On the dilapidated roof, the boy chewed on a few rusty iron nails and hammered half a brick against a wooden plank.

After filling the gaps in the house with the materials he had picked up, the boy carefully examined them again before he packed up his things and jumped off the roof three or four meters high.

"The gap is filled, so that the house won't get too wet on rainy days."

Garon held his knees for a moment, and when he looked up, he saw a child half his height, chewing a sweet grass with relish, and couldn't help laughing, and stretched out his hand to pat the little girl's hair.

The little girl was not yet sensible, but she did not reject Garon's closeness, squinted her eyes and smiled at Garon, and ran back to the house.

Where to go next?

Or maybe I'd go back and cook something or something, or I'll starve if I don't have anything to eat at night.

Garon slung the bag over his shoulder and walked back the way he had come.

[It feels good to be a good person, although I don't have the ideal of being a sage, but I really want to be respected. Because receiving that kind of grateful gaze makes me happy. 】

"Are you here?"

Garon was taking off his tattered clothes, looking at the intruder girl in embarrassment,

"Hold, sorry",

The girl turned around very embarrassed, although she didn't fully understand the things of men and women at her age, she also knew that men and women were different.

"Thank you for helping us dig up the water source, a few days ago, we also troubled you in the house, and there was not much water leakage in the house when it rained last night, uncle, they asked me to thank you."

Garon touched the tip of his nose, looking embarrassed.

"You...... Is it called Zachar?

That very powerful Saint Seiya candidate? ”

Garon was stunned, and the joy in his eyes slowly faded.

"We've heard of you, but we thought the sage's disciple was just a legend, but we didn't think it was true. Uncle, they also think that a good person like you will definitely become a Saint Seiya in the future......"

The girl talked to herself for a long time, probably some words of gratitude, but she didn't get a response for a long time.

When he turned around, he saw that the boy had changed into a gray dress, and it seemed that he was planning to go out.

"Eh, you're leaving?"

"Get out of the way"

“——？”

Under the sun, Garon's cold eyes made the girl involuntarily take a few steps back,

"You've mistaken the man, Zachartha has gone somewhere else, and you'll have to wait two more days to thank you."

Garon stepped forward, not caring about the scared look of the girl on the side, and said lightly,

"My name is Garon, if you don't want to get hurt, don't recognize the wrong person in the future."

[Rather than being grateful or something, what I need more is a sense of existence.]

I don't want to live as a shadow of Zachar, I want to be different from him.

If he is a sage, then I will be a wicked man.

I'm Garon, a different person from Zachar. 】

"Bang-",

Garon was grabbed by the throat by that arm and pinned to the wall panel.

He was facing a man who had the same looks as him.

"Why do you want to do this?!

Even if they say something wrong, they won't be beaten like that!

Have you forgotten what I said when I taught you boxing?! ”

Garon's palm grabbed Sagana and grabbed his arm, breaking it away little by little.

"Who made them think of me as you, I don't have the same good character as you.

If you're scolded, you have to fight back, that's how I live in Garon. ”

Garon's words, Garon's strength, made Saga very puzzled, he didn't understand why it was only in less than a year, and the man in front of him had become unrecognizable.

Garon shook off the other man's hand, and the force was so great that Saga took a few steps back,

"Now that I've learned all the basic boxing skills of the Saint Seiya, I don't have to pretend to be that in front of you.

It just so happens that you don't want to see me, so from today onwards we will go our separate ways, and no one will disturb anyone.

I won't stop you from being a great sage, and you won't stop me from being a great evildoer. ”

Under Saga's astonished gaze, Garon packed up his things, or nothing to pack, picked up a few torn clothes at random and walked out the door.

"Wait, Garon!"

Sachar always had the feeling that if he left today, he would never be able to go back to the way he was.

Garon did stop, but it wasn't something nostalgic,

"You taught me my boxing, and you can come to me if you have any trouble in the future.

I can be your thug, but I can't be your brother, the Great Sage. ”

[Since there is no turning back, simply keep your distance. I didn't want to be influenced by him, and I didn't want to be influenced by my own reputation, so I had to do that. 】

In the woods outside the hut, Garon stood on the branch of a tall tree, holding the trunk in one hand, and looked out in the direction of the hut.

There, Zachar fell to his knees and listened to the elder's teachings.

A man in a white robe led two attendants and read something to Zachar.

"Due to your outstanding performance since becoming a Saint Seiya candidate, you are now recognized as one of the candidates for the Golden Saint Seiya.

The next training is crucial, and if you can complete it successfully, you can follow me into the zodiac house, where you will have what you need.

Don't let you down, my disciple. ”

"Yes!"

"How have you practiced all these tricks?"

"I have mastered it completely," replied Zachar, "and I am confident that I can win the battle for the Holy Vestment." ”

"That's good," the elder said with satisfaction, "but you still have something to learn before you can fight"

Sachar looked up, puzzled.

"The tricks of the Golden Saint Seiya - Gemini Mystery, I will teach you in the next few days, you prepare well."

"Yes!" Sachar said excitedly,

"Huh?" The elder turned around, looking confused, because of Zachar's attention.

"Somebody looks like there just now?

Zachar, is there anyone else around here besides you? ”

“......”

Sachar lowered his head, and the elder thought he had misunderstood.

Cumbersome memories, more than 20 years of life, even if he has understood the past, Garon can't let go easily.

Coming to his senses, Saga was standing outside the womb, looking down the stone steps.

"Are you still guarding the land for the goddess?" Garon stepped forward and said with a sneering expression, "It's hard work, Sagar. ”

Saga turned his face, and when he saw that it was Garon, he returned to his usual appearance,

"Are you leaving?"

"I'm afraid those bronze imps won't be able to hold it any longer, and I don't want to collect their corpses."

"It seems that you really want to save them, not to escape from the Sanctuary."

Hades presses the realm, the holy realm of martial law does not allow insiders to leave without permission, and Garon's place of life is also within the radiation range of the zodiac. Based on what Zachar knew about him, it was not surprising that the younger brother had the idea of leaving the Sanctuary.

He's not a person who can take responsibility, but that's all he could do.

Garon is very shrewd, he is a man who knows how to judge the situation. Now that he has confirmed that the goddess and the pope are not strong enough, it is not impossible to fall to the king of Hades.

Because neither he nor Garon thought that having the configuration of the twelve Golden Saint Seiyas would be able to make up for the current gap in strength between Athena and Hades.

Human beings are weak before God, and there is not much difference between one and ten.

"Who knows, maybe I won't come back this time," Garon said, clasping his hands together, "and it is possible to take refuge in Hades." ”

"According to your nature, it reassures me to say such things." Saga was silent for a while, and then said, "After you went out, you saved them, and if you don't want to come back, you can do nothing, no one will force you to do anything."

From today onwards, you are a free man.

I don't have the power to restrain you. ”

Saga turned around, skirted Garon, and walked towards the twin wombs.

"What about you?" Garon asked,

"Me?

As a Gemini Gold Saint Seiya, of course, I am guarding my own palace. ”

Zachar's answer was not what Garon expected, but unfortunately it was not the answer he wanted.

"Zachar, you should know that no one in this sanctuary is an opponent of Hades.

That guy has already conquered ninety percent of the earth, and even if he is defeated this time, he will not return to the underworld like the last holy war. ”

Garon said slowly, pointing to the sky with one hand,

"He's gone to the earth, and the guys have seen it, but they haven't intervened. Athena's theocracy is no longer recognized, you should know what that means. ”

"And what do you want to do?"

Saga asked, facing Garon.

"Go, take Athena and leave, now is not the time for a decisive battle." Garon said slowly,

"Even if it's just the two of us, we can always protect her and wait until she has enough strength—"

"At that time, there won't be much life left on this land." Saga said lightly,

Garon sneered,

"As long as humanity can win in the end, even if Hades rules the earth, it will take time to digest. For the sake of the final decisive battle, it doesn't matter if you sacrifice some people first. ”

Saga looked at Garon quietly, and after a long, long time, he said,

"I'm sorry, but the Saint Seiya's duty is not just to protect Athena. If I want to let Hades slaughter the earth, I can't do it. ”

Garon clenched his fists and scolded angrily,

"That's why I've always hated you, you're just an ordinary person, but you're always unrealistic and delusional.

Do you think you're really a god?!

Did you know that mortals have limits?

Using one's own small power to realize unrealistic fantasies is nothing more than driving oneself crazy and self-destructive in the end.

Think it through!

Those lives have no value to be protected, and even if there is no Hades in this land, the war has never stopped.

Indiscriminate killing, plundering, humanity is already full of sins, and we are not obliged to protect their ambitions, as long as the battle is won in the end-"

"So I'm just watching, right?" Saga said lightly,

"When Hades takes away all life, all return to equal nothingness and silence. The earth has entered eternal darkness, and there is no more sound or light.

Can such a world dispel the dissatisfaction and violence in your heart?

Does such a future make you feel a trace of joy and joy?

Because there are defects, because they are not what I have, because they are what I hate, so it doesn't matter if they are destroyed, right? ”

“...... I",

"You go, Garon.

It doesn't matter if I don't come back, I will protect this land and live and die with the Sanctuary.

Protecting humanity, protecting the earth, protecting Athena, this is my responsibility as a Gemini Gold Saint Seiya. ”

Saga put on his helmet, and Garon's face was reflected in the golden armor.

It was a face mixed with emotions such as dissatisfaction, incomprehension, anger, confusion, and so on.

Once upon a time, he also wondered why he didn't put on that holy garment himself.

Now, he may have some understanding.

[According to your human understanding, it is probably responsibility. 】

"Hey!"

Sachar turned his face sideways and caught the flying object with one hand.

It was a small white piece of paper, ordinary and could not be more ordinary.

"Put that thing away, and don't die until I get back." Garon frowned, "I really don't like you, Sachar." ”

"Really?"

Sachar took the blank piece of paper into his bosom and smiled rarely.

On the stone steps, the two brothers, one facing down and the other up, parted ways.

The Tao is different, but it is for the sake of one Lord.