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7 | A Journey To Baste.

Okay... Well, it turns out Meliodas was not dead. He was only unconscious, but that was still just as bad!! Your scream quickly brought everyone to your side, and once everyone was aware of Meliodas' condition, you all agreed to take him to a town called Dalmary.

You and Elizabeth were able to sit in his room while he slept, but unfortunately Diane was not able to fit in, so if she wanted to check on his condition, she had to look through the window.

"He's got a really deep sword wound, and a burn like he was struck by lightning. To be honest, it's a miracle that he's still alive... He won't regain consciousness for a while." A tall doctor with a brown beard explained.

Elizabeth grabbed a nearby cloth before dipping it in a bowl of water, wringing it, and gently placing it onto the boy's head. "Lord Meliodas... Please get better soon... I'm sorry that I let you go do something so crazy..."

You looked at the girl in thought, 'If I got injured, too, would she take care of me like that?' You wondered, "Hm...What should we do next...?" Hork asked you two, but he didn't really receive an answer.

"I'm going the Baste Dungeon by myself." A familiar voice spoke. You looked out the window and realised that it was Diane who had made the declaration.

"Huh?!" Both you and Elizabeth were shocked by the statement. The giant stood up and began to walk away, but before she could get very far, you were right behind her with a hand on Elizabeth's arm.

"Lady Diane!!" Elizabeth called,
"Please let us come with you!" She didn't even spare either of you a single glance, "Oh, please. You two will just be a hindrance. What do you think you can do with those tiny bodies? You both may be royalty-" 'I don't exactly count as royalty.' "- but, all you guys can do is be the Captain's nurses."

"What's up with your attitude!?" You didn't even realise that Hork was beside Elizabeth, how long had he been there? "-Not every girl in the world is a powerful giant like you!!"

The said girl delivered a powerful and threatening glare to the pig, making him squeal in fear. Elizabeth bawled her fists in frustration, "I...Want to somehow give Lord Meliodas strength...Because I said I want to stop the Holy Knights, he's taking on more than he can handle to find the Seven Deadly Sins..."

Diane roughly stomped her foot in front of you all, "DON'T GET IT WRONG!! CAPTAIN ISN'T DOING ALL OF THIS JUST BECAUSE IT'S YOU!!" She took a deep breath and calmed herself down, "Captain... What he did for me... He's always been like that!! It was back when I left the Giants' clan and was travelling by myself. I got into some petty argument with some knights... I only threw a rock at their feet, but they went to attack me...And then...He just dashed right in and beat them all up."

"Meliodas?" You asked, and she nodded in confirmation. "What happened next really shocked me... He...Asked me if I was scared...I know it doesn't seem like much, but it was the first time in my life that someone asked if I was scared. And it was to a girl much bigger than he was. I still remember it clearly now,, I felt like I became the same height as the boy in front of me. Of course, I know already that those were just feelings. I'm not small or cute like you two... I can't come into houses, so I can't take care of the captain either...The only thing I can do...Is fight for my Captain...That's it. I want...To be small..."

"Diane..." You were going to try your best to comfort her but she was already leaving, "I'm leaving the Captain to you two...!!"

You pouted with pity for the poor girl as you watched her begin to walk away. "Hey, let's just stay in town like she said..." Hork suggested.

You were soon to agree, but a sudden black mist started emerging in the sky far away, and it was coming this way, fast! "Rain clouds...? Is it Gilthunder again...?" Elizabeth muttered.
"No... The sound is... Wings...? Bu... Bugs...? And on top of that... It's a massive swarm of poisonous bugs!!"