Well, at least back home.
"We can't give you much, but with Ranma here you should be able to accomplish the rescue of Sereni," offered one of the dark elves.
"Yeah, yeah, rescue the girl from the bad guy, got lotsa experience with that," said Ranma, thinking of magical princes, Tarou, and everyone else who kidnapped Akane on a semi-regular basis. "You'll have the cure for my curse when I'm done, right?"
"As has been said before, yes." The priestess considered Ranma briefly. "Though before you return to those girls, I would ask you to do one more thing."
Ranma was instantly alert, thinking that sounded like some Nabiki-esque negotiations/blackmail was about to take place.
"They are young, in the manner of their respective races, and lack your greater experience," continued the priestess. "They'll need some help. Most adventurers who attempt this route die or vanish within their first few sets of adventures. The world can be unforgivably harsh and there are many hostile forces about."
"Got ya," said Ranma. He'd gotten the impression that most of those girls had very little experience with camping for that matter.
"Myna has spent most of her life around the edges of human society and desperately needs a friend and someone to confide in. Mercuria has spent almost her entire life locked up in a tower as she served her apprenticeship. Rii has had some minor experience tending her patron's grove, but she still wants to head off and do things herself. Lyta isn't sure about what she wants to do for a living." The priestess focussed on Ranma. "I'm just asking you to be their friend and look out for them when they get in over their head."
"Gotcha," repeated Ranma as he heard this wasn't going to involve something too bad. He'd been afraid for a moment he'd be requested to wear some skimpy outfit or something.
"They are more familiar with the way our world works than you are, so you're going to have to listen to them as well, Ranma." The priestess sighed. "I just wish I could go along, but drow are not well thought of in the world outside."
Ranma tried to remember what he could of Nabiki's manga. It wasn't like he'd been a fan of the series. Wasn't that Ami supposed to be a bookworm type? Probably needed someone to carry stuff for her too. "Sure thing."
"Good luck," offered the priestess. "May Eilistraee watch over you."
"No problem," said Ranma, sincere in this.
At least for the moment.
He hadn't realized the first problem they'd run into was:
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