Before several Silver Saints set off, Li Yu had summoned them one by one to give them secret instructions.
At that time, he used the Ring of Tartarus, obtained from the Saint Seiya World, to control Sagitta Ptolemy and Sirius, two Silver Saints with dark sides.
Anyway, according to the original history, these two were destined to be eliminated by the Bronze Five as experience packs.
After leaving the Sanctuary, neither of them could escape the hypnosis, believing that the one who summoned them and gave them secret orders was Pope Shion.
Li Yu could even take over their thoughts at any time through the Ring of Tartarus.
Although this ring was evil, it could sometimes produce miraculous effects.
Just then, a bloody frost token flew before his eyes and exploded in the air.
A terrified voice of a Saint came from within.
"Lord Li Yu, I encountered Saga of Gemini... save... ah!"
The voice stopped there, indicating that the Saint who sent the message had met with misfortune.
Li Yu frowned slightly. Saga?
At this point in time, what was Saga doing out?
Among the Twelve Gold Saints, there was one very special Constellation, and that was Gemini.
All previous Gemini Gold Saints were twins, with two Saints simultaneously able to wear the Gemini Gold Cloth.
This generation's Gemini Saints were the twins Saga and Kanon.
In fact, if Li Yu, the Transmigrator, had not appeared, the Pope in the Pope's Palace right now should have been Saga.
Old Pope Shion should have been secretly murdered by Saga a few years ago.
Li Yu's brow furrowed slightly. Given Saga's strength, if he didn't want to be discovered by these Bronze and Silver Saints, even if Li Yu increased the number of people he sent out a hundredfold, he would never find him.
Since Saga was now actively showing himself, there was only one reason: he wanted to meet Li Yu, the strongest Saint in the Sanctuary.
Li Yu temporarily couldn't bother with Saori Kido and the Bronze Five, as Athena protected them, making it hard for them to die.
Just like Ikki of the Phoenix, he was killed completely multiple times, only to be inexplicably resurrected, earning him the title of the Undying Bird... The Silver Saints Li Yu sent to investigate the Cloth's whereabouts were only to train them and help them grow quickly enough to participate in the Holy War.
Then, at the appropriate time, Li Yu would control Sagitta Ptolemy to shoot that arrow, severely injuring Saori Kido.
Forcing the Bronze Five to brave the Twelve Gold Palaces, leveling up with the Gold Saints... In Li Yu's view, Saga's reappearance had a higher priority than finding the sagittarius gold cloth.
Saga was one of the few Saints among this generation's Twelve Gold Saints who could contend with Li Yu.
From both strength and intellect, Saga had the ability to lead the Sanctuary.
Li Yu arrived alone outside the Pope's Palace and said in a deep voice.
"Your Holiness, Li Yu requests an audience!"
The Silver Saints guarding the Pope had already been dispatched to various parts of the world. At this moment, Shion had no one guarding him, and his voice came from the depths of the grand hall.
"Come in."
Li Yu, wearing his Gold Cloth, walked into the grand hall. In extraordinary times, there was no need to adhere to the rule of removing one's Cloth before an audience.
Shion leaned back in his chair, his Cosmo weak and old, as if it could extinguish at any moment.
"Is there news of the Sagittarius Cloth so soon?"
Shion sat up slightly, resting his chin on one hand, looking at Li Yu with interest.
Li Yu knew that the person before him was Pope Shion himself, and he bowed slightly.
"No, but the Saints who went to patrol the earth sent back a message that they might have encountered Saga, and these Saints have already met with misfortune."
Shion sat up abruptly, a sharp glint flashing in his cloudy eyes.
"Saga... why is he appearing at this time..."
Li Yu shook his head. The progression of the Saint Seiya World was gradually heading towards the unknown because of his appearance... But this was exactly what he wanted. Only by disrupting history could there be a possibility of breaking free from Athena's control.
Shion lay back on the throne, his voice weary.
"You go, Li Yu. If it truly is Saga, anyone else would be futile..."
In those days, Saga was called the incarnation of a god, the strongest among this generation's Gold Saints.
Until that night, Li Yu emerged out of nowhere, completely thwarting his plot to assassinate the Pope.
Only then did everyone realize that even the incarnation of a god could be frozen.
Li Yu nodded slightly, looking at the sky with a profound gaze.
"If the investigation of the sagittarius gold cloth needs to be stopped, Your Holiness can command it at any time..."
Athena's shadow appeared behind Shion, and his voice became ethereal.
"Understood, I will follow the investigation results..."
Li Yu understood in his heart. Sure enough, Athena's divine consciousness could descend upon the Sanctuary at any time through the Pope's body.
Li Yu turned and bowed out, activating his Cosmo, transforming into light, and soaring away.
Shion's gaze returned to its cloudy state, and he murmured to himself.
"Gemini companion star... Gemini evil star... I cannot see the constellations of this generation clearly..."
...Li Yu arrived at the location where the distress token was sent. It was a swampy area, filled with dark green poisonous mist, and miasma twisted into eerie shapes among the dense forest.
Ordinary people, let alone entering to investigate, would fall unconscious and die from miasma poisoning just by getting close.
He took a step, and a white halo spread out from his body as the center, with frost spreading like a tide.
With a crackling sound, the poisonous mist condensed into snowflakes and fell, and the swamp froze into a mirror. In less than a minute, the entire area had transformed into a vast, white kingdom of ice and snow.
Li Yu did not enter the swamp, but gathered his breath and shouted.
"Saga, I'm here, come out and meet me!"
Li Yu's voice echoed through the jungle like a cold wind.
"Li Yu, after so many years, you are still so overbearing in your actions."
The vegetation in the swamp collapsed with a roar, and a young man slowly walked out.
His features were as exquisite as an ancient Greek sculpture, his sea-blue hair fluttered in the cold wind, his cold white skin had the luster of jade, and his thin lips were pressed into a stern, straight line.
Seeing Saga's hair color, Li Yu's lips curved slightly.
"Long time no see, Saga..."
Saga had a dual personality, possessing both extremely good and extremely evil natures. When his good personality was dominant, his hair color was the all-encompassing sea blue, and his pupils were golden; he could also be called Blue Saga.
When his extremely evil personality dominated his body, his hair color was dark black, and his pupils were also black; at this time, Saga was called Black Saga.
Saga raised a hand to brush away the snowflakes from his shoulder, his golden pupils beneath his sea-blue hair calm and unruffled. He gazed at Li Yu for a moment.
"When you suppressed me back then, did you think I would spend the rest of my life in prison?"
"I didn't intend to imprison you forever."
Li Yu's expression was unperturbed.
"You should know that if I truly wanted to do that, you wouldn't have had a chance to escape!"
Saga's smile held a hint of mockery.
"I knew it. In fact, you and I are the same, Li Yu. We are one of a kind..."