Chapter 278

Before the Fire Clock was completely extinguished, Pegasus, who had lost all his five senses, finally directed Aegis towards the direction of Kido Saori based on his intuition. Saga, who was paying attention to the follow-up situation, was distracted because of Athena's upcoming return to the Sanctuary, and was hit by Phoenix's attack.

Therefore, Saga, whose attention was completely drawn back to the battle, missed the process of Dohko, who was far away in Lushan, announcing to the entire Sanctuary the truth that Kido Saori was the current generation of Athena - until Dohko asked the Saints to welcome Athena back to the Temple of the Goddess, and then Shion took off his disguise and used Cosmo to openly quarrel with Dohko.

Athena has not returned to her temple yet, but the final battle between the Bronze Saints and the Gold Saints has ended abruptly because Shion and Dohko openly quarreled using their Cosmos - the magicians watching on the side took off their disguises, used magic to separate the two Bronze Saints who were still preparing to continue fighting Saga, and put Aiolos in the front to wait for Kido Saori.

However, the one who arrived at the temple before Athena was Lancesmero, who had just finished cleaning up the Pisces Palace. Lancesmero, who looked like Asclepius, held a serpent staff, passed Aiolos who was waiting in front of the stairs, and joined the few people standing opposite the Bronze Saints.

Athena, who had collapsed in front of the Aries Palace, finally woke up, and led the people around her through the twelve palaces one by one - and also led the gold saints who were still in the twelve palaces to the highest point, the Temple of the Goddess.

Shion, who was still arguing passionately with Dohko, ended the fight decisively, and watched Aiolos, who was standing in front of everyone, kneel down on one knee to Athena who was returning to the Sanctuary - the thread of fate connecting everyone in the Sanctuary had been completely cut off at this moment, and the resurrected members who were stuffed into the Pope's Hall by Lancermello were also rushed here by Camus and Aphrodite in a daze.

"Should we talk in the Temple of the Goddess, or go down to the Vatican?" Lansemello, who had become Athena's ally more than two hundred years ago, cleared his throat and stepped forward to ask Kido Saori on behalf of all the members involved in the plan. "I can be anywhere - we haven't seen each other for a long time since the end of the last holy war, Athena."

"Then let's go back to the Vatican, just like we did in the last Crusade." Shiroto Saori smiled softly at Lancermello, her green eyes revealing some of the characteristics shared by gods. "You must have a lot to tell me over the past two hundred years, right? I'm looking forward to your preparations for this Crusade—"

"Then you will be disappointed. When the last crusade ended, I made a pact with the gods of the underworld." Lansemello passed the saints and followed behind Kido Saori. The traces of her attunement with Asclepius gradually faded from her body. "I will definitely not appear on the front line facing the Hades' army in this crusade."

"But you are still standing against them—" Athena turned around and looked at Lancermero who had changed back into his Paradise dress. "Isn't that enough? More than two hundred years ago, you proved that you are not only useful on the battlefield—rather, you can play a greater role in the rear."

"Like now—you really have prepared a great gift for me."

"You don't like it?" Lansermero pressed down the brim of his hat and looked at Kido Saori with a smile, "I told you last time that we can't just rely on Pegasus this time, right?"

"We'll talk about the details after we return to the Vatican - but speaking of this." Kido Saori tilted her head and looked at the people who were almost completely left behind by them, "There are so many people this time - who will sit in the Pope's seat? Since everyone is still alive - is there a seat for the Bronze Saints this time?"

"We didn't avoid Pegasus last time either - there's definitely room for them." Lancermello glanced at the Saints and continued walking towards the Pope's Hall with Athena. "Let Shion and Saga discuss the Pope's issue. By the way, I have something else to discuss with you - I hope to finish communicating with you before the formal meeting."

"We need to update the basic consensus that we had before."

"Then let the two popes organize the meeting, and we can talk alone for a while." Shiroto Saori showed a smile that was no different from the statue, shielding the two of them from the outside world. "Then, what do you want to tell me first? How much of the consensus reached in the previous generation do you want to update us--"

"First, I want to correct my origins - although I didn't lie in my previous life, I hid part of my past experiences." Lansemero stepped onto the next step and looked back to see that the people who were still arguing on the platform in front of the Goddess Temple were subdued one by one by Shion. "I am indeed a fairy who came to the surface from Paradise, but I did not come directly from Paradise to the Sanctuary."

"And I was not born in the future—although the gods' commissions were still delivered to me from the future."

"Let me introduce myself to you again, Master Athena."

"Nice to meet you. I am Lord Lansemero, the deputy director of Phoenix Chaldea, an institution that guarantees the continuation of human nature. I am also a magician." Lansemero retracted his gaze and walked down the stairs lightly. "Chaldea has detected an anomaly that deviates from the correct history between this era and the last holy war, and this anomaly is enough to lead to the destruction of human nature. This is the anomaly, and it is also the reason why I am here."

"The continuation of human principles - that is, the continuation of the entire human group." Lanser-Mero projected the virtual image of the globe on his fingertips. "We saw the light representing human civilization go out, and then we shifted our gaze from the future to the past, and discovered the special points that appeared with these two holy wars as the coordinates."

"As you saw before the previous holy war, the trials they experienced are the battles experienced by the saviors who saved the world in the past for Chaldea." Lansemello briefly reviewed the battle records of Chaldea in his mind and introduced it to Kido Saori, who was Athena, "Chaldea has completed two battles to save the world. This is only the third time."

"Moreover, from the first time on, we have been fighting a battle that started with failure. The first time happened on January 1, 2016. All civilizations in human history turned into heat enough to destroy humanity. The surface of the earth turned into a sea of ​​fire, and only the Chaldean Anomalization remained. The second time happened on December 31, 2017. The civilization of the whole world was bleached, and only a few people or buildings remained on this bleached land."

"And now, we have crossed the second battle, and then we found that this world has become the underworld - unfortunately, our Chaldea is still alive and well." Lansemello sighed helplessly and walked into the Pope's Hall before Athena. "At the same time, we received commissions from the gods."

"That's why I participated in the last jihad and am still involved in this one."

"...As long as you are still on the opposite side of Hades, such details are harmless to me." After listening to Lancermello's introduction, Kido Sairo gave her own answer, "Besides that, do you have anything else to tell me? I think you should have told this news to at least one of my Saints."

"Aquarius Camus - the previous generations are still alive, so it would be a bit troublesome to refer to this generation only by their constellations." Lansemero directly revealed Camus. "In addition, I plan to discuss funding issues with you - I arranged a business job for Dieter before, and after more than 200 years, it has become a large conglomerate now."

"However, considering the Battle of the Zodiac, this consortium was handed over to us before - I plan to hand it back to the Sanctuary... To be precise, I plan to let Camus take over. Although you are the heir of the Gurado Consortium, I don't think that as an ordinary consortium leader, you can resist merging another large consortium - this consortium can only be the industry of the Sanctuary, I think you can understand my idea."

"Of course I understand what you mean and what you are concerned about." Shiroto Saori smiled and told her about her own plans. "I was originally planning to let the Gurado Group become the financial supporter behind the Sanctuary. But now that you have prepared the work in advance, the Gurado Group will still remain in the ordinary society."

"No, I want to ask you to apply for a fund from the Guradu Group." Lansemero touched his chin, lowered his head slightly and looked into Athena's eyes. "Didn't I just tell you about Chaldea? Chaldea is an organization of the future, but strictly speaking, Chaldea exists on Earth at all times."

Based on the existence of the Wandering Sea's anomaly belt, Lancermello began to try to create a Chaldean base similar to the "Wandering Sea of ​​a certain time" in a world where the origin of the planet "Gaia" has become consistent with the "Type-Moon" world - of course, the location is undoubtedly deep in the snow-capped mountains at an altitude of more than 6,000 meters on the Antarctic continent.

"However, since Chaldea has not been established at this time, I hope you can provide me with financial support." Lansemelo slowly told Kido Saori her request, "I need to recreate Chaldea in this era, but this has nothing to do with the holy war, so you can refuse me."

"After all, whether you agree to my request or not, we will respond to this singularity - Hades will definitely lose, I can make a promise to you."

"...I allow it." Athena looked at Lancermello and rarely showed a smile different from the statue. "To be honest, if you don't have any requirements, even if I know you are a member of their camp based on the records of the last holy war, Seiya and the others will not trust you. However, Hyoga may be an exception? His teacher is Camus."

"Well, to be honest, Camus and Aphrodite are both my students - but who made Aphrodite basically unable to understand anything I said?" Lansemello sighed helplessly, watching Kido Saori remove the barrier that blocked the outside world, "About three years before your reincarnation this time, I took Aphrodite and Camus away to teach for quite a long time. But the overall teaching progress..."

"It's not even as good as Camus's learning progress in the first year after he went to East Siberia after Saga started the rebellion."