The Holy Knights are the true power in the realm.
They have been amassing power in anticipation of an impending Holy War.
Holy Knight apprentices have been summoned
and subjected to horrifying experimentation
by Holy Knight Grand Master Hendrickson.
The Next Generation...
Apprentices who've gained tremendous magical abilities
by drinking the blood of a Demon.
Meanwhile, Meliodas' group,
in search of Diane's sacred treasure, Gideon,
is participating in the Vaizel Fighting Festival.
Is it for fun? Or are they serious?
This fight, upon which the men have staked their pride,
is about to begin!
THE FOREST OUTSIDE OF VAIZEL
Anyway, gather up anything that looks edible.
We'll sort through them later.
Will do!
It's so pretty!
What's wrong?
Ingredient located and captured!
This is a tale of ancient times,
when the human and non-human worlds had not yet split.
Long ago, the Holy Knights joined with the three other races
and drove the demons into the shadows.
With the passage of time, this war, known as the Holy War,
has faded from the memory of men.
But the Holy War is crying out once again.
It demands the eradication of the Seven Deadly Sins!
It's the Vaizel Fighting Festival elimination round!
The referee will be yours truly, Love Helm!
The rules of this round are simple in the extreme!
Knock your opponent out of this ring!
Throw them out, okay! Push them out, okay!
Punch them into the air, also okay!
If it's barehanded, it's okay!
The eight contestants still standing will move on to the finals!
Without further ado, let the elimination round begin!
EPISODE 10: THE VAIZEL FIGHTING FESTIVAL
I'm gonna win it this year!
That's my line!
Beat it, punks.
Attaboy, Taizoo!
I think it's time for you to bow out, kiddo.
Elimination rounds are so boring.
They should count their lucky stars that I'm not in there.
Right, then... I'm the Boar Hat remote sales office!
How about some tasty ale while you enjoy the fighting festival?
One silver coin per mug!
- One mug over here, Porky! - Three here!
Coming right up!
Careful, now!
Hey, Ban!
Make sure you pull your punches against these guys!
Obviously!
This festival wouldn't be much fun if we killed everybody!
Can you keep up with my fancy footwork?
Come on, Captain! I know you're doing this for fun!
Nonsense! Do I look like I'm having a good time?
Listen, King.
If we win, we get Diane's sacred treasure, Gideon.
Don't you want to see the smile on her face?
Thank you, King!
I'll win first prize!
That's the spirit!
I'm gonna show you a good time, little lady!
Talk about moves as fast as lightning!
This one girl just knocked 10 men out of the ring all at once!
Wow, she's pretty good.
Ooh, scary. You think she gets many suitors like that?
Hey, where'd you get that top?
So, who is still standing in the ring?
Four, five, six... seven?
What do we do? That's not enough for the tournament!
There's one more who hasn't fallen out of the ring!
That was close...
- No fair, he's floating! - He's disqualified!
I admit that it's playing dirty, but no weapons are being used!
Therefore, I'll allow it!
Good for him, winning by playing dirty.
Way to cheat!
Is it really cheating?
All right, we will now hold the lottery for the finals!
The eight finalists, please come to the waiting room!
Now, draw lots!
The first round will be fought between contestants who draw the same letter!
I'm looking forward to us going right to the finals.
Don't talk like that and get knocked out before the end!
Who do you think you're talking to?
Ouch... All this stress is killing my stomach.
I will now announce the fight cards!
The first pairing is Griamore vs. Matrona!
That's that amazing girl from earlier!
I've never heard of her, but it's a big world out there.
The second pairing is... Howzer vs. Taizoo!
Howzer...
Now I remember. That man is a Holy Knight!
I saw him with Gilthunder on several occasions.
What's a Holy Knight doing at a festival like this?
Things will get complicated if he recognizes us.
Ban! You signed us up for this, right?
Tell me you didn't use our real names!
Hey, relax! I got that covered!
Next, the fourth pairing!
- Cain vs. ... - Who, me?
Old Fart!
"Old Fart"? Who has such a terrible name?
You do.
Give me a proper name, curse you!
- "Old Fart," indeed! - Hi! You made it to the finals too, Pops?
Chalk it up to liquid courage.
What the hell?
- My name hasn't been called yet? - Mine, neither.
The final pairing... is Meliodaf vs. Baaaan!
Paired up in the first round! That was fast!
Come on, what's with those names?
They're totally obvious!
I couldn't think of anything good on the spot!
Hey, buddy.
That big scar on your cheek.
Could you be that guy on the wanted posters?
And this kid here...
As I recall, Gil said that the Sins' captain was a kid.
It couldn't be...
Nah, your names are different!
My bad! I mistook you for someone else!
Yeah, it couldn't be them! They wouldn't be at a festival like this!
- Thank goodness... - ... for small brains.
The Vaizel Fighting Festival finals will now begin!
The rules are still simple!
You win if your opponent taps out or passes out!
Fall out of the ring, you lose then and there!
Let's get right to the first pairing!
Griamore vs. Matrona!
We've got plenty! Our stuff is the best!
Griamore.
I'm surprised to see you fighting here. Shouldn't you be protecting Veronica?
That's PRINCESS Veronica, Howzer. Show some respect.
Standing 7 feet tall and weighing in at 400 pounds,
Griamore!
Wow, look at all that muscle!
Standing 5 feet, 5 inches tall and weighing in at none of your business,
Matrona!
Give us her measurements!
36, 23, 35.
What do those numbers mean?
Oopsie! Miss, the hat is fine, but please remove your cloak.
Just to be safe, I have to make sure you aren't hiding any weapons!
Captain, that outfit! It don't believe it!
Yeah, no doubt about it! That's my tavern's uniform!
What? That's Elizabeth?
Princess Elizabeth is that strong?
If that's Elizabeth, there's something that doesn't add up.
Doesn't add up? What do you mean?
Her bust is a little smaller than usual, and her butt is a little larger.
My eyes are glued to this first bout!
And without further ado, start fighting!
She's just too fast! She rushed in close and has let fly with a flurry of punches!
I mustn't be defeated here.
It's nothing personal, girl.
This is my magical ability...
WALL
Wall!
Hey, judging from the strength of that ability...
This guy's another Holy Knight?
Too late, girlie.
Half-assed magical abilities and physical attacks
won't work against this guy at all.
When he's like that, your only two options are
to wait for him to turn it off or for him to run out of mana.
You should've finished him off before it completely covered him.
My Wall is the manifestation of my resolve to protect Princess Veronica!
I insist that you leave the ring.
Thanks to this mysterious power of Griamore's, Matrona's in big trouble!
I will advance to the final round.
If Princess Veronica were to give the word,
I'd make anyone grovel before me!
Be it the Seven Deadly Sins or even Meliodas himself!
That's... not going to happen!
Griamore has left the ring! Therefore, the winner is Matrona!
She breached his Wall barehanded? What kind of monster is she?
A single blow from this slip of a girl brought low that hulk of a man!
This year's Fighting Festival is shaping up to be a wild ride!
I don't believe it, that's—
Captain, I... am I dreaming?
Darn, I was hoping to stay hidden for a while longer!
The jig is up!
Do I know you?
I'm done with you! You're such a jerk, Captain!
What did I do?
You really are an idiot, Captain.
Wait! Hey!
Wait, Diane!
Is it really you?
King?
What happened to you? How did you get to be this size?
What happened to Elizabeth? Isn't she with you?
I'm here.
I'm right here!
Shoc-King!
No way... Is that really you, Elizabeth?
Pervert!
N-No, I didn't mean to stare! Anyway, we should tell Captain!
- A giant mushroom? - Yeah.
After you left for town,
we were gathering ingredients for dinner in the forest.
That's when...
What's wrong?
Ingredient located and captured!
Aw, what the heck?
We turned small!
I borrowed Elizabeth's outfit for the time being.
But we didn't have any clothes that would fit me.
Ah, so that's why you're jammed into Diane's cleavage.
Captain, don't be vulgar!
It must have been an eringi mushroom variant of the Chicken Matango.
They're monsters with cowardly dispositions that rarely show themselves,
but when they feel threatened, they release spores that shrink living things.
Why didn't you speak up sooner?
Can you blame me?
I wanted to surprise you, Captain!
No!
Being held by you is a dream come true!
I've been jealous of Elizabeth for so long!
You're the one who threw yourself at me.
Diane, get off him!
Oh, right! Put me down! Hurry, hurry!
Make up your mind...
Go ahead, Captain! You can be naughty with me!
Feel free to do to me what you do to Elizabeth every day!
Look, lady... It's not the same when you're told to do it.
Aw, why not? Why would you only do it to Elizabeth?
What am I to you, Captain?
What are you to me?
Diane...
I'm... I'm finally small, but you...
I figured it was because I was so big that you never thought of me that way...
There, there...
I can't do that to a precious comrade in arms, can I?
Make do with this.
I will!
Oops, I forgot to mention the most important thing!
What's that?
You and I can make babies now!
Were you listening to a word I said?
Hey, King.
What's the deal? He's dead?
What's the fight like?
Not much to say.
That middle-aged dude is way too weak.
Come on, stop being stubborn and throw in the towel.
I... I'm just getting started!
Oh, brother...
Unlike Griamore, I didn't want to resort to this against a civilian.
But it'd be cruel to you if I didn't end this quickly!
Damn it!
Thanks for a good fight.
- Victor, Howzer! - Oh, yeah!
- He's pretty good. - He sure is.
And now our third pairing, Cain vs. Old Fart!
Who, me?
Who gave you such an utterly tasteless name?
Me!
I figured.
You gave yourself a pretty weird name, too.
What's up with "Matrona"?
It's the name of someone I used to know.
- I'll hold onto Chastiefol. - Thanks.
Go get 'em, Old Fart!
Ki— Old Fart, you can do it!
- I guess that's his game face. - Wow, this is perfect as a pillow.
Standing 5 feet 5 inches tall and weighing in at 5 pounds, Old Fart!
It's a kid!
That stupid Ban, writing whatever stupid thing he wants...
Standing 5 feet, 1 inch tall and weighing in at 108 pounds, Cain!
Are you sure you ain't drunk, old-timer?
Will this even be a fight?
Griamore! Wake up, Griamore!
You nitwit!
Princess Veronica! My apologies!
Of all the stupid... You got sloppy.
If I'd known this would happen, I would've brought Gilthunder!
Are you okay, Griamore?
You too, Princess Veronica! Yo!
Howzer...
Wouldn't you rather be watching the fights?
This one's a throwaway bout. It's not worth watching.
The real issue here is what are you doing here with Veronica?
Looking for Elizabeth.
Elizabeth?
Princess Elizabeth? She's here?
We believe so.
The Seven Deadly Sins are here.
All right, let the fight begin!
I've never seen King fight without a weapon before!
This'll be my second, I guess. His unarmed combat is a sight to behold.
Diane, I dedicate them to you.
My victory in this festival! Your sacred treasure, Gideon!
It's that unbelievable?
Yeah, without his weapons, King...
is totally weak!
H-He's tough!
Oh, my! This is a battle of decidedly un-epic proportions!
What a wimp...
I once saw him fight a cat that swiped a snack from him, and he lost.
How about it? Do you yield?
This is bad. I can't lose, not this early!
I have a mission to recover Diane's Gideon!
This might be a bit dirty, but I will use my power!
Old Fart has left the ring! Victor, Cain!
That whippersnapper startled me.
That's so mean!
I only used my Disaster power to aggravate his rheumatism a little!
Moving right along, the final pairing of the finals!
Baaaan vs. Meliodaf!
They're what?
That pipsqueak was Meliodas of the Seven Deadly Sins?
Then the others must be—
Yes. Ban.
And King.
Are you kidding me?
I can't stay down here!
Hey! Causing any commotion until we locate Elizabeth is forbidden!
Right back at you!
If you cause trouble and ruin the festival,
I'll make you sorry!
I can see the power of the legendary Sins up close!
Now, now. Weapons are prohibited.
Oh, this?
It's just for show.
Oh, in that case, I'll allow it.
Standing 5 feet tall and weighing in at 110 pounds,
Meliodaf!
And standing 6 feet 11 inches tall and weighing in at 170 pounds,
Baaaan!
Okay, shall we get down to business?
You got it!