As the Saints continued their work to clean up the Sanctuary, Tatsumi went to them.

"Oujo-sama wants to see you," he said.

Since the Gold Saints and Shaina addressed Saori as "Athena" while the Bronze Saints still saw her as "Saori-san", when Tatsumi said "Oujo-sama" wants to see them, it was obvious that he was talking to the Bronze Saints. They stopped their work and headed to the Pope's chamber.

Seiya was already there and seemed to have recovered from the battle against Saga. With Tatsumi and all Bronze Saintss before her, Saori held her emotions back and tried to look as if everything is fine.

"Good that you are all here," she said. "I have been thinking that after all we went through, you deserve a break. Since the Galaxian Tournament, I don't know if you ever had the time to yourself and think of your needs. So, rather than letting you work around the Sanctuary, I've decided to send you off for sometime to take care yourselves."

The Bronze Saints were surprised by her words.

"Shiryu," Saori turned to the Dragon Saint. "Your eye sight has restored. Your master, the Libra Gold Saint, will be happy to see that and I assume he knows what has happened here. Why don't you head back to Five Peaks? Your friend will be happy too."

"My friend?"

"That girl with the long braid," Saori said.

"You mean Shunrei," Shiryu said.

"Yes, her. And if you can deliver this to your master," Saori handed him a sealed letter. "I trust that you will take it to him without reading it. It is a confidential letter from Goddess Athena to a Gold Saint."

"I'll take this to my master," Shiryu promised her.

"Hyoga, would you like to return to Siberia?" Saori said to the Cygnus Saint. "Maybe you want to pay your mother a visit?"

Hyoga nodded silently.

"And Tatsumi, we have left Tokyo for a very long time," Saori said to her loyal butler. "We haven't officially announce the cancellation of Galaxian Tournament yet. I think you should head back to Tokyo to take care of this. Shun can come with you."

"You are not coming with us, Oujo-sama?" Tatsumi asked, sensing something odd.

"Not now," Saori said. "But I'll head back to Tokyo when time is right." Then she looked at Jabu and rest of the Bronze Saints. "What about you? Do you want to join Shun and Tatsumi?"

"If it is okay with you, we like to go back to our training," Jabu said.

"Me too," Nachi added. Ichi, Geki, and Ban nodded in agreement.

"If that's what you want, then it shall be arranged." She gave them a smile and sent them off. Before Hyoga could walk out, she called after him.

"Hyoga!" She went to him and said, "My grandfather had once told me about a son he lost-"

"Saori-san," Hyoga interrupted her. "I have a father and that is my master Camus. My destiny is being a Saint protecting Goddess Athena. I have three brothers, Seiya, Shun, and Shiryu. And I have a sister and that is you."

Saori nodded in satisfaction. "Safe travel, Hyoga."

Together, Tatsumi and all Bronze Saints except for Seiya headed to the airport. Shiryu was going to China; Hyoga to Siberia; Tatsumi and Shun to Tokyo; and rest of the Bronze Saints to where they trained.

"Saori-san is sending us away," Shun muttered.

"She is being considerate," Jabu said.

"Which she hardly ever was," Shiryu commented.

All of them sensed something weird about this arrangement. At the same time, they found leaving her was harder than they expected. The battle against Silver Saints, Poseidon, and Saga had formed a bond between them and Saori. But since it was Saori who wanted them to go, they had to go by it.

"You think she sent us away so she can be alone with Seiya?" Ichi asked.

Indeed, all Bronze Saints were sent away except for Seiya.

"Ichi, get a life!" Jabu rebuked.

The night came and Saori found herself alone in the Pope's chamber until Seiya joined her.

"Remember before your match with Shiryu, I gave you my word that you can go find your sister after the match is over?" She asked him.

"You are not sending me away too, are you?" Seiya asked, playing with her hair.

"I'm not sending you away," she said. "But I think it is time for you to be reunited with her."

"You know where she is?"

"No," Saori shook her head. "Though I heard something."

"What is it?"

"When you went to face Ikki at the Murder Valley," she said. "I went to the orphanage. They told me that she left to find you."

"And?"

"That's all they told me," Saori said. "She could still in Japan or she could be in Greece. When I was at the orphanage, I saw that girl who brought you flowers."

"Miho?"

"Yes, her. She told me that she knew you were sent to Greece and told your sister that. Your sister was gone the very next day."

Seiya recalled the day that Miho secretly came to see him outside Kido's mansion. When Tatsumi wasn't looking, Seiya sneaked out and told Miho about being sent to Greece and how he'd miss her.

"You should go find her," Saori said, taking his hand in hers.

He pulled her into his arms and held her tightly against him. "I know, but I don't want to leave you."

"Seiya, your happiness is my happiness too," Saori said. "Your sister is your only family."

He knew she is right.

"It's getting late," Seiya said.

"I know," she said.

Slowly, her lips met his.

When the morning came, Saori saw Seiya off.

"Here," she pressed a debit card in his hand. "Use all you need. The pin number is your birthday."

"How did you know my birthday?"

"You told me, before we jumped off the cliff," she reminded him. "Sagittarius is your constellation."

They embraced and Saori listened to his heart beat.

"Go, Seiya," she said, pulling away from him. "Go find your sister. Remember, your happiness is mine too."

Nodded, Seiya began to walk away. He kept on looking back and Saori watched until he disappeared from her sight.

Now that Tatsumi and all Bronze Saints were gone, Saori went to House of Aries.

"Mu," she began.

"Athena."

"Tell me about Hades."

"Hades is the Lord of Underworld, brother to Zeus King of Olympus," Mu murmured. "He has his army of Specters, and not even Zeus would dare to-"

"Enough," Saori said, holding back her tears. "Mu, you must promise me that you keep Seiya and the Bronze Saints away from the Sanctuary."

"I will do all I can," Mu said.

"You have been protecting me and my mother, all of you," Saori said. "Now it's my turn to protect you."