Saori's words, combined with Saori Kido's unreserved Athena Cosmo, finally convinced the Perseus Silver Saint completely of Saori Kido's identity.
After that, Perseus naturally wasted no time undoing Hyoga and Shun's petrification, saving the two Saints who had been unlucky enough to get taken out in an instant.
Once Hyoga and Shun learned what had happened, they were left dumbfounded as well. Shun was the kindest-hearted of them all. He immediately went to thank Saori Kido and declared that he was willing to join her forces and head to Sanctuary to seek justice.
Hyoga, however, found it hard to swallow his pride. Like Seiya, he felt that being saved by Saori Kido after having just rejected her was simply too humiliating and awkward.
Fortunately, whatever else could be said about Saori Kido, her charm was certainly off the charts. She easily persuaded Hyoga as well.
Ikki of Phoenix was the only one who left in the end, but before doing so, he said that when the time came to go to Sanctuary, he would go take a look too.
Just like that, of the ten Silver Saints sent by the Pope, aside from the five who had been taught a lesson by Yota, the other five immediately switched sides and joined Saori Kido. In addition, Saori Kido wrote a letter and had the Crow Saint control a crow to deliver it to Sanctuary, informing them that she would soon be heading there.
Afterward, to demonstrate everyone's unity and cooperation, Yota helped several Silver Saints repair their Cloths, while also taking the chance to try them on himself.
He had already discovered that whenever he absorbed the experience related to Cosmo contained within a Cloth, the Cosmo-related experience in his Self-Evolution ability would advance by a huge amount. Yota felt that