To Preserve Namek's Peace

“Please, just Nero is fine.” It wasn’t as though Nero was here on official business or anything. He was just vibing and making sure that the frogs were doing well, one of his favorite pastimes! At least he wasn’t some kind of omega celebrity. That would have been its own headache.

Speaking of headaches; the Shinjin had some knowledge of recent events; both the good and bad. “Yeah, that sounds about right.” Nero would have preferred more good to be going on right now but some folks just didn’t have it in them to be better.

Though he already knew it, it was nice to hear that he was respected. He found himself curious as to what the Shinjin’s supposed mission was, so he gestured for her to speak once she was ready. She had mentioned the conflict between what she knew as the Arcosian Empire, Saiyan Kingdom and the Mazoku Hoken. “It is a more complex matter than simplistic desires of vengeance. I would appreciate it if you did not insult Ticoga and Zuqetta in such a way.” Nero said evenly. “I would prefer to leave it at that too, but it’s quite clear to me that you don’t have the full picture. I can fill in the gaps if you’d like.”

At least she seemed keen to prevent such nonsense from happening a second time, that was good. Minerva wished to facilitate a ‘spiritual revival’ of sorts. An interesting prospect but if there was any planet that knew how to manage it themselves, it was Namek. Still, Nero let her speak about her plan.

“Hang on, you made a home for yourself in the shrine?” His brow furrowed slightly, he found himself somewhat offended as well as concerned for Minerva. “You’re lucky that nobody seems to have noticed that yet!” He lightly chastised her. “The Shrine of Porunga is immensely sacred to us. To put it bluntly, I advise that you refrain from making it your home. Encouraging the wildlife to view it as a safe haven is perfectly fine, they already do that, just... Don’t live in it yourself. Trust me, my people would not like that.” For plenty of reasons too, not just the fact that it was a sacred monument that stood for untold lengths of time. The last time a Shinjin tried to ‘help’ they chose to try and warp the Outer Plait and harm the Mazoku, so the general stance towards them wasn’t great since.

“Hmm.” Nero didn’t really sound as though he liked the idea of building a temple over the Shrine of Porunga either. “I don’t think that is wise either. For one thing— Porunga, despite all his whimsy, I believe him to be something of a minimalist. The idea is we as individuals all hold some of that light in us, we see it in each other and so it is everywhere. We are our beacon. That is our way of life.” Nero wasn’t sure what ‘priesthood’ that Minerva was even referring to either. “Trust me, our religious practices are doing quite well. If there is anything in need of revival it is the kindness that has been lost to some folks.” True, as sad as it was to say.

“Please try to understand where I’m coming from when I say this— if you wish to help Mother Namek, then you need to have a deeper understanding of it. Accept and embrace this world as we have, come to know it and let Namek see you as it has seen us.”