The reason that I fight ~The Reason to Protect~

Chapter 71: The reason that I fight ~The Reason to Protect~ is the seventy-first chapter of the To Love-Ru Darkness manga series.

Summary
Laying down inside the Lunatique and surrounded by books about love, Yami wonders what she wishes for from Rito. The ships AI alerts Yami that Mikan is calling her, and Mikan fills Yami in on the situation. Kuro correctly identifies Mea, and she points out his knowledge, before asking again what his business is with Rito. Kuro tells her that he has received a contract and that it, and Mea realizes that he won't say who it was either way. She lets Kuro know that he would be better off leaving or else he is in for some pain, which Kuro returns to Mea. Mea then fires multiple shots from her laser gun transform, which Kuro deflects with his gun. Dubbed Hades, Kuro's handgun is forged from orichalcum, the strongest metal in the universe. It harnesses Kuro's energy into different types of bullets, though Nemesis doesn't believe it to be any more effective than the transform ability. Kuro lets out a barrage of homing bullets, which go for both Mea and Rito. Mea narrowly saves Rito, but the impact on the ground forces Rito to grope Mea in many different positions as they roll, ending with his face pushed into her crotch and her top flipped up. Mea tells Rito that that is what makes him, him, and Nemesis timidly announces that he is amazing in various ways. Kuro, having caught up with Rito and Mea, asks why Mea, a trans-weapon, would protect Rito. Mea responds with "Because he's Rito-senpai", confusing Kuro. Mea points that she would never have thought of protecting someone before, but also points out that they are in the same spot where Nana taught her the meaning of friendship. Mea describes life in Sainan as sweet, laid-back, ecchi and stupid, and that Rito is the center of it all. She believes that there is value in protecting him, even if it means risking her own life. Kuro says that a weapon protecting a human is funny, before firing a plasma bullet at her, disabling her trans ability and immobilizing her with an electric shock. Kuro is about to finish Mea, despite Rito's protests to only kill him instead, when a metal claw reaches toward Kuro from thin air. Kuro barely notices this, and dodges, leaving his coat behind, impaled on the claw. Kuro announces that he understands how Rito stopped his bullet now. Rito looks up, and stares directly under the clothes of Nemesis who has exited Rito's body. Mea lunges at Nemesis and hugs her, asking where she has been and why she was in Rito. Nemesis says that they'll talk about it later, but that they must deal with Kuro first. Kuro also correctly identifies Nemesis, and asks if she is also going to protect Rito. Nemesis tells Mea that despite not being fully recovered, and Mea still under the damage from the shock, they must fiht to protect Rito. Rito tries to protest, but Nemesis tells him that he is no good against a male opponent. Kuro decides to finish a contract from long ago, and will kill the two weapons before him. Yami appears, and tells Nemesis and Mea to retreat; she will take Kuro on. Yami sees the energy that Kuro is outputting, and transforms into Darkness.