Saint Seiya, but Athena who disobeys?

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The Prime Minister's official residence, Nagata-cho, Chiyoda-ku.

A banquet was being held in the political center of the country, inside the Japanese Prime Minister's residence. Perhaps it was the Onmyō-eung (Yin-Yang Bureau) trying to prove to the Saint Seiya that they were now the true rulers of the country. The shrine maiden Seijuuin Ena, who served as a servant, also came to the banquet hall. Here, she saw her grandmother Seijuuin Ran, and even the figure of the leader of the Kyuhōzuka clan, Kyuhōzuka Mikihiko.

Seeing the man raise his glass and nod in greeting, Kiyoshuin Ena's eyes narrowed.

"Even the Nine Laws Tomb has been controlled by that god?" Without Seiya, she couldn't see how the official history compilation committee could possibly win.

“But you are wrong. It’s not that the Nine Laws House family is controlled by our lord, but that we can only worship our lord,” Grandmother Kiyoaki Ran said softly from the side.

For the truly distinguished guest they were to welcome, namely Saint Seiya, they had a different procedure.

From the initial greetings before the gates opened to the tours of the office and government service centers, from politicians to important figures in the underworld, everyone paid homage to the young god-slaying demon according to their status. The Yin-Yang Hall seemed to be doing everything in its power to prove to the Saints that they were more suitable to rule this country than the official history compilation committee.

"Did you bring me all this just so I could accept their worship?" Seiya looked with interest at the priestess beside him, who was wearing a white short-sleeved blouse and a crimson pleated skirt.

Her name is Yuri Mariya, a shrine maiden of the Seven Kingdoms Shrine, a high-ranking shrine maiden of Musashino... Only a shrine maiden of this rank is qualified to guide the slaying of the Rakshasa, according to Ena Kiyoshuin.

Yuri Mariya was also a close friend of Ena Seishuin, which is why she agreed to let her stay by the king's side for the time being.

"Because we are different from the corrupt official history compilation committee. We really want to change this country, and we want you to replace my old husband and become the king of this country." The young high-ranking shrine maiden of Musashino smiled, a captivating smile that was completely different from the temperament of a Yamato Nadeshiko, like a poisonous flower from the south.

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Chapter 43: Pegasus, it's time for your aunt to defeat you.

"Was this your idea?" Seiya raised an eyebrow.

"It's not me, but those eight truly important figures. They are the core of the Yin-Yang Hall, who have replaced the four major families. Of course, in front of you, they are merely mortals who admire the glory of the God-Slaying Rakshasa. They have been waiting for you in the meeting hall inside for a long time. Please follow me."

As Gu Youli spoke, she soon realized that the other party was not following her as before.

"Lord of Rakshasa, is there still any doubt you have?" The priestess placed her hands on her lower abdomen, bowed respectfully, and revealed Yukina's white skin.

"No, I'm not interested in the opinions of those high and mighty people. I'd much rather hear what Miss Gu has to say about all this."

The moment the words left her lips, a look of astonishment appeared on the shrine maiden's face, followed by annoyance, then disgust, and finally a look of impatient sarcasm.

"My opinion? Does my opinion matter?" The shrine maiden raised her beautiful eyebrows.

"How boring. Despite being a god-slaying Rakshasa, our nemesis, he has a keen sense of smell like a dog, far more so than that old man in the Netherworld. Why don't you just be a proper guest and a friend to me?"

As the priestess cursed, a faint smile flickered across her lips.

It was a mocking laugh, a cold laugh that scorned the world. Before Seiya's eyes, the smile on Yuri Tani's innocent face seemed particularly jarring.

"You've completely stopped pretending now? I thought you'd keep it up for a while longer," Seiya smiled.

"What are you pretending for? There's nothing I can do now that you've seen through me. I'm very curious, how did you see through my identity?" The true owner of this body, beneath the skin of the girl named Wan Riya Yuri, revealed a curious expression.

She opened the pack of Wrigley's gum she had prepared in her pocket, popped a piece into her mouth, and chewed it.

Yes, the goddess before him was perfectly disguised. His cosmos sensed she was merely a stronger priestess, and there was no warning of her god-slayer physique. But Seiya remembered Athena's words to him in his dream last night.

The first woman he encountered after stepping into the Prime Minister's residence the next day was the goddess who controlled the country.

"Just take it as a guide of wisdom," Seiya said calmly.

“Wisdom, that’s the word that the goddess hates the most.” A cruel smile reappeared on the goddess’s lips. “But even if we were seen through beforehand, there’s nothing we can do. At least the most basic goal has been achieved.”

The moment the goddess's voice fell, light rushed toward her face.

The sardonic smile on her face hadn't faded yet; Seiya's attack speed was completely beyond her reaction time. But the meteor-like light changed its trajectory the instant it approached her, swirling upwards until it merged into that invisible space.

"Hey! What an impolite Pegasus! By seniority, I am your aunt, yet you attack without any mercy!" As she spoke, the goddess, in the form of the shrine maiden, pouted unhappily.

But the gale continued to rage forward.

Within the mansion, a fierce wind arose, and a roaring tiger-like creature galloped through it, rushing towards the goddess who called herself her aunt. Though the goddess appeared foolish, she was protected by an invisible force.

The exact same scene as before appeared before Seiya, as if nothing in the world could bear to harm her, or as if the attack would deflect at the moment it was about to strike, and Tiger Soul hovered around her.

The goddess revealed a sarcastic yet gorgeous smile. As she raised her finger and spun it, Seiya's Fierce Tiger Gale Purple Lightning Fist rushed towards her.

The tiger's soul dissipated the moment it approached Seiya, but as he raised his hand, he found the ceiling in front of him opening up in a winding manner, the space rapidly stretching out, and a dark sky quickly appearing in Seiya's vision.

"My love! You must know that everything in this world has its truths and falsehoods; but I believe in the purity of your love, as high as a mountain and as deep as the sea; come! Let us join hands and fly over the many gates; fly over the silver road, fly to the green fields; fly to the elegant garden, and relive our warm and sweet old dreams!"

The goddess chanted the incantations of ancient Babylon, her power capable of changing the world. In that instant, it was as if the mansion had transformed into a ferocious beast devouring its enemies, and he himself was the lamb that had willingly stepped into its clutches.

"Pegasus, let these ravenous beasts entertain you. This is the stage befitting an impudent fool like you." The goddess's voice gradually faded until it disappeared without a trace. The mansion before Seiya's eyes had transformed into a space of purgatory.

The monsters with the bodies of dogs, two heads, and python tails—the chimera with the head of a lion and the body of a goat, the sphinx with the body of a lion and the face of a human, and the sea monster Scylla—had now transformed into a lair of Greek monsters. They glared angrily at their prey, who was surrounded in the center, revealing cruel smiles, and pounced on Seiya together.

But Seiya, witnessing this scene, showed neither joy nor anger. He simply raised his right arm as usual, and then—

—Pegasus Meteor Fist!!!

Light surged forth, light roared. Each streak of light possessed a speed far exceeding that of sound, and the overwhelming monsters were instantly reduced to a sky full of blood and flesh, which then vanished as spiritual light upon landing.

The ancient Greek monsters summoned by the goddess were nothing more than moss in Seiya's eyes. He looked around at the deep, enclosed space. This was the goddess's long-established base, a completely unfamiliar other world. The world was surrounded by walls, and within this other world enveloped by the heavens, only a gate directly in front of him, built of brightly colored blue bricks and decorated with reliefs of dragons, lions, and bulls, remained.

Seiya didn't speak, but simply raised his arm again.

The light of Pegasus enveloped his entire body, and with a thought, the Pegasus Cloth was fully equipped. He faced the dark world that bound him from within, and the doorway decorated with dragons, lions, and bulls. Seiya wore a carefree, disdainful smile.

The light converges, then bursts forth.

The Pegasus technique is born from the convergence of the light of hundreds of meteors.

Pegasus Comet Fist!!!

At this moment, outside, high in the sky, the Greek goddess, riding the wind, looked at the mansion that had transformed into the Ishtar Gate with a sarcastic smile.

This power originates from the most famous Babylonian legend of Ishtar. It is said that when descending from heaven to hell, with each level of heaven and each gate passed through, a veil representing divine dignity is removed, and she gradually loses her divinity. Ishtar, for the sake of her beloved, ultimately passed through seven gates, walking the path to death.

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It turns out to be a censored word, this is a bit tricky.

Chapter 44: Descend in the name of love, gods and Buddhas!

Whether it's a god or a demon who kills gods, breaking through the gate to the mortal realm is an extremely difficult task.

"What a foolish Pegasus! This is the punishment for disobeying me. Let's see how I'm going to deal with you!" Just as the goddess revealed a cruel smile, she was calculating which friend she should summon to exhaust Pegasus's power.

But soon, she realized that the monsters she had summoned had vanished without a trace in an instant. Then came the light that pierced through the door.

"Huh?! No way! This can't be real!!!" the goddess exclaimed.

But the facts would not be altered by His will. A dull thud echoed through the palace, creating a duet with the deep bass that reverberated throughout the space.

However, the light that broke through the door did not stop there, but continued to break through inside the palace—

Bang, boom, thud!

Just as the goddess was astonished, several destructive sounds rang out, piercing through the five layers of doors. What should have been a crucial passage stripped of power or divine artifacts was now forcibly breached by physical means.

The goddess attached to Yuri Mariya knew this was no time for her to daydream. If she waited for the volatile Pegasus to break through the encirclement and reach the real world, there would be only one fate awaiting her.

—Wow! I don't want to eat hot dogs!

I absolutely refuse to return to mythology!!!

"Come, Apollo, god of the sun and arrows! If you have not forgotten your bond with the goddess of love, come quickly to my aid!"

A white ribbon, emerging from the void, wrapped around the goddess's waist. As she loudly invoked the incantation to summon the gods, the ribbon emitted a magnificent rose-colored light. From the void, a handsome man adorned with golden arrowheads materialized, responding to the goddess's call.

The god of light from the east, the lord of wolves from the north, the commander of rats, a Greek god, the god of long-range shooting, the god of healing, the protector of shepherds, the incarnation of wolves, the god who invented boxing, the god of youth, the protector of animal husbandry, the god of plague, the radiant Apollo, thus appeared in the world.

"Queen of Cyprus, princess born from bubbles, I have come at your invitation... Let us first deal with this unromantic nuisance." Apollo, the god of light, with his slightly melancholic, slender eyes, smiled and touched his chest at the goddess before him.

But the goddess never stopped chanting the incantation. At this moment, the power called love and bondage called upon all the gods and Buddhas.

"Come, Ares, God of War, God with the bronze body! If you have not forgotten your friendship with the goddess of beauty, come quickly to lend me your strength!"

"Come, Athens, the land of wisdom and war... Well, forget about that old maid. Nike, the goddess of victory, the winged goddess who wields the thunder of the gods, I beg for your power!"

"Come, stranger from afar! I beseech you to temporarily bestow your mercy and friendship upon the goddess of love and beauty born in Cyprus!"

The deafening roar of destruction grew clearer, like muffled thunder echoing across the ground. This was a race against time, and the goddess of love and beauty, now revealing her true name, spared no expense in using all the divine power she had obtained from this land, transforming it all into a source of power to summon countless gods and Buddhas.

—The world of the untamed, the eternal pavilion.

The gaze of Susanoo-no-Mikoto, the lord of this land, pierced through both the netherworld and the underworld, and he too saw that strange radiance filling the sky. He couldn't help but let out a deafening laugh.

"That's it! The god-slaying demons are fighting against the gods of the distant ocean—this is exactly the scene I've been waiting for!"

Princess Liulitong also gazed at the mythical scene before her, "So it's the goddess of love and beauty born in Cyprus. It's actually this goddess. No wonder she was able to bring all of Japan under her control."

"Fight! Slaughter! And then return to mythology!" The Imperial Husband drank deeply from the gourd at his waist, his emotions rising higher and higher as the battle intensified. But even he, the noble Imperial Husband, was unwilling to actually fight against this ocean-going deity.

If he were to reveal his Steel God-King side on Earth, he might be able to stop this goddess's power of love from encroaching upon Fusang. However, because he has stayed in the Netherworld for too long, he has lost the madness of a disobedient god and has become more inclined towards the side of a husband who weighs the pros and cons.

Looking at the sky filled with gods and Buddhas, He was finally glad He hadn't acted rashly. Instead, He had used a scheme to pit this young, kind-hearted Saint against the enemy gods. This was the astonishing wisdom of the Imperial Guardian!

In the present world, in Chiyoda Ward, there are seven gates that seal off the inside and outside.

With a violent roar, the door that originally required sacrificing one's strength to pass through was forcibly broken through by Seiya. A raging beast exuding an ominous dark aura destroyed anything foolish that stood in its way, ravaging all things.

The boar, a symbol of the destruction of authority, continued to gallop forward, but chains descended from the sky and bound its entire body.

A beam of light rose from the ground, and Saint Seiya stood on the earth, gazing up at the twelve radiant incarnations of gods above him.

—From Greek mythology, Leto, the goddess of night.

—From Greek mythology, Ares, the god of war.

—From Greek mythology, Hyperion, the sun god in charge of the movement of the stars.

—Hermes, the Greek god of thieves, messengers, and magic.

—From Greek mythology, Dionysus, the god of wine and madness.

—From Greek mythology, Nike, the winged goddess of victory.

—From Greek mythology, Eris, the god of discord and conflict.

—From Norse mythology, Thor, the god of thunder and guardian of Midgard.

—From Norse mythology, Loki, the god of lies and trickery.

—From Eastern mythology, Nezha, the great god of the Three Altars and Seas.

And finally, there's Apollo, the god of light from Greek mythology and the East.

With the addition of the goddess of love and beauty who summoned them, a total of twelve deities each manifested their mythical forms, shining brightly like the sun. Gods and Buddhas descended from the heavens, as if they had crossed time and space to arrive on the set of the movie "Havoc in Heaven".

"Praise me, for I am Aphrodite, the goddess of love and beauty to which all things in the world shall fall!" With the support of the gods, the goddess once again revealed her arrogant side. "Oh ho ho ho ho! Now, even if you kneel and beg for mercy, I will not let your Pegasus go! Huh? Hey hey hey!"

The same move couldn't work on a Saint twice, even with the blessing of love. But the soaring starlight still covered the goddess's face, and with the sound of bones shattering, this goddess, renowned for her beauty throughout the heavens, crashed into the distant royal palace like a shooting star.

"What are you all still looking at? Waiting to eat at the feast?" Saint Seiya raised his chin and beckoned to the gods. "Come on, you ignorant dogs, I'll take on ten of you!"

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I wrote about 1,000 words at work today and will try to update before 2 PM.

Chapter 45: Unable to Understand the Gap in Strength

Seiya's words seemed to be the catalyst, and the incarnations of the gods either frowned, smiled, played music, drew their swords, raised their bows, summoned thunder and lightning, radiated light, or watched coldly from the sidelines.

"I never expected such an absurd thing to happen, that mere humans would dare to raise a fist against a god." The first to speak was Apollo, and all humans and gods in the world felt the sharp aura emanating from the god of light. The light in the sky became even more dazzling, and the sun behind him seemed to form a halo that belonged only to Him.

His arrogance was palpable, so he remained silent, merely glancing at the equally radiant man beside him. The true sun god chuckled, raised his hand, and darkness descended upon the sky.

Sixty kilometers above the ground, on the orbit that obscures the light, lies a magnificent chariot. This chariot, sharing a similar origin with the white horse, sends a death threat to the Saints across the entire universe.

And the one who wields this power is none other than the father of the sun and dawn, the Titan who is the pillar of the East, and the god of the heavens, Hyperion.

"You're really unlucky, curse your unfortunate fate!" Hyperion proclaimed, and his chariot, which shared a similar origin with the white horse, marched with considerable grandeur toward the disobedient scoundrel.

But what followed were the stars rising from the earth.

The blinding light engulfed the sky and the earth, the sun collapsed, chariots and horses were destroyed, and the wails of horses and gods echoed throughout the world. Before the light had even faded, the hand of the Saint Seiya, whose body was radiating platinum light, pierced through Hyperion's chest.

This human being on earth lifted up the god high in the sky, and Apollo glared at him, for he realized that the other party wanted him to hear the screams of Hyperion.