"You are truly monstrous. How strong are you exactly to defeat me in an instant like that?"
Ban, after recovering, looked somewhat speechlessly at Escanor, feeling he is a bit too strong.
"Escanor still can't control his power completely, so he will be strong during the day, and the strongest at noon. At that time, he's truly terrifying. But now that noon has passed, his strength has weakened a bit."
Meliodas explained Escanor's power, leaving Ban even more speechless.
"Is this guy not part of our group? He seems almost no different from an ordinary person!"
Looking at Asahi in front of him, Ban curiously asked. Meliodas had already introduced him earlier.
"Yes, I couldn't invite him to join us. He is Escanor's boss, and his strength is much more terrifying than Escanor's at noon!"
Meliodas waved his hand helplessly, indicating that this guy is a super monster.
"Amazing, how could there be already someone more perverted than that monster? It obviously wasn't like this before!"
Ban felt speechless. He wondered if it's because he has been in prison for too long, which has led to the current situation, otherwise, it didn't make sense. It was even completely incomprehensible.
As soon as he came out, he found a lot of perverted monsters, their strength was despair-inducing. In short... he was truly speechless.
"Well, you guys are impressive. So, what's the purpose of forming this group?"
Ben asked curiously. Meliodas then explained it to him, but he didn't mention the Ten Commandments. The matter with Ten Commandments was too significant, and it wasn't the right time to talk about it yet.
"I see. That's not a problem. Anyway... you guys are stronger than me, so whatever you say goes. But according to what you've said, there are a total of seven people, right? So, where are the others? With me included, there are only four of us here."
Ban glanced around. Excluding Asahi, there were still others to account for.
"The other recruits have been chosen, but there's a bit of a problem. Ban, you and I will go find one of them. Merlin, you're in charge of finding another. As for the last one, Escanor, I'll leave that to you!"
Meliodas distributed the tasks. In the end, Meliodas and Ban went to find Gowther, while Merlin went to find King. As for Escanor, he was tasked with finding Diane, However, in the original story, it was Meliodas who went to find Diane, so this could be considered a butterfly effect.
With Escanor being so powerful, Asahi naturally accompanied him. After all, he still had to teach Escanor how to control his power.
And so, the group split into three teams.
"Escanor, regarding your power, I've refined it for you. You couldn't control it before because it didn't belong to you. But now, it's different. I've assimilated this power for you."
"From now on, this power... truly belongs to you. And starting now, you can gradually master and freely use this power. Of course, you still need to learn to control it. The energy within you is too vast, so I'll help seal the excess power/ As your control improves, the seal will gradually be released… so you don't have to maintain that... out-of-control state all the time."
On the way, Asahi placed a seal on Escanor to help him control his power.
In this regard, Aalthough he felt that his power during the day had weakened significantly, being able to easily control the remaining power was very convenient. This made Escanor very excited, happy, and grateful.
After all, this problem has troubled him for a long time. But since Asahi is his boss, it is natural to help him now.
Soon, the two arrived at a main road, and from the distance, they saw a 'little' girl from the giant race and some soldiers of the kingdom arguing about something.
Because humans dominate this world, they weren't very friendly towards other races.
Especially the giants, whose inherent strength was terrifying, and even their movements were significant.
So humans didn't like giants. Of course, there were also some other thoughts involved, but the giants are not… as simple as the fairies.
At this moment, the one in conflict with these people is naturally Diane.
"Stop it, all of you!"
Although Escanor hadn't transformed into a super macho man, he is now muscular and imposing. He looks like a typical tall, rich, and handsome type. Standing at over two meters tall in his golden armor, the soldiers' faces changed upon seeing him.
"You… Who are you?"
Seeing his appearance, the soldiers were intimidated. They knew that this person was not simple, so they asked with a bit of fear.
"I am Escanor, the Holy Knight of the kingdom. What are you doing here?"
Escanor questioned the soldiers before him. In an instant, the soldiers broke out in a cold sweat. Holy Knights were the strongest individuals in the kingdom, and their authority was terrifying.
Now, after seeing Escanor, they couldn't deny his identity. They might not have known every Holy Knight personally, but Escanor's reputation as the Sun Holy Knight was well known.
"Greetings, sir. We... we found a giant here causing trouble. Yes, it's her!"
The soldiers were scared and quickly shifted blame.
"You guys are going too far! You guys are obviously the ones who stopped me directly and now, you're saying it's my fault?!"
Diane said, visibly displeased. She wanted to kill these bastards on the spot, but her rationality stopped her.
"Right and wrong will become clear soon enough!"
Asahi snapped his fingers, and the soldiers' faces turned sluggish. They began confessing to their misdeeds one by one, like beans pouring out of a bamboo tube. While these guys weren't saints and had committed petty crimes, they still had some sense of propriety. At least, their actions weren't deserving of death.
"The soldiers of the kingdom are indeed too corrupt. I'll have someone deal with this matter later!"
Escanor sighed, feeling speechless. This kingdom accepted anyone, so now, they didn't resemble soldiers at all. They were more like thugs and ruffians.
"I'll leave it to you to handle. And as for the young lady over there, your size is too large. How would you like to shrink a bit?"
Asahi looked at Diane. Her giant physique posed a challenge wherever she went. Giants and humans were... different. And with such a large body, it was troublesome wherever she went. So, Asahi thought it might be better for her to shrink a bit.