New Master

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"spoken"

'thought'

signs

Ch 2

The First she heard was when walking to the school grounds.

New Challenger for the Tendo Dojo.

odds as listed:

3:1 One on One ; Name Champion

5:1 Two on One ; Name Champions

7:1 Three on One

Campions as listed

Tendo Soun, Tendo Akane, Saotome Genma

She pulled her betting Money, (AN1) and Turned to her favorite bookie. "Why no Ranma?"

All the other betters froze. Ranma was the chosen Favorite. (AN2)

The Bookie looked over her glasses at Ukyo, "The Challenger Had Stated that the Challenge was to the Masters of the Dojo, and only because he finds the Tendos so limited in their skills that he is even willing to allow Genma into the fight. It is only because Ranma has no title that he is not listed as a viable Champion."

Ukyo counted out 5,000 yen, "side bet; Ranma fights, but the Tendo's keep the sign." She hands over the cash, and takes her slip. Everyone around her pile their cash on the same bet. The Bookie just took it all down. Hopefully the Boss would think of something.

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The First she heard of it was in Class.

"So Akane I hear you are in a Challenge in a couple of Days."Some pervert of a guy called out.

"I hear you will Have to fight instead of hiding behind that Stud Ranma" A big nosed girl called out from the other side of the room.

She started to glow...

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The First he heard of it, Some kids were talking about who would be so powerful as to Challenge the entire Tendo Dojo, Claiming that Ranma had no value other then that of a Wondering Monk.

He did his job, He reported it to the Elder and Xain Pu.

They decided they would be there to watch, and maybe drug Ranma...

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He over heard some bookies talking about the Challenge, and so ran off to tell Master (whack-job) and Mistress (uses her own stash) Kuno ...

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Nabiki heard that some were asking for tickets to see the match. She first thought of the yen, she could get from the venders, ticket sells, and souvenirs...

'NO! This a Tendo Dojo Issue. They are lucky that they ARE ALLOWED to bet on this match. If We should Lose the Challenge, We could be Homeless by the end of the month.' Nabiki frowned. 'I might be able to keep Kasumi and myself off the street, but how far would Ranma Push this Master of the Dojo thing. He has been getting angrier since he returned from China and that Saffron issue. Then there was that wedding snafu, and the only reason Ranma did not hurt me was because It cost me more in the end to sweep this under the rug. Including his weekly Ice Cream trips.'

Looking at the member of her troupe, "No, there will be no spectators. Only outsiders will be the Amazons as the Elder will be asked to be the Judge. See to it for me,please."

121

As she entered the House, Kasumi handed her the Phone.

"Tendo Nabiki, How may I help you?"

"It is I who can help you. I have decided that the You may tell the Name of the Challenger is Higimu, of the

Nakushita Aijin School. As is the custom of my School, I may not give my Family Name. I will take the Family Name of the one who 'finds me'"

"What is all this, New name, new school, new customs?" Nabiki looking about to see if anyone was listening.

"Just spicing up the Game. I am tried of being Ranma of the Saotome School, so I thought I would be 'Duty of Flame' of the 'Lost Lover' School for a bit. A rather unknown, whose almost unbeatable. His only Defeat was to a non combative Artist. Oh, I will need a Heavy Cloak with hood, And Help with a new wardrobe for the Fight. I was thinking that tonight, when we go for Ice Cream, We could do a little shopping. My treat this time, Manager."

Then the line went dead.

"Ah Kasumi, Tonight is Ice Cream night with Ranma. We Will be out Late. Tell Father that I have had to run some Errands and have taken Ranma incase Trouble tries to find me. Also tell them That they had better practice or We could be lose the Dojo. Akane Too." She turned and left, Ranma joining her at the corner.

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Elder Cologne was Surprised to see a young runner from Nabiki. The Girl bowed after waiting calmly. "Elder, no doubt that you have heard of the Challenge to the Tendo Dojo. Tendo has asked that you stand in judgement of the Challenge, so neither side can claim that the other side has cheated. As it stands, you and your Employs are the only outsiders to witness the Challenge for the Dojo."

"Yes Child, I will be there."

The youngling bowed and left, her task completed.

This was going to be good.

AN;

AN1 this Nermia, The betting pools would take any bet other then 'Ranma will chose a Wife', and 'Akane will stop beating on Ranma'. This allowed some people to have a little spending money, for the little things.

AN2 There is still a bet on the books; Some idiot said "I bet 500,000 yen that Ranma could win in a Street-Fight with the Yakuza. Everybody bet heavily on that fight. Only the Yakuza have yet to show any interest there ever being a fight

Subnote; It is rumored that the Pool from this bet, sitting a Yakuza owned bank, is earning Nabiki and some crime boss a lot of yen... But no one has seen the money since a month after the bet was made.

new words and names;

Higimu Hi -Flame and Gimu - Duty (obligation) for duty of Flame

Nakushita Aijin which translates as lost( no longer possessed (held/owned or under demonic control) or found) lover (Mistress)