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- MWM Chapter 352
“Miss Saori!”
Seeing Ikki shatter the glass of the viewing box with a single punch, revealing the panicked expression of Saori Kido inside, Seiya and the others were immediately alarmed and rushed forward to stop him.
Though they harbored resentment toward Mitsumasa Kido in their hearts, it was only directed at him.
Back when Mitsumasa Kido sent them away, Saori Kido was just a seven-year-old girl, just like them. Although she was somewhat spoiled, she had no say in the decisions.
Moreover, upon returning and learning of Mitsumasa Kido’s death, most of their hatred had already dissipated. On top of that, Saori had been quite kind and accommodating to them in these past few days, handling everything very well.
So when they saw Ikki attempting to kill Saori, their inherent kindness and sense of justice instinctively made them want to protect her.
Of course, Leo also thought another significant reason was Saori’s beauty and the hidden Athena Cosmo within her.
“Your opponents are us!”
Dark Pegasus, Dark Cygnus, and Dark Andromeda simultaneously attacked, intercepting Seiya, Hyoga, and Shun.
As for the remaining five weaker Saints—Jabu of Unicorn, Geki of Bear, Ban of Lionet, Nachi of Wolf, and Ichi of Hydra—Jabu and Nachi had already been taken down by Ikki and were still lying on the ground.
The other three were up against three Dark Phoenix foot soldiers.
“It’s time to send you on your way!”
Ikki leaped into the box, his gaze filled with murderous intent as he looked at Saori Kido and Tatsumi.
“Ikki, how dare you harm Miss Saori!”
Although Tatsumi’s legs trembled in fear under Ikki’s murderous aura, he still stood in front of Saori.
“Cough, cough, I think everyone can sit down and talk this through. There’s no need for all this fighting.”
At that moment, a figure suddenly appeared beside Saori Kido.
It was none other than Leo, who had used his teleportation technique to arrive.
He glanced at Tatsumi with a slight surprise before giving a gentlemanly greeting to Saori Kido.
“Hello, Miss Saori. My name is Leo, a friend of Seiya.”
Tatsumi was not exactly a good person, even somewhat cruel. After all, it was because Ikki defied him that Tatsumi had beaten him repeatedly on the way to Death Queen Island.
However, his loyalty to the Kido family was undeniable, and he was even willing to sacrifice his life to protect Saori.
Human nature is indeed unpredictable at times.
“Hello, Mr. Leo. Thank you for stepping in to help.”
Despite the fear she was holding back, Saori politely stood up and bowed to Leo.
At this moment, Saori Kido had not yet fully awakened to her true self; she was just a thirteen-year-old girl. The Galactic Tournament and all the plans were arranged by her grandfather, Mitsumasa Kido, before his death.
So naturally, she was terrified of Ikki. Seeing Leo suddenly appear in front of her, she couldn’t help but feel a sense of relief and admiration.
“It seems you’ve chosen to save someone rather than protect the Gold Cloth. Well, I won’t be holding back then.”
Seeing Leo appear, Ikki stopped in his tracks.
He had come to kill Saori Kido primarily to lure Leo, whose strength was still unclear, into the open and then seize the Sagittarius Gold Cloth.
His main objective in returning this time was to obtain the Gold Cloth, with revenge being secondary.
However, Leo shook his head and responded:
“Not quite.”
Upon hearing this, Ikki instinctively turned his gaze back to the direction of the Gold Cloth, only to be shocked:
“That’s impossible!”
What did he see? He saw Leo still standing guard in front of the box containing the Gold Cloth, in the exact same position, without having moved an inch.
He looked at the Leo standing beside Saori Kido, then at the one below, and then back at the Leo next to Saori.
Finally, Ikki furrowed his brow in realization:
“So, twins!”
His powerful mental abilities allowed him to sense that both versions of Leo were real, not illusions.
Therefore, the only explanation that made sense was that they were twins.
“Uh, not exactly.”
Leo shrugged and gave the same reply as before.
It certainly wasn’t twins, as the one below was merely Leo’s shadow clone.
Although the shadow clone didn’t have the Sharingan or Rinnegan, nor the strength of the real body, it possessed half of his chakra and half of his magic, which should be enough to handle Dark Dragon and those Dark Phoenix soldiers.
“Hmph, are you looking down on us by not even wearing your Cloth?”
Dark Dragon, who had arrogantly approached Leo, became enraged when he saw that Leo had yet to don his Cloth.
He felt insulted.
“I’m not disrespecting you; I simply don’t have a Cloth to wear.”
Leo replied with a smile.
He deliberately spoke loud enough so that Saori, sitting above, could clearly hear him.
“No Cloth? Someone without a Cloth isn’t even worthy of fighting me. You, take care of him!”
Dark Dragon hesitated for a moment upon hearing this, then crossed his arms and signaled the eight Dark Saints behind him to attack.
He wasn’t testing Leo’s strength; his pride simply wouldn’t allow him to engage in battle with someone who didn’t have a Cloth.
Leo grinned upon seeing this.
Every villain in this world seemed to share a similar trait: they all thought they were invincible. Even when they could have joined forces to overwhelm their opponent, they insisted on fighting one by one.
If Saga had attacked Athena with all the Gold and Silver Saints loyal to him, no matter how much of an advantage Seiya and the others had, they wouldn’t have stood a chance.
Poseidon and Hades were the same. If they had launched an all-out attack to wipe out Athena right from the start, they would have won. But instead, they let their subordinates take on Seiya and his friends one by one, only to be defeated.
In the end, it was all about arrogance. Every time, they’d boast about their supposedly unbeatable techniques, only to get slapped in the face.
“Since you don’t want to fight me, why not fight each other?”
As the eight Dark Saints charged toward him, Leo clasped his hands together:
“Sage Art: Shadow Imitation Jutsu!”
Eight shadowy lines instantly shot out from beneath him, connecting with the shadows of the eight unsuspecting Dark Saints.
This body of his was a shadow clone. If it engaged in close combat and got hit, it would disappear. But if he used some overly destructive techniques, it might cause too much damage and be overly violent.
There were spectators all around, and the fight was being broadcasted live globally. Making it too gory wouldn’t be good.
So he opted for the Nara clan’s jutsu. After being enhanced with sage energy, the Shadow Imitation Jutsu became much stronger, and the Saints, unfamiliar with ninjutsu, had no way to defend against it.
During a battle, everyone focuses on the opponent’s movements, paying little attention to their shadows.
Moreover, with the speed of Leo’s sage-enhanced shadow technique, even if the Dark Saints had wanted to dodge, they probably wouldn’t have been able to.
(End of the chapter)