Gold Saints? Who Isn't?

"Aphrodite, Deathmask, follow behind them.

"If they fail, step in and bring back Saori Kido and the Sagittarius Gold Cloth.

"Remember, Saori Kido is more important than the Sagittarius Gold Cloth. If anything unexpected happens, prioritize capturing Saori Kido!"

Saga gave his orders to the two Gold Saints.

In the current Sanctuary, only Pisces and Cancer were Gold Saints who truly knew the truth of what had happened back then and pledged loyalty to him because of his power.

The other Saints either did not know the truth and had been deceived by him, or they harbored suspicions but had no evidence.

Therefore, he was not worried that the two would learn Saori Kido was Athena and be persuaded to betray him.

The reason he had not sent them directly to complete the mission, instead having the Silver Saints act first, was to prevent the other Gold Saints, who already had doubts, from noticing anything unusual.

After all, deploying two Gold Saints at once was definitely no small matter.

But if so many Silver Saints still failed, it would mean a Gold Saint had definitely intervened on Saori Kido's side.

Either Dohko of Libra or Mu of Aries.

Only those two had remained outside his control and did not live in the Sanctuary.

At that point, he could not care about being suspected by the other Gold Saints. Ending things quickly and capturing Athena's human vessel before killing her was the most important thing. ·

"Yes, Your Holiness!"

Aphrodite and Deathmask exchanged a glance. They had already guessed Saori Kido's identity, and both nodded in agreement.

They had always believed in the principle that strength was justice.

Since Saga now held authority over the Sanctuary and had become the Pope, they would naturally be loyal to him.

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