"Were you two fighting?"
The moment they met, Agravain demanded bluntly.
He was naturally referring to the massive explosion that had occurred on the outskirts of Camelot.
Li Ye had gone all out against Gawain, unleashing even more magical energy than Gawain himself and surviving their clash of Noble Phantasms.
The pillar of light produced by their final exchange of Noble Phantasms had been visible even from within Camelot.
Not to mention Agravain and the Lion King in the Tower of End.
That was not something they could brush off as a gas explosion.
Hearing this, Gawain and Li Ye exchanged looks. Gawain smiled and answered before Li Ye could. "Agravain, Li Ye and I were indeed sparring just now. Since we are preparing to subjugate the rebel king, Lionheart King, we must properly understand the power we possess.
"And Lord Li Ye has yet to become familiar with the holy sword bestowed by the King. This was the perfect opportunity—"
When Gawain mentioned the holy sword granted by the Lion King, the Shining Sword of Ruin, Agravain glanced at the Sword of Ruin in Li Ye's hand.
It was no longer the same as when Li Ye had left the main hall. Having received the Blessing [Protection of the Limit] from the Lion King and transformed into the Shining Sword of Ruin, the reborn holy sword should have been a sacred blade adorned with brilliant golden patterns.
Yet the Shining Sword of Ruin in Li Ye's hand had now turned black and crimson. Its holy aura, once identical to that of the holy lance, had become an ominous pulse of magical energy.
Li Ye noticed Agravain's gaze and raised the Sword of Ruin before his chest. "Agravain, do you have any idea what's going on?"
The change in the