Saint Seiya: This Gemini is a bit of a trap.

After obtaining the Mirror Image of Oni, Jalong had a clear understanding of the training required after awakening his Cosmo. In addition, with the treasure of the Mirror Image of Saga, his path of training was now infinitely bright.

Moreover, in the Holy Domain where powerful beings abound, he has no shortage of mirror material.

This morning, Milo mentioned that among the Silver Saints alone, there are famous powerful figures such as the Twin Shadows, the Three Dogs, the Four Guardians, and the Seven Miracles.

This was completely different from what Jia Long had imagined.

Furthermore, among the Bronze Saints, there are also the Ten Celestial Beasts, each possessing extraordinary strength.

In the era before the emergence of the Gold Saints, for more than 200 years since the end of the last Holy War, it has been these Bronze and Silver Saints who have been protecting the earth, and some of them have even fought against real evil gods.

There's so much material.

As long as he kept grinding, Jia Long felt that his growth rate would far exceed that of normal people.

but……

Are there any normal people in the top tier?

After glancing at Saga, Aiolos, and the other minor warriors, Jia Long felt... there seemed to be none.

Not only are the students abnormal, but even the teachers are abnormal.

Albiot, this teacher, went so far as to marry a wife while being a Saint, which is something no one else in the entire Sanctuary can match.

I heard that he and Scorpio had a lovely daughter named Jenny.

How can those single people in the Holy Land, who have been single for over 200 years, bear this?

"Milo!"

Just as Jia Long was lost in thought.

Albiot, atop the boulder, suddenly ceased his dogmatic bombardment and swept his piercing gaze across the distracted young fighters.

Milo was singled out, not because he was daydreaming. In fact, everyone except Aiolos was daydreaming, and Shaka was even snoring.

Milo was targeted by Alubio because of his unusual way of daydreaming: he was holding a photograph in his hand, staring at it intently with a delusional expression on his face.

That's not all, the key point is that the photo he pinched was... the constellation Grus!

Albiot walked over with a gloomy look in his eyes and asked sharply, "Milo, what are you looking at with that picture of the former Crane?"

"Hole!"

Milo said quietly, seemingly lost in thought and completely unaware of Albiot's arrival.

"Hole?"

In an instant, Albiot's face turned green, glowing green, and his eyes were terrifyingly murderous.

The surrounding air seemed to freeze.

A terrifyingly powerful nebulous current of energy swirled and rose beneath Albiot's feet, tearing at the surrounding air like a storm, causing it to crack and feel like his skin was being ripped apart.

"Andromeda Oni's nebula flow? No, this intensity... could it be the legendary nebula storm?!"

Everyone was terrified, but Milo himself remained completely absorbed in his obsession.

The threat of the nebula storm was completely ignored.

All he could see were the photos.

The young fighters' hearts immediately jumped into their throats, fearing that Milo's reckless actions would provoke Albiot's wrath, and that they would all be caught in the crossfire.

Especially Jia Long, who was currently attacking the Oni Mirror, was very aware of the power of the Nebula Storm.

The ultimate technique of Fairy Island!

A miniature cosmic storm that can even tear apart a nebula!

A terrifying fighting technique that even the Gold Saints and Sea Generals suffered greatly in the previous manga!

Now that Jia Long was standing right next to Milo, he didn't want to get caught in a nebula storm with Milo. Seeing that Milo seemed about to tell the truth, he quickly had a bright idea and spoke first:

“Professor Albio, I think the hole that Miro mentioned is a parable of the hole. Hmm, he was referring to the parable of the hole by the great philosopher Plato!”

"Plato's allegory of the cave?"

Chapter 23 Sudden Enlightenment! Shaka Closes His Eyes

In mythology, the Titan Prometheus brought fire to humankind, while the goddess Athena brought wisdom, prompting humanity to contemplate the future and thus initiating a holy war against the gods.

Under the radiant light of the goddess, a great number of exceptionally capable sages emerged among humankind, such as the famous Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle...

These sages were also the founders of the Sanctuary and held a revered position in the hearts of the Saints.

Therefore, even though Albio was furious and wanted to slap Milo to death, he had to suppress his anger for the time being when he heard the name of the ancient sage Plato.

The nebula storm subsided slightly, and he glanced sideways at Jia Long, saying coldly, "Jialon, are you saying that Milo, while holding the picture of Grus, was thinking about Plato's allegory of the cave?"

"Yes."

Seeing Albiot's unfriendly expression, which seemed ready to beat him up at the slightest provocation, Jia Long had no choice but to bite the bullet and start spouting nonsense with a straight face.

“Milo is my roommate, so I know him pretty well. Although he seems filthy, he's someone who has transcended vulgar tastes. Teacher, look at his enlightened state. Does he seem to be thinking about filthy things? It's more like he's pursuing the truth, isn't it?”

"Therefore, the cave he mentioned is definitely a metaphor used by the great sages!!"

Jia Long insisted.

"is it?"

Albiot was naturally a hundred percent skeptical, and not only him, but none of the other junior fighters watching believed it either.

However, judging from Milo's current state of obsession and immersion, he does indeed resemble the enlightened being that Jalong spoke of, much like Saga and Aiolos were just now.

"Is he really contemplating the metaphor of the cave?"

"What the heck is this 'cave metaphor'?"

The young warriors have been training since they were young, and many of them did not even attend primary school. Although they had heard of Plato's great name, they did not know what the allegory of the cave proposed by this sage was.

Fortunately, Jia Long, eager to divert attention, quickly began telling the story of the Cave Parable.

In his previous life, as a university monk, Jia Long had a certain understanding of Plato's philosophical ideas.

His thoughts were largely the same in this world.

The Allegory of the Cave is a metaphor by Plato for the state of humanity before the Holy War.

The parable of the cave, also known as the allegory of the cave, imagines a group of humans living in a cave. They were arranged by God to stay there from childhood, bound by chains, unable to turn their heads, and could only see their shadows on the cave wall in front of them.

Behind and above them was a fire, and a path ran through the cave, along which was a low wall, like a puppet show screen.

Some specific divine messengers carried various implements through the path behind the wall, and the firelight projected the implements through the wall onto the cave wall in front of the humans. These implements were models made based on real objects.

Humans naturally consider shadows to be the only real thing.

If one of them were to break free of his chains and turn around to see the firelight and the objects, he would realize that what he had previously considered real was nothing but an illusion.

This is the parable of the cave.

……

"What you see before your eyes may not be the truth; it may be the exact opposite. Take Milo, for example. On the surface, he's looking at you... cough, the photo of Grus from the other day. It looks so sordid, but isn't the opposite of sordid nobility? Perhaps he's contemplating love and justice at that moment."

After explaining the parable of the cave, Jia Long began to try to whitewash the situation, but he himself didn't believe what he said.

But some people actually believed it.

"All phenomena are illusory; all conditioned phenomena are like dreams, illusions, bubbles, shadows, dew, and lightning. Thus should they be viewed..."

Shaka clasped his hands together, his face displaying a solemn and dignified expression, and slowly closed his eyes.

In an instant, Shaka's body shimmered with light, as if countless stars were gathering within him, gradually forming the prototype of a dazzling universe.

"Little universe?!"

"Shaka has had an epiphany!!"

The young fighters were dumbfounded.

Even Albiot was incredibly surprised: "By simply sealing his eyes, he awakened his consciousness and found a new path, completely without needing to undergo a life-or-death trial to forget his five senses. This Shaka... truly lives up to his reputation as a reincarnation of Buddha!"

"Given his special circumstances, if he can remain in a state of closed vision for an extended period, he will accumulate a powerful sixth sense!"

Albio was surprised, and the little fighters were shocked.

Even Jalong, who had inadvertently enlightened Shaka, was dumbfounded. Holy crap, he figured it out so easily?! I just activated my sixth sense this morning, and after countless life-and-death experiences, I'm only half a day ahead?

A sense of urgency arose in Jia Long's heart.

"Sigh, I just wanted to cultivate in an easy way, but the person chasing me is such a weirdo!"

Just as Jia Long was sighing.

Saga, standing to one side, tugged at his sleeve and asked curiously, "Karon, in the story you're telling, did the protagonist break free of his chains on his own, or did he break free under the guidance of the goddess Athena?"

Jia Long was taken aback, then casually said, "Of course he broke free on his own. Athena hadn't even been born yet."

Unexpectedly, his casual remark elicited a look of realization from Saga: "Indeed, the gods are not humanity's only hope. I understand now!"

A fierce fighting spirit burned within Saga.

Although Saga did not have an epiphany like Shaka, Jalong could clearly sense that after Saga's sudden enlightenment, the fighting spirit within him seemed ready to break free from its cocoon and transform into consciousness at any moment.

Another guy who doesn't follow the beaten path!

What Ja Long found even more unacceptable was that not only Shaka and Saga, but also the other young warriors showed signs of understanding after hearing the story of the cave.

This plunged Jia Long into deep self-doubt: "Am I the one with the lowest comprehension? Can I only awaken my inner universe through constant life-and-death trials?"

However, Jia Long quickly came to terms with it.

Everyone has their own path, and the way to awaken one's inner universe is not important. After all, even the incredibly powerful Xiaoqiang in his previous life only awakened by constantly being beaten up, just like him.

Moreover, he didn't actually get beaten up; his method is the most unique way of "brushing"!

Just as Jia Long regained his confidence.

"Oh, that feels so good~"

Milo woke up and let out a comfortable groan, as if he had just had a wonderful daydream.

All eyes turned to Milo.