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Chapter 53 – Wait For Me

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"Arthur, forgive me. I will wait for you. Let's meet again at the Liones Kingdom".

On the throne room where he still had a meeting with Merlin, Escanor, the councilors, and the Holy Knights Of Round Table, Arthur stood up, unaware of the fallen paper from his grip after he felt like he just heard Guinevere's words right beside his ear as he felt like she was hugging him from behind "...Guinevere?".

His feeling was not good at all. He went straight to where he knew Guinevere was there with Fou the last time she told him, ignoring the loud protests and shouts from his subordinates. The incident last night had troubled him. Last night on their supper, Guinevere staggered and fell from her chair. Luckily, Margaret caught her and when they checked on her, they all saw the triskelion marks on both her eyes before she was out cold. Merlin had sternly told all them to keep this as secret, because people would seek her to use her for whatever their advantage and that was the last thing Arthur would want to happen to his soon-to-be Queen, ever. She convinced everyone on the breakfast that she was alright. Oh, how Morgan wanted to throttle her when she said it with that pale face. Arthur smiled, although Morgan didn't say it out loud, she cared a lot about the princess. The type of mean older sister. Morgan told him that she would visit her to check on her when Arthur and everyone had the meeting, but Arthur needed to check on her with his own eyes. Arthur didn't seem to hear what the guards said when he passed them who watch guard at their post in front of Guinevere's private library.

Morgan was there, she knocked on the door with growing concern on her face "princess? With who you're talking with? Hello? Anybody home?".

After Morgan told them about what she knew (she just arrived here and she heard it felt like Guinevere had talked with someone inside but she couldn't come inside because the door was locked), Lancelot and Arthur shared a look before Arthur confirmed what to do "let's just kick the door".

Lancelot cracked his knuckles "gladly~".

After they kicked the door, they barged into this room. Looking around, Arthur didn't find Guinevere anywhere "where is she?".

After Arthur told all guards and Holy Knights to find her in the Castle, only to get the news that they couldn't find her everywhere in the Castle, Arthur slammed his hand on the table "what do you mean that she disappeared suddenly? Find her no matter what?!".

Looking at the young King in distraught who sat on the throne and tapped his finger on the armchair, Lancelot felt sorry for him. He totally looked distressed ever since Guinevere disappeared. It was not too long after she was poisoned, now she disappeared. They suspected she was kidnapped. However, who?

Merlin tried to not show her worry and distraught "I found her. Her location is on the Liones Castle".

"why and how could she be on the Liones Castle? Have they plotted something against us?", Arthur rolled his eyes in confusion "from what I know, King Baltra isn't someone who can do the evil deeds".

"yes, you're probably right, brother. However, it's a different case with his underlings. Remember what princess Margaret told us?", Morgan shrugged "I think she's not the type of someone who would tell a lie. Clearly, our opponent will be the Great Holy Knights of Liones Kingdom".

Realizing his nervousness, Escanor ruffled Arthur's head "relax. We have your back, kid. Now, we know where is she, we've gotta pick her. I'm sure she's waiting for you".

Arthur felt his cheek heated. If Merlin had been a mother figure, then Escanor would be the father figure for Guinevere and him. Arthur stood and sheathed his Excalibur sword on his hip "that's right. Let's go, to Liones!".

Lancelot sheathed his Arondight to his hip "as you wish, Your Highness".

Not only Escanor and Merlin but also Lancelot and Morgan would join him. To Liones.

"wait for me, Gwen", Arthur just realized one member had been missing "hm? Speaking of which, where is your sister, Merlin?".

Merlin closed her eyes in resignation "unfortunately, she's busy for her another job. Don't worry, we will meet again later in Liones since she's doing her work in Liones".

Lancelot patted his fist on his palm "ah, I just remember. You think we should tell Tristan and Isolde?".

Arthur had an idea popped in his mind "of course. Hey, you think we should meet them first to ask them to join us?".

Morgan lifted the Communication Orb with a nervous smile after she, Merlin and Lancelot tried to call Tristan and Isolde "uh, actually... I have communicated with them and looks like it's not only us who are in trouble".


Boar Hat

"Hello! Miss me?", Nel Hativa popped in the bar, only to be welcomed by the tense aura "huh? What's gotten into them which created this tense situation?".

"older sister!", Gowther ran to her with a broad grin before he hugged her "I miss you!".

Nel Hativa ruffled his head and laughed "ahahaha, you're so adorable!".

Ban rolled his eyes "then? What do you want? I think you don't want to see the faces of certain members from the Sins, but you quite often drop by here".

"yes, I don't want to see your face and your Fairy comrade, due to your racism", Nel Hativa so openly said her dislike as she patted Gowther's head with a roll of an eye to Ban and King "I came just to see my little brother, Meliodas and his kids, Isolde, Elias, Diane, and princesses".

Diane cheered up "I'm fine, Neiva! Thanks to you, and I will try your advice after I thought about it".

"glad to know. Anyway, I have an important job to gather and lead the way for the dead as usual. I came here only to tell you all, especially you two, Meliodas and Tristan", lifting her forefinger, she pointedly stared "please do not lose your cool, considering you're most likely the type of someone who could go all out and going in for the kill once you lost your cool and crossed your boundaries, duo hot-blooded. I know it will be hard, but if you can, don't kill too many lives, because it's annoying to gather and lead too many souls to the Necropolis. Got it?", after her rambling, Nel Hativa groaned as she lifted the scroll in her hand "my, my, how annoying it is when I have to guide the path and lead the way for so MANY dead. And to think I have to work together with Undertaker to collect them all... right, I'm going. See ya~".

After Gowther waved his hand and Nel Hativa disappeared, Ban totally lost at it. For as long as he had known his Captain, his Captain wasn't the type of someone who could kill a soul mercilessly "...what she tried to tell us, again?".

"Did we miss something here?", Isolde went downstairs with Elizabeth in tow "I felt like I've heard the voice of my sister".

"actually, Aunt Neiva had dropped by and she just left because she has an important job right now. She said the princess is alright, so we can relax", Tristan leaned his chin on his palm, bored "so... what's your next plan, Dad? Now you knew all Junior Sins have gathered, we just need your approval to officially announce us and bring us with you for your next mission".

"well, well, well, as my son, what do you think?", with indifference expression, Meliodas tilted his head "about our next mission, you should have known my aim".

"but if I were you", Tristan caressed his jaw and glanced at the center of this room where the tension, the aura was so heavy "looks like I would need to wait until all of them recover once their brain finishes processing the reality".

What happened? Let's go back to several minutes before Nel Hativa arrived.


Jericho, with the ropes bounded her wrists and ankles, twitched her eyes "oi, actually what for you put me in here?".

Elias whistled "so you can learn from your stupidity, Jericho-chan~ and perhaps, think twice before you blindly follow someone or act recklessly".

Elizabeth smiled apologetically "sorry, you must be uncomfortable, but we need to make sure you will not attack anyone here".

Jericho clicked her tongue and could swear the hell out of her throat if not because of a certain tiny girl who wrapped her legs and arms around Elizabeth's torso, clinging to her as a baby koala did to their mother "Mom, don't speak to her. Back then on the Vaizel, she attacked everyone here and partly guilty for what happened to Daddy and Tristan, right?".

Elizabeth gently persuaded her, carrying her on her arms "now, now, Tina... I know you're still mad because your Dad and your twin brother were injured, but they're okay now. It's not good to hold the grudge against someone. Give someone a chance to change for the better, okay?".

When Tristina hummed, Jericho couldn't help but stare "...please don't tell me that Tina girl is your illegitimate daughter with Meliodas, princess?".

Tristan and Meliodas who sipped their ale, instantly choked before both joined Ban to laugh in mirth. Elizabeth squealed in embarrassing even if deep down in her heart, she didn't mind at all and would be more than being pleased if she could be the mother of Meliodas' children. Listening to what the princess thought of them, Tristina was more than pleased and cuddled her head against Elizabeth's chest.

Veronica slammed her hands on the table, clearly annoyed "let's go back to our real business here!".

After Veronica and Elizabeth recited their journey, Margaret caught up for the story and told them all about what she witnessed "I know the Sins are innocence! The main culprit who killed Great Holy Knight Zaratras, Gilthunder's father... are no one other than the Great Holy Knights themselves! Sir Dreyfus and Sir Hendrickson!".

You could hear the collective gasps of them all before Elizabeth calmed her down, telling her that they somehow had found out the truth about it. They just needed to go back to their Kingdom to bring back justice and cleared their names.

When Meliodas asked Gelda about what she was doing and for who she was working with, Gelda smiled knowingly and explained to them all "oh, right. You don't know about it. Princess Guinevere and the White Enchantress Gwen, they are the very same people. For people of Camelot Kingdom and everyone, she is the lost princess of Cameliard Kingdom, Guinevere Cameliard but behind the shadow, she's been moving as the White Enchantress Gwen, the Black Swan Sin Of Desire. She is the one who planned all of this, to gather strong and dependable comrades in order to clear your names someday, although the idea to create the Junior Sins was purely coming from Tristan".

"well, as expected of her... She is the disciple, successor, and an adopted daughter of Sorceress Merlin, Boar Sin Of Gluttony. I believe she can do that much", Meliodas deadpanned, already predicted this of her but not expected her to the leader and the master-mind "but surely, she successfully gathered a lot of dependable people as her comrades, even attempted to create her own team. Who are these people other than the Junior Sins we know?".

Gelda gladly explained the arrangement of Junior Sins.

First off, their leader, the Black Swan Sin Of Desire, her tattoo is on her chest above her cleavage. The White Enchantress Gwen a.k.a the lost princess Guinevere Cameliard, Junior Sin from the Boar Sin Of Gluttony, Sorceress Merlin.

Second, the Hydra Sin Of Revenge, his tattoo is on his nape. The Warlock, Tristan Ravenwolf, Junior Sin from the Dragon Sin Of Wrath, Meliodas.

Third, the Dove Sin Of Devotion, her tattoo is on her collarbone. The Phoenix Priestess, Isolde Marianna, Junior Sin from the Goat Sin Of Lust, Gowther.

Forth, the Tiger Sin Of Prejudice, his tattoo is on his upper back. The Knight Of The Lake, Lancelot Du Lac, Junior Sin from the Lion Sin Of Pride, Escanor.

Fifth, the Leviathan Sin Of Jealousy, her tattoo is on her lower back. The challenging child, Morgan Le Fay, Junior Sin from the Serpent Sin Of Envy, Diane.

Sixth, the Raven Sin Of Despair, her tattoo is on her shoulder. The Fallen Angel Tristina Ravenwolf, Junior Sin from the Grizzly Bear Sin Of Sloth, King Harlequin.

Last, the Mockingbird Sin Of Hypocrisy, his tattoo is on his forehead, the Fay Prince Elias, Junior Sin from of the Fox Sin Of Greed, Undead Ban.

"when she started to gather us all, Gwen was only 6 years old so you could say that Lady Merlin is part of this".

"of course, she is", Tristan sighed heavily, remembering of all the times Merlin had asked him to do the so-called errands to gather the Sacred Treasure or to find the people she needed "she even started to do her whatever schemes ever since she brought her into the Castle no matter how I complained her to not do it to her and in the end, dragged me to the Castle as well!".

Meliodas rolled his eyes "let me guess, boy... when you said she asked you to do errands for you... don't tell me, ever since that time...".

Tristan nodded "yup, ever since that time".

Meliodas stared to his son disdainfully "I could barely sympathize with you. Just barely. If not for the fact you've been hiding it behind my back".

"oi, Dad! Don't start to talk as if it's my fault. You could have just told me if you wanted to see her".

"and how the hell you thought I could possibly contact you when I didn't even know you were living on the Castle with her after you just disappeared without news and moved from your latest address without even telling me?".

"But how do you expect me to contact you when your tavern is moving boar like this?".

Tristina popped her head in between the arguing father-son before she smacking them both in the head "you two, just stop the quarrel, it's annoying".

After it was clear for them that 'princess Guinevere' and 'Gwen' were the very same person, Margaret scolded Veronica for being impolite to her "I know you didn't know it's her, but you could have said something kinder, not being that harsh on her".

Veronica argued back "but she didn't tell anything to us, at all! How could we have known that she's trustable or not, when she wasn't even being honest to us about who is she from the first place? Why did she never tell everyone about what she and you witnessed, living with prosperity and luxury—".

"Veronica, you know nothing about what she's been going through! Just because she has been living under the court of King Uther Pendragon and become the crowned princess who will marry the son of King Uther, do you think it made her life getting easier and she's living in with prosperity, glory, and luxury? No, she's been going through A LOT. She refused to have the poison-taster after her third poison-taster passed away when she was only 9 years old. She has to be a delicate and graceful princess but at the same time, she also has to train herself so she can survive when her guards aren't there to protect her. Many times, people kidnapped or tried to assassinate her. The only reason of why she can survive until now, because she lives for the sake of the people she loved and those who loved her", with the dignity of a princess, Margaret stood "just so we're clear, I owe Gwen for saving my life, she broke me free from my prison. She promised me she will do the same for Gil, I trust her and I will do anything to help her. Now, if you excuse me, I need to clean up myself a little".

Leaving Veronica who was thinking deep in thought with Griamore by her side, Margaret went upstairs with Elizabeth, Gelda, Tristina, and Isolde.


Isolde sat on the chair beside Elizabeth and Hawk "princess Margaret has calmed down but she's asleep, so Tina and Lady Gelda stay with her".

"say, can you tell us, Triss? What kind of a man is he?", Meliodas leaned his elbow on the counter "the young King Arthur Pendragon who will marry with the little Gwen".

"Dad, she's not 'the little girl' anymore... well, although I get it why you're so overprotective on her. Her innocence makes you want to protect her", Tristan snickered "for your question, better you judge him with your own eyes, Dad. I only can tell you what I know. From what I know, he is the type of innocence, pure, an honorable man with bravery and dignity who would blush furiously just because of the mention of the first-night post-marriage. Try to grope princess Elizabeth in front of him, I bet he will turn beet red. Though, rather than brave, I can say that the young man is bold and reckless".

Diane cooed "Cute! I bet he will be the perfect groom for Gwen! And to think that little Gwen is gonna marry... ah, I wonder how does she look like as a mature woman".

Isolde giggled "people always said the princess looks like a goddess because of her beauty, even our young King Arthur always said she's the spitting image of an Angel, although she always said it's too exaggerating".

Tristan added, "oh, and he's madly in love, devoted as hell to her, to the point he even rebuilt the Cameliard Kingdom for her as his wedding gift for her".

All of them exclaimed, "FOR REAL!?".

Except for Meliodas who responded indifferently "wow, crazy rich kid, huh?".

"well, what do you expect of him? He's a King, for real", Elias smirked "maybe you can follow his lead, or just take a look to Fairy King Dahlia as an example, brother. Their bravery, or should I say their boldness, loyalty, devotion, and honesty to the woman they loved".

Ouch. The white imaginary arrow landed on King's chest as he caressed his chest.

When Meliodas said they would help Margaret to freed Gilthunder out of his misery, Tristan frowned "to be honest, I can empathize with him but I'm not too excited to freed him out of his misery".

Meliodas raised his eyebrow "why?".

Tristan deadpanned "I promised to kill him on The White Dream Forest, remember?".

Meliodas said in disbelief "Triss, you... still mad to him?".

Gobbling the hot chocolate on his cup, Tristan's frown only deepened "for pretending to be evil and caused the trouble for the common people of Bernia Village, not anymore. For hurting you, yes".

Meliodas laughed whole-heartedly, patting his head "aw, it's so cute of you~ Nishishi. It's unusual for you to be this honest".

Tristan blushed "and stop treating me like a child".

Elizabeth smiled fondly at that "so we're heading to the Capital of Liones, right?".

"yep, as we're speaking, this tavern is heading to the Capital of Liones. Like princesses wanted, we will go to the Capital of Liones, not only to save the Kingdom, including the little Gil, of course, but also to get back my sword", Meliodas slammed his hands on the table "with all members have gathered, plus the Junior Sins, it should be easy for us to sneak into the Capital of Liones and do this mission. All of you will come with me, right?".

When the Sins showed negative response which they lazily responded as if taking back the Captain's dragon hilt was annoying errand, Tristan had to admit his nerves felt like grated "I think it's only fair if you explain it now considering the circumstances".

After Meliodas explained about the Coffin Of Eternal Darkness, Isolde sighed and she looked clearly troubled "my older sister realized it's the advent of the Holy War and she discussed it with the princess. Princess is a genius woman, a prodigy child, just like older sister Merlin. That's why she sent Sir Tristan to the Liones Kingdom for the spying mission. We're so sorry, we hid it from you all".

After Meliodas answered Diane's question about whether the Demon Clan had been resurrected or no and Hawk wondered about why they were going after Elizabeth along with the sword, Tristan explained about what he had learned from Merlin "in order to resurrect the Demon Clan and break the seal after they gather all fragments from the Coffin Of Eternal Darkness, they will need the 'sacrifice' as the last key. Merlin learned that at least, there are four women who fulfilled the conditions to be the sacrifice and they will need their blood to release the seal. First, my sister, Lily Titania, Queen of Enchanted Woods. Lady Bethany, previous Queen was the Apostle of Goddess, that's why Lily has been born with the power of Goddess".

Elias exclaimed in distraught "it means my mother is in danger, right?!".

"scratch her. Calm down, Elias. My sister, your mother is safe. The protection of Enchanted Woods is the reason of why they will not able to reach her" after Elias sighed in relief, Tristan continued "well, as for three others, I can't say the same... because the three others are princess Guinevere, Isolde, and Princess Elizabeth".

Isolde trailed off, pointing herself "...excuse me?".

Elizabeth snapped her head, hands still hovering above the trembling Hawk "me too!? Wait, how and why? What is the similarity between us which caused us to—".

"well, princess Elizabeth, realize it or not, you are the Apostle of the Goddess. The proof is the triskelion mark on your eye which you've been covering with your bangs. It's the mark of Goddess Clan member but considering it's only on one eye, it means you are the Apostle of the Goddess", Tristan tapped his finger on the counter before turning to Isolde "and Isolde is Phoenix Priestess, it was said that her blood not only can heal or prolong people's lives, but also can break the seal because her existence itself is a Holy being, she even can be counted as Goddess Clan members, but it's a long story".

Veronica leaned her chin on her palm "and? How about Gwen?".

Meliodas and Tristan exchanged glances before Tristan elaborated "princess Guinevere, she is the direct descendant of the Goddess Clan herself".

"that's why they're exactly the perfect 'sacrifices' as the last key to releasing the seal~".

When Vivian appeared out of nowhere behind Elizabeth, Isolde reached out her hand "princess!".

At the same time, Tristan and Meliodas screamed to Isolde and Elizabeth to stay away from her but it was too late. After Vivian disappeared, bringing Elizabeth, Isolde, and Hawk along with her, Meliodas and Tristan screamed in rage.

"she's right in front of my eyes, and yet... f*ck...", Tristan slammed his fist on the wall "ISOLDE!".

Ban slung his hand over his shoulder "Hey, it's alright, Kid. We're gonna save her".

Tristan growled "they just assign themselves to Hell. If something ever happened to her—".

Tristan's words were cut off by three people who came downstairs, no one other than Margaret with... wait.

Isolde rushed to Tristan's side, expression fraught with worry "Sir Tristan!? What's wrong? You don't look well at all".

Elizabeth looked around with confusion, already sauntering to Meliodas "Sir Meliodas, what happened? I heard your scream then we heard Sir Tristan screaming off Isolde's name".

Without words, Tristan grabbed her wrist and hugged Isolde tightly, burying his face on her shoulder. He exhaled long, heavy sigh before looking up to her, his blue eyes fluttered which she could clearly see the curves of his eyelashes "I swear you're gonna be the death of me".

Isolde cluelessly flustered, blushing furiously before she looked back and forth between Meliodas and Tristan "what? Uh, godfather, Sir Tristan, what happened?".

Meanwhile, Meliodas who had wrapped both his hands and legs around Elizabeth's torso, burying his face on her breasts. He sighed in relief, listening to her heartbeat successfully calmed down his nerves. He blissfully inhaled her scent before looking up. Then, with a mischievous grin on his face, he squeezed her bosom, as usual, earning her squeals.

Elizabeth stuttered, looking around "S-Sir Meliodas, what happened? Wait, everyone included your son is watching—!?".

"Sorry, I can't hear you", Tristan nonchalantly buried his face on the crook of Isolde's neck and closed his neck, exhaling blissfully and purring "and I don't see anything~".

"Sir Tristan?! You've never done this to me in front of everyone before?!", Isolde felt her heartbeat rocketing, she never saw Tristan acted this... intimate towards her before. At least, not so openly and in front of everyone like this "what's gotten into you?".

Tristan tilted his head, glancing up as his eyelashes fluttered open lazily "hm? Do you hate it?".

Oh, Gods above. Isolde could swear to God, she could die due to heart attack. Was it a Sin for him being so handsome like this? She could even see clearly those curved eyelashes from how close their proximity.

"Not that I hate it! I love it when you touch me, but usually, you don't do it so boldly in front of everyone... like this...", realizing what she just spilled out, Isolde's face turned redder than before as she stuttered "anoo... I mean...".

"which meant he did it when no one watched, right? It's fine", Ban swore he could even see the steam from her face "as long as you don't get pregnant before your marriage, it's fine".

"Hey, don't group me with my old man. I won't eat her before our marriage", Tristan scowled and leaned his head on her breast "...well, probably. If she got more attractive and beautiful more than she already has, I swear I could have lost my sanity".

Diane chuckled when Isolde hugged Tristan tightly and buried her blushing face on Tristan's chest because she was too embarrassed "so cute~ if only I can do it with King... wait, what am I thinking?!".

Elias snorted before laughing hard, which startled Ban and King. When Ban asked him what happened and Elias whispered him, Ban joined him to laugh in mirth, leaving King in clueless.

"Okay, back to our main business. What happened just now? We swore we just witnessed a mage, from how she could teleport—", King cleared his throat, blushing furiously "—which she clearly kidnapped princess Elizabeth and Isolde and brought them to Gods-who-know right in front of our eyes?! But then Princess Margaret came downstairs, with Princess Elizabeth and Isolde here".

"from her helmet, dress, and claw-like staff, I can tell for sure the mage who appeared here just now is Vivian, the disciple of Sorceress Merlin, the Boar Sin of Gluttony", Jericho noted, earning everyone's full attention now "what?".

Ban crudely remarked, "ah, sorry, we just forgot that you're still here".

When Jericho protested loudly, Elias snapped his fingers "Ban, it's not good. Well, please forgive his crude attitude. For now, after you listened to our story, do you understand which ones the guilty one and the innocent one, Miss Jericho?".

After earning her silence and the ropes on her wrists and ankles had been released by Elias, Jericho was left bewildered "wait, you released me? Just like that? You know that I could have attacked you back, right?".

"and I think you're smart enough to realize, to attack and fight against us when you're alone, it's futile efforts", Elias coldly remarked "not to mention, I can always trap you with Enkidu and lock you into Alice's Room again. We will give you one chance. Just follow us to the Capital of Liones and once we left you on the Capital of Liones, just choose. After we release you, just choose, will you still stand with them as our enemy even if you know we're innocent or will you raise your sword as Holy Knight to bring the justice?".

Jericho looked conflicted, but she was no longer threat to them, thanks to Elias. King only could smile and felt proud of his brother.

"I can tell for sure, these two are the real Isolde and princess Elizabeth Liones from how they reacted to Tristan and the Captain when both men hugged them in order to soothe their heart", Gowther lifted his glasses before an idea popped in his mind "ah, I see. Looks like they swapped places with princess Elizabeth and Isolde before they came downstairs. It explained why their power level is different".

"wait up, Gowther. If the real Isolde and princess Elizabeth are here", Diane lifted her hand, pointing to duo flustered Elizabeth and Isolde (because Meliodas and Tristan still refused to let them go, much to Veronica's dismay and the others' amusement like Ban and Elias) "then just who the hell two women that were kidnapped by that mage?".

Looking around, Meliodas recognized just who were here and weren't here "wait, don't tell me...".

Right before they came to the obvious conclusion, they heard the Communication Orb belonged to Isolde and Tristan were ringing and the couple answered in unison "what is it?".

"tes, tes, this is Lancelot—".

"—and Morgan here! It's urgent, though".

Isolde answered in distraught "well, we are also in urgent?!".

Tristan straightened his body (much to Isolde's relief although she felt disappointed a little... wait, what was she thinking?) "what's so urgent? Please, don't tell me that Lancelot has gotten you pregnant".

"NO!", Lancelot and Morgan shouted, scandalized before Merlin took over once the Sorceress made sure no one could hear her "Triss, this is serious. As we're speaking, we're heading from the Camelot Kingdom straight to the Capital of Liones. Princess Guinevere was kidnapped... or should I say, she could have escaped but she let herself kidnapped instead. Speaking of which, what do you mean with your 'urgent' situation, sister?".

After Isolde recited what happened, as Merlin suggested, they checked all over the Boar Hat tavern and they found out two people missing from the tavern.

Tristina and Gelda.

Meliodas scratched his head, clearly annoyed "that little girl of mine... where'd she go?".

Elizabeth turned deadly pale, probably imagining what could happen to Tristina (that she thought and treated like a child) "what if something happened to her?! That little girl...".

"wait, if she's with Aunt Gelda, perhaps we can communicate with them. Hopefully, one of them brings a Communication Orb with them", Tristan asked Elizabeth to calm down, lifting the Communication Orb in his hand "they answered!".

Meliodas snatched the Communication Orb when they heard Gelda's voice answering "GELDA! How could you just take my daughter and sneak into Liones Castle without my permission?!".