He just wondered why his father had brought them there.
In another life, he would have been a girl when he headed out to that village. There, he and his father would have partaken of a feast that was someone else's. The owner would lose a fight over that and would wind up hunting the outsider 'girl' who had defeated her. Then she would find out that her prey was really the boy she liked, and she would pursue his affections.
However, things were a bit different. After all, Genma had learned from his mistake in transporting them to this world that magic was real. as such, cursed training grounds did not hold the appeal that they might have. It didn't mean that he wouldn't go, as he just wanted more information about the place before making a decision.
But this village he knew he had to visit. This was the homeland of the Chinese warriors he'd heard about. It was said that they were highly skilled in the Art, to the point where many would not be able to match their abilities. They had a history of their members hiring out as mamluks, and were known to be skilled soldiers as well. And if their forces could be brought to bear, they would be a force to be reckoned with.
Of course, the pigtailed boy could see the practicing being done, and wondered if he could get to spar with some of the villagers. It seemed to be a mixed group, with some guys there, but there were a lot more girls bouncing around. The fact that many of them were pretty registered rather clearly, though he had little wish to lose his head over it. He saw no reason to start panting over them, as it just seemed to not be the right thing to do. Heck, if he wanted to, he could be his two slaves, but he didn't want to disrespect them like that, since despite admitting that all three of them were attractive, he didn't want to sleep with a girl who had no choice. If he ever got to the point where a girl went to bed with him, it would be because she wanted to.
Not that he'd been fantasizing about such things or anything.
The fact that he trained them was simply that he saw no reason not to, and every reason that he should. After all, they would have to possibly defend themselves and teaching them how to fight also helped them to get into shape. That he liked doing it was just a bonus.
Still, he wasn't sure just why his father had brought them there. He wasn't too clear on the reasoning, but then, the elder Saotome had never been one to discuss what his plans were until it was actually time to implement them.
"Come along now," Genma pronounced, waving a hand to gesture them foward. "Let's get to the village as soon as we can, alright?"
"Whatever ya say Pop," Ranma replied with a sigh, hoping that this would be simply another stop on their training journey.
Unfortunately, that might have been a bit of a problem since as they got into the village,:
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