[Episode 208365] [Episode 208365]Ganryo was furious. He had just been released from the hospital after being kept overnight for observation. He'd had a concussion and he was still wearing a neck brace. He had been the lucky one.
Bunshu was currently in a wheelchair facing a long painful recovery if he was to walk again with the damage done to his knee. Even if he did, his fighting days were over and he'd most likely walk with a limp for the rest of his life. That had been a serious blow to his friend's state of mind since the large boy had prided himself on his incredible agility despite his bulk.
Koshaji was currently out of action. It was unknown at the moment if her wounds would have any long-term effects on her abilities. The doctors said their might be some nerve damage and the one of the blades had nicked a main artery. At the very least, her rotator cups had been damaged so her mobility had been limited for the moment.
Saki's face looked like ground pork and she was being kept sedated. Jin had two broken arms while Gai had his jaw wired shut. Hideaki had a busted nose and a fractured cheek bone.
"How is it possible that one asshole beat us so badly," Ganryo snarled as he walked down the sidewalk. "I will make that bastard pay for this. I swear it!"
"Ganryo of Yoshuu."
Ganryo looked up to find himself surrounded by several girls wearing seifuku.
"What the fuck do you want?" he growled.
"I am Tomo Subaru of Seito Private School's Junior High School department," the girl that had called his name announced. "We have a message for you and your school. An attack on one of our fighters is an attack on Seito. This is our retaliation."
And so for the second time in as many days, Ganryo was on his way back to the hospital. This time he'd be staying awhile as he now had two broken legs, internal injuries, and a ruptured testicle from where one of the girls had kicked him in the balls with a steel-toed boot. It galled him that he'd been taken out by lower ranking junior high fighters, but in the condition he'd been in when they attacked, they were more than a match for him. He was also ashamed of the fact that he had given up the names of his three uninjured people that had retreated from yesterday's fight, but it was the only way to get that little bitch to stop kicking him in the balls.
Kanu and Chou'un sat on the engawa watching Ranma train with his cousins, or rather train his cousins. They had ended up spending the night since their clothes were in the wash. Surprisingly, when they got out of the bath, they discovered Ranma's futon had been replaced by a larger one with three pillows and Ranma's mother insisted the three of them share it. Not that they were complaining. It was nice sleeping snuggled together.
"She's not very good, is she?" Kanu commented as Ranma corrected Hakufu's form.
"Her skill level is not very high, but do not underestimate her, Kan-san," Chou'un advised. "I can sense a terrible power sleeping with in her. Also, do you see how fast she picks up the things that Ranma-sama is teaching her? He only has to show her once and she can perform the move almost perfectly. If she can master the power within her, she will be a fearsome fighter someday."
"And what can you sense about Ma-chan?" Kanu asked.
"It is difficult to say," Chou'un admitted. "His ki is tightly controlled and very condensed. He also is able to hide it most of the time. I can only sense flashes of his true strength when he uses his ki. It is...humbling. He also seems to share his cousin's learning curve and I can attest that it extends beyond just fighting. Last night, his technique started out quite clumsy but by the time he finished, he was practically a master. He only needs practice to solidify his new skills."
Kanu giggled at that.
"I don't think that's going to be a problem," Kanu smirked. "I can't wait to experience that magic tongue that had you cumming your brains out last night."
"It was quite extraordinary," Chou'un smiled dreamily.
Suddenly Chou'un stiffened, her hand going instantly for her katana as she face turned toward the wall of the property. Trusting her friend's senses, Kanu stood up and readied Seiryuutou for battle.
"Powerful energy signature rapidly approaching with two weaker signatures following," Chou'un reported as she also stood and moved over to Ranma.
Ranma looked in the direction that Chou'un was facing and nodded.
"Kokin, Hakufu," Ranma barked. "Protect Mom and Aunt Goei."
"Right," Kokin answered, moving closer to the house with Hakufu in tow.
A moment later, what Kanu could only describe as a prune on a stick leapt over the wall followed by a shapely, purple-haired Chinese girl and a Chinese boy with long black hair, dressed in white robes. An impossibly thick pair of glasses rested on the top of his head.
Kanu and Chou'un moved to protect Ranma's flanks as the three new comers landed in front of them in the yard. The two groups stared at each other for a long moment before the prune on the stick cackled dryly.
"So Son-in-law, you've managed to collect still more girls," the crone remarked in an amused tone.
"Whata'ya want, Old Ghoul?" Ranma asked coolly.
"You didn't think you could escape us so easily did you?" the crone cackled.
"Look, enough is enough," Ranma sighed. "I ain't marryin' Shampoo and that's final. I got enough to worry about now without having to deal with your games."
"Then it's a good thing I came by to tell you you are no longer subject to the Kiss of Marriage," the crone smirked, hopping closer and examining the gold magatama hanging from Ranma's ear. "Yes, I'd say you have quite a lot to worry about these days." Her eyes darted to the two girls on either side of Ranma. "It's good to see you have 'friends' that are willing to stand beside you."
"What'da'ya mean 'no longer subject to the Kiss of Marriage'?" Ranma asked. "You're givin' up, just like that?"
"We've come across the Fate of the Sacred Bead before, child," the crone informed Ranma. "The Amazon's have lost several strong bloodlines to the Fate in the past. Had we known you were under the Fate, we would have left you alone. Besides," she cackled, "it seems the Amazons have got their man anyway. Your two lady friends have Amazon linage unless I miss my guess, and you child are no longer a virgin."
"Aiya!" Shampoo screeched, scowling. "Which too too slutty girl take what belong to Shampoo?"
"First of all, it belongs to whoever Ma-chan chose to give it to—in this case, both of us," Kanu scowled right back. "Second of all, maybe you ought to look in the mirror before you go calling another girl a slut."
Shampoo's face turned puce as both the information and the insult was processed.
"Is okay," Shampoo smiled dangerously. "Shampoo challenge tall, mouthy girl first, then deal with blind sword-gir—iteee!"
"That's enough, Shampoo," the crone commanded after smacking the purple-haired girl in the head with her staff. "We've been through this already. Ranma is no longer yours and I've forbidden you from further pursuing him."
"Shampoo know," Shampoo said glumly, rubbing her head where the staff had impacted. "Shampoo just want to see if other girls worthy of too too strong warrior that Shampoo on longer can have. Is okay?"
"Foolish child," the crone sighed.
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