"You insisted on asking, I was planning to let this horrifying guess rot in my guts."
Murphy rolled his eyes, hugged Triss, and nibbled on the lipstick she had just applied, saying:
"Stop putting on makeup, I don't get why you always have to compete with Shani."
"Because a woman's instinct tells me Shani will become a very troublesome enemy in the future!"
Triss said with conviction:
"She's different from Adel, Adel is your first offspring, that's a fateful entanglement, but Shani... I've always had a bad feeling about this woman, she constantly provokes me. Speaking of which, you've mentioned several times how you appreciate Shani's dignified demeanor..."
"Ahem, Mannis sent a message, we need to prepare."
Murphy quickly extricated himself from the increasingly dangerous topic, flicking his hand to toss out the All-World Device, transforming it into the Star Realm Guide Staff, and began phase perception with Lord Endless.
