Never Bet Your Life

Ashita ni kakeru gyanbura (明日に賭けるギャンブラー) is the 151st chapter of the manga and the second chapter of the Gambler King Arc.

Akane goes over to Ukyo's to give Ranma a change of clothes. She sees Ukyo helping Ranma with some gambling training. Ranma hopes to beat the King at his own game and win back the dojo. As night turns into day Ranma realizes just how bad he is at cards.

Continuing from the Previous Chapter
Having overheard Ukyo's invitation to Ranma to stay at Okonomiyaki Ucchan's until the issue with the Gambling King is settled, Akane decides to head back home. Once there, as Nabiki and Kasumi discuss Ranma betting away the dojo, Akane wonders just what Ranma and Ukyo are thinking with wanting to spend the night together, even if they are old childhood friends.

At that moment Nabiki breaks Akane's concentration by suggesting that Ranma might just switch to having Ukyo as his fiancé, with Kasumi adding that Ranma does love to eat so having a fiancé who's a cook would make sense. Continuing, Kasumi gives Akane a pile of clothes that she wants delivered to Ranma since he may be staying there a while.

Reluctantly, Akane heads out again to make the errand, all the time thinking how much better things were before Ranma came along. When she arrives at Ucchan's, however, Akane notices a closed sign on the door, but finds the door still open so makes her way up to Ukyo's room. As Akane climbs that stairs she hears Ukyo's voice telling Ranma to make a choice, whilst Ranma's voice retorts that he doesn't know which one to give up. Hearing this Akane wastes no time in sneaking up to the door to so more eavesdropping, where she soon decides that Ranma and Ukyo must be talking about who Ranma's going to marry. Just then Ranma declares he wants the one "right here", causing the infurriated Akane to storm through the door; only to find Ranma and Ukyo were playing the whole time.

Cast in Order of Appearance

 * Akane Tendo
 * Nabiki Tendo
 * Kasumi Tendo
 * Ukyo Kuonji
 * Ranma Saotome (male)
 * Genma Saotome (panda)
 * Gambling King
 * Soun Tendo
 * Ranma Saotome (female)