Buddha/Plot

## Past

Prince of Lumbini, Nepal • Meeting Zerofuku

## Ragnarok

Fifth Round • Sixth Round • Seventh Round • Eighth Round • Tenth Round

## Past

### Prince of Lumbini, Nepal

In Ancient Central Nepal, Kapilavastu, a prince by the name of Gautama Siddhartha (later known as Gautama Buddha) lived in the royal palace with the best of everything within his grasp, the best status, clothing, food, dwelling and education. Siddhartha's father, King Suddhodana, approached a fortune teller when Siddhartha was an infant, who prophesied that his son would be a great and respected leader, stating that he would become the greatest among all of humanity and destined to rule the world. During his adolescent years, Siddhartha headed to the nation of Malla, which lies in Ancient North India, to meet his distant relative, King Jataka, who was bedridden due to terminal illness, and did not have much longer left to live.

Siddhartha complimented Jataka on how much Malla had prospered since his reign, with the citizens leading delightful and satisfactory lives, and that Jataka was fortunate to lead such a wonderful and happy life. However, Jataka disagrees, stating that all this time, he had been living a life dictated by those above him since birth, born only to rule the nation, and never had a chance to explore the vast, limitless outside world. During Jataka's funeral, Siddhartha recalled his conversation, and began to question that the life he had been living all along.

He realized that his life so far was no different from Jataka's, having his own will and fate dictated and imposed by other people since the beginning and having been raised to rule his kingdom. This realization resulted in him attaining enlightenment. Siddhartha barged into Jataka's funeral ceremony, and placed his coffin on a river stream to fulfill his lifelong wish of exploring the outside world, much to everyone else's horror and chagrin. Following Jataka's funeral, Siddhartha cast away his royalty, along with his wife and son, giving up his possessions and set out into the wilderness, travelling alone and opposing religions that imposed fate upon innocent beings, such as human sacrifices, stating that if the gods want to harm anyone, he will gladly take them on. Siddhartha also founded his own religion, Buddhism, and later became known to many as the Buddha, as he continued traveling place to place to ease people's suffering and guiding them to the path of achieving enlightenment.

### Meeting Zerofuku

During his travels, Buddha walked passed Zerofuku with emaciated people and animals that were content with their lives. Buddha's acts of altruism influenced the villagers whose misfortune was taken by Zerofuku to stop being depraved and selfish. Zerofuku asked Buddha on why the humans with him looked so happy even though he had absorbed the village's misfortune. Buddha disagreed with Zerofuku's methods and told him that "Happiness isn't something you can give to other people. It's something you've got to attain yourself." Buddha offered Zerofuku a chance to reach enlightenment with him, but Zerofuku ran away crying.

## Ragnarok

A week before the Gods' Council in which the fate of Humanity would be decided, Brunhilde goes to Buddha and asks him about the concept of "Common Destiny" which is part of her religion, Buddhism, and Buddha informs her of everything, including the concept of Völundr.

When the Gods vote for the extermination of Humanity, Brunhilde proposes Ragnarok as the last solution to make the Humans survive and, after the Gods accept the challenge, Buddha is placed on the list of the Gods Fighters.

### Fifth Round

During the fifth fight, Loki went backstage to meet with Buddha. Buddha assumed Loki wanted a fight, but he waved his hands, stating that he simply wanted to 'ask Buddha something'. Loki went into a long explanation on how the humans had managed to both corner and kill the gods, but stated that there was something he didn't understand. A Völundr wasn't always strong enough to allow a human to defeat a god, which is when he pointed to "**Common Destiny**".

Loki says that by using the power of Devotion, and entrusting ones' soul to another, the power the humans now wield could be achieved. Buddha mocked Loki, stating that his explanation was so long he stopped listening halfway into it. Loki got up and asked directly if Buddha had betrayed the gods. Buddha didn't deny it, resulting in a brief standoff between the two before Bishamonten and the rest of the Seven Lucky Gods appeared.

Siding with Loki in this matter, they too confronted Buddha by chanting "Divine Punishment" as they approached the pair. Buddha didn't back down, instead confronting them all. When Ebisu tried to reach for Buddha, he crushed the lolipop in his mouth and spat the stick through Ebisu's hand. Ebisu and the Seven Lucky Gods readied themselves for combat, but Loki stopped them, stating that Buddha is his prey alone. Before anything else could happen, Kojiro Sasaki showed up to see what was going on, along with Soji Okita and his friend Isami Kondo. The three new arrivals took Buddha's side. Buddha stood patiently as the others talked, and Ebisu, now enraged, stopped Loki from charging so he could shoot four shots at Buddha. Buddha maneuvered out of the way easily, much to Ebisu's surprise. A surprised Loki finally decided that he was going to kill Buddha, manifesting chains from his hands and running at him.

Before could reach Buddha's group, a large figure separated the two groups of fighters, Zeus, who was accompanied by Odin had arrived. Odin's crows and Zeus chastised the gods for fighting amongst themselves, especially at a time like this. Ebisu tried to point out that Odin and Zeus have no jurisdiction over them, but Odin shut him up by intimidating the whole group. Despite everyone seemingly growing nervous at Odin's intimidating presence, Buddha did not seem to care.

The fighters dispersed, with both Bishamonten and Loki threatening Buddha as they left. Kojiro apologized for 'butting into his fun' before leaving Buddha with Odin and Zeus. Zeus warned Buddha not to start any more fights, but Buddha simply broke out laughing. Zeus joining in on the laughter before Buddha crushed another lollipop in his mouth, calmly stating as he leaves: "*The only one that can move me, on heaven or Earth, is me*".

Buddha was later seen in the grandstand of the arena watching the fight between Raiden and Shiva.

### Sixth Round

After the end of the fifth round, Buddha was outside of the arena relaxing on a big tree while eating chocolates. Zeus appeared in front of him while he was looking at the scenery. As he saw Buddha eating chocolate, he tried to grab some. Buddha refused to share and ate them all, much to Zeus' annoyance. After eating all of the chocolate, Buddha asked Zeus what he wanted from him. Zeus told him that he wanted him to fight in the sixth round. Buddha questioned Zeus on why he wanted to destroy humanity so badly.

Zeus said that he didn't like losing and asked Buddha again whether he would fight in the sixth round or not. Buddha agreed to fight for the sixth round and then he hugged Zeus. As Buddha headed back to the arena, he encountered Brunhilde as she exited her shrine. Buddha told Brunhilde that he would fight in the sixth round on humanity's side. He told Brunhilde that he knew how much she had been preparing for Ragnarok, ever since when Buddha gave the valkyries their Völundr ability. Buddha asked Brunhilde if she realized from the start that learning Völundr from him in order to fight the gods would also make him an enemy of the gods along with her, and told her that he will not let that go. As Buddha was leaving, Brunhilde trembled in fear.

Buddha later went back to the Valhalla arena to fight for the sixth round. Buddha's introduction started off with darkness as light slowly enveloped him. He walked to the arena with his staff on his shoulders while chewing gum and blowing a bubble. The Buddhist monks from the human audience silently prayed to Buddha to not destroy humanity while the other humans were terrified of him. The god audience mocked the humans as Buddha made his way to the human audience's side.

Heimdall confusedly asked him what he was doing as he spat his chewing gum on Heimdall's hand and took his gjallarhorn. Buddha spoke through the gjallarhorn and bluntly said that he was fighting for humanity. The entire audience was shocked by his declaration as the gods became furious and cursed Buddha for his betrayal to the gods. Buddha then crushed Heimdall's gjallarhorn with his bare hand and intimidated the god audience to silence.

He then slammed his staff on the floor and told the entire audience that if the gods wouldn't save humanity, he himself would save them and any god who got in his way would be killed. Heimdall protested and told Buddha that they already had 13 human and god combatants and thought it was absurd for Buddha to be on humanity's side. Zeus appeared in the arena and told Heimdall about the Valhalla Constitution, article No. 62, paragraph 15 of the Super Special Clause, that each of the gods and humans must send out 13 warriors and the first to get seven victories wins. Zeus told them about the loophole on how any combatant who is listed in Ragnarok can fight in future rounds even if they had won their previous fight. Odin stood up from his seat in the audience and questioned Buddha, asking if he really wanted to make an enemy of all the gods.

Buddha told everyone that it doesn't matter of what the circumstances are and only he is the "honored one". The god audience continues to curse him and Buddha goaded them to fight him. Bishamonten and the Seven Lucky Gods later made their appearance in the arena on a flying boat while singing a short tune on how they will now deliver "Heaven's punishment" to Buddha.

Zeus entrusted the task on Bishamonten to kill Buddha as the gods representative in the sixth round. Heimdall announced Bishamonten as the god's sixth fighter and told the other Lucky Gods that only Bishamonten can fight the sixth round. Bishamonten corrected Heimdall on how the Seven Lucky Gods were originally one god. The Seven Lucky Gods fused together into Zerofuku to fight against Buddha. Zerofuku who emerged from the fusion and told Buddha that he was about to kill him. He did some stretching and ripped his giant axe: the **Misery Cleaver**, out from his spine, as he unleashed his killer intent and hatred.

Heimdall announced the fighters and started the round. Zerofuku prepared to swing at Buddha, blaming the god for what had happened to him. Before he could swing though, Buddha kicked him in the gut, not recognizing him at all. Zerofuku stayed on his knees, crying and salivating. The god of misfortune complained that he couldn't breathe as he coughed on the ground. Buddha asked if Zerofuku still wanted to fight, as the god coughed up blood and complained more. As he cursed and cried, his weapon started to absorb his misery, growing in size. Zero quickly got to his feet and swung his axe into the ground, which Buddha avoided. Zerofuku looked up in confusion, wondering how he'd missed.

He swung and missed again, getting more and more frustrated. He eventually devolved into swinging the Misery Cleaver randomly, hoping to get a glancing hit, but Buddha dodged it every time. Zerofuku's misery increased as the audience of gods started to doubt him, wondering if Bishamonten would have been better.

Zerofuku's increasing anguish resulted in his axe growing further, sprouting spikes all around. He swung the huge weapon down again, creating a rift in the ground going up to the stands. Buddha still avoided the attack, further angering Zero. The unfortunate god continued swinging his massive **Misery Cleaver**, still not being able to get a hit in.

He tried to aim for Buddha's landing, but the enlightened one threw his divine staff in the air and dodged the swing, catching the staff again while doing a handstand. Buddha complimented Zero, who screamed in hate. He continued missing, until he shouted at Buddha to stop screwing with him, as he'd only been dodging. Buddha immediately hit him with the butt of his staff, saying he'd fight whenever he wanted to. Zerofuku swung at him again and missed, complaining about his hurt jaw and languishing about not being able to get a hit in. Buddha told him about his **Eight Consciousness**, saying that he snuck a peek, after which Zerofuku seethed in hatred.

He called Buddha a cheater as misery overwhelmed him, causing him to swing rapidly at Buddha, still missing every time. Buddha counterattacked with his staff, dodging every attack and hitting one of his own. As the audience cheered for Buddha, Zerofuku's grief increased. Zerofuku's intense emotions got channeled into his **Misery Cleaver**, Buddha noticing the increase in power. Buddha remarked that Zero was the one cheating, seeing the attack coming. The enlightened one froze in place as the weapon had grown the largest it had ever been, towering over both fighters. The axe sprouted multiple blades many times the size of Buddha, as everyone watched on in awe. Zerofuku finally swung the massive weapon down, completely enveloping Buddha and creating a massive crater.

Finally using his weapon, Buddha turned his staff into the **Fourth Realm: Asura Realm, Eleven Faced Kannon - Ahimsa**, a big shield he used to protect himself from the attack. Buddha assured Zero that he'd help him with his puberty, as Zerofuku yelled in rage. Buddha proceeded to push Zerofuku's giant weapon away with his shield. Zerofuku then turned the **Misery Cleaver** into a large rod covered in spikes. Buddha in turn transformed his staff into the **Third Realm: Animal Realm, Horse-Faced Kannon - Nirvana**, a big spiked club. Zero swung the **Misery Cleaver** overhead, as Buddha rushed towards him. The sage turned his run into a slide and hit Zero's abdomen with his club, drawing blood. Buddha asked Zerofuku to get to his feet, as the god yelled in rage. The two clashed with their respective weapons, Zerofuku's cleaver had shrunken back down into an axe. Zerofuku slammed the ground with the cleaver, missing Buddha. This time, the back of the weapon suddenly transformed into spikes, Buddha barely being able to block it with his club.

Zero gripped the hilt of his weapon tightly in rage, eventually tearing it into two. The **Misery Cleaver** then transformed into twin blades which had a connected hilt, akin to nunchaku. Buddha's weapon turned into the **First Realm: Divine Realm, Wish Granting Wheel Kannon - Lokapala**, a giant halberd. The two fought with their new weapons, neither getting the upper hand until Buddha leapt into the air. Zero blocked the aerial attack, and tried to slash at Buddha but missed. He sliced at humanity's fighter, but Buddha was able to block his attacks by spinning his halberd. This threw Zerofuku off balance, which led to Buddha slicing his torso with the top of his halberd. Zero backed away and cried, his weapon transforming yet again. This time, a plant-like bulb spawned from the hilt, eventually opening to create a storm of homing blades as Zero yelled for Buddha to die.

To counter this hail of blades, Buddha transformed his divine weapon into the **Second Realm: Human Realm, Unshakeable Cord Kannon - Akshaya**, a supposedly unbreakable vajra short sword. The blades tracked Buddha, but he was still able to avoid them or clash his sword with them and destroy them. The blades also headed to the audience, with Buddha saving both the god and humanity sides. Eventually Buddha got through the hail and reached Zero, complimenting his puberty, much to Zerofuku's confusion. The audience cheered for Buddha, infuriating Zero.

Finally reaching his breaking point, Zerofuku screamed for attention, asking why no one cared for him. at the same time creating a tendril from his axe that missed Buddha yet again. Buddha responded by saying that one is truly one's own master, and that he should just love himself.

Zerofuku was confused by this, and lashed out at Buddha. The enlightened one blocked the attack and expressed his liking towards Zero, confusing him even more. Zerofuku shouted at Buddha to stop giving inconclusive answers, but was taken aback by his aura. The misery in his heart faded as his **Misery Cleaver** shrunk down to just the handle. Buddha dropped his weapon and told Zerofuku that he looked nice. He put up his fists and beckoned for a barehanded brawl. Zerofuku obliged as the two fought each other without weapons. The two fought happily until Buddha knocked Zerofuku out with a fist to the face.

As Zerofuku lay on the floor, his body reverted back to his original form; he was now completely devoid of misery and was the same happy god he had been all those years ago. He cried tears of happiness, as he vowed to make others happy by first loving himself. This was tragically cut short as the horns on his head detached.

While he vowed to change, the horns burrowed into his temples, causing him to rise to his feet in agony. Buddha questioned Zero, trying to figure out what was happening to his new friend. The horns grew in size and forcefully entered his chest and mouth, and spawned two massive dragons. Zerofuku manically screamed in pain, as this was not what he had wanted. Buddha looked at the dragons in sheer confusion and horror. The dragons enveloped Zero as he cried out to Buddha who tried in vain to save his friend, getting pushed back by the pressure before he could grab Zerofuku's hand.

The dragons turned into a large scaly ball, from which Hajun emerged. Hajun stared Buddha down, causing him to back away cautiously. Hajun's darkness had disabled Buddha's **Eight Consciousness** ability, he was now unable to see into the future. Buddha kept his sword ready and questioned Hajun about Zero's whereabouts, with Hajun only responding with the fact that he was gone and no longer existed. He then introduced himself. He stated that he did not know what he was, only that he wanted to test out his strength and new body out on Buddha. He asked Buddha to forgive him if he finished the fight too quickly, forming a blade out of his arm. The berserker clashed his weapon with Buddha's short sword, the sheer impact causing the ground to crumble underneath humanity's fighter. Hajun expressed sarcastic surprise over Buddha blocking his attack, immediately launching into a series of quick attacks with his blade arm.

Buddha was barely able to parry them, as Hajun formed a new curved blade from his forearm and tried an overhead thrust. Buddha blocked it again, and kicked off Hajun. He decided to get serious and fight with full power, as the curved blade extended around his arm. His arm started to spin, forming a massive drill. The attack, known as **Heaven Piercing Demon Drill**, clashed with Buddha's newly formed shield, resulting in a massive shockwave.

After the dust cleared, Hajun laughed and gloated as he noticed that he'd made a hole through the shield and destroyed Buddha's left eye.

After Buddha leapt back and reverted his shield back to its original form, Hajun remarked that he'd meant to go clean through Buddha's skull, but the god had avoided the attack at the last second. Hajun then pondered how much longer the fight would last as he turned his arm into an axe with a spear tip.

Yelling about divine retribution, his weapon repeatedly clashed with Buddha's short sword, as he aimed for Buddha's blind spots. The enlightened one was barely able to draw any blood from his slashes, inciting a wild grin from Hajun as he attacked with numerous flurries, taunting Buddha by yelling "Divine Retribution!". His axe clashed once again with Buddha's sword, but as the god tried to counterattack, Hajun did the splits and stabbed his axe through Buddha's foot and taunted him again.

Hajun sliced upwards as Buddha stumbled back, Hajun called the bleeding god helpless, telling him to surrender and face divine retribution. Recognizing this as what Zerofuku would say, Buddha tried to reach out to Zero. Hajun asked if Buddha was referring to Zerofuku, laughing hysterically and calling him a weak third-rate god. Hajun told Buddha that he had consumed him, saying that he provided good sustenance and that he was lower than dirt. His taunts were interrupted by an enraged Buddha. Who screamed at him and told him to shut up. He remarked that Hajun had made this fight easier, and now Buddha had no reservations and would put his all into killing the berserker. The god's staff reacted to his rage, transforming into a large scythe, the **Fifth Realm: Preta Realm, Holy Kannon - Salakayas**.

Hajun laughed it off, calling it pathetic. Hajun smiled with delight as he commented about how refreshing it was to crush insects like Buddha. He tried to impale Buddha, who swung his scythe at the berserker, an attack called **Karma-Destroying Samsara Cycle**. Hajun easily blocked it, though the force started to push him back, much to his surprise. The scythe almost beheaded him, but he dodged it and counterattacked. Buddha used **Karma-Destroying Samsara Cycle: Eternal**, attacking faster than Hajun could.

The Demon Lord of the Sixth Heaven reacted in shock, barely being able to block it by hardening his left arm. Hajun then impaled Buddha with the spear tip of his axe. Assuming this was the end for Buddha, he asked for the god's final words. Buddha responded with the same thing he said at the start of the round: if the gods wouldn't protect the humans, he would, and he'd kill any god who was foolish enough to stand in his way.

He gripped his scythe and tried to push it further, shocking Hajun with his determination. Hajun kicked Buddha away before any further progress could be made, wondering how Buddha was still standing. Buddha picked up on the doubt, asking if Hajun was scared. This infuriated the berserker, who asserted that he was a supreme being, now that he had the perfect soil. He assured himself that he was stronger than his past self and it would not end up the same way again. Before he could respond to Buddha's taunting, the god insulted his strength, going on to say that he was weaker than Zerofuku. At first this angered Hajun, but the berserker went into another flurry of blows, trying to prove his strength to Buddha.

The high number of blows disorientated Buddha, Hajun then tried to cleave the Enlightened One in two, but he dodged. The enlightened one watched for an opening, trying for a one-shot comeback with **Karma-Destroying Samsara Cycle**.

Buddha prepared the strike, as Hajun froze up in fear. This was short lived however, as he proceeded to rip off his left arm and turn it into a sword. The two clashed their weapons, with Hajun's **Blaze of Glory** attack destroying Buddha's scythe and turning it back into a staff, much to everyone's shock. Hajun tried another attack, which Buddha tried to block with his staff. This resulted in the destruction of his divine weapon, causing an explosion that scorched Buddha's top half and sending him flying back.

Buddha's consciousness faded as floated in darkness. Suddenly, noticed light emanating from beside him. Zerofuku's soul approached him. Buddha reached for the light, as Zerofuku grabbed his hand. Buddha started laughing, Hajun asked if he had gone insane before death. Buddha slowly got back to his feet, telling Hajun that he did not have what it took to confront his own weakness, he was unable to fight back against his inexperience and overcome, he could not do these things because he did not have puberty which is why he was weak. Zerofuku and Buddha combined their souls for a Völundr, turning Zerofuku's **Misery Cleaver** into the **Great Nirvana Sword: Zero**. Hajun was taken aback, as he complained about the light given off by the sword. The two fought fiercely, swiping at each other with their swords.

Buddha proceeded to taunt Hajun more, resulting in Hajun inflicting a slash on Buddha's shoulder. The two fought harder, but Buddha's injuries caused him to falter, Hajun attempted another **Blaze of Glory**, getting stopped by Buddha's sword.

The forced pushed Buddha down, as Hajun screamed at him. Using the Nirvana Sword's prongs, Buddha countered the attack and sliced through Hajun's chest, failing to kill the berserker due to his loss of depth perception.

Hajun tried another flurry of stabs with his sword, but his fear had reduced the darkness in his soul, reactivating Buddha's **Eight Consciousness** and allowing him to see the future again. Buddha used this to dodge all of Hajun's attacks, as Hajun got more and more frustrated and fearful. Hajun attempted one more **Blaze of Glory**, yelling Divine Retribution out of panic.

The attack seemed to be successful, as it vertically bisected Buddha. Hajun grinned frantically, thinking he'd won the fight, but his celebration was short lived. Buddha dying turned out to be an illusion, as the real Buddha approached him from behind.

Buddha raised his sword above his head, as Hajun prepared to slice him. He asked Zerofuku to walk with him on the path to victory, finding the soulmate he spoke of in the *Sutta Nipata.* Buddha swung his sword down, using **Blade of the Celestial Eye's Awakening - Mahapari Nirvana** to cut off Hajun's arm and sever his torso from his waist. Before Hajun could fathom what had happened, the dismembered pieces of his body fell to the ground. The audience cheered as Buddha had won the fight, chanting his name. The chanting drove Hajun insane, as he tried one last ditch effort, attempting another **Heaven Piercing Demon Drill** from the ground, screaming at Buddha. The attack stopped inches from an unbothered Buddha's face, as Hajun began to disintegrate.

The Demon Lord of the Sixth Heaven only managed to reiterate his title, before he died and his soul was erased, also resulting in the death of Zerofuku and the Seven Lucky Gods. Buddha told Zero that it was over, as Hajun's remains dissipated.

He noticed Zerofuku's soul running away, and he called out to his friend. Zero turned around and gave him a thumbs up, accompanied by the rest of the Seven Lucky Gods as they all floated away. Buddha chuckled to himself, remarking about how cool they all were, bidding them farewell as he struck his pose; Heimdall announced Buddha as the winner of the round. Buddha's sword melted away, leaving only the handle. A bird Zerofuku had saved many years ago landed on the handle and wept, along with the rest of the humans who knew the unfortunate god. Buddha commented on the bird's reaction, saying that he wasn't the only one who loved Zero, despite the treatment he'd gotten previously.

Buddha stumbled back into the arena, tying his hair back up using the handle of his sword. He met Brunhilde and Göll flashing up two fingers and smiling due to his victory. The damage he'd taken caught up to him and he promptly collapsed, as Brunhilde called medics to help him and take him to the sickbay. As Göll begged him to stay alive, Buddha beckoned Brunhilde over.

She bowed to him and thanked him for his help, but he had actually called her for candy, as he wanted some cola-flavored Buddha chups; stating that they are most tastiest things in the whole world, and asked her if he'd achieved her goal, and she said that they were one step closer to humanity's victory. Buddha turned to his side on the stretcher and called Brunhilde stubborn, saying that he liked her eyes, calling them full of worldly desire. Before he could elaborate, he coughed up blood due to his wound and was rushed away.

### Seventh Round

Shortly after the end of the seventh round, Buddha escaped the infirmary to the same tree he sat near before Round 6. He ate some candy before clutching his injury and lamenting that he should've stayed in the infirmary longer. His thoughts were interrupted by Sakata Kintoki, who approached him. Buddha greeted Kintoki, who reprimanded him for sneaking out of the infirmary. Buddha told his friend that he found the infirmary boring and said he'd heal better outside. Kintoki offered Buddha his candy, much to Buddha's excitement.

While eating, Buddha asked Kintoki a favour, which Kintoki responded to by telling Buddha to say no more, confusing him. Buddha said he didn't say anything, but Kintoki told him it doesn't matter what the request is because he has no reason to refuse something from Buddha. Buddha smiled, then told Kintoki that there was someone he wanted him to look into. When Kintoki asked who it was, Buddha told him it was the man who would shake up Raganrok, the dragon-slaying hero, Siegfried.

### Eighth Round

After the end of the eighth round, Buddha waited for Brunhilde at her shrine. As she shed tears for the fallen, he remarked that every time he visits her, she's always crying. He admitted that it was surprising to see her indulge in such sentimental feelings. Brunhilde immediately scolded him for leaving the infirmary without warning, as well as infiltrating other's rooms without permission.

Ignoring her reprimands, Buddha grabbed her arm, wanting to ask her a question. She reluctantly agreed to answer, asking him what it is he waneds to know. Buddha responded by asking about her ex-boyfriend: Siegfried. He further explained that Siegfried had been imprisoned in Tartarus for a long time, asking Brunhilde if there was any connection between him and Ragnarok. She abruptly told him no, to which Buddha continued to inquire, telling her not to play dumb with him. However, he was caught off guard when she revealed that she wasn't denying Buddha's question, but rather his assertion that Siegfried was her ex-boyfriend, correcting him by saying he wasn't her ex-boyfriend.

This left Buddha speechless, his lollipop falling about of his mouth, as Brunhilde swiftly left the room. Buddha expressed disgust and befuddlement, squatting down to pick up his lollipop as he noted that Brunhilde was taking her puberty issues too far.

## References

1. ↑ *Shuumatsu no Valkyrie* Manga: Chapter 4 (Page 26 - 27).