Michael’s body quickly absorbed the Holy Grail, and the result was instant.

Dun dun dun dun dun dun.

Michael began shaking and floated up.

Gi-Gyu and El watched the scene silently. If he wanted, he could have kept the grail, but he didn’t, and no one stopped him from giving it to Michael. After all, Gi-Gyu was synced with Michael, so if the grail made Michael stronger, he would also become stronger. Therefore, returning the Holy Grail to Michael was the smart play here.

But there was just one thing Gi-Gyu was worried about.

“Please don’t worry,” El reassured him. “He will never betray you.”

“All right,” Gi-Gyu replied. The Holy Grail was so powerful that it could destroy the sync while Michael accepted it. This object had almost as much power as Gabriel. Gi-Gyu suspected that it was even as powerful as him. Gi-Gyu worried the sync might really come undone if Michael became as powerful as him.

“I’m sure he won’t betray me,” Gi-Gyu said to El and himself. The sync breaking was an unlikely event, and even if it happened, it was even more unlikely that Michael would betray him.

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