[He really can't help the big smile he gets in return! Seeing Nanaki puffing up like a proud cat (dog?) is adorable but also he can see the pride that the other has! That's important!]

Really! Stopping a calamity, destruction to your planet...?! It's like something I've seen in a hero drama before! Saving the planet just in the nick of time, help from supernatural causes too! The true hero's journey! Your father would be proud to call you a warrior!

[He thinks, anyway!!]