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In order to motivate Kintoki to win his fight, Buddha told him just before he entered the arena that if he won against Odin, he would marry him as soon as the result was announced. Basically, he hadn’t really thought about his words, thinking that it was more a form of motivation than anything else, except that his friend really took them seriously, to the point of doing everything to win, telling himself that in the worst case, even if he had to end up without legs and arms, the most important thing was to have the opportunity to marry the man he had secretly loved for a long time.
With some luck, he managed to make a double KO in the fight, making it considered a draw, but that Odin like him managed to relive so as not to favor any side. Kintoki, saying that technically he had still managed to win since the deities had not obtained a new point, went to see Buddha, all happy, before starting to hug her and ask if he was ready to become her husband. He didn’t even seem to joke, actually taking that promise seriously.
Calling him an idiot, Buddha agrees to marry him, telling himself that after all, he was really afraid of losing him during the fight. He starts from the principle that it’s not so strange that friends get married together, especially when they’ve known each other for so long, simply asking Hermès for help to organize everything in order to get married the next day. They do not want something sumptuous or particularly incredible, just wishing to be by their side for the rest of eternity, which seems more than enough to them.
Accepting this mission, Hermès even managed to ensure that there would be no fighting for the next two days, so they could really focus on their marriage. He just hopes not to have done something horrible, since he didn’t really know what theme to put in place, but thinks that in the end, it’s not so bad considering how happy Kintoki and Buddha are. All the deities and humans made sure to respect the theme given by Hermes, although they obviously did not have time to think properly about a nice outfit.
Saying yes in front of all their loved ones, Kintoki feels like being in a waking dream, as everything is perfect, while knowing that what is happening is nevertheless very real. Even in his wildest dreams, he could never have imagined that one day he would know the taste of Buddha’s lips, much less have the chance to call her her husband. Telling himself that despite all the fear he felt during the fight, it was more than worth it, he would even be ready to relive this fight thousands of times if that were the price to pay to marry Buddha.
Eventually falling truly in love with it over time, Buddha simply makes him promise that if Ragnarok ever had a new place, Kintoki would not participate. Telling himself that if it was already horrible to have been on the verge of losing his friend, he now refuses to take any risk of losing his husband, whom he loves more than anything. He much prefers to see him living forever by his side rather than having to relive that fear one day.