Approaching

Approaching is the fifth chapter of the To LOVE-Ru manga.

Plot
Zastin and his assistants sit and watch as a ship approaches Earth. Meanwhile, Lala is the talk of all the male students, who are jealous of Rito because rumor has it that they are living together. Rito then takes Lala to the roof to yell at her for transferring to the school and tells her not to do anything suspicious.

As class president, Haruna is given the task of showing Lala around the school. Lala talks to Haruna about love and admits that she has recently fallen in love with someone (Rito).

Lala is then distracted when a baseball lands near her. She then goes to take a pitch from the school's star pitcher. However, Lala, who has tremendous strength, hits the ball far out of the field. When the pitcher, Taizou Motemitsu, asks Lala out, she immediately turns him down. He then challenges her to try to hit his next pitch, and if she misses, she must go out with him. Lala agrees, but lets Rito bat in her place, giving him an improved bat she invented, the Bum Bum Bat-Kun. Rito smashes the ball, but the force of his swing sends him flying.

When Rito lands, he accidentally hits Zastin with the bat. Haruna then shows Lala the tennis club she belongs to and introduces her to coach Sasuga.

Character first appearances

 * Motemitsu Taizō
 * Sasuga

Inventions used

 * Peke (passively)
 * D-Dial
 * Buzzing Bat-Kun (first appearance)