Hubris didn't quite trust the monkey King, so when Kiro entered the meditative state, he didn't immediately go into his mental world. He wanted to train his astral body, but also wanted to protect his lord from potential dangers.
The monkey King looked at Hubris like he was a party. He was thoroughly entertained with how the hound was carrying himself. It was still quite unbelievable that this hellhound, was hellbent on protecting the boy. It was unheard of, so naturally, it intrigued him.
"You don't have to be so on guard. I can quite literally feel your anger, I'm not going to do anything to your master. Even if I did, there's nothing you could do."
"I don't care, I'll die before I let you do anything to him." He spoke for the first time in a long time, that's why his voice came out raspy and hoarse.
"You know, I knew your father. Bright kid, brave too."
"So?"