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Nice so Merlin's sacred treasure is a crystal ball after all. I wonder if it has other uses as well.Also it seems that it's officially Hendrickson.
 

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Nice so Merlin's sacred treasure is a crystal ball after all. I wonder if it has other uses as well.Also it seems that it's officially Hendrickson.
I don't think we know for sure that the crystal ball is her sacred treasure.
 

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Just got to read tje chapter, it was fun. No wonder the sins barely know each other, they just act arbitrarily. ... eveb meliodas being a "captain" is a bit of a stretch. His leadership amounted to almost randomly sending them in...

I am surprised there is a vampire clan, and with the numbers given they might have been sealed earlier than the demons. they dont seem nearly as dangerous though. It seems like edinburg was a proper kingdom until the vampire events... so there are two collosal holes related to melioas? One for danafor and one for edinburg? how did this happen?
 

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Mel is obviously a mole and he likes to creates holes Maybe Mel got "lost in his wrath" like in Danafor, or when his demonic power manifested that place got blown up. If they're going to fight the Vampire king he's gonna be hella strong, with the capital being engulfed in darkness he should be twice as strong as usual, so maybe the other Sins won't be able to do much against him. This could be the first real challenge for Mel in a while so he might be forced to use his demonic powers.
I'm interested in knowing who sealed the vampires, maybe it's the Goddess clan.

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I don't think we know for sure that the crystal ball is her sacred treasure.
But it awfully ressembles the ball that is seeing floating around her in that early pic with the Sins and their sacred treasures. I guess it's true that some of the STs changed but I think hers and Diane's for example didn't. Oh well it's not that important at the moment^^
 
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But it awfully ressembles the ball that is seeing floating around her in that early pic with the Sins and their sacred treasures. I guess it's true that some of the STs changed but I think hers and Diane's for example didn't. Oh well it's not that important at the moment^^
I think you are right in saying it is her sacred weapon in so much that the anime appears to be canon at least with regard to the reveal of sacred weapons, we see Ban's and Escanor's final weapons already being wielded. In the anime we see Merlin also wielding a crystal ball for a weapon so I think it stands to reason that there is a high likelihood that is her sacred treasure. LOL funny to say the anime is the authoritative canon when it comes to weapons but it looks to be the case, however unusual it may sound. The author certainly is giving his support to the anime crew.

That said... Does Merlin dislike Ban or just enjoy torturing him? I mean seem to have teleported him too far away, and left him easy enough for detection to be imprisoned, as he got captured and locked in Baste dungeon. Following that we see here in the side chapter that she suggests sending him as a sole reconnaissance to what is identified as very dangerous enemies.
 
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That said... Does Merlin dislike Ban or just enjoy torturing him? I mean seem to have teleported him too far away, and left him easy enough for detection to be imprisoned, as he got captured and locked in Baste dungeon. Following that we see here in the side chapter that she suggests sending him as a sole reconnaissance to what is identified as very dangerous enemies.
Well...it's not like he can die or anything, lol. It's actually an incredibly viable strategy using his immortality and regeneration like this, especially in a situation like this where they have no real idea on the capabilities of the enemy. Send him in and let him go wild and thin the ranks of the enemies a bit and learn about the enemy.

As for Baste Dungeon, Ban allowed himself to be caught because he was bored.

But you bring up something that I've been thinking about for a bit lately. Aside from a few members, interactions between other Sins don't feel quite developed or have any unique feelings towards the others, again, aside from a select few.

The only few that seem to be natural and have some depth is King and Diane, King and Ban, and Mel and Diane. Mel and Ban, I'm hesitant to say, because I feel we've mostly been told they're best friends rather than shown. But what about the others?

Mel and Ban= "Best Friends"
Mel and King= Respect, I guess.
Mel and Diane= A little "love triangle" thing, but it was a unique interaction.
Mel and Gowther= Again, all I can say is I guess they respect each other.
Mel and Merlin= Respect, but he seems to trust Merlin more than anyone else, so I'll chalk it up as unique.

Ban and King= Water and Oil, but I find them more believable as friends than Ban and Mel.
Ban and Diane= I don't really know.
Ban and Gowther= I guess we could say Ban finds Gowther annoying, but what about before the Hawk Incident?
Ban and Merlin= They haven't interacted enough to judge.

King and Diane= Lovers and whatnot.
King and Gowther= Same as Ban. Seem to find him annoying but nothing much has been built on that.
King and Merlin= Haven't interacted much.

Diane and Gowther= Same as Ban and King.
Diane and Merlin= Haven't interacted much, but seems to trust her magic.

Gowther and Merlin= Have a sort of Little Brother Big Sister vibe.

Do you guys/gals get what I mean?
 
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Do you guys/gals get what I mean?
Yeah it makes sense.

Also, why is Escanor participating in a mission such a big deal? King says "oh, so him too" implying Escanor doesn't usually tag along. Him and Meliodas seem to be by themselves.... why? I mean it could be just that Meliodas is the only one strong enough to move Escanor's weapon while he is in his weak form, but I kinda feel there is more to it. Is Escanor some sort of secret weapon/heavy artillery/last resort? Could he have been used before and been so powerful/scary that all the others are kinda frightened of him?

Makes me wonder.
 

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Just read the chapter, this was alot of fun to read - im loving that were going back to see how the Sins worked together (putting that very loosely) in their early years.

Escanor was a pleasent suprise and his personality seems to be pretty nice for the time being. I think ill comb through the chapter again for any nuances i may have missed.

Cant wait to see Diane and Gowther -- also NO HAWK!!! shock, buta shock ! Good start overall :]
 

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Actually read the chapter now. It was pretty entertaining. It's great to get a chance to see the Sins, particularly those we've seen a lot less of. And the arc seems as though its going to give us more insight into their relationships and their abilities.
 

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Pages of the second chapter should be coming in over the week. Just saw a page of Diane in her armor.
 

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Pages of the second chapter should be coming in over the week. Just saw a page of Diane in her armor.
and thus we begin the cycle of finding pages of the raws piece by piece and some poorly translated sections so we can atleast sort of guess what is going on.

So the Escanor reveal (his strong form ) will probably be the last page again. Figures right?
 

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You are more hopeful than I. I expect to see bits and pieces in this chapter and then his full form will be shown in chapter 3.
 

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What I have been wondering... is just who destroyed the sarcofagus where the vampires were. Could it be fraudrin? It seems like he would not have much to gain from that. Perhaps the edinburg battle is what allowed him the chance to possess dreyfus? Perhaps the chapter will hint at just who is the final enemy in this whole thing...
 

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You are more hopeful than I. I expect to see bits and pieces in this chapter and then his full form will be shown in chapter 3.


Thats the only reason i think part 2
 

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I trust nothing!

I forgot that was said in the last chapter. :derp
Lol yes! You have pointed out like 5 of my mistakes. Now it's my turn!!!!!!
*evil laugh*

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Summary of part 2.


Diane and King arrive at Edinburgh castle, and battle the knights and soldiers who were turned into vampires. King explains that vampires are immortal, but says they can be killed if their head is smashed, or they crumble into small pieces. Although the royal family of vampires can completely regenerate themselves, even from small lumps.

Orlondi sucks blood from Ban with translucent tentacles that have poisonous thorns like roses. He drinks so much of Ban's blood that he gets fatter, but Ban doesn't care - he drinks wine from his bottle, and blows Orlondi away with the full force of his power, finishing him with one blow. Only one of Orlondi's eyes remains, which Merlin seals in the bottle.

Meliodas and Escanor arrive in Edinburgh through the portal opened by Merlin. Escanor, blushing shyly, says he wants to somehow thank Merlin for being so beautiful, intelligent and kind, and so good to a cowardly weakling with no resolution like him. Meliodas says that Merlin is just a big fan of all sorts of strange and unusual things, especially the weird/crazy. He also advises Escanor be confident, to which he finally breaks down and begins to sob in the spirit of "What do you mean? I can't stand by myself! I must have been born under a cursed star! I'm sorry I was born at all!" Meliodas responds by saying "Merlin will laugh at you." Escanor is given his sacred treasure, and advised to be extremely careful, because space and time are distorted by the power of the vampire king, and may at any time abandon their nepoymi. While Escanor drags his axe, Meliodas goes on ahead and disappears somewhere. Appearing seated on a throne is the "King of Vampires", Izraf (3-4 meters tall, muscular, and with a black beard). After hearing about the "seven deadly sins", he says that for such insolence and arrogance they must be put to death.

Meliodas notes that Escanor is missing, and is worried about how he will cope by himself. Before him are two vampires - Ren "Black Talon" and Gerda "Dust Cloud" (not sure about her nickname). Gerda attacks Meliodas, mistaking him for the demon Zeldris, the one that sealed the vampires 3000 years ago. She feels Meliodas emanating the same demonic force as Zeldris. Ren suddenly attacks Gerda from behind, burning her to the ground, and then says to Meliodas "I know you're not Zeldris, and I know who you are. So fulfill my request - kill me."

King and Diane are fighting with other vampires - the brothers named Maud (hunchback, the magician) and Gunn (warrior), which together count as Modganna "Dual sword". A third vampire in a black robe, with a large scythe, simply watches the battle without taking part. Diane and King fight hard, as if their power is leaving them. They blame the magic of the vampires, but it turns out to be the work of Ban. He watches them from the upper deck, sipping wine, and rejoicing. Next to him is Merlin, but she doesn't stop Ban, and doesn't help Diane and King either. She happily picks up the remainder of Orlondi's eyes (which are trying to regenerate, and threaten revenge). Ban offers to fight Merlin because he has nowhere to use his stolen power. Merlin tells him that she doesn't have time for it, but agrees to do it if Ban will do a hundred thousand push-ups. Ban begins to do push-ups, but then stops due to the wine.

In Edinburgh, which is stuck night, the dawn will come soon. Escanor cowardly runs away from an attack by the vampire king, and calls for help from Meliodas, but then suddenly stops, takes another blow from Izrafa, but isn't harmed. Now Escanor is calm, his appearance has changed - he has became more muscular and manly.

Heres a pic of buffed Escanor
 
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Looks like I was right. Esky has a crush on Merlin

edit: apparently in the picture with buff escanor he says "apologize for being born into my world":hip
 
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