第5話: 赤茜が気持ちを告白し、乱馬が呂波の呪われた泉の起源を知る

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A stunned Akane leaves the area without another word to Ranma or Ryoga. Via flashbacks, it is explained that the reason Akane grew out her hair to such a length was due to her desire to imitate Kasumi and appear more feminine towards Dr. Tofu, thinking that her tomboy nature would discourage Dr. Tofu from liking her. Akane ends up completely breaking down at a visit at Dr. Tofu's clinic, finally confessing her feelings toward him. Finally feeling like she can move on, Akane heads home with her spirits high. En route, Ranma apologizes to Akane for his behavior earlier and unintentionally discovers a more playful nature of Akane's personality. That night, Ryoga, still hungry for revenge against Ranma, sneaks into the Tendo residence in the middle of a storm. He is quickly forced to flee however, and Ranma speculates that Ryoga may also have fallen in a cursed spring at Jusenkyo. At home, Akane finds a black piglet in her room, shivering from the cold, which she decides to adopt as a pet. She asks Ranma to give the pig a hot water bath, which Ranma agrees to. Ranma then sees the pig transform into Ryoga upon being immersed in hot water. Ryoga then explains that while he was at China, he was knocked into the Spring of Drowned Black Piglet by a girl (Ranma in his female form) chasing a panda (Genma), explaining his rage towards Ranma upon learning that he was that girl. Before he can attack Ranma, Ranma turns Ryoga into a pig again and chases him around the hallway. Akane stops him and takes the pig to her room to sleep with her (not knowing that it is Ryoga). This continued affection from Akane leads to Ryoga falling hopelessly in love with her. (Source: Wikipedia)