unofficial translation by Wei-Hwa Huang Ranma Manga #26 Chapters 2-5 Last Update: 1/20/94 ** See Note in Ranma Manga #26, Chapter 2 Ranma Manga #26, Chapter 5 69.Title: Part 5. The Monster Appears! 70.1 Gra: Come out, you monster! 70.2 Gra: I've brought your favorite two items: Wine.... 70.3 Gra: ...and women! 71.2 Gra: Ohoho! Can't catch me! 71.3 Gra: What? 71.4 Gra(t): Uh-oh... 72.4 Ran(t): So it's over between Akane and me... 73.1 Aka(Rm): Sorry....please hit me if you want... 73.3 Ran: Hmph! 73.3 Ran: Is that what she thinks of me? Violent? 73.4 Ran(t): Let's go... 73.4 Ran(t): ...Back to the Tendo house, and then continure my trainings... 73.5 Ran(t): Goodbye, Akane. 73.5 Ran(t): We may never see each other again... 73.6 Ran: Huh? 75.2 Ran(t): What the...? 77.2 Ran: Are you all right? 77.2 Gra: Why didn't you catch me? 78.3 Ran(Am): I understand...it's all my fault... 78.4 Ran(Am): I understand... 78.4 Aka(t): Idiot... 78.4 Aka(t): You don't understand at all... 78.7 Aka(t): Ranma... 78.7 Aka(t): ...was that the last I'll see of you? 79.2 Gra: RUN!! It's hungry!! 80.1 Gra: Hide in the rock fissure! 81.2 Aka: Ran... 81.4 Aka: ...you... 81.6 Gra: I'm too old for this... 81.6 Aka: Gramps... 82.1 Aka: What was that monster? 82.2 Gra: One of the rarest beasts in existence... 82.2 Gra: The eight-headed hydra... 82.2 Aka: Eight headed...? 82.3 Aka: Is that what's blocking the source of...? 82.3 Gra: Yes! Indeed. 82.4 Gra: Before I die... 82.4 Gra: ...I have to tell you something... 82.5 Aka: NO! GRAMPS! 82.5 Aka: You've got to make it! 83.1 Gra: Basically, the Water of Life and the Eight-headed Hydra are closely related. 83.1 Gra: Why is this? Because, the source of the Water of Life happens to be the lair of the Hydra! 83.1 Aka: Weren't you dying just a second ago? 83.2 Gra: You see, a special moss grows on the heads of the Hydra. 83.2 Pointer: Normal Dormant Period 83.2 Gra: This moss blends in with the water to form special springs. 83.2 Pointer: Some Heads Block Passageways 83.2 Gra: This spring water is the fabled "Water of Life." 83.3 Gra: In other words, If we can scrub some moss off the Hydra's heads... 83.4 Aka: We can save Shinnosuke's life? 83.5 Ran: Life? 84.1 Shi: I heard all of it. 84.1 Gra: WAK! 84.2 Shi: So I'm going to die? 84.2 Gra: Shinno... 84.2 Aka: Shinnosuke... 84.3 Shi: So... 84.3 Shi: ...how much time do I have left? 84.4 Gra: I don't know. 84.4 Gra: So I'm trying all I can do to lure the monster out... 84.6 Shi: It likes YOU? 84.6 Gra: Well, it likes beautiful girls. 84.7/8 Aka/Ran(t): Girls?!