This story takes place after the kingdom arc, before the festival.
-Chapter 1-
Elizabeth wandered through the familiar streets of the kingdom. Just a few days earlier, these same streets had been cracked, filled with scattered broken debris from buildings all over. Evidence of the fight with Hendricksen and the other Holy Knights was still very much present in the kingdom. After all, it was impossible to clear up the entire mess in a mere two days. Yet the reparations already made to the city amazed Elizabeth.
"Watch Out Elizabeth!" cried a voice behind Elizabeth. Elizabeth turned to look at the source of the voice, only to find herself face to face with Diane who was carrying a large plank of wood with one hand. Elizabeth stood dumbstruck as she saw that Diane, who was always towering above her, now was the size of a human.
"Diane!? How did you get smaller? Did you eat the strange mushrooms again?" Elizabeth questioned. Diane shook her head.
"Merlin gave me some magic pills that will temporarily make me smaller. It's easier for me to help out this way since I won't be too big to be an inconvenience." She answered.
"Oh how nice!" Elizabeth exclaimed with joy as she smiled at Diane. Diane looked at Elizabeth's sincere smile and she returned it with an equally radiant smile.
"OH!" Diane exclaimed as if suddenly realizing something. "You're probably looking for captain right? He's at the Boar Hat right now."
Elizabeth instantly blushed. "I-I wasn't looking for Lord M-Meliodas" Elizabeth stuttered to explain as she covered her red cheeks with her hands. "I was just curious to see the progress with the reparations." It's true that this may have been her original intentions, but Diane wasn't wrong in thinking that Elizabeth had been wondering about Meliodas. The events of the last few days were fresh in Elizabeth's mind, especially the moments involving Meliodas. She reminisced about Meliodas's strong build as he protected her from Hendricksen's blast. She had never seen anyone as heroic as he did in that instant. She stored the memory of the sound of his beating heart when Meliodas held her in a gentle embrace. She repeated the words Meliodas had said to her at her bedside. If you disappear from my life, I'll have no reason to live…so please, live for me. All of a sudden, Elizabeth felt an immense urge to see Meliodas, one she could not ignore.
"Thank you Diane! I'll go see Meliodas now" Elizabeth said as she turned to run in the direction of the boar hat, leaving Diane behind as she waved good-bye. Elizabeth scurried and navigated through the rubble in the streets. She fell a few times which left her with a few bruises and scrapes, but Elizabeth hardly noticed the slight pain and continued to run, driven by her desire to see Meliodas.
