It was an exercise in self-control, but Ranma actually managed to not only remain awake during his remaining classes for the day, but he also refrained from disrupting his fellow students.
Funny how motivational fear could be.
Ryouga was the talk of the school though. It seemed that his ability to explode when thrown, either by himself or by someone else, was regarded as peculiar for Nerima.
But after school, when Nabiki approached her fiancée (and by default, Akane and Ryouga), she caught the tail end of an argument.
"... of course Ryouga's more popular than you! He's a walking, talking, stuffed penguin on peg legs and you're just a flat-chested, uncute tomboy!"
As soon as he said those words, he realized that he forgot to use the Great Will to rid himself of his Footinmouthitis. He regretted it immediately as Akane, in her anger, summoned the all-too-familiar Mallet-sama from hammerspace and used it much like one would use a crochet mallet, launching the part-time mutant bunny into Lower Earth Orbit.
A great number of the gods who were watching found it to be strangely... familiar.
Nabiki sighed. She'd have to figure out a way to keep Ranma from running his mouth like that in the future. Hopefully he could find his way home. If he wasn't home in a couple of hours though... she'd call in a few favors and have him found.
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CRASH!!!
"Ow," grumbled the pink-haired martial artist.
"Not the most graceful of entrances," said a fairly gender-neutral voice. "But it certainly calls attention to oneself."
"Wha- ? Who are you?"
"Oh, I'm so sorry. Welcome to Ucchan's! My name is Konatsu; I'm the owner of the Itabashi Branch but I'll be your male waitress today. May I take your order?"
"Wait... I've landed in the Itabashi District!?"
"Uh... yeah. Where did you come from?"
"Nerima."
"Oh. Well, that explains quite a bit."
Ranma blinked, but then realized something. "This restaurant is named 'Ucchan's'?"
"That's what I said." Konatsu tried to keep smiling, really. This strange customer had probably taken one too many blows to the head, which was understandable if he lived in Nerima.
"As in Kuonji Ukyou?"
"Yes. How do you know Madam Kuo- Wait. Your name wouldn't happen to be Saotome Ranma, would it?"
"Er.. yes," answered Ranma, somewhat regretfully. Now he supposed that the male kunoichi would try to kill him or simply report him to Ucchan and she'd hunt him down herself.
"And you live in Nerima... makes sense. Well, the meal's on the house! Madam Kuonji will be pleased to hear you're still alive. And she blames your father for what had happened all those years ago. So, come on in, take a seat, and I'll take your order."
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