Mission Date ~Slapstick Date~

Mission Date ~Slapstick Date~ is the fifty-second chapter of the To Love-Ru Darkness manga series

Summary
The chapter opens with Rin and Rito at a café having lunch together. Rin asks Rito sorry for the trouble and tells him Rito that it was Saki's order for her to spend her day off with him. Rito says it's okay, but wonders which is the reason. While Rito concludes it's for Rin to gather information on Zastin, it's actually Saki encouraging Rin to follow her feelings, even if they are for Rito.

Saki, along with Aya by her side, is watching them and begins to give Rin advice (through a microphone in Rin's ear) on how to strike up a conversation with Rito. Rin then asks Rito about what he does and his day off. Rito then mentions how he normally spends some of his off days, including spending some time playing video games with Mikan.

It flashes over to Yuki's house where Mikan wonders how the date is going and Mikan remembers that Rin asked her if she could borrow Rito for the day. Because if it's Rin, Mikan doesn't think anything naughty will happen.

Back to the date, Rin comments on how Rito gets along with his sister so well and Rito asks Rin what she likes to do. Rin reveals that she likes B-movies and talks about the last one she recently liked. Rito then tells that she saw these movies too because his dad brought some as references for his manga. They then get into an exciting conversation about B-movies and talk about ones they both have seen.

Saki is surprised to see them getting along and want to help. Saki then, having already planned ahead, has a small orchestra appear and start playing embarrassing both Rin and Rito while the other customer is confused. Suddenly, Mea walks up behind Saki and Aya telling them she happened to be in the neighborhood and how she wanted to learn from Saki about romance, when she actually had overheard the trio of girls planning the date beforehand. Mea then pursues Saki to join them, praising her like the "queen of romance", and Saki falls for it.

Rin and Rito leave the café and Saki tells Rin to head into the next clothing store for the next part of the plan. Here Saki and Aya, in disguise, welcome the two into the store. Saki and Aya hurry Rin into a changing room and change her outfit (underwear included) into a more frilly outfit embarrassing her. Saki asks Rito for his opinion to which Rito responds that Rin looks uncomfortable in clothes that she normally does not wear. Saki then threatens Rito to say that she looks cute in her new outfit.

Rin and Rito leave the store with Rito asking if the girls were Saki and Aya to which Rin tells him that it was them. Rin finally reveals that the real reason she is with Rito is because Saki wanted to set them up together, embarrassing her and asking him sorry. Rito although taken aback at the news decides to help Rin out and asks where she would like to go next. He also tells her how he admires the side of her that is willing to go so far for Saki and apologizes that she has to stick with him, causing her to blush and thank him.

Rin and Rito go do a small series of events including watching a romantic drama at the movies, rowing a boat together, and finally ending at a Ferris wheel all at Saki's urging. Saki then decides it's time to wrap up the date with a romantic accidental trip where Rin falls into Rito. But Saki mentions that because Rito's fallen into her a few times before and his uncanny ability to fall into her panties (a few happened while they were on the date off-screen), it will be hard to accomplish. Mea mentions she has a friend who can help them out.

Rito tries to calm down Rin after the trip at the Ferris wheel and it is revealed that Rin has a terrible case of acrophobia, or fear of heights. Rin mentions that she has never told Saki or Aya of her fear and normal heights aren't a problem in her normal routine. Rito stops Rin and apologizes for falling on her previously, specifically about where a macaroon ended up in her panties with Rin responding that it's "just the usual". Just then Haruna walks up with Maron asking what they are doing there causing Rito to become flustered. Rin covers for them saying that she was out doing errands for Saki and was having Rito carry the bags, and she thanks him for his help.

Meanwhile, Mea returns to Saki and Aya with Oshizu to help them cause the accidental fall. Saki immediately protests, calling Oshizu a 'troublesome monster", and tells Mea that it's a terrible idea to use Oshizu's powers because it could run amok as usual and this would cause a girl (meaning herself) to be stripped naked and embarrassed. Upon hearing, this Oshizu becomes upset.

Rin then leaves Haruna and Rito in the park. While Rito wonders if Rin is okay, Haruna notices she has a chance to speak with him privately. While Haruna contemplates how to talk to Rito, Maron begins to wonder how long they will be there until a butterfly catches his attention and causes him to run away from Haruna. Rin looks at a ring in her hand, and begins to think about how she should not trouble Rito anymore and how she will apologize to Saki later. Rin then begins to think about how she thought dating was a tedious thing, but she starts to have a change of heart about it.

Just then Maron runs past her with Haruna and Rito close behind trying to catch him. Maron runs into Oshizu, who is arguing with Saki, while Aya and Mea watch and this causes Oshizu's fear of dogs to take over and cause her powers to run rampant. Oshizu's powers begin to pull and remove Saki's clothes stripping her half naked and throwing Saki towards Rito. Before crashing, Saki complains about how it ended as expected, despite that she has sworn to give her body only to Zastin. Saki then lands on Rito with his face landing between her legs with her panties pulled down, and his hands groping her bare breasts. Haruna and the other girls stare in shock and Rin mentions in her thoughts "I knew it".

It also shows that Momo was watching the date secretly herself, and it's nosurprisinged that this happened.

Trivia

 * This is the last chapter where Rin is the main focus.
 * Motemitsu makes a cameo at the cafè. Ageru also appears in a cameo walking with her little sister (who looks like him).