This ends with Ranma KOing Kuno with a combination kick.
Tofu proves this by temporarily paralyzing Ranma, and Akane carries Ranma on piggyback without a second thought.
class, when Ranma and his classmates are watching Akane play softball.

When she makes a game-saving catch and smiles, Ranma cant help but blush.
Sheiscute, and the barbs he spouts like plain Jane or tomboy arent fooling anyone.
He knows he can cheer her up by shifting the mood back to their combative dynamic.

More to the point, she can tell hes trying to console her and appreciates the effort.
Ranma wouldnt bother to do so if he didnt care about her.
The blow he ends up landing is to her heart, telling her shes cute when she smiles.

This freezes her and enables him to poke her forehead and win the round.
In ever-so-gradual fits and starts theres romantic progress being made, and its immensely fun to watch.


