01x17 - The King of Liones

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[narrator] Britannia.

Once before in this realm,

the Holy Knights of the Kingdom of Liones

staged a coup d'état,

sparking what eventually became a holy w*r

between the goddess and demon races.

But thanks to the emergence

of the legendary heroes

known as the Seven Deadly Sins,

the catastrophic w*r

was brought to an end.

This story takes place 16 years

after those events.

[theme music]

THE KING OF LIONES

[uplifting music]

[people chattering]

Oh, wow, so this is Liones.

This place is totally massive.

It certainly is incredible.

[horse neighs]

Hey, you guys, do you think

that's an actual Holy Knight over there?

Oh, could be.

How much more obvious could you be?

Excuse me? At least I'm better than him.

[Nasiens gasps]

So many big houses. There's one, two,

-three, four

-Pull it together!

-Come on, Perc. Snap out of it!

-[sighs]

[upbeat music playing]

[guard 1] Sir Lancelot.

I've got a party here to meet the king.

Let us through.

Right. Well, I should tell you

His Majesty just departed to hang out

[grunts]

[guard 2 clears throat]

Yes, sir. His Majesty has departed

to patrol the surrounding areas.

Wait, did he just say "hang out"?

[Lancelot] Why does he always do this?

Whatever.

We've got time to Huh?

[Lancelot] Hey, where'd Percy go?

[all] Huh?

-[indistinct crowd chatter]

-[footsteps stomping]

Oh, wow.

There are so many different kinds

of buildings here.

-Kingdoms really are super huge. Wow.

-[women giggle]

[both grunt]

[both groan]

I'm so sorry.

Did I hurt you?

Oh, no.

I've had a bad back for a while now.

Don't worry about it. You can go.

Yeah, but uh

Were you carrying all those boxes?

Yeah. I was.

[patient] Thank you so very much.

Take care now. All right?

Huh?

-[groans]

-[healer] Dreyfus.

What happened to you?

You know, just my back giving me hell.

Oh, let me examine it. Okay?

Well, the pain has already

subsided quite a bit, you see?

[mini Percival] Seep.

So what do you think it is?

-[healer] Uh?

-[mini Percival] Seep.

[healer] Perhaps

it's a new type of poultice.

-[Percival] Hmm. Um

-[bell tolling]

I think he said to go straight,

then take a right turn

when I get to the fountain

and at the end of the street,

go to the place

with a pointed roof called

the Boar-whatchamacallit.

Huh? My, my. What do we have here?

[Percival] Uh, am I still

-going the right way?

-[passerby] Hey, you there, boy.

That stuff you're carrying is supplies

from the Hendrickson Free Clinic,

isn't it?

Huh?

[soft music playing]

[passerby] So, that's how you ended up

carrying those supplies for him?

Well, that's impressive.

Are you, by any chance,

from the Boar-whatchamacallit?

[passerby] Yup.

Someone didn't show up on time,

so I've come to check on the Huh?

-Hey, that thing you've got on your back

-Oh, this?

Apparently, it's a fragment of something

called the Coffin of Eternal Darkness.

Oh, I see. That means you must be

[Percival] Huh?

[passerby] Nah.

I was just talking to myself.

[upbeat music]

[passerby] Well, well, well. Here we are.

This here is my shop, the Boar Hat.

Cool, huh? The place got its name

when this shop was perched

right on top of a giant pig's head.

A pig big enough

for this building to sit on top of, huh?

Huh? Wait a sec,

you said this shop is yours?

[passerby] Yup. I'm the barkeep.

But you're just a kid like me, aren't you?

You can set those down anywhere.

Here we go.

[exclaims]

So this is what the inside looks like.

[passerby] Hey, you.

Are you feeling hungry?

Oh. Come to think of it,

I haven't had anything to eat

since this morning.

[passerby] All right.

As thanks for carrying the stuff,

I'll treat you to a free meal.

Huh? Woohoo!

[passerby] This here's

the Boar Hat's special pudding.

Wow!

I-I can't believe it,

this is the first time

I've ever had pudding before.

[passerby] Don't hold back.

Dig in. Dig in.

Here I go!

[Percival] It's sweet. Spicy.

Sour. Stinky. Is it poison?

[exciting music playing]

What's this? I see a starry sky.

Oh, it's Grandpa.

Oh, there are Donny and the others, too.

Woah! Woohoo!

[Donny] For real though.

Where the heck did he go?

In a city as large as this,

finding him is going

to be quite a challenge.

He's always causing

so much trouble for us.

I'll go search for him somewhere else.

If you find Percy,

you wait for me at the castle.

You better search for him.

[indistinct chatter]

[Percival groaning]

[gasps]

-[passerby] Yo.

-Huh?

I see you're up, Percival.

Um, there's some reason

I'm a little queasy,

and my stomach feels weird.

Huh! Hang on, how do you know my name?

[passerby] The scratch on this helmet

and the Ouroboros brooch

To think that the grandson of Varghese

is one of the Four Knights

of the Apocalypse.

Wait, you know who my grandpa is

and you even know

about the Four Knights of the Apocalypse?

Now, tell me who you really are!

-[passerby] Now, calm down a bit.

-[soft grunt]

My name is Meliodas.

I'm the barkeep of this bar

and the King of Liones.

You're the King of Liones?

[chuckles]

Didn't expect that, huh?

-[Percival chuckles]

-Huh?

[cackles]

No way. I don't believe you.

A little kid like you is a king?

That's gotta be a lie.

[Percival] Seriously, how old are you?

[laughs]

Who cares about that?

More importantly

I'm so glad that you're here, Percival.

Allow me to welcome you to our kingdom.

[Percival gasps softly]

So you really are the King?

Yeah, sure am.

[Percival] Then, are you also the one

who wanted me here?

Hey, what's up?

Well, first of all,

why did you summon me here?

And what exactly are

the Four Knights of the Apocalypse?

Are the stories of me

destroying the whole world

gonna come true?

And King Arthur of Cammymott,

what is he like?

Also, why is it

that my grandpa had to die?

[sighs]

I see, so Varghese

[Percival sighs]

[gasps]

I'll tell you everything you want to know

once we've got all

the players gathered together.

You want to go on a little stroll with me?

With Your Majesty?

Meliodas will do.

[upbeat music playing]

[Meliodas] Look here.

This is a free clinic with a reputation

for curing any illness instantly.

[Percival] Oh, it's the old man

with the backache.

-[laughs]

-Yo.

Your Majesty. And the boy from earlier.

-I see. So it's you.

-[grunts]

Introducing, Dreyfus and Hendrickson.

Also known as former Great Holy Knights.

Huh? Then are they strong too?

-[Hendrickson] Young man.

-[gasps]

I must know, where did you get

the squishy poultice

you applied to this man's back?

I was hoping to study its composition,

but then it just disappeared suddenly.

-My guess is that

-Let's go.

Oh, please wait.

[Meliodas] Right here is

the finest blacksmith in all of Liones.

And the current

Great Holy Knight's family home.

Do you mean Mr. Howzer?

[Meliodas] Oh, you know about him?

Yo.

Yes, fresh off the farm.

I'll be right with you.

Hello, Your Majesty.

Good day to you, Sir.

Hey, there.

Wow.

Great harvest this year.

Nice, they're growing well, I see.

There are lots of things here.

Sure are.

Here in Liones,

peddlers come from the lands

of the Northern Barbarians

and the Benwick in the south.

Oh, wow.

Oh, I know. Since we're already here.

This shop is a competitor of mine,

so I don't really like to admit it, but

[Meliodas] Here.

-Wow.

-Their fish pie is to die for!

-Yum.

-Ha-ha. It's good.

-[loud stomp]

-Huh?

-Oh, what's that?

-[stomping]

[stomping continues]

[Meliodas] Yo.

Hm? Oh, well, if it isn't Your Majesty.

[Percival] Woah.

[giant footsteps stomping]

Pardon me as we pass by.

The view up here is awesome.

[citizen 1] It's the King.

[citizen 2] Good day, Your Majesty.

Hey there. Yo.

Your Highness.

Would you like some red berries

we just got in from Benwick?

-[Percival] Huh?

-Oh, yeah, why not?

They pair extremely well with fish pie.

Wow.

[munching]

-[exclaims happily]

-[chuckles softly]

[giant] Thank you.

Thanks for the ride. See you.

[Percival] In Liones, humans coexist

with giants and fairies, huh?

Since the Holy w*r 16 years ago,

we started interacting.

There are only a few

of them living here now,

but it seems everyone's

getting along quite well.

Is anyone here from the demon race?

[Meliodas grunts]

[chuckles]

You sure are an unusual fellow,

you know that?

Living with the demon race

would require some peculiar preferences.

Well, I don't have a problem with them.

'Cause when we went to Dalflare,

I met a whole village of demons

and they were all really kind.

Is that so? You went to that village?

[in demon language]

I even made demon clan friends!

I had lots of dishes from Hell, too!

-Hm?

-[Percival laughs]

[Percival in English]

Can you guess what I just said?

[in demon language] I've had dishes

from Hell as well, you know.

[in English]

Huh? What?

How come you can speak

the language of a demon race?

I'm the one who should be

asking you that question.

[wind howling]

[Percival] Wow!

[Meliodas] Pretty sweet view, huh?

You can even see small towns and villages

beyond Liones from way up here.

You see the small castle

at the top of the hill in the distance?

[Meliodas] It's a small country

called Darkmunt.

That's a good place to live as well.

You know what? Going on this walk with you

made me realize something.

In Liones, and all the towns

and villages surrounding it,

the people seem to be leading happy lives.

[Meliodas sighs]

[Meliodas] But that will soon fade away.

Huh?

The country, people, the land,

and everything else.

Huh?

Please help us, Percival.

-[suspenseful music playing]

-[grunts nervously]

[bell tolling]

[Percival] You mean, I can help

this country and its people?

That's right.

The Four Knights of the Apocalypse,

including you,

are children who were chosen

to be the saviors of this world.

Uh, well,

I don't actually have that kind of power.

I mean,

I would hardly have even made it here

if everyone hadn't helped me so much.

Besides, according to what Lancelot said

the prophecy can't be changed

and we're all destined to destroy

the world with four calamities.

Oh, good grief. He didn't tell you

the most important part

of the whole story.

Uh?

I'll give you a proper explanation of that

when the Four Knights of the Apocalypse

are finally gathered.

-[guard 2] Your Majesty.

-[gasps]

We received words that His Highness,

the prince, has returned from his journey.

[exclaims excitedly]

So did he find the knight

from the prophecy?

Indeed. That certainly appears

to be the outcome, Sir.

However, there's a bit of a tricky issue.

[grunts]

[Meliodas] I see.

Well, that sure is unexpected.

However, the prophecy

can't be mistaken, so

[Meliodas] What to do?

There's sparkles in the sky.

What in the world is it?

[Meliodas sighs]

Sorry to cut this short, Percival.

Looks like I need to return

to the castle for a Mm?

[Percival panting]

I wonder what it is?

It sure doesn't look like fireworks.

-[Percival] Stars? No, not stars, either.

-[girl] Hm?

-Hey, you there, little boy.

-[Percival murmuring]

If you're going to run,

-you should watch where you're going

-[Percival grunts]

[Percival] Huh?

I have vowed to offer my chastity

only to that man

and have diligently protected it

all this time.

-How dare you

-[rumbling]

How dare you steal that away from me?

[grunts, gasps]

[girl] Undress, boy.

[grunts]

Woah. Hold on. Why, though?

[angry breathing]

You're dead!

[whimpers]

[knight] Hey, Chion.

You know what happened to the others?

[Chion] Seems like they're responding

to something in another direction.

Any clue what it might be?

Well, I'm working on it.

This is the first time

this has occurred, so I

-[both gasp]

-[Percival screaming]

Hey, stop running.

You deserve a proper beat-up.

Oh, no. No. Please don't k*ll me.

That's Isolde.

What is she doing?

-Yeah, we should probably stop her.

-[gasps]

Enough, Isolde!

Just let the little kid go!

-We should lend her assistance.

-Huh?

The fragment of the Coffin

of Eternal Darkness that was taken from us

is being carried

on the back of that little boy.

[grunts]

There's no doubt about it.

He's one

of King Arthur's Knights of Chaos.

-[knight] But he looks like a normal kid.

-[panting]

We're left with only one option.

[grunting]

[screaming]

-Huh?

-Uh, hey, guys.

I am Jade, a Holy Knight of Liones.

Are you a friend or a foe?

[Chion] And I am Holy Knight Chion.

We'll strike you down right here,

you vile servant of King Arthur.

[both gasp]

This is utterly and completely shameful.

Then that means I was humiliated

and violated by an enemy.

No, you've got it all wrong.

If you have an excuse, let's hear it.

I swear I'm not an enemy.

I came to Liones because the king su

[grunts]

[inaudible]

[Percival] Nothing's coming out.

Wait. What was he about to say?

It would appear

that he thought better of making excuses.

Quite honorable for an enemy.

-[inaudible]

-[upbeat music]

[pants]

I shall be the one to end him.

[Jade] Hold on now. Don't you guys think

we should capture him and bring him in?

[Chion] We should put an end to him.

With the power of our combined magic,

it'll be child's play.

[inner thoughts]

But I'm a friend, I swear it.

Just look at this. I took this away

from a real bad guy.

Well, he's determined to fight,

an enemy for sure.

Yes, but we can't use magic

in the middle of the streets like this.

Our foe's power is unknown to us.

Underestimating him could lead

to widespread damage

across the kingdom.

We should bear in mind

any and all worst-case scenarios.

I admit that Chion does have a point.

[Jade] Hmm

[suspenseful music]

[Percival] I have no choice but to fight.

I'm going to crush you!

[gasps]

[grunts]

Now I can't breathe.

[Percival pants]

Huh. Did you think

simply running away would help you?

You will not flee,

you perverted Holy Knight of Camelot.

What's going on here?

[citizen 3] Some Holy Knights

are brawling in the street.

Well, there it is.

I knew we'd stir up a commotion.

Forget them, Jade.

We just have to deal with him

before the other Holy Knights show up.

[Chion] This brat is

tougher than I expected.

Silf stripped him completely

of his voice and the air in his lungs.

But he's still managing

to remain conscious.

Say your goodbyes.

I'm going to smash that worm

between your legs into tiny pieces.

[gasps]

-[both gasp]

-[Isolde] What is this?

[Chion] Did Silf get scared of his magic?

[gasps for air]

Woah, did the air just get thicker?

Oh, hey, I can say my words again.

That's impossible.

Did you actually absorb my magic just now?

-[mini Percival] Five, four, three

-[Isolde grunts]

What the

-You stay the hell away from me.

-Two

-One.

-[expl*si*n]

-[grunts]

-Isolde.

Sir Tristan, forgive me.

That's enough of this already.

What did I even do to you guys, anyway?

My name's Percival.

I came to Liones because

I was summoned by the King

[gasps]

How come everything's dark

all of a sudden?

How dare you humiliate Isolde with defeat.

And now your life is in my hands.

[Jade] Can't do much

in the dark, can you?

Yeah, but the same thing goes

for you, too.

[chuckles]

[Jade] Shall we test it out, then?

[tense music playing]

[grunts]

I hear footsteps?

Where are they coming from?

Now, Jade, let's deal with him quickly.

We wouldn't want to let

Isolde's sacrifice go to waste.

I'm not dead yet.

[Percival] Woah. Stay away. Stay away.

[grunts]

Hey, who's over there?

[Donny] Of course, we followed the noise,

and this is what we find.

-What on earth is going on here?

-[Percival breathing heavily]

Percival, is everything all right?

Urgh. I swear you always manage to find

a way to get yourself into trouble.

[Percival] Donny? Nasiens. Anne.

[Isolde] Are you three

friends with this perv?

-[Donny] Huh?

-Your presence here changes nothing.

Crossing paths with the Tristan Platoon

is a grave mistake,

you shall regret it for all eternity.

Tristan Platoon? Never heard of it.

That's right. What'd you do?

All right, Silf, I'll give you

another chance to redeem your reputation.

Tifos.

[all grunt]

[inner thoughts] My voice.

[inner thoughts] I can't breathe.

[Percival] You guys, what happened?

[attack grunt]

[all grunt in pain]

[Percival] Anne?

[gasps]

Nasiens? Donny!

Have you learned

your lesson, vanguard of evil?

Even with the help of your companions,

you don't stand a chance

against the likes of us.

[angry breathing]

[Chion] Finally, it's your turn.

What's the matter? Are you so scared

that you can't speak?

[Percival] Tzarla undu.

[all gasp]

-[passerby] Stop, you guys. That's enough.

-[surprised gasping]

[dramatic music]

[Isolde] Sir Tristan.

[closing theme music]

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