Meet Miss Satsuki



 is 57th chapter of the Ranma ½ manga and the second chapter of the Martial Arts Tea Ceremony Arc.

Akane arrives and tries to save Ranma, and Sentaro decides that she should take Ranma's place in the tea ceremony now that he has revealed he is actually a boy. After Sentaro sees Akane attempt the ceremony though, he decides Ranma would be a better candidate.

Continuing from the Previous Chapter
Sentaro invites Ranma into a room and tells her to sit down, he then tells Ranma he's going to educate her in the ways of Martial Arts Tea Ceremony. As he says this, Ranma, meanwhile, notes that the water is just hot enough. Sentaro continues (with his eyes now closed) that when she wins, Ranma will be his most noble bride and far more beautiful than his lowly self deserves.

Unfortunately for Sentaro, when he opens his eyes he sees Ranma (now covered in hot water) in his male form. Ranma then asks Sentaro if he doesn't fit the gown anymore. Ranma doesn't get an answer as Sentaro recoils in shock at seeing Ranma's true form for the first time. Still in shock, Sentaro checks Ranma's male by feelings his chest before crying that Ranma is male.

Unimpressed with how Sentaro's acting, Ranma tells him to knock it off. Sentaro responds by telling Ranma that he'd thought he finally found a woman rescue him from his horrid fate, to which Ranma tells Sentaro to just give up and marry the girl. Hearing this, Sentaro turns to Ranma and declares that only a man who does not know Satsuki could lacerate such harsh words.

Before Ranma can respond to this, the pair hear a ruckus going on outside. When they check what the fuss is about, they see Akane storming around looking for Ranma. Sentaro quickly walks up to Akane and sees the Tea Ceremony spoon which he says he "carelessly dropped". Akane, however, has a differing opinion since she remembers it being thrown at her. Sentaro continues by telling Akane he has her gratitude for coming all this way to return it, he then hugs Akane but is soon hit by her and Ranma.

Sentaro's Proposal
Some time later, and Sentaro has asked Akane is she'd be willing to take Ranma's place in the Tea Ceremony. Akane doesn't give a definitive answer, only that she's had some experience in Tea Ceremony. Ranma then asks Akane to show them, Sentaro then thinks to himself about how the God's haven't forsaken him yet and that Akane will make the perfect wife for his unworthy soul.

Cast in Order of Appearance

 * Ranma Saotome (female)
 * Sentaro Daimonji
 * Ranma Saotome (male)
 * Akane Tendo
 * Sentaro's Grandmother
 * Satsuki Miyakoji (mentioned, debut)
 * Sanae (debut)

Trivia

 * Ranma's comments about the water just before he transforms in front of Sentaro seems to indicate that there is a minimum temperature that the water has to be in order for Ranma to transform into his male form.