Konzen isn't quite as colorful as Sanzo or as snarky, and probably not as funny (whether intentionally or not), but I like Konzen more unreservedly than Sanzo.

I agree with you, though, about the parent/guardian thing; it's one of his forms of denial. He might have answered differently later on; I was thinking of this as taking place in that in-between time before Li Touten ordered Nataku to attack Goku, when they enjoyed a few moments of peace and contentment. Tenpou probably was laughing to himself about Konzen's denial. XD

I felt lucky to run across the TenKon icon I used sometime after I picked up the prompts, since I knew I'd need it. Thanks for reading and commenting!