Chapter 2:
Magical Sailors of the Stars!
Ranma fights the Sailor Scouts.
Ranma wandered through the streets of Juuban, looking for a clue to any sort
of magic. After falling into the Nyaniichuan, Ranma had noticed in several
fights that he could both detect and counter magic. Casting magic though, he
wasn't so sure about, as he had never found any incantations to try.
However, he had not detected any magic cast in Juuban in the week he had
been there.
He had decided to stay in a local motel, one which was extremely cheap,(he
was on a budget.) but at least met average health conditions. All he really
needed was a room to stay in until he could find the Sailor Senshi.
Apparently, the appearances of the Sailor Soldiers went in cycles. Usually
it was about every three days in which a youma attacked and the Senshi
defeated it with an attack that was more about speaking cheesy lines than it
was about battle. After the originator of the youma's had been defeated, a
new one could pop up in anywhere from a month to a year.
No one had any idea of who the girls could possibly be, although both young
boys and men frequently had pinups of them that were sold throughout Japan.
The pinups were made in pretty much every style of drawing, from paintings
to computer models which even went so far as to depict the scouts naked.
(Their skirts left little to the imagination.)
The government had tried to ID the elusive Senshi, in hopes of studying
their magic powers. This was made Impossible by the fact that anyone who
even got a good look at the girls only saw vague details that could not give
any vital information. Therefore, the senshi were made into anything the
artist wanted which matched the description on their vague details. This led
to drawings which ranged from ugly to downright weird.
Aside from a week of no-shows by the Sailor Soldiers, Ranma settled into a
comfortable routine. He practiced martial arts for three hours every
morning, and afterward had breakfast. After breakfast, he would scout around
the district for two hours, running and leaping from fence to fence, going
as fast and high as he possibly could for some sign of a demon, or a couple
of ridiculously dressed girls.
He would then go to the local dojo, hoping to learn new techniques to
incorporate into his Anything-goes style of martial arts. At the same time,
he also sort of earned a part time job, by volunteering to help the local
Kenpo instructor as an assistant. It was alright, but Ranma noticed that the
man's form was awfully flawed. He kept his mouth shut though. His insults
were his own, and he wasn't too far away from Nerima. His signiature style
would by recognized immediately.
"Nabiki planned this out well." He thought. "They would never suspect that
I'm only a few kilometers away."
After helping out at the dojo, it would be time for lunch and then some more
scouting. Before dinner he would meditate, and then after that he would have
a 'thinking' session, in which he trained his logic and reasoning by
thinking up solutions to problems he had had in the past. For example, he
could have used Kuno's own faulty logic against him, merely by speaking in
Kuno's own 'tongue', and fighting in a battle of wits. That probably would
have been more effective than diving into a pool and coming out as a girl.
Of course, Ranma reasoned that Kuno didn't really have any logic at all.
He would then go to the Juuban public library, seeing it a challenge to
study to make sure he could go back to school and find a way to support
himself. Although it was boring at first, Ranma quickly picked up subjects
he had had trouble with in school, merely by willing himself to the
challenge. He saw every subject as a challenge that he had to face, and if
he went out of it, it would be like running out as a coward. He occasionally
got help, and was soon deeply immersed in the tomes he brought back to the
room.
History had to be his favorite subject. The many battles he had fought in
Nerima were actually quite similar to the fights waged by samurai, or by
armies, and the mythology that went with them was quite similar to the
craziness present in Nerima.
Ranma willed himself never to give up, and practiced until he got an answer
perfect. No matter how many times he failed, in the end Ranma would always
try, no matter how foreign the concept seemed. Then he would go back to his
room, falling into a blissful sleep upon the hard mattress.
In his spare time, Ranma read literary classics from America, which were
supposed to be centered around many different issues of the human psyche, in
hopes of better understanding himself and the people he knew. Lord of the
flies, A tale of two cities, To kill a mockingbird, and Hamlet were all
among the most thought provoking, and frustrating stories he had read. Like
school subjects however, he challenged himself to do a bit of extra
research, finding out the origins behind the books. When he had, it was a
lot easier, and he felt that he enjoyed the books immensely.
Of course, he didn't spend all of his time reading. Once in a while, he
would go to the video arcade, racking up immensely high scores on the
punching/kicking games, as well as the more electronic ones, such as Marvel
Vs. Capcom 2. He won a lot of money on a challenge fight from the local game
guru, simply by practicing the game with one character for an hour or so.
He supposed the ease in which he played the game was simply because he
thought like a martial artist in the games as well as in real life. Every
attack could be countered, parried, blocked, or dodged, and Ranma quickly
took that strategy to heart. Of course, it helped that the so-called Hyper
combos were very similar to the Kachu Tenshin Amurigenken.
A week had gone by. The day finally arrived when Ranma Saotome would meet
the Sailor Senshi.
However, it was not a happy meeting...
************************
MizunoAmi, AKA Sailor Mercury had sighed quietly. Another Demon had been picked up
on her Mercury computer. It was probably just a matter of time, but she had
been hoping the peace would have lasted longer.
She quickly picked up the laptop and began to contact the others. However,
if she had paid a little more attention to the monitor, she would have
noticed that the demon wasn't the only high energy source in the area...
Ranma was scouting once again, hopping from fence to fence with his pack
firmly strapped to his shoulders. This got him stares from the people of
Jubaan, but many of them were allayed when a young woman studied him for a
moment, saying to the people, "He's from Nerima." Which seemed to explain
everything. The townspeople went back to their duties, everything explained.
The motto in Tokyo was, "If it's weird, it must come from Nerima."
Just then, an explosion suddenly occurred which knocked Ranma clear off of
the fence. "This could be just what I've been waiting for!" Ranma said
excitedly. He then began to run towards the explosion at top speed, causing a
quite heavy gust of wind.
Ranma made it to the explosion in time to see a demon attacking several
buildings, firing energy beams in random directions. It looked like a
typical demon from western mythology, with blood red skin, sharp horns
protruding from it¹s top, little goat legs, and a well muscled torso.
"First thing I gotta do is get it's attention." Ranma thought. "Hey, Horn
butt!" he yelled to the demon. "You'd better beat it before I make whatever
is left of your heart stops!"
The demon smirked. "Oh, really? And who might you be? You aren¹t those girls
I was told to steal energy from, but I suppose you¹ll do."
"I'm Ranma Saotome, practitioner of the school of Anything-Goes martial
arts. And for your information, no one steals my energy!"
Dispensing with the psychological assaults, both the demon and Ranma quickly
sprung into action. The Demon attacked with a burst of yellow energy from
it¹s pitchfork, which Ranma dodged by jumping. He then quickly moved to kick
the demon in the chest, knocking the wind out of it and causing the demon to
drop the pitchfork.
"No use wasting time."Ranma thought. He quickly picked up the demon¹s
weapon, and using all of his speed, impaled it.
"You..have..much..more energy than I gave you credit for." The demon
coughed out. Then, with a final shudder, it died and dissolved into ashes.
"I didn't want to have to do that." Ranma shuddered. "But it would have died
soon anyway. At least this will probably put me on good terms with the
Senshi."
Just then, a voice boomed out "STOP RIGHT THERE!"
Standing behind Ranma was a slim, blonde girl who had her hair braided into
what looked like small dumplings. On the two braids were twin rubies, and in
the center was a golden tiara with another jewel in it's center. The girl
was wearing a sailor fuku outfit, with a sea blue skirt and flame red boots.
The girl continued, saying, "I will not allow the crimes you have committed
go unpunished."
Ranma raised his eyebrows questioningly.
"You have committed property damage and tried to hurt many innocent people.
I am Sailor Moon, champion of justice, and in the name of the moon, and all
of the Solar system, we the Sailor scouts shall punish you!" she finished.
"What are you talking about? I defeated the demon already, I just wanted to
ask you girls for help!" Ranma said exasperated.
"Yeah right, like we¹d believe that a normal human could defeat a demon!²"Hino Rei, AKA Sailor Mars said.
"I am not a normal human. I'm Ranma Saotome, one of the best martial artists
in Japan, and In case you didn¹t notice, I don't look anything like a
demon!" he cried.
"For all we know you could be a shapeshifter!" Sailor Jupiter reasoned.
"Oh for the love of..." Ranma moaned.
"Enough talk! VENUS LOVE ME CHAIN!"
"JUPITER OAK EVOLUTION!"
"MARS FIRE IGNITE!"
"MERCURY BUBBLES BLAST!"
The four attacks came quickly at Ranma, but he was ready for them. He
allowed the fire and plant to come at him both at the same time. He lept
away just as the two attacks were about to hit, and the two crashed into
each other, causing the attacks to disperse.
The chain followed him around, and he used it to pop some of the bubbles
that came up, also dispersing the attacks.
"Listen, I don't wanna fight you!" Ranma pleaded.
"MOON TIARA ACTION!"
The tiara came quickly at Ranma, and he just barely dodged it. "Listen, will
ya? I just want your help!"
"For what?" Mars bellowed.
"For the magic curse that¹s been placed upon me! I turn into a girl whenever
I get splashed with cold water! I came to you because I thought your magic
could help me!" he tried to explain.
Venus laughed. "That's the lamest excuse for a coward demon I¹ve ever heard!
VENUS CRESCENT BEAM SMASH!"
"COWARD?! I'll show you!" Ranma bellowed. "At least I'll probably get a decent fight
out of this." He thought.
Ranma dodged the beam, dropping Venus to the ground with a sweep kick. He
then took Sailor Moon's hand and used both arms to toss her with all of his
strength into a brick wall. Next, he did a back flip that made him land
right behind Mercury. This allowed him to touch all of her pressure points.
Mercury lie unmoving, but fine.
"That takes care of the support troops. Now to fight the real warriors." He
mumbled. Ranma could tell, just from their movements that Mars and Jupiter
were the only real martial artists of the group.
Mars aimed a punch at him, which he quickly ducked and followed through with
an uppercut. He continued with a blow to the noggin which made Mars lie
unconscious.
"You JERK!" Jupiter shouted. She aimed a crescent kick his back, which he
dodged and then proceeded to grab her leg and throw her on to the pavement.
She cried out in surprise, rather than pain, and quickly slid out of his
grasp. She fired a ball of lighting, shouting "JUPITER THUNDER CRASH!"
Ranma knew he couldn¹t dodge the attack in time. So he prepared one of his
own. "MOKO TAKABISHA!" he bellowed, and a yellow ball of ki sprang from his
hands.
The impact of magic and ki had a dangerous effect, causing a huge explosion,
which knocked Sailor Jupiter into a building and rendered her unconscious.
Ranma stood his ground however, and sighed when the attack had faded into
nothingness.
"Here I was, hoping they would have been more of a challenge. What a waste
of a day!"
While the scouts were still unconscious, he took out a stamp and a pen, as
well as a scroll, and began to write. He soon finished, and put the paper in
the hands of Mercury. She looked the most reasonable, and would be the best
to give this to.
Ranma sighed again. He then put his things away, heading for the motel room,
and the library, ready to leave Jubaan. He leapt off, into the blue sky for
a new adventure.
*******************************
The Sailor scouts were for once, humbled.
Luna had rushed to the scene, and had quickly made the scouts conscious
again. The scouts became confused, as they were sure that the demon would
have had no qualms in killing them. They explained the story of how they
were beaten easily, making no sign in hiding their fear. When they mentioned
his name howeverŠ
"RANMA SAOTOME! GIRLS! DID YOU KNOW WHO YOU JUST FOUGHT?"
"Erm, no." Usagi answered. "But he sure does hit hard!"
"He is the best martial artist in all of Japan! He killed Saffron, the evil
phoenix god! No wonder you lost so easily!" she half explained.
All the scouts could do was gape openly. They had willingly fought an
innocent, and he had only tried to defend himself. The shame!
It was even worse though, when Ami found his letter. Ranma had written an
angry letter which told them that he was only looking to cure his curse,
take on challenges and teach students. He was trying to help them, and they
had refused. He had ended by saying that if he ever came back to Juuban they
could take him up on the offer, and he hoped they would become better
fighters by then.
And for the first time after a fight, the Sailor Senshi felt remorse for
what they had done.
"He was so cute too!" Minako moaned.
***********************************
"Let's see what¹s on the itinerary next." Ranma said a bit more cheerfully.
He took out the list and looked quickly. "I hope this one is a bit more
fulfilling."
The list read: A mysterious thief has gone all over Japan, stealing money
and countless artifacts, and has also been in countless bar fights. He
continues to elude the police, and they have yet to get even a picture of
him. All I have to go by is that he's black haired, and goes by the name
Zakaroth.
END of part 2
NEXT EPISODE:
Hi! Ranma here. On the next episode, I run into Zakaroth, a powerful martial
artist thief who seems to not only be as strong as me, but also has the
powers of a dragon on his side! Then there's this white haired guy who seems
to know almost everything there is about Zakaroth! What's going on?
Next time on Ranma 1/2: spiritual journey, Two sides of the same coin! Enter
the Grey Dragon.
Magical Sailors of the Stars!
Ranma fights the Sailor Scouts.
Ranma wandered through the streets of Juuban, looking for a clue to any sort
of magic. After falling into the Nyaniichuan, Ranma had noticed in several
fights that he could both detect and counter magic. Casting magic though, he
wasn't so sure about, as he had never found any incantations to try.
However, he had not detected any magic cast in Juuban in the week he had
been there.
He had decided to stay in a local motel, one which was extremely cheap,(he
was on a budget.) but at least met average health conditions. All he really
needed was a room to stay in until he could find the Sailor Senshi.
Apparently, the appearances of the Sailor Soldiers went in cycles. Usually
it was about every three days in which a youma attacked and the Senshi
defeated it with an attack that was more about speaking cheesy lines than it
was about battle. After the originator of the youma's had been defeated, a
new one could pop up in anywhere from a month to a year.
No one had any idea of who the girls could possibly be, although both young
boys and men frequently had pinups of them that were sold throughout Japan.
The pinups were made in pretty much every style of drawing, from paintings
to computer models which even went so far as to depict the scouts naked.
(Their skirts left little to the imagination.)
The government had tried to ID the elusive Senshi, in hopes of studying
their magic powers. This was made Impossible by the fact that anyone who
even got a good look at the girls only saw vague details that could not give
any vital information. Therefore, the senshi were made into anything the
artist wanted which matched the description on their vague details. This led
to drawings which ranged from ugly to downright weird.
Aside from a week of no-shows by the Sailor Soldiers, Ranma settled into a
comfortable routine. He practiced martial arts for three hours every
morning, and afterward had breakfast. After breakfast, he would scout around
the district for two hours, running and leaping from fence to fence, going
as fast and high as he possibly could for some sign of a demon, or a couple
of ridiculously dressed girls.
He would then go to the local dojo, hoping to learn new techniques to
incorporate into his Anything-goes style of martial arts. At the same time,
he also sort of earned a part time job, by volunteering to help the local
Kenpo instructor as an assistant. It was alright, but Ranma noticed that the
man's form was awfully flawed. He kept his mouth shut though. His insults
were his own, and he wasn't too far away from Nerima. His signiature style
would by recognized immediately.
"Nabiki planned this out well." He thought. "They would never suspect that
I'm only a few kilometers away."
After helping out at the dojo, it would be time for lunch and then some more
scouting. Before dinner he would meditate, and then after that he would have
a 'thinking' session, in which he trained his logic and reasoning by
thinking up solutions to problems he had had in the past. For example, he
could have used Kuno's own faulty logic against him, merely by speaking in
Kuno's own 'tongue', and fighting in a battle of wits. That probably would
have been more effective than diving into a pool and coming out as a girl.
Of course, Ranma reasoned that Kuno didn't really have any logic at all.
He would then go to the Juuban public library, seeing it a challenge to
study to make sure he could go back to school and find a way to support
himself. Although it was boring at first, Ranma quickly picked up subjects
he had had trouble with in school, merely by willing himself to the
challenge. He saw every subject as a challenge that he had to face, and if
he went out of it, it would be like running out as a coward. He occasionally
got help, and was soon deeply immersed in the tomes he brought back to the
room.
History had to be his favorite subject. The many battles he had fought in
Nerima were actually quite similar to the fights waged by samurai, or by
armies, and the mythology that went with them was quite similar to the
craziness present in Nerima.
Ranma willed himself never to give up, and practiced until he got an answer
perfect. No matter how many times he failed, in the end Ranma would always
try, no matter how foreign the concept seemed. Then he would go back to his
room, falling into a blissful sleep upon the hard mattress.
In his spare time, Ranma read literary classics from America, which were
supposed to be centered around many different issues of the human psyche, in
hopes of better understanding himself and the people he knew. Lord of the
flies, A tale of two cities, To kill a mockingbird, and Hamlet were all
among the most thought provoking, and frustrating stories he had read. Like
school subjects however, he challenged himself to do a bit of extra
research, finding out the origins behind the books. When he had, it was a
lot easier, and he felt that he enjoyed the books immensely.
Of course, he didn't spend all of his time reading. Once in a while, he
would go to the video arcade, racking up immensely high scores on the
punching/kicking games, as well as the more electronic ones, such as Marvel
Vs. Capcom 2. He won a lot of money on a challenge fight from the local game
guru, simply by practicing the game with one character for an hour or so.
He supposed the ease in which he played the game was simply because he
thought like a martial artist in the games as well as in real life. Every
attack could be countered, parried, blocked, or dodged, and Ranma quickly
took that strategy to heart. Of course, it helped that the so-called Hyper
combos were very similar to the Kachu Tenshin Amurigenken.
A week had gone by. The day finally arrived when Ranma Saotome would meet
the Sailor Senshi.
However, it was not a happy meeting...
************************
MizunoAmi, AKA Sailor Mercury had sighed quietly. Another Demon had been picked up
on her Mercury computer. It was probably just a matter of time, but she had
been hoping the peace would have lasted longer.
She quickly picked up the laptop and began to contact the others. However,
if she had paid a little more attention to the monitor, she would have
noticed that the demon wasn't the only high energy source in the area...
Ranma was scouting once again, hopping from fence to fence with his pack
firmly strapped to his shoulders. This got him stares from the people of
Jubaan, but many of them were allayed when a young woman studied him for a
moment, saying to the people, "He's from Nerima." Which seemed to explain
everything. The townspeople went back to their duties, everything explained.
The motto in Tokyo was, "If it's weird, it must come from Nerima."
Just then, an explosion suddenly occurred which knocked Ranma clear off of
the fence. "This could be just what I've been waiting for!" Ranma said
excitedly. He then began to run towards the explosion at top speed, causing a
quite heavy gust of wind.
Ranma made it to the explosion in time to see a demon attacking several
buildings, firing energy beams in random directions. It looked like a
typical demon from western mythology, with blood red skin, sharp horns
protruding from it¹s top, little goat legs, and a well muscled torso.
"First thing I gotta do is get it's attention." Ranma thought. "Hey, Horn
butt!" he yelled to the demon. "You'd better beat it before I make whatever
is left of your heart stops!"
The demon smirked. "Oh, really? And who might you be? You aren¹t those girls
I was told to steal energy from, but I suppose you¹ll do."
"I'm Ranma Saotome, practitioner of the school of Anything-Goes martial
arts. And for your information, no one steals my energy!"
Dispensing with the psychological assaults, both the demon and Ranma quickly
sprung into action. The Demon attacked with a burst of yellow energy from
it¹s pitchfork, which Ranma dodged by jumping. He then quickly moved to kick
the demon in the chest, knocking the wind out of it and causing the demon to
drop the pitchfork.
"No use wasting time."Ranma thought. He quickly picked up the demon¹s
weapon, and using all of his speed, impaled it.
"You..have..much..more energy than I gave you credit for." The demon
coughed out. Then, with a final shudder, it died and dissolved into ashes.
"I didn't want to have to do that." Ranma shuddered. "But it would have died
soon anyway. At least this will probably put me on good terms with the
Senshi."
Just then, a voice boomed out "STOP RIGHT THERE!"
Standing behind Ranma was a slim, blonde girl who had her hair braided into
what looked like small dumplings. On the two braids were twin rubies, and in
the center was a golden tiara with another jewel in it's center. The girl
was wearing a sailor fuku outfit, with a sea blue skirt and flame red boots.
The girl continued, saying, "I will not allow the crimes you have committed
go unpunished."
Ranma raised his eyebrows questioningly.
"You have committed property damage and tried to hurt many innocent people.
I am Sailor Moon, champion of justice, and in the name of the moon, and all
of the Solar system, we the Sailor scouts shall punish you!" she finished.
"What are you talking about? I defeated the demon already, I just wanted to
ask you girls for help!" Ranma said exasperated.
"Yeah right, like we¹d believe that a normal human could defeat a demon!²"Hino Rei, AKA Sailor Mars said.
"I am not a normal human. I'm Ranma Saotome, one of the best martial artists
in Japan, and In case you didn¹t notice, I don't look anything like a
demon!" he cried.
"For all we know you could be a shapeshifter!" Sailor Jupiter reasoned.
"Oh for the love of..." Ranma moaned.
"Enough talk! VENUS LOVE ME CHAIN!"
"JUPITER OAK EVOLUTION!"
"MARS FIRE IGNITE!"
"MERCURY BUBBLES BLAST!"
The four attacks came quickly at Ranma, but he was ready for them. He
allowed the fire and plant to come at him both at the same time. He lept
away just as the two attacks were about to hit, and the two crashed into
each other, causing the attacks to disperse.
The chain followed him around, and he used it to pop some of the bubbles
that came up, also dispersing the attacks.
"Listen, I don't wanna fight you!" Ranma pleaded.
"MOON TIARA ACTION!"
The tiara came quickly at Ranma, and he just barely dodged it. "Listen, will
ya? I just want your help!"
"For what?" Mars bellowed.
"For the magic curse that¹s been placed upon me! I turn into a girl whenever
I get splashed with cold water! I came to you because I thought your magic
could help me!" he tried to explain.
Venus laughed. "That's the lamest excuse for a coward demon I¹ve ever heard!
VENUS CRESCENT BEAM SMASH!"
"COWARD?! I'll show you!" Ranma bellowed. "At least I'll probably get a decent fight
out of this." He thought.
Ranma dodged the beam, dropping Venus to the ground with a sweep kick. He
then took Sailor Moon's hand and used both arms to toss her with all of his
strength into a brick wall. Next, he did a back flip that made him land
right behind Mercury. This allowed him to touch all of her pressure points.
Mercury lie unmoving, but fine.
"That takes care of the support troops. Now to fight the real warriors." He
mumbled. Ranma could tell, just from their movements that Mars and Jupiter
were the only real martial artists of the group.
Mars aimed a punch at him, which he quickly ducked and followed through with
an uppercut. He continued with a blow to the noggin which made Mars lie
unconscious.
"You JERK!" Jupiter shouted. She aimed a crescent kick his back, which he
dodged and then proceeded to grab her leg and throw her on to the pavement.
She cried out in surprise, rather than pain, and quickly slid out of his
grasp. She fired a ball of lighting, shouting "JUPITER THUNDER CRASH!"
Ranma knew he couldn¹t dodge the attack in time. So he prepared one of his
own. "MOKO TAKABISHA!" he bellowed, and a yellow ball of ki sprang from his
hands.
The impact of magic and ki had a dangerous effect, causing a huge explosion,
which knocked Sailor Jupiter into a building and rendered her unconscious.
Ranma stood his ground however, and sighed when the attack had faded into
nothingness.
"Here I was, hoping they would have been more of a challenge. What a waste
of a day!"
While the scouts were still unconscious, he took out a stamp and a pen, as
well as a scroll, and began to write. He soon finished, and put the paper in
the hands of Mercury. She looked the most reasonable, and would be the best
to give this to.
Ranma sighed again. He then put his things away, heading for the motel room,
and the library, ready to leave Jubaan. He leapt off, into the blue sky for
a new adventure.
*******************************
The Sailor scouts were for once, humbled.
Luna had rushed to the scene, and had quickly made the scouts conscious
again. The scouts became confused, as they were sure that the demon would
have had no qualms in killing them. They explained the story of how they
were beaten easily, making no sign in hiding their fear. When they mentioned
his name howeverŠ
"RANMA SAOTOME! GIRLS! DID YOU KNOW WHO YOU JUST FOUGHT?"
"Erm, no." Usagi answered. "But he sure does hit hard!"
"He is the best martial artist in all of Japan! He killed Saffron, the evil
phoenix god! No wonder you lost so easily!" she half explained.
All the scouts could do was gape openly. They had willingly fought an
innocent, and he had only tried to defend himself. The shame!
It was even worse though, when Ami found his letter. Ranma had written an
angry letter which told them that he was only looking to cure his curse,
take on challenges and teach students. He was trying to help them, and they
had refused. He had ended by saying that if he ever came back to Juuban they
could take him up on the offer, and he hoped they would become better
fighters by then.
And for the first time after a fight, the Sailor Senshi felt remorse for
what they had done.
"He was so cute too!" Minako moaned.
***********************************
"Let's see what¹s on the itinerary next." Ranma said a bit more cheerfully.
He took out the list and looked quickly. "I hope this one is a bit more
fulfilling."
The list read: A mysterious thief has gone all over Japan, stealing money
and countless artifacts, and has also been in countless bar fights. He
continues to elude the police, and they have yet to get even a picture of
him. All I have to go by is that he's black haired, and goes by the name
Zakaroth.
END of part 2
NEXT EPISODE:
Hi! Ranma here. On the next episode, I run into Zakaroth, a powerful martial
artist thief who seems to not only be as strong as me, but also has the
powers of a dragon on his side! Then there's this white haired guy who seems
to know almost everything there is about Zakaroth! What's going on?
Next time on Ranma 1/2: spiritual journey, Two sides of the same coin! Enter
the Grey Dragon.