Approaching

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

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

As a class representative, Haruna is then put in charge of showing Lala around the school. Lala talks to Haruna about love, admitting that she has recently fallen in love with someone (Rito).

Lala is then sidetracked when a baseball lands near them. She then goes and takes a pitch from the school's star pitcher. However, having enormous strength, Lala crushes the ball far out of the field. When the pitcher, Taizou Motemitsu, asks Lala out, she immediately rejects him. He then challenges her to try and hit his next pitch, and if she misses, she has to go out with him. Lala agrees, but has Rito hit in her place, giving him an enhanced bat that she invented, the Bum Bum Bat-Kun. Rito crushes the ball, but due to the force of the swing, he is thrown into the air.

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

Character First Appearances

 * Motemitsu Taizō
 * Sasuga

Inventions Used

 * Peke (passively)
 * D-Dial
 * Buzzing Bat-Kun (First Appearance)