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Seeing Ikki vanish into the pocket dimension—Mika smiled. After all, how could he leave out one of the five main Bronze Saints?
He nodded, then surveyed the surroundings. He was at the site of Seiya and the others' battle against Ikki and the Black Saints, where the remaining pieces of the Sagittarius Gold Cloth had been buried.
They had now been retrieved and reassembled by the assassins sent from Sanctuary. And they were close by.
He could clearly sense the Nen marker he had placed on the Cloth.
'I might as well retrieve it now.' He knew that, according to the original story, the Gold Cloth would soon be sent back to Sanctuary. And once there—Saga would undoubtedly discover his [Nen] marker and remove it.
After all, Saga was incredibly powerful.
Mika estimated that he had likely reached the peak of the 7th Sense.
As for the 8th Sense? He doubted it.
Of the current Gold Saints, besides Dohko—a survivor from the previous generation, only two had achieved the 8th Sense: Shaka and Kanon.
While many debated whether Saga or Shaka was the strongest, Mika believed it was Kanon.
Saga and Shaka were undoubtedly the most prominent Gold Saints of this generation. Saga, especially, was incredibly powerful.
Even if Shaka had achieved the 8th Sense—many believed Saga was his equal.
However, Kanon, before entering the Underworld, had been practically Saga's equal. And upon entering the Underworld, he had awakened the 8th Sense, becoming the strongest Gold Saint of this generation.
His status as a Gold Saint had been officially recognized during the Hades arc.
Therefore, the current Saga was a formidable opponent. Mika—whose Cosmo was roughly on par with Mu's—couldn't match him.
However, he was improving rapidly.
He was confident he could eventually reach Saga's level and even surpass him during the upcoming Sanctuary battle.
Therefore, Mika needed a Gold Cloth.
——
He reached the location where the Gold Cloth was being guarded by several Saints.
He walked past them—Unnoticed.
This wasn't Circle, nor was it light-speed movement, but a new technique he had developed: [Dimensional Walking].
While he appeared to be near them, he was actually incredibly far away, separated by a distance greater than realms.
They weren't even in the same dimension.
He had developed this technique after encountering Mu in the Ethereal realm between worlds. He knew that in this world—Circle's ability to conceal his presence would be significantly weakened.
With the Enhanced senses granted by the 7th Sense—anyone at that level could likely detect him.
Therefore, he had developed Dimensional Walking, channeling his knowledge of Spatial Manipulation, acquired from various worlds, through his Cosmo.
He waved his hand, and the [Sagittarius Gold Cloth] vanished from before the startled guards. He smiled at their shocked expressions and turned to leave, the Cloth now safely stored within his pocket dimension.
He then teleported back to the Graad Foundation's guest house, where Saori was waiting for him.
——
"Did you retrieve Ikki?"
"Yes. After I told him about the Pope, he agreed to the training," Mika replied with a smile.
"Excellent." Saori nodded. "I hope they can all improve quickly."
The world was in chaos, a consequence of Saga's evil side having taken complete control. Kanon's influence had awakened the darkness within him, and now, his evil personality had completely suppressed his good side.
Previously, his benevolent nature had allowed him to rule Sanctuary effectively as Pope. But now, his evil impulses had led to the attempted assassination of Athena and the current unrest within the Saints. Under Saga's influence, Sanctuary was attempting to dominate the world.
Saori knew they were running out of time.
"Don't worry, Saori. We will win," Mika reassured her, sensing her concern.
She smiled, nodding. 'Indeed, we will.'
——
Having sent the Five Bronze Saints to train in his pocket dimensions, Mika focused on his own training.
He had been practicing diligently, preparing for the upcoming Sanctuary battle. He couldn't simply rely on Seiya and the others, like in the original story.
He had to become stronger.
He spent his time studying the Cosmo within the Sagittarius Gold Cloth, adapting his existing skills and techniques—honing his abilities as a Gold Saint.
——
As a traveler between worlds, Mika possessed a diverse array of powers, all now integrated into his Cosmo.
However, the techniques associated with these powers still held value. As he grew stronger, many of his earlier techniques had become—obsolete.
His Nen abilities, for instance, while incredibly useful in his earlier journeys, were now less effective, their functions having been absorbed by his Cosmo.
Nen—a versatile power capable of almost any ability with the right combination of imagination and limitations, was now—redundant.
His Cosmo, with sufficient knowledge, which he had acquired from the Type-Moon and High School DxD worlds, could achieve the same feats.
And Nen's ability to enhance physical strength? Mika was confident that no other power could match the physical enhancements granted by Cosmo.
The Gold Saints, despite their human limitations, could unleash light-speed punches capable of destroying Worlds. Nen simply couldn't compare.
Furthermore, Nen abilities often required strict limitations and vows to achieve their full potential. Cosmo had no such restrictions.
His Breath Styles also became less useful.
Their physical enhancements were overshadowed by his Cosmo, and their elemental manipulation abilities were now seamlessly integrated into his Cosmo, amplified and enhanced.
Even the stat boosts from his Falna couldn't compare to his Cosmo, which was constantly growing, enhancing his physical abilities, skills, and combat-related development abilities. Many of his skills had been absorbed or enhanced by his Cosmo.
However, while their effects might be similar, the underlying principles of these abilities were different.
Therefore, they still held value. He decided to focus on his Nen abilities.
Some of them, like Angel Armament, had been completely absorbed by his Cosmo, rendered redundant by his Gold Cloth. He would have to find a new application for it.
Holy Fire, too, had been superseded by his Cosmo-based fire and ice manipulation, which were far more potent.
Wings of Calamity—which could imbue other weapons with Nen, had been transformed. Channeling it through his Cosmo, he had created a new ability: Thousand Transformations.
It took the form of a sleek longsword capable of absorbing other weapons, acquiring their form and abilities. And since his Nen was now integrated with his Cosmo, it was now fueled by Cosmo.
He had developed this ability not only to enhance his versatility, allowing him to utilize his mastery of all weapons, but also to access the unique powers of certain weapons.
For example, Ea—the sword he had taken from Gilgamesh. Its power, limited by the original Gilgamesh's spirit origin, had become obsolete.
However, after being absorbed by Thousand Transformations, its power was now linked to Mika's Cosmo, its potential limitless, making it a viable weapon once more.
Other weapons had also been similarly enhanced.
Angel's Rebirth had been directly strengthened. This ability, allowing him to transform spirits into his Nen beasts, was incredibly valuable for a World-hopping adventurer.
As he journeyed through more and more worlds, forming bonds and experiencing loss, he wanted to avoid the ultimate separation: Death.
Therefore, he had refined Angel's Rebirth, delving deeper into the study of souls, utilizing the knowledge he had gained from the Underworld—where souls were a common—resource.
Combined with his research on the [Third Magic - Heaven's Feel - Materialization of the Soul]—from the Type-Moon world, he was increasingly interested in the Cancer Gold Cloth.
After all, based on the knowledge within the Sagittarius Cloth—he suspected the Cancer Cloth likely contained the accumulated Wisdom of generations of Cancer Gold Saints—Masters of Soul Manipulation.
Thanks to his relentless training and research, Mika's power was growing rapidly, both his Cosmo and his diverse abilities increasing significantly.
He was certain that, in time, he would reach, and even surpass, Saga's current level, the peak of the 7th Sense.
——
Just then, as he continued his training at the Graad Foundation's guest house, a commotion erupted from the entrance.
"It seems Sanctuary's assassins have arrived," he murmured with a smile.
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