Chapter 43

## Chapter Chronology

**Round 6** is the 43rd chapter of the "*Shuumatsu no Valkyrie: Record of Ragnarok*" manga series.

## Summary

Zeus says that he initially wanted to save Buddha for much later but he's decided to have Buddha participate in Round 6. Finishing his chocolate, Buddha asks Zeus why he wants to get rid of Humanity so badly. Laughing, Zeus brushes it off as him not liking losing before seriously saying that as long as they fight, they have to win: such are the Gods.

Smiling, Buddha commends Zeus' spirit. Zeus asks for Buddha's answer, releasing his aura at the same time. Not intimidated in the slightest, Buddha accepts and hugs Zeus, telling him to have fun. Elsewhere, Göll recalls Brunhilde reciting Adam's words. Realising the huge burden of saving Humanity is on her sister's shoulders, Göll vows to help Brunhilde in any way she can. She reaches the sickbay to retrieve some bandages to wrap around Brunhilde's wound.

Göll goes inside and notices that two of the rooms in the sickbay are occupied. She keeps going down the hallway and finds an open door, wondering if there's someone inside. She is about to go in, when she hears someone yelling in pain.

Peeking through the open door, Göll sees Benzaiten dropping some kind of healing fluid on Ebisu's hand. Ebisu tells Benzaiten to be more gentle but Benzaiten says she has no choice since all the doctors and nurses are busy with the other patients. Göll recognises them as being from the Seven Lucky Gods. Seething, Ebisu vows to kill Buddha for this but Hoteison advises against it because of how scary Buddha is, telling Ebisu that he'll just get himself killed. Tightly wrapping a bandage around Ebisu's hand, Benzaiten points out how Ebisu shot his gun at Buddha, at point-blank range, yet Buddha still treated him like a kid. Benzaiten says Ebisu will end up getting his ass kicked but Ebisu chuckles, saying that the next time Buddha pushes his luck, they'll give him the death penalty with "Zero."

Göll wonders what "Zero" is and tries to listen in more, only for Bishamonten and the other Lucky Gods to appear behind her, questioning what she's doing. Trembling, Göll tries to pass it off as her trying to get some bandages. She attempts to walk into the room but ends up tripping in instead. The Seven Lucky Gods then all surround her and shut the door, trapping Göll in. As Göll inwardly calls out for someone to help her, Ebisu questions what she's doing here and exactly how much she overheard. As Göll inwardly says he's scary, the door opens and pouring tea into a cup, a heavily bandaged Jack the Ripper leans against the doorframe, while also quoting Shakespeare.

Jack asks if they'd care for a cup of black tea but Ebisu, reaching into his coat for his gun, says he only drinks green tea. The two stare at each other before Bishamonten orders Ebisu to stand down, asserting that he will not tolerate any wanton killing. The Seven Lucky Gods all leave, with Ebisu warning Göll that she's dead if she tells anyone what she overheard. Dropping to her knees, Göll lets out a sigh of relief and says that they acted more like the Seven *Unlucky* Gods, rather than lucky.

Jack repeats that she said seven and looks at the group with his right eye, only being able to see one colour surrounding them all. He then quotes Shakespeare again, saying "Assumption is mortals' chiefest enemy." After telling a confused Göll to disregard what he said, Jack offers her a cup of tea.

Thinking back to when she angrily yelled at Brunhilde for setting Jack up to kill Heracles, Göll points out that Jack is covered in bandages. Jack admits he must look garish but insists he doesn't feel much pain. Smiling, Göll tells him that he should get as much rest as he can if he's hurt. The colour surrounding Göll changes into the colour Jack saw coming from Heracles at the end of their fight, reminding Jack of him. Collecting the bandages she came for, Göll says she's in a hurry and so she can't have any tea right now.

As Göll runs off, Jack admits that's a shame. Later at the arena, the previously smooth floor has been switched with a cobble-like design. With the score at 3-2 in the Gods' favor, Heimdall announces that Humanity is one step closer to its end. Suddenly, the sky turns dark. Heimdall questions if there is any greater irony and begins to declare the next fighter for the Gods. As a row of lotuses shine along the entrance for the Gods, Heimdall recounts how this next fighter helped the Humans with their worldly desires and showed them the path of light through the darkness. As Buddha walks through the entrance, chewing on a piece of gum, Heimdall recounts how he had abandoned royalty, family, worldly desire and the six emotions.

When Heimdall says that this fighter walked alone, like the horn of the rhinoceros, many Buddhists recognise who has appeared and give thanks that they have met him. Heimdall states that this man attained enlightenment in just six years. He was born alone, lives alone and fights alone. As Kojiro Sasaki, Soji Okita and Isami Kondo all recognise him from the incident that happened earlier, Heimdall recalls the words of the Enlightened One: "On Heaven and Earth, I alone am the honoured one. On Heaven and Earth, I alone am the mighty one. Only *I* am strong". As many Buddhists pray, Heimdall recounts how he entered the world as the Prince of the Shakya before departing from it as the Enlightened One, leading Heimdall to declare that the representative of the Gods in Round 6 will be Buddha.

Many Humans begin getting scared that the next opponent is the Buddha while the Gods mock the Humans for being so scared. However, Buddha keeps walking, all the way to Humanity's side of the crowd, despite Heimdall's protest. The Gods wonder if this is Buddha's "free time" and if he's going to pay tribute to the Humans. Buddha then turns around and faces the Gods' side of the arena. After putting his gum into Heimdall's hand and taking away his Gjallarhorn, Buddha tests to make sure the mic is working before announcing that he's actually going to be fighting for Humanity. All the Humans and the Gods react with complete shock and surprise at this turn of events.

The Gods begin yelling at Buddha, questioning if he's really betraying them. Buddha then crushes the Gjallarhorn into pieces and when this gets the Gods even more riled up, Buddha calmly tells them, "Shut up." Pointing his Divine Weapon up at Zeus, Buddha says that if the Gods won't save Humanity, he will. Striking the end of his staff into the ground, Buddha declares that if any God wants to get in his way, he'll kill them.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Zeus
* Buddha
* Göll
* Benzaiten
* Ebisu
* Hoteison
* Bishamonten
* Jurojin
* Daikokuten
* Fukurokuju
* Jack the Ripper
* Heimdall
* Brunhilde (No lines)
* Hermes (No lines)
* Ares (No lines)
* Kojiro Sasaki (No lines)
* Isami Kondo (No lines)
* Soji Okita
* Odin (No lines)
* Huginn & Muninn (No lines)
* Loki
* Aphrodite (No lines)