- Ranma #31 -

Chapter 8: Summer - Jumbo - Cold Noodle

(Page 118)
Shampoo: I'm back, grandmother.
Cologne: Oh, Shampoo.  Come here for a second.
Cologne: Let's taste this and have lunch.
Cologne: It's a deluxe cold noodle.
Man: This is our new kind of noodle.  I'll give them to you now in half price
     as a special service.
Cologne: Oh?
Cologne: ...That's what this is all about.

(Page 119)
Mousse: Oh?  New kind of noodle.
Shampoo: It looks delicious.
Voice: Start sampling!
Sign: <In the middle of preparation>
Cologne: Oh no.  I was unconscious for a moment...
Mousse: B... but this tastes...
Everybody: . o O ( ...Bad enough to kill!! )

(Page 120)
Shampoo: But you bought a large amount because it was cheap.
Mousse: This can't be used even as a pig's food.
Cologne: Hmmm.
Cologne: There's something we can do.
Cologne: China's 4000 years old legendary dry noodle,
         one and only in this world, noodle of pride.
Shampoo: Gradmother, that's a...
<One and only noodle of pride... that's a...>

(Page 121)
<Ultimate noodle... and whoever eats it will have the strength of a 100 men!>
<The legend says, a lot of heroes have fought hard repeatedly to find this
 noodle!!>
Boy #1: Hey, did you see the Nekohanten's flyer?!
Boy #2: It looks interesting.
Advertisement: <Nekohanten's Cold Noodle
                If you eat it, you get strong
                In the whole world
                Only one, noodle of pride,
                *Limit: 500 dishes>
Ranma: You get strong if you eat it...
       Only one in the world, noodle of pride?
Sign: <Cold Noodle
       As advertised
       Has started>

(Page 122)
Shampoo: Aiya, Ranma came also.
Shampoo: Noodle of pride, there's only one.  In which plate it's on, I don't
         know.
Ranma: Eh...
Boy #1: It's like looking for a treasure.
Boy #2: Thanks for the food.
Shampoo: Everybody gave up.  That's very disappointing.
Ranma: ...That's not the problem...

(Page 123)
Shampoo: I'll give you another plate as a special service.
Ranma: I don't want it!
Kunou: Give me one more...
Shampoo: Can count on you every time.
Ranma: Eh?!  Kunou?!
Kunou: *Smirk*, Saotome Ranma.
Kunou: You're as good as defeated.
Ranma: What?
Ranma: What is that mean?
Ranma: Hey.
Kunou: I feel dizzy.
Kunou: Let's do it!
Shampoo: Thanks for waiting.
Cologne: Hmmm, what a strong will of determination.

(Page 124)
Cologne: Maybe that boy can find the noodle of pride... since he's ready to do
         whatever it takes.
Ranma: I can careless.
Ranma: Hm?
Ranma: Ryouga.
Shampoo: You trying to sleep here?
Ryouga: Ah.
Ryouga: Wow... just a little while longer and I would've crossed
        the Styx river.
Kunou: One more...
Ryouga: Give me one more as well.
Sign: <Congratulation for being alive again!!
       Gather around and discuss your experience with death>
Ranma: . o O ( Wait a minute.  They're trying to find that noodle... )
Ranma: . o O ( So they'll get stronger than I am?! )

(Page 125)
Kunou: Why, Saotome Ranma... I thought you'll just run away.
Ranma: *Smirk*, my fighting family's blood was getting excited.
Ryouga: *Smirk*, don't even bother to challenge me.
Cologne: I admire you three's enthusiasm!!
Cologne: Here, this is on me.  You three can share it evenly.

(Page 126)
Boy: In this tall thing, the probability of finding the right noodle is very
     high!
Boy: Someone will find it at last!!
Ranma: . o O ( The key to victory is to eat a lot in short amount of time!! )
Kunou: "Men" ("Men" means noodle in Japanese... but Kunou just yelled it out
              before he attacked) !!
Ranma: Eh?!
Kunou: Are you trying to eat even one noodle more than I will?!
Ranma: Oh, what do you know...
Ranma: You can actually think of something right occasionally!

(Page 127)
Ranma: Hm?
Ryouga: I'll make you sleep as well!
Ranma: The whole thing is mine!
Cologne: What's wrong "muko-dono" (son-in-law)?  Half of it is still here.
Boy: He... he ate half of it...
Ranma: . o O ( Hm?!  Where am I... )
Kunou: This is that famous Styx river.
Ryouga: *Smirk*, I returned here again...
Ranma: You guys...

(Page 128)
Ranma: . o O ( I see... you guys ate the half that I couldn't finish... )
Ranma: . o O ( Fighting a useless battle... coming to a place like this... but
               you guys are still... )
Ranma: I'll go and find that noodle and eat it as soon as possible...!
Ryouga: Ranma, are you trying to stop us?!
Shampoo: Thanks for waiting for second.
Ranma: Hey Shampoo...
Shampoo: What is it?
Ranma: Is there really a such thing as that noodle of pride?!
Shampoo: I think you will find it soon.
Cologne: I better cook it as quick as I can...
Mousse: . o O ( *Smirk*, those idiots... )

(Page 129)
Mousse: The noodle that gives the person the strength of a 100 men!
Mousse: You think that will be served to you?!
Mousse: I'm going to eat it!!
Everybody: I got it!
Mousse: H... how did they find out?!
Shampoo: They heard your voice...

(Page 130)
Kunou&Ryouga: . o O ( Taking out the biggest rival is the rule of the
                      triangular battle! )
Kunou: Huhuhuhuhuhu, since Saotome Ranma isn't here...
Ryouga: *Smirk*, you think you can actually defeat me?!
Ranma: You... bastards...
Ranma: "Rolling noodles, chinese style"!!
Boy: Oooh?!  The noodles... the noodles are coiling around!!

(Page 131)
Ranma: "Bargain noodle" drop!
Ranma: . o O ( Ryouga... Kunou... rest peacefully.  I'll become strong for you
               two's shares as well. )
Boy: ...Just as I thought... it tasted terrible.
Cologne: You must be happy, muko-dono.
Ranma: *Smirk*, baasan...
Ranma: Because you wanted to get rid of this terrible tasting noodles...
       Doing a terrible business like this...
Shampoo: You found out.
Cologne: And?

(Page 132)
Ranma: This noodle of pride's power... I'll test it out on you!!
Boy #1: B...baasan won...?
Boy #2: He didn't get the strength of the hundred men?!
Ranma: Hmm...?
Ranma: For the stomach?!?!
Shampoo: There's still some left.
Boy: Strength to digest 100 men's share?!
Ryouga: Thank God I couldn't eat it...