The First Underling

Crow Silver Saint's face was full of confusion. His mind felt like a pot of mush as he looked at Saori Kido floating in midair, utterly at a loss over what to do.

He wanted to continue carrying out the Pope's orders, but putting aside the possibility that the person before him was Athena herself, in his current state, there was no way he could defeat her, was there?

Should he just return empty-handed? He had lost his Silver Saint Cloth, and the mission had utterly failed. Never mind the Pope—even the companions who had come with him would look down on him!

Most importantly, the Silver Saint Cloth! As a Saint, he valued his Saint Cloth down to his bones. Setting everything else aside, just look at the chain of events after Seiya obtained the Pegasus Bronze Saint Cloth—it showed exactly how important Saint Cloths were in the hearts of Saints.

Crow Silver Saint had originally been at the bottom among the Silvers. To put it bluntly, even among Bronze Saints, his strength would only count as above average. He had only managed to become a Silver Saint through his unique skill at controlling crows and his compatibility with the Crow Silver Saint Cloth.

Without the Silver Saint Cloth, could he still be considered a Silver Saint? He would probably be worse than even a Bronze Saint.

His eyes darted about twice. Then he gritted his teeth, stomped his foot, and finally made up his mind!

—He promptly dropped to his knees before Saori Kido.

"Goddess, I've realized my mistakes! Please let me follow you!"

Yota narrowed his eyes slightly. It was not as though this crow had absolutely no intention of serving Athena. After all, he had cultivated his Cosmo for so many years and spent so long