Most made the obvious assumption that the woman was the Master and the crowd were her slaves.
The idea that the boy could keep up with all three women was so ridiculous that if it occurred to anyone, they weren't going to mention it.
Naturally something occurred within moments of their arrival.
While Ranma and Genma were led away with tales of martial arts battles, Kumori found herself approached by several of the young women of the village - who offered her and the other two women shelter from male dominance.
That none of them were inclined to pursue that offer was accepted after it had been made, with reactions ranging from disbelief to shaking head acceptance.
Then it came out that she was a physician.
"So your art, this Nichieju Style is loosely based on Tiger Style Kung Fu?" asked Genma.
"Actually, it's the other way around," declared Cologne haughtily. "Though only the easiest snippets to copy ended up in the styles of Cat and Tiger."
"Or Tiger-Crane Style," said Ranma. "Like Pai Mei-sensei."
Dead silence.
"You've studied under Pai Mei?" asked Cologne, slightly more respectfully.
"Oh, you know him?" Ranma asked.
"I'm surprised he would train a Japanese martial artist," said Cologne.
"I think he mainly did it to piss Pops off," answered Ranma.
"Ah," said Cologne.
"Yeah, Pops was always getting into arguments about styles and such, and then he'd trade techniques off," said Ranma with a shrug. "Like that Shaolin temple a few years back."
"So you've learned something of Shaolin and Tiger-Crane?" asked Cologne.
"Yeah, some," said Ranma. "We started going to places like that mainly to find a way back home. Turns out that a lot of techniques and such are just a little different, and some are missing entirely."
"There are several martial arts that apparently never came to exist here, and their techniques are useful bargaining chips," admitted Genma.
"Oh?" asked Cologne. The older one knew of lost martial arts?
"Imagine my surprise when it turned out no one knew of Muay Thai or Escrima," said Genma, eyeing the window of a pastry shop that his nose had already determined was operating and turning out something intriguing.
"Do tell?" prompted Cologne.
"Hmmm?" Genma started peering around. "Where'd that slave of yours get to with our money, boy?"
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