The Mark of the Pig

Oitsumerareta Ryoga (追いつめられた良牙) is the 144th chapter of the manga and the third chapter of the Mark of the Gods Arc.

Ryoga can not bear to face Akane and makes a tearful farewell. Shortly after he leaves Ranma hatches a new scheme: to dress up like a helpless volleyball playing girl and attack Ryoga unaware! Ryoga walks all night and is exhausted the next morning. He soon realizes that he has been walking in circles and is still in Nerima. Out of nowhere a volleyball comes flying and Ryoga bends over to knock it back to the girl (Ranma in disguise).

Continuing from the Previous Chapter
After thinking intensively about the day's events, Akane finally convinces herself that the doodles on P-chan and Ryoga are identical. However, not knowing why this is the case, Akane heads downstairs to see if Ranma knows anything, but Ranma just turns away from her continuously.

As Akane becomes suspicious that Ranma might be hiding something, Ryoga, meanwhile, hides in the garden, hoping that Akane doesn't figure out that he's P-chan. At that moment, Akane declares that the two marks are be one in the same... so therefore must've been drawn by the same person! Whilst Ryoga recovers from Akane's rather blindsided deduction, Ranma stops Akane from going any further and falsely claims to be the one who drew the mark.

Despite Ranma's best attempt to recreate the mark, Akane can't help but comment that it wasn't "this badly drawn". Having had enough of Ranma's stupidity, Ryoga can't hold himself back anymore and hits him. Unfortunately, Ryoga is now face-to-face to Akane and, not wanting to risk his secret ever being exposed, Ryoga sees that he has no other option than to bid Akane farewell.

Cast in Order of Appearance

 * Akane Tendo
 * Ryoga Hibiki (P-chan)
 * Ryoga Hibiki (human)
 * Ranma Saotome (male)
 * Genma Saotome (panda)
 * Ranma Saotome (female)
 * Old Washer Woman