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Chapter 36

This is the thirty-sixth chapter of DARLING in the FRANXX.

## Synopsis

Goro reaches Delphinium and Ichigo is surprised to see him. He says it would be easier if they fought together and he comments how thin the air is. She berates him for being risky by swimming in the klaxosaur to save her and reminds him how he used to always do things on his own, and he can’t do anything without her. He simply smiles at her replies they are similar. She smiles back and agrees. They reconnect and activate Delphinium, and they cut away the klaxosaur’s tentacles. Delphinium sets a detonator on the nucleus and Ichigo orders Goro to activate the detonator.

On the surface, the others realize it’s too dangerous to go further and Kokoro says the plantation is about to attack the klaxosaur. They then see Delphinium emerge from the vapor hole. However, Delphinium’s connection starts to sever due to running out of power and Chlorophytum rescues it. Ichigo thanks Ikuno, who is relieved Ichigo is alright. Goro instructs Mitsuru to get them away from the klaxosaur while ordering everyone to withdraw. At the klaxosaur’s nucleus, the detonator explodes and obliterates the klaxosaur.

Nana and Hachi watch the scene on the monitor. They learn the parasites have safely withdrawn and Nana calls them reckless. Hachi mentions they are just like her past self but Nana is confused. Hachi then says it’s nothing.

Later, Ichigo tends to Goro’s wounds and places a patch in his forehead. He points out her hair clip, which had been cut in half, and she is saddened. He hands her the hair clip that he has kept and she asks how he has it. He explains it is the one he had kept for a long time and had been wanting to give it to her. Goro confesses that he loves her, which embarrasses her. He tells her that, when she disappeared, he wished he told her before so he wouldn’t have any regrets. Ichigo then says she has something to tell him, which is that he is a great partner but she doesn’t know how to respond to his confession. He then collapses in her arms and says he wasn’t expecting a reply but asks her to let him be like this for a bit.

The squad then gathers and Ichigo apologizes for her worrying them. She then thanks Zero Two for her help but Zero Two says she was only returning the favor. Goro says they would have never been able to find Delphinium if Zero Two hadn’t located it in the monitor. Zorome and Futoshi are impressed that it was Zero Two who used the monitor to scan for Delphinium but Mitsuru doesn’t say anything. Kokoro says they couldn’t have done it without her and Miku asks her to be less selfish next time. Hiro says he agrees and thinks the white suit looks better on her. However, Zero Two is not paying attention and appears to be thinking about something else. Later that night, she sits in her room and says she needs to learn more about humans. A hazy memory of a young boy reaching out to her appears and she calls him darling.
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Kokoro and Mitsuru’s Son

## Unknown

He is the unnamed second child and only son of Kokoro and Mitsuru. He is also the younger brother of Ai and the older brother of an unnamed sister and unborn brother/sister.

## Appearance

He strongly resembles his mother, as he has the same ashen blond hair and blue eyes as her, and his facial features seem to resemble her. His hairstyle resembles his father’s when it was shorter except his bangs appear to be fluffier and longer than Mitsuru’s.

## Personality

Not much is known about him, other than he appears to be a normal young boy. He seems to share a close relationship with his parents and siblings.

## History

He was born shortly after Hiro and Zero Two sacrifices themselves to save the planet from VIRM. He is first seen as a baby and being carried around by Kokoro as she talks with Miku.

Eight years after Hiro and Zero Two’s deaths, he attends a school entrance ceremony with his family and sits on his father’s shoulders.

## Relationships

### Kokoro

His mother. He appears to have a good relationship with his mother and Kokoro seems to be very affectionate with her son. She demonstrates this by carrying him around as a baby and appearing happy when he takes his first steps.

### Mitsuru

His father. He seems to have a close relationship with his father and Mitsuru is shown to be very doting towards his son. This is shown when he eagerly reaches out for his son while the boy is learning to walk and letting him sit in his shoulders.

### Siblings

He has one older sister and a younger sister, along with an unborn brother/sister. Not much of their interaction is seen. Ai appears to have a good relationship with her brother, as she is seen cheering for him when he learns to walk.

## Trivia

* He is roughly 5-8 years old after the timeskip in Episode 24.
* In a special MATO chapter, he is shown learning how to walk as his parents and older sister cheer for him.
Chapter 52

This is the fifty-second chapter of the DARLING in the FRANXX (manga)

## Synopsis

Ichigo and Gorō are walking with Nana in the hallway as Nana learns the squad hasn’t found Delta yet despite having searched everywhere. Nana says she may have to hand this over to the Intelligence Department even though she doesn’t want this problem to spread. Then, they feel vibrations within the walls. Nana calls Hachi to ask what’s wrong and he replies it’s bad. Nearby, Hiro is in his training unit when he sees the FRANXX hanger exit gate explode and he is shocked to see Strelizia in stampede mode as it emerges from the gate. 001/Delta stands next Strelizia as she reminds Zero Two what she needs to do next. Zero Two, shown to be completely under 001’s control, looks up at Mistilteinn.

Hachi is informed that Strelizia is climbing up the exterior of the plantation. Ichigo asks what is happening. Dr. FRANXX says they don’t have all the details but that they need to get prepared for battle. The doctor however realizes that Strelizia has fallen into the enemy’s hands as he watches Strelizia climb towards Mistilteinn.

In the living room, Zorome complains that he is tired of looking and Miku says it’s been going on for a while. Alpha looks out the window as he worries about Delta. Ikuno says she never expected him and the 9's to be similar to them. Alpha asks her what she means. She tells him not hold back and that even the elite 9’s are capable of feeling compassion like them. Alpha shrugs her off. Kokoro says she is going to keep looking for Delta. Futoshi says they have been looking long enough. Mitsuru agrees and says there is no point in to keep looking. Kokoro says she thinks Delta is just anxious. Mitsuru changes his mind and agrees to help her look again, which surprises Futoshi. Mitsuru explains that even if they can’t find Delta, he will go anyway to reign for Kokoro, which displeases Futoshi that Mitsuru is not listening to him. Everyone suddenly feels the house shaking. Zorome and Futoshi run out to the balcony, thinking a Klaxosaur is attacking them. Miku cries out that it is Strelizia as they see it enter through the glass shield. 001/Delta tells Zero Two not to resist and her fangs exist to make the enemy fear her.

001/Delta commands Zero Two to destroy them and Strelizia charges towards the house as everyone starts to panic but Delphinium kicks Strelizia away just in time to save everyone. Ichigo asks everyone if they are alright but Miku asks why is a FRANXX inside Mistilteinn. Delphinium and Strelizia face each other to prepare for a battle. Hachi informs Delphinium that it is inevitable that Strelizia will cause damage to Mistilteinn but Strelizia needs to be stopped, and Ichigo replies she understands. 001/Delta moves to the bridge at the lake nearby and she commands Zero Two to destroy the humans. Hiro climbs up the plantation in his training pod as he realizes this is the same voice Zero Two has been hearing and asks for her to wait for him.
Chapter 10

This is the tenth chapter of *DARLING in the FRANXX*.

## Plot

Hiro hesitates to activate Strelizia and Zero Two asks him what’s wrong. He wonders if he can do it and she says there will be no problems with them. They successfully activate Strelizia and head the battle scene. In the meeting room, Mitsuru asks Nana if HQ gave her permission to send Hiro out. She explains it was a strategic decision because they weren’t sure how Mitsuru would come unscathed from piloting Strelizia and if something went wrong, they would lose all military power to protect the plantation, and Hiro has been uneffected from piloting Strelizia. Mitsuru reminds her that Hiro couldn't pilot Delphinium. She says that’s why they want to use this to understand Hiro’s value as a parasite. Mitsuru is angry and doesn’t understand why Hiro has high expectations.

Ichigo wants to know who is piloting Strelizia and Goro tells her the FRANXX is getting heavy before it falls over. Genista and Argentea are attacked by klaxosaurs. Goro orders everyone to retreat to the central area but they find it difficult because of the number of klaxosaurs. Ichigo regrets thinking about unnecessary things and questions her worthiness as a leader. Strelizia arrives and quickly begins destroying the klaxosaurs. Hiro asks if everyone is alright and they are shocked that he is piloting it. Strelizia proceeds to kill all the klaxosaurs with ease. Hiro is amazed he is piloting and Zero Two decides she wants more of his taste.
Plant

A *Plant* (工場, **Kōjō**) is a vehicle that is used for transportation.

## Overview

Plant units are very large and round orange vehicles. They are much smaller than a plantation and are used to transport multiple people to different locations. The entrance and exit is accessible on the top of the plant via elevator.

After the conflicts with the Klaxosaurs and VIRM end, the parasites convert the plant units into houses by painting them from orange to white and relocate them to the Parasites’ New Community.
Hringhorni

Hringhorni is a top-secret klaxosaur weapon in *DARLING in the FRANXX*. It is an important construction project closely supervised by Papa and the Sages, who refer to it as the weapon that will liberate humanity and wipe out the klaxosaurs entirely. Dr. FRANXX refers to it as *the ultimate weapon*.

## Appearance

Hringhorni is a massive spaceship, it resembles a giant spear. Under VIRM's control, it is mostly purple with magenta lines. When Strelizia Apus connects to Hringhorni, its colour changes to white and it has red and orange lines similar to that design of Strelizia.

## History

### Background

APE had been making preparations for a weapon powerful enough to eliminate the entire Klaxosaur population but lacked the resources to build one. As destroying the cores of Klaxosaurs are necessary to kill a Klaxosaur, and they are essential for the weapons humans use (which everyone outside of APE knows are actually Klaxosaur weapons), Papa has had his sights set on obtaining the Gran Crevasse, which is the location where 001 resides, as it holds a significant amount of Klaxosaurs and could obtain their cores to build the weapon. After the successful siege of the Gran Crevasse, the area was used to begin the construction of Hringhorni.

On the contrary, in the manga, Dr. FRANXX explains Star Entity, not Hringhorni (as it is omitted from the manga) is an aggregation of Klaxosaurs after eons of fusion and evolution.

### Episode 20: A New World

Dr. FRANXX describes it as "a massive spear built using klaxosaur cores". It is being built alongside a massive weapon called the ‘Star Entity‘. Papa says construction on it is almost complete and it will save humanity. Hiro and Zero Two are tasked with taking control of it.

### Episode 21: For You, My Love

The Klaxosaur Princess, after forcing Hiro to link with her, attempts to take control of it but she is infected with a virus planted as a trap by Papa. Dr. FRANXX tells Zero Two that she was created to operate it on behalf of the human race. Star Entity is revealed to have been implanted with a self-destruction bomb by Papa that will destroy the entire planet. However Hiro and Zero Two stop it and Papa, along with VIRM, takes **Hringhorni** with them as they flee.

### Episode 24: Never Let Me Go

VIRM uses **Hringhorni** against Hiro and Zero Two to severe their connection but they reconnect and take control of it, converting back to its original state. They use it to eliminate many VIRM armadas and sacrifice their lives to destroy the VIRM planet. Hringhorni is presumed to be destroyed following the explosion of the klaxosaur bomb.

## Etymology

In Norse mythology, Hringhorni is the name of the ship of the god Baldr.

## Trivia

* Although publicly stated to be the tool to humanity’s survival, it was actually built as a last resort to not only eliminate the klaxosaurs but to destroy the planet in the process.
* In the manga, 001 uses Hringhorni to destroy all remaining Plantations, including Plantation 13.

1. ↑ wikipedia - *Hringhorni*
Baby Doll

This is a handmade doll that Kokoro made. Due to her desire to become a mother, the doll resembles a baby.

## Overview

Following the discovery of the Baby Book in Episode 07, Kokoro asked for a sewing kit as her annual present from Papa in Episode 09, which she used to make a baby doll. The doll is first seen in Episode 11, while she is humming to herself and waltzing in the greenhouse with it and asks the doll if the flowers smell nice before she is found by Mitsuru.

It is revealed that that the reason that Kokoro made the doll is that she longs to bear a child and she is seen playing with the doll in one of the abandoned rooms in Episode 17. Sometime after she and Mitsuru begin an intimate relationship and sleep in the room, she keeps the doll in the room with them. It is seen next to Mitsuru while he sleeps and is later found by Miku, who brings it with her to the Bird Nest. After Kokoro’s memories are altered, she has no recollection of why she made the doll. However, after becoming a mother, she gives the doll to her children.

In the ten-year time skip, the doll reappears while Kokoro and Mitsuru attend their children’s school entrance ceremony.

## Trivia

* The doll is shown to be a female, which may be considered foreshadowing, considering that Kokoro and Mitsuru’s first child is a girl.
* The hair colour of the doll closely resembles Mitsuru’s hair colour, strongly hinting that, all along, Kokoro wanted to bear a child fathered by him, as it is revealed in Episode 16 that she is in love with him.
Elixir Injection

An **Elixir Injection** (エリキシル 注射, *Erikishiru chūsha*) is a powerful concentrated drug of yellow blood cells that induces proliferation to increase a parasite’s aptitude results.

## Overview

The drug was designed as a last resort for children, who were still undergoing their parasite development in the Garden, and who failed to meet expectations. If their capacity and aptitude results failed to thrive or showed incompetence, they were at risk of being removed from the Garden and pruned (eliminated and thrown away). It was revealed in Episode 22 that Dr. FRANXX had stored these children in a cryogenic room, as he opposed APE’s method of disposing weak children.

While the drug would drastically increase one’s aptitude results, it had a success rate of 15% (1% in the manga). Because of this, many children were reluctant to receive the injection out of fear of succumbing to its effects. Mitsuru received the injection when he was 9-years-old when he was told he couldn’t stay in the Garden due to his low aptitude results. According to Ichigo, he was the only one to have received it and came back alive.

While the drug can increase a one's aptitude tremendously, it also causes the physical and mental health of the receiver to significantly weaken, making the individual grow increasingly sick and mentally unstable.

## Trivia

* Elixir is a clear, sweet-flavored liquid used for medical purposes, to be taken orally and intended to cure one's illness.
* In addition, Elixir has several meanings.
	+ (1): a substance held capable of changing base metals into gold
	+ (2): a substance held capable of prolonging life indefinitely
	+ (3): a medicinal concoction
	+ (4): a sweetened liquid usually containing alcohol that is used in medication either for its medicinal ingredients or as a flavoring
* Elixir is also the main mechanic of the game Clash Royale, and a currency in the game Clash of Clans
Chapter 22

This is the twenty-second chapter of *DARLING in the FRANXX*.

## Plot

The Gutenberg klaxosaur punches through the ground where Squad 26 is standing. Although they survive the impact, the magma energy of the units runs out. Strelizia charges at the klaxosaur and Hiro says they need to lure it away from the plantation because it is heading for the magma energy. Hiro suddenly feels pain from the tumor and Strelizia momentarily stops moving but Hiro says he can keep fighting. Goro demands why he is here and Hiro says he came to help everyone. Genista, Chlorophytum and Argentea are pinned down and Delphinium is called in for back up. Hiro says he will use Strelizia to crush the klaxosaur’s core but Goro tells Hiro his body won’t be able to handle it. Ichigo reluctantly tells Goro to let Strelizia handle this because protecting the plantation is their top priority. Goro tells Hiro to kill it with one strike. Hiro agrees and Strelizia charges at the klaxosaur.
245

**245** is a character in *DARLING in the FRANXX* and a member of Squad 26.

## Appearance

245 is one of the members of Squad 26 although it is not known what he looks like. All members of Squad 26 have brown eyes and brown/black hair.

## Personality

Like most members of Squad 26, 245 seems to be composed and rarely shows emotions.

## History

### Episode 05: Your Thorn, My Badge

Squad 26 is assigned to take part in a dual with Squad 13 to defend Plantations 13 and 26 from klaxosaurs during the kissing commencement. The two squads meet prior to a briefing with Nana and Hachi. Squad 26 is dismayed to learn Zero Two will also be participating.

### Episode 15: Jian

Squad 26 is assigned to the Sixth United FRANXX Company, alongside Squad 13 and the 9's. After Plantation 26 is destroyed by a Super Lehmann Klaxosaur, Vice Chairman orders Squad 26 to carry out Protocol 32 (self-destruction) to stop the klaxosaur from destroying Plantation 13. They follow through with the order but failed to stop the klaxosaur.

## Etymology

245 is his code number assigned by Papa. He does not have any nicknames unlike the members of Squad 13.
Chapter 24

This is the twenty-fourth chapter of the DARLING in the FRANXX (manga).

## Synopsis

Strelizia goes into stampede mode and Hachi tells Nana that Hiro and Zero Two’s connection has severed, along with Hiro’s biological responses decreasing. Hachi says the time has run out and the klaxosaur is approaching the plantation. The klaxosaur begins crushing Strelizia into the wall and no one hears any response from Hiro, who lays dying in the cockpit. Delphinium’s connection severs as Ichigo breaks into tears that she couldn’t help Hiro and he may be dead. Mitsuru is horrified that Hiro may be dead and the worst case is the klaxosaur breaking through the wall. Ichigo blames herself for Hiro’s death but Goro tells her to get herself together.

Hiro has a vision of a girl with red skin and horns and wonders where he is. The girl runs away behind a tree and he follows her but finds Zero Two. He thinks this means he is dead and he thanks her for letting him ride with her and giving him a place to belong. She only stares at him and walks away, and he wonders why she looks sad. He regains consciousness and sees Zero Two erratically lashing out while in stampede mode and calling the klaxosaur a monster. She is injured and Strelizia keeps getting crushed and Hiro realizes they didn’t kill the klaxosaur. She says if she doesn’t kill it, she won’t be able to. Hiro mentally pleads for her to stop or she will die. Alpha watches the moment from afar and says being alone suits her.
Chapter 03

This is the third chapter of *DARLING in the FRANXX*.

## Plot

Ichigo remembers how Hiro piloted Strelizia and wonders why it was him. Kokoro asks about Naomi and Ichigo says she is alright and been taken to the hospital. Zero Two arrives at the boarding house. Hiro tells Goro he doesn’t remember piloting Strelizia but Goro tells him not to worry because the klaxosaur was defeated and is happy they were assigned to the same group. Zorome refuses to acknowledge Hiro as a pilot and Mitsuru thinks Hiro was just dragged into riding with Zero Two. Goro tells Hiro to ignore them but it angers Hiro.

They find Zero Two eating food covered in honey in the dining room. Zorome tried to talk to her while complimenting himself but he is horrified when she wipes honey on his uniform. She offers to feed Hiro, who asks her if he really did pilot that FRANXX and she says yes and he did great, much to Ichigo’s jealousy. Kokoro and Miku discuss how strange she is and Ikuno wonders how she has a code in the single digits. Nana comes in and announces she will be their caretaker like she was from the Garden. Ichigo asks if Zero Two will be working with hem and Nana says she is waiting for orders in what to do with her. She orders Zero Two to come with her and Hiro asks to pilot with her again but Nana says he has not been promoted to a stamen. Zero Two says her darling belongs to her, prompting Ichigo to shout Hiro doesn’t belong to anyone. Zero Two asks what Hiro is to her and Ichigo says she is the squad leader. Zero Two licks her and says she is sweet.

On the elevator, Nana chastises her for wondering off and Zero Two says she wouldnt have to worry if her darling lived in the city below. Nana reminds her that the squad exists to protect the adults and they reside in the upper facility called Mistilteinn with the necessary environments required. Zero Two considers herself an irregular member of those children and comments how he adults make her feel like she’s suffocating. Hiro starts practicing with a remote FRANXX unit to prove his worthiness as a pilot. At APE’s headquarters, the council reports Strelizia has stayed with Plantation 13 and Hiro shows no signs of aging despite riding with her. Papa is impressed and decides to put him to the test by having him fight in a real FRANXX battle.
Memory Implantation

***Memory Implantation*** (メモリ注入, *Memori chūnyū*) is a psychological technique that is used to implant memories into the minds of others, which can either be the memories of others, or false memories manufactured by the user. They can completely rewrite a person's memories to change their personalities, knowledge and self-identification,

## Overview

This technique is used by APE as a method of reprimanding individuals who violate regulations. All remnants of humanity seem to have undergone this procedure but it is commonly used against the Parasites as a way of keeping them obedient if they break any rules.
In addition to the victim’s memories being erased and altered with false ones, their personalities can be altered to correspond with the fake memories.

Although it is considered impossible to undo the procedure once it has been used on someone, it is not completely effective. There are a few cases in which certain people gradually recall memories they lost or were replaced with false ones, or, in Hiro’s case, can regain their erased memories in an extrasensory moment.

## Applications

* Memory Manipulation
* Personality Altercation

## List of People Who Suffered Memory Implantation

* Hiro - As punishment for helping Zero Two escape from the Garden and for asking questions on banned knowledge and the outside world, Hiro’s memories regarding the escape and Zero Two were erased. He later recovers those memories after connecting too deeply with Zero Two in Strelizia

* Zero Two - Zero Two, as a highly classified test subject, was forced to undergo memory implantation for escaping with Hiro. Despite the adults attempting to wipe her memories several times, she was able to retain fragments of her memories out of the yearning to never forget him. However, she didn’t realize Hiro was her ‘darling’ from then until he regained his memories.

* Kokoro - Kokoro was punished with memory implantation for possessing forbidden knowledge on reproduction and developing an intimate relationship with Mitsuru, including staging a wedding ceremony. All her memories of Mitsuru were removed but she still has fragments of certain memories when she says his name.

* Mitsuru - Mitsuru was punished with having his memories of Kokoro erased after they began an intimate relationship, including their attempts to conceive a child and staging a wedding ceremony. However, he has some fragments of certain memories when he says her name.

* Nana - Nana experiences a mental breakdown following the death of her partner, whom she loved, and was reprimanded this by having her memories of her partner and his death erased. She regains fragments of those memories after a puberty relapse.
Pruning

***Pruning'*** is a term used to refer to when a parasite is deemed unfit or useless, and is “thrown away”, or that they will be taken out of the squad and be killed.

## Overview

Having physically and mentally healthy parasites is the absolute necessity to pilot a FRANXX. However, those who have weak bodies or are otherwise not mentally fit to pilot, are usually subjected to a series of tests to change this. If this fails, they will be deemed useless and are eligible for pruning. They will be “thrown away”, which is a mild term used to refer to them being killed.

Children living in the Garden were subject to this frequently, as Squad 13 always mentioned how many children disappeared from the Garden without any explanation from the adults.

## List of Parasites pruned

* Naomi - After she and Hiro failed to synchronize during their final capacity test (manga only).
* Nana’s former partner - After he and Nana’s FRANXX was destroyed during a battle and he was left mortally wounded (manga only).

## List of Parasites eligible for pruning

* Mitsuru - After it was discovered his unstable Yellow Blood Cells count was affecting his piloting ability. However this was resolved with a Partner shuffle.
* 9'α - After he and Delta were left critically injured from a battle against theKlaxosaur Princess but they were saved by Squad 13. (Manga only)
* 9'δ - After she and Alpha were left critically injured from a battle against the Klaxosaur Princess but they were saved by Squad 13. (Manga only)

## Trivia

* In the anime, it is revealed all the children who disappeared and the parasites deemed unfit were never pruned. APE ordered their pruning but Dr. FRANXX, who disagreed with APE’s ideologies, secretly kept the children in a hidden cryogenic room.
	+ Naomi was among the children hidden in the room.
* In the anime, Nana’s former partner was never pruned because he was killed in battle.
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Partner shuffle

A ***Partner shuffle*** (パートナーシャッフル, *Pātonāshaffuru*) is the option for parasites who experience incompatibility with their partners to switch partners with someone else in their unit.

## Overview

Parasites are accordingly paired in boy-girl pairs upon their discharge from the Garden based on their aptitude test results. However, these arrangements are found to be flawed, as it is common for pairs to experience incompatibility in the beginning of their partnership, but it is shown that pairs can experience long-term incompatibility if they don’t share the emotional bond with one other, which is significant for their paracapacity. According to Alpha in the manga, the idea of changing partners is considered impossible. However, this is shown to be untrue, as changing partners, even if temporary, is done as a last resort should a squad be short-handed or at a disadvantage.

## Participants

### Squad 13

It was offered as an option for Mitsuru and Ikuno by Nana when it was found the source of their incompatibility was due to Mitsuru’s unstable yellow blood cell count and this made him eligible for pruning (removed from Squad 13 and eliminated). As she had cared for the parasites of Squad 13 since their infancy, Nana is hinted to have offered the partner shuffle out of affection for the children.

Mitsuru and Ikuno both agreed to the partner shuffle and the rest of the squad convened on whether to switch partners for the two or not. Ikuno asked to try a pistil-pistil pairing with Ichigo, whereas Kokoro asked to try pairing with Mitsuru. In the connection test, it was found that Ikuno and Ichigo had failed to connect in Delphinium, whereas Mitsuru and Kokoro established a stable connection in Genista. This resulted in Kokoro switching partners from Futoshi to Mitsuru, and Ikuno pairing with Futoshi.

The partner shuffle was shown to have successful results. Ikuno and Futoshi’s battle performance drastically improved after they realized they had similar dilemmas (unreciprocated feelings for Ichigo and Kokoro respectively) and this made them compatible. Whereas, Mitsuru and Kokoro’s paracapacity rose all the way to the maximum, far higher than with their previous partners, after Kokoro got Mitsuru to admit the origin of his grudge against Hiro and she comforted him.
Nawabari

***Nawabari** (縄張*i) is a Klaxosaur serpent loyal to 001.

## Appearance

Nawabari is a giant black and blue snake with glittering blue scales and eyes. Around the sides of his head is a cobra-like hood, as opposed to the crown-like frill of the other serpent.

## Personality

Nawabari appears calm and on the sidelines as a servant of the Klaxosaur Princess. However he is shown to be a very dangerous creature and shares her hatred towards humans. He is very loyal to the Klaxosaur Princess and doesn’t hesitate to attack anyone who threatens her. However, it is shown he cares for her well being enough to compromise with the enemy if it will save her, as he helped Zero Two reach the core of Star Entity to save the Klaxosaur Princess after she became infected by a doomsday virus planted by VIRM.

## Overview

Nawabari has been a loyal servant to the Klaxosaur Princess for tens of millions of years and went into hiding with her following the war with VIRM.

In 2042, Dr. FRANXX came into contact with the Klaxosaur Princess for the first time. Nawabari stood by to protect her but she bit off the doctor’s right arm after tasting the blood of her brethren on his hands.

A century passed, when two members of APE approached the Klaxosaur Princess and asked her to surrender but when she refused, Tarsier attempted to assainate her. She killed him and Nawabari and the other serpent proceeded to kill Lemur and several SP officers.

When the final battle took place at the Gran Crevasse, a fusion of Nawabari and the other serpent burst through the walls of the facility, destroying a FRANXX in the process, and the Klaxosaur Princess proceeds to attack Dr. FRANXX and forces Hiro to link with her in Strelizia. However, Strelizia becomes infected by a virus implanted by Papa, setting off a detonation countdown. Nawabari's fusion offers to help Zero Two reach the core of Star Entity to save the two and she parts ways with Dr. FRANXX. They pass through the narrow tunnel leading to the core and Nawabari dies in the process. Zero Two thanks Nawabari for helping her as life leaves his fragments.

## Abilities

* Nawabari is a physically powerful being able to easily overpower a FRANXX unit, as well as being dexterous enough to decapitate a human.
* Sections of Nawabari's body are hollow, allowing 001 to ride inside him.
* Nawabari was able to either fuse or entwine himself with the other serpent loyal to 001, hence the four eyes, four jaws, twin tail, and combined head features.

## Trivia

* Nawabari (縄張), is the Japanese term for castle layout. During the Edo Period, the shape and structure of a castle were important factors in determining the victor of castle sieges, and the castle layout, or nawabari, was arranged with the intention of giving the defender an insurmountable advantage.
* There is another serpent that serves alongside Nawabari for the Klaxosaur Princess but it is never named.
Nātanga

**Nātanga** - prūsiskan gintiskan teritōrijan, enbūwintan ezze nātangemans. Teritōrijan arāikaui sen Semban na appin Prēigaran en zeimammans, sen Nadrāuwan en deinammans, sen Bartan en pusideinammans be Wārmin en wakarammans. En Nātangai gimma prūsiskas amziskas erōjs, wedātajs stesses āntran prūsiskan senskīsnan - Erks Mānts.

## Pilsētai

1. Īlawa
2. Bartan Rāmawa
3. Wīlawa
Saurification

**Saurification** is a physiological mutation process.

## Overview

Saurification typically occurs within Parasites from the moment they start receiving doses of yellow blood cells and as they begin to pilot a FRANXX. The more frequent they pilot, the more the process increases and they develop accelerated ageing conditions, such as gray hair and other physical and emotional effects. If one of the pilots possesses a genetic makeup that is the slightest from that of a normal human, a genetic mutation can occur. Saurification is normally kept under control due to the yellow blood cell injections but that is never the case if two pilots’ physiology does not match.

Hiro’s yellow blood cell count began to increase at an abnormally fast rate due to him riding in Strelizia with Zero Two, who is a klaxosaur-human hybrid and thus her physiology was incompatible with his. After his first two rides and looking at his medical report, Nana and Hachi surmised it was a matter of time before he died due to the process’ effects. After surviving his third ride with her, they discovered his saurification process has increased and, due to Hiro ingesting Zero Two’s blood when he was a child, he would undergo a genetic mutation because his yellow blood cell count has risen to a level no human could survive.

As a result, Hiro develops horns and fangs that are characteristics of a klaxosapien hybrid like Zero Two. Other parasites suffer effects, such as Miku's greying hair; Mitsuru and Goro's child fevers and Ikuno's rapid ageing after overusing her strength in Episode 21. This process is eventually kept under control after years of Ikuno's extensive research enables her to develop a cure for the parasites' rapid ageing.
Chapter 59

This is the fifty-ninth chapter of DARLING in the FRANXX (manga).

## Synopsis

001 tells Hringhorni that they will bring ruin to the humans. Her Klaxosaur 9 Model FRANXX enters it and it begins to transform into a giant version of the FRANXX unit, much to the shock of Squad 13 who realize they can’t defeat such a thing. Hachi realizes the energy emitting from the unit is much higher than a Lehmann class Klaxosaur. Dr. FRANXX says this is *Star Entity*, the aggregation of Klaxosaurs formed after aeons and fusion after evolution, and it is something worth the term *the ultimate weapon*. He points out that the other Klaxosaurs are merging with it. He contacts the remaining adults in the control rooms of the surviving plantation, and says, as they were once children, this will not be an order for what he is about to tell them.

Strelizia lays in the ground as 001 says for everyone to witness the demise of humanity. She commands the FRANXX to fire a giant laser attack and proceeds to destroy every remaining plantation. Strelizia is thrown in midst of the blast and Zero Two apologizes to Hiro for not doing her best to protect the world he lives in. As Cerasus is being destroyed, Dr. FRANXX says is proceeding just as APE hoped it would and their plan will be fulfilled, and this is what the previous humanity deserved for abandoning all reason and leaving their fate in the hands of dictators. He thinks about his late fiancee and wonders if he wouldn’t have strayed so far if he hadn’t lost her. As he is obliterated from the blast, he apologizes to Zero Two and all of the children. The Inner city and adult population is then killed in the blast. The squad watches as Plantation 13 is destroyed and Zorome says he can’t contact Nana and Hachi. Goro is dismayed how strong the unit is and Ichigo points out Strelizia laying nearby on the Gran Crevasse wall. Genista tries to approach Strelizia but is blocked by 001’s Klaxosaur Snake. Delphinium and the new 9 Model step in to fight it. Alpha tells Hiro to leave it to them and Delta is eager to fight it. Goro informs Hiro that Ichigo has something to tell him and Ichigo asks Hiro to tell Zero Two that she can have Hiro so she needs to pull it together. As the two units fight the Klaxosaur Snake, Hiro asks Kokoro and Mitsuru to let him down and for them to go help the others. Kokoro protests but Hiro says Zero Two is right there and he will go alone, and Mitsuru asks him to take care.

The Klaxosaur FRANXX attempts you fuse with the core of Star Entity but then feels something and becomes inflicted with what Papa says is a virus, as he has been aware of the vast amounts of energy she holds for eons. Although he intended for Strelizia to be used, the 9 Model 001 is using has the same fuslage and it was possible to use the virus once 001 tried to connect to the core. Papa thanks her for helping fulfill his plan. 001 angrily asks what the humans have done to her child. Meanwhile, Hiro climbs the walls of the Gran Crevasse to reach Strelizia.
Parasites’ New Community

This is the newly established residence of all the surviving Parasites following the collapse of APE and the conclusion of the war against the Klaxosaurs and VIRM.

## Overview

After all the remaining Parasites were brought to the Bird Nest, they participated in the supposedly final battle against the Klaxosaurs but then were forced to fight against the invaders VIRM, led by Papa. After VIRM retreats, the parasites devoted themselves to rebuilding their lives and restoring society.

By resolving to no longer use magma energy, they resorted to distributing and converting solar energy. By salvaging and engineering mechanical parts from the FRANXX units, the parasites built windmills, transportation units, and expanded their access to technology. They converted the Plant transportation units into houses and built additional buildings, including a school. The community has a large portion composed of farming and horticulture, as the parasites rely on crops to make their own food and medicine. The community seems to have some businesses, as Futoshi is a baker.

## Locations

### Bird Nest

Once the safe haven for the parasites after the destruction of the plantations. It now serves as a hospital and research facility, where Ikuno and Naomi work as researchers and doctors.

### School

A school building for the new generation of children. It is run by Zorome and Miku, who are the head teachers. Nana and Hachi also work as teachers. The school auditorium is used for the entrance ceremony. Genista is also set up here, in front of the school auditorium, as a monument.

### Monuments

All the FRANXX units from Squad 13, with the exception of Strelizia, are set up as monuments. Furthest away from the school auditorium is Argentea on the left, followed by Delphinium, Genista next to the school auditorium and Chlorophytum to the right of Genista. Standard FRANXX are also set up in residential areas.

### Wind Farm

An area where windmills are installed to generate electricity. As the former parasites vowed to stop using magma energy, they turned to other sources of energy, like wind energy.

### Farming and Engineering Facilities

The area where all the farming, harvesting, and engineering is done to grow crops and salvage mechanics. Several former parasites work in this field, including Mitsuru.

### Residential Areas

The area is composed of several houses that are occupied by former parasites and their families. The houses shown seem to be converted from plant transportation units, covered with foliage. A decommissioned Standard FRANXX stands among the houses.

### Cemetery

There is a cemetery where parasites who perished during the battle against VIRM are buried. Along with the names of the perished parasites, there is a bird symbol engraved onto their tombstones.

### Cherry Blossom Tree

The cherry blossom tree sits at the top of a hill close to the community. It sprouted from Zero Two’s ashes and serves as a rendezvous spot for Squad 13 to remember Zero Two and Hiro.
Chapter 30

This is the thirtieth chapter of the *DARLING in the FRANXX* manga.

## Sypnosis

While everyone is sleeping, Futoshi talks in his sleep and kicks Goro, waking him up. Goro notices that Hiro is not in his sleeping bag.

Hiro and Ichigo walk along the beach. Ichigo says she couldn’t sleep. Hiro agrees, saying it felt like it would have been a waste. She jogs and tells him to look at the stars, and points out Orion. Ichigo tells him that he taught her about the stars when they were little but he doesn’t remember. When Ichigo asks him about the Ichigo Star Hiro says it is the fifteenth star of Orion, the same as her code number. He recalls they promised to see it together after leaving the Garden.

They continue walking together and Ichigo says they can look at the stars again because they are now in the same squad. Ichigo comments that she needs to be a better leader. She explained she welcomed Hiro and Zero Two into Squad 13 as official members because she believed she had only been a burden to Goro. Ichigo felt that Hiro should have been chosen as the leader instead. Hiro disagrees, saying she is a great leader. Hiro admits he blamed himself for their inability to connect because the kiss she gave him distracted him. He added that at the time, he was confused because he didn’t know it should be shared with someone special. Hiro apologizes to Ichigo for taking away her first kiss. Ichigo grabs him and kisses him, which surprises him. Nearby, Goro sees this and sadly smiles. Ichigo admits the first kiss was special to her and she will do her best to be a better leader so he won’t give all his attention to Zero Two. Zero Two sits on a rock and looks at the sky.

At HQ, the council discusses Hiro’s ability to pilot Strelizia. One council member wonders if they should be happy now that they found a partner for Zero Two. Papa confirms they should because Hiro’s mission is to escort Zero Two to the objective. Tarsier says APE’s goal of ending the war with the klaxosaurs will finally come to end by taking control of Gran Crevasse, which is the castle of the Klaxosaur Princess.
DARLING in the FRANXX Manga Volume 5

​Volume 5 of the DARLING in the FRANXX (ダーリン・イン・ザ・フランキス, Dārin In Za Furankisu) manga series was first released on May 19, 2019.

## List of Chapters

* Chapter 29
* Chapter 30
* Chapter 31
* Chapter 32
* Chapter 33
* Chapter 34
* Chapter 35
* Chapter 36

## Synopsis

The 9’a hold a meeting at the Bird Cage while Squad 13 contemplates newly discovered concepts in feelings and procreation. The squad is deployed to fight a Glutenberg Klaxosaur. However, Delphinium is absorbed and Goro is ejected by Ichigo, who resolves to sacrifice herself to kill the Klaxosaur. Nana and Hachi are willing to allow this to protect the plantation but the squad refuses this and heads out to rescue Ichigo. Delphinium enters stampede mode but Goro arrives in time to save Ichigo and the two reconnect and kill the Klaxosaur. Afterwards, Goro confesses his feelings to Ichigo.

Meanwhile, the 9’s are deployed to the Gran Crevasse and encounter 001.