Marvel's Magic Master

"Well done!"

Sharna didn't pursue the matter further and patted George on the shoulder.

It's already embarrassing enough that Theo, as a Silver Saint, was injured by George, who doesn't even have a Bronze Cloth. If we continue to pursue this matter, things might get out of hand.

The three constellations of Venus, Canis Major, and Hercules have a very good relationship and are also the Pope's confidants. Offending them too much would be troublesome.

George didn't pay much attention either, because if he remembered correctly, the Silver Fly constellation shouldn't live much longer.

At night, George quietly left his stone house and arrived at the entrance to the Twelve Palaces.

"Athena's barrier is quite impressive."

Instead of immediately heading towards the area between Scorpio and Sagittarius, he stopped and began to observe.

From the first house of the twelve golden palaces to the mountaintop above, everything is shrouded in a barrier personally laid out by Athena in the mythological era.

Inside the barrier, no one can fly or use spatial abilities to travel; they can only walk up step by step.

"However, it can be handled."

After observing for a while, George activated the authority of the Thief's Path, found a loophole in the barrier, and disappeared from the spot in a flash.

When he reappeared, he was already positioned between Scorpio and Sagittarius.

"Open the door!"

He drew a door on the ground and bypassed the seal of the gods, entering the Ophiuchus Palace, which was buried inside the mountain.

"As expected, it is the Ophiuchus Gold Cloth."

Upon entering the Ophiuchus Palace, he immediately saw the gleaming golden holy garment displayed in the center of the palace.

Reaching out and pressing his hand on the Saint Cloth, George once again invoked the "Fraud" authority of the Thief's Path.

The Saint Cloths are not inanimate objects; nourished by the cosmos of generations of Saints, they have long since developed some intelligence.

So it doesn't mean that you can wear the Saint Cloth and fight just because you get it.

Especially the Gold Cloths, without the powerful cosmos of the Seventh Sense, are not recognized by the Cloths.

What you're wearing is nothing more than a heavy suit of armor.

They might even be rejected by the Saint Cloth.

George is in the same situation now; he hasn't reached the Seventh Sense yet and has no connection to Ophiuchus.

Even if you get the Saint Cloth, you won't be able to use it.

Therefore, he directly used his power of deception to trick the Ophiuchus Gold Cloth into believing that he was its original master, Odysseus.

In this way, he will be able to successfully put on the Saint Cloth.

As expected, the Ophiuchus Gold Cloth, affected by the deception, quickly disintegrated and automatically donned onto George.

George also obtained a lot of useful information from the Gold Cloth.

Saints who wear the same Cloth throughout history can always use the same moves, but some of them are not master and disciple.

This is because when a Saint inherits a Cloth, they also obtain some information left behind by the previous owner of the Cloth.

The most common of these are naturally the moves used by the previous owner.

Now that he has gained the approval of the Ophiuchus Gold Cloth, he has also received some of the techniques left behind by Odysseus.

Ophiuchus is known as the strongest Gold Saint, not only because of his powerful cosmos that surpasses that of a normal Gold Saint.

The most important point is its medical and poison skills.

His medical skills can heal any injury, and even bring the dead back to life to snatch souls back from Hades' grasp.

His poison skills were so terrifying that even gods could be affected, not just those at the second or third level.

Even major gods like Poseidon and Hades would risk death if they were struck by the full power of Ophiuchus's poison.

What George has now obtained from the Ophiuchus Gold Cloth is the Ophiuchus medical and poison techniques.

"Wear it for a few hours every day, and you should be able to achieve the seventh sense in a few days."

In addition to inheriting medical and poison skills, he can also sense some of the aura of the Seventh Sense of a Gold Saint in advance through the Ophiuchus Gold Cloth.

Therefore, as long as he wears it a few more times, given his status, he can quickly upgrade the microcosm of this body to the ultimate microcosm level and master the seventh sense.

After spending the night in the Ophiuchus Palace, George took off his Saint Cloth and threw it into his specially created changing space the next day.

He can put on the Gold Cloth anytime he wants.

Unlike other Saint Seiya characters, they don't need to carry their Saint Cloths around all day.

And so, George spent his days mingling in the plaza, using his sixth sense to challenge all the decent Sanctuary grunts.

He didn't even spare the Bronze Saints.

Without his own Cloth, he defeated a Bronze Saint who was wearing Cloth, making George famous throughout the Sanctuary.

Everyone believes that George might skip the Bronze Saints next year and directly advance to the Silver Saints, obtaining the Silver Cloth.

At night, he went to the sealed Ophiuchus Palace, put on his Gold Cloth, and tried to awaken his Seventh Sense to enhance the strength of his Cosmo.

Five days later, at dawn, George slowly opened his eyes in the Ophiuchus Palace.

"So this is the ultimate microcosm? It's quite interesting indeed!"

After reaching the Seventh Sense, he discovered that the ultimate microcosm of the Seventh Sense was actually the prototype of the universe.

If one can understand the laws of creation on this basis, there is a high chance that it can be extended into a real universe.

Of course, the Saints of this world do not follow the path of creation, nor do they perfect their own cosmos.

It will only continuously increase the intensity of the microcosm to unleash even more powerful cosmic force.

He put away the Ophiuchus Gold Cloth and went to the Sanctuary Plaza as usual.

Because of the fame he's gained in the past few days, he no longer needs to participate in training like the other grunts and can freely decide what to do each day.

In terms of treatment, they are no worse off than ordinary Bronze Saints.

"That is?"

As he walked along the edge of the square, he suddenly heard arguing coming from not far away.

One of them was Chief of Staff Gigas, who was in charge of the daily affairs of the Sanctuary.

Besides the Saints and grunts, the Sanctuary also has many ordinary people responsible for daily life, and the leader of these ordinary people is Gigas.

Gigas doesn't have much power, but he is very loyal to the current Pope, so he has the right to command Saints below the Silver rank.

"Marin is here too."

Walking towards the source of the sound, he saw Marin of Aquila hiding near a rock, eavesdropping.

Marin of Aquila was Seiya's master.

"Why did you do such a thing in Siberia? I must see the new Pope today and demand an explanation!"

"Watch your words! It's extremely rude of you to speak to Chief of Staff Gigas like that!"

"Shut up, you watchdog of the new pope."

"Are you trying to go against His Holiness the Pope?"

"Hmph, the responsibility of the Sanctuary and the Saints is to secretly maintain world peace when evil is rampant."

"I, the Crystal Saint, would never condone such behavior, not even under the Pope's orders, but for the sake of personal gain!"

"So it was Hyoga's master, the Crystal Saint."

George listened to the conversation below and, upon seeing the man in the crystal-colored Saint Cloth, immediately understood what was happening. He remembered that after Saga became Pope, he ordered his subordinates to forcibly construct ice pyramids in Siberia, causing immense suffering to the local inhabitants.

So the Crystal Saint, who was training in Siberia, came to the Sanctuary to question the Pope.

As a result, he was hit by Saga's Illusionary Demon Emperor Fist, controlled by Saga, and returned to Siberia to oversee the construction of the pyramids.

Later, when Hyoga returned to Siberia, he received orders to kill Hyoga, but was awakened by Hyoga and Seiya working together.

On his deathbed, he used his last strength to destroy the ice pyramid.

"Men, seize this traitor!"

Seeing that the Crystal Saint was unmoved by reason, Chief of Staff Gigas immediately summoned nearby henchmen and Bronze Saints to capture the Crystal Saint.

However, the Crystal Saint is the apprentice of the Gold Saint Camus and the master of the Bronze Saint Hyoga.

Even a regular Silver Saint wouldn't be a match for them, so how could a few Bronze Saints and grunts possibly defeat them?

Soon, the Bronze Saints and the grunts were defeated by the Crystal Saints.

Just as the Crystal Saint was about to kill Chief of Staff Gigas, Saga, disguised as the Pope, finally appeared.

Then, just like in the original story, Saga used the Illusionary Demon Emperor Fist to control the Crystal Saint.

The Crystal Saint obediently left the Sanctuary.

However, George did not ignore it. Instead, he followed the Crystal Saint and stopped him as soon as he left the Sanctuary.

Why did you stop me?

The Crystal Saint, who had already been brainwashed, showed a cold expression when he saw the henchmen appear in front of him.

George smiled and said:
"You've fallen for the Pope's trick and your mind has been controlled. I'm here to help you."

"How dare you slander His Holiness the Pope! You're asking for death!"

Upon hearing this, the Crystal Saint's eyes flashed with a cold light, and his inner cosmos instantly erupted:
"Diamond Star Fist!"

A powerful chill accompanied by a supersonic punch launched an attack on all of George's vital organs.

"All curses come to an end."

George dodged the Crystal Saint's attack at the speed of light in a flash, then slapped him on the back of the head.

After gaining the Seventh Sense and obtaining the Ultimate Cosmo, his punching speed and movement speed naturally reached the speed of light.

The Crystal Saint's strength is only at the Silver level, and his punch speed is about three times the speed of sound, so you can't even touch him.

"what!"

The Crystal Saint, who was hit on the back of the head, trembled and then knelt on the ground.

After a while, his dazed eyes finally cleared.

"Weren't I on my way to see the Pope? Why am I here!"

He remembered defeating the warriors who stood in his way, meeting the new pope, and then... then he lost control.
"You have been attacked by the Pope and your mind has been controlled."

George approached the now-conscious Crystal Saint and reminded him once again.

"Yes, it was the Pope who attacked me!"

At this moment, Crystal Saint recalled the process of their meeting and realized what had happened.

"Thank you for freeing me from the control, but who are you, and why did you help me?"

The person in front of him was wearing armor commonly seen on Saint-level prospective warriors, yet possessed strength far surpassing his own, and easily deciphered the Pope's moves.

“I am Euler, a Saint Seiya trainee. I have been training in the Sanctuary. I happened to be hiding nearby when you met the Pope.”

George explained with a smile.

The Crystal Saint looked puzzled.
"Reserve, your strength is beyond what a reserve can possess."

He felt that George's strength should be top-tier even among Silver-ranked players, so how could he still be a reserve?

"I only recently awakened my own cosmos, but I had some fortuitous encounters that gave me my current strength."

George glossed over his own abilities:
"That's not important. What's important is that I discovered there's something wrong with the new pope. That new pope isn't Pope Alexius; he's someone else who's impersonating him."

"what!"

Upon hearing George's words, the Crystal Saint's expression immediately turned serious, and he no longer cared about what extraordinary encounter had made his newly awakened cosmos so powerful.

"How did you know?"

Although the pope attacked him and controlled his mind, he only thought that the new pope was too autocratic and did not realize that he had already been replaced.

It's important to know that the Sanctuary is not only protected by Athena's barrier, but also by so many Gold Saints.

Even if Hades and Poseidon came, they couldn't possibly replace the Pope without a sound.

"Because I happened to overhear the conversation between the new Pope and Chief of Staff Kigas, and then did some investigation."

George shared some of the information he knew.

After hearing this, the Crystal Saint's face showed an expression of disbelief:
"You mean that Pope Shion back then wasn't Aiolos of Sagittarius, but Saga of Gemini?"

Saga also killed Aschi and took his place as the new Pope.

This news is absolutely outrageous.

"I used my special ability to become invisible and secretly watched what the new Pope looked like after he took off his mask. He looked exactly like the missing Gemini Saga."

Furthermore, the technique the new Pope used to control you was likely Gemini's ultimate move, the Illusionary Demon Emperor Fist.

George once again provided decisive evidence.

The Crystal Saint, now believing George's words, hurriedly said:

"I'll go tell Master about this right now!"

His master is none other than Camus, the Gold Saint of Aquarius. Only with the intervention of a Gold Saint can Saga's conspiracy be exposed.

George reached out and grabbed the Crystal Saint who was about to head to Sanctuary to find Camus:

"Saga will discover you as soon as you enter the Sanctuary, and based on that alone, it will be difficult for the Gold Saints to believe that the Pope is Saga in disguise."

"What should I do?"

After calming down, Crystal Saint showed an anxious expression on his face.

"The most urgent task is to protect Athena's safety and to stop the Saints sent by the Pope to Tokyo to steal the Sagittarius Gold Cloth."

George explained his plan.

Crystal Saint nodded:
"Okay, then I'll go to Tokyo now!"

Back in Siberia, before he came to the Holy Land, he had already killed those who forcibly forced the people to build the ice pyramids.

So it's okay if you don't go back for now.

Since that Miss Saori is very likely the Athena who was taken away by Sagittarius back then, he, as a Saint, must go there.

Moreover, his apprentice, Hyoga, was also there.

This will also allow us to verify whether what George said is true.

"Take this. If anything happens, just input your inner cosmic power and you can contact me."

I'll be here in the Sanctuary, so I'll let you know if anything happens.

George handed the Crystal Saint a magical mirror he had made that could capture video from a distance.

(End of this chapter)