The Begining of Darkness ~That Time~

The Begining of Darkness ~That Time~ the thirty-ninth chapter in the To Love-Ru Darkness manga series.

Summary
In her spaceship, Yami is taking a bath. The computer Lunatique give her a good morning and notes lately she has been able to get plenty of rest in bed. Lunatique ask asks about changes in her mental state, to which she replies that is just Sainan. Lunatique don't undestand and Yami tells it could if it lived here. Meanwhile Nemesis observe the ship from a roof.

At Yuki' house, Rito is sleeping and licking Momo' tail who is inside his bed, upside-down and above him. Hearing Momo' moan, Rito then wakes up to find the girl (half-naked) doing suspicious actions to him. Shocked and embarassed, Rito quickly gets away from Momo who ask him if he had a good dream. Rito ask her to stop to mess with him, but she says she's developing his body. Momo than explain she is offering Rito her body in order to draw the carinovore inside him and they are getting already some results because, when Rito is aleep, his beastliness become more and more amazing.

Momo then tease Rito maybe its the time to put it into pratice even when he's awake and she'sure Rito still have plenty of energy left. Recalling last time in chapter 17, Momo tells wouldn't mind and, pushing her body toward Rito, will do what she must for the Harem Plan. Rito reject saying he still is not okay with the harem idea and Momo sadly states ho difficult he's when is awake. Momo ask Rito how he can say something like this despite he proved to have the capacity to be the king of harem. Momo explain how, since she proposed the idea, Rito showed his ability with many girls from Lala, Haruna, Yui and Run to, more recently, Rin and Nana who didn't use to have interest in romance. Momo states Rito has a splendid skill and he ask on what she basing this on. Momo explain its an intuition and biggest prove is Yami that she thought to be the greatest obstacle for the Harem Plan for targeting his life and instead will fall too is he push a little harder.

Later, at school, Rito think about Momo' words about Yami feeling but he can't believe it. Suddenly he bump into Yami ending a position with his face under her panties. Yami ask how even is possible if they are just bumped into each other and states laws of physics don't apply to him anymore. Yami then start to attack him telling she will kill him. Momo watch the scene commenting she wouldn't really do it, but she has a doubit.

However, before Momo, Haruna comes to save Rito asking Yami to forgive him and she accept for this time. Momo think Haruna was good and there is a reason if she is Rito' main interest. Suddenly Yui appear asking Haruna why is clinging a boy and Run comes accusing her to steal a move on Rito. Embarassed Rito and Haruna try to explain, but Lala appear telling they look good together making all more complicated. Later, in the 1-B class, Momo think there are still plenty of obstacle starting with Nemesis who is playing around since she said about waiting something. Momo then tells the VMC to stop singing because she's trying to think.

At the school's pool the girls are having there swimming classes. Mea and Yami are talking, when Yami says that by observing her interactions with humanity she was able to learn more about herself. After Yami finally came to terms with her problem the hidden weapon inside her called Darkness emerges as stated by Nemesis who saw everything. What Nemesis says is that inner peace was the key to activating Darkness. With Darkness activated Yami's powers seemingly out of her control assault her.

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