THE KINGDOM OF LIONES
OUTSKIRTS OF LIONES, THE CAPITAL CITY
Hey!
You got a minute? Give me a hand here.
Yes, sir!
-Where are you from? -Cains, sir.
Cains? I'm an old-timer who's served the kingdom for 40 years,
and I've never heard of the place.
That's not surprising. It's out in the boonies.
If you're this flustered, you'll never be made a Holy Knight apprentice.
No, I could never be a Holy Knight.
This might be a tough job for someone like you.
Are these...
Holy Knights, one and all.
Wh-What happened here?
"What happened?"
They were butchered.
In the blink of an eye, at that.
By just seven people.
This is a tale of ancient times,
when the human and non-human worlds had not yet split.
The Holy Knights, the defenders of the realm,
possessed tremendous magical powers and were both feared and revered.
But among their number were a few
who betrayed the realm and made enemies of all Holy Knights.
These knights were known as the Seven Deadly Sins.
TEN YEARS LATER
NEAR CAINS TOWN
EPISODE 1: THE SEVEN DEADLY SINS
Here you are! Five steins! Thanks for waiting!
-Got room for more? -Right over here!
Sorry, could you scoot over a bit?
For such a little fella, he's a hardworking waiter.
I'm not a waiter, I'm the owner! This is my place!
The owner? A kid like him?
Here you go, fresh from the oven!
The Boar Hat's signature meat pie!
That looks good!
Let's dig in!
Blech!
Figures.
Our rep is for good booze and terrible food.
You could have mentioned that!
Are you messing with us, you punk?
Hang on, this guy has a sword...
Oh, dear. We've got a difficult crowd tonight.
Clean up this mess.
Sheesh, you call that a mess?
Why do you even need me for this?
Th-The pig, it's talking!
Don't get surprised by every little thing. This is why I hate hillbillies.
Hawk, I need you to clean the floor.
What a hassle...
Being in charge of scraps disposal ain't no picnic.
Make sure there are better scraps next time.
If you guys are interested, I could make a decent whole-hog roast.
That was great! This place has the best scraps!
I-I saw it!
Honest! I saw it with my own two eyes!
I'm positive that it was the Wandering Rust Knight!
Everybody's been talking about it lately.
Come on, there's no such thing.
It's just something to scare children into behaving.
"If you keep misbehaving, one of the Seven Deadly Sins
will come for you in armor that's rusty from blood!"
Seven Deadly Sins?
Yeah. You've never heard of them, our good underage owner?
They're even on wanted posters. Those over there.
When was it, ten years ago?
That big fracas where dozens of Holy Knights
who had gathered from across the land were all butchered.
These Seven Deadly Sins were the ones who did it.
They say that the way the Holy Knights' Grand Master himself was killed
was too gruesome to look at.
And their captain, Meliodas, is the scariest of the bunch.
They say he's even brought down whole countries.
They haven't been caught yet, right?
Yeah, not a single one.
Some of the rumors I've heard say they're all dead.
They're dead, they have to be.
The new Holy Knights wouldn't let them live.
Yeah, that's true.
Even now, with the king bedridden
the Holy Knights are keeping the kingdom good and safe.
But this wanted board is updated every year.
Wouldn't that mean that they're not dead yet?
Anyway, this talk of a knight walking around in rusty armor
is kinda farfetched. Right?
Yeah, it's crazy.
Why do I smell rust?
The Seven Deadly Sins...
It's here!
Who are you?
This kid is one of the Seven Deadly Sins?
It's a girl!
Let's check.
This sleeping face...
These curves...
This fragrance.
This springiness.
-She's a girl, all right! -That much is obvious!
Um... Excuse me?
Your heartbeat seems fine!
Th-Thank you.
Where am I? Um, why am I...
You strolled into my shop and then passed out cold.
Your shop?
The Boar Hat. My bar.
You're... the owner?
Is that so strange?
N-No! I saw the sword on your back, so I just assumed...
Oh, this?
Did I scare you?
If I flash the handle, it looks the real thing, doesn't it?
Call it a deterrent against people skipping out on their tab.
It's the customers who get charged a mint
after eating your cooking that I feel sorry for.
It's a talking piggy!
The name's Hawk. Nice to meet you.
Long ago, I pestered my father to give me one as a birthday present!
Did you get a pig?
No.
Hey, are you hungry? If you want, you can have a bite to eat.
-A bite of Pork? -Not Pork! Hawk!
It's ready!
First you nurse me back to health, and now you're feeding me...
How can I ever thank you?
You should taste that before you thank him.
Okay. Here goes.
What do you think? Pretty awful, right?
Yes...
-Knew it. -Knew it.
Still...
it's delicious.
Say, what were you doing, walking around in that armor?
I'm searching for the Seven Deadly Sins.
But why?
Nobody knows if they're even alive or dead.
Those guys are serious villains!
Open up! We've had a report from some villagers!
We, the Order of the Beard of the Mountain Cat,
serve under the Holy Knights and are stationed at the mountain's base!
We're to arrest the Rust Knight, potentially one of the Seven Deadly Sins!
Come out peacefully!
Again with the unruly customers...
Holy Knights...
Doesn't look like they're coming out.
Out of curiosity, when did somebody build a tavern on top of this hill?
Now that you mention it, I don't remember seeing this three days ago...
Stay on your guard! We face a Holy Knight who answered directly to the king,
even if that was ten years ago.
Don't worry about it, Allioni. He must be an old fart by now.
He's right.
He'll be no match for the likes of us, fighters trained by Sir Twigo himself.
Don't underestimate them! Haven't I told you before?
During the uprising ten years ago,
dozens of Holy Knights were butchered in an instant!
About that...
What about it?
Well... I'm just wondering if that hasn't been exaggerated a wee bit.
Meaning what, exactly?!
They say that one Holy Knight is worth 100 soldiers,
so how could dozens of them be killed? Right?
I saw it with my own two eyes!
Calm down. For now, just stand back, Allioni.
We'll see to this by ourselves.
Hey! Come out here!
You bellowed?
Who are you?!
I'm the owner of this fine establishment.
Where is the Rust Knight?! Send him out!
Come on out!
You called? I'm the great Sir Hawk, the Rust Knight!
Th-This pig is one of the Seven Deadly Sins?!
-Of course it isn't! -H-How dare you!
I'm the captain of the Order of Scraps Disposal!
There's no such order!
-I can stew or grill this pig if you want. -How about neither!
You little punk...
You've got some nerve, making sport of knights!
Allioni! A woman ran out the back!
What?! Inform Sir Twigo at once!
That woman must be the Rust Knight! After her!
Yes, sir!
Hold it!
Seize her!
If I hunt down one of the Seven Deadly Sins,
it'll look really good for me!
If I do that, I'll finally be made an apprentice Holy Knight!
What is it? What happened?!
The pig is charging at us!
Stay way, stay away, stay away!
-She's not here? -Off you go!
It's nothing personal, but this earned me twice as much food tonight!
How can I ever thank for saving me not just once, but twice?
I'm telling you, lady, feel free to punch him.
So, why are you searching for the Seven Deadly Sins?
So that I can stop the Holy Knights.
Stop the Holy Knights? From doing what?
The Holy Knights are knight's knights who protect Liones! They're heroes!
But what if they were preparing to start a war in this country?
The other day, the entire royal family except for the king
was arrested by the Holy Knights.
The king isn't laid up in bed, sick?
That's a cover story that the Holy Knights have been circulating.
I don't know what they intend to accomplish by starting a war.
But they're conscripting people from the kingdom and surrounding villages,
making preparations slowly but surely.
Their reach will probably extend to this area soon.
Seriously?
That's rough.
You never take anything seriously!
But how does that tie in with the Seven Deadly Sins?
If there is a hope of stopping the Holy Knights,
it lies with the Seven Deadly Sins alone.
Wait. You're looking for the Seven Deadly Sins
knowing what kind of people they are?
The Seven Deadly Sins...
The mightiest, most vile order of knights in the kingdom,
composed of seven terrible criminals,
each with the mark of a beast branded on his body.
Ten years ago, they were attacked
with the full force of all the knights of the realm
on suspicion of attempting to overthrow the kingdom
and were scattered to the four winds.
Apparently, some rumors say that they're all dead.
Such amazing people wouldn't die that easily!
But aren't they criminals?
It's the Holy Knights who are really causing people to suffer!
Long ago, when I was 5 or 6 years old,
my father told me stories about them all the time.
About how they were the mightiest because they were the Seven Deadly Sins!
Oh, give me a break!
Oh, dear. I forgot to confirm that they were the people in the report.
Conclusion! Two persons of unknown origin dead!
Does that sound all right?
B-But Allioni was at the foot of the cliff!
Then list three fatalities.
Sir Twigo!
That's going too far!
Shall we go with seven fatalities, then?
No, anything but that! Forgive us!
Allioni!
You there! How dare you lot survive without my leave!
I shan't revise my death tally conclusion!
Nobody asked you to conclude anything!
Hey, are you awake?
Y-Yes...
Okay, when I give the signal, run towards the forest! Got that?
Y-Yes!
So, which of them is the likely member of the Seven Deadly Sins?
Neither of them bears any resemblance to the wanted posters.
Fate is smiling upon me today!
The crest on that earring is that of the royal family.
Meaning that you... Conclusion! You are Princess Elizabeth!
Princess Elizabeth?
Hang on, Princess Elizabeth?! She's the country's third princess!
An official decree has been issued to locate you.
The order was to capture you alive, but...
if you died in an accident, that would be regrettable but unavoidable.
Run!
I mustn't be captured yet! I mustn't give up yet!
Conclusion!
Accidental death!
Hi!
You okay, Hawk? Looks like it.
I'm pork-on-a-stick! You call this okay?!
Mommy!
A pig? Well, no matter...
Elizabeth?
Hey, where are you going?
There is no escaping him.
Hang on... You just said that you can't give up!
If I surrender myself peacefully,
that should keep him from killing you in cold blood.
Please! Escape by yourself!
He seems pretty intent on killing us both regardless.
Why?
I was happy...
I set out to search for the Seven Deadly Sins all by myself...
I'd never traveled before, so I was nervous...
So that no one would recognize me,
I walked around in that clunky armor until I was exhausted.
But I wasn't able to turn to anyone for help...
And now you've been so kind to me, a total stranger...
That's why I don't want to get you involved in my problems any further,
not when I don't even know your name!
Meliodas. That's my name.
I don't believe it...
You can't be!
But you're just a...
Where is he?!
Allioni?
The boy with the sword on his back!
Take it easy, Allioni. Sir Twigo has him on the ropes.
Idiots! We mustn't anger him!
The kingdom will fall!
When he saved me, I saw it!
He's the real thing! He's the most dangerous of them all!
The symbol on his shoulder! It was--
That symbol, it's a beast... No, a dragon!
How can this be?
I'm certain that my blade struck him!
But the one who felt the blow...
was me?!
What is that?!
A sword with a broken blade?
Meliodas? Are you really him?
Hold on, your face seems familiar...
But if you are him, how can you look exactly the same as you did that day?!
So, have you figured out who I am?
I-It can't be!
It truly is you!
C-Conclusion!
This extraordinary power
is that of the legend!
The Seven Deadly Sins: the Sin of Wrath.
Meliodas the Dragon Sin!
(THE SEVEN DEADLY SINS) DRAGON SIN - MELIODAS
So I guess this means you've found your first, right, Elizabeth?
Look, about the other six...
I had some business to discuss with them, so I started looking for them recently.
I've been running the tavern for intel-gathering purposes.
If I had a girl to act as a draw, I'd get a lot more customers and intel.
You're coming with us, right?
Yes!
Sir Twigo! Hang in there!
R-Request reinforcements from the capital! This is a matter of the utmost importance!
How's that for timing?!
Way to go, Hawk's Mom!
I was the one who got her!
Okay, let's head to the next town!
Take us out of here, Hawk's Mom!
Was our meeting the work of chance or Providence?
What lies in wait for us? Despair or hope?
This is how my and Meliodas's adventure in search of the Seven Deadly Sins began.
APPROX. 38 MILES EAST OF CAINS TOWN
FORT SOLGRES
The Seven Deadly Sins...
I hope it's a real one this time.
I've waited ten long years.
For the day that I will destroy the Seven Deadly Sins.