"Wayne, how can you have so little faith in the boss?"
"I don't need to tell you how strong the boss is, do I?"
"Who in the entire Divine Realm could possibly be his match?"
"Don't give me that [Supreme God] nonsense. Those three old geezers don't have what it takes to kill the boss without anyone noticing. Do you really think they all have terrifying tricks like his?"
"What? You're asking why I said three [Supreme Gods], not two? How should I know? I'm just a Black Dragon who likes taking it easy."
"The boss shared everything I know with me himself."
"Relax, relax. The boss will be fine. Haven't you noticed I've gotten a little stronger again?"
"The boss and I rise and fall together. When he gets stronger, I get stronger too. Do you think his strength would still be increasing so steadily if something had happened to him?"
"You, you, you! This is where you fall short of me, the Dragon Lord. You don't think things through, and you're too pessimistic. Have you entered that 'emo phase' everyone keeps talking about?"
"I told you ages ago to make some time to enjoy yourself with me at the [Other Races Pleasure House], but you wouldn't listen. Look at me. Have I ever gone through this phase or that phase?"
Lying beside a Dragoness with his two hind legs crossed, Nurnexius finished giving Wayne his take on An Kai's sudden disappearance, looking for all the world like an elder lecturing a junior.
Although Nurnexius had lectured him as though he were his son, Wayne wasn't particularly angry.
Instead, he became more certain of his own theory: An Kai had been taken away by the [Divine Court Ninth Layer], which had appeared ahead of schedule for some unknown reason.