Footsteps of Spring

Footseps of Spring is the one hundred and fortieth chapter of To LOVE-Ru.

Plot
Lala and Haruna are talking about Rito in the girl's locker room. Run, sick of Lala always talking about Rito, has a trick up her sleeve with an item from the Galactic Courier, the Walknal-S.

Later, Lala is walking in the school with Haruna and Oshizu. Hidden, Run explain the Walknal-S is a spray can that will temporarily, but severely change victim's personality. She wants to use this to make Lala turn on Rito so that Run can have him. Ren then tells Run (in her mind) to not make anything weird to Lala, but she put him to back to sleep. Suddenlt the Principal appear asking Run to sign his body and Run accidentally sprays Haruna instead. While Run is chased from the Principal, Lala ask why she was there and Oshizu check Haruna.

Rito then comes, worried about Haruna, but the girl suddenly tells him harshly to shut up and leave her alone calling him a pervert. Rito is shocked. Even Oshizu is surprised and Haruna then grope her boobs saying she like her troubled face and want make it look more troubled. Haruna then run away laughting hysterically. Peke tells Lala that maybe Haruna got hit her head. Rito says this is not normal and go after her.

Haruna meet Risa and Mio. She likes Mio' glasses and tells she going to borrow it for a bit. So, Haruna take Mio' glasses and walk away while Risa says there is something wrong with her. Later, Haruna meet Saruyama who comment on her new look. Haruna tells him to don' try to seduce her and insult him with disrespect. Saruyama initially is confused, but he discover to like being looked down from the girl. Haruna then see Saki talk wih Rin and Aya about her beauty. Haruna almost make fun of Saki' drill-like hairstyle, but is stopped from Rito who says Saki to don't mind her.

Outside, Haruna asks Rito if he's a problem with what she's doing. Rito lie that he don't have problem and Haruna asks him to prove his worth by licking her foot. She then put Rito on his knees and remove her socks asking to hurry or if he prefer she step on him. Rito absolutely don't like this Haruna. Suddenly Saruyama comes and, watching the scene, ask Haruna to step on him too.

Meanwhile Lala and Peke have found the Walknal-S and understand its the cause oh Haruna' behavior. Lala wonder where Rio and Haruna are and Peke see them outside as Rito is giving Haruna a "horse ride" and is chased from Saruyama and the Principal (who want to be her horse too) telling them to stay away.

The effects of the Walknal-S wear off after school.

Trivia

 * Some fans have speculated that this story has a meta reference to Yabuki Kentarō' familiar problems, at that time, with his wife Shiho (which, according to a rumor, Haruna is based) before they divorced.