[Episode 208776] [Episode 208776]
Ryofuu slid open the door to her room and slipped inside, shutting the door behind her. She quietly padded across the room to kneel beside the young man in a neck brace laying in her futon. She watched him sleep for a short time before placing a pill between her lips and lowering herself on top of him. She began kissing him, using her tongue to push the pill into his mouth.
Saji's eyes opened and he swallowed the pill before kissing Ryofuu back.
"So how are you feeling?" Ryofuu asked with a small smile.
"Much better now, thanks to you," Saji replied. "So how are things going out there?"
"Totaku is planning on having Sonsaku fight Kanu," Ryofuu sighed. "He thinks they'll try to kill each other."
"But you don't think so?" Saji asked, picking up on her tone.
"No, I don't. Kanu is dating Sonsaku's cousin," Ryofuu explained. "Even if he didn't interfere, I doubt very seriously that Sonsaku would try to kill her cousin's girlfriend or that Kanu would try to kill her boyfriend's cousin."
"I see," Saji said as he began typing a message on his phone.
"And who are you calling?" Ryofuu asked.
"I'm just messaging a girl I met on a dating website," Saji replied glibly.
"What? You're serious?" Ryofuu demanded, the gentle tone disappearing from her voice.
"I'm just kidding," Saji smirked, pulling Ryofuu back down into another kiss. At the same time he continued to send the message on his phone. He couldn't take a chance that Sonsaku's dragon wouldn't come out and force Kanu to kill her out of self-defense.
"Man, so that's Kyosho's Kakoton," one of the thinning spectators commented as he watched the fighter in question begin repairing the damage that had occurred to the landscape during the fight. "He's really strong, but he's dumb as a box of rocks."
"Yeah," the first guy's buddy agreed. "He defeated five guys by himself. If he's just their starter, Kyosho must be unbeatable."
"Oh my," Goei gushed from where she and Nodoka were squatting down next to Kakoton. "You are so considerate, Ton-chan."
"Oh no," Kakoton replied humbly. "This stuff is just part of the Basics."
"So, when will you be fighting Nanyo?" Goei asked.
"Nanyo? Let's see...they might be my next match if they win," Kakoton replied. "By the way...Old La—" Kakoton wisely stopped himself as light flashed dangerously from Goei's glasses. "I mean, young lady...yeah, that's it...so why are you supporting out school anyway? Shouldn't you be supporting your daughter's school?"
"It's because you're sooo cute, Ton-chan," Goei cooed, causing Nodoka to snicker from beside her. "By the way, I have a favor to ask you."
"A favor?" Kakoton asked, looking at the two sisters.
Kakuka jumped off the crate he, Ouso, and Sousou were sitting on watching Kakoton flirt with the two old women across from them.
"Ow, my ass is like totally asleep from sitting here so long," he remarked. "So Ouso, how are the other battles going?"
"Both Seito and Nanyo have defeated their opponents," Ouso reported. "They are supposed to be facing each other next, which gives us a by."
"Doesn't Ryomou go to Nanyo? Ryomou fighting Kanu. That should be interesting," Kakuka commented, running his hand through his spiky blond hair.
"I don't like it," Sousou commented from where he was laying on the crate.
"You're up?" Kakuka asked, surprised.
"What's not to like, dude?" Ouso asked.
"I dunno," Sousou said, closing his eyes again. "It's just a feeling I have."
"Alright!" Hakufu cheered loudly. "So where's the next fight?"
"We'll be fighting Seito next," Ryomou said after checking her phone. "I apologize if I worried you Gakushu."
"I'm sure you had your—" Gakushu was cut off as Ryomou's eye widened and she lunged at him, shoving him to the side.
Everyone looked around to see Ryomou with her leg extended in a high kick that had blocked the tonfa that had been about to slam into Gakushu's head. Holding the tonfa was Kannei.
"Hakufu Sonsaku, I'll kill you," Kannei giggled insanely.
"Kannei! What do you think you are doing?" Ryomou demanded.
"Orders...from Enjutsu..." Kannei cackled gleefully, taking a swing at Ryomou with his other tonfa.
"You idiot," Ryomou scowled as she jumped back to avoid the strike. "That order was withdrawn a long time ago."
"New orders," Kannei laughed, displaying his phone where, sure enough, there was an Imperial Order with today's date saying to come here and kill Sonsaku. "If you get in my way, I'll kill you too, Ryomou Shimei."
"I don't think so," Gakushu growled as he grabbed the insane boy from behind in a sleeper hold, lifting him off his feet.
Kannei struggled but he was no match for the awesome strength of the behemoth holding him. In moments he was out cold and his tonfa clattered to the ground.
"What was that all about?" Kokin asked, confused.
"I don't know," Gakushu answered as he tossed Kannei's unconscious body to the side like so much trash. "We should get going to the site of the next match."
"Something weird is going on here," Ryomou stated as they walked off. "Kannei is too stupid to pull something like this on his own, but why would Enjutsu want Sonsaku dead?"
"So are you okay with this?" Kanu asked Ranma after informing him of their next match.
"Sure," Ranma said. "Why wouldn't I be?"
"Well, Nanyo is the school your cousins go to," Kanu pointed out. "You might have to fight them."
"No big deal," Ranma dismissed. "I spar with them all the time. If I gotta fight them, I can put'em down soft."
"I see," Kanu nodded. "Very well. We should go."
"Yeah," Ranma agreed. "That big guy is supposed to be there. He's mine. I did promise him a match after all."
"Fine," Kanu laughed. "Gakushu is all yours, but it's not going to upset you if I fight Sonsaku is it?"
"Nah," Ranma shrugged. "I trust you not to hurt her any more than you have to."
"Ma-chan! Kan-chan!" Hakufu called out in greeting as she and the rest of the Nanyo fighters emerged onto the roof top. "We made it!"
Ryomou hesitated for a moment when she saw Kanu, the knowledge of their joint Fate passing through her mind. However, she quickly dismissed that thought and shifted her attention to the young man standing beside her.
'So that's Hakufu and Kokin's cousin,' she thought to herself. 'I can see why Kanu is attracted to him. He is definitely cute—kinda like a more rugged version of Kokin. Must be strong too if he crippled Bunshu.'
"Ma-chan, the big guy here is Gakushu," Hakufu introduced.
"We've met," Gakushu rumbled. "It is good to see you again, Saotome."
"Good to see you too," Ranma grinned. "I'm looking forward to our match."
"I will try not to disappoint you," Gakushu nodded.
"So you guys have met already?" Hakufu blinked. She hadn't heard about that. "Oh well, Mou-chan, this is my cousin Ranma Saotome. Ma-chan, this is Ryomou Shimei."
"Pleased to meecha," Ranma said. "So do you practice some sort of martial arts housekeeping or something?"
"Excuse me?" Ryomou blinked as Kanu snickered behind her hand.
"Well, it's just your outfit," Ranma shrugged. "I figured you must practice some kind of maid-type martial arts."
"What sort of idiot would come up with something like that?" Ryomou scowled, certain he was making fun of her.
"Hey, I've seen weirder styles, like Martial Arts Tea Ceremony, Martial Arts Dining, and Martial Arts Calligraphy," Ranma replied, waving his hands in front of him to ward off the glare he was receiving.
"Martial Arts Tea Ceremony?" Ryomou asked in confusion.
"Martial Arts Dining?" Kokin added.
"Martial Arts Calligraphy?" Kanu wondered.
"No, Mo-chan practices some kind of Cosplay S&M Martial Arts," Hakufu giggled.
"She wields a mean set of handcuffs," Gakushu agreed causing his teammates to look at him strangely, wondering if he had just made a joke. If so, it was a day for the record books.
"I don't practice Cosplay S&M Martial Arts, and I don't practice Martial Arts Housekeeping," Ryomou growled in annoyance. "It's just my fighting outfit, okay? Can we get on with it? I will be the first fighter for Nanyo."
The ref who had been sweat-dropping in the background, nodded.
"This will be a match between Nanyo Academy and Seito Private School," He announced. "Everyone who isn't fighting, please step back."
"She's mine," Kanu said to Ranma who nodded his agreement and joined his cousins over by the stairway.
"So why didn't you kill me?" Saji asked Ryofuu who was currently laying on top of him with his arms around her.
"I think you know," Ryofuu smiled teasingly. "You already planned that I wouldn't be able to kill you."
"How could I?" Saji smirked and began kissing her, rolling them over so he was on top.
"I don't mind," Ryofuu said. "I've always been able to make decisions for myself."
"Yes, that sounds just like you," Saji chuckled as he slid down between her legs.
Ryofuu began to moan and gasp sexily as Saji's tongue found her heated center. He expertly stroked her sex with the moist organ several times before he looked up and met her eyes.
"Keep you eyes on Totaku," he advised her.
"Huh?" Ryofuu asked through her arousal.
"I'm sure he'll try to take you out of the picture soon," Saji explained.
"It can't be," Ryofuu denied.
"Well, be sure to watch your back," Saji said and then returned to the task at hand.
Ryofuu began to moan again as Saji's tongue found her steamy core.
Kanu and Ryomou faced off against each other across the rooftop, Kanu standing tall and dignified as the wind blew her long hair out behind her while Ryomou watched her warily.
"Do you believe in the Fate of the Sacred Bead, Ryomou Shimei?" Kanu asked.
"Fate is only a result," Ryomou answered. "Reality is what exists in front of me right now."
"I agree," Kanu smiled and then her face became serious as she took up a ready stance.
"You may begin," the ref called out.
"Alright! Get her, Mou-chan!" Hakufu called out.
Ryomou closed range with Kanu and threw a punch at the taller girl's head. Kanu casually leaned to the side and counter with her own punch, which nailed Ryomou in the mouth and sent her flying backward to slam into the chain link fence which surrounded the rooftop. The impact with the fence drove the air from Ryomou's lungs along with a mouthful of blood from where her teeth had cut the inside of her cheek. She also had a trickle of blood running from her lip.
Kanu stood patiently with a hand on her hip as she waited for Ryomou to struggle back to her feet.
"A match between Kanu and Ryomou?" Totaku asked. "What happened to the Sho Haou?"
"She's there, but apparently Ryomou decided to go first," Kaku answered.
"How disappointing," Totaku commented lethargically as he spun one of his orchids between his fingers. "Where's Ryofuu?"
"She's in her room," Kaku reported. "Would you like for me to get her for you?"
No, that's okay," Totaku sighed. "Her time has come."
Kaku gasped slightly when Totaku snapped the stem of his flower and smiled viciously at the symbolism.
Ryofuu slipped out of her room and slipped the door closed, leaning against it. Looking over, she saw Chinkyu on one knee with her head bowed.
"Huh? Chinkyu?" Ryofuu asked.
Chinkyu looked up with a look of determination on her face.
"I swore to follow you for the rest of my life," she said fiercely. "That is why I must say this to you. What you are doing right now is..." Ryofuu sighed and started to walk away. "Totaku will eventually find out about this," Chinkyu said, rising to follow her boss. "He might already know. Miss Ryofuu! Just what are you thinking? Please..."
Ryofuu just kept walking, ignoring the other girl.
Ryomou screamed out a battle cry as she leapt into the air, descending on Kanu with her fist drawn back. Kanu deftly side-stepped the attack, causing Ryomou, who had overcommitted herself, to practically belly-flop onto the concrete. Ryomou immediately jumped up and continued her assault, launching kicks and punches one after another. However, Kanu proved to be an illusive target as she seemed to flow gracefully out of the path of Ryomou's strikes. Finally, Kanu launched a ki-charged palm strike through a hole in Ryomou's guard.
The palm strike hit the short-haired girl in the diaphragm and instantly blew a gaping hole in the girl's dress before sending her skidding across the ground on her back. Ryomou's body convulsed as the effects of the ki attack ran their course. She levered herself up on her elbows to find Kanu standing over her.
"You're disappointing me," Kanu informed her. "You are Ryomou Shimei, aren't you?"
Ryomou clenched her teeth and glared up at Kanu before she forced herself to her feet.
"That's it, Mou-chan!" Hakufu cheered. "Get up and take her out!"
"It's time," Kanu announced, dropping into a stance.
"HAAAAAA!" Ryomou screamed and lunged at Kanu again in the same attack she had used before.
Kanu leaned to the side as Ryomou's fist streaked by her head. She countered with her own punch to Ryomou's head, but to her surprise, Ryomou wasn't there. Suddenly, Ryomou grabbed Kanu's outstretched arm and flipped herself around until she had Kanu in a classic Judo armlock, Kanu's wrist held to her chest, Kanu's upper arm between her thighs, and her legs over Kanu's chest with her feet hooked behind Kanu's other arm. Ryomou threw her weight backward and toppled the shocked Kanu to the ground.
"She got her! Alright, Mou-chan!" Hakufu cheered joyfully.
"I see," Kanu berated herself for being complacent. "She's been repeating simple attacks waiting for this moment."
"Ryomou's hold is perfect," the ref observed. "Kanu may not..."
"It's Fate," Kokin commented.
"What's that mean?" Ranma asked.
"In the Three Kingdoms, Ryomou Shimei was the commander who killed Kanu Unchou," Kokin explained. "History is repeating itself."
"No way," Ranma denied. "She just suckered Kan-chan with that move is all."
"That may be, but it will be nearly impossible for Kanu to break that hold," Gakushu pointed out.
"If you don't give up now, I'll break your arm," Ryomou growled at Kanu, arching her back just a little more to illustrate her point.
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