Chapter 53

is the 53rd chapter of the manga, Nanatsu no Taizai.

Character(s) in order of appearance

 * Diane
 * Meliodas
 * King
 * Ban
 * Hawk
 * Elizabeth Lyonesse
 * Pelio
 * Katts
 * Armando
 * Mera
 * Thomas
 * Tanto
 * Gowther
 * Threader
 * Simon
 * Hugo

Fights and Events

 * Gowther vs. Dawn Roar

Short Summary
Meliodas explains the situation to Diane and order her to stay behind to protect the sickly Elizabeth. Meliodas and the rest then headed to Ordan forest to find Gowther, but once they got there, they found a bunch of defeated knights who were defeated by Gowther, and they found the Dawn Roar. The Dawn Roar waited for Gowther to make a move, however they have been waiting for half an hour but that was broken when Peli went up to Gowther and start attacking him which made Gowther to smash him however, Armando appear and saved Pelio but end up getting smash instead. This trigger the Dawn Roar and end up attacking Gowther.

Long Summary
Meliodas order Diane to stay behind to look after the sick Elizabeth to which the latter came out the hear the news. Elizabeth wish to come along, but Meliodas told her she should rest since she is sick which made her blush heavy, remembering what he told her in Byzel, but Meliodas thought she was having a high fever. As they headed to the forest, Elizabeth wonder why she is blushing so much since Byzel and wondering if it was this cold she has. As the Fake Deadly Sins were traveling in the forest, Armando try to convinced Pelio to turn back since it is dangerous, Pelio got upset at Armando and told him he shouldn't have saved him in the past and continued to walk.

Mera ask Armando that he wasn't just hired by Pelio to which Armando told Mera how he met Pelio and his reason to be loyal to him. Meliodas and the rest later head out to Ordan forest to find Gowther to which they were talking about how dangerous the Dawn Roar are and Ban telling Meliodas if he is okay fighting without his weapon to which the letter ask him if he was okay without a weapon. The Deadly Sins then stop to see Gowther as he was facing against the Dawn Roar. Meliodas and the rest notice that Gowther and the knights weren't moving and realize that they were waiting for the first one to move to attack.

But then, the kids found the Holy Knights who they were facing against a Armor Giant. The kids were scared, but Pelio ran there to see them up close, and saw the Armor Giant to which he thought he was the criminal and start attacking him to which the Armor Giant was about to smash him, but Armando ran to his side and push him away, which end up him getting smash instead. This trigger the Dawn Roar and start attacking Gowther.