55. Second Chapter
"Meliodas, that's not very knightly, no?"
Dragon handle held loosely in his hands, Meliodas sat by the porch of Boar Hat. Mama Hawk was trotting down the vast land of Britannia, the team finding a few place to settle. Where should they go now? A good question. The leads that Meliodas previously had were all used up. What was the next step?
King had mentioned about a new faction of knights… Under one of the Great Holy Knights, Hendrickson. The New Generation, it was dubbed. Meliodas shuddered, thinking about the implications hidden under that name. The New Generation. Guila, like him and Jericho, did not have a drop of magic during their years as apprentice holy knights. Hence, the creation of the Apprentice-Trio. They all worked real hard, really. To make the people they love proud, to protect, to prove.
They were friends.
Really good friends.
Then suddenly, Guila gained immense power. Unnatural power, he thought.
"Drink this."
He gripped the sword handle tightly, a grim look on his face.
"I can't let the kingdom be devoured by something like that."
But... Staring down to his hands, his eyes narrowed.
"Not fast enough. Your stance is incorrect."
He paused for a moment, recalling the weight of his brother's sword as they fought.
"You can't get far with just a broken blade. Promise or not."
Green eyes widened in realization.
"A weapon. I need a weapon," the young knight stood up, eyes gazing upon the break of dawn. Determination took root, his heart hardening in resolve. "An actual weapon."
Apparently, Ban and Diane both lost their sacred treasure (to King's distress). So to bring out their fullest fight, they had to find those weapons as well. According to Elizabeth, there was a weapon that cannot be used being sold in some market. Perhaps he cannot handle something amazing like that, but that didn't matter. All he needed was a proper weapon, something that he could actually use. (And maybe, he wouldn't continue to burden the team like dead weight.)
He had training, after all.
He was a holy knight apprentice.
"A sword," he decided.
They headed for Vaziel.
The fighting tournament! Gilthunder was in a surge of panic when he found Meliodas' training sword left innocently on their house's kitchen table.
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"Say, there's this thing I've been wondering about for some time now," the blonde said, staring at the wanted posters on the bulletin board. "Why are there only six 'Seven Deadly Sins'?"
"Hah?" The sins glanced at each other, then back to the young knight. "Well, what do you think happened to the seventh?"
Meliodas thought for a moment, furrowing his eyebrows.
"... Died-?"
"No."
