Dragon's Whisker 2

On the way to school the next morning, Akane tries to get the secret of the dragon's whisker out of Ranma, but he tells her it's none of her business. The Chinese men set out a trap for Ranma, a simple lasso on the ground with a pork bun in the center. Except Happosai grabs the bait instead. When they try to beat him up for interfering, he clobbers them. Happosai wants to know what they're doing, and they say all they want is the dragon's whisker. When Happosai asks what it is, they whisper to him. Happosai looks greatly startled, saying, "What?! So that is the legendary dragon's whisker!"

Cut to gym period at the school. Akane is fuming that Ranma never tells her anything important, and wondering what the something terrible is that would happen. Ranma goes to catch the ball, but it turns out to be one of Happosai's explosives instead. Happosai, surrounded by a large battle aura, faces Ranma and demands the dragon's whisker. When Ranma attempts to attack Happosai, the old man levels him with a chi blast. Ranma manages to get up just before Happosai gets to his pigtail, and throws a large number of bras at him to distract him. Akane wonders what Ranma is doing with all of those bras. However, Happosai is not distracted, much to everyone's shock, and clobbers Ranma.

Ranma manages to run away. The Chinese men attack him, throwing buns emitting knock-out gas. Ranma tries to get away from them, despite growing dizzy. Akane is looking for Ranma, and spots the chase. One of the Chinese men gets his hand on the dragon's whisker, but Ranma manages to knock them away. Except it's revealed, as they are flying off, that one of the Chinese men is smiling and holding the dragon's whisker. Ranma sees this, and looks over his shoulder in fear at his unraveling hair.

Akane manages to stomp the man holding the dragon's whisker. She takes it from him and holds it up, calling Ranma. However, Ranma yells at Akane not to look at him, and runs away. Akane chases after him. She corners him in the P.E. equipment shed. Akane tries to pull Ranma out from under a bunch of mats, saying, "Why are you hiding from me?" Ranma yells, "Get away, idiot!"

The chapter ends with a frame in which Akane is rearing back in shock. She exclaims, "Ranma ...! You ... You ..."