Episode 23

"If I look up, I see thousands of lives shining deep in the sky. So far away and although I try, I just can't reach out. Yet, even with broken wings, we'll fly away once again. For the promise we must keep. For the future we must pass on."

- Kokoro and Mitsuru

DARLING in the FRANKISS is the twenty third episode of DARLING in the FRANXX.

Plot
Kokoro watches as the other parasites blast off. She asks Mitsuru why he stayed behind. He says he wanted to and it's his responsibility. She says she doesn't expect him to since he doesn't remember anything. Zero Two blankly watches the sky.

The FRANXX fly into space and Miku asks Zorome if he's okay. The pilots say they feel natural in space and Nana and Hachi wonder if they were left the equipment on purpose. Hiro and Alpha are able to connect, and he tells Hiro that they can be both stamens and pistils. Hiro says that it feels like Zero Two, and he agrees that he's her clone after all. Hachi tells them to return to the ship.

Kokoro asks Zero Two what she sees as she bandages her. She says she isn't a parasite anymore as she rubs her stomach. Mitsuru works in the fields. Hachi is able to work the ship and wonders if klaxo sapiens were similar to humans. Nana finds that she wants to see the children prosper.

Goro and Ichigo meet with Hiro. He apologizes for hitting him. He playfully nudges him and says it's fine. They spot a VIRM fleet, but the ship plows through to where Apus is. Alpha launches Hiro into Stelizia and tells him that he learned a bit about being human, but his home is the battle field. He sends his regards to Iota before exploding.

Hiro begins piloting and Zero Two falls to the ground. He tells her to devour him. He enters her conciousness and finds that her mind is like the picture book. She tells him they can't remain together because he needs to be human.

Nana and Hachi run to another ship when he covers her and is hurt. He tells her to go on alone, but she refuses and they walk away together. Papa and Vice Chairman tell them to surrender and become one with them.

Kokoro and Mitsuru talk and he says he found a reason to live: Protecting her and their baby. They reveal that they both kept their wedding rings.

Hiro meets with Zero Two and he says that they can rewrite their story together. A warp gate opens and Hiro and Zero Two go through it together. They promise to come back.

Links

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