[Episode 24576] [Episode 24576]Nabiki attempted to twist Kimiko's loosely worded wish just a bit and target Akane instead of Ranma. But another supernatural being had shown up at just the right time and pointed out a fact that eliminated Nabiki's freedom to interpret the wish as targeting Akane. One would think someone upstairs wanted to see Ranma suffer.
Now Ranma was going to be stuck acting like and dressed as a properly respectful young lady. That might just kill the proud young man.
Nabiki was going to have to apologize, because Ranma was certain to feel like Nabiki had betrayed him. But for once, Nabiki hadn't been trying to manipulate events to have fun and profit at his expense. It almost seemed that if she didn't give Ranma a rough time, someone else was sure to fill that role. That boy really was cursed.
As Nabiki-kun completed granting the wish, she seized her chance to say something to her completely situationally ignorant facsimile mother. Kimiko heard a disembodied, elderly male voice say, "Wish Granted. Find out what's going on before ...". At that, Nabiki's words were cut off.
To Kimiko's astonishment, the red-haired tomboy dressed in baggy Chinese clothes who'd clobbered both Kimiko and Soun, was instantly made over into a dazed but well-kempt and properly dressed attractive young lady wearing a nice dress that fit. Kimiko was stunned in amazement.
The dazed look the newly made-over redhead had been wearing disappeared before Kimiko herself had recovered from her own surprise. The redhead had frantically looked around for hypothetical attackers as soon as the dazed expression had receded. That completed, the redhead inspected her own condition. The redhead was visibly disturbed at what she found.
"What did you wish for, Soun-san?", the redhead queried as she looked back up and faced Kimiko. Although this was stated in properly respectful tones and forms befitting a young lady talking to an honored superior, it was clear to Kimiko that the young lady grew increasingly disturbed and agitated with almost every word. By the time she had completed the question, the redhead appeared on the verge of panic.
Kimiko started to walk towards the distraught young lady, intuiting with little hard evidence that she was unlikely to continue decking people. "Calm down, young lady. I'm Kimiko. Soun, my husband, is the man you just flattened beside you."
Walking felt odd somehow, and it was Kimiko's turn to be increasingly disturbed by her own voice. Guys would find it was a very attractive voice, but it was hardly what she expected. She looked down at herself, and discovered that the body she was wearing was not the one she had grown up in. This was a pretty sexy body. The view was almost unobscured by clothing. She was holding an old lamp, the kind associated with genies, which began to shed light on some small part of the observed situation.
"That was Happosai, ma'am.", the temporarily sidetracked redhead responded confidently. "He used a wish to trade bodies with Soun." The redhead paused. "Although I don't understand why he dropped his guard just before I nailed him, ma'am." Another pause. "Now please tell me what you did to me?"
Kimiko knew exactly who Happosai was. Happosai, a violent female, magic wishes and her current body and attire. Kimiko was just beginning glimpse the unpleasant structure behind the bizarre observations.
"I gained consciousness only to see you punch me right back out again. Then I woke up again and saw what you'd just done to my husband. I think that I wished you'd act and dress in a respectful ladylike manner."
The words tangibly struck the young lady. "Oh no.", she quietly said and lost color. A long pause stretched out further.
Kimiko's attention was distracted from the redhead by a whistle from the upstairs window. A harem of full-chested ladies were watching from the window. A couple of them were wearing skimpy halters, but the rest were topless. Kimiko almost didn't recognize any of them. But then recognition surged - that one could only be her good friend Nodoka!
"Hey, what's happening down there?", said a young lady kneeling behind the windowsill with her head propped up on it. It was apparent that she was the one that had whistled.
What happenes next?
(Posted Sat, 25 Jan 2003 03:49)
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