Ranma immediately recognized them from various commercials and a few TV programs. He turned to Inuyasha (something of a kindred spirit from their earlier discussion) and warned him. "If they do a 'Sexy Beam' - I am SO out of here."
"What are they?" asked a perplexed Inuyasha. Those didn't look like fighting clothes.
"They're a singing group, J-POP," said Kagome, twitching a little. "I don't think they actually have superpowers or anything."
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!" shrieked one of the girls. "It's REAL?!"
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!" declared the rest of the girls (except for two who covered their ears and winced) as their scream went into registers that would break glass and cause whales to flee in distress.
"Oh, THAT'S really helpful," said Inuyasha.
One of the girls who had not screamed considered the bulk of Typhon in the distance, then looked to the martial artist type and the swordsman with dog-ears and finally decided Kagome was the normal one.
"Hi," said the girl. "We were told to try and get in some shots for publicity, and we thought maybe it was just another prank our producer was pulling on us. So... how about we cheer for you from the background?"
"Well, I don't think it will hurt," said Kagome, then realized what the girl had just said. "Wait. You mean we're being filmed?!"
The girl nodded.
"If I could just get closer," said Ranma.
"If I use the Shield card, I can protect you somewhat," said the girl who'd identified herself as Card Captor.
The scene jerked and wavered as the cameraman filming it seemed a little unsteady. "-and yes, yes, that's them. We see where the Justice League has been joined by a JAPANESE group of superheroes, and the musical group Sunrise Musume is now conferring with them. I wonder if they'll perform a Sexy Beam on the monster?"
"Ranma?!" asked Akane, noting the number of cute girls hanging around her unwanted fiancee. "WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING?!"
"Joining up with the Justice League and a bunch of Japanese heroes to combat a monster?" asked Nabiki. "Hmmmm. This has possibilities. Merchandising, interviews, maybe he needs a manager."
"Ya want a refill?" asked the proprietor of the ramen stand.
"No, I'm good," said Nabiki, thinking mainly of other things.
"Yer police officers?" asked Ranma. "Ya gonna arrest that thingie?"
"No," said Officer Tsujimoto. "However if you include us in your group - we can deputize you. That gives you a legal standing if something gets damaged as a result of the fight."
"We'll take it!" declared Kagome.
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