The Smiling Cat

The Smiling Cat is the one hundred and forty-ninth chapter of To LOVE-Ru.

Plot
The group looks in horror at the dead body of Arashiyama while a misterious figure watch from a window.

Saki then wonders how this could have happened and Aya says she told the other employees to go wait in their room. Rin tried to contact the police but, for some reasons, all means of communication are cut off and the island now is isolated from the outside world. Run tells this look like a cliche mystery movie.

Saruyama is worried why they are stucked on the island and Saki them that the boat isn't scheduled to get them until tomorrow evening but there is a storm and it's not sure. Rito then suggests Lala to use her D-Dial to call Zastin, but even its signal is blocked. Momo add hers and Nana's dedialers are not working and this is weird.

Suddenly Mikan hug Rito after hear a lighting strikes (which she's a fear). Rito then notices that even Haruna and Yui are on edge and as a man he takes charge, trying to calm everyone. Rito reminds everyone that Yami is there and that nobody on Earth would mess with her. But Yami suggests that the criminal may not be from Earth. Momo agrees pointing out that no Earthling could jam the signal of alien technology. Rito then ask if one of them is the criminal' target.

Too terrified, Saruyama then snaps and tries to run away knocking Rito over. Rito falls into Run and ends up grabbing her panties. Run laughs at how daring Rito is in front of these other people and Yui yells at him for his shameless acts at a time like this. Suddenly they listen Saruyama screaming outside the room. Rito comes out and Saruyama explain he saw a dark shadow in the hallway.

Yami then goes out to search and she runs into the misterious man with the black cat from before. Yami recognize him, he's the famous hitman called Kuro. Even the man says he's surprised to see the living weapon created from Doctor Tearju and now called "Golden Darkness" (he refuse to use the name Yami). Kuro tells Yami not to interfere with him and Yami warns the hitman that if he lays a hand on her friends (included her target) she will not forgive him. Kuro then shoots at Yami and she dodges. When she looks back up, he is gone. Yami realizes that she is not his target, but wonders if it could be Lala.

Meanwhile Lala asks Rito if it was a good idea to let Yami go by herself and she heard a gunshot. Just then a lighting strikes and Kuro looks inside from a window.

Character First Appearances

 * Kuro

Trivia

 * Its revealed Mikan is terrified of thunder and lightning. This will be explored in chapter 157.
 * Tearju is mentioned the first time as Yami' creator. She will appear in the sequel To Love-Ru Darkness.

Reference

 * The chapter has multiple reference to Black Cat series, the previous manga written and draw by Yabuki Kentarō.
 * Naturally the first is the black cat who appear before Kuro does.
 * Kuro' appearance and abilities are based to Train Heartnet, the main character of Black Cat.
 * Kuro and Yami know each other. In Black Cat, Train is friends with Eve, the character whom Yami resembles in both appearance and abilities.
 * Kuro mention Yami to be a creation of Dr. Tearju Lunatique similarly as, in Black Cat, Eve was a clone of the same woman.