They're always in the strangest places...
Are we still not there?
We're here... The Palaestra.
All right!
A Vast Army Approaches! The Battle to Defend the Palaestra!
A Vast Army Approaches.
The Battle to Defend the Palaestra.
Steel Saint Subaru Pegasus Koga
What's this?
Hey, Koga!
Subaru!
Lionet Soma
Soma...
We're here, as well.
Dragon Ryuho Aquila Yuna
Yuna... Ryuho.
So everyone's here!
Yes.
We've been here for a while.
I see.
Anyway, what's going on?
Ah,
they're all people
that Saints have saved from Pallasites.
Look around, and you'll be even more surprised.
People are all over the place, from top to bottom.
Soma...
Um, uh...
Sorry, kiddo...
Um, well...
I didn't mean...
...that it was a problem.
Don't worry about it.
Here.
Thanks!
Oh, sure! Enjoy!
But isn't this dangerous?
If someone attacks the Palaestra now...
I agree, but...
Don't worry about stupid stuff.
Geki-sensei...
Nachi Geki Ban
Ban... Nachi...
How've you been?
Cut it out, Geki...
We're in front of the students.
Yeah... And you stink!
Very smelly.
Oh...
Sorry, sorry...
They know each other?
Sensei, why should we not worry?
It's true that many have evacuated to the Palaestra...
Well, even so,
our defenses are perfect.
Huh?
Hmm? You don't get it?
The Saints were able to bring them here.
We Saints have
defeated Pallasites across the world,
and brought those we've saved here, to the Palaestra.
Rough calculations suggest
we have ten times our normal numbers.
Ten times?
Wow!
So you don't need to worry about a thing!
You guys did well...
Now that you're back at the Palaestra, you can relax.
Now, come in...
There isn't anything to be concerned about.
What the heck?
Suddenly, you look depressed.
Sensei, things seem pretty grim, don't they?
Yeah... It's true we have a powerful force,
but I can't read what the enemy is doing.
Huh?
Didn't you say there was nothing to worry about?
He was saying that
to keep the evacuees from worrying.
Oh, I get it.
With this many civilians,
if a larger force than ours were to attack...
So you're all here.
Libra Genbu
Libra Genbu...
Genbu-sama has taken charge of the Saints gathered here.
You could say he is the Palaestra's commander.
Oh?
Koga, let me see your Cloth.
O-Okay...
Koga, what is this mark?
Oh, a Pallasite caused it.
You deliberately didn't dodge that attack?
How did you know?
I can tell from this mark
that your fighting style relies on your Cloth.
Wh-What are you talking about?
Ryuho! Soma! Yuna!
Y-Yes.
Show me your Cloths as well.
As I thought...
You fools!
You're all the same!
You've failed to master even half of your new Cloths' power.
You're allowing their force to overwhelm you!
Due to your new Cloths, you've become cocky.
Being overly dependent on your Cloths
will cost you your lives someday.
I wasn't expecting to get lectured...
Yeah.
Don't worry about it.
He was in a bad mood...
Genbu's just a jerk!
You shouldn't say that.
Libra Genbu is the strongest fighter
among the Gold Saints.
He sees something we don't.
Even still,
he didn't have to be so obnoxious.
Well, that's...
Seriously,
being one of Athena's Saints is tough...
Dummy, it's hard to be a Steel Saint, too.
That's right...
Let's train!
Ow!
Stop it!
So... What should we be doing?
What else can we do?
Regardless of Genbu, we do what we must.
We fight.
As Saints of Athena...
Genbu-sama, weren't you a bit harsh on the young ones?
They're doing their best.
I understand that.
But spoiling them won't help.
I'm fully aware of their power.
But without facing the problems
that confront them, they'll never truly grow.
One day, I'm sure they'll be able
to reach the ultimate zone
all Saints strive for...
Geki,
you've trained some good students.
Thank you, sir!
But the question is what we currently face.
We've gathered a mighty force at the Palaestra.
But ten times our normal strength is too much.
What do you think?
Wolf Haruto
Haruto?
And who's this?
I captured a Pallasite scout and interrogated him.
And? What did he say?
This is a trap.
They've been losing deliberately,
to force us to rescue those people.
They knew that we would bring the refugees to the Palaestra.
Then it's true...
We have fallen for the enemy's deception.
Class-3 Pallasite Thebe
Class-2 Pallasite Aegir
I, the class-2 Pallasite Aegir, order you...
...to advance forward.
A Huge Enemy Army! Genbu Makes a Choice!
P-Pallasites!
They're here.
Hyperion...
This plan is fairly elaborate for you.
Deliberately gathering the Saints in one place...
Class-1 Pallasite Hyperion
Crushing all those insects individually
would be too time consuming.
So I've gathered them in one spot to destroy at one time.
Class-1 Pallasite Titan
That way, it's more efficient.
Underhanded...
I shall expect a glorious battle.
The question is how much Aegir can accomplish...
Pallas! Pallas!
Pallasites... So many!
H-Hey!
They're coming from over there, too.
The Palaestra is surrounded?
Pallas! Pallas!
Y-Yes!
They're crossing the bridge!
Let's go, everyone.
Yeah.
We have ten times as many Saints as normal.
We'll stop them!
We should meet them at the gate...
No!
Genbu...
None of you must fight.
What?
Then what should we do?
Keep quiet and watch.
No way... That's crazy!
He's fighting all of them on his own?
No.
There is more to battle than numbers alone!
What the heck?!
The first thing you must know about battle
is that victory is decided by Cosmo!
That is what my master, Dohko, taught me.
Master Dohko?
He was my father's master, as well.
My father also heard that lesson.
What are you doing, Genbu?!
This isn't the time for that!
That's right...
You sound like my instructors!
Instructors?
Could Genbu-sama be trying to teach us something?
Genbu...
Saints must live for a future that cannot be seen.
A future that can't be seen?
Hmm?
For example, I am teaching you now.
But someday, you will be stronger than I am.
Yeah, sure.
But the ones you teach may surpass you.
And their students may become stronger still.
If this is repeated,
then eventually, someone will reach that ultimate zone
all Saints strive toward.
That's gonna be a long time from now...
Master Dohko
Indeed, a very long time.
Master,
now I understand what you felt back then.
I'm in a good mood today.
Young Saints, words cannot express some things.
I shall share with you the martial secrets
my master taught me!
Come!
The second thing you must know about battle.
Do not underestimate the enemy.
Assume every strike is capable of killing you!
Surround him!
The third thing you must know!
The best defense is a good offense!
Attacks must be fast and sure!
Meteor Summon:
Demon's Hammer!
Not bad...
Impressive power.
However, this is a weapon's power.
And not your own!
A-Are you calling me weak?
Indeed.
The strength of a weapon isn't your own.
Train or you'll be defeated,
unable to withstand your own attacks.
The fourth thing you must know...
Do not rely on strength that is not yours!
During that fight, I trusted too much to my Cloth's power...
I mistook the new Cloth's power as my own.
It wasn't just you, Koga-kun.
If you rely on a strength that isn't yours,
you can never use your Cloth's full power.
It's the most basic lesson a Saint learns,
but we forgot it.
Step back, Thebe.
A class-3 Pallasite cannot defeat him.
It appears you've beaten my men.
Then you are the commander?
The Pallasites should do better in educating their soldiers.
You underestimate your foes.
Enough talk.
Your bravado ends here.
I am a Class-2 Pallasite, the Gauntlet...
Phantom Arm Aegir will defeat you!
Then,
I shall attack first!
Rozan Shinbuken!
Psionic Hand!
My weapon, the Phantom Arm, draws out the meager telekinesis
that humans are born with, to its fullest extent!
A nice little tool.
But you cannot beat me with defense.
Who said it can only defend?
Super Crusher:
Phantom Claw!
Theoretically, my Phantom Claw
can crush anything in the world.
Genbu!
You Saints cannot defeat the Pallasites.
Aegir...
You said it could crush anything, did you not?
Indeed, I did.
The Phantom Claw can crush anything.
Even a Gold Cloth, made of Oreichalkos.
I don't know about that!
N-No way... Impossible!
Aegir, you fool.
You underestimated the Gold Saint
Libra Genbu's power!
R-Ridiculous...
A Gold Cloth can't be that tough.
No, this isn't merely the Cloth's power!
What?
Without the Cosmo to master it, even a Gold Cloth is only scrap.
However...
When combined with a focused Cosmo,
the Cloth is capable of infinite power!
I told you, Aegir...
The first thing you must know of battle
is that victory is decided by Cosmo!
Aegir...
You have shamed me!
Th-This is...
Hyperion-sama's holy blade!
He's lending it to me?
Holy blade?
Then what is the awful power
I feel emanating from it?
That is no mere sword.
Saints, this is the holy blade of destruction.
Cataclysm Slash
The Cataclysm Slash!
The ultimate blade, which can sever anything!
Now, then...
Time for round two!
To Be Continued