Release of Darkness ~Release~

Release of Darkness ~Release~is the fortieth chapter in the To Love-Ru Darkness manga series.

Summary
Inside her mind, Mea sees her master, Nemesis, and asks what's happening. But Nemesis tells her to stay there for now and some dark matter appear trapping the girl. Mea tries to call help from Yami.

Meanwhile in real world, the schoolgirls into the pool ask Yami what's going on while the girl is still victim of her own powers. Tearju is surprised from Nemesis' reveal about the peace to be the condition to active the "Darkness" and that this program was planted into Yami. Nemesis then explain Darkness is a condition when the limiter is broken, and the transformation ability surpass the limity of an anti-personnel weapon turning the subject in an anti-planetery weapon. Nemesis tells that Tearju had some inkling of the nature of Darkness and, in the past, she tried to suppress the risk of awakening educating Yami as a human. But the Eden's scientists have different intentions and after chase Tearju out, they have imprinted the Darkness system in the consciouness of the young Yami. Nemesis admit she thought that Yami had to return being an assassin and this would have worked as a shortcut for the activation. But, after observed Mea changes during her life at Sainan, she realized that peace is the key and Darkness is actually a time bomb set against the universe who is headed toward the peace after the Great Galactic War.

Nana is confused and asks Mea what joke is it, but Momo tells her that she's not Mea. Indeed, Nemesis transforms Mea's body in hers (changing even the color of her school swimsuit in white), and she introduces herself to Nana and Tearju with a happy smile. Momo gets angry and tells her not to joke. Nana then asks Nemesis where Mea is, and Nemesis reveals to them that Mea never existed. Nemesis then explains that Mea is a pseudo-personality she created to infiltrate into Sainan because she is not good to relate with people. In the mind's world, Mea is confused because she's still there and tries to call Yami. Nana doesn't believe Nemesis' words and tells her to return her friend back. But, Nemesis doesn’t care because her real purpose is to put more psychological stress on Yami. Indeed, the reveal about her nature and the possibility about her sister to be a fake cause the final breakdown into Yami whose body end covered in a ball of hair and a flash of light happen.

In 2-A class, Risa notes something flash outside while Peke tells Lala that has detected some unbelievable high energy nearby. Rito wonder what's happen. Meanwhile, in his office, the Principal react to the flash outside.

At the pool, Darkness-Yami ermerges in front to all with her appearance (mostly her attire) drastically changed. She donned a much more revealing leather outfit with red sharp claws on each of her fingers and two black horns appeared on her head. Nemesis greets her and asks how she feels. To the surprise of everyone, Yami says she feel "ecchi" and tells she wants meet that perverted person. The Principal then appears (stripped as usual), thinking she's talking about him and complimenting Yami's new look, and jumps toward her. But Yami says its not him and create with her hairs a sort of portal; the man jumps into disappearing. Yami then creates another portal to take the real one she want.

Back to 2-A class, Yui scolds the class that look distracted from the outside while Oshizu feels her skin tingle. Suddenly, Yami's hand appears from a portal and grabs Rito while Lala and Haruna are scared. Rito is then dragged at the pool from Yami, and they both fall in the water. While Momo and Nana are suprised, and Nemesis thinks it is interesting, Taerju realized that, in her Darkness form, Yami can create a wormhole trasforming the space and wonder what she could to do for destructive purpose. Underwater, Rito accidentally gives Yami a wedgie and expose her boobs. Returned to surface, Rito asks sorry and is confused from the situation, asking Yami waht is that outfit. But Yami smiles, telling that only he could've give her a wedgie. Yami then says to Rito that he can feel her up more because now she's different and likes pervert things.

Yami then uses her new powers transforming the entire water of the pool that take the form of multiple hands, and it start to grab and strip all the schoolgirls of their swimsuits. Tearju tries to protect some of them, but she gets caught and stripped of her bikini too. To an embarassed and shocked Rito, Yami says she's preparing for him a fitting place to die. Yami then explains that she loves Rito and wants to kill him with her hands, so he will live together in her heart forever and this is the ecchiest thing. And, to offer Rito a tribute, he can die surrounded by boobies...a most fitting manner of death for a pervert like him.

Momo and Nana come and telling her to stop it, and Yami asks them if they want to join as tribute to Rito. Nemesis watches and is interested to see Darkness fight the princess while Mea is worried for her sister. Meanwhile the Principal ended up at South Pole.

Trivia

 * Yami's Darkness form appear officially in the series.

Anime
This chapter is adapted in Episode 11 and 12 of To LOVE-Ru Darkness 2nd.