Episode Title:
The Doll Seeks Love.
Episode Description:
While searching for Gowther, Meliodas tells Ban the Commandment of Selflessness erases the memories and emotions of those who desire it. As Gowther hides, he faintly recalls a young woman but uses his power on himself to forget it, deeming the memory a malfunction. A flashback reveals that 45 years ago, when Gowther still had his emotions and heart, he was found by the then princess of Liones Nadja, who was King Bartra's sickly younger sister. Gowther, realizing he had been asleep since the end of the Holy War, buries demon Gowther's body. Nadja frequently visits to spend time with him and he reveals his identity to her. Gowther, who has fallen in love with her, realizes Nadja's heart will soon stop beating and after she dies he partially undresses her and removes his heart in an attempt to bring her back to life. To the guards who arrived from his distressed cries, it looked as if he raped and killed the princess, earning him the Sin of Lust. Gowther decides to discard his heart to be rid of emotional and physical pain. In the present, Diane stops him from erasing his memories again and tells him that although memories can be painful, they are precious. Merlin, having examined Gowther's heart, reveals there has never been any magic inside it all this time, prompting him to accept the pain of the past.
