〜Type-Moon World, ██████ Worldline〜
In the 7th singularity, Absolute Demonic Front: Babylonia
"'Marvelous Room', a world without time or matter! It seems this Mephistopheles Yoma, is no ordinary opponent."
Merlin, watching this scene, felt a dull ache in his teeth. Gemini Aspros could practically be considered exiled by the Mephistopheles Yoma.
What was more terrifying was that, unlike 'Another Dimension', which is eternally isolated, the place where Gemini was exiled had no physical matter; it was an utter void. An ordinary person would simply wait for death!
The Wise King Gilgamesh also wore a solemn expression:
"In just an instant, he displayed the super ability to stop time, create space, and influence memories."
For an ordinary person to possess even one of these would be a miracle. It was hard to imagine these rule-level abilities appearing on an obscure Specter.
Ishtar gasped:
"Could it be another subordinate god under Hades' command…"
The Wise King Gilgamesh had considered that possibility, but then shook his head in denial:
"No… If he were a subordinate god, he wouldn't refer to himself as the 'Heavenly Chief Star'."
Gods are very arrogant. If he were a god, upon appearing, he would introduce himself as "God of X," rather than claiming the title of a Specter under Hades.
.....
[ The scene shifts. After an unknown passage of time, the exiled Gemini Saint walks out of the distorted space, holding Shion in one arm and dragging Dohko with the other, looking down disdainfully at Youma below.
Youma looked at the scene before him and immediately became interested: "Hmmph?! There's actually a guy who can forcefully pry open space through counter-rotation... Gemini boy, Aspros!"
Tenma, clad in the God Cloth, looked suspiciously at the figure who suddenly appeared: "Who... who is that?!"
Before Tenma could ask, Aspros casually tossed Shion and Dohko into his arms, then clapped his hands indifferently: "I picked them up on the way here. Consider them a farewell gift for you."
He ordered Tenma to quickly take the people and leave, while Aspros stood opposite Youma, seemingly ready to take over the battlefield!
Seeing this, Tenma immediately objected: "I have every reason to never forgive that demon! How could I easily just—"
But before Tenma could finish his sentence, a scorching energy burst forth from Aspros. The ground instantly vaporized, and the resulting blast of air pushed Tenma away, propelling him toward the sky!
Aspros then turned back and told Tenma, "I don't care how much hatred you have for that demon! Don't let any of your comrades die. Wasn't that why you came to Kanon Island?!"
Tenma now understood the identity of the newcomer and also understood the mission he needed to shoulder. Without further hesitation, he flies toward the apex of the sky, holding Dohko and Shion. ]
[ .....]
〜Projection of All Worlds〜
"Wait!! What did I miss? How is Tenma wearing the God Cloth?! I didn't even blink. Did someone use King Crimson to skip time..."
"It seems the Pegasus God Cloth isn't a trial card this time. He's conscious enough to run while carrying people. Which Specter could possibly stop him now?"
Although they said this, everyone's mouths twitched when they heard Aspros say he "picked up" Dohko and Shion. You were exiled; where exactly did you pick up two Gold Saints?
And couldn't he have a better attitude? Handle them gently! They are your teammates, after all. To carelessly toss these two severely injured men like that... one can only say that the friendship exists... but not much of it!
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〜Type-Moon World, Carnival Phantasm Worldline〜
"It feels like someone edited a segment out of the video. What kind of feud do Tenma and Youma have?!?"
Rin Tohsaka was going crazy, feeling uncomfortable all over.
This vague presentation made Rin Tohsaka feel like she had missed an episode.
Illya was equally bewildered, her crimson eyes full of confusion:
"How did Tenma suddenly put on the God Cloth?!"
Shirou Emiya said somewhat doubtfully:
"Maybe they wanted to broadcast the fight between Aspros and Youma directly, so they skipped some parts, which gives it a feeling of discontinuity."
Although they didn't know Tenma's grudge, it was clear that Aspros didn't want to listen to his nonsense, because "My hatred surpasses yours!"
〜Saint Seiya Shioriverse, The Lost Canvas timeline〜
In the Sanctuary, Dohko felt a bit ashamed:
"I was saved by Defteros again...!"
How many times had he been saved by him now? He saved him on Kanon Island using divine blood... then Defteros saved him again when retrieving Lady Athena's Cloth, and now, after merging with Aspros, he saved him yet again.
Moreover, being a fellow Gold Saint, the word "picked up" made Dohko a little sad.
Although it was demeaning, he couldn't refute it, as it wasn't the first or second time this had happened.
The Pope, however, noticed another point:
"Tenma is already able to maintain the state of the God Cloth!"
Pegasus, the man eternally entangled with Hades across generations. Although he is still naive now, they believed he would surely grow into a presence capable of influencing the direction of this Holy War!
.....
[ Seeing Tenma about to leave, Youma was naturally displeased: "How troublesome. Stop right there!"
Just as Tenma took a step, Youma pulled out his pocket watch, intending to stop time and make Tenma obediently stay put.
However, when he pressed the button, Tenma's movements did not stop; instead, he left his line of sight even faster, vanishing into the sky.
"Time... can't be stopped?!"
This bizarre sight astonished Youma, but after seeing Aspros smiling nearby, he instantly understood: "Did you do this?"
Aspros smiled faintly, an aura of academic mastery emanating from him: "The speed of light remains constant for all observers, but time varies between different observers."
"The rate of time flow slows down as speed increases. The limit of speed is the speed of light; the closer the speed is to the speed of light, the closer time is to stopping."
"And the space we are currently in has been cut away by me, moving at the speed of light within a different dimension!"
"In other words, time itself cannot fully operate here. You can no longer manipulate time as you please."
"Demon... It's time for your exit." ]
[ .....]
〜Projection of All Worlds〜
"This specialization is perfect! A strong academic aura assaults the senses. As the saying goes, knowledge truly is power."
"I didn't expect the Gemini Saint to have research into this. The scope of knowledge involved is too vast!"
"He spoke eloquently, but besides understanding that Youma's time stop didn't work, I understood nothing else!"
Yare yare, everyone was dizzy listening to that. Who would have thought that among the Sanctuary's bunch of fist-fighting brutes, an academic genius would appear? Aspros had to spend time training his strength, yet he still had time to study!
First in academics, first in martial arts—what kind of monster is this Gemini Saint!
Fortunately, it's Gemini fighting Youma. Otherwise, the other Gold Saints would be completely helpless against the two bug-like abilities of exile and time stop...
"Thinking about it like that, Aspros seems to be quite the counter to Youma."
Relying on Aspros' superb spatial abilities and his rich knowledge reserve, he immediately thought of a countermeasure after only witnessing Youma's time stop once.
〜A Certain Magical Index World, Academy City〜
Shirai's mouth twitched:
"He's fighting in a Holy War, yet he has such deep research into physics. Where did he find the time to study..."
As a Gold Saint, he actually needed to understand physics. What surprised her most was that the irrational techniques used by that group of Saints still had to comply with Einstein's theories.
Misaka Mikoto shook her head:
"What's strong isn't just the Gold Cloth, but Aspros's extensive knowledge."
She just hadn't expected that before fighting someone, he would first deliver a physics lesson.
Listening to it made her feel lightheaded, and she nearly fell asleep.
"Wait..."
Kuroko Shirai, recovering her senses, noticed something wrong, her face showing surprise:
"Did Einstein's theory exist back then?"
"Uh... he hadn't been born yet."
Misaka Mikoto paused. Kuroko's point seemed valid. It couldn't be that Aspros wrote a book later and someone picked it up, could it?
〜Bleach World〜
Kisuke Urahara nodded:
"Yosh, I get it! If I get the chance, I'll study relativity properly too, and try to train for three years to open up an alternate dimension for fun."
Knowledge truly is power. The Gemini Saint's unparalleled composure made Kisuke Urahara realize that you must score perfectly on the relativity exam to become the Pope!
"You idiot!"
Yoruichi shattered Kisuke Urahara's fantasy with a punch.
"You have to be strong yourself to forge iron. You need to reach the speed of light first."
It must be said that Aspros is truly a polymath. His mastery of dimensional skills, the laws of time flow, physics knowledge, and mental power were all demonstrated perfectly!
As the successor to the Pope, Aspros's academic knowledge was also top-tier!
It's hard to imagine that if the rebellion hadn't happened back then... the Hades Army would be the ones with the headaches now. Just look at the group of monstrous Gold Saints they are facing.
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