Re-starting ~Harem Plan~

Re-starting ~Harem Plan~ is the forty-eight chapter in the To Love-Ru Darkness manga series.

Summary
At school, Lala says Peke that she has difficulties to walk with her small body. Yami then appears asking sorry again and offers her help anytime, but Lala tells her to don't worry about this. Momo watches the scene and thinks Yami looks okay now, so she can return to the Harem Plan. Howewer, the VMC are annoying her and Nana finds them creepy. When Mea compares them to a harem, Momo immediately takes her away and, on the school's roof, scolds Mea to don't talk in public about this. Nana asks Momo if she's still thinking about the Harem Plan, which she is against, but Mea tells her she's in favor.

The classroom starts. In 1-B class, Tearju is happy to see Yami to be present too, and the students notice that she's crying. In 2-A, Lala resolves a problem, and the professor, Honekawa, notices that she's finally not her voluptuos body. Later during the pause, while Saruyama shows interest for Lala and Rito finds him creepy, Ren comes and blames Rito for Lala's current condition. Haruna then sees the scene and would want to save Rito, but Run appears and throws Ren over Saruyama causing a headbutt. Run then gives Rito a ticket for her next live event, asking in very clingy way to come. Yui then appears scolding Run for her shameless invitation while Haruna feels depressed for being left out. Ageru asks her a favor to replace him to make printouts after school, and she accepts. Watching the missed opportunity, Momo decides to provide support for Haruna.

During another lesson, Rito then finds a letter in his desk from Haruna who want to talk with him after school in the first reference room. Later, Rito is walking in the hallway, thinking about what would Haruna like to talk.

But Haruna appears from the infirmary instead and invites Rito to enter. Rito is surprised and Haruna explains that doctor Mikado is out for a meeting. From the bed behind a curtain, Haruna suddenly hugs Rito and tells him they can use the bed any way they like. Haruna then strips of her shirt, showing her boobs to Rito and tells him to feel her. Confused and embarassed, Rito asks what she's doing, but he slips and pushes Haruna on the bed as he grabs her boobs and lifts her skirt. Rito asks sorry and would move away the hand, but Haruna stops him and say its okay, but she would have Rito doing it of his will like he did with Yami.

Meanwhile, in first reference room, the real Haruna is copying the printouts while, outside, Momo is waiting for Rito's arrival. Indeed, she sent the letter to Rito and planned to trap him and Haruna in the small room, so the atmosphere will help them to confess their feelings to each other (and, in Momo's fantasy, even more). However, Haruna finish the work and Rito still is not coming. Suddenly, Momo hears someone walking, and it happens to be the boys of VMC. Nakajima asks Momo what's she doing and they refuse to leave her alone. Haruna then comes out from the room and notices Momo too asking the same question. The plan is failed and Momo panics wondering where Rito is.

Back to infirmary, Rito realizes that "Haruna" is an impostor, and indeed, it's revelead to be Mea. Mea tells Rito that after to be connected with him many times, she knows his feelings for Haruna. She thought that if turned into Haruna, she could have experienced the real "beast" in Rito. Mea admits she was wrong and, in the end, Momo's method seems to be the best.

Suddenly, Momo bursts into the infirmary, explaining one member of VMC saw someone similar to Haruna there, and she was worried that it could be Nemesis. Despite to be relieved it's just Mea, Momo is angry with her because she wasted her effort to set a stage for Rito and Haruna. Mea then explains that after parted from Neme, she's trying to do things that she wants instead to following orders. Mea admits that she likes Rito, and she wants to taste the amazing technique that he used to brought Yami back to normal. Thinking even to Yami and Nana (which are not honest with their feelings), Mea then declares that she will assist Momo with the Harem Plan but in her own way, leaving Momo and Rito shocked.

Later at Yuki's house, Mikan asks Rito when will he take a bath and says she could come to wash his back again to keep Momo away. But Rito is not listening, worrying for new troubles.

Meanwhile in her room, Momo wonders if Mea could be useful with her transformation ability for the Harem Plan, or if she risk to tamper with her strategy. Plus, she doesn't get a hint of cooperation from her last words. Suddenly, Nana comes with a big news: their mother is worried for Lala becoming small and is coming to Earth!.

Trivia

 * Mea joins officially in the Harem Plan.
 * When Rito accidentally pushes the fake Haruna on bed, she's wearing stripe-themed panties. This is a hint that she's actually Mea.
 * After his "trip" at South Pole, The Principal appears in a cameo covered in bandage for frost bite.
 * On page 24, among various poster across the school, there is one with a wish of happy birthday to Keigo Atobe, a character from the spokon manga The Prince of Tennis. The charater have made several cameos in a bunch of Jump titles.