we have reached a consensus?"
"All doubts have been cleared up. You may reply to that Typhon Emperor, and tell him what we discussed today as well," Enya said with a slight nod. "Then find out whether he has a sufficiently thorough and feasible plan. If you believe anything is amiss during the process, we will provide assistance at any time."
"Allow me to thank you in advance," Gawain said sincerely, rising to his feet and sweeping