"If ojousama is taking this one, then I shall take the bed over hers," said Setsuna.
"Oh, so you want to be on top?" asked Konoka with a straight face.
"Yes... Ojousama, clearly Ranma is being a bad influence on you," said Setsuna.
"At least they are of a proper size," said Kaede, checking the bottom bunk on the opposite side. Unspoken was the number of beds where she'd have her ankles hanging off the bed at the very least.
Ranma remained where he was.
"What are these?" asked Konoka.
"They are called foot lockers," said Setsuna. "Look here, they have Western-style closets. Ah. Secret passages."
"Where?" asked Konoka, hurrying over to see. "I don't see anything."
Kaede rapped on a panel.
"Ojousama, step away, it may be a trap," said Setsuna.
"Or it could be an escape route," said Kaede, glancing at Lord Ranma.
Setsuna considered Ranma as well, now beginning to notice the panicked expression and that he hadn't moved. She eyed the bracer she supposed was the one concealing this 'materia' thing Eishun had spoken of, remembering when the meeting had broken up.
Setsuna hadn't liked this 'assignment' regarding Ranma Saotome. Not ever since that incident with the caterpillars. Or the chicken sandwich. Or when he'd seen her wings. Or the pizza she'd been sharing with her ojousama when... She just didn't care for Ranma Saotome. ESPECIALLY when Ojousama started watching him with such an undignified expression during his workouts."What is this 'materia' anyway?" asked Setsuna, walking beside Ojousama as the meeting broke up.
Kaede was the one to answer, walking on the otherside of Konoka-ojou. "Village treasure?"
"Oh, that's easy," said Konoka. "They're, essentially they're-"
Kaede and Setsuna waited until they were out in the central plaza before Kaede prompted. "They are?"
"They're something made lots of years ago and have been added onto a lot of times as people got better at magic," said Konoka finally.
"As a school of martial arts will start out with a basic set of moves and philosophy, and will add to and refine those moves over generations?" asked Setsuna.
"Yeah, that's it," agreed Konoka. "I remember that part of it. The materia tend to choose who can use them though. Once they choose someone, they can't be used by anyone else for one hundred and one years or something like that."
"Potent magical force, eh?" said Kaede. "Then they were either stealing them to hope to use for themselves, or they were stealing it to keep the village from using them."
Setsuna studied the panicked-looking Ranma, wondering how any magical force could choose HIM to wield it.
"Eh, Ranma-bosu," said Kaede. "What's wrong?"
"One room," answered Ranma, knowing that this was NOT going to go well.
Kaede nodded. Konoka squealed as she found a kimono that she apparently considered to be cute.
Setsuna wondered what exactly the 'materia' could do, asking around she'd only been able to discover the name of the materia that Ranma had - which was
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