Kodachi catches Ranma by surprise and wraps her razor ribbon around his neck, trying to reel him in. Akane in an act of pure stupidity, drenches Ranma in water causing his neck to shrink and the ribbon to twist. Kodachi jerks and the ribbon cuts through Ranma’s thought. Ranma is now mute, and because she feels safer as a girl, she has subconsciously locked herself as a girl.