L.S McGill wrote:

Standing beside Shan Pu, in full formal kimono, stood Nodoka Saotome,
her atana as always in hand, and her eyes told Ranma she knew about
the curse.  Ranma stared in pure horror, frozen like a deer in
headlights, shock freezing her where she stood.

Has Ranma met his mother by this point in the story?  Would he know
about the Seppukku contract?

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