A Couple of Cuckoos (カッコウの許嫁)

I appreciated you helping me.

You were pretty badass in my mind, at least.

Yeah, but...

Enough!

Feeling better?

Yeah... I guess.

Episode 12: Thank You for Falling in Love with Me

Onii, are you eating?

I'll eat in my room.

Could you leave it by my door?

Are you assuming I'm cooking?

You make it, Onii.

I'm suspended right now.

I can't leave my room.

What kind of suspension is that?

I don't know how to face Amano-san anymore.

Damn it, focus on studying!

Hi. Delivery.

That voice!

Hello.

I bought some pizza.

Hiro-chan. Welcome.

What's the occasion?

Come in.

Thanks.

Well, I heard Umino-kun was suspended.

I was wondering how he was doing.

Segawa-san?!

He said he isn't seeing anyone.

What kind of suspension is that?!

She's worried about me?

Right?

So considerate!

By the way...

I heard you kissed Umino-kun.

How did you find out?!

No kidding!

It's Sachi.

I guess, given what happened, a kiss or two to thank him...

Yeah, I know...

But I'm not sure why I did it, either.

It's true that I don't want anyone to take him.

You know, Erika-chan, that's...

the ultimate familial love.

You think so?

I mean, think about it.

You kissed him on the lips right from the start.

That sounds like family to me.

You're right!

You'd kiss him on the cheek first if it were a romantic kiss.

It's supposed to start slowly.

You have to think carefully about how you're going to

close your distance with the person, you know?

Segawa-san...

You're jealous, aren't you?

So adorable!

Well, I should get going.

Thanks for the pizza. It was delicious.

I'm happy for you, though.

You've finally become family, living with him.

See you soon.

Yup.

Family, huh?

I brought a gift.

I see...

So I won't be seeing Nagi-chan.

How stuck-up do you have to be that you wouldn't

see your family because you're suspended?

That sounds like Nagi-chan.

By the way, Erika-san...

Is it true that you kissed Nagi-chan?

I'm relieved, though.

I mean, you've finally gone from being friends to being best friends.

You're telling me Nagi-kun's my bestie?

Yes.

I used to kiss him all the time when we were little.

Is that how it is with besties?

What a blatant lie!

Well, I'd better get going.

Okay.

Thanks.

Again?!

Who is it this time?!

Thank you.

The pizza arrived.

Why did you order pizza?!

Onii said he isn't cooking, so...

I didn't think we'd be getting more.

Okay, we're having a pizza party today!

You know, those two didn't get it at all.

You and Onii are finally true rivals.

Rivals?

Rivals kiss each other?

I heard that humans kiss each other when they hate each other enough.

Really? I had no idea.

And to prove it, you two fight all the time.

We do!

Does Amano-san really have no feelings for me?

This crab one is so good!

That must be a thing where...

I saw her kissing you and realized I didn't want her to take you from me.

Instinctively.

I'm her pet...

Her slave...

Her housekeeper...

Rich people are so scary!

She's been manipulating me all this time!

Amano-san's acting like nothing happened.

I feel stupid letting it get to me.

I'm just gonna have to focus on studying.

That said, I still feel weird seeing her.

I gotta wait until my suspension is over, at least.

Okay, no one's around.

Shio-ramen

Guess I'll whip up some ramen.

Jeez, I keep telling those two to fold the boxes before throwing them out!

Come on.

No, that's not the point.

I want you to call that whole thing off.

Amano-san's here?!

"That whole thing"? Call it off?

I know.

Is she talking to her dad?

That's not it.

Could you actually listen to what I'm trying to say?

I didn't know until now, but there's something I realized after my friends told me.

So, well...

I seem to be in love with Nagi-kun.

What?!

What the hell was that?!

What's going on?!

Shit! The ramen!

Nagi-kun?

Were you... listening just now, by any chance?

Listening to what?

I got hungry, so I was making ramen.

Was that your dad on the phone?

Sounded pretty intense.

Pretend you heard nothing.

It's just going to make things complicated.

All right.

Yeah, right! How am I supposed to pretend I didn't hear that?!

Literally, totally out of the blue!

Isn't that right, Nagi?

Yeah...

Why fishing, though?

I'm suspended right now.

That's exactly why.

You grew up an A-student, so now you're all butt-hurt.

Don't sweat it.

I got suspended all the time!

At least ten times, for sure.

I feel bad for your school.

I guess I'm not one to talk.

The fact is that you protected Erika-chan.

You snapped when it mattered.

I'm proud you're my son.

What?

That said...

That was, without a doubt, love!

Is that what it is?

It's true that I thought she was cute when I first met her.

And I like being around her.

Most of all, I doubt I'd feel the way I did being kissed

by someone I didn't have feelings for.

There are some things in the world that there's no point in overthinking.

Umino family wisdom:

Take a leap of faith!

He's right.

I'm leaping.

Right now!

Amano-san!

Hey, you're back.

Thank you for falling in love with me.

I...

I feel the same way about you.

What was that for?!

Cut that shit out!