A vat of forbidden, blue wine is having a strange effect on Picolet Chardin, the masterful monsieur of martial-arts dining, having characteristics of a vampire. Fearing for her charge, Madame St. Paul pleads for assistance, but later regrets in doing so.

When Akane comes into possession of magical sakura-mochi that can supposedly predict if the cooker and the eater are destined to fall in love, she becomes determined to feed them to Ranma and see if they will truly marry. Ranma is less than eager to comply.