Escape ~What you Believe~

Escape ~What you Believe~ is the forty-second chapter in the To Love-Ru Darkness manga series.

Summary
After falling in Yami's wormhole, Momo and Nana find themselves in Mea's apartment. While Momo ask herself why Yami sended them here, Nana notices the snacks that Mea ate the day before all over the place. Nana then remember she and Haruna picked furnishings for the apartment, and Mea's happy reaction. Nana is sure that Nemesis lied, and Mea really exist. The sisters then want return back and get Yami to return to her normal self, but before they borrow some of Mea's clothes to replace their damage swimsuits.

Back to school, Mea tells her master to give her body back. But the dark matter become more strict, and Nemesis says she will not let Mea escape from her will. Mea compare this to her Psycho Dive, but Nemesis says she's not controlling her from the outside. Nemesis then explain their minds are completely fused and its her transformation ability. Mea realized her master was always been inside her since first time they met. Nemesis confirms it by explaining that, back then, she had not a stable body and need a vessel while Mea was mentally unstable and needed someone to lead her. Nemesis tells her doesn't need a vessel anymore and, once Darkness fullfills her wish killing Rito, she will leave Mea's body and the three weapons will be getting along together.

Back to school's backyard, Yui scolds Yami for wearing a skimpy outfit and calls her shameless while Rito tells Yui to don't provoke Yami because she is not her usual self now. Yami tells Yui that calling her shameless is a praise and starts to talk about her powers, as Darkness, to transform space and connect it to a different place. Yami then creates a little portal connect inside Haruna's shirt and start to grope her breast. Confused and embarassed, Haruna moans, and Yui asks her what's happening. Rito tries to stop Yami, but she created another portal to connect inside Yui's panties and pushes Rito's face onto her private part. Like Haruna, Yui moans as well for the ecchi situation while Rito nearly suffocates. To avoid this, Yami stops to push Rito and tells him she wants to kill him with her own hands.

Yami then transform her hand and prepare to slash him, but Lala appear and save Rito just in time. Peke confirm the high energy she sensed is from Yami, and Lala asks Rito what's happened to her friend. Yami introduces herself as Darkness, the ultimate transformation that will bring chaos to the universe. Yami then create multiple air portals and try to slash Lala from various direction, but the princess avoid the attacks. Rito tells Yami to cut it out, but she captures him with her hair and make a big earth-golem with Rito's shape that try to punch Lala.

From the roof of the school, Nemesis observes the scene and comment on Yami's obsession for Rito. Mea calls her master, and Nemesis tells her to behave because she only has the power to undie the trans-fusion. Mea admits its true, and her power is completely sealed. Mea remember few times when she used the psycho-dive and a black consciouness came welling up from the inside of her mind, so now she know was her master. Mea then ask Nemesis if she's okay with Rito to be killed from Yami despite the boy is her favorite "servant". Nemesis asks Mea if she's trying to persude her, but Mea explains she's saying this even for her sake because she's grateful to Nemesis who led her saving from living alone, but still doesn't want to see Yami kill Rito.

Mea struggles with the dark matter, but Nemesis repeats that she can't escape from the fusion with her power sealed. Mea then ask Nemesis if she know about Memorzeans and (recalling when happened to Run and Ren) how they separate their bodies once become adult. Mea admits she can't do nothing alone, but she has friends. Nemesis then discovers that Mea streched one of her hairs without her noticing and realize Mea contacted someone. Suddenly, on the roof, appear Oshizu who used her psychokinetic power to block Nemesis' movements. Nemesis is surprised from the power of the ghost girl and asks Mea if she can expell her from her body. Mea explains that it's impossible for one of them alone, but they can combinate Oshizu's power from the outside with her transformation ability from the inside. So, Mea is free and thanks Nemesis for everything, but adds that now she will choose her own path.

Meanwhile, Momo and Nana are returning to school and see a big light.

Trivia

 * It is revealed that Nemesis and Mea share the same body, so it's probable that in her previous apparitions Nemesis was using Mea's body. Mea even remember the past events from chapter 11 and 33 which foreshadow Nemesis' presence inside her body.
 * Mea recalls the chapter 9 with Run and Ren ended permanently separated into two separate beings.

Anime
This chapter is adapted in Episode 12 of To LOVE-Ru Darkness 2nd.