<p>Okay, so basically thanks to <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/NanatsunoTaizai/comments/7y6g4e/merlins_plothole_in_the_story/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">fellow Redditors</a>, that <em>sounds</em> like a little plothole. The main reasons expressed there are:</p>

<ul>
<li>It is not an immunity, it is an <em>ability to nullify</em> Commandments.</li>
<li>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.</li>
</ul>

<p>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.</p>

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<p>In <a href="https://i.sstatic.net/Fl1RRl.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer">chapter 249, page 5</a> of <em>Nanatsu to Naizai</em>, it is said:</p>

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

<p>However, in <a href="https://i.sstatic.net/yZYqbl.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer">chapter 121, page 8 and 9</a>:</p>

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

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

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Is there a plothole in Merlin's character development?
# Is there a plothole in Merlin's character development?
Posted by: username_0 on 2018-02-14
In [chapter 249, page 5](https://i.sstatic.net/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.sstatic.net/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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### Answer by username_0 on 2018-03-13. Score: 2
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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