The Person Haruna Likes

The Person Haruna Likes is the fifty-third chapter of To LOVE-Ru.

Plot
Rito asks Haruna if she already likes anyone, and she presents her boyfriend Micheal, an exchange student. Thankfully, it turns out to be just Rito's imagination that he quickly disregards.

Rito watches Haruna, thinking if she likes somebody or not. Suddenly, Tachibana shows up to check up on Rito, only to see that he has not asked Haruna out yet. He pushes Rito, and the boy tries to ask, closing his eyes. But he talks to the wrong girl (with a gonky face) who answers no, but is interested. Tachibana asks Rito what he is doing, but he gets scolded for the push.

Rito wants Tachibana to ask her himself, but he talks too loud as Haruna overhears them and asks them if they have something to say to her. Tachibana slips away, leaving Rito and Haruna alone and watching the scene with hope. Rito, after much hesitation, finally asks her who she likes. Haruna's response to this question is blushing and staying quiet, sending a signal to Rito that she does like someone. Haruna quickly runs away from Rito before she can answer. Tachibana comments that she sure likes somebody when noting Rito is petrified.

In the evening, Haruna is changing in her home and looks at some pictures from the seaside summer school, thinking about the question that Rito asked. She realizes that she likes Rito and maybe even loves him, but thinks even about Lala's feelings toward him.

The next day, during the walk to school, Rito feels depressed after what happened, and Lala asks what is wrong. Rito wants to stay alone, but Peke scolds him because he ignores Lala showing concern for him. Tachibana comes to thank Rito for the help. Tachibana says that he has a new love, Yui, and pushes Rito toward the girl to introduce him. But Rito accidentally gropes Yui's breast. Yui hits Rito and makes him sit on the ground for a lecture while Tachibana cheers for him.