Through the Times
Disclaimer:
Nanatsu no Taizai is owned by Nakaba Suzuki and Studio Deen
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Many thanks to those who read and reviewed this fic. I really appreciated it and this gave me inspiration to work on the next chapter and here, the story advances further as you get to see what has happened to Meliodas and his comrades…as they are attempting to adjust to their current surrounding…
And now more hilarious moments are about to commence…as the group are now inside the mall where they would encounter more unexpected shenanigans…
Well then, read on and enjoy!
Ch. 29: Seiiki no soto no ryokō part 7
Some of the Scottish mall patrons glanced at the scene as Wong repeatedly smacked Meliodas on the head as he berated the Nanatsu no Taizai leader for the immature antics saying that what he did was really embarrassing, and the mallgoers assume that Meliodas is a delinquent with Wong believed to be Meliodas' handler, and after seeing Meliodas' antics, they couldn't help but feel that he needs more than physical disciplining.
"Goodness…"
"That boy is a delinquent…"
"I can't believe he did that to the poor guard…"
"I feel sorry for that monk…"
"The youth today is so brazen…"
"He needs to be disciplined…"
"More than a smack on the head…"
"Indeed…"
Elizabeth and Diane sweat-dropped as they were embarrassed at the shenanigans that the Nanatsu no Taizai leader made, especially after hearing the comments from the mallgoers, which the two girls sighed as Wong drags Meliodas away after apologizing to the guard, who just sighed in annoyance, and as the group are following Wong, some of the girls were winking at King, causing him to blush, and for Diane to get on the offensive and question him on what he is doing, prompting him to defend himself from her suspicions, saying that he didn't do anything foolish.
"KING!"
"!"
"WHAT ARE YOU DOING?"
"Huh? What do you…?"
"ARE YOU FLIRTING WITH THOSE GIRLS?"
"Eh? N-no...I didn't…I wasn't…"
"YOU BETTER NOT CHEAT ON ME!"
"I not! Honest!"
Ban snickered while Gowther blinked his eyes in confusion, as Diane threatened King if he dare try flirting with the girls, and Elizabeth tried to calm her seeing Diane in JEALOUS MODE, which Wong mentally sighed as he felt that accompanying the group is probably a bad idea, especially after the ruckus Meliodas made earlier at the McDonald's drive-thru.
As Wong and the group are walking within the mall, they came across two punk-attired men, who are looking at the opposite direction from each other, and Meliodas got a naughty idea as he discreetly jabbed a finger on the man's BEHIND, causing him to squeal, and thinking that the other man did this, he shoved and accuses him of that, which the other man deny it.
"Hey!"
"What the…?"
"Are you molesting me?"
"What are you…?"
"You just touched my arse!"
"I did not!"
"Are you sure?"
"Yeah!"
Then Meliodas brought out a small paper crumpled like a small pebble and flicked it, hitting the other man, and now he is accusing the other, resulting in the two shoving each other and hurled angry words at one another, which ultimately resulted in challenging one another to a fight, which further escalated into a heated fistfight.
"Damn you!"
"Ow! You hit my damn nose!"
"I'll kill you!"
"I'll be the one who'll kill you!"
"Damn you! Die!"
"No, you die!"
"I am definitely going to kill you!"
"Right back at you!"
Some of the mall patrons were worried and began calling for security, and both Elizabeth and Diane face-palmed as they saw what Meliodas did, and Wong smacked him on the head and sternly tells him to knock it off or he would be grounded at the sanctum if he doesn't behave well, saying that his fellow Nanatsu no Taizai members would get dragged in due to his naughty shenanigans.
Meliodas smiled sheepishly while raising his hands, promising that he will behave this time, and as the group kept walking, they came across a sporting stall where various sports equipment are on display, such as a metallic baseball bat, which Diane took one and stared at it in innocent curiosity, as she compares it to her usual weapon.
King glanced at it as well and commented that the baseball bat looked easy to hold to compared to her mallet, and as he held it, he finds it easy to hold and swing, and the salesman asked if they are baseball players or something, believing that King and Diane are high school students belonging to a baseball club, noticing that the two coincidentally holding the baseball bat like a pro.
"Excuse me…"
"?"
"?"
"Are you baseball players by chance…?"
"Huh?"
"Baseball…what…?"
"Well…you seem to know how to swing a bat…like you're some kind of expert…"
"Really…?"
Out of curiosity, Diane decided to try it out and swings the bat like she is fighting a monster, and the swing was swift, which surprised the salesman and advised her to be careful as she might hurt someone, which she apologized before giving the bat back to him, which the salesman said it is okay, as he believed that she might go pro one day, unaware of the fact that Diane and her comrades are from another world.
Things took an unexpected twist as some university scouts saw Diane's swinging, and believe that she might be a high school student belonging to a baseball club and they approached her and offered her scholarship to a university if she accept the offer, surprising her as she is unaware about this world's educational system, since it is non-existent in the Nanatsu no Taizai's world.
"Apply to our university! We will give you full scholarship!"
"No…you apply to our university! We will give you full scholarship! Free of charge!"
"Back off! She's mine!"
"No way! She will be our university's star!"
"Hey, I saw her first!"
"No, it was me!"
"It was I who saw her!"
"Idiots! I'm the one who saw her first!"
Diane appeared to panic with King trying to calm her down, and Wong saw this and managed to whisk the two away while telling the scouts that they are not interested, and Wong tells Diane to be careful about her actions, saying that in this world many people here would misunderstand, which she nodded obediently after what happened a while ago.
The group then came across the arcade stall which drew the group's curiosity as this is the first time seeing an assortment of video games, and as the group looks on, Elizabeth is standing next to the arcade booth, which is the HOUSE OF THE DEAD 4, where a player is using a connected zapper gun shooting several zombies on screen.
Elizabeth appeared to be unaware that the zombies on screen are just video game footage, but to her it appeared to be real, and as a boss zombie character appeared on screen it lounges forward and Elizabeth panicked, screaming in terror which prompted Wong to calm her down, telling her that what she saw is not real as it is only a game.
"EEEEEEKKKK!"
"Calm down, Miss Elizabeth..."
"…"
"Its not real…"
"R-really…?"
"Yes…"
"…"
"Easy…easy…"
As Wong is calming a shaken Elizabeth down, Diane noticed a booth next to her, where a few teenage boys are taking turns in playing an arcade game that involves punching an elevated punching pad, which the game is revealed to be SONIC BLAST MAN, and Diane wondered why the boys are punching the pad after it went down and then went up.
Four teenage boys appeared to be a bit exhausted as the difficulty level increases and they seemingly strained their right arms after punching the pad a bit hard, and now the hardest level is up next, which the challenge of that level is to take down a meteorite, and the boys were compelled to try finishing the final stage but their right arms were too strained and we're hesitant to try completing the game.
"Blimey…I'm beat…"
"My arm is too tired…"
"Same here…"
"I can't throw another punch…"
"Me either…"
"Whoa…this really stings…"
"It looks like we're at our limit…"
"Yeah…"
Diane watched the scene, and the boys saw her, and they wondered if they should let her take a turn, as they do not want to waste the tokens they used, and felt that if Diane failed, at least they are able to finish the game even if it means getting a GAME OVER. They huddled and think of a way to persuade her in finishing the final stage and agreed to try coaxing her, believing that she is a country girl from a faraway province.
"…and that's the plan…what do you say…?"
"Okay…"
"Got it…"
"Will that be okay…?"
"Its fine. What do you say…?"
"I'm in."
"Me too…"
"Oh, fine."
The boys subtly asked her to try punching the punching pad, saying that it is a popular game and assured to her that there are no risks, and after seeing that there is nothing threatening here, and she INNOCENTLY stood in front of the arcade booth, eyeing the punching pad, as the four teenagers wondered if she has what it takes to beat the final stage of the game.
"Okay…"
"Here it goes…"
"Will she…?"
"Who knows…"
"At least she…"
"Its just a game…"
"Will she be okay…"
"Not our problem…"
As the punching pad is ready, Diane took a deep breath and punched the punching pad, producing a very loud sound, surprising everyone and saw what Diane did, and we're astounded and amazed that she got the highest score and effortlessly finished the Sonic Blast Man arcade game booth on the highest difficulty level with what appeared to be in relative ease.
"No way…"
"It can't be…"
"What the…?"
"How…?"
"D-did you see that…?"
"Just…one punch…?"
"And she finished it…"
"She's…strong…"
Diane was confused as the gamers approached and complement her, which Wong realized that they are attracting unwanted attention, and whisks her away and tells her to stick with him and avoid certain areas which she nodded without question, as she is flustered by the experience, wondering if she did the right thing about accepting the challenge.
"Come on, now…"
"Uh…"
"We got to go…"
"Did I...do something…bad…?"
"No."
"Really…?"
"Nothing bad happened. That's all…"
"Okay…"
To Be Continued...
Hope you liked this chapter, as comedy abound which the Nanatsu no Taizai members are finding themselves in…especially when Meliodas caused a fight between two mall patrons that earned Wong's ire…
Diane finds herself overwhelmed as she unintentionally attracted attention…from university scouts who they believed that she is a skilled baseball player to an avid video game player…
Two classic arcade games made a cameo appearance…which are House Of The Dead and Sonic Blast Man…which were popular during the 90s arcade game boom…
Preview:
The next chapter continue the financial district tour arc as Wong takes the Nanatsu no Taizai members further inside the mall…with MUCH MORE comedic results…especially went it comes to an audio store (i.e. music instruments) and a HARDWARE store…
See you in eight weeks…
Reviews are welcomed, but needed…