The Seven Deadly Sins (七つの大罪)

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

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!