Part 1 Summary:
Mikan and her two friends are walking home from school, and her friends wonder why the popular Mikan doesn't go out with any guys. One of Mikan's friends suggests that it's because Mikan has a really cool brother, and this gets Mikan all flustered. Later at home, Mikan finds Rito and the Devilukean sisters playing video games together, and Mikan becomes a little concerned when she sees Momo draped all over Rito. Afterwards, Mikan gives Momo a friendly warning about not sticking to Rito too closely. Mikan wonders what Mikan is up to by sneaking into Rito's room at night, but Momo just laughs it off without providing a real answer. Mikan finds Momo's actions very suspicious and decides to do some investigating.
Marshmallows that bite.
Late at night when everyone else is asleep, Mikan sneaks onto Rito's bed because she wants to catch Momo in the act. Some time later, Momo still hasn't shown up and Mikan turns her attention to the sleeping Rito. Mikan playfully pokes Rito in the face, but to Mikan's surprise Rito turns around grabs her hips, thinking they are marshmallows. Mikan eventually gets Rito to let go by pinching his face, and she starts wondering what she's trying to do by sneaking onto Rito's bed. Suddenly lightning flashes outside the house and Mikan becomes frightened. As if by instinct, the sleeping Rito turns around again and holds Mikan in his arms while telling Mikan not to be scared. Mikan then remembers that Rito had always comforted her when she was scared of thunder and lightning and she slowly dozes off.
In the morning, Rito wakes up and is surprised to find Mikan sleeping beside him, and Mikan realized that she must have fell asleep. To both of their surprise, Momo pops up beside the bed and starts making fun of Mikan. Mikan tells Momo to stop misinterpreting situations, while Rito wonders what's going on with the two girls.
Two is a company; three is a crowd.
Lol borrow... it's like Rito is Lala's pet or something.
Part 2 Summary:
Celine had gotten drunk after drinking cola from the fridge, and now she is running on the streets with Rito and Lala trying to catch her. Celine runs into a park where Yami is sitting on a bench and she sprays Yami with her pollen. Lala grabs Celine and goes home, but Rito is “borrowed” by Yami who is now infatuated with Rito thanks to Celine's pollen. Yami first decides to treat Rito to some taikyaki. After seeing a woman feed a taiyaki to her boyfriend, Yami tries it herself and jams a half dozen taiyakis into Rito's mouth. Rito has to go to a washroom to clear his mouth, and afterwards Rito notices that Yami has changed her outfit. Yami explains that she used her transformation ability to change her clothing and asks what Rito thinks, and Rito states that the clothes suit Yami. Yami and Rito continue to walk together and Yami gets embarrassed by Rito's glances. A person bumps into Rito from behind, and Rito ends up groping Yami. Yami would have normally pulverized Rito, but in her current state Yami instead gets real close to Rito and wants to experience a kiss. Despite the temptation, Rito manages to hold his ground and push Yami away. At this moment, the effects of Celine's pollen wears off, and Yami instinctively slaps Rito away. Now back to her normal self, Yami wonders why Rito declined the kiss, and Rito states that it would have been hurtful since Yami wasn't in the right state of mind. Yami calls Rito an idiot for thinking of the person who wants to kill him, but she flashes a smile and states that she likes idiot. Because of Rito's good performance, Yami promises that when it comes to the time to kill Rito, she'll give him a quick and painless death.
Good to have you back, normal Yami.
Part 3 Summary:
Rito wakes up in the morning and finds a Devilukean tail in his hands belonging to Momo, and Nana walks into the scene soon after and starts yelling at Rito. Later in the morning, Nana asks Momo what she sees in a perverted guy like Rito, but Momo doesn't give a satisfying answer. To let off some steam, Nana goes out for a walk. As she walks, the only thing she can think about is how Rito is weak and useless, although she does admit that Rito did put his life on the line to save Lala during the watermelon debacle. Nana then turns her attention to a small dog walking alone on the streets. The dog starts crossing a street, but he fails to notice an approaching car. Nana dives into action and pulls the dog out of harm's way, but her momentum carries her and the dog into the nearby river. After getting back on dry land, Nana talks to the dog (Nana can talk to animals), and the dog identifies himself as the Boston terrier Malone Sairenji. Nana seems to recall hearing the name Sairenji somewhere but she can't quite remember who it is. Anyways, Malone explains that he got seperated from his owner when they were out for a walk, and now he is lost in the city. Nana decides to help the cute doggie find his owner, so she asks him to describe his owner. Much to Nana's chagrin, Malone describes his owner in terms of her scent and her love life, and he lets slip that his owner seems to like someone named Rito Yuuki. At this moment, Haruna appears on the scene looking for Malone, and she is surprised to see Nana and Malone together. From what Malone just told her, Nana realizes that if Haruna is Malone's owner, then that must mean that Haruna likes Rito.
Malone wanted to repay Nana for saving his life.
Nana has followed Haruna back to her apartment, where Haruna offered to wash and dry Nana's wet clothes. As the clothes are being washed, Nana meets Haruna's older sister Akiho. Akiho immediately pulls Nana into her arms and comments on how the little princess is a cutie just like Lala. Haruna tells her sister to stop, but Akiho teases Haruna by saying that Haruna liked to be hugged when whe was little. Through these interactions, Nana realizes that Haruna loves Akiho, just like how Nana herself loves Lala. Haruna's dog Maron inserts himself into the conversation by grabbing hold of Nana's tail. After Haruna removes Maron from Nana, Akiho leaves the apartment for a date (hinted to be with Yu Kotegawa, Yui's older brother). Now that Akiho is gone, Nana asks Haruna about her feelings for Rito. Haruna is shocked that Nana knows about her feelings, and Nana reveals that she heard it from Maron. Nana doesn't understand why Lala and Haruna like Rito, since Rito seems to be just an average guy who doesn't stand out. Haruna states that she likes Rito because she always have a warm and calm feeling when she's Rito. As expected, the young Nana doesn't get what Haruna means, so Haruna suggests to Nana to spend more time with Rito. Nana changes topics and asks why Haruna hasn't confessed her feelings. Haruna admits to Nana that part of the reason is that she doesn't want to lose Lala as a friend. Deep in her own heart, Haruna questions herself about whether she can be a true friend to Lala if she doesn't reveal her true feelings.
Haruna, I thought you were a nice girl, but here you are abusing your dog. I'm disappointed.
After her clothes have been dried, Nana departs from Haruna's apartment to go back to Rito's house, but she is forced to seek shelter when it starts to rain. To Nana's surprise, Rito has come out to look for her. As Rito hands Nana an umbrella, Nana takes a moment to think about what Haruna said about the warm and calm feeling when she's with Rito. However, the young Devilukean princess quickly snaps out of it and once again belittles Rito in typical fashion.
After her conversation with Nana, Haruna is seriously considering telling Lala that she also likes Rito. The next day at school, Haruna is sitting outside alone when Lala arrives to check on her. Lala had noticed from Haruna didn't look quite right from before, and thought that Haruna might have a fever. Seeing Lala's genuine show of friendship, Haruna decides that she can't hide her feelings any longer. Haruna musters up all of her courage and reveals to Lala that she also likes Rito.
It's a declaration of war!!!
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Two random stories for the first two segments just like usual, but the long last segment actually had some plot development in regards to the love triangle between Rito, Lala, and Haruna, which can only mean that the series is nearing its end. The last segment was a combination of parts from three manga chapters, and there are one or two after that which directly follows up to what happened at the end of this episode. It's one of the few moments in the whole series where there was actually some progress in the relationships, so I guess enjoy it while it lasts lol. As for where things will go after Haruna's declaration to Lala, well... I won't ruin it for those who haven't read the manga. Judging from the previews, it looks this season of To Love will probably end next week with the episode covering the last few chapters of the manga.
While the last segment was more serious in nature, the first two segments were the usual cute and amusing stories. Mikan has plenty of reasons to feel threatened by Momo, but I don't think Mikan can do much about Momo given how devious the latter is. This was proven in the segment where Momo turned Mikan's sting attempt around so she gets to make fun of Mikan at the end. As for the butt groping by Rito on Mikan, I'm sure the doujin circles given that scenario a lot of coverage lol. This is probably not the end of the little conflicts between Mikan and Momo though. Moving on to the second segment, it's always fun to see Yami acting moe once in a while, but the best moment was when she recovered and immediately sent Rito sprawling with a slap. Yami's feelings towards Rito are still unclear at this point, but things will gradually go one way or the other in the Darkness manga.
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