9th Fowl

"**Can We Spend Our Mornings Together...?**" is the ninth chapter of *The Cuckoo's Fiancee* manga series.

## Summary

Nagi, still concerning about his situation with Hiro, finds her waiting for him at the library before homework — wanting to study with him. Their relationship grows as both enjoy the company of the other, ending with Hiro wishing to study together again tomorrow.

To Nagi's surprise, Erika transferred to his school and into his class. She refers to the picture of Nagi and her that was posted on Instagram being the cause for transfer. In addition, she mentions that Nagi collapsing due to sickness at that time caused her to miss her interview with her school. In the end, she decides that they should hide the fact that they're engaged.

## Chapter Notes

* During weekdays, Nagi arrives an hour early every day to study at the school's library before homeroom starts. [*page 5*]
* Hiro gives information about herself: [*page 8*]
	+ Her blood type is O.
	+ Her birthday is May 2nd.
	+ Her horoscope is Taurus
	+ All academic subjects are her favorite.
* Both Nagi and Hiro have a *seal book* (*goshuincho*), for collecting stamps/seals from temples/shrines. [*page 9*]
	+ Hiro uses her money from her part-time job to travel around the country to collect them during her day off. [*page 10*]
	+ Nagi stated that he actually skip school and go to shrines to kill time. Frequency is unknown. [*page 11*]
	+ Hiro was unable to obtain a "*super rare commemorative seal that you can only get once every five years*" due to a memorial service. [*page 11*]
	+ Nagi has 42 while Hiro has 187 seals. [*page 12*]
* Hiro asks Nagi to spend the morning before homeroom together with her from now on; Nagi instantly agrees. [*page 14*]
* Nagi plans to tell Hiro about his fiance tomorrow. [*page 15*]
* Erika transferred to Nagi's school as she was expelled from Orpheus Academy due to the Instagram picture of her and Nagi that she accidentally uploaded, which is screenshotted and sent to the administrator even though Erika immediately deletes it. [*page 16-18*]
* When Nagi was sick and collapsed, Erika was supposed to go meet the administrator to discuss the situation but decided to take care of Nagi instead. [*page 19*]
* Erika decides to keep the engagement situation between her and Nagi a secret from the school [*page 20*].

## Characters

List of characters:

* Erika Amano
* Nagi Umino
* Hiro Segawa
* Mr Amano

## Quote

* *"A hobby you say. I prefer to be referred to as a collector"* - Hiro Segawa [*page 10*]
* *"Can we spend our mornings together from now on?"* - Hiro Segawa [*page 14*]

## Trivia

* **Time-related Notes**:
	+ As redundant as this sounds, this event happens on Monday. As Chapter 8 most likely happen during the weekend (Sachi wears uniform as a formality), this is most likely the Monday after Sachi's visit.
	+ Their homeroom time seems to be at
* Superstition-wise, Blood Type-O in Japan is known to be an optimistic (*rakkanshugi* 楽観主義) type. Some personalities that connect with Hiro include out-going, sociable, ambitious, and resilient.
* Shoba Doll appears in this chapter as a *"out of the constraints of traditional seals with a modern design"* seal in Hiro's seal book.