Besides, self-aware Akane should have figured
out P-chan a long time ago.  If she's still been letting him sleep with
her, then apparently, she doesn't care.

IIRC, "Cut Wood, Carry Water" is a sequel to "The Mask We Must Wear".  The
question of whether Akane knows about P-Chan is handled in there -- or at
least strongly hinted at.  Ranma tells Akane that he has one last big
secret he's never confided in her, that he would rather _not_ tell her
(because he's promised not to), and that she could work it out for herself.
She allows him to keep it a secret.

Of course, Akane could have worked it out for herself since then.  I don't
think we've been told how much of a gap there is between the stories ...?

Angus

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