"It's really quite simple," the slaver admitted. "In this instance, the person was looking to be your slave, but didn't have the money to pay for it."
"Excuse me? What d'ya mean by that?" Ranma asked.
"It's really quite simple. What this person was looking for was to be turned into your slave. Apparently, it was a desirable position for the individual. Except the funds for the process were not there."
"I thought that was what ya meant...."
"Then why ask for an explanation?"
The teenager hung his head. "I kinda hoped that it'd be somethin' else."
"I see...."
"Not that I'm not really... impressed by the fact that someone else wants ta be my slave. It's just that I never thought that anyone thought of me in that way."
"And now you know differently," Kuroda told him.
"I sure as hell do."
"That's certainly fortunate, given the way things have been going."
"About that though...."
"What is it?"
"Who was it that wanted ta be my slave, but couldn't pay?"
"Well, that person just happens to be:
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