Fortunately for him, he'd been able to give the girls some time off. Training them in the Art was likely to be a good idea, even if it seemed that it might not go as smoothly as he'd like. They did bring up some special possibilities though, as he knew that they could do the work for him and his boy. But for all the fact that they could deal with paperwork, carry packs, or cook for them, they did also gave them the chance to get some money. That would certainly be wonderful, since it was getting to be bothersome to sleep on hard ground, and eating nothing more complicated than soup.
Having the boy start teaching was sounding better and better, though it likely would be a challenge to find a dojo for them to use. But then, he was not only pleased about his idea to go get the slaves, but to also get his boy engaged. That girl would not only help with the continuance of the Saotome line, but was likely to bring in a good income herself. Having a doctor as a daughter in law wouldn't be all that bad.
And as he came back to his camp, he took a long look at where things seemed to be changing in his favor. They were possibly going to have a settled future, they had another competition to win, and his son was getting along with his fiancee. At least, that was what it seemed until he heard raised voices, and peered over to see his son scowling at a blue haired girl of about his age.
Then Genma took a second look, and quickly began to realize that this was not his son's intended bride. The shade and cut of her hair was off, and her musculature was tighter. Once he actually looked, it was clear that they were two different girls, but the similarity was surprising.
"Now, now, boy," Genma murmured as he came up to them. "What's got you so uptight?"
"It's not me, Pop. This girl's all bent out of shape," Ranma drawled.
"That much I can see."
"Great. Nice to know that you'll take in the obvious."
The girl looked between the two of them. "Hold on a second. You're his father."
"Didn't I just say that?"
"Great. Maybe then I'll get an answer to my questions someday."
"Girl, it's not like we can give you lessons or anything...." the elder Saotome began.
"I don't want that! And my name is Akane!"
"I see...."
"And if you really want to be as willing to help as you'd like to seem, then try explaining this!" Akane snapped, thrusting a piece of paper at him.
"What's this now?"
"Oh, don't try to play dumb. You have to know. 'Anything Goes Martial Arts'? 'Anything Goes School of Indiscriminate Grappling'? Come on."
"You have a problem with them?"
Her eyes flashed, just before she glanced over at Ranma and seemed to twitch. "No, not both. Just one. Like why your school has the same name as mine!"
"Hmmm... That is quite interesting....
"No, it's not! It's insulting! This is my family's school that we're talking about, and I don't want someone just... copying it!"
"Eh? What are you trying to suggest?" Genma asked, though his expression was expectant.
"Well, just how did your school come about?!"
"It's a branch school."
"What?" Akane shifted slightly back towards the younger Saotome. "But my father didn't say anything about our school having someone break off from it."
"I don't know what goes on with your father, but my school split away from the Founding School of Anything Goes. And I'd think that your family's style would have to be another branch as well, if it's related."
"Oh, and so we couldn't be the original?"
Genma nodded. "Certainly. The master of that school was a demon whose name should never be mentioned again, for fear of calling him back to be with us."
"He can't be that bad...."
"The old master stole wherever he could, and harassed women everywhere, stealing their... intimates, and touching them inappropriately. On top of that, he'd even leave his students to take the blame for whatever he did."
"Okay, so that's not good."
"Certainly not. It was a dark day, and when he was finally sealed away, it was a wonderful day."
"Are you saying that my school comes from... that?"
"I don't know. To find that out, I'd suggest talking to your own father," Genma told her, while:
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