Ginrai wrote:

Finally up to C&C'ing this.

Hopefully I can still understand what's going on (it's been close to a
year since I've read it).

And more than a year since I last added a chapter, so that's
understandable. :)

Assignments, exams, exam marking, shudder. Well, it's all

I know how you feel.

At least with the assignments and exams part ^_^

I don't think anyone actually enjoys these things. :)

over, so I have a bit more time now. Chapter 13 soon.

Usually not a good idea to say that the next chapter will be out soon
^_^

True. ;(

Revised version.

With thanks to Gary Kleppe, Vincent Seifert, Thomas
Hackwood, and Michael Noakes for their detailed and
helpful commentary.

C&C is most welcome.

And so you get some ^_^

Thanks. Most of the grammar comments used.

Ranma left all obstacles behind, slipping between tightly-
woven trees, hurdling oversized boulders, and dodging
angrily hissing reptiles without a care or a thought. From

Unfortunately for Ranma, he was going so fast that he ran right into
Umibouzu's mouth as the demon was eating.

Ranma: Hey, it's awfully dark in this cave. And lots o' those
stala-whachamacallits.

The only thing that concerned him was a single thought:
Umibouzu had never told him the consequences of sealing
his mother into the darkness. <Mom, I didn't know...
dammit, what else could I have done? She was gonna kill
you. I didn't have a choice.>

I think I remember this...

Very far back in the distant mists of time... cough, cough, Chapter 5 or
so.

It didn't help, didn't drive away the guilt and despair.
There was always a choice. <Umibouzu, why didn't you tell
me? Why?> The price of release was the life of a human
being, sacrificed by the releaser. A soul sentenced to
darkness to redeem another. <A life, a soul... how can I
pay that price?>

So that's why he feels guilty/angry.  As much as he wants to save his
mother, now he has to kill someone to release her.  Though if his demon
side takes over... wonder who it'll be... or if there's another way
(other than waiting the ten years).

Well, even Shukumaru was stuck in there for eighteen years. And who
knowshow she was actually released. (Um, I do, of course.)

Umibouzu had 'dropped' them off. The beach was ominously
quiet apart from the gentle lapping of waves upon the black
sand.

'quiet, apart' - I think.

The waves surged higher, and Ranma jumped back to avoid
getting wet. Turning female now, with the coating of
protective soap probably washed away by sweat and exertion,
would be ridiculous and highly embarassing.

Thought Ranma stopped caring much about showing his cursed form.

Normally he wouldn't care, but he's just crossed part of the Pacific
Oceanwithout changing due to the soap.

Ranma breathed out in a silent release of tension. It was
Umibouzu.

Then he scrambled back hurriedly as the Great Devourer
spat out the remnants of a blue whale carcass onto the

Well, now Ranma knows what Umibouzu was doing...

Umibouzu: A midnight snack is always good for you.

beach. "Where the hell were you?!" Ranma shouted, both
furious and relieved, needing to verbalise his outrage and
anger.

verbalise -> verbalize

My inconsistent use of British english versus American english.

The tableau held for a brief moment - man, or half-demon,

Or?

Ranma: I'm all guy! So I turn girl or demon every so often...

against monster. Umibouzu rumbled, steam issuing from
gaping maw, whether in anger or annoyance Ranma did not
know. <You did not ask, Ranma Saotome. You never ask. The
price of your success seems to matter not at all to you -
is that not true?>

A lot of the characters are like that.

Yup, even Akane.

"Dammit! It's not!" Guiltily, he wondered. Succeed at any
cost - that was the message drummed into his head from
birth by his father, by Genma. <I don't use everything

Though not when it can cost an innocent their life.

Ranma wouldn't do that...

"Restraint? How d'ya know that?"

<You are still alive.>

Wonder what he means by that.

<plugs> Read the next chapter.

---

"Wake up, Ranma! Hmph, you sleep like a log!"

Ranma found himself blinking groggily as Akane shook him
upright. Blurry dream memories of his earlier conversation
with Umibouzu fled away, mingling with the sight of a
rosy dawn in his half-fogged mind.

So this was a flashback to what happened after the end of chapter 11?

Yup.

He nearly slipped on the damp and treacherously slick scales
of Umibouzu's neck ridge. Gasping, he clung to a nearby
fluke
for support. Was that Tokyo in the distance? "What? What's
going on?"

Formatting.

Occasionally this happens. Not sure why as I format in text before sending.

Akane's voice promised future punishment, something he
might have savoured, given half a chance, but as his eyes
sharpened into clarity everything else dropped away. It was
Tokyo; they'd come home safely. But why was it so white... ?

Not sure if there's supposed to be a space before '?'

My attempt at... consistency. Since I format all three dot thingies (proper
termescapes me) like in the first sentence, I format the question mark
likewise.

An Awakening of Demons
A Ranma 1/2 Fanfic
By Kagami

Chapter 12: White Shadows

"Everything's sharper against a background of white, even
shadows."
                  -- unattributed saying

Does this include snow? ^_^

Heh heh. <sweatdrops>

His desperate attempt at cool poise disintegrated a moment
later as a warmly, purring bundle attached herself to his
right arm. "Oh, Ryoga-sama, I never realized you were so

Ryouga's probably glad that Akari's not around.

Ryoga: Fortunately Akari's a minor Takahashi character who knows better
thanto show up while not integral to the storyline.

polished and urbane. The Turin shroud was always high on my
list of art treasures to see. Sadly, Father would always
insist on Hawaii as the destination for every overseas
holiday."

Ryouga: Doesn't that get boring after a while?

Kodachi: Not for someone who's lifelong dream is to visit every palm
tree in Hawaii.

Akane: I thought his lifelong dream was the cut every Furinkan High
student's hair.

Kodachi: No, that's his other lifelong dream.

Principal Kuno: Oh, so many lifelong dreams, and so little time.

Kodachi was a surprisingly pleasant burden on his arm. It
made him realize that he was alive, back in Japan, and
Akane was alive, and...

"When did you get lost to Italy, P-chan?"

... and Ranma was also still alive and annoying. "Hey, I

Heh

didn't get lost on that trip, Ranma! It was a family
holiday: Dad made it back from an overseas trip, Mom
returned from her shopping trip to the local store, and I

Probably took a long time to get all three together.

Years.

got back from supporting the girls' team at that Martial
Arts Tennis Tournament back in junior school. We made it
to Italy together."

"Huh, a minor miracle, and Martial Arts Tennis
Tournaments? I never knew -- hey!" Ranma's sentence was cut
off as Akane dragged him away. "But, Akane, he'd know
something new..."

Hehehe

:}

Fortunately, the voice cut off into an inaudible mutter.
Feh, as if he'd ever teach Ranma the secrets of Martial
Arts Tennis Playing, like the Burning Heart Smash, the Net
Post Ricochet, or the No-Return Love Serve. Come to think
of it, that experience might have exacerbated his shyness
to girls.

Most likely ^_^

Most people think it's because Ryoga went to an all-boys school and
hadlittle exposure to the opposite gender, but in reality...

"What about Panda-man?" Shampoo added as she hopped down,
carrying her bonbori, sword, a short spear, and half-a-
dozen other weapons Ryoga couldn't remember seeing her with

The fact that she was holding them in a way so that they could be used
if trouble appeared surprised him even more.

Shampoo: Oops, forgot to activate interdimensional compartment.

on the island. Moeru slid down beside her, shooting a brief
smile up at the towering, silent form of Umibouzu.

"..., oh, and Uncle Saotome as well."

Is the first comma necessary?

Probably not.

Ukyo was the last to descend. Shampoo was surprisingly
unaffected by the sight of Akane clinging to a semi-
reluctant Ranma, but Ryoga caught Ukyo shooting black
glances at both the pairs on the pier. There was an air of
resignation and yet great determination around the
okonomiyaki chef, almost as though she were silently

Seems to be heading towards a very angsty scene for later.

Nah, not really.

declaring 'I haven't lost yet, not by a long shot' to the
world.

Well, in her mind, there hasn't been much to give an idea that Ranma
might love Akane.  That and him being part demon (more than sure that
they don't go by the one-wife rule ^_^).

Actually hoping that it somehow ends with Ranma getting all three girls
(there was that moment where he got angry that Mousse would try to get
Shampoo)... though not sure how possible it is ^_^;

Heh, wait and see.

Ryoga felt a flash of almost pity.

Hmm...

---

Snow continued to fall on the way to the Kuno estate.
Delicate flakes of white descended in supreme majesty to
coat the ground in a mantle of wonder; eventually to melt
and become the bane of Ranma's existence.

Heh.

Nice description.

Thanks. Revised due to a helpful comment by Mike Noakes.

It would be a problem if he changed right in front of
Kodachi. Or maybe it would solve one of his problems
instead. There were too many uncertainties to be sure,
and this was a particularly bad time to experiment.

Especially with Akane around.

Kodachi: I miss my occasional attempts to eliminate some annoying rivals in
abid to win my beloved Ranma-sama's heart. But fear not, with a shattered
heart, riven in pain, I shall unleash hell! Ohohohohohoho!

A flicker on his danger-sense, and Ranma was already
moving, leaping to the side, cradling Akane in his arms.
Cologne's staff shattered the ground where he'd just been.

I do recally Cologne saying at the end of chapter 11 that she'll have
to attack (kill?) Ranma for some reason.

If some reason happened, yes.

"What's this?" he growled, not amused in the slightest. He
set Akane down, sensing no further threat around him.

Surprised the other girls didn't take any notice of what he just did.

Though the excuse that Akane's not that good and could have gotten hurt
would be used by Ranma.

I think Ranma gets away with rescuing Akane too often without the
otherfiancees reacting volubly.

"Yeah, well, we better get ready," was all Ranma said as
he walked toward the house.

toward -> towards (?)

"Please make yourselves at home," Kodachi said politely to
the others, bowing, as courtesy demanded, before quickly
spiriting her prize away.

Guess being a Mamono Hunter has made her less wanting to attack the
other girls.

Kodachi: Not really. Ohohohohoho! Hmm, this is a good start on my fifteen
minutesof practice a day.

"Why, Ryoga-sama, how can you ask that question? Since
we're safely home, we should bathe, dine, and then retire
to my bedchamber as befits a new couple." Kodachi smiled

Kodachi: And since I'm now a Mamono Hunter, I don't have to worry about
being a virgin anymore.

Ryouga: *Gulp*

Heh.

brilliantly, evoking a host of conflicting emotions in
Ryoga's heart, not to mention an upwelling of blood to his
vulnerable nose. "Perhaps Ranma-sama might care to join us?"

The upwelling dwindled to a trickle. Ranma was like a dash

Hehehe

Guess Ryouga isn't for those type of three-ways ^_^

Not with boy-type Ranma anyway. Sorry yaoi fans.

"Wha... ? Wait, it's not what it..." A light touch by

Still unsure about the space before the question mark.  Though this is
also done in a few other places, so I'm guessing it's correct.

refrain from threatening him. Remember your photo album in
the hidden compartment of your wardrobe."

Kunou: But everyone knows about...

Kodachi: The _other_ photos.

(Kunou backs away)

Kuno [cocks head and thinks audibly]: Hmm. Does my twisted sister meanmy
highly secret album of shameful shaven headed pictures that I somehow
cannot burn due to their strange protective golden covers? Or perhaps my
album of...

The bokken was hurriedly withdrawn. Kodachi loosed a
victorious laugh. "Oh-hohohohohohoho!!" Hmm, it was lacking
in something, some minor touch of intonation or pitch. She
really needed to resume her normal fifteen minutes of
practice in the morning.

Heh

"Really, sister, how can you carry on so with this peasant
when Ranma Saotome is in this very same house?"

And Kunou doesn't mind his sister going after Ranma?  Though it would
free Akane...

He approved and authorised the 'relationship' in the manga.

of diaries might be more in keeping with his style. "Why
should I not have a choice? My love is great enough for
two."

The Kunous seem to share many traits ^_^

Yup.

"No! That is not acceptable. Ranma Saotome should have
your entire devotion," Tatewaki declared grandiosely. "To
split your love in twain is dishonest. It is despicable. It
is--"

"--the pot calling the kettle blue?" Kodachi smiled as her

Hehehehe

Umibouzu's maw. Then what her father had said struck her,
and she turned her head to stare suspiciously at his sake-
red face. "Say, didn't you tell me Mom died in a car
accident?"

Soun: Umm... yes!  The car fell into a river and your mother died by
drowning!  That's it!

Wonder if Soun's hiding something important from the others.

Yes, well...

Uh huh. Ranma grabbed a couple of handfuls of damp fur to

'Uh huh.' - Is Ranma saying that (sounds like he is) or is that his
thoughts?

You used '< >' for thoughts earlier on, so not sure.

My inconsistency here. Trying to only use <> for mental communications now.

Ranma shook his head. Pop didn't have all that much, even
in the sneaky tactics department, but hope sprang
eternal... to be constantly and bitterly dashed. "Well,

Genma does have the Forbidden Tecnniques and considering the situation,
they should be used.

Though he's still hurt and wouldn't be able to fight...

Genma [playing the proper martial artist]: No, those techniques should
remainsealed. [thinking] Ack! If I unseal them I might be forced to fight.

staring. "Ah, pardon me, I am Kasumi Tendo."

I am -> I'm

Sounds a bit stilted the way it is.

It's an attempt to mimic the proper introductions used by Japanese:

Kasumi: Hajimemashite, Tendo Kasumi desu.

was part of a legendary creature. "What tipped you off?
Some mystic sense?"

"Actually, it was the floor traps."

Heh

"Hey! That was nothing like my cooking!" Akane protested,
jumping to her feet. "I nearly died, not Ran-- um..." She
sat back down, disgruntled.

The others didn't say anything about Ranma nearly dying there.

But he didn't. It was Akane who nearly died.

"This is why!" Cologne flung down an open book on the
table. The group jumped up and clustered around,  staring

'around, staring' - Spacing

"She now has hold of two of the four Cardinal Servants of
the East. Do you know what that means? Do you?!"

"Well, what?" Ranma asked Cologne eagerly.

"I don't know."

Heh

"Why so late, Ranma-sama?" Kodachi asked, leaning forward
towards her pig-tailed love. "What if Shukumaru completes

pig-tailed -> pigtailed

Akane and Ukyo both grabbed an arm each and yanked Ranma
away. The light of battle sparkled dangerously in the eyes
of three competing girls. Kodachi waved her offending hand

Why is Shampoo not doing anything?  I don't recall her giving up on
Ranma at that point.

She absolved the Amazon Kiss of Marriage early on, but hasn't actuallygiven
up on him.

"Well, you'd just get lost going in the normal way, P-
chan. I figured even you can't get lost climbing a piece o'
steel with only one way to go - and that's up."

Ryouga will find a way to get lost somehow.

True.

Akane swung him around, and, for a moment, Ranma thought
she'd hit him and put a stop to the conversation. Instead
she closed her eyes momentarily and took a deep breath, and
said quietly, "I'm coming with you."

"And so am I, Ranchan," Ukyo said just as quietly from
behind him.

I think you used 'Ran-chan' earlier.

Something important will probably happen there involving the fiancees.
Though, again, Shampoo says nothing.

Shampoo: Shampoo thinking important thoughts. No disturb.

Ranma slipped out before the moon rose, reaching the wall
without problems; the traps were off tonight. He made it
over the wall with a single bound, then trotted down the
snow-laden alleyway to meet Ryoga and Moeru.

Ah, so they're trying to sneak off without Akane or Ukyou noticing.

Yup.

<Devil Hunters do make for perfect snacks. It has been a
long while since my last one.> The sibilant whisper of the
Devourer arose within.

<No snacking.> Ranma emphasized firmly. <Though...> He
squashed the thought.

Heh.

His demon side I'm guessing ^_^

:)

Ryoga looked pretty guilty at arriving with extraneous
company. "Um, well... Kodachi... uh, we should get going."
With a muted laugh of embarassment, he charged off.

In the wrong direction. Ranma sighed, unsurprised.

Heh

"A warding." Moeru looked solemn, her face pale in the
shadows, and held a hand forward. She touched a point in
the air two feet before her which flared up in pulsations of
malevolent green, illuminating the shield. "The Tower has
been closed to the attention of normal people. Likely all
the night security guards are already dead."

Reminds me of the X/1999 movie... unfortunately ^_^;

Though the manga and OAV (thanfully) are much better.

That was one of my inspirations. Also CCS and a few others involve
mysticseals of warding.

X the Movie was... bad.

"I cannot say for certain, but it would appear your
Shukumaru is attempting a full-fledged manifestation,"
Moeru offered. "Though she is a rather young demon to be
trying such."

"A what?" Ranma asked. "And she's not my Shukumaru."

Maybe have quotes around 'my Shukumaru'?

"She means Shukumaru is trying to assume her full demon
form," Kodachi translated just as the avatar of the Blue
Dragon opened her mouth to explain further. Moeru, thunder
stolen, muttered about presumptious mortals. Kodachi merely
looked superior in return.

presumptious -> presumptuous

"Demon form?" Ryoga questioned. "Is she going to turn into
a giant cat or something?"

That would be bad.

"Exactly, Ryoga-sama," Kodachi beamed, obviously pleased.
"I knew you were brighter than everyone believed."

And so it's exactly what will happen ^_^

Yup.

Ranma: Cats. Why does it always have'ta be cats?

Ranma, of course, wasn't even listening to the byplay.
Instead his mind had seized upon the one relevant word in
the whole conversation. "A c-c-cat?"

"Well, yes, Ranma-sama," Kodachi affirmed. "After all, she
is the offspring of a Cat Demon, just as you are."

Kodachi seems to know a lot about them.

Also strange that Ranma's afraid of cats, even though his father's a
cat demon.

This is due to Genma attempting to power-up Ranma before time.

Ranma bashed his head against a nearby concrete pillar in
frustration. "Great. Just great. Three things I absolutely
hate: cold water, cats, and tomboys - and they're all gonna
be-- Wait!" He stopped, then brightened. "No tomboys."

Heh

Akane was polishing a piece of steel that had been in her
family for generations: her mother's katana. For all that

Akane: (brandishing katana) Now all I have to do is thrust it through
Ranma and Ukyou... whoops, wrong fic!

Akane: So my fans hated 'The Bitter End'; I still had lots of fun doing it.
Right,Ranma?

Ranma: Uh, right. Lots of fun...

There were legends about the sword, she knew, but
unfortunately her mother had not passed them down to any of
them. Father was still incapable of facing the blade
without breaking down and weeping, though he did that about
many things these days.

Ah, so Akane's descended from Kenshin ^_^

Well, maybe. :)

days. However, 'demons attempting to kill my family' didn't
really cut it as an excuse with the school examination
board.

Why not?  It's Furinkan and in Nerima.

School board: We don't believe in Juuban youma either.

Well, Principal Kuno would believe it, but he'd probably
just set up another of his crazy Find-the-Coconut games

Heh

again. Obtaining a pass in that manner wouldn't make her
mother happy, though Ranma would probably be delighted.

Mother?

Referring to her passed-away mom. The Japanese appear to believe
theirdeceased ancestors still look in on them from heaven, and so think
about
them when considering the appropriateness of their actions (or so it seems
in various anime).

They had nearly reached the Main Observation Deck. This
would have to be navigated by crawling, upside down,
across its base while fighting the pull of gravity on a
perpendicular body. Akane would never have made it.

Good thing she and Ukyou weren't able to follow (at least for the time
being).  Would have made things harder for the others to reach
Shukumaru.

One reason why Ranma skipped out.

Ryoga locked gazes with the Thunderbeast, fighting down a
wave of satisfaction. Was that a hint of wariness in those
azure eyes? He could it. He could win and redeem his earlier

'He could do it.'

With a howl that heralded doom, Raiha leapt at him. Ryoga
flinched aside, and gigantic jaws snapped shut inches above

It's always inches ^_^

Well, if America would hurry up and actually use the metric system... :)

his head. He slammed his fist into the chest of the beast in
an automatic counter, and screamed as electricity coursed

Not the best of attacks...

Nope, but it was instinctive.

He could still win. It would just be far harder than he
had thought.

Actually, confidence is the one thing that won't help Ryouga much ^_^

True.

"Well, well, the eternal dragon returns at last. How have
you been, Moeru?" The voice of Kori Otome was brittle as
ice. "Still as arrogant as ever?"

"Still the yapping frost bitch, aren't you?" Moeru

They seem to have a 'friendly' relationship going...

:)

returned. "First you failed the father, and now you've
been beaten by the daughter. How humiliating for you."

Being beaten by the son will just add to it.

"Silence!" Shimoyake hurled a lance of scintillating ice
forward.

Moeru countered with a bolt of red flames. Inimical forces

'flames' or 'flame'?

'Flames' as there is more than one here.

She covered their run, circling her adversary with barrier

'with barrier' doesn't seem to sound right.

Maybe 'adversary, barrier'?

"Ahhh!" Kodachi spat blood from a cut lip, and tried to
fight the pain that shot through her body. "R-Ranma, can
you find any purchase?! Ranma?" She looked down--

She was bound to find out sooner or later.  This was probably not the
best time for it, though.

Good thing for Ranma she saved his life before noticing.

Kodachi: Ignorance is bliss. But this means I can unleash vengeance!
Ohohohoho!

"What!?" Cold water fell and the pig-tailed girl returned.
Kodachi could feel the change as the hand in her own palm
transformed and the weight in her grasp grew or lessened.
Hot water, cold water, hot, cold, hot, cold. Ranma screamed
again as the changes came rapidly, far, far too rapidly.

This has to be bad for her sanity...

Not only that, but she'll partially feel that Ranma betrayed her by not
telling about the curse initially.

Nod nod.

Kodachi shook her head. It wasn't Ranma, it couldn't be
Ranma. She must have lost it completely, just like her
mother. That was it. A giggle escaped her.

So her mother went insane?

Let's just say Kuno Clan Devil Hunters aren't the most stable of them.

She looked. Ranma tried to smile at her, but it came out
as a tired, tormented grimace. It was the eyes that struck
her. So blue, so bright, so like the pig-tailed girl's. Why
had she never noticed? And now a living flame arose in
them, pure and devastating.

"Close your eyes." She did, and her last sight was of his
arm stretching past her. "MOERU!"

Ranma called for Moeru's help?  Or was he able to control the flames?

Yes, it's a call on her power. Just like Shukumaru calls 'Raiha' to use
thelightning bolt attack.

"Kodachi, listen to me. Those two, they ain't dead. I just
scared them off." He shook her gently. "Come on, Kodachi.
You saved me, back then. Don't do this no--"

Her hand whipped across to slap his face. "Then go, Ranma!

Not Ranma-sama... He might have just lost one of the girls.

:)

What are you waiting for? I shall defeat these monsters
when they return."

"Kodachi--"

She raised her hand warningly, and he shook his head.

"--I'm sorry."

Sort of reminded me of when Shampoo found out about Ranma's curse
(though she was told that Ranma was a girl-turned-boy).

And you know what happened there. :)

glinting in the poor light. She spoke softly to the waiting
night. "Come out, my little water devils. I intend to repay
my pain a thousand-fold."

That can be expected.  She'd definitely want to hurt someone for what
just happened.

Her tears fell unnoticed to mingle with the puddle of
dirty water at her feet.

Though in the end, this can cause her to leave Ranma with much less
pain of loss than the other two.

Yup.

A black mist surrounded her pale form on the Special
Observation Deck of Tokyo Tower. Even as Ranma watched,
Shukumaru turned her gaze from the brilliant sight of the
Tokyo nightscape. The mist turned with her. It shifted and
coallesced, drifted and collapsed. A face, vaguely feline,
formed and snarled at him.

coallesced -> coalesced

"At last you've arrived, Ranma." Shukumaru licked her
lips, tongue flicking delicately. "I've awaited this moment
ever since I awoke. My spell of manifestation is nearly
complete, save for a single element: the blood of an
Accursed One, touched by the Waters of Transformation -
Jusenkyo!" Shukumaru paused, face aglow with the light of
triumph.

"Your blood, dear brother."

Ranma: *Phew* And for a moment there, I thought it would be my soul...
wait a minute, that's still bad!

Shukumaru: Blood, soul, whatever.

---

Author's Notes:

1) The last scene explains why Ryoga was chased by the
oni, Hiwai Oushi, in the starting scene of Chapter 1 of
An Awakening of Demons. And it only took me about 11
chapters to get around to providing the reason. :)

So Shukumaru tried to use Ryouga first?  And she would have succeeded
if not for Kodachi.

Possibly she sent minions after some of the other Jusenkyo cursed, like
Rouge,Pantyhose Taro, or Herb, only to realize a piglet might be less
wasteful of
resources.

There!  I'm actually done with another C&C!  ^_^

Only took a few months, and having to change some of it due to the
revision ^_^;

And I appreciate it.

Overall nice chapter and hope to see more (wondering if she'll succeed
or not and if she doesn't, what'll happen next).

We still haven't seen Gosunkugi (I'm assuming he's related to the
person Sukumaru fell in love with) yet, who could end up bringing up
memories of the past for Sukumaru.  And wondering how Ranma would react
if he heard her side of the story.

In chapter 14 and onwards.

Thanks for the commentary.

Phil.

Ginrai
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