If have questions, don't expect an answer till two days from now (sorry!)

The Grand Matriarch VS Nabiki part:

     The girl looked up again, her gaze commanding.  "Saotome
Ranko, while not an Amazon, had gone through the most *honored*
mating ritual of our society.  Therefore, according to the
Amazonion code of honor, she is the rightful lover of Mousse."    
        
     Both fathers were taken back as Nabiki looked unimpressed. 
She saw the nervousness displayed by Kaneda, and decided to help
him in this matter.  Besides, she was sure that he would pay for
her *services* later.  In a disinsterested tone, she spoke up. 
"You do realize, whoever you are, that Ranko is NOT an Amazon? 
It would seem ridiculous to expect her to carry out Amazonian
duties now, wouldn't it?"     
          
     The girl, however, didn't even raise an eyebrow.  "Not at
all.  The Amazon village was lawfully a part of communist China. 
Saotome Ranko was WITHIN the lawful Amazonian territory as she
participated in that ritual, and as such, must accept the
consequences of her own actions under the Amazonian law whatever
her nationality is.  For example, an American is allowed to carry
certain drugs around with him in the states legally.  However, if
he takes a visit to . . . say Hong Kong, and was found by the
local police there to be carrying that kind of drug which is
ILLEGAL in Hong Kong, the Hong Kong Police will STILL have the
right to charge him with criminal offences, regardless of the
fact that he is American."

	"You're . . . insane."  Nabiki said, much less relaxed than before.
"There's no way in hell that China will get away with forcing someone into
marriage."

	The girl smiled back at Nabiki, even though her tone had hardened ever so
slightly.  "In this case, the Chinese government DON'T really have to force
anybody into marriage.  After all, ever since the Communists had taken the
Amazon Village under its care, the Amazon lawbook had been mordified in such
a way that whoever won the Combat Free Your Airen Ceremony is INSTANTLY
married to the Prized Male.  This way, the taxing procedures became a lot
easier for us villagers.  I have here . . ." she took out a large envelope.
"The marriage certificates of Mousse and Saotome Ranko as well as some other
related legal documents, all of which stating that Mousse is indeed Ranko's
lawful husband."

	Nabiki panicked.  "Wait!  This can't be binding!  You still need Ranko's
signature on the certificate to make it legal!"

	The girl casually replied.  "Since Ranko had won the contest, she didn't
actually need to sigh the certificate herself.  All the certificate requires
are some solid evidences of her victory, which our village had readily
provided." opening the envelope, she took out the marriage certificate, on
the centre of which was a close-up picture of Ranko carrying a
ribbon-tangled Mousse.  Below the picture were the signatures of the
witnesses at the ceremony.
    
	This time, Nabiki didn't know what to say. 

	"As you can see, Mousse here," she gestured to the
young man with a delicate hand.  "Has every lawful right to have
Saotome Ranko escorted back to the Amazon Village either on his
own, or through the regular Japanese and Chinese law enforcement
units." she leisurely put the papers back into the envelope as everybody
looked at this incredibly clever young woman in awe.  

     Nabiki froze, her tongue tied up in a knot.  This can't be
happening.  SHE, the cunning ice queen, had just lost to someone
who hadn't even broken a sweat?



Well, this is about all that I've changed from part 6a.