At 02:00 PM 7/15/97 +0800, Tomas . Frederick V. wrote:

	"I am Masaru Ikenji, and Akane Tendo is mine, by virtue of my
beating Ranma Saotome."

  I think that Akane would indicate rather forcefully to him ("MASARU NO
BAKA") that she is not a prize in a contest unless Soun somehow agreed that
she would be affianced to the winner. 

                                                                       dml