"Why not wish for money?" asked Nabiki. "You can accomplish a lot and solve a lot of problems with a judicious application of money."
"You should wish that you and Akane were married," insisted Soun.
"Growf," agreed Genma. Though what he was agreeing with was anyone's guess.
"Do you want it exchanged - that would be a small wish. Removing it entirely would be a big wish," pointed out Belldandy. "Normally I work for Heaven and that gives me some resources that a normal genie doesn't have - but it's still a major part of your life and would require considerably more effort to remove than simply exchange."
"Exchanged?" Ranma asked.
"Unnn," said Belldandy, reaching into a sleeve and pulling out a scroll which she unfurled. And which kept unfurling. "This is a list of all the potential Jusenkyo curses which you could have instead of 'Spring Of Drowned Girl.'"
"Whoa," said Ranma. "'Over one hundred spring' was understating it, wasn't he?"
"Is there a Spring Of Drowned Financial Genius?" inquired Nabiki.
"Spring Of Drowned WereCheetah, Spring Of Drowned Dragon, Spring Of Drowned Megalomaniacal Sorcerer, Spring Of Drowned Shikima," began reading Kasumi.
"Exchange meaning that I wouldn't turn into a girl anymore but I could swap it for something less annoying?" Ranma asked, not sure if that would be a good deal.
"...Spring Of Drowned Superspy Adventurer, Spring Of Drowned Black Piglet, Spring Of Rock N Roll Legend, Spring Of Drowned SuperStud, Spring Of Drowned Mystery Man, Spring Of Drowned Spinach Eating Sailor Man, Spring Of Drowned..." continued Kasumi.
"That's not counting having your Jusenkyo curse altered so that you said 'Shazam' and turned into Mary Marvel or something along those lines," pointed out Belldandy.
"...Senshi, Spring Of Drowned Panda, Spring Of Drowned Virtuous Man, Spring Of Drowned Bishojo Bride, Spring Of Drowned Uncute Tomboy, Spring Of Drowned Yeti Holding An Eel And Crane While Riding A Bull, Spring Of Drowned Giant Robot, Spring Of Drowned Carp, Spring Of Drowned Duck..." continued Kasumi.
"Removing the Jusenkyo curse is a major wish, huh?" asked Ranma, weighing whether it was worth it or not.
"...Spring Of Drowned Cat, Spring Of Drowned Superpowered Catgirl, Spring Of Drowned Dryad, Spring Of Drowned Hero, Spring Of Drowned Priest..." continued Kasumi.
"Of course, with your luck, Taro would be likely to show up and splash you with some new curse while trying to get Happosai," pointed out Nabiki while munching on a rice cracker.
Ranma winced, picturing that happening way too easily.
"...Spring Of Drowned Tiger, Spring Of Drowned Hedgehog, Spring Of Drowned Man, Spring Of Drowned Twins, Spring Of Drowned Bishonen Prince, Spring Of Drowned Alien..." continued Kasumi in the background.
"What could I exchange it with?" mused Ranma.
"Quite a lot, actually," said Nabiki with a roll of her eyes towards Kasumi.
"...Spring Of Drowned Mongol Navigator, Spring Of Drowned Frog, Spring Of Drowned Abominable Snowman Carrying A Surfboard While Wearing A Lei And Bermuda Shorts..."
"Hmmm," hmmed Ranma.
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