[Episode 136691] [Episode 136691]In terms of specific techniques he'd learned a ridiculous amount in a very small time. Granted he'd need a "sparring partner" in order to really learn what he saw; but since any grappling he would do would be with a sympathetic partner, and not a life-or-death struggle, he knew enough for now.
He knew the equivalent of blocks and punches. But he was completely lacking in any kind of strategy which would tell him what to do.
If he went on a date cursed, he could pick up what his partner wanted or expected, and muddle through. But that would expose his gender as well as cause other problems with his invisibility.
In a shared dream, he could be masculine and still pick up on his partner's wishes, as he was really in his cursed form while asleep, and just picturing himself as male. But he was also aware that what he "learned" in dreams do not apply to real life.
At least until he learned about sharing dreams, he would consider the half-naked Kasumi he'd seen as a fiction created by himself. He wouldn't dare presume that the real Kasumi would enjoy being man-handled that way. Nor would he take such liberties.
And even if he could read Kasumi's desires, she wouldn't drop her clothes in the kitchen and demand a kiss. So even if he learned that his dreams reflected reality, he wouldn't be able to rely on them to teach him proper behavior.
He had a long way to go before he could manage anything but the most platonic of dates. At least for as long as he was without the obvious promptings of a sympathetic partner.
Soun and Genma were content for the moment that none of their children had refused the engagement. They weren't proceeding as their parents would like, but since they weren't actively fighting the engagements, the parents didn't see the need to force a marriage.
Apparently Kasumi was planning proper Omiai for all of them, and Ranma was taking seriously the need to date the daughters. None of the children were bursting with love and affection, but they've only known each other for two days. Besides, love would come eventually in an arranged marriage so, to the fathers, love wasn't important.
And since no particular daughter had been selected yet, the parents were hesitant about pushing a couple together, as they might pick the wrong couple. No, the children were doing what the parents wanted, even if they weren't doing it the way the parents wanted. If the fathers made a fuss, the children might revolt altogether; after all, they're teenagers!
And if the fathers had discussed it, they'd have found that they disagreed on which daughter was the best choice. Genma alternately favored either Kasumi or Akane for their skills at cooking and fighting. Meanwhile Soun preferred Ranma to marry Nabiki, on the grounds that finding a husband for Kasumi should be trivial, and Akane was immensely popular in school; but Nabiki ran the risk of ending up alone.
It was just as well that the fathers had backed off from pressuring the children.
That night, Akane had a nightmare. After the day she had had, it might have been expected.
She was running through Koisukebe Park again, but this time pursued by the hentai horde.
She tried defending herself as she did before class, but no matter how much damage she did to them, they would shortly get up and try again. And whenever she injured one of them, a little more of her clothes would vanish.
When the dream had started, she was dressed in her school uniform, and met the pack of boys as she normally did. As she laid them out on the ground, the gradual disappearance of the arms of her school uniform's jacket seemed relatively unimportant.
But when the horde arose and tried again, Akane went from disabling blows to blows that risked broken limbs. The boys fell faster, but her jacket was consumed by the violence. And still the boys arose.
This was a fight Akane couldn't win, and which she daren't try. Even if the regenerating horde didn't eventually wear her down to the point where she'd make a mistake, her disappearing clothes would spell her doom.
So she took flight, only attacking when a hentai got too close or stood in her path. The majority of them were chasing her, wearing dog collars, with Kuno being pulled along behind them as he held their leads.
As the horde yipped and barked, Akane heard them call out things like "We're not going to hurt you! We just want to see you naked, and play with ourselves!"
But Kuno insisted "That may be enough for these fools, but you are destined to join me! No one else has my skill with a sword. Let me show you what I can do with it."
Having lost her jacket, and the sleeves of her blouse, the blouse became shorter, exposing her midriff. Had she been awake and thinking logically she might have tried to formulate a plan to end this: perhaps attacking Kuno, getting some help, or leaving the park. She would have realized that this was a losing battle. However because it was a dream, she hadn't worked that out yet.
As she fled, she noticed many of her classmates who were dating were sitting on the benches while hugging and kissing. She also noticed her father and Mr. Saotome holding hands and walking into the dense bushes calling out "The schools must be joined! It is a matter of family honor!"
She also passed Dr. Tofu. Dr. Tofu had often been seen leaping about Nerima with his skeleton, "Betty", on his back after having talked with Kasumi. This time, Dr. Tofu was leaping through the park carrying Kasumi.
By now her blouse was gone, leaving her only her bra for her top. But instead of that disappearing, her skirt started to shorten whenever she had to injure a hentai horde hound. The boys were beginning to look more canine, and were shouting things like "Show us your tits!" and "It's so beautiful the way her ass moves under her skirt when she runs."
When these comments became too much to bear, she'd turn and temporarily knock out her attackers, losing a few more inches of skirt. While this happened, Kuno held back, waiting. "Exhaust your stamina and clothes on these unworthy hounds. For soon your clothes will be gone, and then you'll be mine."
"I'll never be yours."
"It's inevitable. You're too shy and scared to give yourself to any man, and no other man could take you like I can!"
"There are other male martial artists that are better than you!"
"Yet neither Ranma nor Dr. Tofu are pursuing you. It doesn't matter how often you rebuff me, I only have to succeed once. Even you can't guarantee you'll win every time. Admit it, you want me to win; you want to know the pleasures of the flesh. Otherwise you'd have gotten rid of me before now."
"I beat you up every morning!"
"I look forward to it. Every morning you prove you love me."
"How can I prove I hate you? Eeeek!" Akane had dodged a diving hentai horde hound, and delivered a blow to the back of his head. But with this blow, her bra faded away, leaving her dressed only in her panties. Before anyone could see, she had crossed both her arms over her chest, and resumed running.
Kuno's voice carried out "Sooner or later, you'll be mine."
Akane felt the cloth endeavor to trap her. To slow her down for Kuno as she sat up in bed, and tried to free herself from her sheets. It took quite a while for her heartbeat and breathing to slow to normal. And longer still before she felt safe going back to sleep.
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