Before the invasion [Training/Flashback]

The saibaman had a small satisfaction after successfully hitting the kid and he was even happier when the kid didn’t fight back and instead tried to flee from the combat. Nasu, on the other hand, was growing far more annoyed than before and he folded his arms in front of his chest, growing angrier by the second as it was made obvious by the hammering of his fingers to his arm. ”Natsu, fight back! Be a saiyan for fuck sake!” he roared at his own son, with plenty of frustration in his tone.

The saibaman flew at an amazing speed, as it was far more capable than most of his race and reached the kid once again, aiming to elbow strike his head down to the ground, to send the kid plummeting like a rock. He was having the time of his life and that much as clear in his face and due to that, Nasu stared at Kinoko with the corner of his eyes, to make sure she was working on strengthening her mind and holding back her rage.

The Saibaman was satisfied his attack worked on the small saiyan, but Nasu was even more satisfied when he saw his son, at the very least, was capable of summoning what could be called a prototype barrier technique and that made him chuckle in satisfaction. This was enough for now and thus he stared back at Kinoko who by now had already mastered the technique. "Seems like he isn't useless after all." he said, mentioning Natsu. "Now... I know you are dying to get rid of the saibaman and I will allow you to do so. But not with your fists or your body." he paused, with a teasing smile. "If you want to save your son, you will have to make your aura a weapon! A spear! Now... Focus your ki energy on it, instead of just unleashing it as you flare the aura! Make it powerful and deadly and if you accomplish that..." he shrugged. "Be my guess and take the damn creature out. Hahahaha!" he said as he subtly taught her the Rebellion Spear technique.

Kinoko had some pleasure erasing the disposable creature and that made Nasu chuckle a bit, still, his small smirk faded away rather quickly when he saw his mate rushing towards the kid. ”She is becoming overly attached to the kid and that’s worrisome. I’m not yet sure he is an adequate heir and if he is not, I would better just send him to a faraway planet for him to hone his skills and care to generate another, more suitable one. I don’t want him dead, but he is far from what I’ve expected and I wonder if it had something to do with taking him out one year too early…” Nasu couldn’t help but to think that it had some relation, since both Akiko and Komatsu were taken from their incubation chamber way too early and they both had soft and foolish hearts.

The Saiyan King sighed and folded his arms in front of his chest for a moment, thinking things through. ”I wonder how that idiot of a brother is doing anyway… I hope he doesn’t get too worrywart about my decoy regarding attacking Namek. In all honesty, I would rather avoid more saiyan casualties, even though their ranks are filled with cowards and traitors. I also worry about leaving the planet vulnerable, but again, Jarvis is attacking Earth at this very moment, so he won’t come here… Nakiya is dead. I killed her myself so I’m sure I finished the job and even if she were to resurrect, I doubt she would be able to just teleport here out of the blue.” he touched his chin. ”The Kold Demons won’t attack thanks to my agreement with Laufey and even if they are foolish enough to try, the ones I will leave here to be led by Fennle would be more than enough to make quick work of them. Yes… I think it’s safe to assume we are in the clear. On top of that, I don’t plan on staying on Earth for more than a couple of days.” Nasu had thought this through and, in all honesty, his timing seemed correct and proper. ”And just to make sure, we will leave without anyone knowing we did so. This way no one will be able to leak any information.” he decided, just to be extra careful.

With his mind set, he took a couple steps towards Kinoko. ”You are becoming too soft because of this kid. But we will talk about this later. Now that I know your mind is safe, I’m happy to share a bit more with you.” and his eyes seemed genuinely relieved; Nasu liked to have people he could trust and deep inside his heart he carved for it and was continuously disappointed over and over again. ”Follow me. And bring the kid.” he said as he turned around and started moving towards the hidden hangar they had set for emergency escapes.

It was fishy to say the least, but he didn’t explain anything else. At least not yet.

Nasu frowned his brows a bit in a somewhat thoughtful expression. ”I can’t really explain, but ever since you took him out. No… Ever since the Kaioshin accident, aggravated after you took Natsu out of his chamber, your behavior is sometimes a bit different. I can’t yet tell what’s up, but I know there’s something… But whatever, I’m just glad we can finally talk again without that demon bitch lurking around your mind, reading it and plotting…” he sighed in relief and that made a sincere yet small smile to appear on his face.

When she apologized for not learning how to defend her mind sooner, he shook his head. ”I’m sorry I didn’t teach you sooner. I guess I got sidetracked with everything that was going on…” he said as he walked towards the emergency hangar of the Palace. When Kinoko mentioned catching up to him so she wouldn’t be a handicap, he shook his head, stopped his walking and turned back to her, gently caressing her cheek with the back of his hand. ”If I only recognized those who held the same power as I do, I wouldn’t care for anyone. You are not my weakness, you are part of my strength. I don’t fight only for my sake anymore. I fight for Miso, for Karota, even for Luffa and Tarro. But mostly, Kinoko, I fight for you and even for this half-worthless brat you are holding…” and it was obvious Natsu’s behavior annoyed the shit out of him and yet, he fought for him.

Nasu cared about those he took and placed some of them by his side, and not under him. He believed in strength, but resolved and loyalty were also appreciated and he knew all too well that everyone had a role to play. ”You give me willpower to ascend even higher and that’s the reason I managed to create this Kingdom for us, to conquer our enemies and to ascend into godhood. You are part of all of this, Kinoko, so don’t belittle your part just because you lack a power level to compete against me, Komatsu and some others.” he added.