01x02 - The Sword of the Holy Knight

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LIONES KINGDOM, CAPITAL CITY OF LIONES

ONE MONTH AGO

Please open the door!

There's nowhere left to run!Majesty!

Majesty!

Elizabeth, you must flee.

I won't escape alone!Come with me, Father!

-I will be fine.-But...

Hurry, before the Holy Knights come...

Elizabeth, Third Princess of Liones,

was driven from the castleby the Holy Knights' coup.

To deal with this crisis,she set out on a journey

to locate the legendary rebels,the Seven Deadly Sins.

How is it?



Delicious...

However, it is hard going,

and it looked likeshe was going to be apprehended.

But just then,someone offered her a helping hand.

This boy was actuallythe captain of the Seven Deadly Sins,

Dragon Sin Meliodas.

This is a tale of ancient times,

when the human and non-human worldshad not yet split.

The Holy Knights,the defenders of the realm,

possessed tremendous magical powersand were both feared and revered.

But among their number were a few

who betrayed the realmand made enemies of all Holy Knights.

These knights were knownas the Seven Deadly Sins.

Elizabeth!

Yes?



Come downstairs for a minute!

Coming!

I'm not dreaming...I really found him!

I found Sir Meliodas,one of the legendary Seven Deadly Sins!

Maybe.

Um, what is this outfit for?



It's the tavern uniform!

I'm sorry that this guy's pervy tastesare on full display...

You want me to collect rumors and inforegarding the Seven Deadly Sins

while I wait tables, is that right?



Info on the Holy Knightswould be nice, too.

Relax. I'm conducting a size check.

Moron! We got a girlto bring in customers,

and you're gonna scare her off!

EPISODE :THE SWORD OF THE HOLY KNIGHT

Excuse me... Sir Meliodas?



There's somethingI would like to ask you.

Are the Seven Deadly Sins...

Are you really the terrible criminalthat the world says you are?



If you are, what sort of crimedid you commit?



What sort of crime, huh?



I think that the publichas the wrong idea about you.

After all, you saved meeven though you had no idea who I was!

To tell you the truth,

ten years ago, I traveled all over Liones,

stealing all the panties I could find.

-You're joking, right?

-I am.

I actually groped the boobsof over , girls.

Boobs?

Th-That's a joke, right?



It is.

Please stop toying with me!

Or is it that you committed a crimeso heinous that you can't speak of it?



Well, maybe.

-Hey, be careful!-Cut it out!

Oh, we're here?



This is our next source of information,Vanya Village!

I get my liquor from all over,but Vanya's is special.

Vanya Ale is made from what's touted

as the finest water in all Lionesand the gruit that grows along the river.

It has fans all over.

Maybe so,

but that famous water of theirshas gone bone dry.

The herbs along the bankare withered, too.

What's going on?



Look at all the people!Do you suppose it's a festival?



Yo!

Hey, it's the owner of the Boar Hat.

What festival is this?



Does this look likea festival to you?



We're trying to pull out a swordthat a Holy Knight jabbed into the ground!

A Holy Knight stuck his swordin the ground?

But why?



The other day, we incurredthe wrath of this Holy Knight.

He infused the sword with mana

and sealed off all the groundwater sourcesunder the village.

If we don't do something, it won't justbe our water, we'll lose our gruit, too!

If that happens,there'll be no more Vanya Ale... Damn it!

A Holy Knight?

Wait, could it be the onethat you defeated, Sir Meliodas?



You mean that "Twigo" guy?

He's no Holy Knight.

Or more precisely,the real ones are way worse than him.

Only the power of a Holy Knightcan draw out the sword of one.

It'll be difficult to break itto everyone,

but this village is done for...

No!

What's with all the pathetic moaningand groaning, you guys?



Mead!

Some Holy Knight's swordstuck in the ground is nothing!

This would be a piece of cakefor my buddies, the Seven Deadly Sins.

That's enough, Mead!

Whose fault do you think it isthat we're in this fix?

!

Of all the things to say!Why bring up those criminals?

!

She's right!Don't make the Holy Knight any angrier!

Do you have a grudge against us?

!

Oh, come on...That isn't why I did it!

We've had all we can takeof your lies and mischief!

Mead, you're a jerk!

Hmph! I hate you guys!

Yeah, well we hate you more, Mead!

-Screw you! Jerks! Jerks!-Why are they hitting me?



Jerks!

Stop it, all of you!

Looks like we pickeda lousy time to come here.

Deep down, he's an honest, earnest lad.

Well, that sure sucked...

Kiddo, what was all that--

You're a kid, too.

I'm really not.

What is this, a tavern?



It's the Boar Hat. It's my place.

I'm hungry.

If you answer my questions, I'll feed you.

Food first, then I'll talk!

Whoa, that looks good! I'm going in!

Blech!

I didn't say it was good food.

So, is it true?

That stuff about youbeing friends with the Seven Deadly Sins?



That tasted so bad I forgot...

Hang on, that smell...That's Vanya Ale, isn't it?



Is it okay for a kid to be drinking that?



I told you, I'm not a kid.

That stuff tastes really good, huh?



Yep.

It's the best ale there is,sweet and full bodied!

That's what the grown-ups said, anyway.

Hey, you two.

Mead. I hear thatyou're quite the prankster.

The village headman told me all about you.

What's with you?

Who do you think you are, lady?



When I was little, I was also oftenscolded by my father for playing pranks.

So what?



I wanted to get his attention.He wasn't my real father, you see.

One time, I climbed a really tall treethat was in the garden

and tried to give my father a scare.

When he saw me,

he turned pale as a ghostand climbed up the tree after me.

This man who had neverclimbed a tree in his life.

Sure enough, he fell out of the treeand hurt himself, though not seriously.

I still remember itas if it were yesterday.

If Father had d*ed that day, I...

I don't lie and stuffjust to get a rise out of people, either.

Will you tell me about it?



My... My mom and dad were travelers.

But when we made a stop at Vanyaa few years ago,

they both d*ed in an epidemic.

The people of the village took me inand raised me as their own.

I was really happy.

But I wasn't anybody's real family.

I got jealous of everybodyfor having what I didn't.

So I started lying...And playing pranks.

Is that also why you put the bugin the Holy Knight's drink?



No! I did it becausethat knight treated everybody like crap!

Everyone in the village is proudof this year's as our best vintage ever.

Disgusting.

I'd sooner drink horse piss than this.

N-No!

Please forgive him!

The adults and kids alike go to a lotof time and trouble to make great ale!

And that jerk insulted them all!Holy Knights are no-good bastards!

What about that talk of youbeing friends with the Seven Deadly Sins?



I-I lied.

I see. I gotta admit,my hopes were up a little.

But why would you lie about that?



Well, the Seven Deadly Sins are wantedby the Holy Knights, right?



If they're being huntedby evil Holy Knights,

then aren't the Seven Deadly Sinsthe good guys?



What?



That's coming from the village!

Mead!

Listen up, you riffraff!

If you don't pull outthe Holy Knight's sword by sundown,

we'll charge you timesthe usual tax levy!

That's insane!

With no water,

we can't make a single bottle of ale,much less times the usual!

You're being punished!

You not only insulted the Holy Knight,

you also claimed to be friendswith the Seven Deadly Sins!

Damn it, if only Meadhadn't pulled that stupid stunt...

Mead!

You again?

This isn't gonna beany fun at all if it's just this kid.

The levy is now times normal!

You can't pull out that sword,and you know it!

Don't make things any worse for us!

That's enough!

Headman?



Who was it that woundedour pride as ale makers?



Was it Mead?

No!

Haven't that boy's actionsalways expressed what we all really felt?



Auntie?



The headman is right.You aren't to blame.

Hey! Did you people hear what we said?



It's times now! !

Leave this to the menfolk.

Mead.

Okay!

Let's do it!

It's not even budging!

We're gonna sit down and have moreof this cheap swill of yours!

Come out!

Come out, damn it!

Look at the desperate expressionon his face!

Here's to morons!

People who can't appreciate good boozedon't deserve to drink it.

That hit the spot!

Sorry, I don't haveany money on me right now.

Can I pay with this?



Impossible! Only a Holy Knightcould pull out that sword!

H-How could a kid like that...

What's that sound?



You forgot this.

He's amazing, all right...

That's the power of oneof the Seven Deadly Sins!

Hang on, mister, are you really...?



Yep! I really am the proprietorof a fine drinking establishment!

That's not what I meant!

Enough about me,don't you have something left to do?



Mead... What we did was wrong.

Can you ever forgive us?



What right do I have to forgive you?

I'm not one of you...

Go on.

Wh-What the hell?

What do you mean, go on?



I don't... understand...

-Mead.-Mead.

-Mead.-Mead.

Mead...

You can lie to yourself all you want,but you can't fool your heart.

A toast to Meliodas of the Boar Hat!Cheers!

I'm... not sure if I'll be any good...

It's my first timedoing something like this.

My heart is pounding.

Ah, I see. It's your first time.

Trying saying it again. One more time.

What are you so hot and bothered about?



Well, don't worry about gathering intel.Just focus on your waitressing today.

The important thing is to relaxwhile you're out there.

Right! I'll be relaxed!

Sorry! I mean it, I'm so sorry!

You didn't order this?

Then who...

Over here!

Coming!

Looks like I'm gonna haveno shortage of scraps.

You've never waited tableshere before, have you?



Eep!

A blind man could tell.You totally suck at it!

Mead! Don't you start talking big again.

Haven't you learned your lessonfrom today?



If you get too full of yourself,

we'll leave youin the Forest of White Dreams.

Not there!

What's the Forest of White Dreams?



It's a spooky forestthat not even Holy Knights go near!

Auntie! I'll behave!Anything but that!

Can I believe you?



I promise!

Don't try to pull one over on me,I've got my eye on you.

APPROX. MILES NORTHWEST OF VANYA VILLAGE

FORT SOLGRES

M-Moments ago, we received a reportfrom our soldiers stationed in Vanya.

A-An unidentified boypulled out your sword, Sir Gilthunder.

It must have been some random flukethat let the boy--

A fluke let him remove a sworda Holy Knight thrust into the ground?



N-No, sir!

Give me Vanya Village's range and heading.Be exact.

Y-Yes, sir!

It lies to the fort's four o'clock.It's . miles away.

Would you mind lending me your spear?



Not at all, sir.

It should be about this angle...

Shouldn't you go after her?

The princess ran out.

Are you gonna go comfort her?



Gotta pee.

Sheesh, what a slacker of a boss.

Responsibility for this placerests on my shoulder roasts.

-Sir Meliodas.-Hey.

I'm sorry. I know I'm still on shift.

But watching Mead and the villagers,

it brought up memories of my father.

Oh?



I hope he's okay...

Around here, maybe?



I shouldn't.

This is no time to be wallowingin homesickness.

A little more to the left?



So many people are still sufferingunder the oppression of the Holy Knights.

But if their princess is like this,their chances look bleak.

But you found me, didn't you?



If you hadn't wanted to help your peopleand stumbled into my place,

they'd have no chance at all.

There is somethingthat I'm meant to do?



Exactly.

And I have somethingthat I'm meant to do.

Sir Meliodas!

Sir Gilthunder! Are you all right?

!Sir Gil--

As I thought, you're still alive,captain of the Seven Deadly Sins...

...Meliodas.

Sir Meliodas!

Sir Meliodas!

Did that spear belong to the Holy Knightwho att*cked the village?

Probably. I think that's our hintto leave the village as soon as possible.

But what if this place is att*cked again?

They're in way more danger if we stay.

It'd be nice if we had a placewe could hide.

-Now that you mention it...-What is it?

Earlier, Mead said that he never wantedto go to the "Forest of White Dreams."

He said that even Holy Knightssteer clear of it.

That sounds perfect!

That settles it, then.But we're not gonna hide.

We're gonna dowhat we're meant to do.

What does that mean?

You don't mean...

Yeah. I bet that one of us lives there.

Let's go! Let's find my fellow Sin!

Right!