In front of the statue of the goddess......

"Yo! Sasha, long time no see. Naraku, who came to the Pope's Hall because of Pope Sage's summons, saw Sasha standing in front of the statue of the goddess and greeted him with a smile, not respecting the other party as the goddess Athena at all.

"Naraku, Lord Athena is something we must respect." Looking at Naraku, who was hanging out, Sage really wanted to punch this thing in the face.

"Well! Old man, does it matter? In my words, you should know what kind of person I am, I haven't learned anything about protecting people, and if I want to fight with my life to protect a goddess I haven't met a few times, are you kidding, if it's to take care of a familiar girl in the middle of a fight, I can consider it. Naraku still maintained that cynical attitude and said with a smile, "I don't think Sasha will mind this kind of thing, even if that kid Tenma doesn't fight, if you let it go, he won't even see you a few times now, you say, Sasha?" ”

However, this time Sasha did not answer, and her face darkened.

"What's wrong, old man?" Sensing that something was wrong, Naraku looked at Pope Sage.

"Pegasus has already died in the previous mission of the Immortal Crusade!" Sage gave the answer, and after hearing this, Sasha's face became even worse.

"Ha~~" Naraku felt as if she had heard a very terrible news, "Tenma...... He's dead? ”

......Sasha didn't answer, but the look on her face had already told Naraku his answer.

"Shhhh I see, so what's the matter with calling me here? Old man. ”

"I want you to be Athena's bodyguard." Sage said the true meaning of letting Naraku come here, "Although you are a bronze saint warrior, you kid also has the strength of a golden saint warrior, and now you will protect Athena." ”

"What about you, isn't the Pope supposed to assist Athena, and besides, there is also Uncle Lolicon of Sisyphus, so I can't take my turn!"

"I have the task of commanding the Saint Seiya, Sisyphus is the Golden Saint Seiya and has his own affairs, and Lord Athena needs to maintain the enchantment here now, you are the best candidate."

"Hi Hi! I know......" Just as Naraku was about to say yes, he saw the red smoke that enveloped the Sanctuary.

"What's that?"

"It should be the Demon Palace Rose Array of Yabafika!"

"I'll take a look, by the way, I promise that the already small enough Golden Saint Seiya will not be reduced, and the task of the guard will be taken over after I come back, you can help me watch it first, old man." After saying that, Naraku didn't give Sage time to speak, and ran up the stairs from which he came.

"Naraku, be careful!" Before Naraku completely disappeared from their sight, Sasha's voice reached Naraku's ears.

"Ah, who do you think I am?" Turning his head, he smiled confidently, and then, Naraku's figure disappeared into the goddess hall in an instant.

"This kid is still so arbitrary!" Sage covered his head and said helplessly.

"That's Naraku, isn't it?" Sasha looked at Sage with a smile.

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Outer ...... Sanctuary

Time rewinds slightly, just as Naraku is about to reach the Pope's Chamber......

"Lord Minos, our side has also dealt with the deployed Saint Seiya." A Pluto Fighter in a Dark Cloak landed on one knee and said to the Pluto Fighter with his iconic wings behind the back who had just finished out a bunch of Silver Saint Seiyas in front of him.

The warrior of the underworld who wore the winged Stygian Cloak was none other than Minos of the Celestial Noble Star, one of the triumvirate of the underworld.

Looking at this situation, although they encountered obstacles from the Saint Seiya on the way to enter the Sanctuary, the silver and bronze level Saint Seiya were not enough for the Hades Fighter led by Minos, who had the gold Saint Seiya level, and the Saint Seiya who was currently hindering their path had almost been completely wiped out.

"But, damn Saint Seiyas, one by one, poured out."

"Looks like they don't want us to set foot in the Sanctuary anyway!"

The two Pluto Fighters who were a little further behind then added, venting their dissatisfaction in their hearts, it seemed that for the proud Pluto Fighters, it had taken so long to actually not enter the scope of the Holy Realm until now, which had already made them hold back a fire in their hearts.

"Don't worry, the Sanctuary is already close at hand, and you can know how much power the Saint Seiya has from the battles so far." After hearing the words of his subordinates, Minos replied as he walked forward, compared to his subordinates, he has great strength but has no irritability, maybe this is the surplus of the strong!

It's just that Minos, who turned his head, didn't notice the rose petals floating around them, but the warriors behind him did.

"Rose petals?"

The next moment, the road to the Sanctuary unfolded in front of them was paved with bright red roses, the breeze blowing, the petals fluttering in the air, and the scent of roses filled the air.

"The road to the Sanctuary...... Completely covered in bright red roses. "Shocked, this is probably the mood of all the Hades Fighters standing on the cliff now.

"Humph!" The two Pluto Warriors snorted disdainfully at the roses all over the place, and then jumped straight from them.

"Fool, can you stop us with the thorns of roses?"

"Would this kind of thing be useful to us in the Dark Vestments?"

The two warriors who jumped off the cliff struggled to step on the roses and cursed in their mouths.

"Huh!?"

Suddenly, the movements of the two Pluto Fighters who were struggling to step on the roses stopped, and they did not move, which made all the Underworld Fighters above wonder, but before they could ask, the two Pluto Fighters gave them answers.

In between, the two Hades fighters spurted out a mouthful of dark red blood, and their bodies trembled constantly, as if they were trying their best not to fall.

"How so?"

In the end, the Hades fighters, who had only time to say these words, fell to the ground and died one after another.

"This is ......" The sudden change in the situation made Minos's expression change, and he wondered what had happened.

"It's better not to go any further, Lord Minos." Suddenly, a warrior appeared behind Minos, but his clothes didn't seem to be exactly the same as those led by Minos.

"This is the Royal Demon Rose, and it's a very powerful weapon, and just inhaling its fragrance can be deadly."

Minos glanced at the Pluto Fighter and asked lightly, "Why did the people of Radamandis appear here, Neobi of the Earth Dark Star Monster." ”

"Well! Wouldn't that be nice? In response to Minos's questioning, Neobi was not in a hurry, and replied in a flat tone with a smile, "Moreover, the person who set up this stage seems to have appeared." ”

Saying this, Niobi pointed to a pile of destroyed buildings next to the roses, and above that, the Golden Saint Seiya who had been guarding the Twelfth House, Yapafika of Pisces.

"Welcome, Warriors of the Underworld."