Nodoka tries to see her son and is sad too have missed him so offers to take Ranko on a trip. Ranma buys a magic ring that can keep him in female form and spends a month as Ranko training to be a woman. When she returns to the dojo, Ranko is very feminine and the ring has permanently locked her. She reveals Ryoga’s curse and is able to sort things out with Akane, finding they love each other. Nodoka finds out about the curse, so the Saotome clan commits seppeku along with Akane. As they are being buried, Ranko, Nodoka and Akane watch as there fake bodies are laid to rest with Genma. A small sequel written by Kevin D. Hammel called Tapestry can be found here.