You nod to the troll. "Tell me what your proposition is." It smiles.

"Come with me to the Nekohanten." You follow the old dried up mackerel to the Nekohanten. You sit down at a table, and she reveals her plan.

"We have a common interest. You want Akane to marry you, not Ranma. I want Ranma to marry Shampoo, not Akane. I think we can work out a deal. Shall we help each other?"