Episode 19

## Haven’t You Realized It Out Yet...?

**Haven’t You Realized It Out Yet...?** (もう気付いているんだよね...？, *Mō Kizuite Irunda yo ne...?*?) is the nineteenth episode of the A Couple of Cuckoos anime series.

## Plot

Nagi learns about his supposed older brother Sousuke and would later confront his biological father Souichirou about it.

## Summary

Nagi confronts Erika in the pool area and demands to know who she meant to contact. Her response is to splash Nagi with a bucket of water and call him a dummy. Later, Nagi is dressed in new clothing clothes and sits on the floor in front of Erika on the couch. She then shows him a picture of herself as a child with her mother, father, and a boy, who looks just like Nagi. Initially, Nagi interprets the person as himself, who once knew Erika as a child; however, she denies the fact and details that the boy is his older brother Sousuke. Although unfazed by the revelation, Nagi claims that his only sibling is Sachi. When Nagi asks Erika if his parents know about Sousuke, she denies it and claims he's "trying to find her". On the day she learned about her marriage to Nagi from her parents, Erika was upset and barged out of her living room, which would lead up to her meeting with Nagi. At first, Erika believed that Nagi was Sousuke, but was disheartened that wasn't the fact. Furthermore, why Erika uploaded pictures of herself on her social media account is because she wanted Sousuke to find her. Hence, Nagi suggests, as the 2nd most intelligent person in their school, that they should find Sousuke, which amuses Erika and thanks him for the offer. At that moment, Sachi returns home, and Erika warmly greets her.

The following day, Erika talks with a group of students in her class, including Hiro. At the same time, Shion complains to Nagi about answering the messages he sent him. However, Nagi is too lost in thought about what Erika told him about Sousuke, and would continue this as he prepared dinner that night. Nagi figured that he was nothing more than a replacement for his brother Sousuke and the hypocrisy of Erika calling him a sis-con when she's a bro-con. Once finished, Erika and Sachi come downstairs and ask if dinner is ready; Nagi confirms it and claims that he will meet Erika's father to confront him about Sousuke. The move astonishes Erika and perplexes Sachi as Nagi leaves to meet Souichirou.

At the Amano Family Hotel, Souichirou welcomes Nagi as his "Only son". A flashback depicts Erika as a child struggling to finish her studies so she could play with Sousuke, who left earlier because he finished his studies quicker. When Erika finally finished, she learned that Sousuke waited for her outside their home, who, although hated, waited for her because he missed his game. Sousuke admits that it wouldn't have been as fun if he played it without her. In the present, Erika explained the situation of her relationship with her older brother Sousuke to Sachi, who wholly understood. On the other hand, Sachi's thoughts about Sousuke are utterly different from how he should act toward Erika. To that, Erika denotes the awful facts about Sousuke to Sachi, who thinks he was a good older brother and that she has feelings for him as well.

Meanwhile, Nagi was shown pictures of Erika when she was three years old by Souichirou, but stops at the fourth year album when Nagi demands to know about Sousuke. However, Souichirou claims that Sousuke doesn't exist, but Nagi isn't buying it and demands to know more about him than anything related to his family affairs. Redirecting the conversation, Souichirou notes that Nagi must be getting along well with Erika and then asks about his relationship with Sachi. It's then revealed that Souichirou once met Sachi and was impressed by her personality and asks if Nagi had noticed by then, which gives him an epiphany.

Elsewhere, at Hiro's temple, two children approach her as she sweeps, asking her to play with them. The kids ask her to play with their Gordonia Family dolls, and Hiro notices that one of the dolls resembles Nagi. After a brief laugh about Nagi being 2nd in her class, Hiro agrees to play with the kids. Hiro then reenacts a similar story to Nagi and Erika's predicament, but in the end, notes that Nagi could also pair up with Sachi instead of Erika. Back to Souichirou and Nagi, Souichirou mentions that Nagi could solve his situation by marrying Sachi as well.

## Characters

* Nagi Umino
* Erika Amano
* Souichirou Amano
* Ritsuko Amano
* Sousuke Amano
* Sachi Umino
* Hiro Segawa
* Shion Asuma