Fortunately it appeared his ‘Overdeveloped sense of duty’ didn’t extend to protecting Storeman from Nabiki.
Inside he was grinning. She just looked so cute when she did the ‘eyes’ bit, besides it’s not like anyone ever found the same magical shop twice, so he might as well spend all the store credit they had for him.
Browsing through the store he ran across a sight that made his heart nearly stop in his chest. A big sign reading
‘Martial arts scrolls’. With stars in his eyes ahem… with a manly grin he approached the bookcase and
started devouring them like Genma at an all you can eat buffet.
Kachu Tenshin Amaguriken. Check.
Bakusai Tenketsu. Check.
Hiryu Shoten Ha. Check.
Splitting Cat Hairs. Chec…No check.
Ranma blinked and started reading through it, memorizing all the details. Using chi to create a counterfeit copy of your aura moving in a set pattern. Simple enough, but not real useful. Could use it to annoy the old ghoul tho’. Grinning to himself he quickly memorized it. Easy enough to learn, but difficult to master. Just the way he liked them.
Cat Tongue Pressure Point Attack. Definitely not a check!
Examining it, he immediately saw it was the same basic technique Cologne had used on him, but there was more. The technique for reversing it was also on the scroll. This would really bug the old ghoul. Ranma couldn’t help but chuckle, at being able to teach her something she didn’t know abought one of her own techniques. He could also have Tofu reverse the one that was used on him. That at least would get rid of the nagging worry that the phoenix pill would wear off one day. Best set that one aside.
Xi Fang Xiao. Check.
Delivery Box Blowout. Not a check.
But only really useful if fighting delivery style martial artists in some sort of delivery contest and how often would that happen?
Ranma quickly memorized it.
Ramen Suffocator. Check.
Remote Control Acupuncture. Not a check.
From the looks of it, it wasn’t something you could simply memorize. Better get this one as well.
Hakuchoken. Check.
Keiran-ken. Check.
Dachokyaku. Check
Takazumeken. Check.
Bullets and bracers. Not a check.
Hmmm. Prerequisites; Kachu Tenshin Amaguriken and having at least one parent be a god. So much for that idea.
Tiara boomerang toss. Not a check.
‘And don’t care. I sure as hell ain’t becoming a Xena wanabe. Must be the Amazon section. Let’s check this shelf.’
Okonomiyaki Chef techniques. Not a check.
‘I can always learn them from Ukyou if I need them. Best set it aside. Ukyou might like a copy.’
Senpou-ken Whirlwind. Check.
Shishi Hokoudan. Check.
Hammerspace Attack. Definitely a check.
Shooting Star Kick. Check.
Hiryu Kourin Dan. Check.
Moko Takabisha. Definitely a check.
‘I don’t remember teaching these to anyone. Hey, they’ve even got my name on em. Cool! I’m famous!’ Ranma grinned and put them back on the shelf.
Gourmet de Fois Gras. Check.
Umi-sen-ken & Yami-sen-ken Techniques. Definitely not a check.
‘Looks like the old man was holding out on me. I don’t know half the moves on these. Best copy them too.’
Crouch of the Wild Tiger. Check…unfortunately.
Happo Daikarin, Happo Throw, Happo Battle Aura Blast, Happo 5 yen Satsu, Happo Extradimensional Warp, Happo Beanjam Blowout, Okuhida Hurricane/Silky Storm.
‘Man is the freak going to be pissed when I learn these.’
Ranma giggled evilly, only to stop when he noticed Storeman staring at him with one eyebrow raised.
Storeman turned his attention back to Nabiki “ The Guyver armor is generally…”
Ranma turned his attention back to the scrolls tuning out the two again.
Iron Fist. Not a check.
‘Easy enough but more of a last defense type of thing and likely to kill your opponent.’
Ranma simply shoved it back on the shelf after glancing at it.
Iron Skin. Check.
Suppressed Desire. Not a check.
‘Go without food or sleep for how long? Gotta copy that one.’
Featherwalk. Check.
Sexcraft. Not a check.
‘Really Hentai, but some look a little useful. Best copy these too.’
Neko Ken. Check. *shudder*
Scanning it he saw there was a lot more to it then the small blurb Genma had in his ‘training manual’.
‘Best copy that too just in case there is something useful.’
Sinanju. Not a check.
‘Korean based martial arts.’ Ranma simply shrugged. Probably not that useful and he already had quite a bit he needed to copy. He slid it back on the shelf and carried the stack of scrolls up to the front counter and dropped them off glancing over to see if Nabiki was done yet.
“The Iczelion battle bikini is top of the line when you are looking for ….”
‘Yep. Nabs will be a while. I think I need to expand my horizons a bit. At least that’s what Nabiki keeps telling me. Something new….hmmm. What would be the last thing they would expect of me? To marry Kuno. *shudder* Ok how abought second to last? Using a weapon? That would surprise them and it’s not like anyone else fights without them around here. I’ll just have to be sure not to rely on them.’
Ranma wandered through the store examining the different sections. ‘Viruses and alien DNA injections. Henshin Rods for the magical girl on the go.’ Pausing to examine them he noticed they all came with name plates describing their means of empowerment and functions.
‘Pretty Jailbait Kasumi Henshin Rod’ Empowered by the repressed libido of the average Japanese housewife.
Channels the unfulfilled and repressed sexual desires of the nations married female population.
Activation phrase: “Never underestimate the power of a Japanese housewife.”
Note: Only useable by girls under the age of consent for battle against tentacle beasts.
Errata: The shorter the
skirt the more powerful the magic girl. Skirt length on P.J.K.H.R. practically non-existent.
Ranma could feel enormous amounts of power radiate off of it. The fact that it was also humming and floating an inch above the table was also a bit of a clue.
‘Not a chance. I don’t care how powerful it is. There ain’t no way anyone is going to get me to use one of those. Besides it’s kinds shaped like a…’
Quickly walking through that section he came to the ‘Magical and Mystical weapons.’ section.
Hammer of Thor. ‘No desire to become a blonde haired gaijin. No mallets, thanks.’
The Ebony Blade. ‘Hmmm. Blood curse. Nope.’
Silver Surfer's cosmic surfboard. ‘Attracts the attention of a world devouring entity. Not a chance.’
The Ruby of Cyttorek. ‘Transform into a huge unstoppable mountain of muscle. Nah. My clothes wouldn’t fit.’
Soulsword. ‘Only harms mystical creatures and magical entities. Wielder will form a bond with two teenage girls.
Got enough already.’
‘None of these seem right. I wonder if Nabiki is done yet.’
“The moldiver suit is a fascinating…”
‘Nope. There has to be something here. What’s this?’
Ranma examined a table piled with odds and ends.
Bracers of defense. Standard indestructible bracers magically spelled to increase wearers defense against blunt damage. +2/+8 versus uncute tomboys.
‘I’m dreaming. That’s the only explanation. Screw it.’
“Come to Papa!” Ranma quickly picked up the black bracers and snapped them into place on his forearms. Caressing the black metal bands he had to admit this was his best birthday ever.
Searching the table once more he found a nice black silk shirt in his style with no tag or label.
‘Must just be a shirt. I need some more anyway.’
Wayfarer’s amulet. Leads the wearer unerringly to where they want to go. Cannot be lost or stolen unless willfully removed by owner.
‘Ryoga could really use that. Of course he’ll probably use it to track me down and yell ‘Ranma Prepare to Die!’, but still…’
Shrugging he picked it up and headed to the front where he found Nabiki already waiting with a shopping bag.
“Find anything good?”
“Martial arts scrolls, bracers, amulet, and a shirt. You?”
“I think I’ll surprise you when you take me to lunch.”
“I’m taking you to lunch? That is a surprise.” Ranma replied with a grin.
“See I’m doing it already.”
“Well let’s ring all this up.”
Placing everything on the counter and tapping his bracers to let Storeman know he had them, he awaited the verdict.
“To the penny.”
“You mean all our purchases match the store credit exactly?” Nabiki was shocked.
“Yes. We do specialize in this sort of thing after all Ms. Frankly I would have been surprised if your purchases had not been to the penny.” Storeman answered while packaging everything Ranma had bought.
Ranma just shrugged deciding not to question his good fortune. “Ready Nabiki?”
“Sure.
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