Marvel's Magic Master

Three days later, George was watching the soldiers train in the square when the magic mirror in his pocket suddenly emitted a slight fluctuation.

He knew that it was the Crystal Saint contacting him through the Magic Mirror.

So he found a secluded spot and teleported back to his stone house.

He took out the magic mirror, wiped it with his hand, and the mirror projected a shadow onto the wall of the stone house. The other side of the projection was the Crystal Saint.

"I have reunited with Hyoga, and the Saint Seiya sent by the Pope has also been dealt with."

The Crystal Saint recounted the information from that side.

The Pope sent the strongest Bronze Saint in Sanctuary, the colossal Durades, to steal the Sagittarius Cloth.

Although this person's cosmos is only at the bronze level, he is nearly three meters tall and possesses immense physical strength.

Therefore, his strength is unmatched among the Bronze Saints of the Sanctuary.

Except him.

During the previous challenge, he beat Durandez so badly that his head was swollen like a pig's.

Just as Seiya and his companions were finally defeating the Dark Four Heavenly Kings led by Ikki, Douglas suddenly appeared with a group of Sanctuary grunts.

This caught Seiya and the others off guard.

Fortunately, the Crystal Saint arrived in time and, with his Silver Saint-level power, helped Seiya and the others successfully defeat Douglas and his henchmen.

Afterwards, the two sides met and exchanged information, and the Crystal Saint confirmed that the information George had provided was true, and that Ms. Saori was indeed Athena.

Saori, Seiya, and the others learned the truth about everything, as well as the existence of George, from the Crystal Saint.

"Ora, I didn't expect you to be so good at hiding your true abilities. You even deliberately lost to me last time. I must have a good match with you when I have time!"

As soon as the Crystal Saint finished speaking, Seiya's head popped into the projection from the side.

He naturally recognized the original identity of George's current body, although he wasn't as familiar with it as he was with Casio.

He just didn't expect that Ora, who was usually of average strength, actually had even greater power than the Crystal Saint.

Therefore, he naturally assumed that Euler's previous actions of obeying Sharna's orders to intercept him and then being easily injured by him were all an act.

"it is good."

George smiled and nodded, then recounted what had happened in the Sanctuary over the past few days.

Perhaps upon discovering that Athena was still alive, Saga's state, influenced by the evil god, became even more unstable, and he became much more brutal.

They not only began sending Silver and Bronze Saints to carry out military sabotage in countries that did not obey their orders.

They also devised many cruel punishments for those in the Holy Land who dared to question them.

At the same time, the daily training of the Sanctuary's grunts has turned into death training, where one wrong move could cost them their lives.

"If this continues, the Holy Land will be finished!"

Crystal Saint's expression turned quite ugly.

The arrival of Athena signifies the beginning of a new holy war, and the Sanctuary is in dire need of power.

With Saga's actions, the power of the Sanctuary will inevitably be significantly affected.

"Therefore, we need to go to the Holy Land as soon as possible, and we cannot let the Holy Land continue to be like this."

At that moment, Saori, dressed in modern clothes, walked into the projected image with a serious expression.

George shook his head:

"Wait a little longer. The entire Sanctuary is now under Saga's control. Coming here now would be suicide."

Saori is currently not fully awakened to Athena's consciousness, nor is she able to unleash Athena's power.

If they arrive too early, it will be difficult to gain the trust of the Gold Saints of the Sanctuary.

In his opinion, Athena and the others didn't need to come to the Sanctuary at all; they could have waited for Saga to send people over in waves.

In any case, apart from a few Silver Saints, the most important thing in the Holy War is the Gold Saints, while the Bronze Saints are basically cannon fodder.

In the original storyline, if the five Bronze Saints hadn't been so incredibly powerful, with terrifyingly strong willpower, always able to get back up after being knocked down, their inner cosmos burning to its ultimate limit, they would have been in a much better position.

Athena was killed by Saga long ago.

Just wait a while, until Athena's consciousness within Saori's body fully awakens, and there will be no need for any explanation.

All the Saints who sense Saori's Cosmo will immediately realize that Saori is Athena, and then they will completely stand on Athena's side.

"My suggestion is that you contact the Saint Seiya characters you know, tell them the truth, and then gather them together to protect Saori-san."

Based on my current intelligence, Saga is very likely to send Silver Saints to steal the Sagittarius Cloth and attack Saori in the next few days.

The more Saints Seiya gathers on his side, the stronger they become, and the stronger the Saints Saga sends over will be.

If more Gold Saints could be sent over, the defenses of the Holy Land would be greatly weakened, giving him more room to maneuver.

After some discussion, everyone agreed that George made sense.

So everyone started to act quickly.

Ikki accompanies Shun to Andromeda Island to find Shun's master, the Silver Saint of Cepheus, Allubia.

Although Alubia is a Silver Saint, he has awakened the Seventh Sense and possesses the Ultimate Cosmo.

In terms of true strength, he is no less than a typical Gold Saint.

Moreover, several years ago, Allebya had already sensed that there was a problem between the Sanctuary and the Pope, and in recent years he has stopped obeying the Pope's orders to attend meetings at the Sanctuary.

Therefore, as long as Shun goes to tell the truth, Allubia will surely bring all his apprentices to protect Saori's safety.

It just so happens that Scorpio Milo and Pisces Aphrodite are still in the Sanctuary, and should not have been sent by Saga to carry out the mission of eliminating Arobia.

Shiryu and Seiya went to the Five Old Peaks and Jamir respectively.

Shiryu's master, Libra Gold Saint Dohko, had long sensed something was wrong and knew that the current Pope was Saga in disguise.

After all, he and Shion were old comrades-in-arms and knew each other very well.

Moreover, all the Gold Saints of this generation have received his guidance, and he knows them very well.

The reason he held back was because he had to guard the seal of the Underworld army, and Athena was not in any immediate danger.

The same goes for Mu, the Gold Saint of Aries in Jamir. As the former Pope's disciple, how could he not notice the Pope's changes?

However, one hand cannot clap, and considering the overall situation of the Holy Land, the lack of substantial evidence has prevented the truth from being exposed.

The purpose of informing these two was to make them understand the current situation, so that if Saga sent a few Gold Saints over and Seiya and the others couldn't hold on, they could rush over to help.

Hyoga and the Crystal Saints stayed behind to continue protecting Saori, finding a secluded place to hide in order to prevent the Sanctuary from sending anyone over during this time.

George remained in the Sanctuary as an informant, monitoring the movements of Saga and the Saints.

"Eurah, His Holiness the Pope summons you!"

Just as George ended the call, there was a knock on the door of the stone house.

"Saga is looking for me?"

George stroked his chin, having formed some general guesses in his mind.

He opened the door and saw the Fire Saint of the Forge constellation who followed Gigas around all day.

"follow me."

The fiery Saint raised his chin, gesturing for George to follow him.

Although George is quite strong, he is not even a Bronze Saint, while he is Gigas' most trusted subordinate.

He naturally felt his status was above George's. George didn't take offense at the attitude of the Flame Saint; under Saga's management for over a decade, the Saints' sense of hierarchy had become very strong.

Many Saint Seiya characters possess great strength, but their character is extremely poor.

Before joining the Sanctuary and becoming a Saint, this fiery Saint was a street thug in Athens.

His goal in becoming a Saint Seiya was not to maintain world peace or fight against darkness, but to gain power and wealth.

Many Silver and Gold Saints share the same ideology; only a minority are truly blinded by Saga and genuinely loyal to the Sanctuary.

Following the fiery Saint to the Pope's Hall, George saw that quite a few people were already standing there.

The leader of them was Chief of Staff Kigas.

"It seems Saga is getting restless too."

Aside from Gigas, he knew most of the others, such as Misty of the Lizard constellation, Moses of the Beluga constellation, and Adrian of the Canes Venatici constellation.

Almost all of them are Silver Saints.

It can be said that, apart from the two female Silver Saints, Marin of Aquila and Shaina of Ophiuchus, there are...

All the Silver Saints of the Sanctuary have been gathered.

The Silver Saints were all surprised to see George appear there.

They had also heard of George, knowing that he had defeated all the Bronze Saints of the Sanctuary and was considered the number one Bronze Saint in the Sanctuary.

Even without the Saint Cloth.

However, he did not believe that he had already possessed the strength of a Silver Saint.

The difference in strength between silver and bronze is not as great as that between silver and gold, but it is still significant.

Even if all the Bronze Saints in the Sanctuary were combined, they might not be able to defeat the weakest Silver Saint.

However, they didn't say anything. Since it was the Pope who summoned them, there must be a reason for the Pope's summons.

"Ahem, His Holiness the Pope has summoned you here because he has an important task to entrust to you."

Once everyone had arrived, Gigas began to explain the mission in detail:
"The Kido Foundation in Tokyo obtained the Gold Cloth of Sagittarius Aiolos, the traitor of Sanctuary, but instead of returning it, they used it as an excuse to hold some kind of Galactic Tournament."

Therefore, the Pope previously ordered Duradis to lead a group to retrieve the Sagittarius Cloth.

However, the Kido Foundation, together with several Bronze Saints and the treacherous Crystal Saints, killed Durades.

This is a blatant provocation and contempt for the Holy Land; it is simply unforgivable!

At this point, Gigas slammed the scepter in his hand hard into the ground.

"So your mission this time is to go to Tokyo and eliminate all those Saints who dare to betray the Sanctuary."

They brought back Saori Kido, the heiress of the Kido Group, and the Sagittarius Gold Cloth.

"Don't worry, Chief of Staff. There's no need to go to such lengths for just one Crystal Saint and a few Bronze Saints. I can handle it all by myself."

Algo of Perseus stepped forward confidently.

The others nodded in agreement.

Perseus is currently the most powerful Silver Saint in their Sanctuary.

It's not that its cosmos is particularly strong, but mainly that Perseus possesses the Medusa Shield, which turns anyone who sees it to stone.

So if you want to defeat Perseus, you have to close your eyes and give up sight.

"Things are not that simple. The Crystal Saint is quite strong, and there may be other Saints who have betrayed the Sanctuary in the shadows."

Therefore, you must work together to complete this mission.

Just then, Saga, dressed in papal robes and wearing a mask, finally appeared.

He walked to the high throne and sat down, looking down at the crowd:

"Whoever manages to bring Saori Kido and the Sagittarius Gold Cloth to me will receive my personal guidance to awaken their Seventh Sense and become the next Sagittarius Gold Saint."

After the failure of the Duradis operation, he learned about the young lady of the Kido Group, Kido Saori.

It is very likely that it was the human form of Athena that Sagittarius Aiolos rescued back then.

To prevent what happened back then from being exposed, he wished he could go there himself and completely eliminate the threat of Athena.

However, considering that he needed to be in charge of the Sanctuary, and that many Gold Saints already had doubts about him, he might expose his identity prematurely if he went there rashly.

So he had no choice but to send the Silver Saints over.

To ensure the mission could be completed smoothly, he sent almost all the Silver-level warriors, including Euler, who was suspected of having Silver-level strength.

After all, since she was able to help Crystal Saint undo his Illusionary Demon Fist, Saori Kido may have more than just Crystal Saint behind her.

"Sagittarius Gold Cloth!"

Upon hearing the Pope's promise to personally guide their training and even become the new Sagittarius Gold Saint, the Silver Saints below erupted in excitement.

They couldn't wait to fly to Tokyo and complete their mission.

"Of course, if you fail, you don't need to come back!"

However, just as they were getting excited, the next second they were so frightened by Saga's terrifying cosmos filled with killing intent that they almost knelt on the ground.

"It seems you really have reached the level of a Silver Saint."

At this moment, Saga fixed his gaze on George.

Under his terrifying cosmos, the Silver Saints could barely stand, and the Fiery Saint had already collapsed to the ground.

Although George was also trembling all over, his back remained straight.

This proves that George possesses a cosmos that is on par with any Silver Saint present.

"Then I bestow upon you the Silver Cloth of the Titanic Throne!"

At Saga's command, several attendants carried the Silver Cloth of the Titan Titan into the main hall.

Upon hearing this, George immediately feigned surprise.

"Thank you, Your Holiness!"

Although the Silver Cloth is not as powerful as the Gold Cloth, his strength is not much different whether he has the Cloth or not.

But having an extra set of Saint Cloths is never a bad thing.

Anyway, he can use the wrong means of authority to instantly make the Saint Cloths recognize him as their master, and he can take over several Saint Cloths.

However, he never expected that he would also be sent to Tokyo on a mission.

Of course, this is not a big deal.

"This is a perfect opportunity to officially become a Gold Saint of the Sanctuary."

After thinking about it carefully, it doesn't seem like a bad thing.

If he handles things well, he might even be personally appointed as the Sagittarius Gold Saint by Saga.

Only by becoming a Gold Saint can one have the right to become the Pope.

"Alright, go back and get ready. Kigas will lead the team to set off first thing tomorrow morning!"

After Saga issued the mission, he waved his hand, and everyone left the Papal Palace.

After everyone had left, two Saints dressed in golden armor appeared in the hall.

(End of this chapter)