History Fanfic / HeianConglin

'''Ranma:''' Mr. Tendo, let's say you offered someone a prize if they beat you in a spar. If they lost, would you still give them the prize?
'''Soun:''' No. A cardinal rule of all martial arts is to the victor goes the spoils.
'''Ranma:''' Akane wasn't the victor, so why should she get the spoils?
'''Soun:''' (taken aback)
'''Ranma:''' Akane lost an official spar, by all rights she should uphold the terms. And yet you, Mr. Tendo, are trying to convince me, her, and everyone else here to ignore that. For what? So she wouldn't have to feel defeated? If she was a real martial artist, she'd have to learn to admit defeat once in a while. I don't like losing either, but it happens. She lost, she should suffer the consequences and maybe someday ask for a rematch."

* ActionGirl: Ranma-chan and Shampoo.
* ActionSurvivor: Ranma and Shampoo, being the two players of the Heian Conglin.
* AdultsAreUseless: Soun and Genma are the top choices. Also General Togo and the military.

* ArmorPiercingQuestion: After Akane [[CurbstompBattle loses an official duel of honor against Shampoo]], Kasumi asked Ranma to apologize to Akane before leaving. He gets angry and counters with asking what exactly did he do to her that he has to apologize for, which stumps Kasumi.
** Does this to Soun when he first demands that he make up with Akane and beg her to take him back, then begs him to take Akane back when Ranma refuses that. He shuts Soun up with this exchange.
--> Soun: "Ranma, please reconsider! What would to convince you to take Akane back?"
--> Ranma: "Mr. Tendo, let's say you offered someone a prize if they beat you in a spar. If they lost, would you still give them the prize?"
--> Soun: "No. A cardinal rule of all martial arts is to the victor goes the spoils."
--> Ranma: "Akane wasn't the victor, so why should she get the spoils?"
--> Soun: (taken aback)
--> Ranma: "Akane lost an official spar, by all rights she should uphold the terms. And yet you, Mr. Tendo, are trying to convince me, her, and everyone else here to ignore that. For what? So she wouldn't have to feel defeated? If she was a real martial artist, she'd have to learn to admit defeat once in a while. I don't like losing either, but it happens. She lost, she should suffer the consequences and maybe someday ask for a rematch."

* BigBad: Elder Perfume.
* BigCreepyCrawlies: The spiders. Ranma and Shampoo don't mind using them for target practice for their ki techniques.

* DramaticallyMissingThePoint: Akane, after having learned a few things, wants to start over with Ranma, but he points out that when the game's over, only he and Shampoo will have any memory of what happened. He also says that he can't really start over with Akane since he has gotten to know Shampoo on an intimate level during the game, and that simply putting her on the sidelines just for the sake of status quo would simply be despicable.
** The talk between Nabiki and Kasumi. Kasumi tries to help get Ranma and Akane back together again, but Nabiki, being more sensible, says it is impossible considering the honor duel resulting in Akane's defeat, not to mention the troubles caused by Heian Conglin. She points out even if the game is completed, things will not return to the way they were before since Ranma and Shampoo's relationship has started to develop and Ranma is finally speaking out against his horrible treatment during his stay at the Tendo Dojo. Kasumi insists that it is not true and thinks they have to help out Akane. Nabiki bluntly states that she has to live with it, and points out to Kasumi that her shielding Akane is doing more harm than good.

* EvilOnlyHasToWinOnce: Should Heian Conglin manage to kill any one of the players, the world is doomed to a living expanding jungle. Winning will [[ResetButton reset everything abc, to before the game had been started]], until someone else accidentally starts a new game with it, which was why it was sealed off to prevent it from happening again.
** Not evil, but Shampoo prevents this after curb stomping Akane in a duel of honor. She would allow Akane to have a rematch, but ONLY ONE, not numerous rematches until she finally wins.
* {{Expy}}: Of Film/{{Jumanji}}, - the game is basically an Asian version of it.

* ItsAllAboutMe: '''Genma''', UpToEleven. Every bit of dialogue that comes out of his mouth in the penultimate chapter can essentially be summed up as "My way is the ''only'' way, like it or not". He is repeatedly called out on this by Ranma, Shampoo, Akane, and [[spoiler:Nodoka]], and shows no remorse for it, growing more and more self-entitled as his son refuses to dance to his tune.

* [[spoiler: AnyoneCanDie]]: [[spoiler: Cologne and Mousse get killed by the game's dangers in order to ensure Ranma and Shampoo survive to finish the game]].

* ArtifactOfDoom: Heian Conglin has the power to release appropriately named hazards into the real world with each roll of the dice.