After his defeat by the Ten Commandments, Elizabeth continues to patiently wait
for Meliodas to wake up.
And who should appear, but...
N-No way!
Are you... Grand Master Zaratras?
Using Zaratras' powers, Elizabeth enters Meliodas' memories.
There, she sees Meliodas promising the young Elizabeth that no matter what,
he'll always come back alive to her.
Meanwhile, the royal capital Liones is under attack by the Ten Commandments
and is on the brink of being wiped out.
Why?
The Sin of Pride... Lion Sin, Escanor!
It's futile! We don't stand a chance!
For now, let's withdraw and regroup!
Zeldris of Piety is certainly the one to fear.
Anyone who turns their back on you, the surrogate of the Demon King,
is essentially betraying him, and is forced into submission.
Starting now, we're the Demon King's...
....and Sir Zeldris' servants.
This is pathetic, Fraudrin.
How long is it going to take you to conquer one country of mere Humans?
Give me a break. Among those "mere Humans" is an outrageous--
What's this extraordinary presence?
It's coming from the castle.
How come that person's the only one of us who can move?
That person...
is the most powerful man in the Seven Deadly Sins.
This is a tale of ancient times,
when the human and non-human worlds had not yet split.
The 3,000-year-old seal has been broken.
The Demon race's elite troops, the Ten Commandments, now awakened,
are about to bury Britannia in blood and fear.
Rising up to counter this threat is a group of great sinners,
a legendary order of knights.
They are called the Seven Deadly Sins.
EPISODE 22: RETURN OF THE SINS
I get it.
You're the Human Melascula was babbling about, the one who defeated Galand, right?
Please don't harbor any hatred towards me.
If you were to be stricken by your own Commandment,
I'd be robbed of the fun of fighting you.
You're actually a nicer guy than I thought.
Naturally.
So even he's no match for him?
Nice try.
Well, well.
Did you find a gold coin on the ground?
Estarossa's been brought to his knees?
By a single blow that he blocked? Impossible!
Jeez, don't give us a heart attack!
You know, I can't get enough of the outside world!
This is what I've been waiting for.
If it's you, I can play seriously!
How impudent.
Wh-What just happened?
Could that be Meliodas'...
No, something's different.
That was pure strength, without any magical power.
In other words, that was...
That surprised you a little, didn't it?
This is my magical power, Full Counter.
I can deflect back any physical attack with more than double the power.
I see. No wonder I actually felt pain just now.
I'm quite amazing.
Just how proud and entertaining can you be?
I want to memorize it before I kill you.
So tell me your name.
Escanor. Commit it to memory before you die.
How will this showdown end?
Whatever happens, I'm sure it won't be pretty.
Now then, as a show of respect to you for getting serious,
I will also get serious.
But don't think that your death will be easy.
Jeez, you're one ruthless bastard.
If you use that kind of magical power,
the people behind you will be charred to a crisp or worse!
What's this heat?
If it means I can avenge Meliodas, then even if my body goes up in flames...
Ban, can I confirm that Lake Penace lies in front of the south gate?
Yeah. So what if it does?
At this rate, we're all gonna get fried!
All right then.
I told you, didn't I?
That your death wouldn't be easy?
Cruel Sun!
Pride Flare.
That monster! To instantaneously evaporate that lake!
That was a pretty impressive attack. I really felt it.
If I had released my Darkness any later, I would've taken some serious damage.
All right...
I think it's time to settle this now.
That's the one thing you and I can agree on.
Blackout!
It's over!
What are you talking about?
Full Counter!
My Darkness just swallowed up your Sun.
Meaning that in terms of magical powers, I have the advantage.
Not to mention, Full Counter will deflect all physical attacks right back at you.
You understand what that means, don't you?
I had fun, Escanor.
It's almost noon, right?
How's the battle going?
My attacks have no effect on you?
Who decided that?
You swallowed up my Sun? Who decided that?
I didn't even see his attack coming.
Who is this guy?
His Power Level is soaring, even higher than before.
Cruel Sun.
I am the one who shall decide.
Oh, no! Brother!
Die.
Escanor!
Brother!
Now then, to return to Liones...
is what I'd like to do,
but it's been a long time since I had to hustle this much.
I won't be able to restrain myself, even using Rhitta.
My only choice is to stay here for a while.
Estarossa and Zeldris' magical powers instantly vanished into the distance.
Because of the heat, our armor's useless.
Take it off and retreat to the castle!
You're running away? Howzer!
You idiot! The Ten Commandments sealed our ability to fight, remember?
But to protect the king and the princesses inside the castle,
we can still put our lives on the line!
Am I wrong, Gilthunder?
Howzer's right.
We'll escort the civilians and the Holy Knights here.
So look after the king and the princesses.
Oh, good! The Holy Knights in the city have led the civilians here!
Gilfrost,
as soon as you've evacuated everyone, put up a magical barrier over the castle!
Leave it to me, Gil!
Everybody! Get inside quickly!
These guys are acting strange!
What do you think you're doing?
It's our mission as servants to crack down on traitors
who refuse to obey the Demon King!
Sir Gilthunder, please die!
They're being controlled by some kind of magical power.
No... for being a magical power, it has a different feel.
It's Zeldris' Commandment.
Take my advice.
Just surrender.
To be frank, your chances of winning in these circumstances are...
Right, Derieri?
Bottom line, zero.
We do have a chance of winning.
I'll kill you, here and now.
Hey, Denzel! You can't bluff those two.
Fox Sin Ban. Please look after the king and his daughters.
Sir Denzel, do you really intend to go through with this?
Perhaps now isn't the time to--
Now is the time.
To save the kingdom's future generations,
I will gladly offer the life of this old man.
Is Sir Denzel going to be all right?
I thought I heard you say something about killing us?
So your hearing is good, it seems.
But who? And how?
An old man whose Power Level is a hair higher than a Red Demon's...
I'm not the one who will kill you two.
Inside the sword?
Something's coming!
Manifest!
Sir Denzel decided to manifest in his body in exchange for his life...
a member of the Goddess race.
Howzer, did you see that?
Yeah. A winged woman was pulled into Sir Denzel's body and vanished!
You're one of the Goddess race, I presume?
I am a Divine Lance Corporal of the Goddess race, Nerobasta.
If I had a choice, I would've preferred a slightly younger body.
So what do you want from me?
You must have a reason for reviving me, didn't you?
What a surprising appearance.
I'll kill her.
You're...
the Commandment...
Derieri of Purity?
But why?
I know that the Goddess race sealed you all away
in the Coffin of Eternal Darkness!
The Demons are too powerful!
Please, we beg of you, lend us your strength!
Are you saying that you Humans granted me this vessel
in order to fight the Ten Commandments?
That's correct, Lady Nerobasta.
So you could defeat the Demon race, the owner of your vessel sacrificed his--
I decline.
Seriously? She ran off.
You're in my way! Move!
Ark!
Be consumed by this divine light!
A power contrary to our Darkness.
The Goddess race's unique magical power,
able to disintegrate its target with light particles.
Amazing!
Ark!
Derieri!
You should've just let me go.
Bottom line... I'll kill you.
Die!
Well, hold on.
I understand why you'd direct your rage at the Goddess race.
But...
about the way we broke our treaty with you,
and about how we massacred the women and children we'd captured...
We were only following our leader's orders.
Derieri, I understand how you feel, but you shouldn't overdo it.
Good thing she was a Divine Lance Corporal rather than one of the Four Archangels,
or it would be a different story.
Let me fix your hair.
After all, it seems like this place is as good as conquered now.
There was such a commotion outside the castle, but it's suddenly gone silent.
Is everything all right?
Your Majesty!
Please escape from the castle at once!
The Holy Knights and the people are under the Ten Commandment's spell,
were turned to the Demon's side, and have begun to rampage.
It's only a matter of time before they reach here.
Wait a second!
Sir Denzel just went out there, saying that he had a secret strategy...
Sir Denzel has been killed.
That damned fool.
I'll see to it that you follow him soon enough.
The Goddess who unexpectedly joined in has been dealt with.
It's only a matter of time before Fraudrin and Grayroad take care of the rest.
And so...
All done.
What do you think?
Glad to hear it.
What are you looking at, Monspiet?
Oh, that's right.
Look at this! I found it in this place, and I think you'd look good in it.
Mess with me, and I'll hit you with a combo.
Just kidding, just kidding!
Not really. But I apologize. I couldn't help myself.
This is... Can you feel it, Derieri?
Mom, please go full speed!
Father... Sisters... Please be safe, all of you.
The rumors I heard in town
about the never-ending stream of evacuees from the royal capital Liones were true.
An unheard-of amount of evil magical power is concentrated in the royal capital.
I'm against the idea of taking you into the heart of all this danger.
I'm going, no matter what you say.
Princess Elizabeth...
I made a promise.
That no matter what might happen to him,
I would go on fighting to protect the people of the kingdom.
But you absolutely cannot let your guard down with the Ten Commandments.
They're monsters above all monsters.
To start with, they can't be defeated if you attack them head on.
Well.
I know I'd beat them with one head-on blow!
Hey, don't worry, Elizabeth.
As long as I'm around, you have the strength of a hundred pigs!
W-Well, that's quite reassuring.
Don't tell me they already noticed us?
Princess Elizabeth, please step back!
If we stand out this much, of course they'd notice us.
Purge!
Not bad, Zara-chin!
It's not over yet, Lord Piglet.
Look ahead.
Oh, crap! They're here in hordes!
Lady Mother Pig! Make a sharp turn!
As things stand, we'll get caught in a barrage!
Mom! Dodge!
Such unbelievable power!
That was amazing!
Hawk, d-did you...
Lord Piglet, your appearance...
If Hawk eats any living creature with magical powers, he transforms.
Here, spit it out.
Hawk, get a hold of yourself.
When we were rushing here, I wasn't expecting to find such a strange group.
Derieri?
What are you doing here?
P-Perhaps you've mistaken me for someone else?
This isn't good!
You'd be wise not to try anything futile.
What's this overpowering, incomparable pressure?
So these are the Ten Commandments!
What a nuisance.
Sir Zaratras!
Ark?
It is you.
How... how can it be so easy for you to take another's life?
Derieri!
There's no question.
It's you, after all!
Stop... it.
Die!
Derieri!
Now then, now then, now then...
I wake up after a while, and things are looking pretty grim.
I don't know what you've been up to, pig punk.
Elizabeth, I know I've kept you waiting for a while.
No. After all, I always believed that you would definitely come back!
Meliodas!
Subtitle translation by Yuki Urakawa