

In [chapter 249, page 5](https://i.stack.imgur.com/Fl1RRl.png) of _Nanatsu to
Naizai_ , it is said:

> The supreme deity bestowed the child [Merlin] divine protection able **to
> nullify any and all manner of** dark curses and **commandments**. (Emphasis
> of mine).

However, in [chapter 121, page 8 and 9](https://i.stack.imgur.com/yZYqbl.png):

> We can see that Merlin is getting turned rock solid by Galand's Commandment.

Those two facts contradict each other. Is that a plothole, or is there a
reasonable explanation somewhere?


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Is there a plothole in Merlin's character development?


Okay, so basically thanks to [fellow
Redditors](https://www.reddit.com/r/NanatsunoTaizai/comments/7y6g4e/merlins_plothole_in_the_story/),
that _sounds_ like a little plothole. The main reasons expressed there are:

  * It is not an immunity, it is an _ability to nullify_ Commandments.
  * She forgot that she had this protection on her (the blessing happened 3000 years prior to the main story), which explains why she still suffered the effect.

As for "Is it a valid reason to explain something that should have not
happened", it is an open question on which everyone might have his opinion.


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